We all know the story.
Villa fans thought the whistle had gone and leapt onto the pitch to celebrate.
There was very little, if any animosity aimed at the Albion fans and it was all celebratory, from what I’ve seen.
But it was a high profile game shown on the Beeb and gave totally the wrong message to anyone watching, in that it’s ok to invade if you’ve won an important game.
Which would be fine, if it was just an important game.
As we all know, that particular game was, well, a game-changer for the club, one that, for me, massively contributed to the difference of us staying up or going down.
But donning a neutral cap, it’s not a good enough excuse.
While I totally believe the fans intentions were perfectly good and it was just pure celebration, I think, having had time to think about it, that it was an inflammatory action that actually provoked the Albion fans into their behaviour, that was actually way worse than ours.
My opinion says the Albion fans don’t really kick off in the way some of our other local fans do, is the point.
I understand that this might not be a popular opinion, but we have had some previous history this season.
We’d already been fined £100K for the Leicester game, a fine that had been increased after a previous £50k fine in an earlier game, that eludes me (Stoke?).
Don’t get me wrong.
I don’t blame the fans for this at all (apart from getting the timing wrong), but the fact that the game was shown live with the likes of Lawrenson saying it was a disgrace and practically the end of footy as we know it didn’t help.
Where were the stewards and police, who while I wouldn’t expect them to stop a full blown invasion, should surely have done better?
Penny pinching? Probably, given the fact that I actually got thrown out of VP for holding an unlit cigarette a while back (yes, it still wrankles, for those who remember the story. Pay peanuts, get monkeys).
Is that £200k actually a record?
I thought West Ham got the same for the fracas against Millwall, but don’t know for sure.
Summing up, yes, it’s a harsh fine, but are we really surprised, given that it’s the FA who handed it out?
They’ll happily sell their soul down the river and will do anything to pay off the stupid money that the unwanted Wembley cost.
I have the same opinion of those in charge of the FA, as they seemingly have for football supporters who are celebrating a win.
on a serious note though bad day at the office much as i love westy i think this was a game for Sanchez, midfield was to far away from defense, so defense had to play a high line and were slaughtered by a team using our usual tactics,you would think they would know how to combat that
Newcastle 1 nil up
Means nothing, we’re safe.
One off result dont sweat over it we will be focusing on the fa cup final. Best thing is that benteke scored again keeping his confidence high. We are safe 100% don’t worry about ridiculous combinations of results it won’t happen. This won’t hurt the lads but Sherwood is the type to pick them up again anyway. Utv europe here we come!
Last game. Showdown?????? SHITE
Cleverly was shite as well bk to normal
Means nothing, we’re safe.
Is Geppetto your dad OhAhh???
Tot scored
Souds 1 up….yes
safe!
Yes 2 now..
Sometimes we can over react to 1 half of football.
We have played really well since Sherwood arrived, lets not judge to quickly or harshly.
On another noth spurs 2 – 0 Hull.
Unless Hull can produce a miracle we are safe.
Hull going down
Told you Bill, we’re safe. 😉
Can someone give oohah a hug, he is upset because we’re safe. 🙂
I did an article a month ago predicting us to get 37 points and stay up so at least I was right as always though we got 38. Fuming after today bill didn’t expect us to win but thought we’d push them close as bad as anything under lamberk
You done an article predicting that we’d get 37 points and we currently have 38. How in the name of god does that make you right? #confused
I said I was a point out
But got the staying up bit correct which makes me right
Finally, but if we won today, would you say you thought we would’ve won and were right?
Of course, I think you’re great 🙂
Which would also imply that should Benteke leave NEXT summer that would also make you right because you have said he will leave?
QPR 2-1 now
lol – love it. Newcastle fans deserve better though…
Oohah xxxxxxxxxxxx
Its party time…………………….party time………………party time……………..
We HAVE NOT BEEN RELEGATED”…………………party time”……………
QPR winning as well…..its party time………..its party time…….its party time……..
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Phew hull nearly pulled one bk watching on net all over spuds now
Don’t talk crap oohah…It’s all over, Villa are safe and your weekend has been ruined ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Oohah lighten up mate that was planed, Sherwood’s tacktic mate.
Party, party, party, party, party, party
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙁
There was a few on here complaining about lack of investment in the squad and made comparisons to what Hull spent in summer transfer window. Spending does not guarantee success. Ask Hull and QPR fans.
Very true Tekkers….Thank god they ain’t in charge of our great club eh!!
QPR’s spending is an anomaly. Bad management at the top. A bit like us until Fatty left…
We’re going to Wembley we shall not be moved- we’re going to Wembley we can’t be moved, I’ve started the party lads……
“Playing a high line with too/two slow centre backs” – Paul Scholes.
How he spelt the too/two I don’t know but they were both right. Sherwood can take the blame for this one also, because you can never turn an overlapping right back into an emergency left back, so Hutton spent his defensive time overlapping in Saints half. With the squad available today the choice Tim needed at left back was Gabby.
Saints are an extreme team – they have 3 good and fast counter-attacking forwards and fielded the lot, so the way to play them was sit back with 8 behind the ball at all times and hope to catch them on the break, as we did in the 3-2 win at St Mary’s. As it was we played right up to the half way line with only three at the back and our stay-at-home keeper a long way behind them. Saints could have given the pre match tactical talk to our team and not set themselves up better.
If Tim told them they were playing for their Wembley places he has probably written ‘none of the above’ on the team sheet after that. Come on you Spurs.
Agreed, but if he’d have stuck Gabby at left back he’d have been slaughtered… (TS not Gabby…).
I’ll said that before they did, stuck out a mile.
Thank you Tim Sherwood.
Big big thank you to our Tim. Langford can I come to your party!?