Poor game, I thought, but hey, it doesn’t matter.
We’re back in the big time.
Thoughts to follow.
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44 responses to “Yes, Yes, Yes; We’re up”
As we have been awful (mainly) for about 6 years now I couldn’t wait for the final since the Albion match. Albeit with a feeling of dread as well.
Finished work on Friday and got the week off as well…good times.
BUT late Saturday me and wife had to retire to the bed in a terrible state….sickness and D………. no chance spelling that.
Match time comes around and I leave bed and get computer on….by this time I was in pain all over especially my back so sitting in the chair was murder…….just before Derby scored I was bent over on desk with head in arms…..and had double feeling sick and squeaky bum.
WE WON….great…..I celebrated by returning to bed……
Not the day I had envisaged but now we are both getting over the illness and I am catching up on all the coverage everywhere…glad you all had variable but good time……now I cant wait for the next stage of our re-build.
I watched the game at home in Texas with some friends and despite what was riding on it, I thought it was a good game, despite what others thought. The first 30 mins, I don’t recall Derby really getting a touch – we steam rollered them off the pitch. I’ve got very little voice left this morning and it all feels surreal still. I can’t wait for my visit home this summer to go see us play in the Prem again.
I think Wolves have got to be the model we follow – keep the nucleus as best we can and that means singing as many of our loanees as possible. I appreciate that Hourihane has his fans and you can’t knock his goal contribution which is better than any midfielder we’ve had since Solano imo – but I just don’t think he does enough inbetween time and could be a liability in the Prem. Adomah hasn’t done anything in over a year for me to justify keeping him, and I’ve actually been really disappointed in Green since he got back from loan. I think he could do with another loan.
I am excited to see if some of our players on loan could even slot back. I never thought we should have let De Laet leave and think he’d be good back up. If you assume we’ve got Whelan as back up and Jedinak is to leave, then we really need one, maybe two quality DCM replacements. I think Kodja can continue to do a job for us, but I don’t get the impression DS rates him and I think will be sold this summer to raise funds. For me priority is LB, RM, DCM and FW.
Interesting article in the Telegraph which suggests (amongst other things) that we should offer Whelan a further year’s contract. Sees him as influential in the dressing room and a model professional. They go further to suggest that Stoke’s poor showings and Whelan’s departure are not unconnected.
On a separate note an article in the Daily Mail (looking at the three teams promoted) refers to ‘Villa’s Chinese owner Dr Tony Xia’ – about sums up the whole article 🙂
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Bloody Hell, a blast from the past.. Hi, Langford join our winning team mate things can only get better. 👍
I wouldn’t mind Whelan getting a year’s contract Hitch, have to say in all honesty he never was my cup of tea at first, but got to see something in him over the last half season, I think hearing the two owners they have their heads screwed on and will make the right decision on what Dean Smith wants and need. I’m still buzzing Hitch watched the game again today and you know what, we won again.😂😂😂😂.
Wow, two consecutive wins Bill – that’s a jazz 🙂
Pleased for you and of course all the fans. Here’s hoping our owners are as good as their word – although note of caution – Fulham splashed out big time (£100m+) when they went up and kept their best (Championship) players yet, cautious Cardiff, outplayed and outthought them. We need to be really savvy in the transfer market – no 1 target for me (after getting Mings and Tuanzebe on board) is a top,top, goal scorer.
Would Whelan accept a contract with reduced wages and limited game time? Perhaps he should consider following Terrys example and go for his coaching badges as a player coach role.
Read an article saying Micah Richards isn’t going to be offered a new contract! And in other news St Andrews is being considered for a landfill site. Don’t know who writes these stories about stating the obvious.
Disappointed to read Villa fans threw bottles, damaging windows on a Derby coach with kids and elderly people on board. Hope they find and ban them from VP. We don’t need ‘fans’ like those responsible.
Also saw another obvious link to Joe Lolley for £10m which would be a good signing.
Looks like we have reached the speculation time of the year to enjoy and Saturdays Champions league final of course. Pool or Spuds? Got a feeling it will be Spuds despite Pool being better this season.
Photo of Mings at Bournemouth Railway station still in Villa kit. Absolute legend.
Is it all a dream? I still can’t get my head around us getting promotion. Watching the game I was a nervous wreck. When we went 2-0 up I actually got even more nervous and was rocking myself back and forth on the sofa. Seeing the game getting 7 mins added time sent my blood pressure through the roof and I just held my head in my hands.
I’ve read what a few others have posted and I think we do need to keep the nucleus of the team and build bit by bit. Mings is a must have for me as well as El Garzi. To be honest I’m not that fussed about Abraham either way.
It was some big comments from Sawiris and Edens, saying that ‘the sky is the limit’ and they ‘want to build one of the best clubs in the world’. I really want to believe that, but I heard similar from both Lerner and Dr Tony Xia and so I’m trying to stay grounded. But our new owners do seem to have very deep pockets, and I recall that when they took over Villa we were sited as the third richest club in England after Man City and Chelsea. So who knows? Does anyone have any thoughts on our spending power?