Shite on the City Special Edition
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Shite on the City Special Edition
Is there anybody that can explain how a team that were responsible for some of the worst performances from a Villa team that most can remember, have managed to turn things round so dramatically?
A few short months ago, the football at Villa Park was the worst I can remember seeing for at least ten years, the performances at home to Middlesbrough and Everton were pure shite and we really were being talked about as relegation candidates. The players that were playing well (basically Angel and Mellberg, with the occasional good performance by Whittingham and McCann) were playing teams on their own.
The performances were best summed up by a radio commentator for LBC in London during the cup game against Crystal Palace, said on air 'It's a ******* game with two ******* shite teams'. He didn't realise that his microphone was on
Then something happened, and nobody is really sure exactly what. The team at the moment are unrecognisable from the shambles we were watching. A narrow win against Wolves was probably the start, followed by a tremendous game in the League Cup against Chelsea. Against Wolves we were pretty lucky and a draw would have been a fairer result, we were hanging on at the end. Then the defeat of Chelsea was an excellent performance, beating a very good side. That was by far, the best performance of the season up to that point. A great game, with a great atmosphere. (It's been a long time since anybody could say that about a Villa game).
Since then, Villa have been on a tremendous run, playing quality football. Of course, being Villa, we have had the occasional shocker. Anybody unfortunate to have watched the thrashing at Bolton will agree with that. Even Mellberg was awful, the worst he has played. In fact the only player in claret and blue that night was Angel. Villa ticket office got up to their old tricks for that game. Deciding not to take the full allocation of tickets, which meant massive queues and most fans being turned away when they had sold out. Of course, what happened next? a half empty stadium. Bolton may have been a big club 50 years ago, but they sure aren't now. Whichever idiot (Steve Stride?) decided that we wouldn't take all of our tickets is probably the same one who decided we would have to wear a Hummel kit next year.
Back to the football. Since Wolves (or Chelsea) if we ignore the Bolton game. Villa have played some tremendous football, even away from home and the results have been really promising. We are a long long way behind both the red scum and Arsenal but we have no need to fear any other team. The Arsenal game was only decided by a cheating bastard (referee). The twat in the black jumped out of the way so Henry (the best player in England by the way) could take a free kick when nobody was looking and then give a penalty when Kanu ran into Mellberg and dived. We know the Ollie can kick ass (we've seen him in action training for Sweden), but Kanu is a typical Arsenal player - a cheat
Talking of scuffling, Walker getting stuck in with a fan at Leicester led Big Ron Atkinson to declare on television 'Walker had every right to chin him'. The television company then had to issue a statement saying 'We do not condone the act of Chinning'
Every player is playing well at the moment, Angel is a revelation, showing that he is one of the best forwards in England and even Vassell, is showing the form that he is capable of. The midfield are starting to boss games instead of rolling over, McCann and Hitz in particular are imposing themselves and supplying the forward line. A useful addition to the midfield is Solano who the Newcastle fans didn't want to leave and looks to be a bargain at 1 ½ Million. In defence, Mellberg has been his usual immaculate self and Samuel and Delaney are both in form. McCann has a problem in that he cannot go for 90 minutes without getting booked (or sent off) and Delaney will be badly missed after a high two footed challenge by an ale-house nobody at Fulham.
From being likely relegation candidate, Villa are on the verge of a European place. Uefa Cup qualification would be a massive achievement, but it is within our grasp if the team continue playing as they are now. (So its time to keep our fingers crossed)
The announcement that Hummel are going to be supplying the Villa kit hasn't been welcomed by many, (especially those that remember the old Hummel kits). I think that the Diadora kits have been popular. A proper Villa kit of claret body and pale blue arms, we'll probably be pissing about with stripes or a plain shirt next season.
In the middle of a good run, there's no better time than to embarrass the scum-sucking, knuckle-dragging, sister-shagging, syphilis-ridden, blue-dicked bastards from Small Heath Alliance. This is the time to put the record straight and show them and everybody else the real Aston Villa. There can be no repeat of last year, and I can't believe that the players will let us down again. Of course, mobs of the sub-human toe-rags will be running around the city centre, Aston and Witton attacking passers by but we expect that from throwbacks who still think it's the 80's. Bastards!
So watch the game on Sunday and enjoy the victory!
