Comments for Happy birthday Tottenham Hotspur: Thrilling match ends with four goals each at http://www.avfcblog.com , comment 1 to 41 out of 20 comments http://www.avfcblog.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:09:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11538 I think its unfair to blame MON for the draw by making those substitutions. At 4-1 up, you should be able to make like-for-like swaps without it affecting the outcome of the game. I'm surprised no-one has criticised Luke Moore yet. I think MON did the right thing bringing him off because he was giving the ball away all night (although I'd have brought on Osbourne as an extra central defensive midfielder, personally). I'm a big fan of Moore, but he was poor last night. Harewood actually looked more threatening going forward than Moore did. He made a stupid mistake with the foul, but it should not have cost us the win (there were 2 other goals to concede). I agree that we were lucky to be 4-1 up. If Spurs had Carson in goal, they'd have thrashed us last night. In fact, if I was a Spurs fan I'd want them to sign Carson and Laursen in January. They'd be top four then, for sure. - PaulE Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:53:00 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11537 As alot of people have said we didnt deserve to be 4-1 up and we didnt play at all well last night at any stage. But thats not really the point, we were gifted a few goals (i think gabby's goal was down to skill & Gardner's freekick was abit of both) and we should have been cruising at 4-1. The defending wasnt good but Spurs were lost for ideas abit and looked down on themselves before harewood gave away that penaltie then that restored belief. Im abit miffed about the equaliser as it was clearly shown that Defoe was offside for a large part of the move. Yet nothing in the paper about it, if it was 1 of the top 4 that linesman would have been suspended. This is another example of why video evidence in some way should be used. It is almost impossible for the refs & linesman not to feel pressure because of the occasion and i believe it got to the linesman. Its not as if he was slightly off, he was way off and i noticed it whilst the play was going on. Even though we didnt play at all well i think we were robbed. It shouldnt have been 3 minutes added time either. I know this is just nit picking and the real problem lies in how we managed to throw away a 3 goal lead. Ive calmed down today and i think a draw is a fair result even though we did blow it and as people said if before the game someone had offered me a point i would have taken it. I think if we had had Carew fit we wouldnt have been alot better because he could have held up the ball and brought our defense abit of time but instead Spurs were constantly coming at us for like 25 minutes. As people have said it wasnt a bad decision by MON to bring Harewood & Petrov on, what would have happened if another player had got injured (Moore or Gardner) we would have been alot worse off. It was the players who let the team down not the manager. Ive calmed down now and im willing to give Harewood another chance but he best start performing. Overall i think we were lucky to gain a point the way we played, we were not very good and could barely string passes together. Its still hurts badly thought to be 4-1 up and throw it away. UTV - the_flabster Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:34:49 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11534 marlon harewood i would defo drive him 2 his next club he is rubbish - rugbyreddoodle Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:59:18 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11523 i was gutted last nite 4-1 up away from home with 30mins left and we draw. we should be shouting up shop at that point 2pts lost last nite we need to tighten up before west ham on saturday although i think NRC will score on saturday its meant to be. is the official site online yet - mossiewalsh Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:50:42 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11520 doesn't the ball have to travel forward for there to be an offise? if it does then the second goal for villa wasn't offside as it was played stragiht across .. - Lebo Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:52:35 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11518 yes a poor display i agree but i think the way so called supporters are going on is abit harsh. come on support the team they would be feeling more than wot we r right now. instead of running players like marlon harewood down lets get behind him we sighned him so he's staying 4 now get off it. show some faith in o'neil we got a point should of got all but we didnt so shut up or piss off - adelaidevillan Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:58:13 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11517 god im depressed now, as an england and a villa fan i long to be happy about football. will that day ever come!? neither seem to be able to do anything right. im 22, i wonder if i will have anything to celebrate about football in the rest of my life. money money everywhere, not a pound wanted to be spent. - Richard Beech UTV Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:09:49 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11516 I watched the match in a pub in boro today. I laughed about how crap middlesbrough were and how we could go fifth. there were a few spurs fans in and just me and another villa fan from my uni. I knew as soon as it was 4 -2 they would equalise. there was a huge cheer in the pub as spurs equalised as i threw my pint at the wall and the other villa fan basically cried. what a nightmare. I blame it all on harewood aswell. he is so bad its untrue. why did he just blast it for a throw in when he had it in the corner flag!! what an absolute idiot. IS IT ME OR DOES IT ALWAYS SEEM TO BE VILLA FANS LIKE MYSELF THAT FEEL AS BAD AS THIS! WE ALWAYS F IT UP AND THROW IT AWAY, im worried to even watch soccer saturday or go to a match cause even if we are 4 - 1 we manage to ruin it. i was embarassed to support villa tonight and I feel the season will go down hill from here. WHY DID'NT WE GET ELONSO! OR SANTA CRUZ! WE GET HAREWOOD, KILL ME NOW!!! - Richard Beech UTV Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:06:54 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11515 this just proves what everyone has known for a few years now what a small squad we have got, one or two injuries and we are in a right mess.so what does martin oneil do he sells more then he buys and this is the main problem. as for harewood i wouldnt play him in our local pub team,i was hoping like every other villa fan that martin oneil could bring the best out off him but this is never going to happen so get rid,and lets all forget because hes crap,back to the match 4-4 draw at spurs we should all be celebrating a great point but what a mess up, is martin oneil the right man for this once great club of ours i,m not so sure now,but we will find out at the end of the season one way or the other.up the villa - oldman villain Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:30:44 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11510 >:(Martin O'Neill is just the most nieve manager in the premier league. 4-1 their fans were going home, their team was in bits anf the manager lost his job. So toss pot O'Neill stops doind what got us the lead, drop's into defence, brings on the freak show ans we drop 3 goals. Lerner get this man outta here - pg Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:28:11 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11509 harewood was terrible, but lets not all get on his back about it, if it was barry, laursen or mellberg that played bad we wouldnt be on there back like this, its his second appearence and obviously he wants to impress us fans and now he must feel more pressure to do this. give him a break, MON isnt an idiot he knows where he is going with harewood, maybe he will come good in the west ham game (if he plays. but lets forget that now and all look forwards to hitting the hammers for six because the west ham crowd are gonna be onto harewood and reo cokers backs no need for us to help them - kieran Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:11:02 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11508 We were not very good tonight, and if spurs were a half decent team we would never have even got 4 goals. However we DID get 4 and at 4-1 up no good team should be letting in another 3 in the final 25mins. I would have been happy with a point if offered it from the start, but at 4-1 i expect villa to hold on for the win. Several players dissapointed me tonight, most notably Ashley Young. How many crosses passes did he fail to make meet a villa player?! Im not happy with just a point, but lets be honest, if it hadnt been for Robinson being crap we would never have got 4 goals in the first place. A point away is better than nothing, now BRING ON WEST HAM!! - AVFC We Love U!! Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:48:20 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11505 Marlon Harewood needs to be SOLD TONIGHT on ebay. WHY DID Villa buy HIM! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!? I do not understand it. He scored 4 GOALS in 21 app for West Ham last year! WHY are Villa buying these kind of players? Is it LACK of money NO! So someone... anyone... explain to me PLEASE! It is SHOCKING simply SHOCKING that we drew 4-4 and Marlon Harewood it part of the reason. We could have been sitting in 5th spot with a game in hand... SHOCKING! - OneVilla Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:40:12 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11493 like ive been saying since he signed marlon deadwood 4 mil id have actually preferred we sign peskey hesky dodgey leg an all than that shrek looking moron deadwood what a joke! mon great man manager tactically inept! - ste231981 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:59:35 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11490 linden1983 you moron... even though if you need to get rid of your season ticket send it my way. I still think we are good for europe this season but only if we get rid of those two waste of space players harewood and petrov! - Woodinho Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:48:31 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11488 to Madarab I too thought Laursen was absolutely immense. Gardner also had a good game. Ashley Young impressed me with his defensive play as well as his obvious ability going forward. Like a lot have said on here...we knew we were sitting on a lead at half time that we probably wouldn't keep. MON should have brought some real quality when he had the chance and maybe things would be a bit different right now. :( - AV33 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:47:56 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11486 I know the team threw away the 4-1 lead but i must say Harewood is Fu**ing awfull!!!! He came on and cost us the game. If we had a beeter squad we would have shut that game down and would be in 5th now. A point is all we deserve but send Harewood back to the hammers he is a terrible signing! - matt-the-villan Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:44:40 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11485 Flashbacks of Spurs - Fulham in my head ;) - Dizzy Mugs Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:43:26 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11483 happy birthday spurs 4-4 its getting better.where was jimmy greaves tonight? - clive Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:39:44 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/1986/70/#comment-11482 I know it is easy to say in hindsight, but I knew they would come back. Tonight was a perfect litmus test for who is up to the job and who is not. If we want to be in Europe next season, then we need to be locking down when we go a goal up, let alone 3. I am never one to jump on a bandwagon, but I have to say that nearly all of MON´s signings did not show up tonight. Harewood looked oafish, Petrov invisible, Knight clumsy and NRC (who I think has done well in some previous games)looked like a headless chicken. On the flip side, it should be said that Martin Laursen is looking as good as anybody in the league, and Gardner has surely done enough to merit a decent run. Absolutely gutted. - Madarab Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:39:27 +0100