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Derby day Grumble

Feb 23 2004

 

Tom Grumble

It was pulsating, frantic, and out of control - and that was just Ernie from the Dog and Fox's pacemaker!

What a game, Villa should have been 4-0 up by half-time, Blues were that bad!

Darius Vassell put Villa in front yet also ensured Villa didn't walk away with it by missing a couple of sitters.

And what was that plaster on his cheek all about? A zit? A fashion statement? DIY surgery again? It looked bloody stupid whatever it was.

Villa came out after the break and went ahead through a Hitzelsperger hammer of a shot.

Game over, Villa fans were already planning which pub they were going to celebrate in!

2-0 up, no way back for Blues, yet Villa - the muppets! - they blew it!!

Villa collapsed. And they collapsed in style. Blues pulled a goal back. 2-1. Too late surely?

Manuel then missed an absolute sitter, and I mean an absolute cast iron, signed, sealed, delivered wrapped in a fluffy pink bow sitter.

"Wouldn't it be funny if Blues scored now with only seconds left?" I said to a Villa fan, who responded in expletives.

Five seconds later they did just that - 2-2 - Villa blew it.

Tom made a sharp exit. Chuckling. For the neutral this was the purest form of comedy.

And by the way... how awful was Christophe Dugarry?

Anyway, I am duty bound to mention the rest of our teams, so I guess I better had.

Wolves beat Fulham, who were quite frankly awful.

Houdini style escapism is the only way Wolves will survive, but this gave them a fighting chance.

West Brom beat Sheffield United 2-1, after the game Neil Warnock and Gary Megson embraced warmly and admitted they had both been silly. Only kidding they behaved like two seven-year olds fighting over jelly.

Walsall lost at home to Watford... who are well-known for once being owned by Elton John - not their football.

What a weekend - and what a cock-up by Villa!!!

 

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