[TheIllusiveMan]

Gervinho is entertaining but for all the wrong reasons. Great touch!

[haribo]

Originally Posted by RamaDead

or in true gunner style

[THE DARK ANDRE]

Subbuteo memories, reconstructions of iconic footballing moments in figurine form:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/gall...775407&index=0

Possibly the funniest one:

[WOOLCOCK]

In unrelated news which only Hesk and TheIllusiveMan might enjoy, apparently Villa's support last night at Carrow Road was brilliant all game. I expected they'd take a good following with cheaper tickets always on offer in a cup fixture and with a bigger allocation then they'll get in the league fixture at Carrow Road. Doesn't hurt that they're also arguably the most underrated away support in the Premier League. People focus on United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and to a lesser extent Spurs but forget Villa generally take good numbers everywhere even in their 'poor' seasons and have a generally loyal following. I know a couple of lads who go away regularly with them and they always seem to have some great stories.

[THE DARK ANDRE]

Yeah, they were excellent. I think they sent back a couple hundred tickets but they were still brilliant regardless of that. The chants of 'que sera' outside Carra after the game were a bit galling, but we would have certainly done the same if we had won!

Our support was shit last night because there were too many young children who were were accompanied by their non-supporter parents. Tried getting a few chants going in the south stand (Jarrold) but people were only getting involved with 'on the ball city'. Norfolk people are generally very reserved, but last nights home atmosphere was crap. Villa deserved to go through because they had more spirit on the pitch and off it.

[WOOLCOCK]

Originally Posted by AndreBaker

Yeah, they were excellent. I think they sent back a couple hundred tickets but they were still brilliant regardless of that. The chants of 'que sera' outside Carra after the game were a bit galling, but we would have certainly done the same if we had won!

Our support was shit last night because there were too many young children who were were accompanied by their non-supporter parents. Tried getting a few chants going in the south stand (Jarrold) but people were only getting involved with 'on the ball city'. Norfolk people are generally very reserved, but last nights home atmosphere was crap. Villa deserved to go through because they had more spirit on the pitch and off it.

One of them was praising the length 'Paul Lambert's Claret & Blue Army' went on for. He might be exaggerating but he claimed nearly the entire stand at one point were doing it in unison for upwards of 15 minutes. I recall him saying the same when they played Blackburn away in the semi a couple of years back (when it was Martin O'Neill's Claret & Blue Army) when they got to Wembley but lost in the final.

Tbh I'd have expected them to out-sing you last night. Not as a knock against Norwich, but more the fact that a) they had 3000ish, b) tickets were cheaper and c) a more hardcore element were gonna travel as opposed to those making the league trip who probably will be a bit less vocal. Cup matches usually always ensure a good hardcore following since so many people will not bother with the game for a number of reasons (midweek, length of travel meaning trains after game are impossible). You'd have comfortably outsang them in the reverse fixture. Away fans have the benefit of being in one section so there's consistent noise, whereas home fans are spread around the ground and mixed between vocal supporters and as you said 'non-supporting folk' there simply to watch the game and join in sparesely song wise.

[WWE_TNA]

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Missed all the fun on here yesterday no doubt.

[DwayneAustin]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...referees-stoke

Tony Pulis has held talks with Mike Riley, manager of the Professional Game Match officials board, after claiming that Stoke City players are treated differently by officials from the opposition. The Stoke manager feels too many referees are going into games involving his side with preconceived ideas about their style of play. He believes this is why Stoke are bottom of the Premier League fair play table with 32 yellow and three red cards this season.

Pulis claims Ciaran Clark's challenge on the Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan at the weekend would have resulted in a red card had it been committed by one of his players. In the event the Aston Villa defender was not punished.

Pulis told the Stoke Sentinel: "I have spoken to Mike Riley this week. I find the whole situation disappointing week after week. Look at the incidents where our players are being booked or sent off, then compare them with similar incidents involving others that are going unpunished. There was the Clark one on Glenn at Villa.

"All we have ever asked is to be treated the same as everyone else but there are preconceptions about us that are unfair."

Pulis also wants high-profile football managers such as Arsenal's Arsène Wenger to lead the fight against players diving.

Pulis said: "It won't come from Tony Pulis or Steve Clarke [West Bromwich Albion manager]. It will be interesting to see what Arsène Wenger and others will make of it because they are the ones who have power in football. You have to ban these players for three games; they will soon stop diving."

[kingfunkel]

Originally Posted by Dolce & Gabbana

Gervhino reminds me of a young :heskey

I think a lot of people seem to forget how good Heskey was at Leicester and early on in his Liverpool days. I think he had a great spell at either Birmingham or Wigan.

[WWE_TNA]

Kolo taking a different approach to andre santos in wanting shirt.