I was a happy telly watcher tonight and feel credit is due in several (OK many) places. I'll start shall I? OK!

First: about a hundred Aston Villa fans who travelled to the ends of the earth for their club, brilliant lads and ladies I'm proud of you all!

Second: Gareth Barry, another stonking "in yer face" performance, given freely (according to the telly and the papers recently) by a bloke who doesn't know whether he's wearing "the shirt" for the last time or not, but who wants results. How could you knock that performance?

Third: Martin O'Neill, a man who has stuck to his guns all through a bad time and come through with a win in his Villa UEFA push at the first bash. Well done

Fourth: Hold on to your hats here. A few Liddypool fans seen on telly in the crowd desperately wishing they had the prospect of seeing Mr GB playing for them next week. I suppose they will go back to the wanking tossers who run their club and announce a season of despair for failing (so far) to land a hero... "Ay ay ay, come a'ead our Rafa, gerrin and gerrim ay, ay!"

Fifth: Hafnafanahafnawotever for playing as well as you would expect a club that tops (nearly ) their home league. The buggers gave me enough minishocks all through the game.

Sixth: NOT the ref who gave more than the usual home bias in far too many decisions

Seventh: Our team, all of them worthy of the title "TEAM" not all playing very well yet, but still trying their roe out.

Marlon wasnt too bad & the usual players we know and love didn't go and hide, although they were truly lightweight at the back most of the game good work from the subs, this ame wont hurt any of their prospects in the futurs

And finally-ish

Brad Friedel, not bad for the first game buddy. Keep it up, but clean sheet next time, OK?

The goals were nice too

and Graham T wasnt TOO doomy

Ian Taylor wasnt doomy at all

and we get to be on free telly again in a short time. About time!

HELP

I HAD TO LOSE MY LAST BLOG 'COS I DIDNT GET A "FLIP HOME PAGE"

WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT THEN? I CANNOT POST PICTURES EITHER....

Discuss

A much happier chef than for a few seasons now

Mr Davies look the biz. Wonder what pub he drinks at?

Tackleberry looks just as daft in Wiggin as he did in Small Heath, the only trouble is there aint much to hate oop norf like there is in Sarf Brummagem. So its hate Poor Bloody McLeish now then, we shall probably see...

Chelski, what a game, given an honest ref we might have had six points off Chelski rather than four, but I'll take what I can get for now thanks.

Overall a slowish steady rise oop t'table will do me for now.

Football wise this is getting to be a far better time to watch the Prem, some really great goals from all o'er the park.

None however nicer than Laursen's at Chelski, how he got up in the air so easily for that goal has me waking up wondering how he dunnit...

SO, an earlier Blogging than expected!!!

Calculated to be in time to wish you all a very happy new year.

Have a few cold ones for me. Please!

I will be havin more than a few myself but I really do not wish to miss out, so please don't forget...

HAPPY NOO YEAR EVERYBODY, HAPPY NOO YEAR.