So, how are you feeling?

[mondaze]

5-0 villa... up yer bum cockerneys!

[Exiledvillan]

Well, what a gulf in class. Thankfully we are not competing with the likes of the top 6 for survival.

No, we’re to be judged against and competing against the next 14 club mini-league. And we’re well able to finish halfway up that.

Apart from the huge gap in quality, silly mistakes cost us. Fitness, or lack of, has been muted elsewhere, and we did seem to tire. But we won’t be playing against elite Champions League finalists every week, so we should be ok.

I don’t expect Jack to dawdle on the ball anymore, he’s a class act, and will learn from his mistakes. Wes will settle, bet he’s shell shocked this morning. Twas backs against the wall for 90 odd minutes yesterday, won’t be like that every week.

My only gripe, and it really did concern and embarrass me, was our diving. Have a word management!!! We lose possession when diving, and these teams punish you at the drop of a hat. Our front 3 were doing it all game, screaming for a foul, rolling around and coughing up the ball. Lying on the floor, out of the game, no use to anybody!!

Onto the next one with more positives than negatives.

Onward & Upwards.