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I also have stayed away from this for a few days to recover my senses.

Cleary there were some refereeing disasters. Hutton should have been sent off mid week and Yacob should never have been this weekend. But at the point when Yacob walked we were out of the game already. Hutton's lack of red card was very different.

OK Foster had a mare midweek. But, despite that, he is a brilliant keeper and has contributed greatly to the points we have at this stage of the season. I remember many great saves to keep us in a game - I have no issue with him at all.

Berahino and Ideye were playing through pain and if we had a bigger squad they probably should have been rested. But TP knew how big games v Villa are for fans and I guess the players were equally keen to be part of it - in retrospect maybe they could have been rested....but, if, maybe........

My conclusion is that over all we should be pleased with what we have.
- We have had a cup run that was impossible to imagine whilst that numpty AI was at the helm - its been fun.
- We are nearly safe in the Premiership as a result of a transformation under TP - we were going down with AI at the helm.
- We are rid of AI and we have TP.
- This summer we will invest in players
- Next season we know already that we will be more competitive

The players have busted a gut in training and have performed well enough to keep clean sheets and grab a few winning goals. But its taken its toll on the players. Lets just pray we can get a point at least from Stoke and get players fit enough to see the season through.

BUT - Villa should be seriously punished for their lack of security, poor stewards and thugs who sparked all of that trouble. I hope they and the fans all get hit hard - I also hope that any Albion 'fans' that took part in the shameful behaviour get life time bans from my club.

If your a thug then your not welcome at my club.