Aston Villa 1 - MSK Zilina 2

Harewood was never going to be any good for Villa so no one to blame there for the money spend other than MON. No good blaming Harewood, we bought an average player and that is what we have. Remember he hasn't been given a game in two months now he is meant to be match fit? When will MON realise that you can't make that many changes to a team. It happens time and time again in cup competitions. Ho hum, through at least but tonight could have sealed us (pretty much) top of the league and that would mean a better draw in the last 32.

You guys paid the price for not starting with your best two players: Agbonlahor and Barry. Harewood should be playing in the Championship. He just isn't the real deal.

The summing up of this match I am afraid is far wide of the mark. Any neutral would have seen a decent passing opposition who had 50% of the possession against a failing Villa attack who despite some pressure hardly tested the opposition keeper all night. Yes some harsh treatment of Ashley in particular, but not out of the ordinary and it should not deflect from a great underdog performance from the rank bottom one point outsiders of the group who were already basically down and out. If we had shown their commitment and comfort on the ball in the middle we would have won - but you've got to give credit to them as well as criticise some parts of their play.Well done the Fonz. Massive plaudits to Ashley Young for working his socks off again even if not having his best game. Absolute rubbish from too many others. Salifou was magnificent in Prague and totally anonymous tonight as was the rest of the midfield. If we can't try fringe players in a fixture such as this then we never can - so no blame for MON there - but if Ashley can be put through it as a flying wide player, then I am sure Davis and Laursson would have ben happy to and much less in need of a rest. Please stop changing the defence so much, they can privide us with a platform of solidity that we need to ensure games like this don't go pear-shaped, even if some players are not on the best of form. The substitutions for a final onslaught against a crowded penalty area with no space were a waste of time. Gabby is useless without space, great with it. If he gets the ball in the 6 yard box he is too surprised by it to usually even see a chance. The Fonz might have done something, he is instinctive and that was a bad decision to take him off. Barry should have had more influence, but didn't on this occasion. Looks like we will be relying on a lucky draw with potentialy the champions league dropouts or first placed UEFA teams now lying in wait as Ajax should now win to top the group and a draw will see Hamburg stay above us. Even if we win we are unlikely to be other than second now. All is obviously not lost, but we have absolutely no punch up front without Big JC and even then we have no one alongside him likely to get goals. I hate Everton more than anyone else in the Premier - so please take it out on them.

One day we might get it right (BIG SIGH)

Salifou had flu and was apparently desperate to play...shouldn't be too hard him, although if he wasn't ready why did MON play him?

I love it when people sit on the fence

What a completely useless exercise that was. Always said that I fancied us to win at Goodison Park on Sunday, more than I ever did against MSK Zilina.