Villa 2-1 Watford. Jan 21st.
Joy unconfined at Villa Park tonight as Villa a) won, b) won against fellow relegation candidates, c) rubbed Bluenose Troy Deeney’s beak in it and d) scored the winner with literally the last kick of the match. Beautiful on all counts. Watford looked like creating a four point lead over us with twenty minutes left and who knows what that’d have done to our confidence, but we’re showing some genuine fight lately and somehow stole the game. Watford’s centre forward is the inimitable Troy Deeney, an old fashioned striker, brought up in Birmingham and a supporter of the city’s second biggest team. He’s revered by Blues fans and considered a pantomime villain by us, he has a horrible habit of netting against the Villa. Tonight he notched his sixth in four games against us, in front of the Holte End where he wasn’t shy in reminding us where his loyalties lay. I don’t blame him, any Villa fan would do the same if they scored at St Andrews, but it’s galling nonetheless. I wish we had a Tro
