Just as Forest launched their attack, Villa's manager, O'Leary, was about to drink some water. As he attended to the change in the situation on the field, the bottle of water that was lifted to the side of his mouth stayed unmoving. When the ball headed by Eastwood went into the goal, O'Leary's first reaction was to hurl the bottle angrily onto the floor. He no longer cared about the water, instead turning and swearing. Meanwhile, Tony Twain rushed to the sidelines with his arms raised, waving his fists in a show of prowess towards the filled stands for the away team.
The fans, earlier celebrating with such disregard, had all fallen into silence.
"… Freddy Eastwood has told the fans of Villa that even a lead of two points is no insurance!" the commentator Martin Taylor said, speaking aloud the words in Tang En's heart.
