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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on August 27, 2010, 12:15:36 AM
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2-0 Home win
Albrighton 75
Ireland 78
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3 0 defeat. Tim Cahill hat trick. Another missed penalty, Ashley Young doing his own thing and arguing with the officials all match. Petrov looking slow and unfit both as a player and captain. Friedel too slow to see a moving ball. Carew lifeless up front to be replaced by the tumbling inept Heskey. Oh and cuellar at fukin right back again.
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Crap team selection, 0-20 result. Penalty miss by whoever is the most inept penalty taker for us is.
I'll post a more serious prediction later.
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Considering what's been going on in the last few days, a draw will actually seem like a pretty decent result. I doubt there's not too many Villa fans expecting too much on Sunday so if we win, I think everyone will go mad and party like it's 1999.
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0-1 to Bluescouse...Cahill in the 93rd minute to take away our best moment of the MoN era at Goodison.
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Everton will do us and if they score early enough, it will be a right tattering. 3-0 to the Bluedippers.
Then we have two weeks to sort ourselves out with a quality manager and then Bobs your uncle and August is your March.
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Friedel, Dunne and Warnock should be back so hopefully we'll be a bit more solid (!) and able to deal with some of the aerial stuff. Up front i'd like to see the Fonz and Gabby although if he's interested for this match its the sort of game John Carew would be ideal for.
1-1 and lots of teeth gnashing from the Holte.
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1-1 if we can play significantly better than in the last two games and they have an off day. If they score first, it could get very messy indeed
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defeat, and a comfortable one
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A 0-1 defeat will almost be like a 3-0 win now.
We will defend (yes, DEFEND) industriously for 80 minutes only to lose to a Cafuckinghill's goal in the 81st min.
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I bet Cahill & co are licking their lips at the prospect of giving us a good thrashing, ifthey score first i foresee a deluge 0-4,
if The Boyz score first we might manage to hold em to adraw but i seriously doubt it,1-2---- Albrighton apart there,s no heart,no pride, no passion,no commitment,last night i asked myself do some of these clowns actually want to wear the Claret &Blue
of our great club??------cant wait to see which bozo is going to entertain us & miss the next penalty,might as well give it to Friedel,
very very disillusioned---but always Villa Till I Die.
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0-4
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Even in the last 2 games, you can still see we have some talent. But I fear the worst for this one. We have to get back to basics in defence, especially from set pieces. I would play:
Friedan - cuellar, Collins, dinner, warnock - petrov, NRC - young, Ireland, downing - gabby
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Fuck it, my best mate is an Evertonian and he's looking forward to this, so 2-1 to Villa.
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It's going to get worse before it gets better. A spanking and more soul searching. We will come come good though, you can see that there is so much potential in this squad. Ireland looks like a player that will do damage when he settles in more.
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Those old feelings of not looking forward to going to Villa Park are returning.
We'll start brightly, take the lead , they'll equalise from a headed set piece (Probably Felaini who will be bought back specificially for us) and then Cahill will notch a winner in a similar vein 5 minutes from the end and do his stupid fuckin boxing corner flag trick.
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Everton win 3-1
Cahill 2 and Pienaar for them.
Collins for us.
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2 0 everton, cahill with both, an early goal and a late goal. A draw would be a good result, think its a bit optimistic though, kev mac manager and tactics gunna be wrong from the start, again!
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Draw 2 2 improved Defence 2 goals for Hesky
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Draw 2 2 improved Defence 2 goals for Hesky
I'll have what he's drinking!
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Really worrying about this. Newcastle beat us with a very physical style, and Everton have a similar style but much, much better. Not saying we'll lose 12-0, but I really worry for this one.
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That's what they reckon anyway:
www.wsag.org/2010/08/aston-villa-preview/#more-2254
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Draw 2 2 improved Defence 2 goals for Hesky
I'll have what he's drinking!
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or taking! either way ill take the positive think, barkeep, send one this way!
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Lawro's predicted us to win this one. That's the last thing we need.
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Not looking forward to this game, i can see another 4+ goals going past us. The lads have lost confidence,Come Paul "fat controller" Faulkner,Randy"chatterbox"lerner speak to us fans What the feck is going on
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I fear it will be grim...
but expect the unexpected - it's always the way with the Villa.
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Its a bit sad when you hope for 1-1 home draw,but thats what i reckon,an improved performance,and Everton have started a bit ropey also.
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I predicted a two one defeat but this is Villa we are talking about.
When you leats expect it we spring a surprise result so lord knows what the score will be.
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0-2. BOOOOOOOOOO.
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Can't see anything but a win for Everton.
Praying for any good news to come from the club at the moment.
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3-1 Everton.
We lose two early goals to Cahill and Saha, we then have the best of the next hour, Young scores with half an hour to go and Beckford's Injury comes on to score within five minutes.
We then give up and we both play out a boring last twenty minutes.
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dreading this...
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As shit as we have been in the last week and inevitable looks likely, it's worth noting that Everton lost away at Blackburn and drew, at home, with Wolves. There are some positives. Not many, and I'm scraping the barrell, but there are.
I also think we have created some very good chances in all of our games so far, and it's likely that we'll score at least one.
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Better play well as two of my sons are making their first visit to VP.
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0-3 Beckford hat-trick after coming on as a second half sub before which we looked good.
Coopers Injury to spontaneously combust in his seat in the Upper Trinity.
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I think even if Villa were playing madrid or barcelona, there's a part of me that thinks just maybe the Villa can do me proud and make the impossible happen. So, it is with heavy heart i say that i can't see anything other than everton tearing us completely apart. Simon, i hope your lads have a good day regardless. Something you'll always remember as a dad.
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Why oh why did I think it would be a good idea to get tickets for this one. I have a bad feeling about this game after the last two performances.
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Cahill, Fellaini, Piennar, Arteta etc against our powder-puff midfield presence?
Its going to be another defeat I fear.
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Draw. Because I don't want to vote against us. I have a feeling I'll be standing at the train station in a bad mood again, though.
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2 nill Villa, no probs
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For all his faults, we have to play NRC in this one. Get an hour out of Ireland and then bring on Albrighton.
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I've decided to go crazily optimistic and predict a draw.
1-1
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2-1 win to us. Pick our best players in their best positions and we are a bloody good team and more than a match for Everton. I expect Dunne and Cuellar to start in defence and to be rock solid. I hope to god that Kev doesn't think that he should be playing 3 CBs to counter the aerial challenge of the shortest man on the pitch.
Somehow between now and Sunday the players need to relax, get positive and play their part in making things work.
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3-0 everton.
thoroughly miserable after last night.
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If we cut out the pathetic mistakes and play players in their correct positions then 2-1 to us, like to see us play a 4-2-3-1 system, friedel in goal, a back 4 of young, cuellar, dunne and warnock, petrov and reo-coker holding with young, downing and ireland playing off gabby
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0-2
Cahill 7
Beckford 85
We'll play terrible first half and be lucky to go in just 1 down at half time. Play well in the second half and just as we think were on the verge of scoring they'll get a second
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We will go one up, playing well, then miss a penalty and lose 4-1
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I suspect we'll lose, but win or lose we need a new manager.
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I suspect we'll lose, but win or lose we need a new manager.
What if it's a draw?
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ok if it's a draw we need a new manager!
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OS says Dunne, Gabby and Carew likely to be fit.
Carew does normally score v Everton, but he's not looked at the races thus far. And anyway, I think we need 3 in the middle to counteract their strength in midfield.
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Agreed Matt, and not just against Everton. Almost no team these days can look at their team and honestly say that 4-4-2 is the solution - it's just outmoded at this level.
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2-2 draw
That's positivity at the moment.
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Stan and NRC central, with Ireland behind Gabby and Downing and Ash on the flanks would make us nice and solid. Carlos central alongside tubby Dunney with a tuned in Warnock and Luke and we have a chance.
The make shift defences we’ve been throwing out, with unfit players and others out of position has coincided with us shipping ten in three. We need stability along the back four and hopefully NRC and Stan central will offer a bit more of a shield to them. He cannot play Ireland central. The boy can tackle, but its a waste having him going the other way when he’s got such ability going forwards.
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Thats the line up I would go for Ads. Although its more the management and during game instructions that worry me. Oh, and consequently Evertons desire. I really hope the players can find that bottle that has been missing from the last 180 minutes. I will go 1-1, and sadly be pleased with that right now.
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If you get bullied, outmuscled and lose to a team 6-0 that contains a midfield pairing of Alan Smith & Joey Barton, then I dread to think what Arteta, Fellaini & Cahill will do to us.....
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Draw.
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That's a resounding lack of confidence in the current team and I can't disagree-
Comfortable 2-0 wind for Everton who haven't had the best of starts but aren't
in disarray like us
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Surely it can only get better were 2 weeks into the season and i've had the piss taken out of me all week!
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I would play:
Brad
L.Young
Clarke
Collins
Warnock
Albrighton
Ireland
Petrov
Downing
Ash
Gabby.
2-1 to villa.
Ireland double; Cahill with a reply.
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Feeling desperately pessimistic about this game! Just hoping for Dunne, Luke and Warnock to be fit and back. Don't hold out any hope for Gabby though!
Hope Ireland plays in a more advanced position too!
..........................Friedel............................
L.Young......Collins........Dunne......Warnock
....................NRC...........Petrov...................
Albrighton...........Ireland..............A.Young
.......................Delfouneso.........................
Will be happy with a score draw to stop the rot!
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i would have downing instead of alrighton
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Evalast I presume that team's a joke?!
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1-2 Everton
Friedel
Cuellar - Collins - Dunne - Young
Young - NRC - Petrov - Ireland - Downing
Gabby
Is how I'd go. Keep it tight and try and get a point.
On TV too so yet more embarrassment to come.
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0 - 3!!!
I'm hearing that we don't have a fit striker in the club. The Fonz now has a ''bug''.
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0 - 3!!!
I'm hearing that we don't have a fit striker in the club. The Fonz now has a ''bug''.
Gabby should be fit enough to play. I fuckin hope he is, i really hate John Carew after his cowardly performance last Sunday
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I must say it makes quite a nice change to see some more realistic score predictions on this thread than is usually the case, obviously induced by the current doom and gloom! I almost feel quite positive as everyone expecting us to lose this one, rather than the usual "4-0 to the Villa, Big John to get a couple" etc, etc type of prediction
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with all the doom and gloom around at the moment, surely the downward spiral has got to stop at some point?! hopefully the players have all had a good kick up the arse at least or a p45 waved in front of them for motivation and they'll come out and play like we all know they can - think positive!! 2-1 to villa
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First post on this thread-as I always think it is unlucky. 1-5 is the probable score line, so maybe I can jinx it the other way. :o
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1-2 Everton
Friedel
Cuellar - Collins - Dunne - Young
Young - NRC - Petrov - Ireland - Downing
Gabby
Is how I'd go. Keep it tight and try and get a point.
On TV too so yet more embarrassment to come.
Is Warnock out ?
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74.3% Everton win??? Bright little rays of sunshine aren't you guys? Albrighton to get the 4th minute of injury time winner for us.....:D
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Sorry but I just can't see anything other than another defeat. 0-2 and a virtually empty VP at the final whistle. A fresh start witha new manager thereafter.
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I bet Kevin Macdonald picks Heskey and continue's to play Petrov next to ireland in central-midfield.
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I'd play:
Friedel
Young Cuellar Dunne Warnock
Albrighton NRC Ireland Downing A.Young
Gabby
Mac will play:
Friedel
Young Collins Dunne Warnock
Petrov Ireland Downing
Gabby A.Young Carew
And we'll get battled out of it in the midfield.
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I hope to god we win but at the mo i just carnt see it,the team is in a mess and i carnt see how we r going to change it.
There are no leaders on that pitch is about time they stood up and be counted!!!!!!!!!
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I'd play:
Friedel
Young Cuellar Dunne Warnock
Albrighton NRC Ireland Downing A.Young
Gabby
I'd agree with that.
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As shit a week it's been. If scores stay as they are, and a couple more go our way, we could actually be 3rd tomorrow with a win!
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it will be 0-0 or 4-4 so going for 4-4 with gabby to score all of ours
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Our friend Andy Brown from Southern California is back again this week! I love this guy haha.
&feature=sub
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This is my first game since the 0-1 defeat to Hiddink's Chelsea 18 months ago. Regardless of the result it will be interesting to be at the last match before a new dawn emerges at VP. Nice that there is some sort of exhibition on beforehand to commemorate 100 seasons in the top flight, my flight is in at 07.30 so a lorra time to kill.
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I'm a defeatist and therefore blatantly assume that we're going to lose, and yet I've been told 2-1 Villa by a neutral. May God have mercy on us all, but mainly him because I still think he's misguided.
Prove me wrong gentlemen, prove me wrong.
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1-2 Everton
Friedel
Cuellar - Collins - Dunne - Young
Young - NRC - Petrov - Ireland - Downing
Gabby
Is how I'd go. Keep it tight and try and get a point.
On TV too so yet more embarrassment to come.
Is Warnock out ?
Nah, I think he's shite.
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We'll win, and this time tomorrow we'll be sitting in 4th place. Hire a top manager next week, and a signing or two by Thursday. All will be good at B6
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Villa 4 Everton 0
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How about 4-3 to the Villa... with a late penalty appeal by Everton waved away by the ref.? ;)
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We must play 4 - 4 - 1 -1, none of this 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 1 bullshit. If nothing else the last 2 games have shown how vulnerable we are with this formation.
Friedel
Cuellar - Collins - Dunne - Warnock
Young - NRC - Petrov - Downing
Ireland
Gabby
I think we'll win 2-0
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I havent been so pessimistic about a game in a long time.
My head is saying we will shoot ourselves in the foot and lose 3-1 and we will be plunged further into `crisis`.
My heart is saying look what wigan did at spurs yesterday, and we will win 3-0 and everything inthe garden starts to look rosy again.
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I work with a few Everton fans, and they're almost as despondent as we are. I think we'll stop the rot with a decent but ultimately unsatisfying 1-1.
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0-3 Beckford hat-trick after coming on as a second half sub before which we looked good.
Coopers Injury to spontaneously combust in his seat in the Upper Trinity.
Unlikely as that's mean he'd have gone to the game.
1-1 with Cahill getting a late equaliser.
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Have gone for a draw but if we play 4-4-2 or any variant of we will get battered
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1-1
Dunne & Beckford
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Voted for a Villa win, more in hope than expectation.
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I hope we'll play
...............Friedel
Young Cuellar Dunne Warnock
...........NRC Petrov
..Albrighton Ireland Young
..............Gabby
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I vote win, I never vote normally but I hoping they are going to put in a display today. They bloody well better, a thank you to Kev, hope for us fans, and to put them selves in the frame for when the new manager comes in for the next match.
Come on Villa.
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Need a response today big time. 0-0
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I hope we'll play
...............Friedel
Young Cuellar Dunne Warnock
...........NRC Petrov
..Albrighton Ireland Young
..............Gabby
That's the team i would go for.
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I hope we'll play
...............Friedel
Young Cuellar Dunne Warnock
...........NRC Petrov
..Albrighton Ireland Young
..............Gabby
My only problem with that would be Albrighton, a tough game like Everton after all the games he's played recently might be asking too much of a young player like him. Besides, Downing might offer us a different dimension cutting in with his left foot. Other than that little issue, that has to be the only team we can put out.
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Imagine Coopers Injury's face if Beckford scores the winner!
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Hello, everyone. I'm a Pakistani businessman. My prediction is that the third throw in of the game will be a foul throw.
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Apparently Dunne is out. That would be awful.
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Imagine Coopers Injury's face if Beckford scores the winner!
No, I don't know what he looks like.
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Apparently Dunne is out. That would be awful.
Cuellar and Collins in the middle, not too shabby.
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Imagine Coopers Injury's face if Beckford scores the winner!
(http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/files/2009/06/cigarad1.jpg)
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Apparently Dunne is out. That would be awful.
Cuellar and Collins in the middle, not too shabby.
Are they both back for sure? Well, not perfect, but better at least. Cuellar will need to have a Laursen-esque day though, you feel.
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Fucking hell, it's pissing down.
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Hello, everyone. I'm a Pakistani businessman. My prediction is that the third throw in of the game will be a foul throw.
That made me smile.
I'm going for a draw.
1-1
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Apparently Dunne is out. That would be awful.
Hopefully he's in the gym.
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I'm very worried about this game. A draw would be a great result.
Why doesn't Kevin Mc rate the fonz? Give him a go....
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if Wigan can win
Anything can happen
1-0 to us!
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0-2
Cahill and Arteta.
If this means Mac doesn't get the job then I believe it will be the best outcome in the long run anyway.
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It should be obvious by now that Kevin Mac is not the right man for the job, we shouldn't need to drop more points to know that.
His media performances are getting worse if anything. I hope we manage to get soemthing from this game.
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Right come on Villa usher in the new manager with a victory.
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0-2
Cahill and Arteta.
If this means Mac doesn't get the job then I believe it will be the best outcome in the long run anyway.
What are you talking about man?
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Im hoping we play the kids and get a draw. Will be a masterstroke by Kmac!
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0-2
Cahill and Arteta.
If this means Mac doesn't get the job then I believe it will be the best outcome in the long run anyway.
What are you talking about man?
I am saying that I think we will lose today, and that doing so will more than likely put paid to any hopes Kevin Macdonald has of being Villa manager. Which in the long run would prove to be a good thing as he is bloody useless and if winning today means he will get the job then God hep us if we do. It's that simple.
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No, what you're saying is losing today will somehow be a good thing. Which is absolutely mental. I want us to win today, even if it somehow means we'll be managed by Josef Fritzl. I'd also want us to win every game under Herr Fritzl.
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No, what you're saying is losing today will somehow be a good thing. Which is absolutely mental. I want us to win today, even if it somehow means we'll be managed by Josef Fritzl. I'd also want us to win every game under Herr Fritzl.
I think it's obvious that what I am saying to be honest. I NEVER want Villa to lose and that will NEVER change . I have merely said that it would trigger the board into removing KM and THAT has to be a good thing. I think you understand what I am saying but you are trying to be difficult.
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Anyone else still posting on there that's going to the game?
Never understood the whole get there about 2 years before the game starts.
I like to get in just before the players walk out.
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My youngest's first game. I'm reckon 5-0 with a Gabby hattrick.
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Anyone else still posting on there that's going to the game?
Never understood the whole get there about 2 years before the game starts.
I like to get in just before the players walk out.
On my way.
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No, what you're saying is losing today will somehow be a good thing. Which is absolutely mental. I want us to win today, even if it somehow means we'll be managed by Josef Fritzl. I'd also want us to win every game under Herr Fritzl.
I think it's obvious that what I am saying to be honest. I NEVER want Villa to lose and that will NEVER change . I have merely said that it would trigger the board into removing KM and THAT has to be a good thing. I think you understand what I am saying but you are trying to be difficult.
Sorry if I've misunderstood you, I genuinely thought you were saying a defeat today could be viewed as positive.
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I feel the happyest I've felt all week watching Blues lose a 2-0 advantage!! Hopefully a villa win and i'll be on cloud 9
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From the beeb:
1510: BREAKING EVERTON TEAM NEWS:
Jack Rodwell starts for the Toffees at Villa Park.
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VILLA: Friedel; L Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock; Downing, Petrov, Ireland, Albrighton, A Young, Carew. Subs: Agbonlahor, Heskey, Reo-Coker, Guzan, Cuellar, Lichaj, Bannan.
EVERTON: Howard; Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines; Piennar, Rodwell, Arteta, Cahill, Fellaini; Beckford. Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Bilyaletdinov, Saha, Gueye, Osman, Coleman.
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Looks like we might be outrun in midfield least we got attacking full-backs.
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I hope I'm wrong, but that looks a bit suicidal. I'm not going to judge him on possible issues, but no NRC is a bit mad.
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i cannot believe that we have the same formation and players( take collins for Clark) that put in such a pathetic performance last week. K Mac cannot think it worked surely?.
Secondly if Gabby is fit enought to be on the bench, then he should be starting. I would rather have a 70% fit gabster than that cowardly gutless wanker Carew (there prove me wrong) up front.
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Kinda wish reo-coker was in instead or ireland. We've lost every game he's played in then again we've lost milner also.
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VILLA: Friedel; L Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock; Downing, Petrov, Ireland, Albrighton, A Young, Carew. Subs: Agbonlahor, Heskey, Reo-Coker, Guzan, Cuellar, Lichaj, Bannan.
EVERTON: Howard; Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines; Piennar, Rodwell, Arteta, Cahill, Fellaini; Beckford. Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Bilyaletdinov, Saha, Gueye, Osman, Coleman.
When is he gonna learn that Ireland is not a holding midfieder. Bollox, we will lose this with that line up.
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A Villa victory. Three points. Happy days.
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VILLA: Friedel; L Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock; Downing, Petrov, Ireland, Albrighton, A Young, Carew. Subs: Agbonlahor, Heskey, Reo-Coker, Guzan, Cuellar, Lichaj, Bannan.
EVERTON: Howard; Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines; Piennar, Rodwell, Arteta, Cahill, Fellaini; Beckford. Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Bilyaletdinov, Saha, Gueye, Osman, Coleman.
When is he gonna learn that Ireland is not a holding midfieder. Bollox, we will lose this with that line up.
Horrible thing is, I don't think he's even playing him there. I think it's a 4-1-4-1 with Petrov as sole holding player. It's a team which doesn't take into account the fact that we will, at some point, not have the ball. I mean, I'm hardly NRC's biggest fan, but if they're allowed to have a kicker, Fellaini, then we should have ours as well. I'm really worried by this.
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VILLA: Friedel; L Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock; Downing, Petrov, Ireland, Albrighton, A Young, Carew. Subs: Agbonlahor, Heskey, Reo-Coker, Guzan, Cuellar, Lichaj, Bannan.
EVERTON: Howard; Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines; Piennar, Rodwell, Arteta, Cahill, Fellaini; Beckford. Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Bilyaletdinov, Saha, Gueye, Osman, Coleman.
When is he gonna learn that Ireland is not a holding midfieder. Bollox, we will lose this with that line up.
you've lost me. How is Ireland a holding midfielder in that formation? It looks like 4-5-1 to me, or even 4-1-4-1
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Maybe he is giving them the chacne to redeem themselves.
I just hope he has the balls to change it early if it goes tits up.
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VILLA: Friedel; L Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock; Downing, Petrov, Ireland, Albrighton, A Young, Carew. Subs: Agbonlahor, Heskey, Reo-Coker, Guzan, Cuellar, Lichaj, Bannan.
EVERTON: Howard; Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines; Piennar, Rodwell, Arteta, Cahill, Fellaini; Beckford. Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Bilyaletdinov, Saha, Gueye, Osman, Coleman.
When is he gonna learn that Ireland is not a holding midfieder. Bollox, we will lose this with that line up.
I fancied us to lose anyway, it could be another humiliation now. Felliani, Cahill, Rodwell and Arteta probably can't believe their luck.
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VILLA: Friedel; L Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock; Downing, Petrov, Ireland, Albrighton, A Young, Carew. Subs: Agbonlahor, Heskey, Reo-Coker, Guzan, Cuellar, Lichaj, Bannan.
EVERTON: Howard; Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines; Piennar, Rodwell, Arteta, Cahill, Fellaini; Beckford. Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Bilyaletdinov, Saha, Gueye, Osman, Coleman.
When is he gonna learn that Ireland is not a holding midfieder. Bollox, we will lose this with that line up.
you've lost me. How is Ireland a holding midfielder in that formation? It looks like 4-5-1 to me, or even 4-1-4-1
Because he will have Ireland and Petrov in the middle like he did last week with Ash in front of them and MA and SD on the wings. Then, SI will be the deeper of the two (again, like last week) thus him being the holding midfielder. Which by the way should result in Everton's super strong 5 man midfield ripping us apart (like last week).
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1518: ASTON VILLA v EVERTON:
Chris Whyatt reports: "If Villa and Everton were grubby school kids, they'd be good pals. Both hang around the most popular gang in class - but are never quite in it - and each is worryingly below-par right now. David Moyes may be less concerned as his Everton are never bad for long, though defeat in this most-played top-flight fixture would mean their worst start for over a decade. Villa's caretaker boss Kevin McDonald is desperate for new boy Stephen Ireland to shine."
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Easily good enough to win this game, on their day.
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Talk about a lightweight midfield! We'll get slaughtered! Ireland is not being played in
the right position and Downing is a fanny. Stan's never really been a defensive mid either, and
his legs aren't what they used to be. Cahill, Rodwell and Fellaini will batter us senseless.
We're going to get spanked I'm afraid lads. Another incredibly naive selection from Kmac. I
really don't think he wants the job!
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I feel we're definitely going to need to score first. If we can get to a situation where we can afford men behind the ball, then we might just control the game. However, if they score first then we're in trouble, because they'll paste us on the counter.
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I hope we're all wrong as most of us seem to see the midfield getting mullered.
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clearly not much learnt from the previous games then. If Gab isn't fit I would have played Heskey ahead of Carew. I'd play NRC and Ireland in the middle too.
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this must be one of most pessimistic polls for a home game for a long time
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good time to play Everton they often start the season badly
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this must be one of most pessimistic polls for a home game for a long time
I thought we'd lose BEFORE I saw that line up. Now I think we will get battered. 4-0 at least I reckon.
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I know we're all a bit down, but for crying out loud we're not shit. We've not played well I grant you, but I'm stunned at how many are waving the white flag already. We're playing Everton, not Barcelona. The same Everton that are yet to win a league game this season with their world beating line up. Are we in for a tough game? Off course we are. But you'd think from some of the posts that we are Blackpool up against Chelsea.
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TV I hope you are right mate but I just cannot see it. It's another awfully naive selection from KM and they will really fancy playing us today.
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looks as if ireland has injured himself in warmup, FOR FUCKS SAKE
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looks as if ireland has injured himself in warmup, FOR FUCKS SAKE
Where have you seen/heard this?
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great
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Looks like ireland is off injured so NRC to come into midfield?
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TV I hope you are right mate but I just cannot see it. It's another awfully naive selection from KM and they will really fancy playing us today.
Honestly though. Outside of maybe NRC for Downing what other side would you have picked? We're not playing 4-4-2 which would have been to open, so instead we're playing with 5 in midfield at home. I expect to see Ireland and Young either side of Carew when attacking and dropping into central midfield when defending. Both work very hard and it's not like Cahill/Arteta are bullies in their midfield. We have to attack, and we'll win if we are positive.
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looks as if ireland has injured himself in warmup, FOR FUCKS SAKE
Where have you seen/heard this?
Sky. NRC to start
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this must be one of most pessimistic polls for a home game for a long time
I thought we'd lose BEFORE I saw that line up. Now I think we will get battered. 4-0 at least I reckon.
I think we'll lose too but I don't think we'll get battered. Ireland definitely out.
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looks as if ireland has injured himself in warmup, FOR FUCKS SAKE
Where have you seen/heard this?
On Sky's build up, could be hamstring. Well ain't that just great, our one and only summer signing out for a possible lenghty period.
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If Ireland's out it's a shame but not a disaster. He's looked off the pace and will take time to settle. Young, Downing and Albrighton are good creative attackers, and Petrov can dictate possession well from deep given the chance. The important thing now is that NRC is in there to try and counter them. A more recognisable 4-2-3-1 now seems likely.
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looks as if ireland has injured himself in warmup, FOR FUCKS SAKE
Where have you seen/heard this?
On Sky's build up, could be hamstring. Well ain't that just great, our one and only summer signing out for a possible lenghty period.
balls. That's not good is it. Still NRC needs to show what he's good at, and not give the ball away after winning it.
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hamstring is normally 2-3 weeks at most. He could be back for the next game.
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hamstring is normally 2-3 weeks at most. He could be back for the next game.
Depends, but if it is a hamstring he's indeed lucky that there's an international break upcoming. I think the whole club is, in fact.
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Looks like ireland is off injured so NRC to come into midfield?
Blessing in disguise really. Though I'd rather Downing injured himself, losing a fight with a blade of grass.
Would like to have seen Ireland playing, but for the good of the team, we need some solidity and bite in midfield, or we'll get mullered. Even still, Nige on his own won't be enough. I'd have played Collins as an anchorman to be honest, with Nige and Ireland/Petrov ahead (or Petrov in this case).
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The late injury could work in our favour,Ash needs to pull his finger out today and have a good game,hopefully he will play with the same ball the other players use and not the beach ball he was playing with on thursday.
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Petrov and Ireland haven't worked so far. It could be a slight blessing in disguise. Shame it was Ireland and not petrov who's limped out. Think NRC will do a better role in defensive midfield rather than Peteov. He's got to play further up now and be more of a play maker. Come on sideways stan! Get your arse into gear and have the game of your villa career!
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Looks like ireland is off injured so NRC to come into midfield?
Blessing in disguise really. Though I'd rather Downing injured himself, losing a fight with a blade of grass.
Would like to have seen Ireland playing, but for the good of the team, we need some solidity and bite in midfield, or we'll get mullered. Even still, Nige on his own won't be enough. I'd have played Collins as an anchorman to be honest, with Nige and Ireland/Petrov ahead (or Petrov in this case).
I think Petrov and Nige is a decent, textbook deep midfield two. You've got your snapper and runner in NRC and your sweeper and deep playmaker in Petrov. In an ideal world NRC would have less tactical stupidity and the ability to pass, but hey.
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Carew needs a bloody good game too. Piss poor so far this season. Needs to prove his worth!