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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on October 17, 2011, 06:31:15 PM
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3-0 home win.
Bent 4
N'Zogbia 76
Agbonlahor 88
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3-0 home win.
Bent 4
N'Zogbia 76
Agbonlahor 88
I'll have a pint of whatever you're drinking.
If Collins is fit, 1-0 courtesy of a Steven Ireland winner.
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1-1 bore draw for me, the albion will pack the midfield and get a lucky set piece goal!
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0-0
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9-3
Bent 2, 8, 28 Long 88, 90, 90+6
Batson OG's 45, 75, 85
Agbonlahor 6, 39, 61
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Hard fought 1-0 win.
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2-1
Hard fought game, with us taking an early lead through a poachers effort from Bent - only to see Long equalize 10 minutes before half-time. Second half see's end-to-end stuff, with Alan Hutton being the unlikely winning goalscorer with 4 minutes to go.
Decent crowd on top of that, too.
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0-0
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Home win.
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2-0 win but we'll leave it late. Bent 78, Gabby 89
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Its a must win and I think this is where Bent will kick start his true form.
4-1 Villa, Bent--hat trick, Gabby1...
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Cannot lose their cup final again! Desperate for revenge. 2 0. Gabby double. 34th and 88 minute. Tesco bags leave with tears in their eyes.
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Nil nil and another bore fest. Cheerful arent I??
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I'll go 2-1 to the Villa
Bent and Dunne for us; Odemwingie for them
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After the weekends shenanigans think we will show a bit of bouncebackability
7-0 to us with Sid coming off the bench to score 6.......Nurse I need help.
Villa 3-1 N'zogbia hatrick
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2-1 Us.
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1-0. Ireland 89.
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1-1
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Only double figures will suffice.
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Hard one to call. they looked pretty decent against wolves but then wolves missed a few sitters. On the basis they'll be more defensive, gotta go for the draw 1-1
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Coasting 2-0 up with 10 minutes to go when Odemthingies gets one leading to 10 minutes of mad scrambles, corners cleared off the line, Given superhuman saves, the ref denying them a goal which had clearly crossed the line and we hang on by the skin of our teeth to finish 2-1 winners.
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2-1 to us. Narrow, hard fought game. Gabby and Bent.
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1-1 with their goal a 93rd minute equalizer
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Going for a pessimistic 2-1 to them, We start off really well all over them Gabby to score first then we start to play Mcleish negative football, Long equalizes and Odemwingie comes off the bench to get a late winner! :'(
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Slightly dull, but hard fought, 1-0 home win with Bent scoring.
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1-0
Late Bent winner
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2-0. Bent with both.
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2-1 with Gabby and Bent scoring.
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2-0 Villa
Bent
Bannan
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9-3
Bent 2, 8, 28 Long 88, 90, 90+6
Batson OG's 45, 75, 85
Agbonlahor 6, 39, 61
Conceding three late goals like that would really send me home in a bad mood!
I don't know why but I'm looking forward to this game on Saturday, I think it could be a decent game and we might just edge it. A derby at 3pm on a Saturday is a rarity so let's make the most of it.
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do you think gardner should play in this game instead of delph
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The Baggies have sold out their allocation.Hoping for a good crowd for this
3-1 Villa
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Deeerrr Baaaaggggiiieeesss seem up for the game, and the vibes from players and fans is to go all out for a win. It is hard to discern from the team what the vibe is from Villa. After last weeks performance, not just the result, is it a good thing or bad thing to be playing a derby in your next game.
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When was the last time they won at VP? something like 1979?
I hate it when a team hasn't won at VP for years as it means they are due a win - see wolves last season
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When was the last time they won at VP? something like 1979?
I hate it when a team hasn't won at VP for years as it means they are due a win - see wolves last season
I hate it when I read those type of stats. Especially as for most of the time period quoted, we weren't even in the same division as the team we are about to play.
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Villa 0-1 WBA
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do you think gardner should play in this game instead of delph
While I would like to see Gardner play this wouldnt be the right game to start him
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1-1
Bent 37
Odemthingy 76
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3-0 Villa
Dunne 13, 23
Gabby 85
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When was the last time they won at VP? something like 1979?
I hate it when a team hasn't won at VP for years as it means they are due a win - see wolves last season
I hate it when I read those type of stats. Especially as for most of the time period quoted, we weren't even in the same division as the team we are about to play.
We were up until 1985
Even if they were in the fizzy pop for most of it I reckon it is about 12 games at home to them undefeated
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I couldn't give a shit wether or not its boring to be honest, its one of those games that the fans love to win and I'm not even too bothered about the performance. Get the 3 points and be done with it. Beating a lesser team in their cup final!
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nervy 1-0 win ..
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A typically nervy 2-1 win.
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This one's got draw written all over it.
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Unfortunately Aston Villa has draw written all over it.
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We will win and as per usual their lot will claim some sort of moral victory.
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2-2.
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2-0. Gabby and Ireland. Ireland has shown signs lately that he is becoming sane again. This could be the game when he finally comes up with the goods.
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I think it will be a draw.
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1-1 (Bent, Scharner).
We're at home so we'll start slow, concede a shit goal, equalise early in the 2nd half and throw everything at them but game will finish a draw.
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1-3
Pathetic loss.
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The most nervy bum clinching 1-0 win ever!
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The most nervy bum clinching 1-0 win ever!
Whose bum will you be clinching?
Where are you sitting, if it's near me I'll be braced.
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We will win and as per usual their lot will claim some sort of moral victory.
The bestest fans in the Midlands don't y'know...
They are like Wolves fans, feign disinterest until they win and then suddenly it is the most important match of the season...
Destroy them!
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I wonder if we'll revert to the diamond? I imagine so in order to play gabby up top. I don't really like the diamond but it's hard to see how we play 2 up front any other way.
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I think we should play Jenas in the . . . oh, we can't can we.
Good business that, bringing in an injury prone player who hasn't played consistently, who then, shock horror, immediately get's injured. This, with Makoun shipped out has left us a man down for two months worth of games so far.
Also, did anyone else find todays Birmingham Mail slant on the managers comments about the defending at Citeh a bit disconcerting? They are basically saying the manager thought we were awful, but will 'cut last weekend's culprits some slack', because they were playing a strong team. What message does that send to the players? 'Don't worry lads, you can put your feet up this week as we are playing _________ (Insert: Manure, Arse, Yelsea or the red scousers where appropriate).'
Or perhaps thats the approach you have to take with a relegation scrap in mind.
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Or perhaps you're reading too much into it and trying to spin an anti-McLeish slant on it?
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I wonder if we'll revert to the diamond? I imagine so in order to play gabby up top. I don't really like the diamond but it's hard to see how we play 2 up front any other way.
Pretty much agree - not a fan of the diamond formation, but so far we've played our best football using it. Also, we may be able to use N'Zogbia at the tip of the diamond?
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I think we should play Jenas in the . . . oh, we can't can we.
Good business that, bringing in an injury prone player who hasn't played consistently, who then, shock horror, immediately get's injured. This, with Makoun shipped out has left us a man down for two months worth of games so far.
Also, did anyone else find todays Birmingham Mail slant on the managers comments about the defending at Citeh a bit disconcerting? They are basically saying the manager thought we were awful, but will 'cut last weekend's culprits some slack', because they were playing a strong team. What message does that send to the players? 'Don't worry lads, you can put your feet up this week as we are playing _________ (Insert: Manure, Arse, Yelsea or the red scousers where appropriate).'
Or perhaps thats the approach you have to take with a relegation scrap in mind.
I agree with you on the Jenas,Jean the second problem. It seemed short sighted and penny pinching at the time. We were and are short of midfielders,and I can't believe that Petrov Makoun partnership wouldn't bring more reward than Petrov and Delph,who definitely needs to be taken out the team for a bit.
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Also, did anyone else find todays Birmingham Mail slant on the managers comments about the defending at Citeh a bit disconcerting? They are basically saying the manager thought we were awful, but will 'cut last weekend's culprits some slack', because they were playing a strong team. What message does that send to the players? 'Don't worry lads, you can put your feet up this week as we are playing _________ (Insert: Manure, Arse, Yelsea or the red scousers where appropriate).'
Or perhaps thats the approach you have to take with a relegation scrap in mind.
Well I read it as "Yes we were defensively poor against Man City but they have been mostly very good so far this season so I won't be slagging them off for one bad match against a very good attacking team."
But each to their own (agenda).
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Also, did anyone else find todays Birmingham Mail slant on the managers comments about the defending at Citeh a bit disconcerting? They are basically saying the manager thought we were awful, but will 'cut last weekend's culprits some slack', because they were playing a strong team. What message does that send to the players? 'Don't worry lads, you can put your feet up this week as we are playing _________ (Insert: Manure, Arse, Yelsea or the red scousers where appropriate).'
Or perhaps thats the approach you have to take with a relegation scrap in mind.
Well I read it as "Yes we were defensively poor against Man City but they have been mostly very good so far this season so I won't be slagging them off for one bad match against a very good attacking team."
But each to their own (agenda).
Indeed. Do you think this kind of bashing will end before he's eventually sacked / resigns?
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Our big derby this season! ;D
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Also, did anyone else find todays Birmingham Mail slant on the managers comments about the defending at Citeh a bit disconcerting? They are basically saying the manager thought we were awful, but will 'cut last weekend's culprits some slack', because they were playing a strong team. What message does that send to the players? 'Don't worry lads, you can put your feet up this week as we are playing _________ (Insert: Manure, Arse, Yelsea or the red scousers where appropriate).'
Or perhaps thats the approach you have to take with a relegation scrap in mind.
Well I read it as "Yes we were defensively poor against Man City but they have been mostly very good so far this season so I won't be slagging them off for one bad match against a very good attacking team."
But each to their own (agenda).
It is not about an agenda. I didn't like it when DOL said something similar after we were demolished by Arsenal, or MON after the Chelsea 7-1 debacle.
I bet most people would appreciate being given a task by their manager, and then told 'Don't worry if you can't hit your target, as we don't really expect much from you'.
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How many tickets have we sold for this one?
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Bad feeling this will be 2-2 with a late Albion equaliser.
Bent and..........Ireland with our goals.
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If the select-a-seat is anything to go by on os, should be a decent turn out.
AVFC
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This is Villa. We draw. End of.
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2 - 0 Bent & Gabby
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Also, did anyone else find todays Birmingham Mail slant on the managers comments about the defending at Citeh a bit disconcerting? They are basically saying the manager thought we were awful, but will 'cut last weekend's culprits some slack', because they were playing a strong team. What message does that send to the players? 'Don't worry lads, you can put your feet up this week as we are playing _________ (Insert: Manure, Arse, Yelsea or the red scousers where appropriate).'
Or perhaps thats the approach you have to take with a relegation scrap in mind.
Well I read it as "Yes we were defensively poor against Man City but they have been mostly very good so far this season so I won't be slagging them off for one bad match against a very good attacking team."
But each to their own (agenda).
That's the way i read it as well.
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There were about 5000 left a couple of days ago. I know this because I counted the unsold seat for each block on the seat finder thing. As Roy Castle said... Dedications what you need.... If you wanna be a record breakerrrr..... YEEEAAAAH.
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Two free tickets for me in the middle Trinity courtesy of my cousin who works in the Villa's archiving Dept.
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There were about 5000 left a couple of days ago. I know this because I counted the unsold seat for each block on the seat finder thing. As Roy Castle said... Dedications what you need.... If you wanna be a record breakerrrr..... YEEEAAAAH.
if you were that dedicated you'd be providing us with the exact number of seats available on the day that you counted with a date and time reference. I'm disappoint.
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Two free tickets for me in the middle Trinity courtesy of my cousin who works in the Villa's archiving Dept.
Is your cousin who I think she is?
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How many tickets have we sold for this one?
A cursory glance at a few sections of the ticket map on the OS would suggest that there are many tickets remaining.
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I reckon there is still at least 5K available.
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Mi
I reckon there is still at least 5K available.
Might be 40k - happy days !
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MiI reckon there is still at least 5K available.
Might be 40k - happy days !
If we get over 38K i will run for prime minister
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There were about 5000 left a couple of days ago. I know this because I counted the unsold seat for each block on the seat finder thing. As Roy Castle said... Dedications what you need.... If you wanna be a record breakerrrr..... YEEEAAAAH.
if you were that dedicated you'd be providing us with the exact number of seats available on the day that you counted with a date and time reference. I'm disappoint.
4,867. Verified by our favourite fascist Norris McWhirter
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In tut old days 5,000 would be easily walk up on the day. Progress.
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2-1 Gabby and Bent
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Start of Half Term and a Birmingham weekend with all the trimmings: my brother and I to the match, wife and sister-in-law going shopping in town, rendezvous back at sister-in-law's nan's house in Erdington before hopefully celebrating three points with a balti in Sparkbrook.
I expect a nervy, scrappy affair. 2-1 to us. We'll go two up, concede with about 15 minutes to go and then endure a fraught finale.
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I'd be happy with this outcome (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2489106,00.html)
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I'd prefer to annihilate them 10-0.
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I'd prefer to annihilate them 10-0.
So would I....but back to reality.
2-1 to us. ( Bent, Gabby )
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Losing ... is not an option. I had enough of them after Winning the World Cup last Sunday
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Why do the Baggies fans call us Seals?
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Social And Emotional Leaders in...(learning about) Soccer.... well maybe not!
Sorry - I just fell around the place laughing! But SEAL in education is...well, you get the idea...
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This isn't a pop at tour resident European Cup winner above, but it is strange how the "I don't care about Albion" card is played all the time - that is until we beat them and we see dummy-spitting that puts Wolves fans to shame.
Personally, I detest the Villa and I won't be happy until someone sends the bulldozers in. Arrogant, deluded bunch in general.
we are way overdue an away win against these smug arrogant divs, hopefully its this season.
I think for me the fact that we didn't play Villa often is partly why I hate them so much.
With the Villa fans I know, most of them are from the Black Country for a kick off, and only support Villa because they were the only midlands premier league team when they grew up. Most of them only go to the occational matches and think they know everything there is to know about football. They expect to be in the top six every year and if they don't turn teams like 'little West Brom' over they think it's the end of the world. They blame everyone else apart from themselves, they are cockey with no reason to be and if you ever pull them up on something they pull out the European Cup card.
People of my age still and always class you as our main rivals and the club we hate. Not the Dingles .It is and always will be you. I remember Tony Brown telling a story at a forum about when he signed for the Albion, he was told to sign for us he had to hate the Villa, the Dingles are just a distant neighbour who get on your nerves.
For me (50 next birthday) the Villa game will always the big one
Villa have always attracted trophy hunters & when they don't do anything they stay away!
The villa WERE a big club but the last time they won anything Dick Turpin was the coach driver!
You only sell out for Take That
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They blame everyone else apart from themselves.
Pot fucking kettle, cheeky ******!
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I work in West Brom, so we must win this one. I never used to bother with Albion, never bothered me at all. They were just any other another team.
As well as working and living in West Brom, I spend a fair bit of time in Halesowen, and the Black Country in general. They hate us, and to be honest I hate them now. The local boozer in Halesowen that I tend to watch Villa away games on foreign TV, has a big Villa clientel, but nearly equalled by Albion fans cheering when we lose, and on the wind up. What the hell they have to shout about, or make us envious of is beyond me! At least the blues are in Europe and have won a trophy since we have, so for the time being have a modicum of pride (although relegation negates it!)
Losing last year was the first time they have beaten us in a competitive game in my lifetime, so what the fuck have they got to shout about really?!
Sorry, they piss me off
2-0 Villa, Delph, Agbonlahor
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Start of Half Term and a Birmingham weekend with all the trimmings: my brother and I to the match, wife and sister-in-law going shopping in town, rendezvous back at sister-in-law's nan's house in Erdington before hopefully celebrating three points with a balti in Sparkbrook.
I expect a nervy, scrappy affair. 2-1 to us. We'll go two up, concede with about 15 minutes to go and then endure a fraught finale.
Perfect. Can i come? Surrendered season ticket, planned to go to 3pm Saturday games, but will be wallpapering investment rental property, in hopes of corporate hostility suite to watch Villa in pan galactic league in 2025.
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"if you ever pull them up on something they pull out the European Cup card."
and his point is?
I fucking hate West Brom.
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Always amuses me with how many of them claim that their late 70s/early 80s team was better than ours. They soon shut the fuck up when you ask what their team won. And make sure you always ask what Backpass Batson is up to these days.
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As Alex Russon's brother put it, they want the best of both worlds. They want to be a nice, friendly little club then claim to be our equals when it suits.
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I'd be happy with this outcome (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2489106,00.html)
Bannan looks fuck all like Bannan.
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I'd be happy with this outcome (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2489106,00.html)
Bannan looks fuck all like Bannan.
Looks more like Warnock
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we are going to smash on these pansies come tomorrow. See us winning this comfortably after rolling over against ShittEh.
Hoping for a sell out, cmon. BUY SEATS!
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After their confident predictions of world domination last week, and having to put up with a load of them on the train into the office this morning, an absolute tanking is the minimum that is acceptable.
I will go for 2-1 but if Gabby is on anything like Wigan form it will be four.
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I just put Bent and Gabby in my fantasy league team. Hoping there will be a couple of Gabby assists to Bent! Alan Hutton was just on Soccer AM there a minute ago, seemed live from the training ground.
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Time to head off into town to meet a couple of mates before heading to the game, so come on you Villa boys! UTV
P.s. Lucky BFR Brazil shirt is on so we will get a result today!
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id say hodgson will revert to 5 in midfield for this one. Morrison or Dorrans to come in for Odemwingie. They will outnumber us in midfield but hopefully gabby can stretch them at the back. We really could do with Ireland coming back to form but I cant see it happening for him right now. 1-1, Villa to take the lead and be outplayed comprehensively for the remainder of the game with West Brom getting the equaliser midway through the second half.
With Jenas out and Nzogbia and Albrighton showing little we dont have many options. Id bring Clark in for Delph to give us a bit more presence in midfield. But McLeish is giving Delph every chance at the moment.
Given
Hutton, Collins, Dunne, Warnock
---------Petrov, Clark-----------
------Ireland----------Bannan---------
--------Gabby-----Bent
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It's West Brom. It's 3 points.
UTV.
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heskey plays bad against man city but retains his place, ireland play ok an gets dropped
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why did he not go with the team that last won at home against wigan
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What is the team?
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got wrong team
it is
given hutton dunne collins warnock herd petrov bannan nzogbia gabby and bent
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Its live on Setanta Ireland.