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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on January 06, 2012, 08:22:40 PM
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Available Saturday evening.
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Heskey on the wing, great.
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Villa v Bristol Rovers: Guzan, Hutton, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Petrov, Albrighton, Clark, Ireland, Bent, Heskey. Subs: Agbonlahor, Bannan, Marshall, Gardner, Weimann, Delph, N’Zogbia.
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Bent deal done is it? Piss off Mirror.
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Why play Heskey? fucking hell. Oh well come on Villa, win easily please.
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Great to see Bent start
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Heskey might be up front? 4-4-2?
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Why play Heskey? fucking hell. Oh well come on Villa, win easily please.
To give Gabby a well earned rest? Good option to bring off the bench if we need him.
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Then I'd rather play Bannan there.
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Then I'd rather play Bannan there.
Up front................
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Heskey might be up front? 4-4-2?
Ireland on the wing?
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Then I'd rather play Bannan there.
I'm sure the Rovers defenders would rather be facing Bannan then Heskey too.
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Heskey might be up front? 4-4-2?
That's the way I see it - probably just behind Bent to flick on Collins' hoofs
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Presumably it'll be a 4-3-3 with Ireland pushing forward from the midfield and Albrighton and Heskey either side of Bent.
Although why it is Heskey in that position instead of N'Zogbia I have no idea.
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Don't think the pitch would suit Zog and Gabby with the problems they've had with it this week. Hoooooooooffffff!!!!!
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Why not weimann or fonz if you want to rest gabby. We need to win this as a good cup run is essential this season but at some point these kids need to play. He doesn't trust them in the league and won't start them in the cup so how are they ever going to make an impression on the team?
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I imagine if we can get 2 up, the likes of bannan, Gardner and weimann may get 30 minutes or more. Gabby and CNZ if we are in a troubled situation!!
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Bristol Rovers: Poke, Woodards, Bolger, Downes, Sawyer, Stanley, Dorman, Zebroski, Richards, Carayol, Anyinsah. Subs: Smith, McGleish, Brown, Cronin, McLaggon, Goddard, Anthony.
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I don't think throwing in Weinmann is a good idea. It's a going to be a real battle I think and Heskey has the experience of having the shit kicked out of him by clogging centre halves. As for Fonz, how many more years are we going to label him a kid? Not good enough for me.
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Happy enough with the line up. I'd have given Weimann a start though, but I suppose Heskey needs games and he's ahead of him in the pecking order.
Be nice to see Weimann and Gardner for Petrov and Bent after an hour if we're in control.
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Is ESPN always this bad?
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Bent deal done is it? Piss off Mirror.
Let's hope it doesn't mean Gabby is on his way. ;-)
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I don't think throwing in Weinmann is a good idea. It's a going to be a real battle I think and Heskey has the experience of having the shit kicked out of him by clogging centre halves. As for Fonz, how many more years are we going to label him a kid? Not good enough for me.
Because he has had a good run of games hasn't he...
A player cannot be judged until he has had a proper chance 21 or 31.
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Good team. Let's do the job now.
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Heskey though - FFS. I just hate seeing him in a Villa shirt. I hate watching him as a player, and as a team when he's playing we always revert to being shite, lumping balls up to the big useless lummox. His final day in a Villa shirt can't come soon enough.
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Is ESPN always this bad?
yes
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Is ESPN always this bad?
normally they are not as good as this!
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any online links for this please?
UTV!
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Agreed Risso,bet he wont score or finish the match ,he never does.
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Heskey though - FFS. I just hate seeing him in a Villa shirt. I hate watching him as a player, and as a team when he's playing we always revert to being shite, lumping balls up to the big useless lummox. His final day in a Villa shirt can't come soon enough.
Spot on. If we're trying to stoop to their level then yes, Heskey is the way forward.
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Just signed up for ESPN, better be worth the £9!!
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Heskey though - FFS. I just hate seeing him in a Villa shirt. I hate watching him as a player, and as a team when he's playing we always revert to being shite, lumping balls up to the big useless lummox. His final day in a Villa shirt can't come soon enough.
Absolutely agree.
I'm sure he's a lovely guy etc etc, but the fact we pay a player this utterly shit that much money makes me feel sick. I can't wait till we move him on somewhere.
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Just signed up for ESPN, better be worth the £9!!
I hope you haven't done that for this match...it's free!
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Actually I think they'd rather deal with Heskey than Bannan, they're going to find it easier to match us physically than technically.
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Just signed up for ESPN, better be worth the £9!!
I've got ESPN HD streaming from liveonlinefooty.com through my Apple TV and it's probably the best quality stolen football I've ever enountered.
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Why is it pitch black?
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Just signed up for ESPN, better be worth the £9!!
DOH!
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Just signed up for ESPN, better be worth the £9!!
I hope you haven't done that for this match...it's free!
Only if you're a Sky subscriber.
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Interviewer: "What's your game plan?"
Rovers boss: "To try to keep the ball and pass it around"
That's us fucked, then.
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2-1 Villa. It's our year for the Cup.
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Heskey though - FFS. I just hate seeing him in a Villa shirt. I hate watching him as a player, and as a team when he's playing we always revert to being shite, lumping balls up to the big useless lummox.
Come on Risso, you hate everything about the Villa at the moment.
Good use of the word 'lummox' though.
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2-1 Villa. It's our year for the Cup.
There's absolutely no doubt whatsoever that this is our year.
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It's not all the performance issues, Heskey was mocked and ridiculed by the Villa fans and suddenly we are expected to engage reverse gear and make a hero of him. Emile Heskey represents in many ways the forerunner of appointing Alex McLeish and the attitude of the board who regard the feelings of the fans as immaterial. Give them a flag and they will stand for anything. Cannot wait to see the back of him.
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Sounds like 442 to me with Bent playing off Heskey.
It would be typical if Heskey played well today and scored a couple of goals.
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i can't get the villa match on through sky :-(
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Live stream (http://www.firstrow.tv/watch/100815/1/watch-bristol-rovers-fc-vs-aston-villa.html)
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any online links for this please?
UTV!
I usually watch here (http://www.firstrow.tv/watch/100815/2/watch-bristol-rovers-fc-vs-aston-villa.html)
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It's not all the performance issues, Heskey was mocked and ridiculed by the Villa fans and suddenly we are expected to engage reverse gear and make a hero of him. Emile Heskey represents in many ways the forerunner of appointing Alex McLeish and the attitude of the board who regard the feelings of the fans as immaterial. Give them a flag and they will stand for anything. Cannot wait to see the back of him.
I certainly didn't want to see Heskey in the side, I was looking for us to try and find a settled side and give them some practice together to improve the performances. I'm trying to think if we've played the same XI two games running. What I do know is that we play with a different system with Heskey in the side.
Look on the bright side, he'll probably on last 60 minutes but I do fancy him to score today.*
*In the same way I expect any of out outfield players to score today.
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It's villa streams all day for me. You have to pay a limited amount (£12 for 3 mths I think) but the stream's almost always tip top.
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The pitch looks a bit boggy, which won't help. We need to get on the ball, dominate possession early on, but ensure that Ireland, Albrighton and Heskey really join Bent at every opportunity.
It's a good atmosphere isn't it? I've got a bit of a bad feeling about this one actually. Feels a bit like Palace away under MON.
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It's not showing any signs of me getting it through sky either! I am too ill for the pub. Has no-one got any streaming links today?
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No Heskey FA cup goal for seven years - todays the day.
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It's villa streams all day for me. You have to pay a limited amount (£12 for 3 mths I think) but the stream's almost always tip top.
Absolutely.
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Good grief
That Just For Men ad with Figo.
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It's not showing any signs of me getting it through sky either! I am too ill for the pub. Has no-one got any streaming links today?
try this (http://www.firstrow.tv/watch/100815/2/watch-bristol-rovers-fc-vs-aston-villa.html)
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Right come on Villa win and win comfortably and well.
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Sounds like 442 to me with Bent playing off Heskey.
It would be typical if Heskey played well today and scored a couple of goals.
As a supposedly-top striker he friggin' well should score!
More likely to get cloggged out of the game for a while - not such a bad thing, perhaps?!
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Just been on uswitch.com and the tortoise said "uswitch Heskey for anyone".
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Is this his biography they're reading out?
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Get on with it!
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Fucking hell, look at the state of that pitch.
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HOOOOOOFFF
Collins
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Hoof already, see what Heskey brings.
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This is going to be a messy game!
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That pitch is atrocious.
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Warnock
:(
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Who the ex Bristol Rovers bloke died as I can't hear commentary. Just asking.
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Under the cosh already.
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Warnock has already been targeted and is buckling.
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BR have already started targetting Warnock.
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Bloody hell, Dunne!
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bit hard to tell how we're playing. bit risky if, as it seems, noone is really playing left midfield, given Warnock's form in the last game. He already looks very shaky
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evening good ball by dunne
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Why are we so shit at passing ? - Dunne`s at it now
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Why are we wearing black socks it is shocking awful
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"BR have a rich heritage in this competition - three quarters finals places."
Right.
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is Bent playing left wing?
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Giving ball away; first touch is crap. Same old.
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We look so poor.
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Nothing like the magic of the Cup to bring out our woeful game so the neutrals can enjoy it.
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Come on lads
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Terrible corner, why do we always bend them away from goal?
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Heskey falls over ...what a shock
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We look so poor.
It's only been nine minutes, you massive drama queen.
*wink*
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We need to get out act together, yes the pitch is bad but that doesn't excuse some of this awful passing.
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It's not showing any signs of me getting it through sky either! I am too ill for the pub. Has no-one got any streaming links today?
try this (http://www.firstrow.tv/watch/100815/2/watch-bristol-rovers-fc-vs-aston-villa.html)
Thank you but I can't get it to work. I have downloaded the livid player about 3 times now but still can't get the feed to recognise that I've got it. I don't understand it because I've watched it there before but today it also seems to be some kind of pop up hell! I think I may be on AVTV commentary - how distressing!
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Jesus the ball is bouncing completely differently, on various parts of the pitch.
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Stop fucking hoofing it Villa and press the bloody ball.
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Fucking shit ball forward fron Warnock
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Fuck off with the long ball Crap!
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good stream here http://www.firstrow.tv/watch/100815/2/watch-bristol-rovers-fc-vs-aston-villa.html
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Hack n'hope - God, I hate it.
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Looking a bit more composed now...
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we are shit
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Why do theBR fans bother booing Heskey?!
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Why the booing for Heskey?
(Assuming it's their fans, obv_
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jesus i am glad i am watching this with a bathams otherwise i think i'd be turning over for the darts!
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Premiership- your having a laff (didn`t take long did it?)
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Fucking hell as soon as Heskey is put in the team we feel the need to hoof it.
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Ah, Doug, bless.
No sign of Randy, unsurprisingly. There must be something good on the telly in That America.
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would nice too see Randy go as many times as Doug does
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I like the way the away dugout is half the size of the home dugout! Great gamesmanship.
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Well won by Ireland there
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actually i think i am coming to terms with the fact bar agbonlahor that team is pretty much the best we have got...... and i'm sorry and it pains me to say but they just aren't very good. sigh.
whoever the geordie berk is commentating expects us to get it down more and play..... first time you have seen us this year then!
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Can't we call him Sir Deadly yet?
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why is Ireland wide on the left?
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Our best hope is giving the ball to Albrighton, can't see Ireland doing anything on this pitch.
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For fuck's sake, so much aimless hoofing.
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We are not playing Ireland in the right position.
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Awful so far. Can't fault Ireland, Heskey or Bent. Terrible distribution from the back 4 and Clark especially.
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emile heskey was poaching........ an egg ;)
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Heskey 'poaching' - yeah, right!
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Why are lower league hoofers Bristol Rovers wearing claret and blue?
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We need to put pressure on the ball.
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Ireland finding space now. The worry is who is on the left!
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To be fair, that pitch looks like the Somme, circa 1916. You can hardly blame the lads for taking the direct approach. The divots are so bloody huge, there's a fair chance one will end up getting an assist.
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Bent and Heskey do not seem to realise they're on the same team.
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Slightly better spell now.
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The most embarrassing thing is, you can't tell which side is 70 odd places higher in the leagues.
The only player who has looked premiership standard is albrighton who has looked dangerous every time he's had it.
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settling down a bit
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Yeah marginally improved, we need to pass it.
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At least Ireland looks half interested which is more than Bent
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FS Bent! Heskey actually did well there!
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Ireland is lookin dangerous and chasing everything. Much more like what I expect from him. Has bent ever scored a header for u?
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FS Bent! Heskey actually did well there!
to be fair you wouldn't expect it would you :)
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Wow, this co-commentator is actually quite perceptive - saying Heskey signing was a mistake by O'Neill. Correct.
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Getting on top now with some passing.
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Come on, Villa!
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Bent has scored a few headers. Stoke last season springs to mind straight away.
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So close Heskey. Good save
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Close Heskey.
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Some of the Bristol fans jeering at our ineptitude actually sound like pirates.
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Albie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Goal coming. We are on top now.
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Ireland will be the difference between the teams.
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Heskey 'poaching' - yeah, right!
More like lightly scrambled
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Wow, this co-commentator is actually quite perceptive - saying Heskey signing was a mistake by O'Neill. Correct.
Yes, he also said "Warnock shouldn't have been pulling that back for Heskey then"
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Close Stan
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Heskey 'poaching' - yeah, right!
More like lightly scrambled
half-baked.
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Anyone but the keeper takes out Petrov like that and it's a foul...
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Albrighton lively
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We should be in front now.
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We look much better now we've called a temporary halt to the brainless hoofing.
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What was that for. Clean challenge
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How is that not a foul on Petrov?
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We're playing o.k in fairness.
Carayol injured and going off.
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Db just never seems dangerous from ariel balls. Not like gabby or heskey
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Heskey 'poaching' - yeah, right!
More like lightly scrambled
half-baked.
rotten.
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Db just never seems dangerous from ariel balls. Not like gabby or heskey
Heskey never looks dangerous from anything.
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I am not watching as I do not have the hardware but the ESPN commentator, if it is the one i think it is, is a big mate of our Damon so he will know pretty much what Villa fans think.
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Hutton's first touch really let him down.
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We're playing o.k in fairness.
You're MON and I claim my £5.
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I find it really hard to believe that Emile won't pick up an injury playing on this surface.
This is prime tumbling territory.
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I find it really hard to believe that Emile won't pick up an injury playing on this surface.
This is prime tumbling territory.
...which is good, right?
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I am not watching as I do not have the hardware but the ESPN commentator, if it is the one i think it is, is a big mate of our Damon so he will know pretty much what Villa fans think.
Think it is John Champion
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HOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFF!!!!
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Heskey is just what this pitch needs - he'll roll this out nicely, by the end you'll be able to play bowls on it
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Is Bent still at the Villa?
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I find it really hard to believe that Emile won't pick up an injury playing on this surface.
This is prime tumbling territory.
...which is good, right?
I couldn't possibly comment.
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Oh dear. Corner to them
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It's quite amazing: you can't tell which is the Championship side here.
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Neither of them are.
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It's quite amazing: you can't tell which is the Championship side here.
Neither
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Is Bent still at the Villa?
The bin dippers will try to pay less now he's cup tied.
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It's quite amazing: you can't tell which is the Championship side here.
Neither
In fairness we may as well be
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I'm wondering if we need Rovers to score now to get the real Aston Villa to turn up. This reminds me of the FA Cup game at Reading under MON where we went 2-0 down before winning 4-2.
FFS Villa, get a grip!
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Damon knows John Champion I think but the ESPN guy I met at VP with Damon was at school with him as I recall. John Champion is okay.
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Get in! Quality Villa. You've been bossing this from the start!
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Good goal.
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GET IN!!!!
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YYYYEEEESSSSS. Marcy Marc
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have it!
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Yay a well worked goal on a shite playing surface.
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Well done ALbrghton, been excellent so far.
Lovely pass from Stan aswell.
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Nice. We deserve it. Looking pretty controlled without too much goal threat.
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Thank Christ for that.
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Petrov plays a great pass.
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Get in Marc, good ball Petrov.
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phew
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Woohoo! Nice megged finish from Albers.
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Best move of the match by a mile.
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Goal from the obvious source based on the game so far. Good pass from petrov and a nice composed finish.
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Great play from Ireland, Petrov and Albrighton!
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Well taken super Marc.
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YES!!! Great ball by Stan.
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Good ball from petrov for goal
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Yea!
I have Albrighton first scorer and Villa to win 4-0, 2 quid at 175/1
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Yesss!!! Get in. Now come on Villa build on this!
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Fucking hell Warnock, what a gash ball that was.
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Warnock has been pants so far.
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Goddammit, bloody advert popped up just as Albrighton took the pass.
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Yea!
I have Albrighton first scorer and Villa to win 4-0, 2 quid at 175/1
We were halfs weren't we?
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Well claimed by guzan there, good keeping.
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Woeful Warnock!
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Great leave Ireland, horrible finish Warnock.
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warnock ffs
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The only place on the pitch where superior class is showing is Albrighton taking the piss out of their left back.
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Really good to see Guzan showing the confidence under the high ball.
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For fucks sake Warnock
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formation looks very odd to me. Ireland looks so much better when in the middle. we're playing pretty direct so perhaps mcleish doesn't trust bent to hold it up.
warnock . . that really isn't professional standard!!
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Albrighton back to his best.
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Warnock looks out of his depth even against these.
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Jaysus Warnock, what a great chance blown.
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Warnock has been pants so far.
Yes but worse.
Pantser?
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Warnock attaches his membership application for Mensa to the ball and launches it into space.
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Someone should just take Warnock to a field and shoot him. He provides absolutely nothing to the team. Shooting flat towards the far post was the only choice there, yet he fired 5 yards wide of the near post...
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To be fair to Warnock, his final ball/shot had been awful but getting up and down well considering he's our only real width on the left. I'll be kind and put it down to confidence.
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Robson, the old Arse/West Ham player.A good analyzer imho.
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my god, bent really is not a technically adept footballer is he?
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I'd bring Delph on for Warnock at half-time.
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my god, bent really is not a technically adept footballer is he?
Is Bent playing?
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Bent and Heskey off at half time - bring on Gabby and N`Zogbia
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my god, bent really is not a technically adept footballer is he?
He plays for us...
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I'd bring Delph on for Warnock at half-time.
Might be a decent shout, but I'd worry about how he would cope defensively as Ireland is drifting so he doesn't really have any support
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Albrighton!!!! Whoops...
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Jesus good football Villa, horrible finish Marc.
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good move awful finish
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Albrighton had time to take a touch there.
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I love that thing Alan Hutton does.
He'll look up the touchline, and then do an urgent hand motion gesturing to an imaginary team mate to come nearer him, then immediately after hoofs it 60 yards into space.
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Oops!
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Bent ain't a AMcL type player
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Way to waste Warnock's first good cross of the game, Marc!
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Is it still panto season, or are Bristol Rovers fans the most sarcastic in Britain?
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I love that thing Alan Hutton does.
He'll look up the touchline, and then do an urgent hand motion gesturing to an imaginary team mate to come nearer him, then immediately after hoofs it 60 yards into space.
Clever. Pretending he's a Premier League standard footballer able to pass it short. The resulting League 1 standard hoof then completely bamboozles the opposition.
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How we been playing lads? Just turned on to watch Marco embarrass himself with an effort. Looking at that pitch it's like I was transported back to the 1970's.
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Has Bent ever won a header whilst playing for the Villa?
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heskey did a bit of the Heskey Shuffle there.
Anyone else notice?
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I do like Ireland in the team
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Holy crap, some of our passing as just seen is enough to make you cry.
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Shame we got Bent cup tied. Gash. Terrible first touch, poor movement, a passenger.
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This is dismal.
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Chris Waddle has got it so right - three times now in the last five minutes he has said how sloppy we are with the passing.
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How we been playing lads? Just turned on to watch Marco embarrass himself with an effort. Looking at that pitch it's like I was transported back to the 1970's.
well we probably deserve to be in front..... but it's been pretty bloody woeful!
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Has Bent ever won a header whilst playing for the Villa?
Aside from that cracking goal at West Ham you mean?
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Nice little piss take about Keane being a Villa fan as a lad :)
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How we been playing lads? Just turned on to watch Marco embarrass himself with an effort. Looking at that pitch it's like I was transported back to the 1970's.
Passing shambolic as usual. But a few good patches.
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Very very sloppy passing.
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How we been playing lads? Just turned on to watch Marco embarrass himself with an effort. Looking at that pitch it's like I was transported back to the 1970's.
well we probably deserve to be in front..... but it's been pretty bloody woeful!
We've been transported to the 70s all season, anyway.
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Also.. why are they all booing Heskey so much?
And then also.. Ireland is by far our best player. Very clever. He's also showing great workrate.
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How we been playing lads? Just turned on to watch Marco embarrass himself with an effort. Looking at that pitch it's like I was transported back to the 1970's.
well we probably deserve to be in front..... but it's been pretty bloody woeful!
Cheers. How much is us and how much is the pitch?
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A satisfactory if not dominant performance so far. A few more goals early in the second to make it safe would be nice.
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Was that someone's back garden the ball was stuck in?
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How we been playing lads? Just turned on to watch Marco embarrass himself with an effort. Looking at that pitch it's like I was transported back to the 1970's.
well we probably deserve to be in front..... but it's been pretty bloody woeful!
Cheers. How much is us and how much is the pitch?
The ptich doesn't help, but there's been some awfully sloppy passing.
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Get Heskey off and we might play better, our players seem lured into hoofing it every time he plays.
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Was that someone's back garden the ball was stuck in?
My garden shed...
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Has Bent ever won a header whilst playing for the Villa?
Aside from that cracking goal at West Ham you mean?
Memory lapse due to one too many sherberts !!! How`s the weather over there?
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Not good.
Think we need to get N'Zogbia on for Heskey. We're getting loads of space down the left - N'Zogbia can exploit that better than Warnock and we can stretch their defence to get crosses for Bent from both sides.
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How we been playing lads? Just turned on to watch Marco embarrass himself with an effort. Looking at that pitch it's like I was transported back to the 1970's.
well we probably deserve to be in front..... but it's been pretty bloody woeful!
We've been transported to the 70s all season, anyway.
Hopefully that means we'll win two League Cups and not a Third Division title.
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Heskey to score next 7/1?Surely to christ they mean 70/1?
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Was that someone's back garden the ball was stuck in?
What a waste of time going to find the ball and then have another one thrown on just as you find the original one and then have to wait for the extra one to get off again and then as soon as it is thrown in you blow up for halftime. Surely common sense should come into play and just blow it up when you realise this is going to take a while.
But this is Howard Webb we are talking about...
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Ireland is turning into one of our best assets. Here's hoping we continue to see this Stephen Ireland.
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Has Bent ever won a header whilst playing for the Villa?
Aside from that cracking goal at West Ham you mean?
Memory lapse due to one too many sherberts !!! How`s the weather over there?
Bloody wonderful. Normally in January I'm shoveling snow every day. It's 6c and barely any snow at all. Somehow i think we're going to get it in Feb and March to make up for January. Mother Nature is undefeated for a reason.
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I wish we could make m ore than 3 subs, there's about 5 players who don't deserve to be on the pitch.
Both fullbacks have been terrible, Collins is a hoof waiting to happen, Bent is getting nothing to work with and appears to have given up even making the runs.
Heskey is a lump who encourages all the worst things in our game.
Ireland and petrov have looked tidy without really taking a grip on the game. Clark has been anonymous but has done the job he's there to do pretty well.
Dunne looks ok but as always has the potential to do something stupid at any point.
Guzan has done well with everything (little as it is) he has had to do.
Albrighton has looked a class above the rest of the players on the pitch and is the difference between the teams. Their left back won't want to leave the changing room.
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How long can people continue to blame the rest of the team for Bent's failings?
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Ireland has to play centrally and Heskey has to go off, we're always shit when he plays.
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Didn't Warnock have to fetch the ball himself when it went out of play. Now Rovers are losing ball boys/girls have appeared.
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Really poor quality from Villa. Simple passes to feet going astray. Warnock is a sunday am player. Please put Gary Gardner in the middle with Ireland ......
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it's warnock and albrighton who are creating the chances, with ireland prompting when in the middle. I think Delph for Warnock might be a good shout but can't see AM taking the risk.And there is a chance Delph will do something stupid so that may be the right call.
N'Zogbia for Heskey and playing wide left may be the better shout, although it's really Warnock getting the space because Ireland is tucking in so much.
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How long can people continue to blame the rest of the team for Bent's failings?
Because his goals per game ratio speaks for itself wherever he has played,even
in poor sides he has scored goals.He will not score from the balls he is recieving today and
most of the season.
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The only thing that can leave me feeling uplifted after this game will be a top class cameo from one of the kids.
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How long can people continue to blame the rest of the team for Bent's failings?
Because his goals per game ratio speaks for itself wherever he has played,even
in poor sides he has scored goals.He will not score from the balls he is recieving today and
most of the season.
It does. The boy can score goals. He's also technically poor and has a bad first touch. Both are excusable BECAUSE he scores goals. But what isn't excusable is that he isn't working hard enough, isn't making enough movement or even trying hard enough to get the ball.
If the latter is true then we should sell him, or he should retire. Heskey has won a couple of knock downs, Albrighton and Warnock have put in some good balls and Ireland is trying to pull some strings.. are they to blame for Bent's poor movement or lack of work ethic so far?
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If I were a neutral watching this I wouldn't be.
If you know what I mean?
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Gabby's on for Emile
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Gabby on for Heskey, thank fuck for that.
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Gabby on for Heskey! Wide left presumably
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Heskey off - Gabby on.
Hope that makes everybody happy now.
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Come on Gabby .....
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GA on for Heskey - not the most adventurous of substitutions.
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Gabby on for Heskey.
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Gabby on, some real width on the left now.
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gabby for heskey. gabby's done very well against weaker sides this year, so here's hoping. I predict he'll score within 10 minutes.
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How long can people continue to blame the rest of the team for Bent's failings?
He played like this just before he left Sunderland ....
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Warnock slaughtered again.
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i'm happy that gabby is on for heskey.....
Heskey injured again... complete liability.... SHOULD NOT PLAY!
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Apparently as Heskey's injured
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GA on for Heskey - not the most adventurous of substitutions.
And your choice would have been?
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We haven't arrived on the pitch yet.
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How long can people continue to blame the rest of the team for Bent's failings?
He played like this just before he left Sunderland ....
Yup. Which makes it all the more weird we got him cup tied.
Heskey is off because of his achilles. Again.
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giving the ball again, with gay abandon!
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GA on for Heskey - not the most adventurous of substitutions.
And your choice would have been?
Either N'Z or Bannan; perhaps GG.
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This ground is starting to get worse than some of the cow paddocks we have back home.
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Sometimes it makes you wonder if we actually practice giving the ball away. It's like we own the Bizzaro world Barcelona coaching manual.
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Warnock is having a shocker.
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Aaaahh comedy crossing from Warnock again I see
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giving the ball again, with gay abandon!
That abandon bloke's rubbish
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gabby for heskey. gabby's done very well against weaker sides this year, so here's hoping. I predict he'll score within 10 minutes.
Didn't the useless eejit only last til half time in his last match? About the only redeeming feature of Heskey is that he picks up knocks every other game thus meaning he doesn't get prolonged runs in the side.
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Hoof!!
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Warnock is having a shocker.
He's got his clown shoes on again.
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hoooooooooffffffff
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Is Stevens not on the bench?
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Warnock is having a shocker.
He's got his clown shoes on again.
we'll bring on the comedy Car in a minute for him!
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How did we lose possession from that free kick?
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crap crossing
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BR starting to put in the tackles - Ptrov and Ireland getting it from behind (so to speak).
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FFS Warnock AGAIN
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From the bbc live feed:
1843: Stephen Warnock is having a shocker. Again he has loads of space on the right but his cross is massively over-hit, to the back post without a Villa player anywhere near it. Rovers can clear with ease. I have a personal gripe about professional footballers not being able to beat the first man with crosses but that was equally criminal.
Tells you everything when neutrals are calling that.
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Just hope Stephens can offer something this season cos Warnock is shocking
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WARNOCK!!!!!!!!! You club footed.......... insert profanity!
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Has Warnock been on the piss before the game - he has been bloody awful all game.
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I used to play on a muddy pitch in Wakefield called Wrenthorpe Park.
I saw a match there the other day with old men strolling around misplacing passes and mentally already in the pub afterwards.
This match reminds me of Wrenthorpe Park.
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Passing and Crossing is Awful!!
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Surely he should take Warnock off for the teams, and his own, sake.
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still hoofing it too much, move off the ball for fucks sake.
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Warnock is having a shocker.
He's got his clown shoes on again.
He's yet to reach the heights of Fecking awful
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Clark has had another effective game.
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Surely he should take Warnock off for the teams, and his own, sake.
i think one of the few things Houllier got right was noticing that Warnock is a liability!
Alas we have too many liabilities in this team.
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Passing and Crossing is Awful!!
A normal game then for us.
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Clark to left back, with Gardner in the middle.. that could be quite nice.
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Bent is so poor outside the box
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We are being really sloppy.
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GA on for Heskey - not the most adventurous of substitutions.
At least we can bring Ireland inside and get back to close to our best shape.
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Even Albie and Ireland are starting to misplace passes badly!
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this game is not a great advert for the premier league, football league, fa cup or anything really!
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Why do we persist with Wanock. He is so shit it is untrue. Offer him to Blackburn for Hoilet and hope they want him back!!
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At least we might see 5 mins of GG on for albrighton later...
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Fucking hell Villa, a bit of energy please.
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Also, can we have half an hour of Gardner? He has played 5-6 lower league games recently so might be better adept at trying to make us look like a football team.
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How Warnock made it pro is beyond me, he's cack! Stevens must be better, without doubt. One day our defence will pass to our midfield...one day. :-\
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Warnock was class against Chelsea. There's a player in there somewhere.
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Warnock was class against Chelsea. There's a player in there somewhere.
Agreed.
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this game is not a great advert for the premier league, football league, fa cup or anything really!
The subscriptons to ESPN will reach a record high after this game!
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Darren Bent - You play for England.
I am reliably informed that these defenders once were lucky enough to get tickets at Wembley to watch England.
Why are you so scared of them?
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Eye-stinging garbage.
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good hold up work from Bent then
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We've been absolutely woeful on the ball.
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Houllier might be a cock in some of things he said and how he went about certain things but he picked out a lot of weaknesses in our squad very quickly. Warnock being an England international tells you all you need to know about the state of our national game. Houllier stuck him in the reserves which is just about his level.
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It's like we are settling for 1-0, fucking come on Villa. Get Gardner on.
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Warnock was class against Chelsea. There's a player in there somewhere.
Agreed.
He played decently, but for 8 million quid, I would expect nothing less. He is not fit lo lace Bouma's boom boom boots.
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Yess! Gabbs!
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Great goal Gabby. Get Gardner on now.
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Lovely goal Gabby.
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Get in Gabby!!
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Good old Gab.
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Great goal (from the man whose introduction I questioned).
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Excellent Goal gabby!!
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nice goal Gabby!
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Well played Gabby
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Warnock was class against Chelsea. There's a player in there somewhere.
Agreed.
To a point. A pro at this level needs to do it far more consistently. Raising yourself for one game in ten makes it very hard for everyone else who end up compensating for you.
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Goal Gabby zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Good goal from Gabby.
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cool finish
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Class from Gabby, he really rolled that one in.
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Alright, now lets finish them and get some form back.
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Nice finish from Gabby. Anyone notice Bent run over to celebrate that one with him.... no thought not. There is an issue with them too that we need to solve.
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Well it will be job done in the end which is all that will matter. The pitch is awful but we need to work on the fundamentals and keep working at it. Well done ever reliable Gabby.
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Get Gardner on Mcleish.
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gabby for heskey. gabby's done very well against weaker sides this year, so here's hoping. I predict he'll score within 10 minutes.
Didn't the useless eejit only last til half time in his last match? About the only redeeming feature of Heskey is that he picks up knocks every other game thus meaning he doesn't get prolonged runs in the side.
Told you (alright 20 not 10 minutes)
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Nice finish from Gabby. Anyone notice Bent run over to celebrate that one with him.... no thought not. There is an issue with them too that we need to solve.
I thought that, too.
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' A maturing footballer' can't disagree with John Champion there.
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Roll on the subbs.
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Lovely finish Gab :D Without doubt our best player!
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Houllier might be a cock in some of things he said and how he went about certain things but he picked out a lot of weaknesses in our squad very quickly. Warnock being an England international tells you all you need to know about the state of our national game. Houllier stuck him in the reserves which is just about his level.
This season has provided a few pointers to Houllier having been right about a few things.
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"'Budweiser' FA Cup"? FFS!
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Budweiser man of the match - should we troll them and all vote for Warnock?
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Get Gardner on Mcleish.
Yep,we need to give Petrov a bit of a rest now.
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gardner for petrov i reckon. game should be safe really. perhaps bannan for ireland too
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Fucking Pop ups !! Just as Gabby pulled his foot back to shoot .... Congratulations you have won an I -Pod .
Well done Gabby - now take off Bent and bring on N`zog
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Lets get gardner and weimann on for 25mins, no point lauding the kids/academy if we can't give them pitch time against league 2 opposition with a comfy 2-0 lead.
His failure to use the kids more at times like this is my biggest thing against mcleish, we need to rely on these kids but he's not willing to give them gametime so we pick the same handful of experienced players week in week out regardless of form, fatigue, formation, etc.
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Houllier might be a cock in some of things he said and how he went about certain things but he picked out a lot of weaknesses in our squad very quickly. Warnock being an England international tells you all you need to know about the state of our national game. Houllier stuck him in the reserves which is just about his level.
This season has provided a few pointers to Houllier having been right about a few things.
Big time.
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Lets get gardner and weimann on for 25mins, no point lauding the kids/academy if we can't give them pitch time against league 2 opposition with a comfy 2-0 lead.
Yep
There's zero chance of not winning this, let's give the kids a run and rest a couple.
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Paulie, 25 minutes to score two more. Getting nervous?
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Yep, don't injure Bent on this pitch now, get Gardner and Wee man on to have a 25 minute run out.
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Paulie, 25 minutes to score two more. Getting nervous?
I've started to get a bit excited. Can't see two more goals in us, mind.
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Houllier might be a cock in some of things he said and how he went about certain things but he picked out a lot of weaknesses in our squad very quickly. Warnock being an England international tells you all you need to know about the state of our national game. Houllier stuck him in the reserves which is just about his level.
This season has provided a few pointers to Houllier having been right about a few things.
Big time.
It baffled me that people could not see what Houllier was trying to do. Gutted he was not just moved upstairs and still had a hand at VP, he is a clever fella.
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Come on Mcleish, get Gardner on and give him a chance.
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Anyone know the attendance yet? There's the GTC cup to worry about!
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Houllier might be a cock in some of things he said and how he went about certain things but he picked out a lot of weaknesses in our squad very quickly. Warnock being an England international tells you all you need to know about the state of our national game. Houllier stuck him in the reserves which is just about his level.
This season has provided a few pointers to Houllier having been right about a few things.
Big time.
It baffled me that people could not see what Houllier was trying to do. Gutted he was not just moved upstairs and still had a hand at VP, he is a clever fella.
Yup - I just think that RL saw too many $$$ signs in continuing the relationship with GHou.
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Anyone know the attendance yet? There's the GTC cup to worry about!
10883
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Come on Mcleish, get Gardner on and give him a chance.
Gotta get GG and Weimann on now!
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Bent is starting to get on my tits. Its like he believes he's world class and sticks out to me as one of those luxury players who can't be arsed to run, get stuck in and waits for everyone else to do it all for him. If it was me and we got £24 mil or more then I would let him go.
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GG coming on!
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Come on Gary.
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Yes: GG for ... Collins!
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Gardner on for Collins
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come on gary, let's see what you;re about
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This pitch is just right for a Gardner.
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Bent is starting to get on my tits. Its like he believes he's world class and sticks out to me as one of those luxury players who can't be arsed to run, get stuck in and waits for everyone else to do it all for him. If it was me and we got £24 mil or more then I would let him go.
don't think so.
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Anyone know the attendance yet? There's the GTC cup to worry about!
10883
That's me out so. I had a tough opponent. Well done.
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This pitch is just right for a Gardner.
???????? - is that your irony?
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Bent is starting to get on my tits. Its like he believes he's world class and sticks out to me as one of those luxury players who can't be arsed to run, get stuck in and waits for everyone else to do it all for him. If it was me and we got £24 mil or more then I would let him go.
In my view I am not sure what you are seeing, he has linked play and gone down the channels second half. Not sure what you want him to be doing, but if he is working the line, he ain't going to be there for the final chance. Catch 22. Bent this and last season are not much different, but last we worked the ball and created some space for him.
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Bent is starting to get on my tits. Its like he believes he's world class and sticks out to me as one of those luxury players who can't be arsed to run, get stuck in and waits for everyone else to do it all for him. If it was me and we got £24 mil or more then I would let him go.
don't think so.
I do
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Great goal Ciaran.
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Shit the fucking bed.
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Clark - from CB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Quality Ciaran!
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Superb by Ciaran
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Deserves that,our best player today.
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Get In , well done son!!!!!
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Take a bow son take a bow.
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Brilliant from Clark.
3-0.
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Ciaran is class.
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YAY! 1 more for paulie, please...
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Shit the fucking bed.
post of the night!
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Three acadamy boys as our scorers!!
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Well done young fella. Great finish.
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Pure class from Mr. Clark.
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Bristol Rovers 0 Villa Academy 3
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All home produced scorers !!! Well done the Academy
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Think we have a chance now!
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What a player he is. Clark is fantastic.
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Absolute beauty from Clark.
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Bent is starting to get on my tits. Its like he believes he's world class and sticks out to me as one of those luxury players who can't be arsed to run, get stuck in and waits for everyone else to do it all for him. If it was me and we got £24 mil or more then I would let him go.
don't think so.
I do
Oh well; you'll get there.
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Lovely, lovely goal.
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Paulie, 25 minutes to score two more. Getting nervous?
I've started to get a bit excited. Can't see two more goals in us, mind.
Throw it all on Warnock scoring the fourth. *winky*
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Probably need a couple more to be safe !
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Clark - from CB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Goal
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GG looks very composed; encouraging.
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Its our year ;)
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Three acadamy boys as our scorers!!
Just need wee Barry to get one when he comes on!
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Bent is starting to get on my tits. Its like he believes he's world class and sticks out to me as one of those luxury players who can't be arsed to run, get stuck in and waits for everyone else to do it all for him. If it was me and we got £24 mil or more then I would let him go.
In my view I am not sure what you are seeing, he has linked play and gone down the channels second half. Not sure what you want him to be doing, but if he is working the line, he ain't going to be there for the final chance. Catch 22. Bent this and last season are not much different, but last we worked the ball and created some space for him.
Dont think he's all that in my opinion, he looks gutted when we score and doesnt seem to bothered about playing for Villa anymore. Last season I wouldnt of said this but this year I think he's heard the rumours about Liverpool and thought he could do with a few more quid so he can buy more Nike daps
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Paulie, 25 minutes to score two more. Getting nervous?
I've started to get a bit excited. Can't see two more goals in us, mind.
Throw it all on Warnock scoring the fourth. *winky*
*chews nails*
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put that in your pipe and smoke it phil jones
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The wee one on for Stan
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I hope Stan is the captain to lift the FA cup for villa.
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That's more like it..not the scorers I would've expected but then they still have time..c'mon Gabby..get one in!
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best thing about that goal was clark, gardner and albrighton celebrating together, with stan applauding in the back ground. great stuff
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Warnock with another stupid and unnecessary challenge!
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Warnock rash challenge again
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Great tackle Ireland.
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One more, you useless fucking pricks
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Great tackle Ireland.
Brutal challenge.
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Clark really is a class act.
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Albrighton man of the match? What about Warnock....
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I think people are reading too much into Bent's body language. He seemed pretty happy to be one of us at Chelsea as be bagged the third, and he's always run over to Gabby when he's scored or when Gabby has. When Marco scored there wasn't a big celebration because at the end of the day we're playing Bristol Rovers. Unless it's a last minute winner, getting too excited over this would be a little over the top in my opinion.
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Albrighton man of the match? What about Warnock....
or Emule?
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I think people are reading too much into Bent's body language. He seemed pretty happy to be one of us at Chelsea as be bagged the third, and he's always run over to Gabby when he's scored or when Gabby has. When Marco scored there wasn't a big celebration because at the end of the day we're playing Bristol Rovers. Unless it's a last minute winner, getting too excited over this would be a little over the top in my opinion.
Yeah,a couple of times in the box his pulled of his marker but the pass hasn't found him. Just hasn't really worked for him today.
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I think people are reading too much into Bent's body language. He seemed pretty happy to be one of us at Chelsea as be bagged the third, and he's always run over to Gabby when he's scored or when Gabby has. When Marco scored there wasn't a big celebration because at the end of the day we're playing Bristol Rovers. Unless it's a last minute winner, getting too excited over this would be a little over the top in my opinion.
The speculation of the minutiae is similar to the crap spouted out on Twitter: sometimes vaguely interesting but rarely relevant.
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I think people are reading too much into Bent's body language. He seemed pretty happy to be one of us at Chelsea as be bagged the third, and he's always run over to Gabby when he's scored or when Gabby has. When Marco scored there wasn't a big celebration because at the end of the day we're playing Bristol Rovers. Unless it's a last minute winner, getting too excited over this would be a little over the top in my opinion.
Yea probably right, he just does my head in when I think he can offer more...
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"Are you Chelsea in disguise?" ha ha ha
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I'd love to see Ireland get one, he deserves it after his recent perfomances. Massive improvement with great commitment.
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I'd love to see Ireland get one, he deserves it after his recent perfomances. Massive improvement with great commitment.
Not as much as I would.
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Richard Dunne you fucking lazy moron.
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Scrub that.
Doesn't matter.
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"Have you won the European Cup?" being chanted.
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Nice one, Dunne!
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Well I suppose a clean sheet was too much to hope for with our defence.
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Hope no one had Albrighton first scorer and three nil.
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Richard Dunne you ass.
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nice one dunne you twat
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Oh dear Richard Dunne
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What the fuck was that ?
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we have to give away one fucking ridiculous goal in every game don't we. FFS
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Can we not go 90 mins without a defensive fuck up.
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Oh well Paulie, at least it wasn't Warnock, we'd never hear the end of it.
Chins up!
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oh, dear.
Clive?
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I bet you don't even look both ways before crossing the street, Dunne. What the hell was that?
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Ah, clearly Richard Dunne remembered he hadn't made his quota of total fucking clangers in this match. Sorted that out in style, eh, Dunney? Twat.
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No clean sheet against 4th division team...never mind
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Oh for fucks sake villa
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FFS Villa
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That's the problem with Dunne. He's a deluxe Zat Knight. A great defender for much of the game but a moment of poor concentration ruins it.
Oh Warnock you braindead fucking clunge.
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This is textbook Villa.
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ffs villa you are a shambles
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Now a penalty, this is an absolute disgrace.
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And now it's a penalty. Jesus.
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Holy shit Villa, what the hell is going on.
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Oh well Paulie, at least it wasn't Warnock, we'd never hear the end of it.
Chins up!
spoke to soon there!
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Thought that was harsh.
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I think people are reading too much into Bent's body language. He seemed pretty happy to be one of us at Chelsea as be bagged the third, and he's always run over to Gabby when he's scored or when Gabby has. When Marco scored there wasn't a big celebration because at the end of the day we're playing Bristol Rovers. Unless it's a last minute winner, getting too excited over this would be a little over the top in my opinion.
Yea probably right, he just does my head in when I think he can offer more...
I think the other parts if his game have been something all supporters of clubs he's played for have always commented on. What you have to know is that when you acquire Darren Bent it comes with asterisk. The tin says Will Score Lots of Goals*
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they're gonna win 4-3, they're gonna win 4-3
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Well done Brad.
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Guzan keeps it respectable.
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Phew.
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Warnock concedes the penalty. What plonkers!!!!!!!
Saved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Saved
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Had £5 on 3-0 at 10/1 ..thank's Dunne
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well done Guzan
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Good old Brad jnr.
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Good effort Gary.
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Good save and nearly another.
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well done GG
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I'd love to see Ireland get one, he deserves it after his recent perfomances. Massive improvement with great commitment.
Absolutely, getting back helping out, winning tackles as well as breaking forward. Very pleasing - unlike the stupid goal we just gave away and a penalty.........
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If it isnt Warnock its Dunne...Geeeeeez!! Investment in a back four next season is a must for me. Callamity after callimity.
Oh God...seeeeeeee...what a pair of jokes
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sorry. 2 ridiculous goals. warnock again. i hope this enda stevens is a good player
sorry, not a goal at all. still fucking stupid though. i get the feeling warnock may be about to go into one of those deep abysses of form.
good effort from gardner though. i thought he looked a bit average up to that point tbf
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If it isnt Warnock its Dunne...Geeeeeez!! Investment in a back four next season is a must for me. Callamity after callimity.
Oh God...seeeeeeee...what a pair of jokes
Next season? = what about now?
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Stevens is the be all and Enda footballers.
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If it isnt Warnock its Dunne...Geeeeeez!! Investment in a back four next season is a must for me. Callamity after callimity.
Oh God...seeeeeeee...what a pair of jokes
Next season? = what about now?
This transfer window nothing will happen bar the mediocrity of Robbie Keane.
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In fairness to Warnock that really was an utterly bollocks decision by Webb. There really isn't is much Warnock cold have done there.
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Had a fiver on 3-1 Villa N'Zogbia first scorer! Thanks Dunne and Brad! Must have been about 9's for 3-1