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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on April 09, 2012, 09:46:36 AM
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Available Monday afternoon.
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VILLA: Given, Hutton, Collins, Baker, Lichaj, Herd, Ireland, Bannan, Warnock, Weimann, Agbonlahor.
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Subs: Guzan, N’Zogbia, Cuellar, Johnson, Carruthers, Gardner, Heskey.
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given what is available that's the right team. Cuellar just coming back from injury should be on the bench and especially in light of Baker's performance at the weekend. I thought Warnock was also very good in midfield.
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About to head off to the ground. Come on you Villa boys!!
UTV
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Loving the Everton score!!
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Come on you Villa boys please win.
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Nice to see a little bit of experience on the bench for once.
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Nice to see a little bit of experience on the bench for once.
Nice to see Heskey on the bench too
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Cuellar, if fit, should play against Stoke, Baker was out moved by Ivanovic for both the Chelsea goals that he scored against us from set plays.
Bannan - I would have gone Garnder on sheer size.
Apart from that, fingers crossed eh...
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Where did Licaj play versus Liverpool. Basically what formation does that team play?
Looks a bit disjointed to me.
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Where did Licaj play versus Liverpool. Basically what formation does that team play?
Looks a bit disjointed to me.
Lichaj plays LB. That's a 4-1-3-2 formation, Herd sitting in front of the back 4, Bannan and Warnock playing wide either side with Ireland in the hole behind the forwards
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Stoke City
01 Begovic
04 Huth
17 Shawcross
30 Shotton
12 Wilson
18 Whitehead
24 Delap
26 Etherington
40 Palacios
09 Jones
19 Walters
Substitutes
29 Sorensen
20 Upson
39 Woodgate
16 Pennant
10 Fuller
25 Crouch
33 Jerome
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Anyone know a stream for this ?
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Where did Licaj play versus Liverpool. Basically what formation does that team play?
Looks a bit disjointed to me.
Lichaj plays LB. That's a 4-1-3-2 formation, Herd sitting in front of the back 4, Bannan and Warnock playing wide either side with Ireland in the hole behind the forwards
It appears to lack genuine width for me, but in AMc defence there aren'y many other options.
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http://www.eplsite.biz/stream2.html
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http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=150773&part=sports
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No Heskey - has the penny finally dropped?
Come on Villa
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Bannan looked a problem defensively against Liverpool - most of their play came down his side, in part because he was not tracking back. Not his fault he's out of position and the threat from Stoke is different anyway. But let's play in their half so Bannan comes into his own attacking.
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More to the point anyway - Come On Villa!
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Nice to see a little bit of experience on the bench for once.
Now this is an experienced bench. their combined age must be about 220.
Substitutes
29 Sorensen
20 Upson
39 Woodgate
16 Pennant
10 Fuller
25 Crouch
33 Jerome
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Loving the Everton score!!
Yes, although the Newcastle score is more crucial.
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Come on Villa.
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We don't have much on the wings do we. Lichaj and warnock look rusty and bannan is always going to cut in.
Why did warnock just give a stupid free kick away. Again. They weere going nowhere
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Watching on PS3 via Villastreams. CH8 in HD. Suffering in quality.
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Started okay. Ireland seeing plenty of the ball which helps the team tick over nicely.
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Has that fullback got a towel attached to his top?
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Wiping the ball is a heinous crime. ******!
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Watching on PS3 via Villastreams. CH8 in HD. Suffering in quality.
Not much quality in evidence thus far, it must be said.
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Not impressed with lichaj's start. Looks very uncomposed.
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Can you watch villastreams on an iPad yet? In fact can you watch any streams?
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Wiping the ball is a heinous crime. c***!
Deserves nothing less than shooting in the face.
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I like my lack of quality to be delivered in qualit.y you see
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Stoke's tactics are very similar to a rugby match when the rain is coming in sideways and it's minus 5.
Annoyingly they're rather good at it.
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Can you watch villastreams on an iPad yet? In fact can you watch any streams?
Not that I've found yet - be happy to be proven wrong.
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We must impose ourselves on this game....
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Warnock has been far too deep so far.
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all rather dull
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I've been to more aesthetically pleasing abattoirs.
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Embarrassing throw in just by Lichaj.
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My eyes are bleeding. We look really shit. There's no pattern at all.
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Can you watch villastreams on an iPad yet? In fact can you watch any streams?
Not that I've found yet - be happy to be proven wrong.
Apple's being a closed operating system, whereas html is open + the streams being against the broadcasters' rights + no Flash on Apple devices = guessing it will not be possible unless/ until Apple buy a relevant rights package.
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twat, huth
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For someone with such good technique, bannan gives the ball away much too much.
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We are not looking very threatening in the first 15 minutes
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bugger me collins header on target
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Can you watch villastreams on an iPad yet? In fact can you watch any streams?
Not that I've found yet - be happy to be proven wrong.
Apple's being a closed operating system, whereas html is open + the streams being against the broadcasters' rights + no Flash on Apple devices = guessing it will not be possible unless/ until Apple buy a relevant rights package.
You can watch liveonlinefooty on iPad and as Villastreams is owned by the same person I'd be surprised if there's no iPad option.
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19th minute done well again.
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Big Sam looking pig sick as Blose go 2-0 up....
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We look somewhat shapeless.
It's not as if you could point a finger at any player in particular and ascribe poorness, it's just a general shapeless mush.
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Afternoon chaps, hows it going?
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Ireland's our one creative outlet. Bannan trying a few Hollywood balls again.
I'd love us to sign Clint Dempsey.
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I really fancy us to win this one...
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Wiping the ball is a heinous crime. c***!
Deserves nothing less than shooting in the face.
Definitely requires someone squitting hot, liquid diarrhoea in their face from close range, yes.
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need someone to put their foot on the ball instead of through it
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Hope one day Weimann teaches Gabby how to run off the ball
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We're doing that pass-it-around-the-halfway-line-and-cause-no-threat-whatsoever thing again, like we did under GH.
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I really fancy us to win this one...
That's because you haven't seen the match up until just now.
I honestly can't think of a way to describe it. Nothing has happened.
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I'd love us to sign Clint Dempsey.
I said this yesterday.
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I honestly can't think of a way to describe it. Nothing has happened.
You just did.
We look really comfortable in a haven't had to do anything kind of way.
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ZZzzz ZZzzz ZZzzz
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I'd love us to sign Clint Dempsey.
I said this yesterday.
I wasn't online yesterday, sorry I missed your comment. He'd cost megabucks but he could really take us up a level.
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If we did actually go down apart from Bent there isn't any of the senior players I'd be upset with us losing. Worst Villa squad in some time.
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That's better. Come on Villa, FFS
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That was a better move. I like how Ireland seems to be linking everything. I don't mind patient play. If we've got the ball it's a step in the right direction!
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Meanwhile Blues are already 2-0 up at Upton Park
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This is shit and very dull.
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Shit defending by lichaj that.
Can anyone have a go at describing what our game plan is?
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Meanwhile Blues are already 2-0 up at Upton Park
Given the circumstances he's working in, he's doing a really good job there.
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This is not the most exciting game.
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Meanwhile Blues are already 2-0 up at Upton Park
Given the circumstances he's working in, he's doing a really good job there.
And given how much I dislike Allardyce, I'm almost pleased about that.
Almost.
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Shit defending by lichaj that.
Can anyone have a go at describing what our game plan is?
Keep a clean sheet
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This is shit and very dull.
Sums up the whole season really
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This is shit!!!
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WHAT A GOAL!!!!! GET IN!!!
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You beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What a goal!!!!!!!
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Cracking finish.
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Oh wow.
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Stunning goal, class player.
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Quality darts!
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At last.
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fucking yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What a fucking great goal Weimann!!!
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Wahooooo!
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And to think this morning I was pissed off that the game wasn't on telly.
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Top class finish there. The lad looks good from what we've seen from him so far.
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shit the bed, what a goal that was
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Meanwhile Blues are already 2-0 up at Upton Park
Given the circumstances he's working in, he's doing a really good job there.
They're playing some decent stuff, I bet they still can't believe they got compensated for losing AM?!?!?!?!!
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Get In Weimannnnnnn!!!!
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Meanwhile Blues are already 2-0 up at Upton Park
Given the circumstances he's working in, he's doing a really good job there.
Depressingly,I don't think Randy would do the same thing twice
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See there we try to play football and score.
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Fuck me I just woke up!
Excellent goal!
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I'd love us to sign Clint Dempsey.
I said this yesterday.
I wasn't online yesterday, sorry I missed your comment. He'd cost megabucks but he could really take us up a level.
I was talking to myself, I didn't say it on here ;)
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What. A. Fucking. Goal. That was.
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FUCK ME RAGGED...what a goal!
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A diamond on a dog turd. Beautiful goal.
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Christ, that's not the sort of goal that Villa score.
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big future for that lad. quality finish.
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Here's hoping we dont spend the next 60 mins trying to park the bus.
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great passing from Ireland. Fucking Messi finishing from Bill.
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Lichaj isn't brilliant in the air. Tidy player otherwise.
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WORLDY!!!!
Class one two and a sublime R1 (fifa) finish in the top corner.
And there's me thinking this is going to be the most boring 90 minutes of my life ::)
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Bloody hell!!! This boy could save us some cash!! Absolute cracker!!
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Citeh are lining up a bid for Andi, presumably.
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What a fucking finish. Sublime.
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can anyone give us a brief description of this wondergoal.
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Here's hoping we dont spend the next 60 mins trying to park the bus.
Lets hope not. Never works.
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Sell Bent!! ;)
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Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss Got to leave for night shift in half an hour Please let us have won by the time I get there
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I'm not trying to be critical here but he's done more in about 60 minutes than Delfouneso has done in however many games he has played in.
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can anyone give us a brief description of this wondergoal.
Nice one-two on the edge of the box, Weimann gets back and curls it into the far corner. Beautiful.
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Stoke City - It's like Barcelona never happened!!
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can anyone give us a brief description of this wondergoal.
Weimann 1 - 2 with Ireland outside the corner of the box and side foots a beauty in the top corner of the goal
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League table as it stands 8 points and 21 goals ahead of Bolton looks nice.
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can anyone give us a brief description of this wondergoal.
One two bang top corner get the fuck in!
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can anyone give us a brief description of this wondergoal.
Andi, corner of the box, plays a one-two with Ireland or possibly Bannan (who played him in beautifully) and proceeded to curl it into the far corner over the stretched keeper.
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can anyone give us a brief description of this wondergoal.
Nice one-two on the edge of the box, Weimann gets back and curls it into the far corner. Beautiful.
Any new streams ?
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That was close.
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Blimey Given has left his Line more in the last 5 mins than the whole of the season
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What on earth is Dean Sturridge going on about?
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Worryingly both fullbacks booked
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Good stuff from Warnock
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Thought lichaj yellow card was a bit harsh...
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can anyone give us a brief description of this wondergoal.
Nice one-two on the edge of the box, Weimann gets back and curls it into the far corner. Beautiful.
Any new streams ?
http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=150773&part=sports
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can anyone give us a brief description of this wondergoal.
One two bang top corner get the fuck in!
You are playing the role of John Motson, and I claim my fifty pence
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Stoke really are a bunch of animals.
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Stoke really are a bunch of animals.
Yet we've got 2 bookings and they've barely had a free kick given against them.
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Cripes. That was a bit close.
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Stoke really are a bunch of animals.
What happened? my internet connection is slow as fook and keeps sticking.
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Sit down Pulis, you'll spoil the touchline runway for your fullbacks.
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I hate Stoke.
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1-3 at Upton Park now
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Boring so boring, how the hell do Stoke stay in the Premiership playing football like this.
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Stoke really are a bunch of animals.
What happened? my internet connection is slow as fook and keeps sticking.
Nothing particularly specific. Just an observation.
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I predict a high scoring game. 2-1
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can anyone give us a brief description of this wondergoal.
Nice one-two on the edge of the box, Weimann gets back and curls it into the far corner. Beautiful.
Any new streams ?
http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=150773&part=sports
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It's a good job that Stoke are rubbish. We look very ordinary and understandably tense.
Great goal from Andy. The only creativity is coming from Ireland who helped make the goal.
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A great goal. Otherwise a really poor game and a poor performance. Our shape is all over the place. Bannan's not helping by drifting so much, and Lichaj is playing very badly. Ireland looks the man most likely to make things happen. If N'Zogbia is anywhere near fit, I'd get him on sharpish.
Given looks to be really struggling against the set pieces. Baker and Collins solid enough. Would like to see Gardner come into midfield too relatively soon in, probably for Bannan. Although in a game of very low quality, Bannan's set pieces do look a threat.
I like Etherington as a player. Much better than someone like Jarvis as an option for me.
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I predict a high scoring game. 2-1
I predict Valium will be distributed free of charge to help people through the 2nd 45.
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Wonder what time we will park the Heskey bus? I am going for 65 mins...
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A great goal. Otherwise a really poor game and a poor performance. Our shape is all over the place. Bannan's not helping by drifting so much, and Lichaj is playing very badly. Ireland looks the man most likely to make things happen. If N'Zogbia is anywhere near fit, I'd get him on sharpish.
Given looks to be really struggling against the set pieces. Baker and Collins solid enough. Would like to see Gardner come into midfield too relatively soon in, probably for Bannan. Although in a game of very low quality, Bannan's set pieces do look a threat.
I like Etherington as a player. Much better than someone like Jarvis as an option for me.
Hardly one for the future though?
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Time for a hobnob and a cuppa
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Think we are doing what we did against Liverpool, Given looks a bit shakey, Bannan not focused, Gabby leading well from the front and yet again doing a lot of work getting back.
Great goal from Andy but we need to get more creative and pick the game up if not for ourselves then for everyone else looking at this.
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Wonder what time we will park the Heskey bus? I am going for 65 mins...
72mins
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I woke up from a bank holiday afternoon nap, scrambled to my computer to get a stream up to find we're winning. The goal sounds like it was special, great to see weimann starting. Can't really judge our place from the 10 minutes i've seen, but what I saw was a team defending and throwing themselves on the line to stop them scoring
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You just know that we are going to spend at least the last 20 minutes grimly hanging on for dear life.
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Just like the Liverpool game, so far. One moment of quality, then bombardment from the opposition. Can't keep doing this.
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at the risk of repetition why have we kicked off at 5.30?
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Think we are doing what we did against Liverpool, Given looks a bit shakey, Bannan not focused, Gabby leading well from the front and yet again doing a lot of work getting back.
Great goal from Andy but we need to get more creative and pick the game up if not for ourselves then for everyone else looking at this.
Bannan's a very frustrating player isn't he? Lacks mental discipline I think. Not helped by the lack of movement around him of course.
I wonder if Weimann is going to be ok following his knock.
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Watching clips of Laursen, what a player he was.
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at the risk of repetition why have we kicked off at 5.30?
Needs to be 48 hours between PL sides playing matches. Stoke played late on Saturday, hence the stupid time today
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ah thanks.
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I think Eric has been ok tbh.Bannan needs to offer a bit more width, and Gabby needs to hold the ball up better.
Baker looks a real find and has a great leap.N'zog should come on foe Warnock, and maybe GG for Bannan.
Trying to play football, just lacking a bit of confidence in playing that telling pass.Herd needs to take a bit more responsibility.
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at the risk of repetition why have we kicked off at 5.30?
Government stepped in!!!the game came with a government health warning, "This game can seriously damage your perception of life and the very existence of mankind and his relation to God and nature on this planet".
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Think we are doing what we did against Liverpool, Given looks a bit shakey, Bannan not focused, Gabby leading well from the front and yet again doing a lot of work getting back.
Great goal from Andy but we need to get more creative and pick the game up if not for ourselves then for everyone else looking at this.
Bannan's a very frustrating player isn't he? Lacks mental discipline I think. Not helped by the lack of movement around him of course.
I wonder if Weimann is going to be ok following his knock.
Having said that he's completed 12 of 14 passes. Far too few anyway, but a good ratio.
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Righty-ho then. Another goal to settle the 'nerves' or another stressful 45 minutes?
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Just looking at the stats we had 4 shots in the first half.
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Righty-ho then. Another goal to settle the 'nerves' or another stressful 45 minutes?
We don't do stress free football
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at the risk of repetition why have we kicked off at 5.30?
This question is becoming the new 'Why didn't Ashley Young take the penalty?' ;)
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Blimey Given has left his Line more in the last 5 mins than the whole of the season
I think I know now why he neves leaves his line....he's missed everything!! Worrying...
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at the risk of repetition why have we kicked off at 5.30?
This question is becoming the new 'Why didn't Ashley Young take the penalty?' ;)
Well why didn't he?
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They say every minute of your life should be precious, but I'd gladly lose 45 of mine to fast forward to the end of this nonsense and take the three points.
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They say every minute of your life should be precious, but I'd gladly lose 45 of mine to fast forward to the end of this nonsense and take the three points.
Haha. It's silly isn't it.
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So many empty seats.
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Watching clips of Laursen, what a player he was.
yes, just seen it myself mate-a brilliant player. I remember watching his debut against southampton when we won 2-0 on the first day of the season in 2004...looked classy. I was very happy that he got full fitness and did well for us, years on from that....haha, it's safe to say that I miss him.haha
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So many empty seats.
lucky bastards
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Dirty stoke bastards.
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Watching clips of Laursen, what a player he was.
yes, just seen it myself mate-a brilliant player. I remember watching his debut against southampton when we won 2-0 on the first day of the season in 2004...looked classy. I was very happy that he got full fitness and did well for us, years on from that....haha, it's safe to say that I miss him.haha
The best thing O'Leary did.
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Watching clips of Laursen, what a player he was.
indeed
yes, just seen it myself mate-a brilliant player. I remember watching his debut against southampton when we won 2-0 on the first day of the season in 2004...looked classy. I was very happy that he got full fitness and did well for us, years on from that....haha, it's safe to say that I miss him.haha
The best thing O'Leary did.
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Bus parked, handbrake on.
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Mike Dean twat.
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They said earlier that Stoke haven't scored from one of those Delap throws in ages.
I wonder what'll happen in the next 40 minutes.
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Dean Whitehead looks like a hitman from the days of the Krays.
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come on villa, more enterprise please.please. Just attack them and go for a second-it won't hurt you. Get nzogbia on and stretch them-more width
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We need to start keeping possession and stop hoofing it.
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We need to start keeping possession and stop hoofing it.
Repeat ad nauseam.
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Stoke are an abomination aren't they? Terrible to watch.
We need to get the bloody ball down and play a bit.
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Yep, we are not keeping it well at all.
But more than anything, Mike Dean remains my most hated ref. If there is ever a man that likes to make a clear decision for one side that should have blatantly gone the other way, Mike Dean is that man. Total twunt.
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Sitting back too much.
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Stoke are an abomination aren't they? Terrible to watch.
We need to get the bloody ball down and play a bit.
They are, but they're also the ones playing football by passing the ball...scary.
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For all we say about our style of play, there is always worse. A prime example is Stoke. Appalling
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I don't know why we do it, but you just knew pretty much as soon as we scored that we'd start sitting back and inviting pressure.
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If we play a bit of football we will cut these fuckers to pieces...
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Should've scored. Sublime ball from Ireland.
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At the start of the season, Gabby would have scored that.
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Oh Gabby...:$
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Gabby with a heartfelt tribute to Heskey there.
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Another injury. FFS
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Warnock injured badly? I hope not. He has been decent as of late
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Fucking Hell how many players out injured now?
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Gabby with a heartfelt tribute to Heskey there.
Ha ha ha
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Grrrr..... bloody finishing Gabby. He needs to wake up and realise his pace could make him a great wide man long term. As a forward he is a fast Heskey at this stage of his career.
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yes, just seen it myself mate-a brilliant player. I remember watching his debut against southampton when we won 2-0 on the first day of the season in 2004...looked classy. I was very happy that he got full fitness and did well for us, years on from that....haha, it's safe to say that I miss him.haha
Too bloody right. It's been said a million times but in losing him, Bouma and Delaney through injuries in the space of a few years, that was three quarters of what could have been a bloody great defence.
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Good move that. Great ball from bannan. Gabby should have chipped it over the keeper I reckon. Not sure if that was a shot or not!!
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Fantastic ball from Ireland, he's been good lately and been impressed with his workrate again today.
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Gabby with a heartfelt tribute to Heskey there.
Oh my...
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N'Zog maybe?
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Gardner on the left wing?? Why not switch bannan there?
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Shame for Warnock, he's been in better form recently. He's a better midfielder than he is a defender, though.
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F me is heskey wearing an inflatable fat suit or has he put on 200ibs?!
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Is one going to be enough?
Need another to give the defence some breathing space
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My stream is in ultra slo mo.
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Delap looks confused when he tries to use his feet. No towel.
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Oh dear, Hutton! That was shite!
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Hutton what the hell was that
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Warnock does a good job left midfield.
Fuck was that Mutton???!!
Think NZog for Bannan to keep Pennant pushed back would be wise now.
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F me is heskey wearing an inflatable fat suit or has he put on 200ibs?!
Haha! Who ate all the pies?
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Uh oh.
These two look like the sort of pair who'd do us damage.
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The best and worst of Hutton in 5 seconds.
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He is one of the worst players to wear a Villa shirt in my opinion. Truly awful player.
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My stream is in ultra slo mo.
I think it's just the pace of the match!
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Crouch and pennant on
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F me is heskey wearing an inflatable fat suit or has he put on 200ibs?!
Haha! Who ate all the pies?
Did you seem him too IV?!
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Come on Villa, we can do these lot!
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Uh oh.
These two look like the sort of pair who'd do us damage.
They are if they are allowed to come at us over and over. If we can just show a bit of belief, a bit of composure and a bit of attacking intent, then we should be alright......
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Stoke are a nasty little outfit aren't they?
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How was that a foul given against gabby?
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F me is heskey wearing an inflatable fat suit or has he put on 200ibs?!
Haha! Who ate all the pies?
Did you seem him too IV?!
I did, his arms and upper body look massive!
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Stoke are a nasty little outfit aren't they?
Fecking orrible. If I could relegate a club without kicking a ball it would be Stoke. The worst football team I have ever seen. Ever.
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Emule will be looking at Huth's 9 goals last season with envy.
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My stream went, is Herd back up yet?
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Very impressed with the performance today, we are just lacking that confidence in the last third but that could be because of our perilous form.
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Stoke are a nasty little outfit aren't they?
it's not as if you can say they've got a limited budget and can only bring in certain types of player. Pulis has had quite a lot to spend. They just go out to try and bully victories. Like a modern day Wimbledon, but at least they had an excuse.
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F me is heskey wearing an inflatable fat suit or has he put on 200ibs?!
Haha! Who ate all the pies?
Did you seem him too IV?!
I did, his arms and upper body look massive!
I heard he was bulking up because Barry Bannan was out muscling him in training.
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The Anti Football Stoke have still managed 68% possession against us this half.
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Oh my days that was some awful defending.
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Stream back.
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Stoke are a nasty little outfit aren't they?
it's not as if you can say they've got a limited budget and can only bring in certain types of player. Pulis has had quite a lot to spend. They just go out to try and bully victories. Like a modern day Wimbledon, but at least they had an excuse.
They are like Chelski without the class or money.
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Good stuff.
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That's better, chase the ball down and put pressure the stoke players.
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Ireland has gone missing a bit in the 2nd half
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We are playing propper counter attack tactics though, so we are relying on soaking and hitting on the break, and will concede possession. It ain't pretty though!
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F me is heskey wearing an inflatable fat suit or has he put on 200ibs?!
Haha! Who ate all the pies?
Did you seem him too IV?!
I did, his arms and upper body look massive!
I heard he was bulking up because Barry Bannan was out muscling him in training.
He may have over done it...when AMc told him he wanted to use him to park the bus I think he may have taken this advice literally....
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Chelsea with oatcakes.
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Emule will be looking at Huth's 9 goals last season with envy.
And Messi's last 12 games
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Stoke are a nasty little outfit aren't they?
it's not as if you can say they've got a limited budget and can only bring in certain types of player. Pulis has had quite a lot to spend. They just go out to try and bully victories. Like a modern day Wimbledon, but at least they had an excuse.
They seem to have mastered the art of tackling and going through on the player wether its in the air or on the floor. Dirty scum!
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Ireland has gone missing a bit in the 2nd half
Although he just found Palacios
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Diving bastard. Nowhere near your face.
Ireland is tiring. NZogbia out wide for him and move Gardner central maybe.
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We give the ball away so much and then seem to be not hugely bothered about getting it back again.
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Hutton has shown a couple of times in the 10 minutes just why so many people give him stick. I've never seen an out and out full back who is so utterly incapable of providing any attacking threat.
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Heading towards squeaky bum time
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Why are we trying to play stoke at their own game? We've even resorted to launching throws forward rather than trying to retain possession.
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Hutton has shown a couple of times in the 10 minutes just why so many people give him stick. I've never seen an out and out full back who is so utterly incapable of providing any attacking threat.
Or even a talent for defending......
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Pennant.
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We put ourselves under pressure.
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FUCK
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There you go.
Didn't you just fucking know it?
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shit
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Fuck
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Bastards. 1-1
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Heskey, watch and weep.
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Fucking hell.
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And there we go.
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What a surprise
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Well I never saw that coming.
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Oh for crying out loud. Another set piece.
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Guess what we can't defend against? Fuck it
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Nothing could be more predictable. If we can hang on for the draw it'll seem like two wins.
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Another dive, another soft fucking goal. No fucking way that was a foul.And a push on Colllins.
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Huth always scores against us
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Fucking Huth.
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Well, there you are. You sit back and invite that much pressure, this is what you get.
Oh well, hope they wake up and go for the win now.
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Fucking bollocks.
Was a dive by Pennant, then the fucker has his hands on Collins shoulders and no free kick. Shock. We are dropping too deep and should be going forward more, but the ref is a bad one. Very.
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For fucks sake. >:(
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Usual story, one's not enough. Gardner gave away an unnecessary foul
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Sloppy, again
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Test of character now...
Who will push for the win, us or stoke?
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3 points thrown away.
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Who would have guessed we would concede from a set piece ?
Amazing
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Guess what we can't defend against? Fuck it
Anything?
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we really are utterly pish at defending set pieces. Words fail me. Chalk us down for another unspiring point closer to safety.
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shock equaliser!
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We are playing propper counter attack tactics though, so we are relying on soaking and hitting on the break, and will concede possession. It ain't pretty though!
I was about to reply that when we play it that way, (which seems to be all the time whether we have scored or not) we normally let in goals.
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Well we've gotta hold on for a point now because we haven't looked like adding to our goal tally.
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Er, climbing by Huth on Collins for the goal.
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As we only average just over a goal a game...
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I really do detest Jermaine Pennant
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Huth was ON Collins shoulders. Ridiculous.
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Goal was coming. Kept on giving away silly fouls. Not goin to withstand a whole second half barrage. N'zogbia Please.
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We're such a poor footballing side.
Uncreative and far too happy to give the ball away all the shitting time.
That equaliser was about as unsurprising as any this season.
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This ref is not cheating he is just an incompetent ******.
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When did Collins turn in to such a little girl?
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Even if we end up comfortably safe he has to be sacked.
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Er, climbing by Huth on Collins for the goal.
Clutching at straws somewhat... You can't keep trying to defend for 75 minutes especially when you're so utterly fucking shit at it.
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Usual story, one's not enough. Gardner gave away an unnecessary foul
Very harsh on him that, was never a free kick for me.
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Jesus Christ. I was starting to think Hutton wasn't so bad after all. But in fact, he really is crap.
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No fucking point shooting from there.
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Collins is rightly pissed. Huth had all of his shirt, pulled him over for a clear pen earlier, and was then climbed all over for the goal. Shameful refereeing and they should be made to explain to clubs exactly why decisions like that are made.
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We're such a poor footballing side.
Uncreative and far too happy to give the ball away all the shitting time.
That equaliser was about as unsurprising as any this season.
That we are.
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Sorry but we are just shit, I am absolutely fed up saying the same bloody thing, why can't we defend set pieces???????????????????????????????????????
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This ref is not cheating he is just an incompetent c***.
This.
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Since we scored, we've shown no real attacking intent at all.
There's no way a team as porous at the back as us should try so often to defend for long periods of time.
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(1 x Phil Dowd) + (1 x Mike Dean) = PAIR OF ******.
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Jesus Christ. I was starting to think Hutton wasn't so bad after all. But in fact, he really is crap.
Nope he is crap
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There is a 0% chance of us scoring a winner.
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Absolute shit - am I glad I didn`t travel down today. Why the fuck can`t we just keeppossession for three or four passes - its pathetic.
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21 goals conceded from set pieces,effing awful.
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So squeaky bum times turns into shit your pants times.
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I want a point now. that's what we've been reduced to :(
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If you sit back every time you take the lead you will draw and lose more games than you win Alex, you twat.
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The most upsetting thing is for a neutral you'd think Stoke were at home....
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There is a 0% chance of us scoring a winner.
You can never say never but if I was a betting man I would keep my money in my pocket.
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I want a point now. that's what we've been reduced to :(
Not me. I want all three, and so should the team and the manager. We're at home to Stoke, surely we've got to go for it?!
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I don't mean to be harsh but lichaj really looks crap to me.
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The worst thing is that, the goal apart, we've created absolutely nothing.
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Collins is rightly pissed.
No, only God could be pissed on the pitch.
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I feel for some of the players out there, but not the manager. I would have shifted Gardner and got NZog on against Pennant straight away. And there must have been some directive to play counter attack and just soak it second half, which was always asking for trouble, and didn't work well at home with better players, let alone these ones. Keeping the ball would be nice.
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I want a point now. that's what we've been reduced to :(
Not me. I want all three, and so should the team and the manager. We're at home to Stoke, surely we've got to go for it?!
We should go for it. Win this and we are safe, well almost.
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30,100
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I want a point now. that's what we've been reduced to :(
Not me. I want all three, and so should the team and the manager. We're at home to Stoke, surely we've got to go for it?!
Have you forgotten who our manager is?
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The worst thing is that, the goal apart, we've created absolutely nothing.
Even the goal was a wonder strike from what was at best a half chance.
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Gabby really doesn't have a clue about movement.
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Pullis is going for it.
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"He's got the Weimann touch" New song alert. Midas Touch
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What it boils down to is this: we're a terrible, terrible football team and we bring most of our 'misfortune' upon ourselves.
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It's hard to be surprised. One win at home since November. No wonder the attendance is only 30k, and probably a lot lower with ST holders who don't want to go and watch this.
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Pullis thinks he can win this, and you cant argue with him really.
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this has been such an exhausting season. Feels like we need to work twice as hard as everyone else just to feel any sense of happiness. And even then it comes with a free grey cloud.
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I want a point now. that's what we've been reduced to :(
Not me. I want all three, and so should the team and the manager. We're at home to Stoke, surely we've got to go for it?!
We should go for it. Win this and we are safe, well almost.
I know we should go for it. But I'd be grateful right now if we get a point.
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What is wrong with this referee?
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Gabby really doesn't have a clue about movement.
Too true he is not half the player most Villa fans believe him to be.
That is another foul
The ref is a fucking ******. He has been all for them.
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That has to be a foul on gabby, what the fuck are the officials playing at.
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Mike Dean you are a disgrace. He took Gabby's legs.
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Fucking hell ref. How is that not a foul on Gabs.
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I will say it again this ref is an incompetent ******. Gabby was clearly fouled.
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It probably makes me a terrible fan, but stoke at 6/1 to win. Couldn't say no to that, seems inevitable.
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Thats a shocking decision by the ref absolutely nowhere near a fair challenge??? Blose 3-3.
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How id that not a foul on Gabby and Gardener on Pennant is???
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this has been such an exhausting season. Feels like we need to work twice as hard as everyone else just to feel any sense of happiness. And even then it comes with a free grey cloud.
Self inflicted from the moment they appointed this useless prick.
I hate what this man is doing to our club. The reason we're scrambling around desperately for points at the end of the season, right when we have an injury crisis, is because the unambitious turd was too cowardly to go for points earlier in the season.
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Some very very dodgy refereeing here...
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There is no leadership or footballing brains at the top of the club. The team has been on the slide for the last two years and the players have for the most lost their confidence, hence never pressing to increase a lead and relying on sitting back. The problem is that this is not a problem for AM, he thinks it is the natural way for a team to behave. He is a disgrace.
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I've now seen it all......
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Now the throw!!!!!!
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My optimism has turned to gloom and doom...
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Terrible reffing
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My optimism has turned to gloom and doom...
As I said, I'd take a point now :-(
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Linesman too.
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Herd has looked okay. More than good enough for our current team.
What's he up to now? The physio seems to be holding him down.
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West Ham 3-3
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With that decision just and the joke of a lino at OT yesterday some serious questions need to be asked.
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Brave from Herd.
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i am hoping this is purely an inspirational thing.mcleish must kill the players mentally. I am completely fed up of this.
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this has been such an exhausting season. Feels like we need to work twice as hard as everyone else just to feel any sense of happiness. And even then it comes with a free grey cloud.
Self inflicted from the moment they appointed this useless prick.
I hate what this man is doing to our club. The reason we're scrambling around desperately for points at the end of the season, right when we have an injury crisis, is because the unambitious turd was too cowardly to go for points earlier in the season.
Nailed it.
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Herd trying to get up and the physios trying to stop him.
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Doesn't look good.
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Well played Herd, done well today again. Looks buggered though.
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Not another injury.
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This is ridiculous. Drawing with stoke.
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another injury, just what we need.
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Concussion for sure.
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I'm so bored of watching this team. I really can't stand another season of this shit. I just can't fucking stand it.
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That looked nasty.
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Have we used all our subs?
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That looks bad for Heard...
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This is ridiculous. Drawing with stoke.
McLeish is probably over the moon.
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This is ridiculous. Drawing with stoke.
We always draw with Stoke don't we?
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This game has been a disaster, with Man U away next week things are looking really fucking bad :(
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Fucking hell ref half of these Stoke 'players' could be jailed for assault.
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HESKEY!
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Heskey on.
Sack the useless git!!!!!!!
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Have we used all our subs?
Unfortunately not, still result is the same, we are down to 10 men.
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Emule on
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Empty seats, no money, loads of injuries, relegation fight, shit football.
Dark days indeed.
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"And to a man, all of the Villa fans stand and applaud", as the camera pans over to a section of the crowd with 2/3 of them sat down. Love it.
And heeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Heskey!
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Have we used all our subs?
No, on comes Heskey
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This is ridiculous. Drawing with stoke.
We always draw with Stoke don't we?
We always draw with most teams (if we don't lose).
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Heskey on!!!
we are saved
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There must be someone else he could have put on?
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This game has been a disaster, with Man U away next week things are looking really fucking bad :(
We should have been looking to kill Stoke in the second half. Instead we sat back.
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The linesman can be thanked for Herd's injury. Learn to flag the right way you dickhead.
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This is ridiculous. Drawing with stoke.
We always draw with Stoke don't we?
We always draw with most teams (if we don't lose).
Quite true.
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This game has been a disaster, with Man U away next week things are looking really fucking bad :(
We should have been looking to kill Stoke in the second half. Instead we sat back.
Us sitting back being the least surprising thing I've seen in a long time.
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What is wrong with this manager !!!!!!!!
Heskey!!!!!
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I just want this season to be over and AM to go, please!!
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Ooh Jimbo - I'd just come in and saw HESKEY in caps. Thought I'd moved into a different astral plane and he'd burst the net.
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I know it didn't count and that, but Hutton's 'defending' there was, yet again, woeful.
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We must be the only fans that don't want 5 minutes injury time.......
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Bringing Heskey on is mindless. There is never an excuse for it when there is another squad member that can breathe.
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When was the last time we won a game comfortably? You don't have to be exact, just name the decade.
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What is wrong with this manager !!!!!!!!
Heskey!!!!!
Who else could he bring on?
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Should have hit that first time.
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How many times have villa players stumbled or fell over today???
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What is wrong with this manager !!!!!!!!
Heskey!!!!!
Who else could he bring on?
A footballer perhaps?
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When was the last time we won a game comfortably? You don't have to be exact, just name the decade.
Blackburn 4-1 last season I reckon. Pires was brilliant.
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I'd love to know whether the negative tactics come from AMc or from the player's fragile confidence.
No doubt people will moan about the goal (justifiably) but by the law of averages allowing stoke to keep pumping it into the box was always going to result in a chance. Whereas we should have been concentrating on keeping possession.
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Should have hit that first time.
Absolutely
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mcleish pointing at the club badge....deary deary me. what a dickhead. i am currently loathing football at the moment and it is starting to ruin the day somewhat. i dread to think what man utd will do to us.fuck off mcleish
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What is wrong with this manager !!!!!!!!
Heskey!!!!!
Who else could he bring on?
Cuellar?
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How many times have villa players stumbled or fell over today???
I've lost count.
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This is unacceptable. Sack him. Let Sid and Kevin Mac rally the troops for the rest of the season. Christ surely they can manage a win that'll see us safe.
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Surely Cuellar would've been a better option?
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What is wrong with this manager !!!!!!!!
Heskey!!!!!
Who else could he bring on?
Get Wolfie on.
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I'd love to know whether the negative tactics come from AMc or from the player's fragile confidence.
No doubt people will moan about the goal (justifiably) but by the law of averages allowing stoke to keep pumping it into the box was always going to result in a chance. Whereas we should have been concentrating on keeping possession.
Either way he needs sacking
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Ooh Jimbo - I'd just come in and saw HESKEY in caps. Thought I'd moved into a different astral plane and he'd burst the net.
I've told you before, lay off the crystal meth.
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What is wrong with this manager !!!!!!!!
Heskey!!!!!
Who else could he bring on?
Cuellar?
Carruthers
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this has been such an exhausting season. Feels like we need to work twice as hard as everyone else just to feel any sense of happiness. And even then it comes with a free grey cloud.
Self inflicted from the moment they appointed this useless prick.
I hate what this man is doing to our club. The reason we're scrambling around desperately for points at the end of the season, right when we have an injury crisis, is because the unambitious turd was too cowardly to go for points earlier in the season.
Nailed it.
I'm just so fucking bored watching us. I have such a hard time getting excited about Villa right now. It's like the life has been sucked right out of me. I would take being induced into a coma and waking up in August. Off course, the nurse will tell me McLeish is still manager, we've sold Bent and Ireland and signed Kevin Francis and resigned Heskey and I'll tell her to put me under again.
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Surely Cuellar would've been a better option?
More chance of him scoring...
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This has been quite hideous.
Other than the goal, have we had a shot on target?
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mcleish pointing at the club badge....deary deary me. what a dickhead.
What was he doing that for? I'm at work thankfully and not watching this tripe.
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How many times have villa players stumbled or fell over today???
Picking up tips from Heskey
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39% possession this half, against Stoke!!!!!!!!!!
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We have been shit in the second half, we should have tried to kill the game and we've paid the price.
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ireland..sigh. this has been a shocker hasn't it? so frustrating. Can't see it getting better against sunderland and bolton. I hope I am proved wrong.
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This season has been an absolute fucking stinker. Shite.
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The stoke players have not been falling over, just the Villa players... I blame AM
Hoof from Collins
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Ireland laughs as the ball stupidly goes out of play for our last chance to get it into their box. Typical.
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What is wrong with this manager !!!!!!!!
Heskey!!!!!
Who else could he bring on?
Do you really need me to answer that... Carlos,Johnson, Carruthers but Cuellar
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The ****** has already said that he would be happy with 15th so fasten yourself in for more excitement like today....
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You could see Mcleish shouting "too deep" there as if it is the players who are ballsing it up rather than his instructions. Christ he was right too, they were almost stood in the six yard box from a free kick in Stoke's half!
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Wonder what bs he'll come out with after the game,who will he blame?
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Ireland laughs as the ball stupidly goes out of play for our last chance to get it into their box. Typical.
Ireland's given it all in every game he's played recently.
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this has been such an exhausting season. Feels like we need to work twice as hard as everyone else just to feel any sense of happiness. And even then it comes with a free grey cloud.
Self inflicted from the moment they appointed this useless prick.
I hate what this man is doing to our club. The reason we're scrambling around desperately for points at the end of the season, right when we have an injury crisis, is because the unambitious turd was too cowardly to go for points earlier in the season.
Nailed it.
I'm just so fucking bored watching us. I have such a hard time getting excited about Villa right now. It's like the life has been sucked right out of me. I would take being induced into a coma and waking up in August. Off course, the nurse will tell me McLeish is still manager, we've sold Bent and Ireland and signed Kevin Francis and resigned Heskey and I'll tell her to put me under again.
Yep. It's a horrible feeling isn't it? My excitement has been killed to such an extent that I struggle to get angry any more. And I don't see an end in sight as McLeish is here to stay.
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7 shots only 3 on target. Fucking wank
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Why the fuck is McLeish clapping as he leaves the pitch...the man lives in a deluded reality.
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The c*** has already said that he would be happy with 15th so fasten yourself in for more excitement like today....
I'm not particularly bothered if McLeish is happy with 15th, but if Lerner's happy with it then that's where the problem lies.
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my friend just turned to me. a non villa fan. He turned to me and said 'Mcleish is a bellend isn't he?' That just sums up the match. I'm going to bed-cheers all. I hope you can have a good evening after that
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We have been shit in the second half, we should have tried to kill the game and we've paid the price.
Its the same every second half now
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Gah, Thanks for the company everyone. At least we didn't lose at the death.
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95 minutes - i think we had one shot and it went in. The rest was spent watching Delap and Shotton wiping the ball on the shirt or Shawcross/Huth/Collins grappling each other.
What complete and utter dross, no wonder there was over 10,000 empty seats. There must be fuck all to do in Stoke if they get so many turn up to watch that shit every week?
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Crock of shite, another set piece goal blah blah fucking blah this is so depressing
Please go Alex!
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managed to cling on against the mighty Stoke
that Alex is a tactical genious I tell you