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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on April 22, 2012, 09:35:38 AM
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0-0
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1-1
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1-1
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2-0 Villa.
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1-1
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0-0.
AM will do a jig all the way from the bench to the tunnel.
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0-1 i'm afraid.
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Emile Heskey to answer his critics in the best way possible.
0-0
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Yet another draw.
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Nervy 1-0 win.
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1-1.
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I think there's a case for playing Heskey from the start regardless of Gabby's injury status. Just think we're struggling up front anyway so at least he unsettles defenders, can get some flicks/knock downs and help us retain the ball up the pitch and allow others to support.
Assuming Gabby makes it and Collins doesn't, I'd go:
Given
Hutton Cuellar Baker/Clark Lichaj/Warnock
N'Zogbia Herd Ireland Gabby
Heskey Weimann
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Its important to remember that we are poor, yet we have picked up three draws against decent to average sides. Bolton are fortunately poorer than us.
The gifts we'll need to score will be provided to us on Tuesday.
I thought Heskey and Andy combined well and should start.
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3-1 Villa. We'll have too much pace for them.
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1 - 0
Please, a win.
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2-1 Villa. We'll be coasting 2-0, they score a late one setting up a nail biting last 5 minutes during which they hit the post and miss a penalty. The sigh of relief at the final whistle will cause cars on the expressway to swerve across three lanes.
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Draw. And the wait will go on.
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0-0 written all over it for me
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I'd take a draw.
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2-1 in an exciting end-to-end game. My only concern is that we need Collins to combat Keven Davies' strength, which I'm not 100% sure Baker and Cuellar can do; so I'd stick Clark at centre half alongside Carlos.
Weimann and Cuellar for us, Davies for them.
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I said on the Sunderland Post match thread that Bolton looked dire yesterday and Swansea would have beaten them easily had they taken a few of their chances. They look very dodgy at the back and pace might be the key.
I think we'll win but we'll make hard work of it.
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Anything but a loss please!
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We really really need to win this.
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0-0 written all over it ... blimey , they have drained me of everything this season.
we will survive this season , next season , probably not
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Have to win but fear yet another draw. 1-1 and all toilet paper reserves at VP used up.
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Win against Bolton and then a great 2-0 against the baggies should put on the same points (42) as the them with 2 games to go................! (Trying to think positively)
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I worry about this one, but I think Bolton are sleepwalking towards relegation the way Newcastle were a couple of seasons ago, and we will probably beat them without realising.
We will then be safe, and certain people can start deciding where our future lies once this concern has gone.
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we will probably beat them without realising.
I would love to see the post-match thread if that happened.
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we will probably beat them without realising.
I would love to see the post-match thread if that happened.
Last season we beat Liverpool 1-0 and I don't think many people were fully aware given the goings-on at The Sty.
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We never make opposition keepers work. It frightens me that AMC'S thinks we should have won yesterday on chances created. Did their keeper have a save to make in the second half? I think it has to Emile and Weimann up front on Tuesday. I do think they can work well together if we deliver some decent balls.
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Do you think it would be a good idea to arrange for a minute's applause in both the 6th and 19th minutes?
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Still can't beleive we are in this position, needing a result against Bolton! When I see Newcastle looking like they can qualify for the CL when it was not so long ago at VP winding them up seeing them go down.
Y-day put more pressure on the lads for this match....1-0 win, very nervy.
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We really need a win against Bolton but I just think it as draw written all over it 0-0 again.
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We really need a win against Bolton but I just think it as draw written all over it 0-0 again.
yes
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A nervy 2-1 to us.
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We certainly can't lose this one. Draw.
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Actually going to this one, a few things have come together and I am actually able to get down to Villa Park; 1. its on a Tuesday so I'm not at work, 2: the weird situation whereby the worse Villa are doing, the bigger the pull I feel to get down there, and 3: my student loan is burning a hole in my pocket. I may even buy a H&V.
2-0 to the Villa, please.
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Win and we are safe what an incentive!
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Do you think it would be a good idea to arrange for a minute's applause in both the 6th and 19th minutes?
If Muamba was still in a critical condition or whatever, then I would absolutely be in favour of it, but he's over the worst of it, isn't he? Seems a tad OTT to be honest.
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Win and we are safe what an intensive!
Intensive ?
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Win and we are safe what an intensive!
Intensive ?
Incentive.
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You can't spell Aston Villa without n-i-l-n-i-l
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3-0.
We'll win because we absolutely have to. A defeat does not bear thinking about. Bolton 3 points behind us with a game in hand if they win.
Come on Villa!
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My prediction:
Aston Villa 4 - 1 Bolton
AV: Weimann (2), Albrighton, N'Zogbia.
B: Petrov.
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I said on the Sunderland Post match thread that Bolton looked dire yesterday
Bolton are mince but we're offal
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one team will score 1, the other team wont score any
I`m just not sure who
Horrible feeling though when all I seem to be doing now is looking at the results of Bolton, QPR & Wigan
Christ how I want this season over and done with
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I said on the Sunderland Post match thread that Bolton looked dire yesterday
Bolton are mince but we're offal
Lets hope McLeish gets the chop, but I wouldn`t steak my life upon it ...
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We really need our leading lights to show their guts.
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2-0 villa. This is a huge game for us, but they need the win even more. They will be under pressure whereas we will be looking for much needed relief.
Ireland, 22
Weimann, 59
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Not sure how bolton will play this one. I'd say they need the win but then i'm looking at it from the viewpoint of catching us, whereas they may settle for a point in the assumption we're too far ahead and it would be best to take the point against the teams immediately above them.
1-1 init.
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2-0 villa. This is a huge game for us, but they need the win even more. They will be under pressure whereas we will be looking for much needed relief.
Ireland, 22
Weimann, 59
So, you reckon Weimann will hand relief to us with a happy finish?
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We really need our leading lights to show their guts.
We will get butchered or, viscera versa we will turn them insides out :)
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2-0 villa. This is a huge game for us, but they need the win even more. They will be under pressure whereas we will be looking for much needed relief.
Ireland, 22
Weimann, 59
So, you reckon Weimann will hand relief to us with a happy finish?
Yes, only this time it'll stick ;)
I've been very negative the past few weeks whereas I'd usually be an optimist. I'm just hanging on the hope that our players will want to secure safety before the end of the season so they can take the foot off the gas.
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We really need our leading lights to show their guts.
We will get butchered or, viscera versa we will turn them insides out :)
we'll be slaughtered if he plays Alan Mutton in defence
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1-0
Heskey
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1-0
Heskey
Party like its 1999 20 August 2011
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If finally clicks for us and we give some one a battering. 4-0 win.
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This is a golden chance to put any doubts of safety to bed, we need two points from the last four, but this if we did slip up here, it would suddernly put it back in the balence, and lets face it out of the four this looks the most winnerble.
2-1 Villa. Weimann and Herd for us. NRC for Bolton.
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An absolute nailed on 0-0 draw and more nail biting. This season has been a total nightmare.
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Yet another exciting draw... to add to the endless list!
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A draw of some sort.
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No need to worry about tuesday.Remember, our manager has been in this situation before. That experience should have taught him a lot !
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If we lose, I will be chitterling myself.
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1-1 which will probably be enough to see us safe in a kind of somebodies tripped us up and we've crawled over the line kind of way.
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Great result in ManU 4 Everton 4 if your worried about QPR going above us! Image if the championship goes to the last game of the season only see one outcome at Eastlands!
Need to win this game though so we not banking on other results.
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1-0 N'Zogbia
Gotta win this or we are in deep poo.
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Am I the only one who hopes that Heskey plays up front with Weimann? They seem to work well together tbh.
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We're a bad side in bad form. A note traditional 442 with a big man little man combo, against a poor defence, may be our best bet. So I also think heskey / weimann may be the way to go.
I think it would be a risk to play 2 wingers though, so I'd pick CNZ ahead of alby. Herd and Ireland must start, I'm just unsure how I'd configure the rest of the midfield. I'm losing faith in bannan but I think possibly him tucked in on the left although that means CNZ on the right.
Oh, I don't know. It's just a bit depressing isn't it
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Am I the only one who hopes that Heskey plays up front with Weimann? They seem to work well together tbh.
No. I hope they both start on Tuesday.
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Oh, I don't know. It's just a bit depressing isn't it
*sad face emoticon*
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Am I the only one who hopes that Heskey plays up front with Weimann? They seem to work well together tbh.
No. I hope they both start on Tuesday.
I think I'm gonna have to agree, Gabby's not been playing well recently and Weimann has the qualities that Heskey's lacking. Good pair they are.
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They did seem to work pretty well together, the only problem is we have a lack of pace on the pitch without Gabby.
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Their they would make a logical pairing I think.
Just think this is a result which is there for the taking. Althrough our home form has been terrible this season, I do think against a side like Bolton it is one example where being at VP should work to our favour.
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As I posted on pg 1 of this thread, I'd play Heskey/Weimann up top but Gabby would play left side. He's not threatening to score so let him put a shift in down the left side which to be fair was the position he last looked good in when he seemed to supply Bent with a few goals from there before Xmas.
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2-1 in an exciting end-to-end game.
which particular recreational drugs are you using today ? or still pissed from last night...? ;)
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Whats with all the draw predictions ?
Bolton DO NOT do away draws, well they haven't done one since February last year at any rate.
The seasons form pits our 4 home wins against their their 5 away wins.
Bolton to win - a horrible night and a horrible atmosphere which transfers itself to the players on the pitch, when the relatively easy ride that the manager has received at least within the stadium during games turns to outright hostility as he reaches a new low. Oh yes and it will be raining too.
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Good will triumph over awful and all will be well in the universe thanks to Gabby Agbonlahor.
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Good will triumph over awful and all will be well in the universe thanks to Gabby Agbonlahor.
That's a blast from the past!
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Whats with all the draw predictions ?
Bolton DO NOT do away draws, well they haven't done one since February last year at any rate.
That's not up to them. Blackburn have ONE home draw this season, and you know against who. We can get a draw against anyone (save the elite teams).
(That said, I'm pretty sure we'll win, allthough a draw won't come as a complete surprise.)
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Good will triumph over awful and all will be well in the universe thanks to Gabby Agbonlahor
That's a blast from the past!
I'm hoping Gabby will give us a blast from the present, blasting a couple past their keeper.
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We'll lose I'm afraid and this will be the beginning of the end. Or the start of an new era - something like that.
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Draw
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We better had win. Through an unfortunate set of circumstances beyond my control I'm going to the Spurs/Blackburn game - no escape from the agony of this season even on a day out (and no escape from Spurs - twice in a week)
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0-0 or 1-1.
The sport of football will be the true winner.
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Rang up during the week and ticket office lady said it was 10 pound a ticket if you had a season ticket, and you could book upto 6 tickets, so when i tried to do this online it was costing 33 pound per ticket in the Holte. Anyone know if the tickets are tenner a go for st's?
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This was always going to be the game that defines our season,i will be in the Holte singing my heart out for the lads,not Randy or McLeish,the lads!UTV!
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I predict the following.
1) I will sit in my seat rocking like a polar bear in captivity just saying 'no,no,no,no,no,no,no..... no,no,no,no,no,no,no.....' everytime Bolton get within striking distance.
2) I will use the word cocktard on numerous occasions.
3) It will be painful to watch
4) There will be 1 goal in it.
5) At some point there will be a footballing fuck up of biblical proportions!
Come on you Lions!
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I keep reading that if we win on tuesday we will be safe ,but a win puts us 9 points ahead of Bolton and they will still have 4 games to play, 8 points ahead of Blackburn with 3 games to play. I wont feel safe until its a mathematic certainty.
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And I got some tickets in the middle trinity for a tenner but I got them over the phone. You might have more luck trying that way.
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1-0 win. Weimann.
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Cheers Bones will get it sorted tomoz hopefully. Did you use someones season ticket
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1-0 to the Villa. This is going to be nerve shredding isn't it?
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Thought we were lucky yesterday. Bentner was level from the cross. When Heskey came on he got a few flick ons and it worked better than it was with Gabby who has lost the plot. 1-0 Wemann .........
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0-0
Snoozefest again.
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another bore draw 0-0. we are in deep trouble
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Is that match on Sky? I could've sworn before the Muamba thing that it was on a tuesday because of Sky.
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Is that match on Sky? I could've sworn before the Muamba thing that it was on a tuesday because of Sky.
It was on the original Tuesday because of Bolton's FA Cup game. It had earlier been moved to Sunday for Sky.
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Im suprised Sky have not jumped on this one . losers to go down and all .
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1-0 to the Villa. This is going to be nerve shredding isn't it?
Oh yes!
Nearly cacking my pants yesterday.
Definitely need a nappy for Tuesday!
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Is that match on Sky? I could've sworn before the Muamba thing that it was on a tuesday because of Sky.
It was on the original Tuesday because of Bolton's FA Cup game. It had earlier been moved to Sunday for Sky.
Ah, fair enough. Now it's just the difficult choice of a dodgy internet stream from some Arabic station or listen to Alan Green talk about how much he hates the Villa.
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Actually, that makes me wonder whether we've ever had a game that's been postponed three times before.
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Or come down to the ground and watch it in person?
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Or come down to the ground and watch it in person?
Can't make it down on Tuesday I'm afraid. I'll be at the Spurs game, though I doubt it'll bear as much importance.
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Or come down to the ground and watch it in person?
Can't make it down on Tuesday I'm afraid. I'll be at the Spurs game, though I doubt it'll bear as much importance.
I hope we're home and dry by then.
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The phrase "squeaky bum" springs to mind.
We must not lose, and it won't be one for the neutrals.
A draw or worse.
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4-0 win. Absolutely no rationale behind this at all.
N'zogbia x2, Heskey and Herd/Gardner (whichever one plays).
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Just hope they go for the win and not be negative in hope of sneaking a draw
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Cheers Bones will get it sorted tomoz hopefully. Did you use someones season ticket
I used my own.
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Actually, that makes me wonder whether we've ever had a game that's been postponed three times before.
Winter of '63 is possible. We drew with Bristol City in the 3rd round of the cup in January and the replay was in March. I've no idea how many times the second game or the many postponed league games were actually re-scheduled.
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Actually, that makes me wonder whether we've ever had a game that's been postponed three times before.
Winter of '63 is possible. We drew with Bristol City in the 3rd round of the cup in January and the replay was in March. I've no idea how many times the second game or the many postponed league games were actually re-scheduled.
I think there were a few around that time.
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Sod relegation. We have to win somewhere sometime. This game is as likely as any.
Villa 4 Bolton 0 (Collins, Lichaj, Cuellar, Baker)
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I think this is our last chance to get the points we need because I can't seeing us winning any of the last 3 games. I think he'll do what he usually does and set us up not to lose so I think this we'll be a draw.
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2-0. Weimann 67, N'Zogbia 88.
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After seeing us totally dominate them at Bolton earlier in the season (especially the first half when we played possibly our best 45 minutes of the season) I really cannot see us losing this one.
If we lose, then we really do deserve to go down because Bolton are shit.
However, I don't think we will lose. 2-0 (Charlie to strike twice).
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We all want a win, but just can't see past a draw... 1-1
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After seeing us totally dominate them at Bolton earlier in the season (especially the first half when we played possibly our best 45 minutes of the season) I really cannot see us losing this one.
I'd say the second half at home to QPR was the best 45 we have had this season. Or the second at home to Arsenal.
But yes, I agree, if we lose this, we deserve relegation.
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We need the QPR performance without the stupid mistakes. The back 4 looks more solid now than it did earlier in the season, the trouble is we are toothless. I would be drilling into Weimann to shoot on sight, he got into great positions without troubling the keeper at the weekend. After the second half I would be sorely tempted to start Heskey up there with him too, go quite direct and try and get the run on Knight, although if fit Gabby could eat Wheater for breakfast in the right frame of mind.
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Those mentioning the QPR home and Bolton away performance...we're a much less experienced side than those games because of the injuries in the meantime so comparisons aren't really worth making.
The one thing our relegation rivals have is leaders in their team and at this moment we quite simply don't. It's asking a lot of our young lads to win any of the remaining games as they just don't have the experience. Of our senior pros Heskey seems to be a meek bear while Collins, Ireland and Gabby lack the presence to rally the team. Without Stan and Dunne I can only really see Given inspiring confidence on the pitch and he's out of earshot for the rest of the team for most of the game. Ironically, it's one game where we could probably do with Nigel Reo Coker on our side.
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0-0 but I hope the crowd gets behind the team, otherwise it will be a long night.
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No idea where our next goal is coming from but I'll say we'll find a way to sneak a 2-1 win. Lots of panicky moments and an atmosphere like a funeral at Villa Park. Don't care who scores as long as fucking someone does wearing claret and blue.
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I bet he plays the Davis and he scores.
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I'd go with
Given
Herd, Cuellar, Baker (Collins if fit), Lichaj
Ireland, Gardner, Clark
Nzogbia, Gabby, Carruthers
Heskey to start if Gabby ain't fit
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Don't care who scores as long as fucking someone does wearing claret and blue.
In the Bolton net.
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Those mentioning the QPR home and Bolton away performance...we're a much less experienced side than those games because of the injuries in the meantime so comparisons aren't really worth making.
The one thing our relegation rivals have is leaders in their team and at this moment we quite simply don't. It's asking a lot of our young lads to win any of the remaining games as they just don't have the experience. Of our senior pros Heskey seems to be a meek bear while Collins, Ireland and Gabby lack the presence to rally the team. Without Stan and Dunne I can only really see Given inspiring confidence on the pitch and he's out of earshot for the rest of the team for most of the game. Ironically, it's one game where we could probably do with Nigel Reo Coker on our side.
We have missed him as much as anyone else that left last summer, and I would wager more. He leads in the middle and that is something we lack badly.
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I'm developing a nagging doubt we'll lose this. We have Sunderland 3-4 extremely good chances with some sloppy defending, getting sucked in and leaving players unmarked.
Let's face it, if bolton score first the chances are we'll be looking at a a draw at best. We're having to work extremely hard just to make chances, never mind score.
But Bolton are shit. Get right at them and score early on and it could be a good win.
We've had a few of these shit seasons in my time supporting villa, and we do normally pull a good home win out of the bag in a crunch game:
- Liverpool under Brian little
- blues under o'leary
- don't really remember under gt first or second time around (incidentally I only just thought this - for all the wonderful things sgt did for villa, we had 3 seasons under him in the top flight and almost got relegated in 2 of them).
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On top of our usual applause on 19 minutes for Stan I hope we join their fans on 6 minutes for Fabrice.
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Well, this is it isn't it?
So many chances squandered to put ourselves safe, now this is the one which will tell us whether we can relax at Norwich or have to descend on Carrow Road with prayer mats.
Defeat will mean the Bolton close the gap to 3 points with a game in hand, while we face tough games against Albion and Spurs. A win puts a nice gap between us and Bolton and Blackburn.
We will win.
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The thing about Fabrice. Don't think it's really necessary. He looks so well now, he could probably turn out for them tomorrow.
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1-0 win. Heskey in the last minute.
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A tense 1-0 for me.
Don't care who gets it or how we play, the 3 points are all important in this one!
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I think we'll stay up, but lose this anyway just to make it a bit more tense.
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A win any type of win, but we need to play at a high tempo like the first 20 mins on Saturday and keep that going for the whole match.
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I'm going to boo Reo-Coker tomorrow night. Only for the "Champions League Clubs chasing me" bullshit his agent was coming out with last summer.
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The thing about Fabrice. Don't think it's really necessary. He looks so well now, he could probably turn out for them tomorrow.
He'd probably get in our team tomorrow.
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Bolton team news from sportinglife.com
Bolton manager Owen Coyle is hoping Mark Davies is passed fit for his side's Barclays Premier League clash at Aston Villa on Tuesday night.
Davies took a knock in Saturday's draw against Swansea, and with Darren Pratley battling illness, Nigel Reo-Coker is the only fully fit central midfielder in the relegation battlers' senior squad.
Josh Vela, 18, made his debut from the bench in that game and could be involved again, but Lee Chung-yong is not yet recovered from a broken leg and FIFA clearance has yet to be received for former Rangers winger Gregg Wylde.
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Apparantly they were very Lucky to get a draw against Swansea so we should get at them.
Collins is def out ,Gabby had a chance.I'd be tempted to play Ireland behind Wiemann with Herd and Clarke in midfeld.Id also consider Carrathurs on the wing.I'm pretty sure however we will go with the target man option of Heskey.
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I have a job interview at 9am Wednesday morning. I'm not sure how I'm going to sleep if we lose this one.
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You can't spell Aston Villa without n-i-l-n-i-l
This'll be my Facebook status if it is nil-nil.
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I can see the sense in that approach, freeing up Ireland and improving our ability to pass it. But I think it all depends on whether weimann can play the lone front man role in a side that is struggling for confidence and quality. We might struggle to give him the accuracy of passing he'll need. I'd tend to side with heskey for this one.
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2-0. Weimann 67, N'Zogbia 88.
Sure hope so TD, but why on earth does McL keep taking N'Zog off like he does, it was pointed out to me that he scored a lot of goals for Wigan in the final 10 mins.
The guy must be so disgruntled at VP.
2-1 Villa I say with fingers firmly x'd.
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1-0 Villa, Cuellar from a corner.
Believe!
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I think he'll go with...
Given
Lichaj Cuellar Baker Warnock
Herd Clark
Ireland N'Zogbia
Weimann Heskey
With Carruthers (or Albrighton), Bannan (or Gardner) and Gabby (in whatever fitness state he's in) as planned impetus from the bench.
We have enough to beat them.
Basically Clark and Herd win the ball and get it to Irelands asap, who we play through as much as possible.
Heskey to win anything in the air and work over their defence, who arent that great let's face it. Weimann gets the knock downs. We may even score from a set piece for a once in a blue moon treat.
Have a feeling Weimann and N'Zogbia will score in a 2-1 win.
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Owen Coyle on the BBC site saying that they are almost out of midfielders through injuries. Surely, even Villa can capitalise on that...?
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Is Napoli Reo Coker playing?
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Is Napoli Reo Coker playing?
He is the one and only fit central midfielder apparently
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The law of averages will kick in and we finally score from a corner. Collins, off Cuellar, off a Bolton defender and the post to creep over the line in the 82nd, resulting in the longest 10 minutes of our lives and a 1-0 win
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Is Napoli Reo Coker playing?
He is the one and only fit central midfielder apparently
0-1
Reo-Coker
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I bet the Bolton lot are looking forward to this game much more than we are!
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1-1, villa to stumble over the line to safety.
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Is Napoli Reo Coker playing?
He is the one and only fit central midfielder apparently
It will be like having an extra player in our side if he plays judging by the amount of times he gave the ball away when playing for us.
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Owen Coyle on the BBC site saying that they are almost out of midfielders through injuries. Surely, even Villa can capitalise on that...?
Not when you're actively playing for a draw.
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its gonna be 0-0! We are the draw specialists.
I cant believe im going to say this but I think Heskey HAS to play. When he came on against Sunderland, he was winning so many headers when it was lumped up to him. He could be the difference between the 2 sides tomorrow night
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its gonna be 0-0! We are the draw specialists.
I cant believe im going to say this but I think Heskey HAS to play. When he came on against Sunderland, he was winning so many headers when it was lumped up to him. He could be the difference between the 2 sides tomorrow night
This.
Best price I can find for 0-0 is 11-1 .
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By a fluke of news planning I may be able to go to the game tomorrow. I already feel a bit sick.
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By a fluke of news planning I may be able to go to the game tomorrow. I already feel a bit sick.
I know what you mean, my strawberry is going ten to the dozen already.
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its gonna be 0-0! We are the draw specialists.
I cant believe im going to say this but I think Heskey HAS to play. When he came on against Sunderland, he was winning so many headers when it was lumped up to him. He could be the difference between the 2 sides tomorrow night
This.
Best price I can find for 0-0 is 11-1 .
You can get 13-1 on Betfair according to Statto.Com (http://www.statto.com/football/odds/england/premier-league/aston-villa-v-bolton-wanderers/correct-score)
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1-0. Heskey.
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I'm hoping Weimann is the new, improved Allback with a far longer shelf-life.
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I have a funny feeling we'll win this one
I may have taken leave of my senses but I'll go for 3-1 to Villa
N'Zogbia, Heskey and Ireland for us, Petrov for them
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I'm going for a 1-1 draw. In the grand scheme of things, wouldn't be a bad result for Villa.
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I'm hoping Weimann is the new, improved Allback with a far longer shelf-life.
Thought he got into some great positions against Sunderland, just needed a bit more composure. Looked a far bigger danger than Gabby aswell.
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It's gotta be a win... the law of averages has to kick in sometime. And it's my birthday.
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Happy Birthday Tom
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By a fluke of news planning I may be able to go to the game tomorrow. I already feel a bit sick.
And I think I'll be producing a few type 6's instead of type 4's before this one......
I can't see past 1 each for this one. For once I hope Heskey does start and I think he'll score from a corner........Nurse, quick the curtains, it's happened again!
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Same old plan.JD and coke about sixish,another ten min's later,four pints during the game,if we win,hometime,if we lose or draw,again,back to the bar for the Jaigermeister and sulk like a fu..er! 3-0 Villa.
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Surely we have to win eventually and tomorrow night we will do it, gut wrenching heart stopping desperately nervous affair 2-1 Villa, god im shitting myself.
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I'm not one for hysteria and the like but if we lose to Bolton (not that I think that will happen) who come here with a hugely weakened midfield and who are a poor team in any case, he should be sacked on the spot. Because that would be taking the piss.
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I'm not one for hysteria and the like but if we lose to Bolton (not that I think that will happen) who come here with a hugely weakened midfield and who are a poor team in any case, he should be sacked on the spot. Because that would be taking the piss.
That would be the ticket as long as we went on to win the last three matches ;-)
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Surely we have to win eventually and tomorrow night we will do it, gut wrenching heart stopping desperately nervous affair 2-1 Villa, god im shitting myself.
7 league Wins in 8 months I hope you are right about the win
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0-0 - both teams will be cautious for an hour and then try to nick it in the final qtr of the match.
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Just noticed the bolton team from Saturday . They look cack to be honest . 0-0 then
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Too difficult to call , hope its a decent ref, if he puts the right team out with the right tactics we have enough to get a result. I think they need a win, we need a draw.
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I will say we will win, I have said this for a few weeks now so in the law of averages I should get it right soon.
1 - 0 to Villa
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4-0 to the Villa.
KMac to pass a note round the dressing room during AMc pre match talk saying to ignore team orders and pass the ball through the midfield, Bolton aren't an elite team and to have no fear. Weimann 2, herd 1 and Ireland 1.
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This time we will win 1-1.
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This time we will win 1-1.
If we do, at the next game I want to see everybody stand up on the sixteenth minute and applaud those sixteen hard-fought points.
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By the law of averages, a win is surely ours. Please? One a month over a season is fuck-all to ask for so just give it to us.
1-0
Weimann
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I'm afraid they'll want it more than us. If they don't win, they are pretty much down. If we don't win, we still have the chance against West Brom or Norwich.
Hope I'm wrong.
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I get to see this one live as it's ANZAC Day tomorrow so I'm not working. I've every confidence that we'll scrape a win.
2-1 Villa.
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I think it is a nailed on draw. Both sides have awful defences so i will go for 1-1 .Have a feeling Zat Knight will score,not sure who for though !
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Woken up really nervous about this one. I am going 2-1, Heskey both.
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I've woke up and was dreaming about tonights game. I was sitting in the very back row of the upper holte ( I have never ever been in the upper holte), play was at the other end where we were defending when a mass fight broke between the players, one of our players kicked the ball away really hard from the witton end and it nearly hit me and I was worried about falling out of the upper tier into the lower holte. The only other thing I remember was a very old very slow Stan Collymore was playing right back for Bolton, our tactics seemed to revolve entirely on putting pressure on him down that flank to get a breakthrough.
Anybody able to analyse my dream or am I just a bit strange ?
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---Hutton-Cuellar-Baker-Lichaj
Albrighton-Ireland-Herd-N'Zogbia
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If Gabby is fit, I'd play him wide instead of Marc
A nervy 2-1, Weimann & Heskey
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Andy - you are a bit strange mate.
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sportinglife.com
McLEISH HAS NO DOUBTS ABOUT DUO
Alex McLeish is content to put his faith in two players out of contract this summer in striker Emile Heskey and defender Carlos Cuellar for Tuesday night's vital Barclays Premier League clash with Bolton.
Striker Heskey, 34, is poised to lead the attack at Villa Park if captain Gabriel Agbonlahor fails to recover from a shoulder problem.
Cuellar is required to fill the gap at the back left by the absence of central defender James Collins through a groin problem.
McLeish said: "It depends on Gabby, but Emile would come right into the thinking for tonight. He's admired by all his team-mates.
"His team-mates love him, and love him playing in the team, because they know he's going to work his socks off for the cause and he's going to create chances for them.
"He's capable of scoring as well when he's playing in his favourite position of centre forward.
"I think Michael Owen said he was the best partner he ever played with.
"It's the same scenario with someone like Carlos. The thing about guys like that is that they have total commitment to any particular task that they have to undertake.
"Those two are fine examples of that, two guys who will go through brick walls for you and for the club - regardless of what happens next."
McLeish also confirmed Cuellar was the "outstanding candidate" to skipper the side on Tuesday night if Agbonlahor is ruled out.
The Scot has challenged Villa to improve their home record and show a ruthless streak on Tuesday night.
Villa have recorded just four victories in front of their own supporters this season and lie only five points above the bottom three.
McLeish said: "Our record at home is rotten. It's not something we are proud of.
"It's something we can't do anything about now but we've got to do something about the next game. We've got to go all out to win it.
"The stakes of the Premier League are enormous. This next game is huge for us and Bolton and we've got to go for it and the players are totally committed and ready for the cause.
"We've lost sucker equalisers in the last few minutes. These points become vital when you get to this stage of the season.
"We've got to try to find that ruthless professionalism and resilience when we get to situations such as that."
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Albrighton-Ireland-Herd-N'Zogbia
---------Weimann-Heskey
If Gabby is fit, I'd play him wide instead of Marc
A nervy 2-1, Weimann & Heskey
That's pretty much where I am. Although I think Mcleish has said Heskey will play if Gabby isn't fit.
And I might play Gardner or Bannan instead of Albrighton to give us more help in midfield.
And would Clark get ahead of Baker?
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I dreamt about the game last night too! But it was away at West Ham and we got a crucial win.
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Cuellar as captain I agree with.
Now if we got a pen would take it ?
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Our defence is not awful and it's not Bolton's last chance.
If they pick up a point they will be 3 points from 17th with a game in hand. That will play on their mind.
If they do go gung ho we'll have plenty of space to attack into.
But as they have major injury problems in midfield I can't see them being too adventurous.
I think if anybody will be pressing it will be Villa. The pressure is really on McLeish to get a win, even if a draw isn't the end of the world.
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I'm afraid they'll want it more than us. If they don't win, they are pretty much down. If we don't win, we still have the chance against West Brom or Norwich.
Hope I'm wrong.
This is precisely how I see it
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For me Baker has been quality at centre half, he should keep his place going in to next season as he will only improve.
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1-1 draw the cup final
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Is there anything we're supposed to do for Muamba? Assuming we'll be clapping in the 19th minute for Petrov, I wondered if we'd have the strange thing of 2 sets of fans clapping for the 2 players?
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sportinglife.com
McLEISH HAS NO DOUBTS ABOUT DUO
Alex McLeish is content to put his faith in two players out of contract this summer in striker Emile Heskey and defender Carlos Cuellar for Tuesday night's vital Barclays Premier League clash with Bolton.
Striker Heskey, 34, is poised to lead the attack at Villa Park if captain Gabriel Agbonlahor fails to recover from a shoulder problem.
Cuellar is required to fill the gap at the back left by the absence of central defender James Collins through a groin problem.
McLeish said: "It depends on Gabby, but Emile would come right into the thinking for tonight. He's admired by all his team-mates.
"His team-mates love him, and love him playing in the team, because they know he's going to work his socks off for the cause and he's going to create chances for them.
"He's capable of scoring as well when he's playing in his favourite position of centre forward.
"I think Michael Owen said he was the best partner he ever played with.
"It's the same scenario with someone like Carlos. The thing about guys like that is that they have total commitment to any particular task that they have to undertake.
"Those two are fine examples of that, two guys who will go through brick walls for you and for the club - regardless of what happens next."
McLeish also confirmed Cuellar was the "outstanding candidate" to skipper the side on Tuesday night if Agbonlahor is ruled out.
The Scot has challenged Villa to improve their home record and show a ruthless streak on Tuesday night.
Villa have recorded just four victories in front of their own supporters this season and lie only five points above the bottom three.
McLeish said: "Our record at home is rotten. It's not something we are proud of.
"It's something we can't do anything about now but we've got to do something about the next game. We've got to go all out to win it.
"The stakes of the Premier League are enormous. This next game is huge for us and Bolton and we've got to go for it and the players are totally committed and ready for the cause.
"We've lost sucker equalisers in the last few minutes. These points become vital when you get to this stage of the season.
"We've got to try to find that ruthless professionalism and resilience when we get to situations such as that."
He really is an utter, utter, utter cu....oh, never mind.
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Gotta love it that McLeish has dug out that Michael Owen quote about Emile Heskey. Think he said that about ten years ago! Anyway, Emile's looked a bit sharper when called upon in the last couple of games, which doesn't surprise me. I've never had an issue with him being used as a centre-forward, it's when he's been played in midfield that it has irked me.
1-1 tonight. Think I've predicted that score before every game this season.
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1-1 tonight. Think I've predicted that score before every game this season.
Well, can you stop it then please.
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I'll have a little poo in my pants if we don't win tonight.
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I'll have a little poo in my pants if we don't win tonight.
Get the bogroll ready!
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Heskey's scored one goal in his last 30 odd appearances. Even allowing for the times he's been in midfield etc, that is absolutely atrocious. I couldn't give a stuff what Michael Owen said a decade ago.
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We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.
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I think all this lack of fight thing is bollocks. I dont see any lack of fight or effort, just experience and in some cases quality.
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1-0 win for villa from a Penalty.
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4-0 to the Villa. We will piss it.
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We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.
That is so wrong on so many levels. There's plenty of fight in the side, what's lacking is the number of quality players. We're bereft of that with Bent and Petrov out. Heskey was one of our better performers when he came on Saturday. Far better than Gabby's contribution with his link up play with Weimann.
Bolton are shit, even with our depleted squad we should win this quite easily.
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Who the fuck would take the pen?
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Yep, let's not build Bolton up to something they're not, they've been poor for most of the season. Klasnic worries me though, he's the type to pop up from nowhere to nick a goal.
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Who the fuck would take the pen?
Bannan. Tucked one away nicely at QPR.
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We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.
That is so wrong on so many levels. There's plenty of fight in the side, what's lacking is the number of quality players. We're bereft of that with Bent and Petrov out. Heskey was one of our better performers when he came on Saturday. Far better than Gabby's contribution with his link up play with Weimann.
Bolton are shit, even with our depleted squad we should win this quite easily.
Bang on. They were definitely on the same wavelength, and with a bit more composure, Weimann should probably have at least worked the keeper when he was put through by Heskey. Yes, he's been shocking for the majority of the time he's been here, but saturday showed that he can have something to offer if played correctly.
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We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.
That is so wrong on so many levels. There's plenty of fight in the side, what's lacking is the number of quality players. We're bereft of that with Bent and Petrov out. Heskey was one of our better performers when he came on Saturday. Far better than Gabby's contribution with his link up play with Weimann.
Bolton are shit, even with our depleted squad we should win this quite easily.
Of course we will...We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.
That is so wrong on so many levels. There's plenty of fight in the side, what's lacking is the number of quality players. We're bereft of that with Bent and Petrov out. Heskey was one of our better performers when he came on Saturday. Far better than Gabby's contribution with his link up play with Weimann.
Bolton are shit, even with our depleted squad we should win this quite easily.
I agree with you that Bolton are shit, but so are we, the table doesn't lie. Anyway I hope that we do something that we haven't done in a very long and win the game.
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I'm sick of hearing the phrase 'winnable game'... our home form suggests these are only winnable for our opposition....
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We will win.
It says it all when our biggest game of the season is against Bolton to help us stay up!
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Time for the dream prediction............................
We're attacking the Holte End in the first half which is already a bad start. We then concede a really scrappy goal in the first fifteen minutes or so, then a long range shot from a Bolton player is heading for the top right corner when one of players, either Herd or Wiemann makes a great save to keep the ball out. Down to ten men and Bolton convert the penalty.
I don't have a clue what happened next, but take heart, my dreams are always way off the mark.
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You're way off with that Nev. Bolton's goal will come in the 90th minute.
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Now now, we will already be one up when they get the 90th minute equaliser to achieve another 'glorious draw' and a step closer to........add/delete, as appropriate.
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Obscurity?Relegation?
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i am personally shitting it!
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Is there anything we're supposed to do for Muamba? Assuming we'll be clapping in the 19th minute for Petrov, I wondered if we'd have the strange thing of 2 sets of fans clapping for the 2 players?
Two applauses on 6th minute and 19th minute for Muamba and Stan is doing the rounds on twitter.
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Is there anything we're supposed to do for Muamba? Assuming we'll be clapping in the 19th minute for Petrov, I wondered if we'd have the strange thing of 2 sets of fans clapping for the 2 players?
Two applauses on 6th minute and 19th minute for Muamba and Stan is doing the rounds on twitter.
Damn fine idea and very respectful to the two players involved May they both make full recoveries from there horrible illnesses.Stan and Muamba,all the best from Lanzarote Villa supporters.
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I haven't come across any at the moment but have seen a few villa fans tweeting that they are shocked at some other villa fans getting bored of the 19th minute applause. If true, i think they are bang out of order and should keep their thoughts to themselves. And they call themselves fans!
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Been a long time since i've felt this nervous before a game.
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Who the fuck would take the pen?
as Barry in not on the pitch!
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I am bricking it for this game, keep looking at our possible team and I'm afraid it's piss poor, no leaders as Collins is out, no one who will take a game by the scruff of the neck, no real flair to do something unexpected.
I fear it's going to be a nervy, painful evening.
I hope I'm wrong.
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I dreamt about the game last night too! But it was away at West Ham and we got a crucial win.
Did we scrape into the playoffs?
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Please stop shitting yourselves. This is football.
Go to the match, have a few pints, have the craic, scream your lungs out and enjoy yourselves.
Everything will be alright.
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Come the Villa boys! Win tonight and we can then focus on hounding AM out of a job.
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Bolton have only one fit first choice midfielder...Nigel Reo-Coker. If we don't get a result, McLeish better not use our injuries as an excuse.
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Albrighton-Ireland-Herd-N'Zogbia
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If Gabby is fit, I'd play him wide instead of Marc
A nervy 2-1, Weimann & Heskey
Thats what I'd go with. I know the wingers crosses were lame on Saturday, but at least we had a bit of shape. Seemed to give us some sort of attacking itent that has been lacking when we flood the midfield with the likes of Bannan/Gardner at the expense of wingers. Bring Corruthers on for Albrighton if he carries on where he left off last time out.
With Wiemann, Heskey and two wingers in a 4-4-2 we'd at least create chances. Just need to convert them.
I have faith! UTV
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Can see the atmosphere for this being poisenous if it goes on to long without a goal or noblot nick one early. However Bolton are sh*te, which means I've tempted fate and they'll beat us
VTID
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I think we will win but I will have to try and hide from my son the fact that I will be shitting myself before and during the game in case we don't. A nice comfortable three or four nil victory would be nice. Anybody remember them?
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I think we will win but I will have to try and hide from my son the fact that I will be shitting myself before and during the game in case we don't. A nice comfortable three or four nil victory would be nice. Anybody remember them?
3-0 v West Ham first game of last season!
4-0 v Wigan October 2008, but that was away.
last home 4-0 win v Bolton April 2008
although we did beat Bolton 5-1 in November 2009.
I'd take that tonight!
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We could do with an early goal to settle us down.
Can see us hanging on for a 2-1 win.
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NOTHING CAN GO WRONG NOW!
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NOTHING CAN GO WRONG NOW!
Go on. I dare you!!!!
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Please stop shitting yourselves. This is football.
Go to the match, have a few pints, have the craic, scream your lungs out and enjoy yourselves.
Everything will be alright.
Or if shitting oneself can't be avoided, please come kitted out in mansized nappy.
Perhaps an idea for the final home/ away fixtures, when fancy dress is more acceptable.
With the added bonus that it might discourage any notions of a lap of dishonour from the players, for fear of a barrage of soiled undercrackers coming their way.
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Morley on Talkshite in a minute apparently.
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Morley on Talkshite in a minute apparently.
You wont' understand a word he says anyway.
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A quick check of a Bolton pre-match thread, they are even more pessimistic than we are.
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I would take a point now! We've only won 2 matches this year. One against Fulham, when the goalie couldn't hold onto a standard shot in the 93rd minute and also away at Wolves when we needed Robbie Keane to score two goals to help us win, otherwise we would probably have lost.
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Off to the pub for tea and a few pre match drinks Good luck everyone.See you on what I hope is a happy post match thread ( I'd take a draw now )
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Off to the pub for tea and a few pre match drinks Good luck everyone.See you on what I hope is a happy post match thread ( I'd take a draw now )
Eating is cheating!Going to the pub to shout obscenities at the telly,drink more than i should for a Tuesday,come home and get on the post match thread,use dreadful spelling and talk bollocks.....And before anybody says anything...No change there then!.....Bollocks.C'mon you Villa!!
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Starting to get a buzz on for this now, about to leave work, get to the pub, consume my weight in alcohol fast and get behind the lads
UTV VTID
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Morley on Talkshite in a minute apparently.
You wont' understand a word he says anyway.
He was shite, typical sit on the fence type of stuff because he works for the club. Unlucky with injuries, lots of problems at the club blah blah blah. Didn't address the problems at all. MCLEISH IS THE PROBLEM. Say it!!
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Please stop shitting yourselves. This is football.
Go to the match, have a few pints, have the craic, scream your lungs out and enjoy yourselves.
Everything will be alright.
Or if shitting oneself can't be avoided, please come kitted out in mansized nappy.
My son has been shitting himself all day but he is only 11 months old.
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TalkSport are annoying me by saying that "we've been reliant on Heskey". No mention of Weimann, who if anything, we've been more reliant on than any other player recently.
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Right.
Cats fed - check
Lad fed - check
Rubbish out (not McLeish) - check
Dave arrived for lift - Errrrr Come on Dave
Lungs ready - check
Exscuses ready - check
Let's go!!!!!
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Can't remember being this nervous about a league game for many a long year. And it's fcuking Bolton Wanderers.
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We should only ever be nervous about Bolton at home if we need a cup semi win or the points for European qualification.
I don't like that this has become so important but think we will be fine.
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Can't remember being this nervous about a league game for many a long year. And it's fcuking Bolton Wanderers.
Nervously excited, how weird am I
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Time to head off to VP soon. Fucking come on Villa, lets have these feckers and show what we're capable of.
UTV VTID
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Can't remember how true this is (a nose told me), but it sounds like it might be. Apparently, when SHA were playing Bolton last season, AM started with one up front. They went behind and the 'crowd' started their '4-4-2' chant. He brought on another striker and they were all over them until they equalised. Happy with a point, he promptly took a striker off, and they ended up losing.
Anyway, like Alex, I'll settle for a point.
EDIT: couldn't have been last season as they beat them 2-1. Ignore me.
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4-1 Villa. The kids will do us proud.
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4-1 Villa. The kids will do us proud.
Been at the Sagres have we?
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0-0 draw and one game closer to having gone 6 months without a home win.
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According to The Daily Mirror, William Hill were offering 11/4 on less than two goals, I was sorely tempted to have a punt.
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TalkSport are annoying me by saying that "we've been reliant on Heskey". No mention of Weimann, who if anything, we've been more reliant on than any other player recently.
I get the impression the only youngsters they will big up are ones signed to London PR agencies.
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0-0 is the best we can hope for these days.
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This is the best chance we have of notching a win until we play Walsall in the annual pre-season friendly. Just do it, Villa.
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4-1 Villa. The kids will do us proud.
Been at the Sagres have we?
Still on the medication, Jon. We're Aston Villa, we'll do them over tonight, no problem.
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A McLeish special tonight, a glorious electrifying 1-1 draw :(
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(http://i44.tinypic.com/i22cgg.jpg)
Still looking for a link
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Except!! Love the Francis Bacon..screaming Pope!! Perfect!