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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on April 18, 2013, 08:05:12 AM
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Monday 22.4.13 8pm KO
0-2
Weimann 45+
Benteke 90+
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3-1 home win
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We'll lose.
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I'd love to think we could do them but after that result at West Ham, they'll be looking to wrap up the title asap.
2 - 0 to them, don't care who scores.
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We'll duly hand over the points via a number of gift-wrapped goals, as is customary.
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Gone for a defeat, but would not be surprised by a 1-1 draw. I think we will score.
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Man Utd 0-1 Villa (Agbonlahor)
Last time I felt this confident of a win, we beat Liverpool away.
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2-1 to Villa.
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Time to teach these twats what's what.
2-0 Villa
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I voted for a Villa win, just to be silly.
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We might get a draw but realistically we should lose. The need for Benteke to be on his best form is imperative to any kind of result.
1-1 hopefully.
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2-1.
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Gone for a defeat, but would not be surprised by a 1-1 draw. I think we will score.
Pretty much my feelings as well.
I think it'll be another of those Man Utd games where we take the lead, then realise we're beating Man Utd and bottle it, with them getting a heart breaking winner in the 112th minute.
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I'll be munching prawns for this one.
So, I'll get food poisoning from the prawns just before kick-off. I'll then run tot he toilet and vomit, passing on my germs to a waitress, who will then pop into the staff room where she'll meet the chief steward. The steward will have nicked some food from the kitchen, transferring germs as he goes, before passing the food on to the referee's steward. He will shake hands, transferring the germs again and the ref will blow his whistle to kick-off and the spittle will transfer to Rooney and Van Persie who will both then come down with sickness and diarrhoea.
They will have no fit subs and we'll play against 8 men, (there will have been a sending off by then) coming out 3-1 winners.
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3-0 manure win >:(
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We'll lose.
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I voted for a Villa win, just to be silly.
I voted for a Villa win because I had to.
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I'd love to believe that we will get something but I would be fooling myself.
Fairly comfortable victory for Man U I'm afraid. I think we'll score though.
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Think we'll give away a cheap early goal and then it will be like a training game for them 3-0 defeat. Be more than happy to be proved wrong though!!!
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Directly after the Stoke match I had a quick look at our upcoming fixtures: Fulham at home and Man Utd away. My immediate gut reaction was: "Fulham, that could be tough, in an after the Lord Mayor's show kind of way..." My feeling about the Man Utd game was much more positive. I think it has the potential to be high scoring and I reckon we can win. All the pressure is on the home side, they will not want to throw away the league once more whilst nobody expects us to do anything. If we play with freedom and attack with pace in the way we know we can, we can get all the points. Man Utd 2 Aston Villa 4.
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A gallant but ultimately forgettable loss.
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Manchester United 1 Aston Villa 2
Agbonlahor 11 8)
Kagawa 22 :(
Agbonlahor 67 8)
And it will be the most nervous last 25 minutes ever. We'll be hanging on for dear life, camped in our own 6 yard box.
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Rest the key players, its not worth having them injured for the winnable games. Lose and we move on.
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Rest the key players, its not worth having them injured for the winnable games. Lose and we move on.
I'd play our strongest team then if we're 3 or 4 down with half hour to play then do we a) try and keep the better players fit, so make a few changes, or b) Keep the better players on, as we can't afford for our goal difference to take more of battering?
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Manure have not been looking that good lately but we have that one clanger in our locker.
I think we will get an early chance which we will miss and then Manure to score .
Them 2 us 0
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We'll get beat, possibly convincingly. We'll win enough afterwards to stay up though.
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We'll take one hell of a beating...which won't do us any favours come last game when we're on the same points as everyone else...
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Dull game, United to win 2-0.
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Directly after the Stoke match I had a quick look at our upcoming fixtures: Fulham at home and Man Utd away. My immediate gut reaction was: "Fulham, that could be tough, in an after the Lord Mayor's show kind of way..." My feeling about the Man Utd game was much more positive. I think it has the potential to be high scoring and I reckon we can win. All the pressure is on the home side, they will not want to throw away the league once more whilst nobody expects us to do anything. If we play with freedom and attack with pace in the way we know we can, we can get all the points. Man Utd 2 Aston Villa 4.
They has got to be worth a 500-1 bet.
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Man United 2 - 1 Aston Villa.
Van Persie 90 + 5 Vlaar 65
Rooney 90 + 7
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I'll be munching prawns for this one.
So, I'll get food poisoning from the prawns just before kick-off. I'll then run tot he toilet and vomit, passing on my germs to a waitress, who will then pop into the staff room where she'll meet the chief steward. The steward will have nicked some food from the kitchen, transferring germs as he goes, before passing the food on to the referee's steward. He will shake hands, transferring the germs again and the ref will blow his whistle to kick-off and the spittle will transfer to Rooney and Van Persie who will both then come down with sickness and diarrhoea.
They will have no fit subs and we'll play against 8 men, (there will have been a sending off by then) coming out 3-1 winners.
That's SICK, bro! Lol.
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Draw with a last minute screamer from Bennett.
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Away win, details irrelevant!
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Draw with a last minute screamer from Bennett.
Nah, we've had enough bad luck with own goals recently.
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Fergie time drama will deny us a point.
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One thing is for sure, we will have more than the one attack that we had last season.
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Ferdinand to break his collar bone, doing one of his stupid celebrations where he jumps on teammates' backs and gurns at the crowd. Only to find out that the goal had been disallowed anyway.
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Ferdinand to break his collar bone, doing one of his stupid celebrations where he jumps on teammates' backs and gurns at the crowd. Only to find out that the goal had been disallowed anyway.
He then gets murdered for pace by Gabby, tossed around like a rag doll by Benteke and we spend the most excruciatingly nervous last 15 minutes defending a one goal lead, to come away as the only side to have stopped them scoring at Old Trafford since 2009. Where we stopped them scoring.
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Draw with a last minute screamer from Bennett.
Nah, we've had enough bad luck with own goals recently.
What an amusing and yet tragically accurate prediction.
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The Plastics put out their strongest team last night against West Ham so I expect them to rest a few on Monday before their trip to Arsenal. They then have Chelsea at home.
1-1 Gabby
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I can see Man Utd being on the receiving end of some generous refereeing decisions and the way we are at the back, can see them getting at least one penalty. 3-1 defeat for us and we go again.
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3-0 to them. Standard
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Weird. I instinctively put us down for a draw then immediately had a long hard think for all of ten seconds and realised those spawny wankers will score a late winner even if we are remotely in the mix. Cue the cameras on a smug Ferguson chewing ten to the dozen on his rancid gum while Phelan looks up at him like a lovelorn puppy. >:(
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4-0
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Think Villa will win and Manure was winning 2-0 at half time, then an inspired team talk. see Villa scoring in 46th minutes and then 89th minutes then a wondergoal from Matthew Lowton again to seal a 3-2 win. Alex Ferguson say "Aston Villa is so brilliant in second half we couldn't get the ball, and I am pleased with the referee today"
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If we can keep the deficit down to two goals then I think it has been a decent result. I think we can at least score and make a contest of it though. I think we should go back to 4-3-3 with either Bannan or Sylla joining Westwood and Delph in midfield and also (as already mentioned) Benteke to have a stormer if we are to stand any glimmer of hope IMO.
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Had a bizarre dream we turned them over 1-4 after they dropped points at West Ham.....back in reality a 3-0 defeat.
I think they are pretty average this season by their own standards, but RVP, Rooney and Co will give our back 4 problems all night.
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Well omens are I was playing Football Manager the other day as Villa and beat Manure 3-1 and before that I had a dream where we won 7-1.
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I actually also had a dream regarding this match. I was following it on the BBC website. We were 2-0 up. They made it 2-1. I refreshed the page at the end to see it was 2-2. Rooney in the 87th minute. It should be noted that my football dreams rarely come true.
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Head says a 3-0 defeat
Heart says a 3-2 defeat
Drugs say 1-1
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Customary handing over of points after a gallant performance - score immaterial but I`ll go 3-1
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2-0 home win
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The Left Side always backs the favourites! 2-1 Villa
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I think we need two red cards for Man Utd in the first ten minutes. Then I'd go for a nervy 2-3 win.
But in reality we'll lose 4-1. :(
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This our equivelant of how Bradford must have felt. So we need their star striker ( Van P) to have a stinker like Benteke did at Bradford, oh and he must also fail to mark at corners. We must get a lucky first goal and Guzan must play the best game of his life.
Sorted. 3-1 Villa.
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The Left Side always backs the favourites! 2-1 Villa
Still in the lead in the predictions though ;)
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Think we need Tekkers to get mullering tips from Andy Carroll and then try and take out half their side while Richard Dunne does a hypnotic belly dance to distract the ref. This plan does however require that we roll Dunney out onto the pitch of course. But we can send Rooney and RVP to casualty in the first five minutes and then bring on Baker.
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Can't see anything but a loss. Take it in our stride, keep confident for the following 2 winnable games
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2-1 Villa.
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I was there the last time we beat them there. I have seen us win at wembley more often! Don't see a win this time though :-(
Have we won anywhere less often than old trafford in the modern era? ....obviously of the top tier teams.
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I was there the last time we beat them there. I have seen us win at wembley more often! Don't see a win this time though :-(
Have we won anywhere less often than old trafford in the modern era? ....obviously of the top tier teams.
I think we have won 3 times there since World War 11, '54,83,09!!!. We also lost a F,A Cup semi, and a F.A Cup q/f there too. I think we have a very bad record at ST James Park as well IIRC. Im going to the game on Monday more in hope, than expectation, but maybe we can snatch a point we could be absolutely vital.
1-1, Westwood.
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2-2
Good enough to score against them, but not good enough to beat them
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I don't want any drama now. A straight 3-0 will do.
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Taking my son to this one. I have prepared him with the 'take the defeat like a man' speech.
Hope for a point but fear we will lose 4-1. :-[
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Wrote this one off a long time ago...think I'll go out for the afternoon and check the result once the 90 minutes is over rather than listen to us getting battered...or even worse, giving it a real good go then losing in the last few minutes (again).
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Them 3
Us 0
Sigh
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Wrote this one off a long time ago...think I'll go out for the afternoon and check the result once the 90 minutes is over rather than listen to us getting battered...or even worse, giving it a real good go then losing in the last few minutes (again).
I take it you live in North America?
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I have a sneaky feeling we will get a draw. I don't know why.
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I have a sneaky feeling we will get a draw. I don't know why.
'cos your desperate like the rest of us Irish mate!
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Cockney Reds 3-0 Villa
There quality will shine through and our young lads will feel daunted
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*Wrong thread*
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Head says a 3-0 defeat
Heart says a 3-2 defeat
Drugs say 1-1
Ha! You know it's bad when even on a skinful of drugs you still don't believe a win is possible. Love it!
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fuck it. We are going there to win. 2-1 us Benteke brace and another good kicking handed out to Smalling. And to make the world even again, we'll come from behind and win it in the final minutes. We'll all go fucking mental.
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Wrote this one off a long time ago...think I'll go out for the afternoon and check the result once the 90 minutes is over rather than listen to us getting battered...or even worse, giving it a real good go then losing in the last few minutes (again).
Be sure to give it at least 100 mins krs!
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KAGAWA
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Forgot about Fergie time!!! :O
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3-1
Agbonlahor 43"
Young 90+5"
Van Persie 90+8"
Kagawa 90+9"
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Directly after the Stoke match I had a quick look at our upcoming fixtures: Fulham at home and Man Utd away. My immediate gut reaction was: "Fulham, that could be tough, in an after the Lord Mayor's show kind of way..." My feeling about the Man Utd game was much more positive. I think it has the potential to be high scoring and I reckon we can win. All the pressure is on the home side, they will not want to throw away the league once more whilst nobody expects us to do anything. If we play with freedom and attack with pace in the way we know we can, we can get all the points. Man Utd 2 Aston Villa 4.
what is your drug of choice Billy?
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Three things are vital from this game;
Keep the score tight. If we are going to lose, lose by 1 goal. Ive been think our GD would not matter but looking the other day i think there are maybe 2-3 teams maybe 3-4 goals better than us. This could come back into play with a couple of favourable results.
No red cards. Is there an amnesty window just passed where yellow cards have been wiped?
No injuries. I wouldnt risk anyone for this. A benteke, Guzan or Vlaar injury now could send us down.
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Man United were poor against West Ham they look like a team just cruising over the line now , we can take advantage of this especially if Man City lose.Spurs will beat them if they play like they did against Wigan.
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Man United were poor against West Ham they look like a team just cruising over the line now , we can take advantage of this especially if Man City lose.Spurs will beat them if they play like they did against Wigan.
If Man City lose, then Utd can wrap up the title against us. So if that does happen, they'll be well up for putting it to bed, meaning we'd lose.
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Man United are a good side or they wouldn't be top of the league, but they are not the force they were. I'd say there's probably a 70% chance they'll win. We just need to hope they're not at their game and we're at the top of ours. Half of the problem is overcoming our mental block of conceding great positions to win games against them.
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Directly after the Stoke match I had a quick look at our upcoming fixtures: Fulham at home and Man Utd away. My immediate gut reaction was: "Fulham, that could be tough, in an after the Lord Mayor's show kind of way..." My feeling about the Man Utd game was much more positive. I think it has the potential to be high scoring and I reckon we can win. All the pressure is on the home side, they will not want to throw away the league once more whilst nobody expects us to do anything. If we play with freedom and attack with pace in the way we know we can, we can get all the points. Man Utd 2 Aston Villa 4.
what is your drug of choice Billy?
He smokes three joints of Faith a day.
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We will lose , we have to its the law, they have not won the last 2 and "normal order" will have to be resumed for the sake of the universe as if we even get a draw stars will fall from the sky and the tides will reverse ...
Them to win 4-1
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3-1
Agbonlahor 43"
Young 90+5"
Van Persie 90+8"
Kagawa Tuesday
They will get three minutes and Fergie will go spare. But for us, holding on to our precious 2-1 lead, it will be the longest three minutes of the season.
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Also, Fergie time elapses as soon as a winning goal is scored.
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3-1
Agbonlahor 43"
Young 90+5"
Van Persie 90+8"
Kagawa 90+9"
Young's out for the season so I would hope even our defence will keep him quiet for ninety (five) minutes
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3-1
Agbonlahor 43"
Young 90+5"
Van Persie 90+8"
Kagawa Tuesday
They will get three minutes and Fergie will go spare. But for us, holding on to our precious 2-1 lead, it will be the longest three minutes of the season.
Hands down, the best post of the week.
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Every bone in my body would love us to beat them at their stupid Disneyland stadium, among their arrogant gloryhunting brethren.
Every bone in my body would love to see Benteke punch a hole in a back of the net at the Stretford End and take out a couple of the Brummie reds who drape their stupid flag from the Stretford End next to the silly ‘One love’ nonsense.
Every bone in my body would love us to score in stoppage time and wreck their relentless charge to another title.
Every bone in my body would love to see crying Man Utd fans, as our team celebrates in the centre circle.
Every bone in my body would love to see Lambert sprinting across the pitch as Siralex shuffles off to the tunnel, whilst Chinese tourists take photos of him.
Every bone in my body would love to see Gary Neville looking on aghast from the commentary position as Tayls or Stan give him the w**k*r sign.
Every bone in my body would love to see the camera focus on the fat fu** Eamomn Holmes being consoled by Mick Hucknall.
Every bone in my body would love to see pictures of coaches labeled Bedford, Yeovil or Maidstone rolling out of the car park as Villa fans wave and blow kisses at the sad gloryhunting plonkers facing hours of travel home.
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Not going to happen though is it!
Maybe next season though.
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I have a sneaky feeling we will get a draw. I don't know why.
'cos your desperate like the rest of us Irish mate!
You are probably right!
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Every bone in my body would love us to beat them at their stupid Disneyland stadium, among their arrogant gloryhunting brethren.
Every bone in my body would love to see Benteke punch a hole in a back of the net at the Stretford End and take out a couple of the Brummie reds who drape their stupid flag from the Stretford End next to the silly ‘One love’ nonsense.
Every bone in my body would love us to score in stoppage time and wreck their relentless charge to another title.
Every bone in my body would love to see crying Man Utd fans, as our team celebrates in the centre circle.
Every bone in my body would love to see Lambert sprinting across the pitch as Siralex shuffles off to the tunnel, whilst Chinese tourists take photos of him.
Every bone in my body would love to see Gary Neville looking on aghast from the commentary position as Tayls or Stan give him the w**k*r sign.
Every bone in my body would love to see the camera focus on the fat fu** Eamomn Holmes being consoled by Mick Hucknall.
Every bone in my body would love to see pictures of coaches labeled Bedford, Yeovil or Maidstone rolling out of the car park as Villa fans wave and blow kisses at the sad gloryhunting plonkers facing hours of travel home.
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Not going to happen though is it!
Maybe next season though.
Correction. This is the best post of the week.
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Lawro says 3-0. No need to say to which team. On a brighter note, he predicts West Ham 2 Wigan 0.
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I fear we will lose and Rooney will be back on form and score at least two, typical of Villa's luck.
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I have promised to introduce my Manure-supporting work colleague to true man-love if we get a point and probably inseminate him if we win - he stopped the "banter" about how many they would score soon afterwards - he may have booked annual leave for Tuesday ;-)
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3-1 Villa.
Atkinson
Saunders 2.
Now... where are the keys to me DeLorean???
;D
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I've just been watching Jack Woodward on AVTV and it's all "Theatre of Dreams" this and "Meccas of football that". Apologies, but I need to let off some steam.
I like Jack but having him spout this type of shite in the faces of our young players doesn't half get on my goat. Why does he constantly, constantly big up the opposition? He's not being paid by MUTV, he's not even being paid by the BBC or ITV, he does not need to spout the cliched, hackneyed brand-building journalistic nonsense of that club.
Jack, you're being paid by Villa fans to give us news about Villa. I'm not shelling out on AVTV every month to hear you chip away at the confidence of a Nathan Baker or to make Baker one day aspire to leave Villa Park and play at a "Mecca of football". Who needs agents trying to sell other clubs to our players when Jack is around?
Jack, if you or anyone at all from AVTV is reading this, please, PLEASE stop it. It's common sense. You are in the privileged position of having close access to our players: don't big up the opposition. You're in the faces of our players day in and day out - you have a huge part to play in how they (as well as us fans) see Aston Villa. What you do and say affects their morale as well as ours.
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I've just been watching Jack Woodward on AVTV and it's all "Theatre of Dreams" this and "Meccas of football that". Apologies, but I need to let off some steam.
I like Jack but having him spout this type of shite in the faces of our young players doesn't half get on my goat. Why does he constantly, constantly big up the opposition? He's not being paid by MUTV, he's not even being paid by the BBC or ITV, he does not need to spout the cliched, hackneyed brand-building journalistic nonsense of that club.
Jack, you're being paid by Villa fans to give us news about Villa. I'm not shelling out on AVTV every month to hear you chip away at the confidence of a Nathan Baker or to make Baker one day aspire to leave Villa Park and play at a "Mecca of football". Who needs agents trying to sell other clubs to our players when Jack is around?
Jack, if you or anyone at all from AVTV is reading this, please, PLEASE stop it. It's common sense. You are in the privileged position of having close access to our players: don't big up the opposition. You're in the faces of our players day in and day out - you have a huge part to play in how they (as well as us fans) see Aston Villa. What you do and say affects their morale as well as ours.
Utterly utterly well said!
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Completely.
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Every bone in my body would love us to beat them at their stupid Disneyland stadium, among their arrogant gloryhunting brethren.
Every bone in my body would love to see Benteke punch a hole in a back of the net at the Stretford End and take out a couple of the Brummie reds who drape their stupid flag from the Stretford End next to the silly ‘One love’ nonsense.
Every bone in my body would love us to score in stoppage time and wreck their relentless charge to another title.
Every bone in my body would love to see crying Man Utd fans, as our team celebrates in the centre circle.
Every bone in my body would love to see Lambert sprinting across the pitch as Siralex shuffles off to the tunnel, whilst Chinese tourists take photos of him.
Every bone in my body would love to see Gary Neville looking on aghast from the commentary position as Tayls or Stan give him the w**k*r sign.
Every bone in my body would love to see the camera focus on the fat fu** Eamomn Holmes being consoled by Mick Hucknall.
Every bone in my body would love to see pictures of coaches labeled Bedford, Yeovil or Maidstone rolling out of the car park as Villa fans wave and blow kisses at the sad gloryhunting plonkers facing hours of travel home.
……..
Not going to happen though is it!
Maybe next season though.
Shakespeare would have been proud to have written that !
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Jack, if you or anyone at all from AVTV is reading this, please, PLEASE stop it. It's common sense. You are in the privileged position of having close access to our players: don't big up the opposition. You're in the faces of our players day in and day out - you have a huge part to play in how they (as well as us fans) see Aston Villa. What you do and say affects their morale as well as ours.
Well said Sir.
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I've just been watching Jack Woodward on AVTV and it's all "Theatre of Dreams" this and "Meccas of football that". Apologies, but I need to let off some steam.
I like Jack but having him spout this type of shite in the faces of our young players doesn't half get on my goat. Why does he constantly, constantly big up the opposition? He's not being paid by MUTV, he's not even being paid by the BBC or ITV, he does not need to spout the cliched, hackneyed brand-building journalistic nonsense of that club.
Jack, you're being paid by Villa fans to give us news about Villa. I'm not shelling out on AVTV every month to hear you chip away at the confidence of a Nathan Baker or to make Baker one day aspire to leave Villa Park and play at a "Mecca of football". Who needs agents trying to sell other clubs to our players when Jack is around?
Jack, if you or anyone at all from AVTV is reading this, please, PLEASE stop it. It's common sense. You are in the privileged position of having close access to our players: don't big up the opposition. You're in the faces of our players day in and day out - you have a huge part to play in how they (as well as us fans) see Aston Villa. What you do and say affects their morale as well as ours.
Reminds me of McLeish's "the young lions went to the Theatre of Dreams" nonsense last season.
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Jack, if you or anyone at all from AVTV is reading this, please, PLEASE stop it. It's common sense. You are in the privileged position of having close access to our players: don't big up the opposition. You're in the faces of our players day in and day out - you have a huge part to play in how they (as well as us fans) see Aston Villa. What you do and say affects their morale as well as ours.
Well said Sir.
It's easy, Jack.
It's: 'Old Trafford'.
The only 'Theatre of dreams' is Villa Park. Put it into your BBM or tablet or whatever, but please, please remember it.
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We're gonna lose
I remember winning against this lot more than once a decade.
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I've just been watching Jack Woodward on AVTV and it's all "Theatre of Dreams" this and "Meccas of football that". Apologies, but I need to let off some steam.
I like Jack but having him spout this type of shite in the faces of our young players doesn't half get on my goat. Why does he constantly, constantly big up the opposition? He's not being paid by MUTV, he's not even being paid by the BBC or ITV, he does not need to spout the cliched, hackneyed brand-building journalistic nonsense of that club.
Jack, you're being paid by Villa fans to give us news about Villa. I'm not shelling out on AVTV every month to hear you chip away at the confidence of a Nathan Baker or to make Baker one day aspire to leave Villa Park and play at a "Mecca of football". Who needs agents trying to sell other clubs to our players when Jack is around?
Jack, if you or anyone at all from AVTV is reading this, please, PLEASE stop it. It's common sense. You are in the privileged position of having close access to our players: don't big up the opposition. You're in the faces of our players day in and day out - you have a huge part to play in how they (as well as us fans) see Aston Villa. What you do and say affects their morale as well as ours.
Earlier in the season before we played man ure, the programme ,score board & press had adverts promoting the game at Villa Park.I didn't imagine this as my mate pointed it out-The text for the adverts had MAN UTD in big bold letters then Aston Villa in smaller typeface.How small time have we become.I know the club welcome extra revenue , but cant we draw the f*cking line about pandering to tourists/gloryhunters/non Villa supporters on our media platforms in the interests of business.
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Spot on Franky. A part of the process of getting Villa back to the top is sweeping away this infuriatingly small-time attitude that seeps up to the surface every now and then. Being trained in the media, the people at AVTV and the PR dept surely must know the power of words and language? There are no excuses for this and it all just seeps into the mindset of everyone at the club.
Seriously, if I were Lambert I would get the AVTV people into my office and tell them: big up my players and this club only or get out of Aston Villa. We work on the basis of Villa being number one and we take it from there.
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No real reason, but I have a feeling we will win this 2-1 so that's what I'll go with. Benteke to get both goals.
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It's 'The Theatre Of Merchandising And Commercial Opportunities' if you don't mind, or simply 'Disneyland Manchester'
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Jack, God Love Him, is just infuriating in so many ways. His pallid features, his cliché-ridden patter, his exuberant carol-singing during the Christmas time visits to Acorns Hospices when he closes his eyes and sings (admittedly not badly) as if his life depends on it. His failure to ask anything remotely insightful practically ever, his psychophancy towards the manager and squad, his "Cheers for that Paul. Top man" trying-too-hard schtick with said staff, his commentary-style reminiscent of a pubescent boy who has spent too long indoors studying league tables and is still kinda scared of girls.
Plus he supports Sheffield shaggin' Wednesday.
QED
Put him out to pasture with Bananaman come June. It's a cruel, cruel summer.
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Monday's are bad enough without the thought of MNF and Utd away after a long day at the office. Not looking forward to this, may listen on radio as that could be less painful.
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Best hope is the teams around do no damage then anything else is a bonus.
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I can see a United win 3-1 with Benteke scoring for us.
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Bloodbath
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Them 2 Us 2
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Monday's are bad enough without the thought of MNF and Utd away after a long day at the office. Not looking forward to this, may listen on radio as that could be less painful.
That'd be even worse imo. Alan Green spouting off about the referee, or fans in the stands standing up, or obsessing for ten minutes about Wayne Roooonay's future, all the while bemoaning Villa's lack of quality. When all you really want to hear is who has the ball and where on the pitch they are.
Me personally I'm going to watch it with the sound down, from behind the sofa.
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Just a thought....its the the 5th anniversary of the Demolition Derby (The greatest Sunday I spent in the Holte End).....another excuse for a piss up tonite....
wouldn't mind having The Great Melberg on monday night at old trafford....Going for 1-1 with Gabby attacking Rafael at every opportunity down the flanks.
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This is the game they can win their 20th title so cannot see us winning
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Heart says 3-2 win to us and we can put this relegation nonsense to bed but head says 4-nil defeat im afraid.
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Is Gabby going to be fit for this? He seems to always give Vidic problems.
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Something bad will happen here.
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Have we ever relegated two teams at once before ?
That is what will happen when we win this.
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I cant stand ManU. They play such crap and still win. Straight loss I am afraid. A nasty little club who have been gifted the best manager I have ever seen.
SAF will sink us, he always does.
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A win please Villa, a win.
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If we win the next game Bye Bye Reading and QPR.
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This game is an opportunity, as no one expects us to win. If we sit back we'll get beaten, if we attack we might just surprise them. What we must avoid, is getting a good beating, as this will do a lot of harm.
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This game is an opportunity, as no one expects us to win. If we sit back we'll get beaten, if we attack we might just surprise them. What we must avoid, is getting a good beating, as this will do a lot of harm.
Yup.
First concern must be not to get a confidence-sapping twatting.
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Monday's are bad enough without the thought of MNF and Utd away after a long day at the office. Not looking forward to this, may listen on radio as that could be less painful.
That'd be even worse imo. Alan Green spouting off about the referee, or fans in the stands standing up, or obsessing for ten minutes about Wayne Roooonay's future, all the while bemoaning Villa's lack of quality. When all you really want to hear is who has the ball and where on the pitch they are.
Me personally I'm going to watch it with the sound down, from behind the sofa.
Ha ha, I would listen to WM, can't stand Alan green.
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Monday's are bad enough without the thought of MNF and Utd away after a long day at the office. Not looking forward to this, may listen on radio as that could be less painful.
That'd be even worse imo. Alan Green spouting off about the referee, or fans in the stands standing up, or obsessing for ten minutes about Wayne Roooonay's future, all the while bemoaning Villa's lack of quality. When all you really want to hear is who has the ball and where on the pitch they are.
Me personally I'm going to watch it with the sound down, from behind the sofa.
Ha ha, I would listen to WM, can't stand Alan green.
Great. Two hours of how bad Villa are.
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Alan green has left 606 , not sure if he was pushed or jumped, i heard him a couple of weeks ago saying it was his farewell.
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Given that I live ten minutes from Man Ure's ground this is the one I look forward to the most each season; it's such a shame we have such a bloody awful record against them!
They're not playing great but if Man Citeh slip up v Spurs they could potentially be playing for the title and be right up for it so if that is the scenario then I fear the worst
I'm not envisaging anything on the scale of the Chelsea defeat but think they'll win this one comfortably - I'll go 3-1 with Benteke again on the scoresheet for us
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Never thought I'd be saying this, but after the nightmare of this weekend's other results.....'thank fuck for west ham'
I'd take a point now definitely.
Still think we'll get gubbed though unfortunately. I'm normally a believer, but all the stats point to a routine utd win 2-0
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A point would be an amazingly good outcome. Lets hope eh.
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Why do we always have to play them at football? Surely it's our turn to pick the game? I reckon we'd batter them at Connect Four.
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Why do we always have to play them at football? Surely it's our turn to pick the game? I reckon we'd batter them at Connect Four.
Top Trumps would be better. Provided we nobble the dealer and get all Man Utd cards, we could play our Van Persie for goals scored and hope they're holding their Joe Bennett card. Then for tallest player we'd lay our Ferdinand against their Bannan and so on. We could cream them with their own players, Fergie would be coughing up blood. I've got 48 hrs to get approval from the FA, I'll come back to you.
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I'd take a point now definitely.
No shit!
Do we want spurs to win today so they're more motivated for their remaining games? Or not so man can't win the league on Monday? I think I want spurs to win still. But Man U have been drifting recently but they could be jolted back into form
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I've got a funny feeling we're going to nick a 1 - o win.
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I think that funny feeling is 'delusion'!
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I have strange inkling about this one too.
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I can see Fergie starting a slightly weakened side for this one, especially if Man City lose today. I can see the likes of Anderson, Buttner, Cleverley, Evans etc playing.
It'll be interesting to see what Lambert does. Might he throw Clark back in and go 5 at the back and maybe leave out someone like Weimann? Just a thought.
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It'll be interesting to see what Lambert does. Might he throw Clark back in and go 5 at the back and maybe leave out someone like Weimann? Just a thought.
I hope not. It would have another several - 0 written all over it.
If he wants to left-field it, I'd rather see Carruthers or Daniel Johnson play as the furthest forward of a midfield 3.
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I have strange inkling about this one too.
If you think we're going to win, I agree, that is a strange inkling indeed...
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I have strange inkling about this one too.
And that inkling tells you what exactly? An wildly optimistic win, a depressingly pessimistic thrashing or a realistic draw (based upon half of the Utd squad going down with a stomach upset, following the pre match meal of prawn and crab ciabatta sandwiches)?
If we win I will I shall muster a wry smile and open a bottle of Moet and raise a glass to the optimists - If we draw I will inwardly be pleased but will do my utmost to suppress emotion - if we lose I will shrug my shoulders and offer my congratulations to any Utd fans that I come across - and if we lose heavily I will drop to my knees, look heavenwards and mutter the mantra - "We go again"
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If we get a result, I will be quite content to suppress my delight on the crowded tram after the game until getting back into our favoured pub.
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If Manchester United haven't got the added carrot of beating us to win the league I've got a feeling we will do them.
But only if they can't win the league tomorrow night. If they can, I think we're in for a chasing.
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If we can get through it without conceding a shedload i'll be happy. The goal difference between us and Wigan is only 1 now. Could be crucial
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No strange feeling about this at all, United will win this as they do the vast majority of times they play us.
Be interesting to see how Lambert plays this, there's no way Bowery should play in this as he would be out of his depth so hope Gabby can make it.
I'm a bit like Greg, I would take a 1-0 or 2-1 defeat and playing well as that wouldn't dent confidence and our goal difference wouldn't be knackered again.
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Me too. A valiant 2-1 defeat with no injuries or suspensions
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If we can get through it without conceding a shedload i'll be happy. The goal difference between us and Wigan is only 1 now. Could be crucial
Good point - Us miserablists and pessemists :) will stick together on this ....... perhaps a 2-1 loss would almost be a "moral victory"
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Can't see anything but a Utd victory.
3-0
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If we can get through it without conceding a shedload i'll be happy. The goal difference between us and Wigan is only 1 now. Could be crucial
Good point - Us miserablists and pessemists :) will stick together on this ....... perhaps a 2-1 loss would almost be a "moral victory"
1-1 against Chelsea though Clive...what ya reckon? ;)
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I can see Fergie starting a slightly weakened side for this one, especially if Man City lose today. I can see the likes of Anderson, Buttner, Cleverley, Evans etc playing.
Disagree. I think Manure will send out a strong team if they know beating us will officially seal the title.
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I can't see why Ferguson would play a weakened side as some have mentioned. I believe he has stated that they are trying to beat Chelsea's record PL winning points total.
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No fixture backlog, involved in no other competitions, just a league game every weekend til the season's end. I can see no reasoning as to why they'll not go out and attempt to twat every side that presents itself before them.
However, I find it awfully bad form whenever any team gets one over on my mighty Aston Villa, so I have no choice other than to forecast a bloodied nose for those dastardly northeners, and a well-deserved three points returning down the A34.
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If we can get through it without conceding a shedload i'll be happy. The goal difference between us and Wigan is only 1 now. Could be crucial
Good point - Us miserablists and pessemists :) will stick together on this ....... perhaps a 2-1 loss would almost be a "moral victory"
1-1 against Chelsea though Clive...what ya reckon? ;)
I`d take that now young man !
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Out of interest who is the ref tomorrow?
I wonder if Lerner has still got Siralex`s letter of recomendation for the Scottish Manager? If so could he take it out of his safe and reuse the envelope - send it back to Siralex stuffed full of £50`s - approx £1m) on the understanding that we "stick to the current arrangement of forgoing six points per season plus the odd cup tie - excepting tomorrow of course when a "below par Utd performance sees them dropping a point at Disney Manchester - do you think that would work?
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Anthony Taylor. No, I've never heard of him either.
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Anthony Taylor. No, I've never heard of him either.
Fergie signed him up a few years ago from League 2 refs and has patiently developed him up to this level! Hope is he will eventually replace Dowd.
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In all likelihood we will lose. With that in mind a 1-0 defeat wouldn't be a bad result.
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I know that we are a pessimistic bunch at times but fuck me have some balls lads. We are playing better than under previous managers, have been on a decent run and are in no way the team that got battered repeatedly over Christmas. We play better away from home and will be up against a defence that are hardly lighting quick especially through the middle. We are going there to get a result and while it will be tough there's no reason why with serious graft and dedication we can't pinch something. The one thing for sure is that this Man Utd team will allow us to have our chances. We have to take them when they are presented. If we do we will make a game of it.
Tomorrow is much about the performance as the result. It will be a gauge of our mettle for the balance of the season. We can get a result and I'm looking forward to how we go about it. Tomorrow in no way dictates how the rest of the season will pan out but it will help massively for our confidence to put in a solid display. There will be loads more twists and turns for all teams in the danger zone beyond tomorrow and the game at Wigan.
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Anthony Taylor. No, I've never heard of him either.
Referees who have not been noticed are a very good thing. Apart from Howard Webb, noticeable because he is good, the only noticeable referees are of the Dowd ilk.
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I don't think it helps when before the game the TV/Radio. mention who the days officials are.
How many reds/pens they've given at that ground before etc.
They should be as low profile as possible.
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Anthony Taylor. No, I've never heard of him either.
Fergie signed him up a few years ago from League 2 refs and has patiently developed him up to this level! Hope is he will eventually replace Dowd.
Very good :-)
By the way he's from Manchester! Supports Altrincham, apparently ;-)
Nice to know they have a back-up plan, if needed.
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Anthony Taylor's past Villa games http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/aston-villa/schiedsrichterdetail/verein_405_847.htm and ManU games http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/manchester-united/schiedsrichterdetail/verein_985_847.html
Pleasingly bland!
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I know that we are a pessimistic bunch at times but fuck me have some balls lads. We are playing better than under previous managers, have been on a decent run and are in no way the team that got battered repeatedly over Christmas. We play better away from home and will be up against a defence that are hardly lighting quick especially through the middle. We are going there to get a result and while it will be tough there's no reason why with serious graft and dedication we can't pinch something. The one thing for sure is that this Man Utd team will allow us to have our chances. We have to take them when they are presented. If we do we will make a game of it.
Tomorrow is much about the performance as the result. It will be a gauge of our mettle for the balance of the season. We can get a result and I'm looking forward to how we go about it. Tomorrow in no way dictates how the rest of the season will pan out but it will help massively for our confidence to put in a solid display. There will be loads more twists and turns for all teams in the danger zone beyond tomorrow and the game at Wigan.
Personally I have no doubt that we may give them a good game and may even score a couple of goals...but I also have no doubt that they have the quality to score at will particularly when we sit back and try to defend our lead for the last 20 minutes. If we are 2-1 up with 15 minutes to go, how many of us would be genuinely confident of us taking any points from the game?
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Anthony Taylor's past Villa games http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/aston-villa/schiedsrichterdetail/verein_405_847.htm and ManU games http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/manchester-united/schiedsrichterdetail/verein_985_847.html
Pleasingly bland!
He was atrocious in the Blackpool game, disallowing a perfectly good Fonz goal. Luckily, we still won.
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Man U now go into tomorrow nights game knowing a win will secure the league.
A help or a hindrance to us ?
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Man U now go into tomorrow nights game knowing a win will secure the league.
A help or a hindrance to us ?
I'm not sure it matters eitherway. It was always going to be a tough game.
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I'm so jealous of those going tomorrow. A once in a life-time opportunity to be at the Theatre of Dreams as the people's club have the chance to be worthy Champions. It's what football was invented for.
*Gets all emotional and wipes away a tear*
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It's all very well and good having balls, but we know ourselves only too well. We don't often do upsets when it comes to the likes of Man Utd, and now it's set up perfectly for them to win the title at home. Given our obliging and generous defence - which gives away silly penalties and scores own goals when the opposition are having trouble scoring for themselves - I don't think there are many teams they would rather play.
I fear there will be an early goal, followed by at least another two, perhaps three, sending us back down the motorway with that familiar feeling of rolling over and having our tummies tickled at Old Trafford. I hope I'm wrong.
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Man U now go into tomorrow nights game knowing a win will secure the league.
A help or a hindrance to us ?
They've won the league regardless of whether they do it tomorrow , next week or the week after It was always going to be tough. I'm still optimistic we may nick a draw
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It's all very well and good having balls, but we know ourselves only too well. We don't often do upsets when it comes to the likes of Man Utd, and now it's set up perfectly for them to win the title at home. Given our obliging and generous defence - which gives away silly penalties and scores own goals when the opposition are having trouble scoring for themselves - I don't think there are many teams they would rather play.
I fear there will be an early goal, followed by at least another two, perhaps three, sending us back down the motorway with that familiar feeling of rolling over and having our tummies tickled at Old Trafford. I hope I'm wrong.
Might not be a bad thing to get out quick for anyone going tomorrow as can think of few worse places to be than OT with the trophy being presented to them after the game....
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We have dragged Norwich and Wigan back in terms of goal difference. A trashing tomorrow night could be disastrous both for morale and the battle with Wigan. Just keep it tight, lads.
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Things's I'm not looking forward to tomorrow on Sky's coverage -
A one hour build up of gushing plaudits for Man U, while the opponents struggle to get a mention
Villa get anywhere near the goal and the commentator will glibly remark "Well, this isn't in the script!"
Grinning tourists crowding the corner flag to take photographs, during Utd's 25-30 corners.
Constant camera cuts to gauge Sir Bobby Charlton's reactions.
Constant camera cuts to Utd players on the bench, pissing around with their phones.
Robin Van Fucking Persie's smug goal celebration >:(
A stonewall penalty for Villa getting waved away
Utd getting a penalty.
A red card, probably Delph.
Fergie laughing his bollocks off as Utd start passing the ball around to the sound of "ole, ole!"
Constant reminders that Villa are a "young side"
The worsened goal difference by the end of it all.
That said, I've put a tenner on us to win at 11-1. :D
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I wouldn't have thought they will present the trophy tomorrow, whatever happens.
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We'll get beat, but its incredibly crucial we don't suffer another Chelsea type scoreline.
If we do I think we'll go down. The team took an eternity to recover any sort of confidence after that one. They won't have that luxury of time if it happens again.
I'd seriously settle for anything less than 4-0.
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If they do win and all stay behind for a cockney knees up, I can hopefully be nicely home for 10.15.
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We'll get beat, but its incredibly crucial we don't suffer another Chelsea type scoreline.
If we do I think we'll go down. The team took an eternity to recover any sort of confidence after that one. They won't have that luxury of time if it happens again.
I'd seriously settle for anything less than 4-0.
As much as i hate to say it, i agree with every word of this and ive been saying it for weeks, the equation is is simple, Battering=relegation.
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We'll get beat, but its incredibly crucial we don't suffer another Chelsea type scoreline.
I'd seriously settle for anything less than 4-0.
That's the spirit!
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They'll come at us from the off. How we equip ourselves in the first 15 will be the key...an early goal for them wold be a disaster. Be strong lads, do the basics right and go from there. A clean sheet at HT would set it up nicely.
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One thing that always happens at Old Trafford is that Villa get an absolute sitter in the first ten minutes and I know what you're thinking, did Benteke fire six shots at Fulham without a goal or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all the excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is the Beast, the most powerful striker in the world, and would knock Rio Ferdinands head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?
Its long overdue we pissed on their parade. 8)
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if you take the view that the Utd game is a write off match like me, then its a free hit
problem is so were Man City and Arsenal and we lost them both, so I feel the same result tomorrow
only thing I will be betting on is Agbonlahor to score at any time during the match, i'm sure Utd will win but Gabby always seems to get on the end of one against them
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One thing that always happens at Old Trafford is that Villa get an absolute sitter in the first ten minutes and I know what you're thinking, did Benteke fire six shots at Fulham without a goal or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all the excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is the Beast, the most powerful striker in the world, and would knock Rio Ferdinands head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?
Its long overdue we pissed on their parade. 8)
Love it
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if you take the view that the Utd game is a write off match like me, then its a free hit
problem is so were Man City and Arsenal and we lost them both, so I feel the same result tomorrow
only thing I will be betting on is Agbonlahor to score at any time during the match, i'm sure Utd will win but Gabby always seems to get on the end of one against them
Can he not get on the end of three or four, please.
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I wonder if this will be in use again?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/glav_zps82eef7c1.jpg)
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I agree it is a sort of free git game, so anything is a bonus. I'm just worried about the effects - psychological and in terms of goal difference - of a good thumping. I can just visualise RVP and Rooney getting back on form and tearing us to pieces. It's definitely possible!
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Just looking at the betting - Benteke to score first and Villa to win 3-1 is 400/1, if you go with Agbonlahor and 3-1 its 450/1. A couple of quid on either would pay for the season tickets!
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I wonder if this will be in use again?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/glav_zps82eef7c1.jpg)
Excellent - remember this at the Keith Curle NBA final!
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Just looking at the betting - Benteke to score first and Villa to win 3-1 is 400/1, if you go with Agbonlahor and 3-1 its 450/1. A couple of quid on either would pay for the season tickets!
or 450 prostitutes in thi land
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We're going to beat the Mancs..2-1, Benteke and Gabby!
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We have beaten utd once in our last 34 games against them - a truly shocking record - lets hope tonight we start to change things!
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I wonder if this will be in use again?
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lovin the tash
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I wonder if this will be in use again?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/glav_zps82eef7c1.jpg)
lovin the tash
Its Kevin Webster ;D
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H&V lawyers at the ready please...
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Quick question - do we perform a 'guard of honour' tonight if they win the league? I'm slightly clutching at straws here, but their next game is at Arsenal, so for gloating purposes might they not prefer it if they had to do it?
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A decent performance and a narrow defeat tonight I think...2-1 I'll go for. It'll prove to be a defeat we can afford...the worst thing about the night will be it'll be where Man U claim the title...it was bad enough all those times in the late 70s when Liverpool needed to and did beat us to win the title. It'll be just like that...
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Quick question - do we perform a 'guard of honour' tonight if they win the league? I'm slightly clutching at straws here, but their next game is at Arsenal, so for gloating purposes might they not prefer it if they had to do it?
If there was to be a guard of honour (vomit), then surely it'll be at the first game after they've won the title?
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Even if we somehow managed to sneak a point tonight it would be brilliant.
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Quick question - do we perform a 'guard of honour' tonight if they win the league? I'm slightly clutching at straws here, but their next game is at Arsenal, so for gloating purposes might they not prefer it if they had to do it?
No, guards of honour are only given in games subsequent to where a team has won the league with games to spare.
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Fuck - straw no longer in clutching distance!!
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5/1 to draw
14/1 Villa to win!
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4-1 Man Utd.
I will probably give this one a miss.
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4-1 Man Utd.
I will probably give this one a miss.
I'm gonna watch it, but fully expect to be pissed off enough to not bother with the 2nd half and watch the last episode of Broadchurch instead.
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It all seems too loaded in one direction, too obvious that Utd win tonight and take the title, that I'm starting to think that we might go and cause an upset. After all, we tend to perform better away from home.
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Dreadful day - first a visit to dentist to have a tooth removed and then a trip to old Trafford - not sure which is worse >:(
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Man Yoo 1 Aston Villa 3
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"19/1 0-1 Villa Benteke" screams the front window of my local bookies.
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I'm sick and fucking tired of everyone talking about them winning the title tonight and how many they'll smash us by, 4 people have stopped me so far this morning to take the piss and ask me how many we'll lose by. Well fuck man united I really hope we can upset the sky wankfest and get a result and if we do I'll come into work tomorrow and rock out with my cock out!
Come on me babbies!!
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I really hope it's one of those evenings where Villa fly out of the traps and Benteke beasts their back line. The football world is aching for United to win it in style, so how good would it be to wipe the grins off their collective faces?
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I would really love us to piss all over their chips tonight, especially as i'm sure that all day it will be a Sky wankathon over them. Fucking come on Villa!!!
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I'm off to OT soon to be corporately entertained. Sat in with their fans so it will either be very satisfying or very painful.........
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I'm off to OT soon to be corporately entertained. Sat in with their fans so it will either be very satisfying or very painful.........
Same here. I'll look out for you when our winner goes in!
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I'm off to OT soon to be corporately entertained. Sat in with their fans so it will either be very satisfying or very painful.........
Same here. I'll look out for you when our winner goes in!
I'll look out for your cheeky grin Des!!!
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I'm off to OT soon to be corporately entertained. Sat in with their fans so it will either be very satisfying or very painful.........
Im sure every fan of theirs is corporately entertained. Load of Prawn sandwich tossers.
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You'd expect them to have to much for us but i really think we could snatch a point . I can't see us not scoring regardless.
My biggest worry is red cards and injuries.
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There are several reasons to wish for anything but a United win, but I've just thought of another...we'll be reminded of it all next season on the Match of the Day credits if we lose tonight.
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It's TV for me tonight and it will be an awful, awful watch. Sky's fawning over them will be sickening and "the whole world" will be watching and willing them to win it in style. The preemier league will have all the staging and bunting ready to present and Sir Bloody Bobby will be sat there with an inane grin on his face for the whole time. But as horrible as watching it will be, I just have to! I hope and wish with every bone in my body that we piss on their parade, but I've watched us captitulate to these wankers so often that I know it just won't happen. I just hope they cruise rather than destroy and our confidence and goal difference remain more or less in tact.
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Their recent form over the last five games is identical to ours. Three wins, a draw and a defeat.
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Got a ticket in their end i, i dont know if I can stomach going , especially if we lose.
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I'd prefer it was a really crap dour 0-0 and then Nzog scores a 93rd min freekick..of course they then score in the 120th minute of Fergie time and we escape with a plucky draw
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I expect the defeat at Old Trafford every time we play there, but what I can't abide is when the team shits its pants because they're playing at the 'Theatre of Dreams'. I'm hoping Lambert's been going on at the squad about how good they are, how everyone wants them to lose and how they aren't going to, how this is their proper stage...if we go there and just let United be United, we'll lose, and deserve to.
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Got a ticket in their end i, i dont know if I can stomach going , especially if we lose.
Have you paid for it?
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sky's fawning started yesterday when gary neville talked about united securing the title in front of their own fans, during the spurs v city match.
i would love it if we shat all over their party
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I'm so glad I was there a few season's back when we won 1-0. My one abiding memory of that game was Stan booting it into the stand with about 30 seconds to go. I've walked out of there enough times and had to put up with their piss taking on the walk back to the coach so it was nice just for once to walk out with a smile on my face.
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Apparently Yanited only need to turn up tonight. It s a case of "what time are they handing out the trophy?".
There will some disappointed, day tripping, Johnny Come Lately wankers going back down to Devon tonight. Still, at least they will have had a chance to go to the Megastore and get some good snaps of Andi and Benteke celebrating.
Odious plastic c***s.
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I'm off to OT soon to be corporately entertained. Sat in with their fans so it will either be very satisfying or very painful.........
Prediction? Pain!
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I'm off to OT soon to be corporately entertained. Sat in with their fans so it will either be very satisfying or very painful.........
Prediction? Pain!
Clubber Lang only thought he had to turn up as well, but Rocky stuck him on his arse.
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There's a part of me that says this will all be over inside 20 minutes, they won't fuck it up from here, done & dusted, first attempt, on the beach by Tuesday morning.
The other part of me says we'll get a draw, we've enough about us to cause problems for them up front, but I still hold my breath every time the opoosition get a corner or free kick in our half.
We will score form open play tonight, that's my prediction, they'll score from a set piece. So a draw it is.
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I will make the bold predicition that a Yanited player should walk, but will stay on the pitch. I predict we should have two nailed on penalties, but they will be waved away.
I predict we will score twice and so will they.
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we play much better away from home
we are a counter attacking side
defending we are poor,attacking against packed defences likewise
catching teams on the break is our game
7-6 to the villa.
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At least we won't see the title awarded tonight even if united win - there will be no presentation until the final home game of the season .
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So what is preferable - easy crusing 2-0 to them with two early goals, or being robbed of a point with one in Fergie time, following 90 mins of hope that we are getting something?
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They've looked very ordinary. Show them no respect, get in their faces, show them what we can do, stuff them 3-0 and watch Sky implode.
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So what is preferable - easy crusing 2-0 to them with two early goals, or being robbed of a point with one in Fergie time, following 90 mins of hope that we are getting something?
That's like being asked to decide which colour car you'd prefer to run you over.
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I kinda hope Rooney starts. He has been pretty mediocre (if that) recently and it looks quite likely he'll be off in the summer.
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You'll have to excuse me because I wasn't there, but as I understood it the key figures in their win at VP earlier in the season were Scholes and Hernandez. How did the usual suspects fare?
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I reckon 3-2 loss, Rooney last minute winner.
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I notice on BBC 1 tonight at 10:30 ish, they are showing repeats of a an old 'HIGNFY'.
I wonder if there will be a change to the scheduled program with a MOTD special ?
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Yanited usually win the trophy away from home, from memory (I've not checked the stats). Might give them more impetus to do it in front of their brilliant, loyal fans tonight.
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I have made plans to be away from tv/internet tonight.
I am expecting the worst so that I won't be disappointed when I finally check my phone.
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There's always a couple of odd results this time of year.
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I'd so like them to be winning 1-0 in the 90th minute, celebrating like only the fans of the greatest football club in the world can, then we hit them with 2 in Fergie time to win 2-1, from which we never look back.
I'd also so like to win the Lottery on Wednesday.
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Well just walked past a bloke on Market St selling Champions 2013 scarves...
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Well just walked past a bloke on Market St selling Champions 2013 scarves...
Christ I hope we beat them. It would be a season highlight for more than one reason.
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I'd so like them to be winning 1-0 in the 90th minute, celebrating like only the fans of the greatest football club in the world can, then we hit them with 2 in Fergie time to win 2-1, from which we never look back.
I'd also so like to win the Lottery on Wednesday.
Lottery win more likely
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I'd so like them to be winning 1-0 in the 90th minute, celebrating like only the fans of the greatest football club in the world can, then we hit them with 2 in Fergie time to win 2-1, from which we never look back.
I'd also so like to win the Lottery on Wednesday.
Lottery win more likely
And you haven't quite grasped the rules of Fergie time if you expect any when they're winning.
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I've just spent a whopping £4 on 4 bets on us tonight. I live life on the edge more than Stuey Ungar ever did.
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I've just spent a whopping £4 on 4 bets on us tonight. I live life on the edge more than Stuey Ungar ever did.
Me to, £2 to win 1-0 with Benteke scoring at 125 -1 and £2 to win 2-1 with Gabby scoring at 260-1.
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Good luck with them. I am not betting today as i am still sulking about my accy at the weekend. Rangers loosing cost me 600 fecking Euros. Peterhead at home for fuck sake.
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I've got a whole pound on Gabby first goal and us to win 3-1 at 450/1. It's like buying money.
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BBC Radio saying that tomorrow's headlines will all be about MU winning the league. Tell you what, we agree not to bother even playing the match, to give you your cherished United wankfest, if you guarantee that Wigan will be relegated.
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To be frank they probably have a 95% chance of being right, as annoying as it is.
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To be frank they probably have a 95% chance of being right, as annoying as it is.
99%, but they are the supposedly holy and unbiased BBC.
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Lets get stuck into them and not let them play,do that and you never know!!! Up the villa!!!
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It don't look good:
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Aston Villa have won only once in their last 32 league and cup games against Manchester United - a 1-0 triumph at Old Trafford in December 2009 when Gabby Agbonlahor scored with a header.
In league games only, United have lost just one of their last 34 meetings with Villa home and away since 1995 (W24, D9, L1).
Manchester United
United are vying to avoid suffering consecutive Premier League home defeats for the first time since 2002. They last went successive home matches without a win in 2007, losing to West Ham in May and then drawing their opening game of the following season against Reading.
The Red Devils need to win their remaining five matches to eclipse Chelsea's top-flight record of 95 points, set in 2004-05.
United have scored in 65 successive Premier League home matches since a 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa in December 2009.
They have recovered 28 points from losing positions in the league this season, a divisional high.
Wayne Rooney is expected to make his 400th appearance for United. He has scored nine Premier League goals for the club against Villa. It's his equal best record against any club, along with Bolton, Fulham and Newcastle.
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Man Utd have scored in their last 65 home league games. The last team they failed to score against?
Well since you ask; Aston Villa.
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I've just spent a whopping £4 on 4 bets on us tonight. I live life on the edge more than Stuey Ungar ever did.
Me to, £2 to win 1-0 with Benteke scoring at 125 -1 and £2 to win 2-1 with Gabby scoring at 260-1.
I've got a quid on: 2-2, us winning 2-1, us winning 2-1 with Gabby first scorer and us winning 3-1 with Benteke first scorer. I don't know why they didn't just pay up there and then.
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Link from BBC sports page - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22246967
Doubt that we will but it'd be great to upset the applecart tonight.
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If there's a guard of honour, John Terry will turn up in his Chelsea kit. Just so he can refuse to clap.
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The big question is, do I watch the match, listen on the radio, or try and ignore it completely until FT?
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First thing I thought about as I woke up this morning - being cursing the coverage on every media outlet I turned on - just give them the damned title and let us get on with the important stuff...
Remember you are Aston Villa FC and play to win!
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I have made plans to be away from tv/internet tonight.
I am expecting the worst so that I won't be disappointed when I finally check my phone.
I don't believe that. Yes you can put it off but you will be I guess when you do check!
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Got a ticket in their end i, i dont know if I can stomach going , especially if we lose.
Have you paid for it?
Nope generally never pay to go to that shit hole, i handed ticket back, cannot stomach going
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The big question is, do I watch the match, listen on the radio, or try and ignore it completely until FT?
During the 90 mins you will do all three!
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I think we will score. Our defence will let us down again though.
4-1.
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I am going to be doing some decorating, if anyone wants to help. If we win there will be Dulux Diamond Matt flying everywhere.
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our lads shouldn't need motivation beyond their own situation but what better way to shove it everyone's face than to win this game? The whole world saw us get battered at Chelsea. The whole world can see us come out of this with tremendous credit and evideence of commitment and development if we get a win against a team that everyone has said will win tonight. It's like we needn't bother showing. Give United the points and the trophy and they can all have a massive Sky orgy earlier in the evening without the nuisance of that little club from Birmingham being there.
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I'll watch it, I have suddenly been overcome by the strange feeling that we're going to win.
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I'll watch it, I have suddenly been overcome by the strange feeling that we're going to win.
We'll probably win 3-0 just to fuck my bets up. Bastards.
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I'll watch it, I have suddenly been overcome by the strange feeling that we're going to win.
We'll probably win 3-0 just to fuck my bets up. Bastards.
I put money on Man Utd, as I always lose bets.
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I'll watch it, I have suddenly been overcome by the strange feeling that we're going to win.
Nothing to lose tonight - any result will be a bonus and i hope the longer the games the more tense united fans will get.
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I'll watch it, I have suddenly been overcome by the strange feeling that we're going to win.
Nothing to lose tonight - any result will be a bonus and i hope the longer the games the more tense united fans will get.
Well I don't think a defeat would be a bonus! But I take your point.
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I didn't think it was possible to want to win more tonight, especially against these tossers, but having seen the front cover of the match programme I hope we twat seven shades out of them. Patronising wankers.
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I'll watch it, I have suddenly been overcome by the strange feeling that we're going to win.
Nothing to lose tonight - any result will be a bonus and i hope the longer the games the more tense united fans will get.
Well I don't think a defeat would be a bonus! But I take your point.
I classed result as being a draw or win - one thing we certainly don't want though is a heavy defeat now that our goal diff is only one off wigan.
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Going to the pub later with a rather reluctant gait, if we are out of it by half time shall be going home to watch the final episode of Broadsands or whatever that terrible drama on ITV is called.
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Just heard Lambert on the radio saying that "we are going for it" or did he say "give it a go"?
For the first time I thought he sounded upbeat - we have nothing to lose by giving it the old gung ho as no way can this defence keep a clean sheet - lets give em a bloody good game Villa - I would be proud in defeat as long as we threw everything at them - a 4-3 or 3-2 for example.
A victory would be extremely sweet though !
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Oh and could somebody let Benteke & Weimann know in loud terms that every chance to score has to be taken, at that place. We dislike a rue.
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I'd go 4-3-3, with a midfield of Westwood, Delph and Sylla. And then pray.
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Going to the pub later with a rather reluctant gait, if we are out of it by half time shall be going home to watch the final episode of Broadsands or whatever that terrible drama on ITV is called.
Dont bother - it was the police woman's hubby that did it ;)
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I'd go 4-3-3, with a midfield of Westwood, Delph and Sylla. And then pray.
This.
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A repeat of this tonight will do me just fine.
(http://www.footytube.com/static/user-serve/album-images/lrg/448835-ea748b446194cce7a32bea282476ba39.jpg)
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Well I'm about to head off for this. I fully expect to see a first for me tonight: witness live a team clinch the Premier League title...
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I wasn't going to watch this tonight at the pub. Main reason being all the plastic wankers over here who will be watching and as usual, taking the piss.
Then that exact reason made me change my mind. Showered, changed, just waiting for the Mrs to get ready.
I just have a feeling that we are going to play our best football of the season tonight and i do not want to miss that, plus there is always the added advantage of the one local who will be there who i just love to annoy. Cretinous wanker he is.
So c'mon Villa and stick it right up these self important bunch of wankers and do it in style.
UTV.
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Man Utd have scored in their last 65 home league games. The last team they failed to score against?
Well since you ask; Aston Villa.
Lightening does strike twice ;)
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I'd go 4-3-3, with a midfield of Westwood, Delph and Sylla. And then pray.
Pray that we beat them with ten players for 97 minutes? It will be tough enough with eleven and Fergie time. Sylla, though promising, really appears to lack discipline.
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We need 90 minutes of passionate, controlled, hard-working, disciplined football, and we need to take our chances. Big time.
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Gabby to score 1st and villa to win 2 1 325/1 ill have a bit of that
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Sylla is fine when he starts, he struggles to pick up the pace when he comes on as a sub.
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I think we will score , may need 3 to win though and thats possible too!
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Wiemann is due a goal or three. Really think we can beat the Plastics tonight. My only concern is with so many Villa there, how their players will react to playing at home with an atmosphere.
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We can beat them, we just need to attack.
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It would be nice to throw Sky's sycophantic coverage into disarray, but that sort of thing just doesn't happen does it?
Or......does it?
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My plan is to avoid it by watching the soaps with the missus. Even then I know my son will want to watch it upstairs and give me updates. Plus I won't be able to help myself from flicking over every break. My reasons for 'bottling out' are threefold. Firstly, I think we will lose and I am worried by how many. Secondly, the obvious fact a United win means it is party time with us as the spare pr**ks. Thirdly, it is some superstitious psychology that if I don't watch I will stitch myself up and miss a classic Villa win.
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I wasn't going to watch this tonight at the pub. Main reason being all the plastic wankers over here who will be watching and as usual, taking the piss.
Then that exact reason made me change my mind. Showered, changed, just waiting for the Mrs to get ready.
I just have a feeling that we are going to play our best football of the season tonight and i do not want to miss that, plus there is always the added advantage of the one local who will be there who i just love to annoy. Cretinous wanker he is.
So c'mon Villa and stick it right up these self important bunch of wankers and do it in style.
UTV.
The office, in Nottingham, has been full of the ****** today. Coming up crowing at me then getting all arsey and defensive when I ask if they are going tonight... Wankers...