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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on February 23, 2014, 12:38:11 PM
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Villa: Guzan Bacuna Vlaar (c) Baker Bertrand Westwood Delph El Ahmadi Weimann Benteke Agbonlahor
subs: Steer Sylla Holt Clark Albrighton Tonev Bennett
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Lowton ?
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Should have kept Albrighton in the team, IMO.
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Barcodes: (4-4-2): Krul; Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Dummett; Sissoko, Tiote, Anita, Gouffran; Remy, Cisse.
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Albrighton has been our best player last few games, shame he doesn't start today. Unlucky
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No Ben Arfa good
So are we plying the diamond or 4 3 3 ?
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Albrighton dropped :o
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Albrighton is the Daniel Bryan of our team, in that the fans are literally screaming for him and chant his name while he's not playing. Yet management refuse to make him the star.
Lowton is Dolph Ziggler, the guy who gets buried and has clearly pissed someone big off behind the scenes.
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So are we plying the diamond or 4 3 3 ?
It's 4-3-3 to me.
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Albrighton is the Daniel Bryan of our team, in that the fans are literally screaming for him and chant his name while he's not playing. Yet management refuse to make him the star.
Lowton is Dolph Ziggler, the guy who gets buried and has clearly pissed someone big off behind the scenes.
YES YES YES ......ahem...
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Bacuna at right-back?
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I would pick Clark over Baker every day of the week.
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Albrighton is the Daniel Bryan of our team, in that the fans are literally screaming for him and chant his name while he's not playing. Yet management refuse to make him the star.
Lowton is Dolph Ziggler, the guy who gets buried and has clearly pissed someone big off behind the scenes.
YES YES YES ......ahem...
Making wrestling references on here is always a huge gamble.
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Barcodes: (4-4-2): Krul; Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Dummett; Sissoko, Tiote, Anita, Gouffran; Remy, Cisse.
I expect Remy and Gouffran to be briefed to target Baker and Bacuna and to be relatively successful at it!
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The problem today is "even the blind squirrel" saying applies. They have had such a crap run that it's bound to end very soon either by luck or method.
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What the Christ does Albrighton have to do to get in the side?
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What the Christ does Albrighton have to do to get in the side?
Play poorly? I completely agree mate, he should have started. Newcastle are weak at the back and I would have fancied Albrighton to cause problems. Instead, we revert back to KEA and his tedious brand of football. Still, I think we'll win 3-1. Up the Villa!
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Don't see why he prefers baker to Clark - Lowton once again not in the 18 and albrighton benched - who knows what will happen - we are so inconsistent we could either win or lose by a large margin.
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Wow newcastles last 4 home games
0-1
0-2
0-3
0-4
Looks like its a 5-0 villa win ;)
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Look better than he has I suppose. Still don't see what Albrighton can really offer other than random balls into the box. Very few of which reach an intended target.
Anyway, we have to choose one way or the other. Go for it more which sees us concede more but will show the best of our attacking side. It seems the siege mentality, backs to the wall clichéd type stuff is the only way you see the best of this team. Other than the odd other showing we have gone for a tighter defense but at the detriment to any attacking forays.
Delph has been the one player to have come on this season but he's carrying the midfield and is starting to make mistakes. That saying you don't know which Villa will turn up. If it's the good one we'll beat anyone. If it's the one that we have seen other than that team it's about capitalising in the few moments we have the ball in dangerous areas. Otherwise it'll be drab until we concede.
Come on Villa. Big win today please.
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Oh, and 'big' in terms of result not that I necessarily can only be sated by blood.
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Every team we have played who were on a shit run have played Villa and got back to wining....I see it again today
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What the Christ does Albrighton have to do to get in the side?
Turn himself from a player that looks better as an impact sub than when he plays from the start.
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Pardew wrong again saying villa are 7th in the all time premier league , everton are 7th villa are 6th.
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What the Christ does Albrighton have to do to get in the side?
Turn himself from a player that looks better as an impact sub than when he plays from the start.
He just played better than Weimann in the last match, no matter when he was on the pitch. He may well be better as an impact sub, but he just played better last time, and deserves to start.
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Wow newcastles last 4 home games
0-1
0-2
0-3
0-4
Looks like its a 5-0 villa win ;)
Wouldn't have thought so, I think we all know what happens when a team in a bad run plays Villa.
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Pardew wrong again saying villa are 7th in the all time premier league , everton are 7th villa are 6th.
What was the context of the remark? I am not in front of a tv at the minute...
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Pardew wrong again saying villa are 7th in the all time premier league , everton are 7th villa are 6th.
What was the context of the remark? I am not in front of a tv at the minute...
He basically said villa are 7th and newcastle 8th in the all time table so newcastle are about where they would be expected to be
Never liked him since he was at west ham saying a club like west ham should always be beating teams like aston villa.
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Pardew wrong again saying villa are 7th in the all time premier league , everton are 7th villa are 6th.
What was the context of the remark? I am not in front of a tv at the minute...
He said something about thats where Newcastle need to be and beyond
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Pardew wrong again saying villa are 7th in the all time premier league , everton are 7th villa are 6th.
What was the context of the remark? I am not in front of a tv at the minute...
He basically said villa are 7th and newcastle 8th in the all time table so newcastle are about where they would be expected to be
Never liked him since he was at west ham saying a club like west ham should always be beating teams like aston villa.
I don't like him either. Comes across as a smug guy. Hope we show him today!
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What the Christ does Albrighton have to do to get in the side?
Agree, why oh why has Lambert picked KEA? ....HE'S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
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no Albrighton ?? best player in recent weeks
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Albrighton dropped in favour of KEA ,what a surprise !
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What the Christ does Albrighton have to do to get in the side?
Turn himself from a player that looks better as an impact sub than when he plays from the start.
He just played better than Weimann in the last match, no matter when he was on the pitch. He may well be better as an impact sub, but he just played better last time, and deserves to start.
I'm not Weimann's biggest fan but I think he works harder and is less prone to giving the ball away in silly areas. I also think as an option to bring on against a tiring defence, Albrighton is the better bet. In an ideal world, for me, both would be on the bench and we would have better in front of them.
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I said before Lambert is not into Marc
Bloody idiot
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Lambert says teams have always got to start games decently - lets hope he can tell the players that then as we have been lethargic so many times .
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That magpies team looks pretty good to me
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That magpies team looks pretty good to me
Not so sure about the back four though.
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Pardew's a smug twat, Newcastle have a home run worse than ours, we need the points...we know the rest.
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We will need to show we are up for a fight today. They are on such a bad run we can't make it easy for them to re-kindle their season. Have to get on the front foot from the off.
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What does Albrighton have to do to get picked, and what does KEA have to do to be dropped. Prove me wrong Lambert
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What the Christ does Albrighton have to do to get in the side?
Turn himself from a player that looks better as an impact sub than when he plays from the start.
He just played better than Weimann in the last match, no matter when he was on the pitch. He may well be better as an impact sub, but he just played better last time, and deserves to start.
I'm not Weimann's biggest fan but I think he works harder and is less prone to giving the ball away in silly areas. I also think as an option to bring on against a tiring defence, Albrighton is the better bet. In an ideal world, for me, both would be on the bench and we would have better in front of them.
Amen to that.
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Don't understand Bacuna at right back, Baker rather than Clark or Albrighton on the bench and I see I'm not alone. Hope it works out.
Our strong suit. Fast attacking football, seems set up to hurt their defence. Their midfield is quite powerful though and they have Remy back. Hmmmm.... Still, come on Villa.
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The problem today is "even the blind squirrel" saying applies. They have had such a crap run that it's bound to end very soon either by luck or method.
Pity Remy has just finished a 3 game ban - these players always seem to return against us! Still, good to see Ben Arfa is out and I think they'll miss Cabaye - both were very good at Villa Park against us last September.
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Is Albrighton on the bench? Nobody's commented on it. For what it's worth, I think he should have started, but I like the 4-3-3 when it works for us. Here's hoping it does today.
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An early goal for us could see them flap considering their run.
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If this goes tits up, Ice road truckers is on...
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Come on Villa!!!!
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Come on you Lions!
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Bacuna territory?
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Pretty even so far.
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Sounds like Newcastle are doing better early on. Talksport are covering the game if anyone wants to listen.
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We need to ride this out. Our narrow shape is exposing our flanks a bit
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Shaky start. Delph has not turned up yet.
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Sounding a bit under the cosh here.
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We look excellent so far..................
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cB should have had a shot there
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Benteke should have hit that first time
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They are getting in too easily.
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Lookinga bit dodgy at the back ...
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KEA is having one of those games where he just doesn't look strong enough to play centre midfield
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Our throw ins look better than they did a couple of months ago.
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Again, we cannot seem to keep a hold of the ball
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Haven't started at all yet
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Christ. We've failed to score in 11 of our 26 games?
That's awful
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Christ. We've failed to score in 11 of our 26 games?
That's awful
Yep. And has almost cancelled out our defensive improvement.
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fuck close there
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Great break. So close twice
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Too great chances there
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Newcastle winning every 50/50.
Good runs into the box from KEA.
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Fucking hell. KEA puts it on a plate, twice. No one taps it in. Urgh.
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Another chance! Sounds a bit end to end now.
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Shoulda scored!!
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We do look dangerous when we're over loading them. Shame benteke's touch has been mostly hopeless so far.
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Some chances there. Come on Villa!
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Lookinga bit dodgy at the back ...
Stupid decision not to strengthen the defence in the January window. Lerner's austerity measures will bite us on the arse! Baker isn't good enough - hurry up back Okore!
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I think KEA is looking okay today
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ffs should have scored there
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What the fuck is wrong with Christian Benteke? He's totally lost what made him amazing last season. No belief, no confidence, no swagger. Nothing. He gets the ball.. and then does nothing.
Gabby should probably score. Good save, maybe.
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Benteke's hold up play and lay offs leave a bit to be desired.
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Afternoon chaps, hows it looking? Just started listening on Talkshite
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What's going on with Benteke? Is he injured or just being lazy and shit?
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Another great shot Gabby
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Superb attempt by Gabby.
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Fucking hell. Unlucky gabby twice!
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Why are we the only club after a lengthy period off, when we come back we look terrible.
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Getting into it a bit now
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What's going on with Benteke? Is he injured or just being lazy and shit?
He's having a stinker
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Oh Westy.
Class.
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nice from westwood there
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Shoulda scored again!!
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Westwood looking good.
Anybody else getting nervous whenever Baker has the ball at feet?
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Come on Villa! The time is now!
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Certainly looking more up for it than of late
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Sneaky girly slap from Remy.
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Why are we the only club after a lengthy period off, when we come back we look terrible.
You must be watching a different game to me
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We're winning!!! (Possession)
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If only Lambert were more articulate we'd be winning by now.
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we have had our normal chances first 20 mins , expect two quick goals for magpies ;(
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Benteke's hold up play and lay offs leave a bit to be desired.
We're still hoofing it to him and the defender has beat him every time.
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Benteke's hold up play and lay offs leave a bit to be desired.
We're still hoofing it to him and the defender has beat him every time.
True, and unnecessarily. We have the man advantage in midfield against their rusty old 4-4-2. We just have so much space when we come forward.
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Decent opening from us, deserve to be ahead on balance of play .
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westwood doing good
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Good attempt Bacuna
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Interesting: (i) Westwood is playing much better than of late; (ii) when not in possession, we are hunting in twos to close down the oppo - that's good!
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I am one of Westwood's biggest critics, but to his credit, he is playing excellently today. And fucking Pleat....it's GUZAN, not Guzman, surely he knows that by now.
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Racist FC 2-2 after being two up.
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If our choice of option were better we could be a goal or two up here. We've lacked a bit of composure in the final third
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How was that not a foul on Gabby?
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They lack so much confidence. Come on villa make it count.
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did we miss a penalty away at Everton recently? According to the live stream, we did....hmm
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Afternoon everyone!
Sounds like a pretty strange atmosphere at St James', very quiet.
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Our fwds and / or full backs need to give us more width when we're getting a bit too tight in the middle
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Villa take years off your life.
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Defence looking in control.
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Westwood is playing absolutely superbly
Best player on the pitch by a mile so far
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First corner to us!
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Great work again Gabby
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Unlucky, Gabby.
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Interesting: (i) Westwood is playing much better than of late; (ii) when not in possession, we are hunting in twos to close down the oppo - that's good!
Reminds me of the day we played them away in Lambert's first season and we all thought Holman was our saviour!
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Pleat just called Baker, 'Nathan Clark'.haha
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Gabby is playing well. Actually doing what I always wish he would, and take some shots.
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Racists 3-2.
Baker with a knock.
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Holman! What happened to him?! Still at Villa?
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Baker is always getting knocks!
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Let's not get done here while bakers off
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That's 35 mins in the Baker sweepstake...... 35 mins. Please report to the office to collect your prize
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Westwood is playing absolutely superbly
Best player on the pitch by a mile so far
I completely agree with you, today my friend.
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Vlaar is next best
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Holman! What happened to him?! Still at Villa?
Wasn't he released on a free? Another in a long line of villa false dawns? He looked so good when he first arrived then he just looked poor and disappeared.
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They are there for the taking. We've got to be ruthless and punish teams low on confidence.
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Holman! What happened to him?! Still at Villa?
Wasn't he released on a free? Another in a long line of villa false dawns? He looked so good when he first arrived then he just looked poor and disappeared.
In the Middle East, isn't he?
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Holman! What happened to him?! Still at Villa?
Wasn't he released on a free? Another in a long line of villa false dawns? He looked so good when he first arrived then he just looked poor and disappeared.
Playing in Dubai. It's a hard life.
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It's so frustrating how well we can play at times and not do it more often. But it shows we can do it. Off course it will be more frustrating if we don't find a way to make our play count and come away with a win. This lot are there for the taking.
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good pressing from Villa, we look good when we do it , we just dont do it every game
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Al Nasr
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Crappy defending from Spongey Ron
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Loads of space in midfield, we need to exploit it...Delphi needs to get in the game more.
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The place sounds like a morgue.
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Nice clean challenge KEA...
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Was Tiote booked for scything down Gabby? I'm pretty sure he was not. Yet, Vlaar was for fouling Remy. Crap refereeing.
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There seems to have been a conscious effort to play a much wider game today, and we seem to be attempting more crosses than I've seen for a while.
That's a positive thing from Lambert, seeing as he was so definite that width wasn't important a little while back.
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Thank fook for that
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Christ, they really should have scored there.
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That was a huge let off
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What a miss thank fuk
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let off.
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cisse sitter pmsl
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Shocking finish from Cisse.
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I know it was said pre-game, but I want to add it for the record... why no bloody Albrighton, our best player by far in past weeks?!?!?!
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What on Earth was Vlaar doing there to let them in? Good grief!
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A let off there
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First half = Garbage
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HT just edged off , midfield on top
let off at end
disapointed we didnt score
Newcastle cant be any worse second half esp with Lamberts awful HT talks
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Agreed, Delph has been very quiet. We look comfortable to be fair. First goal will be crucial. Desperately could do with a better player than Kea in midfield. Can't understand what Baker is doing in the team but Vlaar is the one making mistakes thus far.
Need more from our full backs going forward and Westwood to keep up his form.
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This game is for the taking second half,if we can get the first goal the crowd will turn own them
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Doing our best to concede in injury time again !!!
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Westwood playing pretty well. We've frustrated them quite well but Gabby looks our only threat up front, Benteke won a few headers but a bit off the pace, Weimann some good touches. Should have been 1-0 down just on half time but they didn't take their chance.
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Haven't scored at home for how many games? - that miss demonstrates why.
We have played reasonably well: the closing down, the wing play, better from Westwood. We just need to be more ruthless in front of goal.
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On days like today Westwood looks a top six player. Hasn't happened often enough this year.Gabby look on his game and with some big matches coming up could be about to go on one of his little runs of form.
Need to keep pressing second half.
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Two great crosses early on from KEA that should have been capitalised on
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Vlaar falls over, Baker, seeing the danger, gets sucked to the ball leaving us in greater danger. Dear me. Still, they've defended well on the whole. We really could do with putting these lot away. You can hear a pin drop in there. If we score, the fans will get on top of their players. IF we can score.
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First half = Garbage
I should switch over to the Villa v Newcastle game if I were you.
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Good, comfortable half for us so far. We've kept both their crowd and attack very quiet, and they've literally been feeding off scraps and the odd defensive error. Oddly, we've had more possession than expected and passed the ball around quite well, on the contrary to Lambert's media comments.
- Westwood has been very effective in the deep-lying play-maker role, and has rarely put a pass wrong, also nice to see him looking to go forward for a change, rather than every pass being sideways or backwards.
- Bacuna actually looks like a right back and has been solid, amazingly.
- You can see how badly Newcastle are missing the flair and creativity of Cabaye and Ben Arfa
- Biggest downside is that we should be ahead, hopefully we won't rue our misses
- Delph still giving the ball away a fair few times, surprisingly KEA's outshined him a bit.
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Playing decently. But I'd imagine that was our "good half".
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I would like to see Benteke putting a bit more effort in, on the whole we look the better side so far.
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Oh yeah, why did Vlaar get booked for his 1st challenge when several of theirs have made several fouls?
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Westwood needs to be more positive, and take control of the game.Not under any pressure from Nooocastle, needs to be more effective and pick a better pass.
Gabby for me is Villa summed up, looks brilliant at times, but sometimes his touch, vision, pass, is lacking.
Bacuna looks a quality RB by the way.
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In small brief moments Gabby reminds me of the proper Ronaldo, the brazilian one....without the classy finishing
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Westwood needs to be more positive, and take control of the game.Not under any pressure from Nooocastle, needs to be more effective and pick a better pass.
Gabby for me is Villa summed up, looks brilliant at times, but sometimes his touch, vision, pass, is lacking.
Bacuna looks a quality RB by the way.
Both Westwood and bacuna have been superb and it's been a very decent 45 mins from our boys.
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I'll be surprised if Newcastle are that poor again in the next half, so Vlaar and Baker need to get a grip after that abomination at the end of the half. Newcastle have been poor, but they do have quality players in the team that could easily get through our defence if we're not careful.
Also, I think I'd probably sub Benteke off, but if that meant Holt coming on then I probably wouldn't, if only because it would probably mean more hoofing.
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Fairly even half.
We look so much physically weaker than Newcastle, our players just bounce off them.
Vlaar and Baker both looking very good.
Westwood playing with some confidence, unlike Delph who just looks like the weakling in the playground. KEA second best to every ball but got in some great advanced positions.
Credit to the Newcastle defence, they've kept it tight for us at the back. We need to create space rather than playing into their hands.
We need to press them harder second half and run at them.
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Both teams lack quality can see this being settled by a mistake by either defence... Probably ours
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First half = Garbage
As predictable as taxes and death
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Surprised by some of the half time comments , I think we have been the better side and looked decent .
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I'll be surprised if Newcastle are that poor again in the next half, so Vlaar and Baker need to get a grip after that abomination at the end of the half. Newcastle have been poor, but they do have quality players in the team that could easily get through our defence if we're not careful.
Also, I think I'd probably sub Benteke off, but if that meant Holt coming on then I probably wouldn't, if only because it would probably mean more hoofing.
Not a bad shout, if Albie is the replacement.
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Surprised by some of the half time comments , I think we have been the better side and looked decent .
Completely agree, the pessimism on here has left some people delusional and it's hilarious. Calling that 'garbage' is just laughable.
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Come on Villa, make it count!
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Come on Villa.
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We were the better side by quite a way I think. We just need to hoof it slightly less and exploit our space in midfield and we'll get through.
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First half = Garbage
As predictable as taxes and death
Garbage? What game were you watching? It certainly was not garbage.
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First half = Garbage
As predictable as taxes and death
Why don't you just ignore my posts from now on. I can't post nothing without you having a dig, go away.
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We were the better side by quite a way I think. We just need to hoof it slightly less and exploit our space in midfield and we'll get through.
I agree with that, and although I know this has been done to death, doesn't this game just show the desperate need we have for just even a hint of guile? Just one decent attacking midfieldr would have a field day agains this Newcastle team.
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Benteke's touch has been pretty crap today
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First half = Garbage
As predictable as taxes and death
Why don't you just ignore my posts from now on. I can't post nothing without you having a dig, go away.
It's a bit incessant, though.
Do you really think that was garbage? We've seen plenty of garbage this season, and that didn't look like it, in my opinion.
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Benteke's touch has been pretty crap today
Yes, it has been. It's funny because last year when he started to play really well, his touch was one of his best attributes.
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You know what's weird about El Ahmadi? He's one of our best players at closing down space and closing down players, but one of the worst at actually making a tackle. The amount of times I'm sure he could just get his foot in and nick the ball....
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Benteke's touch has been pretty crap today
That was terrible a minute ago. An easy ball played in to him, it bounced 5 yards off him and lost possession.
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goes back to guzan from freekick and hoof why?
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How many fouls does Tiote have to commit before he is booked?
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First half = Garbage
As predictable as taxes and death
Why don't you just ignore my posts from now on. I can't post nothing without you having a dig, go away.
It's a bit incessant, though.
Do you really think that was garbage? We've seen plenty of garbage this season, and that didn't look like it, in my opinion.
Yes i did. No one looks hungry to me.
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I really think a side with a bit more finishing power than Villa would be comfortably ahead of this lot by now.
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Referees give Benteke very little.
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goes back to guzan from freekick and hoof why?
Lack of confidence.
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Hoof! Hoof! Hoof! FFS
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goes back to guzan from freekick and hoof why?
The longer we go without getting a goal, the more this will happen, I bet, thus reducing our chances of getting a goal, and so we'll do it even more, and so on, and so on.
It's the Lambert Paradox.
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Is it me or is Niall Quinn practically willing Newcastle to win this.
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Ah, the Newcastle fans just turned up
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Is it me or is Niall Quinn practically willing Newcastle to win this.
thought that alright.
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Oh boy. Completely guileless.
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I forgot Betrand was playing
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Delph and gabby are very quiet today
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Their best moments have come directly from Vlaar's mistakes. His positioning just there was horrible, drawn to the ball like a schoolboy.
Wish we would cut out hoofing every free kick from our own half into their box. It is pathetic and having zero impact. When we play short through Westwood we look miles better.
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In spite of what I said about KEA before the game I think he's done quite well. I'd be tempted to bring Albrighton on for Weimann
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These really are there for taking. We can't keep the ball long enough to do anything.
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The hoof to Benteke really isn't working; why do they keep doing it?!
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This and Cardiff have been 6 points on a fucking plate. If we don't end up winning this we have really missed a great opportunity. Again.
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Sylla coming on. For who?
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We've really lost our cutting edge this season. Last season scoring goals (as much as conceding them) came so easy to us. This season we have been so lacking in creativity and when we have created the chances just not been sharp enough.
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Westwood, that is who. Got to assume that is a knock?
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westwood best player comes off
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Er....Westwood off.
Er...
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Why is Westy off? Shit.
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Westwood off. Sylla on.
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Well that's a bad move.
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And there's instantaneous proof.
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Surely, surely, he's carrying a knock or something?
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Westwood must have picked up a knock
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commentator
Lambert probably going for the win
what with sylla ??
Albrighton please
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He's clearly limping
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Whaaat? - Westie off?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I seriously hope that is a knock and not a comment on his game.
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Maybe has a knock. Lambert never ceases to amaze. The amount of times Westwood should have been taken off, he never was. And today, when he's playing well, Lambert takes him off. I'd have brought Albrighton on. We concede a lot of corners.
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if Westy off wasn't due to a knock the manager really does work in mysterious ways.
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close for magpies
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Shit that was close
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We need to step up again.
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Maybe has a knock. Lambert never ceases to amaze. The amount of times Westwood should have been taken off, he never was. And today, when he's playing well, Lambert takes him off. I'd have brought Albrighton on. We concede a lot of corners.
If he has a knock, why does it amaze you that the manager replaces him?
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Sylla, a french second division player who looks like a french third division player.
Happy days.
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newc getting on top
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don't like this
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Well, we're really stepping on the shitometer this half.
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we dont look like scoring now
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Clearly the first half was our good half.
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Maybe has a knock. Lambert never ceases to amaze. The amount of times Westwood should have been taken off, he never was. And today, when he's playing well, Lambert takes him off. I'd have brought Albrighton on. We concede a lot of corners.
If he has a knock, why does it amaze you that the manager replaces him?
I said maybe. He didn't look injured, though someone just wrote that he was limping.
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Two nervy disjointed sides with no quality.
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sylla you are crap
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Well, this game has fallen off a cliff.
Also, Benteke needs to be replaced, he just looks hopeless out there.
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Need to get the ball to Gabby again.
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Newcastle getting back into this.
If we want to win this, we need to change the focus of attack; hoofing to Benteke won't win this.
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I'm starting to obsess now - why isn't Albrighton on???
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the way CB is playing , he will be at Villa next season
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Have we had a shot this half? It would appear the first half was our good one this game. Best we can hope for 0-0. Maybe Liverpool will get a winner against Swansea so we move up a place. We are so humdrum it's unbearable. It is so, so boring being a Villa fan at the moment.
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I reckon put Albrighton on for KEA, go 442 with Gabby and Albrighton wide. Not a big fan of 442 but it might work here.
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Can you replace Westwood with Albrighton? Leave us too light in the middle?
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Get Weimann off and Albrighton on!
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from sylla losing the ball again
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Our counter attacking has become long ball now.
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Why can't we score this season. Cost us Cardiff away and should have scored first half here.
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Should have brought on Bennett instead of Sylla; played he or Bertrand wide.
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Disappointing since half time - would have hoped we would take the game to them but we are allowing them too much space.
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Not a classic is it?
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I'd be tempted to take Weimann off and stick Alby on.
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Fuck we are horrific to watch. Sylla, Kea, Weimann aren't up to this level at all. Benteke and Gabby just dire and half arsed as usual. Any semblance of ambition has gone since Westwood went off
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dull
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hooooooooooooooofffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff. yawn. Come on Villa, we are better than this.
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Bleh. Ref, hurry up and blow up please so I can do something else.
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Just give the ball back to them every time,so poor second half
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Very scrappy game now - not good enough this half at all.
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It's all gone a bit pants now
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Id be tempted to take CB off , throw weimann up front and bring marc on
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Looks like Katy B is gonna be spot on with this one.0-0 she said.The Villa find me crying for no reason
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God. It's just sunk down to the usual poor quality we serve up these days. Hoof, hoof, misplaced pass, cheap free kick, crap.
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We really really really need to get Albrighton on
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Bennett on for Bertrand.
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It's totally gone ...
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Not a classic is it?
Is anyone surprised? Look on the bright side, we won't be on Sky again after March.
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Lambert's villa are an enigma. So good sometimes, so poor others, often within the same game!
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Id be tempted to take CB off , throw weimann up front and bring marc on
Indeed
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Bennett for Bertrand. Why? Just why?
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oh my God - Bennett
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Lambert settling for the draw by the look of it.
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A lot of huff and puff now. I'd give up a nut for a scrappy winner.
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Lambert's villa are an enigma. So good sometimes, so poor others, often within the same game!
The good stuff is pretty rare though, I'm afraid. And I don't think he knows how it happens, either.
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What a stupid pass by Syilla
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sylla AGAIN !!!!
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Sylla has been garbage since coming on.
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Bloody work getting in the way. Hows it going?
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Give the ball away cheap yet again and now they have a dangerous free kick
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Too many free kicks given away in dangerous positions .
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he might has well put the black and white stripes on that Sylla
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Free kick to Newcastle just outside the area.....
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Never a free kick
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Sylla is terrible
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Why Sylla? Just why?
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Bloody work getting in the way. Hows it going?
It goes so shitely that I'd love to hear about your work!
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That's as bad a free kick as I"ve seen for ages, there!
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Bloody work getting in the way. Hows it going?
We were great first half, should have gone in 1-0 ahead but was 0-0. Been poor second half but still 0-0
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For fucks sake, Benteke.
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Benteke has been very poor today.
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Oh ffs Benteke
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Benteke's had a mare
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Benteke terrible lay off
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OH CHRISTIAN....
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Benteke. Piss off. Urgh.
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save Guzan
poor from CB that was the chance
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Sylla demonstrates his limitations every time he comes on, these days.
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arghh, Benteke, composure son, composure
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Benteke has been very poor today.
He's been appalling, in my opinion, completely useless. He shouldn't be on the pitch.
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Another game we only play for half the game
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Awful timing and pass from Benteke
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Never thought I would say this but I would put Holt on for Benteke
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Benteke has been very poor today.
Maybe we will regret not cashing in the summer? That is honestly how i have felt about him all season. Has just looked so half arsed in everything and gets away with the'oh he's inexperienced/not fully fit' line too often.
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on the ropes there
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Bloody good defending Villa
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They should have had a pen there
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Bloody Benteke!!
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Bloody work getting in the way. Hows it going?
It goes so shitely that I'd love to hear about your work!
Bloody hell it cant be that bad...
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Benteke, Villa's Francis Jeffers.
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Sylla is a piss poor excuse for a footballer.
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Mind you, I have just started watching on my laptop...
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This isn't going to end well, is it?
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I had us down to lose this on my predictions so a point would be a bonus , I would take it this minute!
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No surprise to see Benteke fuck that up the way he has played today. Thankfully ref missed that idiotic handball from Bacuna. There is a player in Bacuna somewhere but better coaching urgently required in him.
Baker has been very solid today in fairness to him
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Albrighton should be on. Instead we have Sylla doing nothing and Benteke being the break down of all of our attacks.
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Bloody work getting in the way. Hows it going?
It goes so shitely that I'd love to hear about your work!
Bloody hell it cant be that bad...
It was utterly boring, now we're bricking it again hoping they don't score, as we nearly concede a penalty. What do you do mate?
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What has Albrighton done??? why can't he get on!
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Vlaar went missing there ... losing their shape
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Sylla is a piss poor excuse for a footballer.
This season he has looked dreadful when he has played - so many players this season have not played as well as they did for us last season, it's been a season to forget .
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Bloody work getting in the way. Hows it going?
It goes so shitely that I'd love to hear about your work!
Bloody hell it cant be that bad...
It was utterly boring, now we're bricking it again hoping they don't score, as we nearly concede a penalty. What do you do mate?
A Babcock worksite over loaded a train with spoil so they then had to start to dig the spoil out then the driver ran out of his work hours then....
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stupid foul!! Bacuna!
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I thought Lambert might have gone for this one
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Weimann????????????
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Sylla is a piss poor excuse for a footballer.
And he's not the only one disgracing the C&B
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Oh my God. Just getting comedically bad.
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weimann fcukin awful there
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Feeble from Weimann. He should have been off 20 minutes ago
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Looked very decent first half now everything is suddenly a chore for them. What the hell is wrong in the background?Why do we fizzle out of games so easily?
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Fucking hell Weimann. WHY? We have three forwards. What the fuck is wrong with these guys? Use the help.
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Fuck sake we are fuckin terrible
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This is awful, just blow the bloody whistle.
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guzan vlaar and westy good today
the rest pretty poor
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Lambert just dont like Albrighton does he ?
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Looked very decent first half now everything is suddenly a chore for them. What the hell is wrong in the background?Why do we fizzle out of games so easily?
Lack of quality and confidence...
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I seriously can't believe what I am watching here! We are actually inept!
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Wow, just wow.
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Fucking hell, they just hit the post.
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Fucking hell we don;t have any technical quality is this time whatsoever.
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Bloody rubbish...
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I thought Lambert might have gone for this one
We should have scored by now. The front players need to sort themselves out. Disgusting.
Same again by Gabby. Waste.
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What a let off......
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bloody hell!
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ffs vlaaar
what a let off
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Our final pass is awful.
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what is going on. Hope that is the one mistake!! what a let off
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Both teams are inept in front of goal.
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Haha! Stupid Geordie tossers.
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Fucking hell Vlaar. A second lucky escape
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Not very good are we?
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WTF ?
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What a let off Ron Vlaar, brow slap.
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thats a bad miss
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Christ, Vlaar
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What a fucking shit pass from gabbyand then what a let off there hitting the post
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Schoolboy defending there by Vlaar , could and should have cost us the match.
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Gabby!!!!!!
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Looked very decent first half now everything is suddenly a chore for them. What the hell is wrong in the background?Why do we fizzle out of games so easily?
Lack of quality and confidence...
Yeah but we will show quality and confidence often enough to hint it is there. First half we were well on top of them them and pressed them hard. We are a Jekyll and Hyde team.
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Not very good are we?
No we are not. We are really, really not.
On the bright side, though, at least at times we're so bad it's amusing.
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come on Villa!!
here we go last minute corner!
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not fun this
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But on a brighter note, Lambert is due to sign that new contract. :'(
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Schoolboy defending there by Vlaar , could and should have cost us the match.
Agreed - horrible
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Sounds like Baker has had a good game.
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What has Albrighton done??? why can't he get on!
Could he be shaging PL' s wife?
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Our players are crapping it
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But on a brighter note, Lambert is due to sign that new contract. :'(
As is Vlaar apparently.
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blow the bloody whistle I've had enough of this!
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Fucvk off you ******
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There we go. Remy. 1-0 Newcastle.
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Bollox
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take the point and beat norwich
but again , pretty horrid to watch
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Got what we deserved absolutely nothing.
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shit!
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There you go. No surprise.
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Typical
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ffs LAMBERT OUT
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Got what we deserved 2nd half - pile of shit!
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fucking bullshit.
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Didn't you just know that was coming? Didn't you?
Of course you did.
Fucking rubbish second half means we get just what we deserve.
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Oh ffs. Well done Lambert. The one player you should have brought on you kept on the bench. Just fuck off
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Looked very decent first half now everything is suddenly a chore for them. What the hell is wrong in the background?Why do we fizzle out of games so easily?
Lack of quality and confidence...
Yeah but we will show quality and confidence often enough to hint it is there. First half we were well on top of them them and pressed them hard. We are a Jekyll and Hyde team.
It's a mixture of inexperience and a lack of quality throughout the squad giving us a fickle confidence.
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guzan vlaar and westy good today
the rest pretty poor
Vlaar has done his best to help Newcastle score today. Absolutely shocking imo
To be fair that was deserved for Remy. Vlaar once again an absolute disgrace
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why the fuck do you expert it was coming and these fuckers can not score
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Typical you bastards
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Pathetic. Why can we never play for more than one half?
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Exactly what we deserved useless lazy twats
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Sloppy from Bennet on his clearance.
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serves us fucking right this clueless prat of a manager you just knew it was coming
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He'll bring Albrighton on now
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Fuck this team and fuck Lambert.I almost hope we go down because I am sick of watching the same shit over and over
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Any owner with a brain would go and get Laudrup.
Sorry PL, your time is up.
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I am sick to death of this fucking rubbish.
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We are shit, shit, shit. I wish I didn't care.
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guzan vlaar and westy good today
the rest pretty poor
Vlaar has done his best to help Newcastle score today. Absolutely shocking imo
To be fair that was deserved for Remy. Vlaar once again an absolute disgrace
well he went downhill second half yes
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Why can't we fucking play for the full fucking match. Sick of this one good half shit the other bollocks.
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Well it sounds like I made the right choice spending the day back and forthing to the dump rather than watching this.
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We support a really poor team. I have no idea what the coaches do, because they are tactically no better than a Sunday parks team.
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Thundercunts all of 'em.
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Christ. What a stupid Villa side.
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Sod it. That game was there for the taking, and we have fucked it up. Well done Lambert you complete swafflemonkey.
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Fucking shit, we are relegation fodder again...
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Sloppy from Bennet on his clearance.
Bennett is genuinely one of the worst players I've ever seen in a Villa shirt.
Pathetic.
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We are not an inexperienced side. It's just bit true anymore.
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Disgraceful. Want to kick start your season? Well Randy and Paul's Aston Villa are sure to deliver.
Here's hoping we stay up.
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we are just rubbish
Norwich will do us now
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crap, we'll get the usual " I thought we played well - We go again!" sorry to say but Lambert should be sectioned! I expect next week he will think he is Napoleon!
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This is disgraceful
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I am sick to death of this fucking rubbish.
This times 1,000
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Terrible defending from Vlaar.
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And after our games in March we will be firmly in the shit.
Utterly useless again. Sick of this shit
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Boooooooooooo!
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Time to go Lambert, we are NOT improving. this is just killing the club, FUCK OFF NOW.
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Another three years of this ,what a prospect
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he came for the 0-0 and hes fucked it again
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Too much pissing about.
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Well that's exactly what we & Lambert in particular deserved.
The worst form team in the league & we gift another 3 points.
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Lambert is such a twat. Benteke should be ashamed of himself, show a bit of interest you twat
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Fuck off villa. Shite.
Fuck off lambert. You're shit!
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Livid
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What the fuckk was Vlaar doing??? Poor defending. How have we lost that?!?!?
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serves us fucking right this clueless prat of a manager you just knew it was coming
and the fucking tools who won't invest in the club.
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Thickie Villa.
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we are the best team to play when you havent scored for nearly 450 mins
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We are one of the three worst teams in the Premier League. Lambert is a terrible football manager.
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Another relegation battle. Shit.
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The quality we have in our squad is just not good enough. Bargain basement shit....
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We were lucky to survive last season. I fear we won't this year!
2 wins in 13 games and this is progress? The whole clubs a fucking joke
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Time to go Lambert, we are NOT improving. this is just killing the club, FUCK OFF NOW.
Was time to go after the millwall debacle , we are heading nowhere.
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After 60 minutes of vaguely enterprising stuff we flagged and failed.
A lack of quality and experience; and really inept attacking. We could and should have taken a 1 or 2 goal lead in the first half. We didn't and Lambert has now to step up and do something different and effective.
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Post-match thread please folks.
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Second half was a disgrace, forwards didn't want to control the ball, couldn't pass or hold it up. Their goal was on the cards for 20 mins. Came for a 0-0, go home with nothing again and three games without a goal. Fuck off football, fuck off Lambert! New contract? Yes please!
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We are one of the three worst teams in the Premier League. Lambert is a terrible football manager.
This.
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Resign.
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12 games now we have fail to score in GO LAMBERT FOR FUCK SAKE GO
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How the fucking hell is this going to change?????? We are rubbish. Totally shit. And totally leaderless, directionless and useless.
Lambert - give us an answer... "Will you please fuck off out of this club?"