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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on April 12, 2014, 02:03:43 PM
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We go again.
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Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar [c], Baker, Clark, Bertrand, Westwood, Delph, El Ahmadi, Agbonlahor, Holt.
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@AVFCOfficial: #AVFC: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar [c], Baker, Clark, Bertrand, Westwood, Delph, El Ahmadi, Agbonlahor, Holt. #AVFCLIVE #CPFC
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We go again.
Do we have to? can't it just end now?
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He's gone three at the back against one striker, with one full-back each against a winger and opposing full-back. Hmm.
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5 at the back.
Puke.
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5-3-2?
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Can we have the orange dot please? Last time I remember it appearing, we beat Sunderland 1-0.
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Lowton will score today, I can sense it. Probably be 1-1 or something.
Anyway, let's hope we get something!
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He's gone three at the back against one striker, with one full-back each against a winger and opposing full-back. Hmm.
Looks that way - in which case I'd have had Bacuna in instead of Lowton
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He's gone three at the back against one striker, with one full-back each against a winger and opposing full-back. Hmm.
Looks that way - in which case I'd have had Bacuna in instead of Lowton
Me too, just on pace really.
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Subs?
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No Bacuna....injured?
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subs: Steer, Sylla, Tonev, Bowery, Albrighton, Weimann, Bennett.
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Ta.
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I'm not sure it will go well today.
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No Bacuna....injured?
Bomb Squad.
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Aston Villa Subs: Steer, Bennett, Sylla, Albrighton, Tonev, Bowery, Weimann.
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Looks like a repeat of the game at West Ham with 8 across the back, no midfield and two up front. Looks like he's turned up for a point.
Hopefully the lads will decide to give it a go and venture into the opposition's half.
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Chin up lads. Gabby, Delph, KEA are back today.
The wings are the threat from them but I'm quietly optimistic.
Think it will be close but 2 - 1 to us.
We're 4.1 to win today which I think is great value.
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You'd think we were away to city with how bloody negative that selection is. 5 at the back against one up front. Jesus
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Lambert is brave or stupid because if we get beat by Palace playing 5 defenders he heading for Mcliesh Territory of dislike
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Lets sneak some kind of win and put this season out of its misery.
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And by Christ we need it.
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Think he has gone 5 as we've conceded lots of really sloppy goals....he's hoping an extra poor defender at the back will stop it!!!!
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Weimann dropped ,i don't believe it !
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Verily the dot did appear and the lions roared.The palace of crystal shattered and the points were ours.
Now, where did I leave my tablets....!
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Oh joyous, most powerful orange dot. Lead us to three points and away from another weekend as a prisoner of misery
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Still no Helenius...
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Weimann dropped is the best move PL has made today. Hope Albrighton gets on the pitch. Bacuna must be injured. But Westwood will be up for free kicks, and Bertrand and Lowton on each wing should be enough. 0-1 Come on Villa lets put this season to bed .........
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Well. The set-up best bloody work otherwise it's going to go into meltdown on here.
Hope I'm posting about a win at five to five today.
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Not a lot of pace there. Miserable looking line up for me
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Not looking good - the site which I never ever use but saw someone watching it once has been taken down & is under investigation by police. Looks like WM for me
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Still no Helenius...
Didn't he just come back to training this week?
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And my live link is closed due to police investigation. GRRRRR
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Baker and Clark, oh my god, no clean sheet today then
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Think Albrightons a bit unlucky not to be playing tbh.
Just want PL gone tbh
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Think Albrightons a bit unlucky not to be playing tbh.
Just want PL gone tbh
I believe you.
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All matches kick off 7 mins late today -plus 1 mins silence
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Isn't it 4 at the back as Baker is playing? ;)
Feeling optimistic today and I don't quite know why.
Come on you Lions UTV
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Anyone hear about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
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Agbonlahor starting?
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Anyone here about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
Very worrying if true. Hard to know though, could well be a bit of self-preservation on Lambert's part to try and make himself look better.
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That quote from Charlie Nicholas may shed light on Lambert's recent statement that "there's a lot of stuff people don't see". Hmmm indeed
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Anyone hear about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
If that turns out to be true, then we're truly going nowhere.
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Anyone hear about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
Depressing if that's the case, why own a football club if you're not gonna bother trying to compete?
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Anyone here about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
Very worrying if true. Hard to know though, could well be a bit of self-preservation on Lambert's part to try and make himself look better.
I think the story falls at the first hurdle. We were never in for Barry. Barry has said it, as has Lambert. Self preservation seems to be the act of the day.
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Anyone here about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
Very worrying if true. Hard to know though, could well be a bit of self-preservation on Lambert's part to try and make himself look better.
Hardly surprising all of those name wage wise would be out of our range until we get rid of the bomb squad
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Bloody hell - they still have cheerleaders! I feel like I've just accidentally stepped into a time warp
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No Bacuna....injured?
He was injured from about 40 mins in last week. However Lambert decided to keep him on for the full 90.
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This season can't end quick enough.
If that side had to play 38 games we would be down by Christmas .
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Bloody hell - they still have cheerleaders! I feel like I've just accidentally stepped into a time warp
There has always been something plasticky and faux American about Crystal Palace.
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5 at the back. Against Crystal Palace.
No further comment your honour.
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Cool eagle though.
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I'm strangely comforted by the presence of the Orange Dot.
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We're going to win.
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Jason Puncheon is the one that worries me. Come on Villa, lets AV 'em.
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I feel much better about the world when I see Delph is starting.
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I certainly hope those arseholes breaking the minute's silence weren't villa fans.
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ditto
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Some people are so fucking stupid it is clearly too much to ask for them to keep their stupid mouths shut for 60 seconds.
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We're going to win.
Absolutely! The Orange Dot will play a blinder.
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Baggies already 1-0 up against Spurs
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Baggies winning against Spurs.
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Albion winning already, can you imagine what a bunch of twunts they will turn into again if they go above us.
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Good atmosphere.
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Jason Puncheon is the one that worries me. Come on Villa, lets AV 'em.
I hope he's still on penalty duty
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2-0 baggies
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Jason Puncheon is the one that worries me. Come on Villa, lets AV 'em.
I hope he's still on penalty duty
Or that he has to nip off for a few shits.
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2-0 Baggies. Bloody hell Spuds.
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Spurs. The most unreliable bunch of bottling tossers the league has ever seen.
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Anyone hear about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
Depressing if that's the case, why own a football club if you're not gonna bother trying to compete?
Because you wanna sell.
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Think it's fair to say we are playing for the draw.
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Spurs. The most unreliable bunch of bottling tossers the league has ever seen.
This is true but lumping on them in game to win might be profitable and for us, all the more pleasurable.
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Anyone hear about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
If that turns out to be true, then we're truly going nowhere.
You could also take that to meaning that while the house was on fire they weren't going to invest in more wood. I don't disbelieve Nicholas but isn't his comments really in line with the financial direction the club committed to when Lambert joined? Every player decision since has indicated that while some of those disastrous contracts existed, we weren't going add any new ones of that level. As a fan it doesn't make good reading.
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Anyone hear about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
If that turns out to be true, then we're truly going nowhere.
You could also take that to meaning that while the house was on fire they weren't going to invest in more wood. I don't disbelieve Nicholas but isn't his comments really in line with the financial direction the club committed to when Lambert joined? Every player decision since has indicated that while some of those disastrous contracts existed, we weren't going add any new ones of that level. As a fan it doesn't make good reading.
If that's the financial line we are taking, then we're never going to achieve anything.
It'd actually make me feel sympathetic to Lambert. And there would be only limited point in sacking him.
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We can be so poor with some of our passing especially the defenders....
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Fret not, we know what happens when Albion go 2-0 up
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Anyone hear about what Charlie Nicholas said on Soccer Saturday:
"I have it on very good authority from a mutual friend of ours, that Paul has been exceptionally close to deals for Barry, Lukaku, Sissoko, Holtby and Coutinho, only to have them fail at boardroom level. He knows what he needs to do, but I'm not sure the structure put in place there will ever allow him to do any better. He'd be the first to admit he's not doing great, but I'm told he's getting frustrated by the lack of ambition. It's a big summer because he's kept his part of the bargain now. I think he'll walk away if he's not given funds."
Interesting.
If that turns out to be true, then we're truly going nowhere.
You could also take that to meaning that while the house was on fire they weren't going to invest in more wood. I don't disbelieve Nicholas but isn't his comments really in line with the financial direction the club committed to when Lambert joined? Every player decision since has indicated that while some of those disastrous contracts existed, we weren't going add any new ones of that level. As a fan it doesn't make good reading.
If that's the financial line we are taking, then we're never going to achieve anything.
It'd actually make me feel sympathetic to Lambert. And there would be only limited point in sacking him.
He's a good manager potentially.
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All side to side and backwards....no one in midfield knows how to look up and thread a ball through....basic easy stuff.
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Doesn't mean he'd have any idea what to do with those players.
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That ball from Holt sums up Aston Villa. Poetic.
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Penalty Spuds
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That was mildly frightening.
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What the fcuk was that Delph?!
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Spurs miss pen
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Penalty saved
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Spurs miss pen
Baker chance to clear. Awful. 5 3 2 gives us more ball but little penetration.
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Listening on the radio and it sounds a shocker of a game.
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If the halfway line were the goal line, this'd be like watching Barcelona.
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Chamakh coming on. Surface could get a bit greasy
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If the halfway line were the goal line, this'd be like watching Barcelona.
Watched Barcelona the other night and the way they were pumping high balls up to a front line unable to control them I thought I was watching us...
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Is this destined to be the first ever game where neither team manages a shot on target?
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I bet Chamakh scores.
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Who is the hobo who came on to walk the palace guy off...sporting a bum bag??
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Not too bad a start.
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Great cross from Lowton.
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Is the grass too long?? Looks clumpy
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CLOSE
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Didnt look out of play to me.
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Nearly a good break.....last pass a problem...again
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Not watching today chaps so relying on you lot to present our many goals in George Gavin/Sir Graham style
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Is the grass too long?? Looks clumpy
"We mow again."
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Close again
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That was actually a good passage of play.
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You can see what we're doing....just cross it to Holt and cross fingers.
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Promising position but we end up in our own half. Sums it up.
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Come on Villa.
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Love it lamb
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I would take nil nil
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Villa aggro, Villa aggro allo allo. Apparently.
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You can see what we're doing....just cross it to Holt and cross fingers.
I don't have a problem with that. We're incapable of playing it on the floor so we should be crossing. I don't know why we haven't been playing like that with Benteke in the team given that he's the best in the air by far in the league.
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Villa aggro, Villa aggro allo allo. Apparently.
Shit 80's TV throwback weekend?
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Naughty
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Mariappa should be off for that.
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Dirty Palace.
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Typical Pullis team.
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You can see what we're doing....just cross it to Holt and cross fingers.
I don't have a problem with that. We're incapable of playing it on the floor so we should be crossing. I don't know why we haven't been playing like that with Benteke in the team given that he's the best in the air by far in the league.
Im fine with it too....but if it that is the plan, which it looks like it is, wouldn't Alby be better starting?
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Mariappa should be off for that.
Filthy little bastard.
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We look painfully naive going forward.
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You can see what we're doing....just cross it to Holt and cross fingers.
Lulz
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Very dirty
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We've been alright, lots of possession but yet again, you see that we need the sort of player who'd know how to create something from that possession.
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What was that Delph?!
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Tottenham should really change their club motto from Audere est Facere to All Fart No Faeces
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What was that Delph?!
;D
Not one of his best passes.
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You can see what we're doing....just cross it to Holt and cross fingers.
I don't have a problem with that. We're incapable of playing it on the floor so we should be crossing. I don't know why we haven't been playing like that with Benteke in the team given that he's the best in the air by far in the league.
Im fine with it too....but if it that is the plan, which it looks like it is, wouldn't Alby be better starting?
Not in a 5-3-2. He's desperate for a clean sheet I think.
I'm not Albrighton's biggest fan. I personally think he just runs around a lot and looks even better than he actually is given the other players we have.
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If we're having possession, I can take that. Confidence and hopefully goals might stem from it. (Please, Villa).
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Sherwood a dead man walking
Spineless Spurs fuckers
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afternoon - looks like my stream is 9 mins behind . anyway Ive seen 20 minutes and might go out and mow the lawn
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I watched Athletico v Barcelona in the week.....same rules, same amount of players, played on grass with a sphere full of air.....and the difference couldn't be further apart in terms of ability.
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Spurs. The most unreliable bunch of bottling tossers the league has ever seen.
3.0 to the boggies
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afternoon - looks like my stream is 9 mins behind . anyway Ive seen 20 minutes and might go out and mow the lawn
Late kick offs - 3.07
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3-0 Albion. Useless Spurs.
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We've been alright, lots of possession but yet again, you see that we need the sort of player who'd know how to create something from that possession.
We also need one of those predator like striker; Defoe, Sturridge type that will make something out of little and shoot a lot
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You can see what we're doing....just cross it to Holt and cross fingers.
I don't have a problem with that. We're incapable of playing it on the floor so we should be crossing. I don't know why we haven't been playing like that with Benteke in the team given that he's the best in the air by far in the league.
Im fine with it too....but if it that is the plan, which it looks like it is, wouldn't Alby be better starting?
Not in a 5-3-2. He's desperate for a clean sheet I think.
I'm not Albrighton's biggest fan. I personally think he just runs around a lot and looks even better than he actually is given the other players we have.
Fair point
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Christ, I've just realised Albion have gone above us as it stands
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You can see what we're doing....just cross it to Holt and cross fingers.
I don't have a problem with that. We're incapable of playing it on the floor so we should be crossing. I don't know why we haven't been playing like that with Benteke in the team given that he's the best in the air by far in the league.
Im fine with it too....but if it that is the plan, which it looks like it is, wouldn't Alby be better starting?
Not in a 5-3-2. He's desperate for a clean sheet I think.
I'm not Albrighton's biggest fan. I personally think he just runs around a lot and looks even better than he actually is given the other players we have.
Fair point
He'll definitely bring him on though if we're losing.
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Who needs possession. The bitters are 3 up with 30% at home. Jammy bastards.
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Spurs pull one back
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Christ, I've just realised Albion have gone above us as it stands
As I said earlier, they will suddenly all start remembering what they are. Twats. 3-1, come on Spurs you useless twunts.
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In fact I think some of these Villa players should come and mow it and earn their wages
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Webb is giving them everything.
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In fact I think some of these Villa players should come and mow it and earn their wages
Gary Gardner.
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wheres the creativity ?
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Sounds like we just dodged conceding a penalty.
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In fact I think some of these Villa players should come and mow it and earn their wages
It'd look lovely in the middle but one goalmouth would have crazy patterns in the grass which would have died completely in the other...
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Webb is giving them everything.
apart from the penalty....
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Webb is giving them everything.
Thankfully not everything!
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should have been 1 0 palace
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Webb is giving them everything.
ha ha, well timed post!
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Hmm.
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Great invention on the freekick.....terrible execution....or foul!!!???
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What was holt doing in that position? Nearly gave away a pen
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Crikey. That could have been given.
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What the fuck are they after a pen for there? Miss kicked so wants pen to save face?
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Well worked free kick by Palace. No way a penalty
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my stream is so shite I couldnt tell pen or not?
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2-2 on wild punts from 40 yards; 0-0 on target
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so a miss kick ?
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2-2 on wild punts from 40 yards; 0-0 on target
Bring on the Tonevinator.
We'll soon put that statistic well out of Palace's reach.
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Fulham 1 Norwich 0
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Bloody hell Palace are getting on top - close again
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All Palace the last 10
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close again from Palace
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Shots on target: Palace 0 Villa 0. Best league in the world. On the plus side we're down as having 65% possession.
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Fulham winning
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Great cross from their number 3, but arguably he shouldn't be on the pitch.
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good job it hit his hair gel
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Fulham 1 0 up
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If thats a penalty i give up. He was barely brushed. Missed kick and wanted a pen for looking a twat. Webb still giving them everything.
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Good tackle Ron
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anyway Webb is a crap ref nowadays
chickened out of giving A Madrid a cert pen
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Its going to be 0-0 or 1-0 Palace
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Is Albrighton injured?
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Is Albrighton injured?
Bench
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They're well on top now.
We need half time.
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Is Albrighton injured?
Bench
ok , why ?
missing his energy here
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Westwood had the ball in midfield then, with acres of space to run into. Instead, he spanked a long ball up towards Holt - who was marked - and we lost it.
Just about sums up our approach these days.
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its simple, kick the ball aimlessly up-field and we will lose the ball. What is the point?
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Albrighton at Right Back maybe?
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We've become like one of those teams who had to play against the Harlem Globetrotters in a show match. Somebody's got to do it.
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Who can play RB if Lowton and Bacuna are out?????
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Is Albrighton injured?
Bench
ok , why ?
missing his energy here
Why is the question
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What's Tiny Penis complaining about now?
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I thought Lowton snapped his leg then
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Albion winning 3-1 with 32% possession. Spurs really are absolute turds.
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its simple, kick the ball aimlessly up-field and we will lose the ball. What is the point?
We need to get Delph more involved. Less of that lashing the ball up and losing it
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I know it's really belongs in other games, but their won't be anything funnier on the beeb all week than this quote on their Saturday Live thingy.
Adam: As a 17-year-old Spurs fan, I have only seen the club on the rise. Now we have taken several steps backwards, I am beginning to understand the plight of the glory-supporter.
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we don't know what to do with the round thing
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Don't know what to do with the ball.
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Who can play RB if Lowton and Bacuna are out?????
Reo Coker
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Who can play RB if Lowton and Bacuna are out?????
Probably the best position for Grant Holt.
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Who can play RB if Lowton and Bacuna are out?????
Reo Coker
Milner
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Fuck me we must have those most cautious bunch of players ever....take a risk and pass the pissing ball forward
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Have we set a record for the number of passes across the pitch by defenders?
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A shot on target
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shot on target yeah :) ;)
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We'd be leading this is Tonev was on.
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We needed HT. Zero shots on target from us. Hopefully that was our bad half.
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Several horizontal passes followed by a clueless hoof. That's our main move.
Is there anyone amongst us who would not jump at the chance of taking a point right now? I know I would.
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Well, we've gone from being dire to merely dreary again. Onwards and upwards.
For a Premier League game, this is shoddy old rubbish. I'd feel aggrieved to pay to watch this total shite.
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What an absolutely awful game of football.
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why do we do it? Sunshine and we watch this crap!
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Jesus that was tedious.
Two poor sides, and we've looked the poorer.
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Utter shite the only thing we do when we get the ball is to have a 10 man homage to George Boateng and pass it sideways.Seems its actually 4-4-2 with KEA wide right and Betrand LM ...seriously
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We needed HT. Zero shots on target from us. Hopefully that was our bad half.
I wouldn't bank on it.
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Negative football will not help us. We always concede in the dying minutes.
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What an absolutely awful game of football.
I was just thinking, both of these sides have recently beaten Chelsea.
I wouldn't back either of them to beat Chelsea Ladies today.
Awful, awful game.
I'm also getting slightly nervous looking at the table.
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My god that was dull. Neither team wants to lose this and it seems both managers would settle for a point to edge closer to mathematical safety.
We have no invention at all. There's no need for 3 CB's, so I'd take off Clark or Baker and bring on Albrighton, switch to 3 up top. I'd be tempted to bring Tonev on quite early in the second half too. We need a bit of pace.
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What a turgid, depressingly familiar first half.
Two appalling sides playing Championship one standard nonsense. It's a shame we can't claim any points for backwards passes or aimless hoofs up pitch. We storm the league if we could that's fore sure
Where's the attack ? Where's the midfield ? Where's the width ?
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I would love a point. Take it like shot.
Tonev on for Holt and play him up with Gabby.
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We startet ok defensively, but there is no creativity at all. Glad it is 0-0 at half-time.
All the passing at the back annoys me, why do Westwood and Delph not try to pass forward more, and where is Agbonlahor ? Missing as usual..
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well that was awful
we are dull . i dont rate Lamberts half time talks neither
Palace 1-0 for me
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How does Gabby get in a prem team ?
Thats what I want to know
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The table looks scary. Like we are now banking on Norwich losing their run in from hell
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You know this saying that we've historically been labelled with, "Villa love a BIG MAN up front"......well do we, this day and age?
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I would love a point. Take it like shot.
Tonev on for Holt and play him up with Gabby.
Tonev for Holt, Albrighton for Baker, maybe try and win the game.
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Several horizontal passes followed by a clueless hoof. That's our main move.
Is there anyone amongst us who would not jump at the chance of taking a point right now? I know I would.
I genuinely don't think I care.
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I would love a point. Take it like shot.
Tonev on for Holt and play him up with Gabby.
Actually, a shot'd be nice.
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You know this saying that we've historically been labelled with, "Villa love a BIG MAN up front"......well do we, this day and age?
Have we?
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Albrighton and Weimann on, Holt and Baker or Clark off for me
4-4-2
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Beginning to think we've already seen our last win of the season. I'd take a draw now... in all the remaining games.
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How does Gabby get in a prem team ?
Thats what I want to know
How does [insert any other Villa player in the squad today, bar Delph, Vlaar and Guzan] get into a Premier League side?
That's what I want to know.
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How does [insert any other Villa player in the squad today, bar Delph, Vlaar and Guzan] get into a Premier League side?
That's what I want to know.
Vlaar and Delph have been just as bad as Gabby today
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I would love a point. Take it like shot.
Tonev on for Holt and play him up with Gabby.
Tonev for Holt, Albrighton for Baker, maybe try and win the game.
Bit radical for that!
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In many ways, I like Gabby, at times he's vital for us.
There are, though, far too many games where he's pretty much invisible, and I don't think we have enough quality elsewhere to have the luxury of him coasting.
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How does Gabby get in a prem team ?
Thats what I want to know
How does [insert any other Villa player in the squad today, bar Delph, Vlaar and Guzan] get into a Premier League side?
That's what I want to know.
and that
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Is Robinson on bench
he cant do any worse than these
Albrighton and Robbo for me
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A pointless game first half. I just hope we don't end up pointless today.
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Is Delph trying to be the new Ray Wilkins?
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A pointless game first half. I just hope we don't end up pointless today.
I see what you did there!
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Is Robinson on bench
he cant do any worse than these
Albrighton and Robbo for me
Robinson not on the bench. But never fear, Bowery is.
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If we scrap a point and we are safe , Lambert might as well go now
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Because he are not gonna win another game playing like this
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Is Robinson on bench
he cant do any worse than these
Albrighton and Robbo for me
No Robinson - Tonev, Bowery and Weimann are the 'offensive' options
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Is Robinson on bench
he cant do any worse than these
Albrighton and Robbo for me
Robinson not on the bench. But never fear, Bowery is.
whats the f*******g point ;(
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I can't wait to renew my season-ticket at the inflated price. Mind you, which league will we be in next season?
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you are going to tell me Cilla cant play football is on there too ?
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God my eyes hurt after that first half.
Norwich had better screw up there next few games.
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Is Robinson on bench
he cant do any worse than these
Albrighton and Robbo for me
No Robinson - Tonev, Bowery and Weimann are the 'offensive' options
Those being our options is certainly quite offensive.
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I think I might go and mow the lawn. It looks like it needs it.
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It's actually part of a tactical masterplan from Lambert. We're lulling Palace into thinking we're crap and have no idea how to score, and then from out of nowhere, BOOOOOM, we put Bowery on and smash them out of sight. Lambert is a genius.
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And hoof and loose possession
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Oh and another lump of the ball towards Holt. Fucks sake
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You know this saying that we've historically been labelled with, "Villa love a BIG MAN up front"......well do we, this day and age?
Have we?
Yea since Withe, pundits and managers have all come out at some point and said, "they love a big man up front at Villa".
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It's actually part of a tactical masterplan from Lambert. We're lulling Palace into thinking we're crap and have no idea how to score, and then from out of nowhere, BOOOOOM, we put Bowery on and smash them out of sight. Lambert is a genius.
what when Lambert will put him on the wing ? ;)
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Did the commentator just say Jerome one goal in 37 games? So we know who'll score today then
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we are gonna score , you watch
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It's actually part of a tactical masterplan from Lambert. We're lulling Palace into thinking we're crap and have no idea how to score, and then from out of nowhere, BOOOOOM, we put Bowery on and smash them out of sight. Lambert is a genius.
what when Lambert will put him on the wing ? ;)
In goal. Guzan on the wing. Palace just won't see it coming. That's tactics that is.
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I can't be arsed any more. It's all just so uninspiring. We're the footballing equivalent of Coldplay.
I dunno about "blackcurrant", we should be playing in beige.
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Having Bowery on the bench is one of the reasons I'm not convinced of this 'Lambert is being held back by parsimonious owners' theory. Bowery is nothing better than, to paraphrase 'In The Loop', bench-meat.
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we are gonna score , you watch
we normally need to score over 2 to get anything though
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They just announced that Jerome has scored one goal in his last 37 games. I'm sure we will oblige.
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YYYYEEESSS - a shot on target
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It's actually part of a tactical masterplan from Lambert. We're lulling Palace into thinking we're crap and have no idea how to score, and then from out of nowhere, BOOOOOM, we put Bowery on and smash them out of sight. Lambert is a genius.
If BIt's actually part of a tactical masterplan from Lambert. We're lulling Palace into thinking we're crap and have no idea how to score, and then from out of nowhere, BOOOOOM, we put Bowery on and smash them out of sight. Lambert is a genius.
If Bowery comes on and scores the winning goal - I'll eat my underpants.
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Le Tissier just had El Ahmadi thinking he'd won a corner when he hadn't as a highlight. Edge-of-the-seat stuff.
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What did the sky sports lot predict before the game?
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Grealish assist for Notts County's 3rd having been 0-2 down.
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Why oh why didn't Ryan lift the cross up......
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is Luna in the reserves or on the moon ?
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hooooooooooof
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Off the bar.
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donkey
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Yikes!
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fuck me bar for palace
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Fucking hell - how did they miss that
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Jesus christ.......we're bloody lucky
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Lucky.
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Fuck brilluant guzan
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is Luna in the reserves or on the moon ?
Shopping in the Plaza des Toros
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thats a sitter really
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he has the skills to still be at the blose
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Is Robinson on bench
he cant do any worse than these
Albrighton and Robbo for me
Robinson not on the bench. But never fear, Bowery is.
That sums up precisely why I am losing all patience with Lambert, give bl**dy Robinson a go because Bowery is NEVER going to make it in the premiership (or perhaps anywhere)!
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They just announced that Jerome has scored one goal in his last 37 games. I'm sure we will oblige.
Oh no
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wish we had Bolaise , I always thought he was a better player than Zaha
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is Luna in the reserves or on the moon ?
Shopping in the Plaza des Toros
He's on the bench.
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Is Robinson on bench
he cant do any worse than these
Albrighton and Robbo for me
Robinson not on the bench. But never fear, Bowery is.
That sums up precisely why I am losing all patience with Lambert, give bl**dy Robinson a go because Bowery is NEVER going to make it in the premiership (or perhaps anywhere)!
he never made it at Chesterfield
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Bertrand looks like the only one who want's to create something
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I would love Bolaise at Villa.
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is Luna in the reserves or on the moon ?
Shopping in the Plaza des Toros
He's on the bench.
can he play playmaker ?
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Come on villa
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Nailed on now that we'll either score, concede or it will stay 0-0.
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suicide
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Luck boy Brad
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Luck boy Brad
didn't do a thing..
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we wil snatch this
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Fucking hell. Talk about braindead.
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You've got to hand it to us. We're determined to give this away.
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It was free kick to Guzan.
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Le Tiss saying Palace should have a penalty....talking shit again
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Nailed on now that we'll either score, concede or it will stay 0-0.
Or all 3
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we wil snatch this
I hope you are right
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This has got 1-0 palace written all over it
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I'm amazed anybody sticks up for lambert, do they watch the games?
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Bolaise you are good
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Nailed on now that we'll either score, concede or it will stay 0-0.
Or all 3
Or knowing us, none of them.
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The guy made damned sure he impeded Guzan. Le tissier is simply a ******.
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Shit - thought that was in
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I wonder if I'll see us score a goal before full-time? Or the end of the season for that matter.
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we wil snatch this
I hope you are right
we are that shit , we will , against run of play
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Usual dive in from Baker
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Half an hour to last out.
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Nathan Baker. Useless fuck.
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dear me
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We are just sooooo fucking toothless.
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Typical Baker challenge....no need to lunge in there
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Sounds like they're really building up some momentum?
Really really can't afford to lose this one
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Baker with another of his panic tackles.
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We are going to lose this. Need changes.
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Only Palace really look like they can win this at the moment.
Hopefully that means we'll get a totally unmerited win
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This has got 1-0 palace written all over it
Jerome 90 + 4
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Cardiff winning
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westwood is weaker than darren anderton
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Cardiff winning
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Pissing Cardiff winning now
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Cardiff and fulham winning. We are bang...bang in this. Must not lose.
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It's all so BRAINLESS.
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This has got 1-0 palace written all over it
Jerome 90 + 4
That presumably is his age when he next scores?
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westwood is weaker than darren anderton
Lol
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WIN VILLA, WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!!
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Scores not exactly going our way at the moment are they? We could do with some favours from others today
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Living near Leicester .
Im dreading the Leicester double on us next season
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Living near Leicester .
Im dreading the Leicester double on us next season
Assuming we're in the same division...
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Sleepwalking towards relegation, Villa.
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All Palace. Dont deserve anything second half.
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change it! It is not working
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F**king hell villa, just win a game
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For me Brad is possibly the best in the league at coming out and grabbing crosses
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Sounds like all Palace. This is depressing - what has Lerner done to our club?
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He gives a pen then changes his mind. Brown trouser time.
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pen ?
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Penalty. No penalty. Jesus.
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phewwwwwww
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Phew
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was worried then
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Phew.
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Come on Villa! we are an awful football team. Hate watching us, but just can't stop....
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Make a change Lambert ffs we're blatantly struggling.
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A palace goal is coming surely? We've got to change something. But it's hard. If we go to a back four we'll definitely concede.
Maybe albrighton for KEA? Weimann for holt?
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Lambert wants the point
how sad
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They'll end up getting a penalty today.
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we make shit look good
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Make a fucking change dumbass!
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Bet he brings Sylla on.
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Considering we've got 5 at the back palace are getting behind a bit too easily
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A palace goal is coming surely? We've got to change something. But it's hard. If we go to a back four we'll definitely concede.
Maybe albrighton for KEA? Weimann for holt?
I'd be tempted Albrighton for Holt. Stick Gabby up on his own.
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Come on Villa! FFS
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Why exactly were we given a free kick in that no penalty scenario?
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there is no point having anybody up front
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come on villa
Its Palace not Man city
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we make shit look good
How very true.
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3-2 Albion
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Then again Gabby sounds like he's having yet another may as well not be on the pitch type game he likes so much.
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Why exactly were we given a free kick in that no penalty scenario?
Don't know, but I'm sure one of the commentators said Webb should have given Palace a corner....
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Lambert will be over the moon with a point today. And he'll bang on about tough it is to come here and get anything and how well we played...which in my eyes is all tosh
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Lowton - great pass to...nobody.
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Holt or Gabby not touched it for half an hour. Midfield missing in action. Got to make 3 subs. We are fucked.
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Spuds have got it back to 3-2.
I feel dirty for hoping they get an equaliser.
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If I was a neutral, I'd be quite happy to see us relegated. We're a waste of space at the moment.
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As Lambert said, if you can't win it make sure you don't lose it.
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arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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We're asking for it, and asking for it.
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fuck me villa you are depressing
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Then again Gabby sounds like he's having yet another may as well not be on the pitch type game he likes so much.
To be fair, we're camped in our own half.
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Run ten yards... pass to Palace. Sooooo shit!
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Wolves promoted. 2-0 up.
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My 1000th post.
Highlight of everyone's day.
You're welcome.
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Albion can't f*ck it up thrice can they?
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its absolutely fucking desperate
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I've been watching for 10 mins. Have we got 9 men? Are we playing Barcelona?
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If I was a neutral, I'd be quite happy to see us relegated. We're a waste of space at the moment.
At the moment? Last 3 years.
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they should have punished us then
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What do we want in the Fulham Norwich game? A draw probably?
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At the back Vlaar is the only one reading the game.
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Everton 1 Mackems 0
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Soooo shit.
Desperately need change NOW
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Then again Gabby sounds like he's having yet another may as well not be on the pitch type game he likes so much.
To be fair, we're camped in our own half.
That's where Gabby needs to come into it though. Give us an outlet to ease the pressure.
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What do we want in the Fulham Norwich game? A draw probably?
We want Norwich. They won't get another point after today probably.
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a ten year old could read our players body language. They just don't want the ball. Running scared
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Then again Gabby sounds like he's having yet another may as well not be on the pitch type game he likes so much.
To be fair, we're camped in our own half.
That's where Gabby needs to come into it though. Give us an outlet to ease the pressure.
We need to get the ball first though!
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Get in the toffees
Right come on Southampton and I think Norwich get an equaliser? Not sure on that one
Given up on villa
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Murray...certainty to score. I hope not. Hate being negative about Villa, but we've been appalling today. Come on lads!
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Lambert's saving all of his subs for injury time, isn't he?
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good old wes brown
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Sunderland losing 1-0. That must be as good as game over for them. (own goal by Wes Brown)
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we make shit look good
Aston Villa - The Turd Polishers.
Well there's a surprise. Pathetic Villa.
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There you go. Puncheon. Just as I predicted. Fucking wankers.
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Fuck
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so very shit
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Oh my god
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LAMBERT OUT
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We are simply shite!
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That's been coming for the last 20 minutes
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We asked, we got.
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Lerner out.
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They've deserved that. What an awful team we are.
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Truly woeful.
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Knew it.
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So predictable.
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rubbish
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fcukin embrrassed
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Good night
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What a shock
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Deserved.
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Club is a fucking Joke
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Come on Villa fans. Call to get that tosspot ****** Mumbles out.
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there is no excuse for the standard of football, none.
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Fucks sake
Right come on Norwich and Southampton
Absolutely no chance we'll score
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Absolutely no less than they deserve.
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Woeful. It's been coming.
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But, it's not a surprise is it?
We are just so fucking, fucking pointless.
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please Lambert and Culverhouse , get out of this club
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completely deserved. They have fucking owned usfor 70mins. time to go lambert. 5 in a row =P45 pal
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Oh, and we are making great progress.
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With the results going the way they are we are right in the shit I'm shittin it
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Lerner and Lambert need to leave our club they've fucking destroyed us bunch of wankers the lot of them.
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This is really really really bad. Really bad. Really.
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why didn't he make any changes, we were being overwhelmed
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Any chance of making a change Paul, we are losing you know.
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please Lambert and Culverhouse , get out of this club
This!!
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How can Lambert survive this?
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Collective incompetence of the highest order on the pitch today.
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he came for a point , against fcukin Palace
and they have embarrassed us .
he has not got a clue . Pullis is on a different level to him , yes Tony Pullis
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How can Lambert survive this?
Simple. The owner doesn't give a fuck.
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I haven't disliked a manager more than Lambert.
Even McLeish who was useless had more charm than Mumbles.
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Why are we not attacking?
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He'll make changes now. Get ready for 3-0-7.
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We have been played off the park, off the fucking park, by Palace
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We'll be looking at Championship fixtures in June.
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Collective incompetence of the highest order on the pitch today.
pass it on.
Please tell Randy to leave as well
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if things carry on like this between now and the end of the season there is no way on earth he can be retained. I'm sure the last thing the board want to do is go through another manager change but its just becoming almost impossible not to.
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he came for a point , against fcukin Palace
and they have embarrassed us .
he has not got a clue . Pullis is on a different level to him , yes Tony Pullis
Indeed, there's a McLeishey smell about us at the moment.
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Going into the final relegation run in in absolutely no form is not the place to be in
We're just praying on others being unable to put a run together
I think Fulham are going to put a run together - they've got easy fixtures
So I think actually we might be best off if Norwich don't get one back after all.
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Were going down I'm convinced of it. We are that third team.
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Holt you donkey
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Look at how badly we don't know what to do....no change of plan, no fight, no skill....
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Finally, only took 5 mins from them scoring. KEA off, Weimann on, Bertrand off, Alby on.
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Holt doing a Gazza circa '96.
#fatty.
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Holt should bury that.Pathetic.
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why now ???????
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HOW CAN YOU NOT CONTROL THAT HOLT !?!?
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subs should have been made 20 minutes ago
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Now we're changing it. The damage has been done.
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Were going down I'm convinced of it. We are that third team.
could well be right, the team with the hardest matches always seem to win a few of them (norwich)
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Holt took his eye of it. sshit
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We've been under the cosh all half and he makes the changes after we go 1 down. Fucking useless clown
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Can anyone see any fighting spirit in ANY of these players?
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This pathetic excuse of a manager should have been sacked at least ten times by now.
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That's great....give them a good 8 minutes to get us out of the shit...CLASS!!!
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I'm struggling to see where our next point is going to come from. It certainly doesn't look likely against Southampton.
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I' m starting it believe the football club WANTS to be relegated!
Fuck me, we keep asking for it.
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and Cardiff winning at Southampton. Just seen that. Fuck me
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Why didn't he make a change earlier. Playing for a draw against fucking Palace. What have we become??
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Well the only positive from this game is that if even we lose there would be no way back for Lambert now. The sooner he departs our great club the better. Same goes for Lerner, especially Lerner.
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we are falling fast
maybe not this season but next season we will be gone
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Lambert getting a masterclass from Pulis says it all about where we are.
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Deja vu from 2012. No different.
Don't such us getting any more goals this season
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Collective incompetence of the highest order on the pitch today.
pass it on.
Please tell Randy to leave as well
Yep, Randy picks the players and is responsible for tactics. He has his flaws, but few were against bringing Lambert on board, so stop being a revisionist.
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I am looking forward to my season ticket renewal phone call. I won't be rude,just a simple No to the invitation to shell out another £800 to watch this once great institution being systematically destroyed. Got better things to do with my life.
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Deserve everything we get. Relegation written all over us. Sack him today
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Love the way we're attacking with 6 players not moving out of our half....that's it lads....really go for it!!
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we are falling fast
maybe not this season but next season we will be gone
Don't be so sure. We need a weekend where everything goes our way AND a win from absolutely nowhere, and I personally can't see that happening now everything's getting frantic.
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I will argue the point with anyone on here, Lambert needs to go now. we are 6mins away from 5 losses in a row. ANYONE can do as equally bad as Lambert at the moment so why not pull the bloody trigger
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Now they hit the post. Just fuck off Villa.
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Be very lucky to stay up now we are utter shite , IMO currently only Sunderland look as bad as us
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Lambert getting a masterclass from Pulis says it all about where we are.
Were beyond a shambles and managed by mumbles
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I've literally got zero hope we'll score.
Come on Southampton!!!
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palace have spent loads less than us
Im bored with this he hasnt had enough money bullshit
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We could - should - be easily 3 or 4 down. Against Palace
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Collective incompetence of the highest order on the pitch today.
pass it on.
Please tell Randy to leave as well
Yep, Randy picks the players and is responsible for tactics. He has his flaws, but few were against bringing Lambert on board, so stop being a revisionist.
I'm not talking about the manager or the tactics. I'm talking about Randy pulling the plug. There is no point him being here
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No chance we'll win another game this season. We are reliant on Norwich's shitness to keep us up.
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If they weren't poor, we could have been battered again!
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We are clueless
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I will argue the point with anyone on here, Lambert needs to go now. we are 6mins away from 5 losses in a row. ANYONE can do as equally bad as Lambert at the moment so why not pull the bloody trigger
4 straight losses. We're not quite shit enough to have lost a game we haven't yet. Almost that shit, but not quite.
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Deserve everything we get. Relegation written all over us. Sack him today
A deam team of El Tel and Owen Coyle will probably be next up.
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Jesus. I was willing Puncheon to score then so Lambert would get the shove today rather later on... Has it come to this? I am ashamed. All round ashamed.
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It looks like Man city v Coventry at the moment
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Fuck off Speroni.
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His coaching staff have actually made the players worse from last season
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Well the only positive from this game is that if even we lose there would be no way back for Lambert now. The sooner he departs our great club the better. Same goes for Lerner, especially Lerner.
If what Charlie Nicholas said earlier is true, then it doesn't matter who is in charge - the finance isn't available.
It makes me think that Lambert went for Kozak because the creative player we needed would not be financed by the board, he looked to shore up the defence and play us as a counter-attacking side with big men up front to hit long balls to.
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Sooo close
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good save by palce golie
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i think if there were another two games left to play, we would be relegated.
There isn't a team we look capable of beating these days.
I don't care whose fault it is, Randy or Lambert of Faulkner, but we are a club quite clearly going nowhere. At least nowhere we want to go.
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Fuck.
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Should have scored.
Lambert should walk tonight.
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Collective incompetence of the highest order on the pitch today.
pass it on.
Please tell Randy to leave as well
Yep, Randy picks the players and is responsible for tactics. He has his flaws, but few were against bringing Lambert on board, so stop being a revisionist.
Oh stop it, Pelty! Lerner's penny pinching and cutbacks dictates the class of player we sign at the Villa, and they are clearly lower league class.
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weimann should have be dropped more and he should have been on 20 mins earlier
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well that was a poor performance.
we lack talent on the ball and nouse off it-we need an experienced midfielder to sort us out
this drags us back into it-thank god spurs managed to salvage a point off the baggies!