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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PaulWinch again on August 16, 2014, 02:22:20 PM
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Right well come on you Villa boys, win please.
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Shame that Okore hasn't made it, but hope he'll be involved along with the Rock next week. It'll be interesting to see how Hutton and N'Zog get on.
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I just hope we can start the season with three points come on Villa.
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Currently piling through a bottle of Hendricks Gin to stay up for this one. Got the Villa and Cricket on.
Come on you Lions.
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A win today would be a really great tonic....
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A win today would be a really great tonic....
;D
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What is the site policy on goal gifs ?
Can I still post them ......
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COYVB !
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Stoke: Begovic, Bardsley, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters, Whelan, Nzonzi, Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic, Diouf. Subs: Huth, Muniesa, Adam, Walters, Sidwell, Crouch, Sorensen.
Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar, Senderos, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, N'Zogbia, Richardson, Weimann. Subs: Baker, Clark, Bacuna, El Ahmadi, Bent, Given, Grealish.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
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what's up with the avtv site? Not letting me in. Anyone else with then same problem?
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Thought Bent might get a start today. Did he not have a good pre-season?
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Thought Bent might get a start today. Did he not have a good pre-season?
Scored a couple of tap ins in the first game and not a lot since.
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Come on you Villa boys!
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Stoke: Begovic, Bardsley, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters, Whelan, Nzonzi, Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic, Diouf. Subs: Huth, Muniesa, Adam, Walters, Sidwell, Crouch, Sorensen.
Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar, Senderos, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, N'Zogbia, Richardson, Weimann. Subs: Baker, Clark, Bacuna, El Ahmadi, Bent, Given, Grealish.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Suprised with the formation, assuming it's 4-4-2?
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I think it might be 4-2-3-1.
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what's up with the avtv site? Not letting me in. Anyone else with then same problem?
Having the same problem ......................Godzvilla!
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Fucking claret shorts. We're doomed
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Lets see if Gabby gets his finger out
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Shite season number 5 begins....
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Sat in garden centre car park,avoiding wife. Come on boys
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Good afternoon everyone! Come on you Lions!
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what's up with the avtv site? Not letting me in. Anyone else with then same problem?
Stoke v Villa - theyre doing us a favour.
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Ha, Baggies
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Well in Sunderland!
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Sloppy start in possession.
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A slow, lethargic looking opening 8 minutes
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Good work Aly!
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Aly did very well there.
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Some really sloppy passing here.
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Delph needs to get a lot sharper.
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It's a poorly attended match thread today.
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Anyone else feeling a bit excitement-deficient?
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Right hand side is looking a bit shaky.
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Anyone else feeling a bit excitement-deficient?
I'm thinking about spending the afternoon baking a cake instead (not a euphemism)
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Anyone else feeling a bit excitement-deficient?
Otherwise known as "the Stoke effect".
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Westwood booked.
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Looks like we're playing not to concede early.
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Westwood deserved yellow but thought we should have had a free kick just before that
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Right hand side is looking a bit shaky.
We're only 15 mins in!
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Looks like Keane is getting through to Westwood at any rate.
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Good cross Aly
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Chance for us there good header away.
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on my stream it sounds like Lee Mack is the co commentator
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Great cross by Aly
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Right hand side is looking a bit shaky.
Stroke?
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Weimann needs to get into the game.
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Senderos/Cissokho? How're they doing?
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Senderos/Cissokho? How're they doing?
Alright, Cissoko especially so far.
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on my stream it sounds like Lee Mack is the co commentator
Ha ha, it does, too.
Think it is Gary Birtles?
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Senderos/Cissokho? How're they doing?
Cissokho is doing well, Senderos hasn't been in it much so far.
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on my stream it sounds like Lee Mack is the co commentator
Yes, if it isn't him then there's a guy out there who could get a shit job as a Lee Mack voice double!
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Can't respond to that for fear of jinxing.
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Cisko good so far.
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Good work again from Aly.
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Can't respond to that for fear of jinxing.
You are all idiots - I hope you know what you've done!
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Aly has done very well so far.
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Time fabian
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Time Delph, fucking time son.
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Good break
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We are solid if unspectacular. Defensively responsible. Add Sanchez, Okore and the Beast and we will be so much better overall.
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Aly is winning everything so far another good tackle there.
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Senderos/Cissokho? How're they doing?
Cissokho looks a prem standard left back, which is a nice change
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Good defending Phillippe. Ref is giving us absolutely nothing.
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World Cup seems a long time ago. *sobs*
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Senderos/Cissokho? How're they doing?
Cissokho looks a prem standard left back, which is a nice change
Thanks..looking like we might have a quality team now!
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The defence look fine thus far. Totally surreal seeing Alan Hutton playing, of course.
World Cup seems a long time ago. *sobs*
I miss it like a missing limb.
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Well, it's Saturday afternoon, a 3pm kick off and what appears to be a proper 4-4-2. Shame that it's Stoke, but hey, you can't have everything. Cissokho looks solid enough so far.
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The defence look fine thus far. Totally surreal seeing Alan Hutton playing, of course.
World Cup seems a long time ago. *sobs*
I miss it like a missing limb.
And Villa are like a second-hand fake leg.
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We are solid if unspectacular. Defensively responsible. Add Sanchez, Okore and the Beast and we will be so much better overall.
I'm worried Okore will never play a game of football again.
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Aly has looked very solid. Senderos not bad either
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just checked we're 5th in the table
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FFS Gabby
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Gabby that was a fucking sitter
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Oh dear Gabby.
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Piss poor Gabby. Fucking hell.
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Stoke haven't been mesmerising but anyone else think we would be 1 nill down already if we were playing baker-Clark in the centre
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Fucking hell Gabby, you've got to score those.
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crap, just crap
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Oh Gabby.
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What a chance. FFS Gabby
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Fucks' sake Gabby. As bad as his miss against Parma
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Gabby doing what he does best
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Gabby, awful
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Ffs Gabby. Youve got to be stronger than that. Sums him up I'm afraid.
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Jesus wept. Darren Bent's wife could have put that away.
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Great chance there
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ffs gabby
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FFS Gabby
And then that slightly embarrassed appeal for a corner to hide the fact that it was an appalling miss.
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Time to move on on I think. Misses far too many cahnces.
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See it would make a lot more sense to play Weimann through the centre and Gabby wide.
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The defence look fine thus far. Totally surreal seeing Alan Hutton playing, of course.
World Cup seems a long time ago. *sobs*
I miss it like a missing limb.
And Villa are like a second-hand fake leg.
Or Gabby's first-hand right leg.
Welcome to Villa, Kieran. That's where your good work will usually go.
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Gabby really needs a goal to get his confidence up.
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Gabby should be warming the bench
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Gabby really needs a goal to get his confidence up.
Will make absolutely no difference.
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The defence look fine thus far. Totally surreal seeing Alan Hutton playing, of course.
World Cup seems a long time ago. *sobs*
I miss it like a missing limb.
And Villa are like a second-hand fake leg.
Or Gabby's first-hand right leg.
Welcome to Villa, Kieran. That's where your good work will usually go.
In fairness had that been to Kozak or Benteke it's a goal
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How's vlaar playing chaps ?
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Gabby really needs a goal to get his confidence up.
Will make absolutely no difference.
Why? You don't think forwards need confidence?
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With that stupid beard, Stephen Ireland has he look of the knobhead that he is.
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In fairness had that been to Kozak or Benteke it's a goal
Or Bent. Or even Weimann. Or Shay Given. Gabby in front of goal is like a cannon sat on a spinning chair.
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Gabby really needs a goal to get his confidence up.
Will make absolutely no difference.
Of course they do, but we can't say he hasn't had any for the last god knows how many seasons. He's been terrible in the finishing department since he came on the scene.
It's composure he lacks more than anything and I think you have it or don't.
Why? You don't think forwards need confidence?
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Defensively we have looked pretty good.
Although does anyone else find themselves so habituated to colossal fuck ups in the centre of defence that their body is giving them hints to expect one?
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With that stupid beard, Stephen Ireland has he look of the knobhead that he is.
He looks like a shit Gnome
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On the plus side Aly's looking decent. Early days I know, but he's not the plodder pool fans would have you believe.
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Aly looks very good. Delph is not on his game at the moment.
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Up until last season he was a big game player scoring when it really mattered but he has missed some bad ones in big games since.
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Defensively we have looked pretty good.
Although does anyone else find themselves so habituated to colossal fuck ups in the centre of defence that their body is giving them hints to expect one?
Answer: Yes
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In fairness had that been to Kozak or Benteke it's a goal
Or Bent. Or even Weimann. Or Shay Given. Gabby in front of goal is like a cannon sat on a spinning chair.
Brilliant that is
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lol how bad was that corner
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Our tradition of taking shit corners continues.
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Birtles really is a miserable bastard.
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Once again, there's no plan when we have the ball, no real ideas. It's all on-the-hoof, in many ways.
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On the plus side Aly's looking decent. Early days I know, but he's not the plodder pool fans would have you believe.
I think he was thrown in after an injury and didn't adapt fast enough. It's a club that has churned through defenders and are still after spending the GDP of a small nation shit defensively.
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Defensively we have looked pretty good.
Although does anyone else find themselves so habituated to colossal fuck ups in the centre of defence that their body is giving them hints to expect one?
Yes jst waiting for it. Expected it when that monumental wankstain Ireland got in behind us but his delivery was his usual casual maner and we got away with it. You just knew had Baker been playing he'd have crashed the ball in tothe ack of he net for a spectacular own goal.
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I think Gabby will redeem himself at some stage today. Just a feeling.
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Once again, there's no plan when we have the ball, no real ideas. It's all on-the-hoof, in many ways.
Have to agree.
Solid at the back, no idea what to do when we have the chance to move forward.
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Birtles really is a miserable bastard.
I've actually always though he's got a soft spot for us in his previous commentaries.
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Shocking tackle on Craig Charles there.
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Birtles really is a miserable bastard.
I've actually always though he's got a soft spot for us in his previous commentaries.
It's not that he's being hard on either team, he just can't shut the fuck up and stop moaning about things, "i can't understand why blah blah" "why oh why yadayadayada" every few minutes.
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I fucking hate N'Zonzi, no talent thug.
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I think Gabby will redeem himself at some stage today. Just a feeling.
me too. I believe in the Adebayor effect. (in last year of contract, rediscover form)
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Rory Delap summarising on Radio Stoke. He throws in a comment from time to time.....about 80yards!
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Once again, there's no plan when we have the ball, no real ideas. It's all on-the-hoof, in many ways.
Have to agree.
Solid at the back, no idea what to do when we have the chance to move forward.
That's your swift counter-attacking football, that is.
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Not many goals today anywhere.
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Shocking tackle on Craig Charles there.
He'll probably need to go off at half time to get to the BBC to do his Funk and Soul Show on time.
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Once again, there's no plan when we have the ball, no real ideas. It's all on-the-hoof, in many ways.
Have to agree.
Solid at the back, no idea what to do when we have the chance to move forward.
If we are going to be a defensive, countering side then we should at least be good at defending, which we appear to be. However, we also appear no good at that other thing, the one involving goals.
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Well lets hope this is just the away tactic we are seeing here.
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I fucking hate N'Zonzi, no talent thug.
To be fair, he scored my best ever goal on Pro Evo a couple of years ago, an amazing dipping volley from about 40 yards.
So he's not all bad.
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Once again, there's no plan when we have the ball, no real ideas. It's all on-the-hoof, in many ways.
Have to agree.
Solid at the back, no idea what to do when we have the chance to move forward.
That's your swift counter-attacking football, that is.
Without the swift bit.
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Nothing will change until someone buys us with massive ambition in my opinion.
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N'Zogbia's still rubbish then.
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Our throw ins seem a bit better
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N'Zogbia never seems to shift the ball around the player and runs straight into them.
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N'Zogbia's got to do better there
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Stoke aren't very good.
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Once again, there's no plan when we have the ball, no real ideas. It's all on-the-hoof, in many ways.
Have to agree.
Solid at the back, no idea what to do when we have the chance to move forward.
That's your swift counter-attacking football, that is.
Without the swift bit.
And the attacking.
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I can tell you Nzogbias rubbish, and I'm not even watching the game
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N'Zogbia's still rubbish then.
At least there's a spark of something here with Charlie. That's more than can be said for Weimann or Gabby.
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I reckon Grealish in the second half will provide the key to open things up
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Come on guys, it's the first game of the season. Granted we look a bit soft in attack at the moment but we look better than last season already. Plus we have some key players to come in still.
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I just don't know what Villa are any more. No one can say we're a good counter attacking outfit anymore, we haven't been for years.
There isn't an identity, a style...an idea!!
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Seems ridiculous that Lambert is still manager after last season but there he is.
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I know it's the first game of the season, so allowances have to be made, but it's been low quality from both sides. Plenty of huff and puff but precious little skill or flair.
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Come on guys, it's the first game of the season. Granted we look a bit soft in attack at the moment but we look better than last season already. Plus we have some key players to come in still.
You make it sound like there is a torrent of abuse or criticism being applied here.
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Aly has been really really impressive.
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Andi looks anorexic
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Cissokho looking good. Maybe he just adjusted badly last season, and has acclimatised now.
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I know it's the first game of the season, so allowances have to be made, but it's been low quality from both sides. Plenty of huff and puff but precious little skill or flair.
Yeah but at least we arnt 2 nill down after the first 15 minutes
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Not sure Andi was offside there. Better move from us.
Defence is looking ok. Hutton and Sissokho doing well I think.
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Good thing Senderos was alert there.
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I know it's the first game of the season, so allowances have to be made, but it's been low quality from both sides. Plenty of huff and puff but precious little skill or flair.
Yeah but at least we arnt 2 nill down after the first 15 minutes
37 games to go
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Cissokho looking good. Maybe he just adjusted badly last season, and has acclimatised now.
Or maybe he was being unfairly and rashly judged on a very small sample of games
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Fucking hell how didn't we score.
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Good work there from Hutton
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Come on guys, it's the first game of the season. Granted we look a bit soft in attack at the moment but we look better than last season already. Plus we have some key players to come in still.
You make it sound like there is a torrent of abuse or criticism being applied here.
Not at all. Just aimed at those being negative.
I don't have time to write to them all individually.
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Fair do to Hutton he looks eager, more than Lowton looked all of last season
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Well done Hutton
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We've been the much better team. Just need to finish things off
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We got absolutely humped against these at VP last season, so already its better.
We were always going to struggle for goals without Benteke or Kozak. We're not doing too badly for a side that still has 4 first teamers out in key positions.
Aly looks good, so I expect he'll get a long term injury against Newcastle.
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We've been the much better team. Just need to finish things off
Confidence or composure? ;)
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What ho, chaps. Just got in - first half in a nutshell?
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What ho, chaps. Just got in - first half in a nutshell?
Boring but organised.
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That was alright, by and large.
Solid at the back - although stoke don't seem to know how to mount an attack - but lightweight in the middle and blunt up front.
Gabby should have scored.
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Reasonable first half but I'd swap Gabby for Bent. Aly has been excellent, Richardson good and Senderos good.
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What ho, chaps. Just got in - first half in a nutshell?
Average, Stoke not really offering a lot, Villa with the better of the few half chances but lacking the killer instinct. Gabby missing a sitter.
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Andi looks anorexic
Bent, nzogbia and Cole have been stealing his lunch box
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I am trying to kid myself that this is Lambert's first season so he knows he has to build from the back, get some stability into a fragile midfield and then unleash The Beast when he is fit.
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Stoke are abysmal. This is here for the taking. Get Grealish on and all the space is there to tear them open.
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The experience is telling already.
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see what second half brings as we never come out for it usually
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Well we don't look quite as hopeless as we did last season but how long can Gabby be an automatic starter?
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I just have a feeling Bent will score today
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We've been the better side and should be winning 0-1. Overall if we keep getting bodies forward we may take away some points.
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Early days but Stoke definitely don't look like the power house unit they were under Pullis. The Britannia isn't the scary place it used to be.
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Well I thought we played well that half by and large.
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Get Bent on for Gabby so we'll score from the next glaring opportunity. And get Grealish on for either Weimann or N'zogbia so someone actually goes past players
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I just have a feeling Bent will score today
I always find myself thinking this. And then he does play again and I'm reminded why he was sent off to Fulham in the first place...
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What ho, chaps. Just got in - first half in a nutshell?
Boring but organised.
far from boring.
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At the very least we're better defensively. We're not going to be much excitement until we are taken over, but we might not go down if we keep this defending work.
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I was worried about the back four, not really playing any games together...but fair play we looked quite organised even though Stoke haven't done jack shit really.
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What ho, chaps. Just got in - first half in a nutshell?
Average, Stoke not really offering a lot, Villa with the better of the few half chances but lacking the killer instinct. Gabby missing a sitter.
Cheers.
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were still in it, and with a striker we would be ahead.
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Bent will come on and score. Crouch will come on and score. It will finish 1-1 and everybody will be reasonably happy.
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Ali and Richardson and Hutton doing well and when we get the Best back, the goals will come.
Only downside is Gabby. Bad miss and I don't think he should be an automatic first choice.
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Agree we look better defensively - Hutton is an upgrade on Lowton, Senderos is an upgrade on Clark or Baker, and Cissokho is an upgrade on Stevens, Bennett, Tony Moon and Bertrand combined. Can't wait to see Sanchez in midfield. We desperately need Benteke back to complete a decent team
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For me, Zoggy and Cissokho were the plus points. Zog has been very positive every time he has the ball.
As usual though, gabby and Wiemann flatter to deceive. Very little involvement, with gabby looking very sluggish, even disinterested.
Bent and Grealish on second half and we can win this.
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We're in the Uefa cup place.
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At the very least we're better defensively. We're not going to be much excitement until we are taken over, but we might not go down if we keep this defending work.
Or at least when our new Columbian international plays and ultimately when one of the best young forwards in Europe returns from injury
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Afternoon all! Just whizzed back from dropping my daughter and boyfriend at Avignon station to get the Eurostar home to where we are staying near Aix. H and V straight on and quite pleased it is 0-0 so far....
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Ali and Richardson and Hutton doing well and when we get the Best back, the goals will come.
Only downside is Gabby. Bad miss and I don't think he should be an automatic first choice.
Best? If only, If only.
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Afternoon all! Just whizzed back from dropping my daughter and boyfriend at Avignon station to get the Eurostar home to where we are staying near Aix. H and V straight on and quite pleased it is 0-0 so far....
We should be in front. But for Gabby, we would be.
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At the very least we're better defensively. We're not going to be much excitement until we are taken over, but we might not go down if we keep this defending work.
Or at least when our new Columbian international plays and ultimately when one of the best young forwards in Europe returns from injury
Benteke is going to be out another 6-8 weeks, and Kozak longer.
I worry about where the goals will come from between now and then.
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Afternoon all! Just whizzed back from dropping my daughter and boyfriend at Avignon station to get the Eurostar home to where we are staying near Aix. H and V straight on and quite pleased it is 0-0 so far....
will you please get your priorities right. 8)
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There is no point in being all doom and gloom as this is where we are at at the moment. For me plus points were the 2 fullbacks looked excellent, both going forward and in defence. Richardson and nzog have both looked sharp and Delph has has a lot of the ball in the middle of the park.
Negatives have been gabby and andi both missing good chances, dodgy distribution from guzan
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I'm not particularly positive for this season, but when you think that we're missing (excluding any potential new additional signing) 3 first teamers (if you include Kozak) then we're not doing too bad at all considering the number of new signings (and bomb squad members) that are trying to bed in.
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I just saw the goals from the Albion match.
Two things. One, what a belter from that thug Cattermole.
Two, what the fuck is going on with the stripeys' kit? Not stripey.
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Afternoon all! Just whizzed back from dropping my daughter and boyfriend at Avignon station to get the Eurostar home to where we are staying near Aix. H and V straight on and quite pleased it is 0-0 so far....
We should be in front. But for Gabby, we would be.
So I gather Stu. Anyway, all armed for the second half with H and V on the laptop, BBC live reporting on the ipad and Talkshite on (you can't BBC live football as it is blocked)!
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Afternoon all! Just whizzed back from dropping my daughter and boyfriend at Avignon station to get the Eurostar home to where we are staying near Aix. H and V straight on and quite pleased it is 0-0 so far....
Why isn't your boyfriend going with you?
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Afternoon all! Just whizzed back from dropping my daughter and boyfriend at Avignon station to get the Eurostar home to where we are staying near Aix. H and V straight on and quite pleased it is 0-0 so far....
Why isn't your boyfriend going with you?
*chuckle*
I was tempted to post similar.
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Come on Villa a win please.
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At the very least we're better defensively. We're not going to be much excitement until we are taken over, but we might not go down if we keep this defending work.
Or at least when our new Columbian international plays and ultimately when one of the best young forwards in Europe returns from injury
Very true. The Columbian international will be good defensively more than offensively, though, and Benteke on his own can't suddenly give the team a coherent attacking style. It's okay so far though (we will now lose this match).
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Afternoon all! Just whizzed back from dropping my daughter and boyfriend at Avignon station to get the Eurostar home to where we are staying near Aix. H and V straight on and quite pleased it is 0-0 so far....
Why isn't your boyfriend going with you?
Very drole! He is a Man Utd fan so will be in a very good mood!!!
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Delph's radar has been off today.
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Afternoon all! Just whizzed back from dropping my daughter and boyfriend at Avignon station to get the Eurostar home to where we are staying near Aix. H and V straight on and quite pleased it is 0-0 so far....
Why isn't your boyfriend going with you?
*chuckle*
I was tempted to post similar.
Bettered man than me then, already been called a child today
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Delph has been poor today.
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I just saw the goals from the Albion match.
Two things. One, what a belter from that thug Cattermole.
Two, what the fuck is going on with the stripeys' kit? Not stripey.
Isn't it the same kit manufacturer as Southampton that stole all their stripes?
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Come on villa get the job done
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Ha Ha Hutton.....
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At the very least we're better defensively. We're not going to be much excitement until we are taken over, but we might not go down if we keep this defending work.
Or at least when our new Columbian international plays and ultimately when one of the best young forwards in Europe returns from injury
Very true. The Columbian international will be good defensively more than offensively, though, and Benteke on his own can't suddenly give the team a coherent attacking style. It's okay so far though (we will now lose this match).
I think Sanchez will allow Delph to go forward which he is quite good at. Bent is the key for me if he can be arsed.
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Goallllllllllll
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You beauty Andi
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There you go, take a piece of that, Ailsa Stewart, you twat!
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YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH ANDI
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Get in!
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Get the fuck in.
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Good boy.
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GETTT INNNNNN!
Great move!!
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As others have said, we look solid and will be sharper up front after Benteke has had a few games but wonder where the goals will come from.
And as I say that:
GET THE FUCK IN ANDI!
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Andiiiiiii
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Get the fuck in Andi!!!!! We've started this half well.
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Get the fuck in skinny Andi!!!!
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Weimann!!!!!! I missed the goal as my stream went all staccato
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Gooooaaaaalllllll
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Get in
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Woo Hoo !!!!!!
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YES! What a first touch. Great decoy.
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I tune in and we score!
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BOOM! Get the feck in!
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plenty of ooomph in that shot, get in Andi
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Only got you lot as my guide but woooo!
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What a block.
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I just saw the goals from the Albion match.
Two things. One, what a belter from that thug Cattermole.
Two, what the fuck is going on with the stripeys' kit? Not stripey.
I thought the same. It really is horrible. Saying that ours looks worse on than I thought. The kind of thing Wet Spam would wear / when they arn't wearing their new horrible kit. Infact haven't seen a decent kit yet this season.
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come on villa go for it now great goal
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That was brilliant from Vlaar.
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Great block, don't sit back Villa.
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Time for me to start pacing.
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Stokie are there for the taking
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Someone really needs to tell Nzogbia to pass the sodding ball.
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Charles runs down a blind alley. Again.
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Charlie needs to start passing the ball, he's not managing to get round players and should look for the easier pass instead. It breaks up our play and he gives up the ball too often.
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Zog still seems to run down blind alleys sometimes instead of making a decent pass.
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In the cl places now :)
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Get in. Sat in a Turkish bar with not so happy Hammers and Spurs fans. Hope I'm sitting here smugly in aprox 40 mins.
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Villa fans giving it the beans. lovely stuff.
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Hull one up at QPR
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Zog still seems to run down blind alleys sometimes instead of making a decent pass.
He'd a much better player if he improved his decision making - ie when to give the ball. Albrighton always struck me as the same.
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The extra but of experience is helping. We don't look as naive as last season. Off course I will now end up with egg on my face.
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Zog still seems to run down blind alleys sometimes instead of making a decent pass.
He'd a much better player if he improved his decision making - ie when to give the ball. Albrighton always struck me as the same.
Agreed. Such a shame because he clearly has the ability.
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Give it another 5-10 and I would go N'Zog for Grealish.
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Hull one up at QPR
Lovely. Rather like Hull's set up, and 'Arry losing is always funny.
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Give it another 5-10 and I would go N'Zog for Grealish.
I agree.
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We do seem to keep 'fizzing it' to each other today.
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Come on Brad, better distribution please.
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Ireland's not getting any mentions.Not doing an awful lot I assume.
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Gary Birtles makes Andy Townsend seem taciturn.
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Shouldn't allow free headers like that.
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Ireland's not getting any mentions.Not doing an awful lot I assume.
The most notable thing he's done so far as I can make out is grow a dodgy beard.
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Keane looks scarey with that beard.
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Ireland's not getting any mentions.Not doing an awful lot I assume.
The new comedy beard clearly not working.
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Collins off for west ham
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Give it another 5-10 and I would go N'Zog for Grealish.
I agree.
Unfortunately it'll be KEA coming on for Zog.
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Don't like forwards attempting tackles in our box
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Oooo I've seen them given...
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Senderos has actually looked rather composed
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Ireland's not getting any mentions.Not doing an awful lot I assume.
The new comedy beard clearly not working.
Not shaving until he scores five league goals apparently! He did get a mention on the BBC website, "unconvincing in the tackle" for the goal.
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Need to get a hold of this again now.
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Once the injured lot are back I can't see N'Zogbia playing much, if at all.
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Don't like forwards attempting tackles in our box
Me neither.
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It's a pity we offer nothing from corners.
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Once the injured lot are back I can't see N'Zogbia playing much, if at all.
I disagree. Think he will play a big part this year for us.
Worth remembering this is his first proper game back in 15 months!
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Good to see a decent corner.
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We've still got an awful long way to go but I think is an improvement on last year. Not necessarily in terms of how we play but more in our ability to execute it properly.
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N'Zog needs to get his head up and look for a pass sometimes.
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Keane looks scarey with that beard.
It's his soulless shark eyes that get me
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Once the injured lot are back I can't see N'Zogbia playing much, if at all.
I disagree. Think he will play a big part this year for us.
Worth remembering this is his first proper game back in 15 months!
I think he's been under average ever since he joined.
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Never a free kick
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Unbelievable he gave that foul because the player acted injured.
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ffs ref ya nob
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I never thought I'd use these words but good tackling there by Hutton, never a foul.
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Crouchy coming on.
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Jack
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Westy's free kick delivery has been pretty good.
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Grealish coming on. But so is crouch
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Give it another 5-10 and I would go N'Zog for Grealish.
I agree.
Unfortunately it'll be KEA coming on for Zog.
DELIGHTED to be wrong!
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Good luck Jack.
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Grealish on for N'Zogbia. Good. Sadly Crouch on for them
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Well well. Grealish for Zog. Didn't think that was coming. Agree with it though.
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Stoke to start hoofing it up to Crouch then.
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Give it another 5-10 and I would go N'Zog for Grealish.
I agree.
Unfortunately it'll be KEA coming on for Zog.
DELIGHTED to be wrong!
:P
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Crouch already getting away with fouls.
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Got to deal with him better.
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Yep, it looks like hoofing it to Crouch is what they're doing.
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somebody nail crouch hes pissin me off
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N'Zog needs to get his head up and look for a pass sometimes.
You don't say. ;-)
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I hate stoke
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Tesco Bags winning
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Tesco Bags winning
More like Savers bags these days.
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I could swear there were 76 mins gone about 10 minutes ago.
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Tesco Bags winning
More like Savers bags these days.
They are third as it stands, one place ahead of us
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Hutton booked time wasting
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Got to be careful with these corners, we're getting countered a lot off them.
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8mins and Charlie Adam on.
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Adam on. Andi off bacuna on
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Tesco Bags winning
More like Savers bags these days.
They are third as it stands, one place ahead of us
Start the open top bus.
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Charlie Adam still at Sturk - I thought Holloway saw him going to Real Madrid?
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Bacuna for Andi. Not sure about that one.
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Played Andi.
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I could swear there were 76 mins gone about 10 minutes ago.
My i-pad is saying it's 16.44 and I just checked the time after reading your post. Thanks for nothing!
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Adam always seems to do well against us so we are into finger nail biting time...
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Nice to have some decent subs coming on with even better to follow once we are up to a full complement
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Silly foul Richardson
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Qpr miss a pen
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WBA 2-2
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I could swear there were 76 mins gone about 10 minutes ago.
My i-pad is saying it's 16.44 and I just checked the time after reading your post. Thanks for nothing!
But it is 16:44?
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Never a foul on Adam. Poor decision again from a poor ref
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Bacuna. What in McGrath's name was that.
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Terrible from Bacuna.
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Bacuna spooned it there. Can forgive him after his belters last season.
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Another missed chance
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I could swear there were 76 mins gone about 10 minutes ago.
My i-pad is saying it's 16.44 and I just checked the time after reading your post. Thanks for nothing!
But it is 16:44?
It now says 16.49. See you in five minutes.
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Leicester level against Everton
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Up to second now
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I can't begin to tell you how much I've missed absolutely shitting myself at ten to six on a Saturday evening.
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We are now second in the table as it stands!
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I can't begin to tell you how much I've missed absolutely shitting myself at ten to six on a Saturday evening.
Ten to six? are you abroad as well? Wondering if I can MOTD on BBC sport later....
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I can't begin to tell you how much I've missed absolutely shitting myself at ten to six on a Saturday evening.
That really made me laugh
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Well played, running the clock down well. 5 mins injury time
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5 minutes!
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5 minutes? What the FUCK?
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5 pigging minutes
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FIVE fucking minutes.
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5 minutes. FIVE MINUTES?! Where the fuck has that come from
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Where the hell has 5 muinutes come from?
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5 minutes!
Fuckin ell.
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There are never less than 5 minutes of stoppage time when we're hanging on to a one goal lead.
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Spurs go one up in added time...
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Good Jack.
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Shitting myself. Blow the whistle
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Ah welcome back sick feeling in stomach in extra time, how I've missed you!
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well we aint going to lose
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Get in
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Yes
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Excellent well done lads!
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Lovely
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Blimey!
A win, and a clean sheet!
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Yessss we win
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Well, that'll do nicely.
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YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS.
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Well happy with that. Well played lads, especially the back 4.
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Beautiful.
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*punches air*
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Where's the post match topic?
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Yes get in, excellent result and fully deserved. Aly and Senderos were both excellent, and excellent leadership from Vlaar towards the end.
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Yeeeeesss!!!!!!!!
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3 points in the bag, 36 more to go....
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Fine result
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Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! on hols in the south of France, sun shining and Villa win. Life is sometimes almost perfect...
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Very solid victory indeed. Wells done lads
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hutton even looked interested
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Where's the post match topic?
Good point. Very happy, solid without being spectacular
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Boooooo! Worse opening away win than last season! Lambert out! ;-)
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Well done boys, deserved that.
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Blimey!
A win, and a clean sheet!
Pfft. Never had a doubt......
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Best performance of the season so far...
Great start. Defence was brilliant. Where has this Hutton/Cissokho/Senderos been hiding?
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Senderos was ok for free
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What is the site policy on goal gifs ?
Can I still post them ......
The only things not allowed are links to illegal live streams.
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Hutton was a rock