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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on January 12, 2016, 06:27:18 PM
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The Factory of Sadness is up and running.
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Ooo, an old style early Leeg Match Thread harking back to the glory days of 17th place finishes.
This could be an omen that the revival starts here
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Is Grealish back or watching it in the pub tonight?
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Kozak Alert!!!
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YOU ARE A FACTORY OF SADNESS!!!
I'm going for Browns 0 Raiders 41
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Bloody hell! Remi has obviously had enough of the wasters! Kozak starts.
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Kozak starts :o :o
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Guzan and Richards dropped, Kozak starts..
Bizarro world.
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The hashtag for the game is a bit unfortunate
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Woah!
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another unchanged settled side!
its like supporting a different team every week,
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Kozak with Ayew and Gil could work!
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were gonna win this fucker.ive got a feeling
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Is Richards injured or dropped to the bench?
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On bench.
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Kozak with Ayew and Gil could work!
I bloody hope so, because we aren't going to get much from that list of substitutes. I agree it's a potentially good blend on paper though, I hope Gil plays centrally with Veretout towards the left otherwise Bacuna will get murdered. Come on Villa, please surprise us.
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were gonna win this fucker.ive got a feeling
Well it won't be for the lack of trying. I've more faith in this team (except Bacuna) to really dig in and give it all they've got. Shame we're still missing Sanchez to take care of Cabaye.
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I like that team given what's available. I think he's making a statement there.
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Richards on the bench and Bacuna starts? Wtf!!
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How did Lescott get away with being an arsehole but Guzan didn't?
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Gone a fiver on 4-0 Villa, Veretout anytime goalscorer. A grand profit if it comes in.
#YOLO.
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Bacuna can cross. Kozak has movement.
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Richards on the bench and Bacuna starts? Wtf!!
Does it really matter? both can attack, both can't defend.
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Good, Guzan dropped. I hope we never see him start another game.
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Wow.
The team, not the comment above!
It's Renaissance. Hopefully.
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How did Lescott get away with being an arsehole but Guzan didn't?
There's only so many players you can drop and Lescott and Okore actually played well together. Guzan on the other hand has been a disgrace. He's making a statement here.
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Gone a fiver on 4-0 Villa, Veretout anytime goalscorer. A grand profit if it comes in.
#YOLO.
I sincerely hope you're a thousand pounds richer tomorrow morning.
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have gil and veretout started together before?
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Kozak to score has to be a blinding bet.
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Gone a fiver on 4-0 Villa, Veretout anytime goalscorer. A grand profit if it comes in.
#YOLO.
YOLO indeed.
My fingers are crossed for you.
They will smash us though
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have gil and veretout started together before?
Apart from in our last league match you mean?
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On bench.
So the he can interact with the fans behind the dug out, perhaps?
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Yes I am sure they have. Sunderland they did I am sure? Kozak 1-0 to deepen the myth of his brilliance?
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So good not to see Gestede starting.
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Never mind Kojak, the Goose has finally been dropped, the loud-mouthed, uncouth funt.
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Its not so much that Kozak will/might score, for me its that he'll hold the ball up better than Gestede (who wouldn't?) And bring in to play the likes of Ayew/Gil and Veretout/Bacuna breaking forward.
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Libor Kozak has battled back from horrendous injury. Even if he is crap he deserves his chance if for no other reason than he cannot be any wors than Gestede.
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Fight Like Lions!
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I'd have gone 4-4-2 and had Sinclair on the wing, instead of playing Westwood, but other than that, that's the team I'd have picked. With the captain and our shit keeper on the bench, hopefully the rocket up their collective arses will pay dividends.
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Fight Like Lions!
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Come on you Lions!
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Glad to see Guzan dropped the prat, he's been a clown for 18 months now. Bacuna and Westwood still in the side is very disappointing for me though. Kozak thrown in, he can hardly do any worse. It was what I was hoping for with Lyden to replace Westwood on the premise that he can not be more anonymous than the crisp packet.
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Richards must be half fit to not start at right back although his defending was appalling at Wycombe.
I agree on 442 with a winger Risso. Only issue is Sinclair hss been missing in action for weeks.
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Libor Kozak has battled back from horrendous injury. Even if he is crap he deserves his chance if for no other reason than he cannot be any wors than Gestede.
Spot on Brian. I'm actually feeling a tiny bit less suicidal after seeing that line up, and slightly better disposed towards Mr Garde as a result. Come on you Villa boys!
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Well done Kozak, now please be an answer to our centre forward woes. 100% commitment, an early goal a bit of luck and we might just sneak this.
Nice one Remi, I like your style, I like that your not scared of Billy Bollock footballers and your trying to erk out the idiots.
Come on! Win!
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Libor Kozak has battled back from horrendous injury. Even if he is crap he deserves his chance if for no other reason than he cannot be any wors than Gestede.
Spot on Brian. I'm actually feeling a tiny bit less suicidal after seeing that line up, and slightly better disposed towards Mr Garde as a result. Come on you Villa boys!
Seals our fate tonight. 4-0 defeat.
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were gonna win this fucker.ive got a feeling
crazy but I'm feeling it too.
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I've probably given up but can only see their quick wide players mauling Bacuna particularly and nothing good coming out of tonight again. Misery arse.
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How did Lescott get away with being an arsehole but Guzan didn't?
There's only so many players you can drop and Lescott and Okore actually played well together. Guzan on the other hand has been a disgrace. He's making a statement here.
I think it's probably got more to do with form that Saturday's incident. Guzan keeps letting goals in at his near post, Bunn did ok at Wycombe. Time for a change. Nobody immune from being dropped.
Gestede has been so bad, he has essentially forced Garde into using Kozak. A new centre forward is desperately needed, but let's hope Kozak proves a point tonight.
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that line up has a hint of playing to the Holte End gallery to it
no way should Bacuna be in for Richards, Id have Clark ahead of Lescott too
Guzan, Just Head and eclair can have no complaints
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I still don't think we'll win, but Garde is definitely doing the right thing.
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Whatever Kozak does, he will be better than a traffic cone.
Moving would be key to this.
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Whatever Kozak does, he will be better than a traffic cone.
Moving would be key to this.
The thing about JustHead is, that he's actually missed good chances in the last 5 games. Chances which might have seen us pick up more points and perhaps a win here or there. And these are chances that Libor may well have tucked away. Kozak isn't a great player by any stretch but what he is quite good at is finding space and finishing a chance. If he does only one good thing all game and that happens to be a goal, I'll take it. If it's the winning goal, I'll break my neck attempting to cartwheel.
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Whatever Kozak does, he will be better than a traffic cone.
Moving would be key to this.
The thing about JustHead is, that he's actually missed good chances in the last 5 games. Chances which might have seen us pick up more points and perhaps a win here or there. And these are chances that Libor may well have tucked away. Kozak isn't a great player by any stretch but what he is quite good at is finding space and finishing a chance. If he does only one good thing all game and that happens to be a goal, I'll take it. If it's the winning goal, I'll break my neck attempting to cartwheel.
Snap.
Geddit?
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Quite a balanced side I think. Glad Libor is back in. That said I'd take Bacuna and Westwood out and replace them with kids. But I do think that front 3 is the best we could possibly put out, so who knows, we might actually be trying to win this fucker.
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Libor Kozak has battled back from horrendous injury. Even if he is crap he deserves his chance if for no other reason than he cannot be any wors than Gestede.
Spot on Brian. I'm actually feeling a tiny bit less suicidal after seeing that line up, and slightly better disposed towards Mr Garde as a result. Come on you Villa boys!
Seals our fate tonight. 4-0 defeat.
I'm inclined to agree.Constantly changing the team doesn't inspire confidence that Garde knows what his best team is.Probably lost as to how to sort it.
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Where's Jack?
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Tonsillitis.
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Libor Kozak 4, Palace 0 8)
Everything crossed!
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How did Lescott get away with being an arsehole but Guzan didn't?
Lescott is being given the ultimate punishment of having to captain the rest of the rabble
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that line up has a hint of playing to the Holte End gallery to it
no way should Bacuna be in for Richards, Id have Clark ahead of Lescott too
Guzan, Just Head and eclair can have no complaints
Apparently Richards isn't fully fit and I'd have said Lescott or Clark was 50/50. Clark alongside Okore last season looked better than Okore and Lescott this season, but Clark's been a total car crash for most of this season.
I think that he's picked the back 5 based on fitness and form which is why Guzan is the big news. The only mystery is where's McCafu?
Mind you all 3 fullbacks are poor defensively and at least Bacuna has the potential to put over the odd decent cross.
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Bunn is currant ;D
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Still some baffling choices. Bacuna at RB instead of Richards? And fucking Lescott? Hmm...
However, some positive changes are made.
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Quite a balanced side I think. Glad Libor is back in. That said I'd take Bacuna and Westwood out and replace them with kids. But I do think that front 3 is the best we could possibly put out, so who knows, we might actually be trying to win this fucker.
I'm with you Tom - especially the "take Bacuna and Westwood out" bit! I actually think we could cause them a few problems tonight (shock horror). Fingers crossed eh? UTV.
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I just want a Villa ghost to whisper in Libor's ear. Here is your chance to show them. Go for it big fella.
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Still some baffling choices. Bacuna at RB instead of Richards? And fucking Lescott? Hmm...
However, some positive changes are made.
Wasn't Richards doubtful for the game? That can be my only thought on that one.
As for Lescott I am stumped but then again...in the last few weeks he's probably been the only defender to put in close to a competent performance aside from Okore, so it (I guess??) makes sense to partner them up again.
But he's a fuck trumpet so I'd rather he was dropped. Even for a hideously out of form Clarke (who I will now give the additional E out of spite for his constant ricks).
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Great news that Libor is finally getting a chance.... alongside Ayew too!
However this news is massively soured by the fact that both Bacuna and Westwood retain their places. How the fuck do they do it every week. What are villa managers seeing that 99% of the fans can't see?! Baffling!
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I just want a Villa ghost to whisper in Libor's ear. Here is your chance to show them. Go for it big fella.
I just want Gil or Ayew to deliver a half decent cross. I'd fancy Libor to the rest.
And if Libor can't get himself fired up for this game. At home. A chance to show the manager he's the main man. Then Libor has to go. He's playing for his Villa career tonight because he currently appears to be on the outgoing list.
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In a nutshell supertom.
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I am absurdly optimistic.
Or pissed.
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Who's Guzan going to play his chewing gum game with tonight?
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I don't mind Bacuna he's not brilliant obviously, but he gets unfair stick on here lumped in with Gestede, Richardson and Westwood
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I am absurdly optimistic.
Or pissed.
I'm both.
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What a pleasant change to see a wave of positivity sweep through the match thread.
Give us a good game Villa, the rest will take care of itself.
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Fuck me there's nobody there!
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Fuck me there's nobody there!
Everyone's outside, protesting.
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Guzan's obvious chewing gum partner would be Mr Wrigley but he has gone to Manchester City.
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I can't believe that they're actually playing Heroes over the tannoy
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Fuck me there's nobody there!
Everyone's outside, protesting.
Up the revolution!
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Fuck me there's nobody there!
Everyone's outside, protesting.
Up the revolution!
any streams
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It certainly looks like folk are finally voting with their feet tonight. I can't remember seeing VP so empty for a league match.
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It's cold. 11-2 both teams to score and Villa win.
Come on. Please.
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Walked into the North Stand and straight into some geezer having a banner taken off him because in the steward's words it "slagged off Randy Lerner". Seem to be a lot more stewards round than normal, I'm sure waiting to pounce if any other dissenters surface.
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No audio commentary from the club. Jack must have voted with his feet as well.
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I'd say this is Kozak's big chance. Impress and he's going to be a first team fixture for the rest of the season. Fail and I'd imagine Remi will move him on.
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OMG
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Oh, we can't upset Mr Lerner with our nasty banners! Pathetic coward.
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Holy fucking shit!!!!!
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OMG
what what what
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FFS!
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Fantastic start. ::)
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What a start!
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you're kidding
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OMG
what what what
Palace cut us apart and hit the post
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Nearly 0-1 inside the first minute.
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For anyone else not watching, it's still 0-0.
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Rode our luck with the post there, but 2 villa shots in 2 mins.... I've seen worse! ;)
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...and we have a target man up front that actually moves.
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HITS THE WOODWORK
Aston Villa 0-0 Crystal Palace
Posted at 19:46
Almost the worst possible start for Aston Villa as Crystal Palace carve them open inside 20 seconds! Jason Puncheon finds Wilfried Zaha on the left of the penalty area and he flashes a shot across Mark Bunn and against the post!
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C'mon Villa. Got Kozak for 1st goal and to get 3
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"Lescott trying to hold a defensive line but he's on his own" says the commentator. Can't help but feel that if he's on his own it's he who may be not holding the line!
Anyway, COME ON VILLA!!
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Christ nearly a diabolical start.
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Recovered well from that early panic - in fact we're doing pretty well really.
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I am not liking this camera angle. It reminds me of watching games televised from Highbury.
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No audio commentary from the club. Jack must have voted with his feet as well.
It is on AVTV
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Credit where credit's due.... Promising start. Team are chasing down every ball - ALL players... even Bacuna and Westwood. Some nice little interplay. Gueye breaking up Palace attacks.
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Compared to the season so far, this is liquiid football!
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We're playing alright here.
And that usually means we're about to concede through a combination of bad luck and utter ineptitude.
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Come on ya buggers.
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Expect them to get a deflected fluke goal soon to stop us in our tracks.
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Something else to cling to... Commentator said that Clattenberg was the ref for our only win of the season, down at Bournemouth. Could THIS be the night?! :S
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Expect them to get a deflected fluke goal soon to stop us in our tracks.
That's exactly what is going to happen.
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We are passing it around nicely and playing with energy.
It's just crushingly horrible to have that certainty we're going to concede, despite all this
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Manure 1-0 at Newcastle
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Laughable penalty decision at St James's. Mike Dean is the ref, guess who it was in favour of?
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Laughable penalty decision at St James's. Mike Dean is the ref, guess who it was in favour of?
On replay the defender sticks his arm out, then holds it there. It's not natural.
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I know its not saying much but Kozak has shown far more movement than Gestede.
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Bacuna really is as thick as pig shit, isn't he?
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I know its not saying much but Kozak has shown far more movement than Gestede.
Has he even touched the ball yet
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Sterling work from Leandro 'end of move' Bacuna, there.
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Bournemouth 1-0 West Ham
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Sterling work from Leandro 'end of move' Bacuna, there.
He's fucking useless.
Can't pass for shit.
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Much better showing tonight. Everyone fighting the cause as a team. Let's just hope they can keep it going for the full 90.
Quite surprised to see that Cissokho has a fair bit of pace.... expected him to get done a couple of times in last few mins, but tracked back and won the ball.
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What's all this passing and moving then. I need a lie down.
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I know its not saying much but Kozak has shown far more movement than Gestede.
Has he even touched the ball yet
Well thats the other issue but at least he is moving the defence about a bit.
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We couldn't pass wind in the final third.
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Decent build up play but we lack the killer ball.....
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I know its not saying much but Kozak has shown far more movement than Gestede.
Has he even touched the ball yet
He's letting the ball do the work. 😉
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"Lescott trying to hold a defensive line but he's on his own" says the commentator. Can't help but feel that if he's on his own it's he who may be not holding the line!
Anyway, COME ON VILLA!!
Lescott played them onside twice in the one play there, dreadful defending
We have been tidy in possession so far without being threatening
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The final third is where effort takes a back seat and talent comes to the fore.
We really need more quality.
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good move
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fuck, thought that was in
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Oooooh! Good effort from Ayew!
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I like Ayew. It's rare to be able to say that about a Villa player these days.
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Ayew and kozak need to play closer together but an encouraging start
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Shit! Thought that was in!
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Nice from Kozak to Ayew then, then good effort. Proper football.
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So close. Bunn barely moved.
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fuck thats awful defending, too close!
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raar those balls across the box never fall to us!
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Is it me or does the ball never break to us in the oppositions box?
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whys he still down?
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Get up Gil you tart.
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get up Gil ffs
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Working late. How getting on? Sky updates say all Palace at the moment
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whys he still down?
When diving theatrically he did actually smack his face on the turf. Hard not to say it served him right.
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get up Gil ffs
He was certainly dragged over but no need for the play acting
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Working late. How getting on? Sky updates say all Palace at the moment
They hit the post after 20 seconds, since then our build up plays been decent but no end product.....
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Get up Gil you tart.
I'm absolutely certain that if at any point Gil were to go down with a compound fracture of his skull you'd make a very similar post.
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Working late. How getting on? Sky updates say all Palace at the moment
Well thats bollocks - not that we look like scoring
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Working late. How getting on? Sky updates say all Palace at the moment
I've been watching 10 mins and we look the better team to my eyes, but they should have scored from a free kick a few mins ago - Okore and Lescott between them lost Delaney in the box.
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FFS somebody needs to gamble in the box, its falling to them every time....
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Great cross but no bugger there.
Good start though.
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We're by far the better side
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We really position ourselves in the worst areas to receive the ball from a cross and on the follow-up nobody is ever there.
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Our final ball isn't great, but we really need more bodies attacking the box when it comes in.
One of the midfield three needs to make constant runs in there.
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They look a different side. If we'd played with this attitude all season, we wouldn't be anywhere near the mess we're in.
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We've been so shit for so long that I now find myself feeling more positive about our attacks when the ball doesn't go out for a corner. I fancy us more from throw-ins.
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Ayew is quite good though isn't he
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They look a different side. If we'd played with this attitude all season, we wouldn't be anywhere near the mess we're in.
This
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Ayew is quite good though isn't he
Yes.
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Ayew is quite good though isn't he
Yeah I like the way he shifts the ball to give himself a shot.
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Geordies 0-2 Man U
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I want to see a smile on Ayew's face.
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11 players with ayews attitude and we'd be top 10
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Is the Palace physio Lennie Bennett?
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he needs to get much numbers in the box
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Ayew is quite good though isn't he
Yeah I like the way he shifts the ball to give himself a shot.
It seems to be his trademark trick.
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Get up Gil you tart.
I'm absolutely certain that if at any point Gil were to go down with a compound fracture of his skull you'd make a very similar post.
Quite possibly.. However, in recent matches he seems to have got into the habit of rolling around like a stuck pig after the most innocuous of challenges. We don't need it.
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Garde's no bs comments of late may have motivated some players to try harder
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We're actually closing them down in their half. It makes all the difference when the other team knows they can't simply waltz straight on through you.
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Kozak channeling Rudy there.
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I want to see a smile on Ayew's face.
I don't. I love the fact that he's never happy with himself!
I'd give anything for 11 players with his attitude and workrate
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That was abysmal from Kozak.
We desperately need a decent striker.
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fFS two terrible passes there kozak and westwood
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Marvin's looking more up for it tonight.
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I want to see a smile on Ayew's face.
I don't. I love the fact that he's never happy with himself!
I'd give anything for 11 players with his attitude and workrate
Agree about that, but three short smiles, one after each goal, would be acceptable.
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Garde's no bs comments of late may have motivated some players to try harder
They're all playing for a transfer, I expect.
But hopefully, really, the fact that Garde has said the troublemakers are toast has led to some renewal of belief and/or happiness amongst the squad.
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Four corners so far, is Westwood taking them and is he actually managed to put a decent cross in for once?
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I want to see a smile on Ayew's face.
I don't. I love the fact that he's never happy with himself!
I'd give anything for 11 players with his attitude and workrate
Agree about that, but three short smiles, one after each goal, would be acceptable.
Agreed. :)
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toon 1-2 man u
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we are so poor at times
like bacuna twice there
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I want to see a smile on Ayew's face.
I don't. I love the fact that he's never happy with himself!
I'd give anything for 11 players with his attitude and workrate
Agreed. I'd go as far as to make him captain.
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Westwood is shit.
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And Palace refuse our regular invitation to put one in in stoppage time!
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They're playing constipation-ball in defence, and we don't have any Senekot.
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Wow, we tried our hardest their to concede the obligatory goal before half time!
but other than that, more of the same with a bit more composure second half please.
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Much better. Decent half.
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take the first minute of the half and last minute of the half out of it and were by far the better team in that, the effort is unquestionable today just lacking in the final 3rd.
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The 1 min extra time was Villa of old - creating loads of chances for Palace... mentally weak
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Not losing at half time, good.
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Promising half Villa. More of the same 2nd half please, but will one of you feckers get on that near post please!
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Nothing wrong with that display that a quality striker wouldn't fix.
Snapping into tackles, playing at a higher tempo, working harder.... much better all round, just no cutting edge up front.
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Four corners so far, is Westwood taking them and is he actually managed to put a decent cross in for once?
No Gil and Veretout taking them
Westwood and Gueye have played well in midfield, Ayew came into the game last 15 mins
we have no threat up top though, Gil not affecting the game in dangerous areas and Kozak.....
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Nah. Westwood had played pretty well up until that last woeful pass.
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we attacking the Holte in the second?
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Absolutely. He needs to be dropped.
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we attacking the Holte in the second?
No. North Stand.
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Nah. Westwood had played pretty well up until that last woeful pass.
He was playing the ball much quicker than what he is used to
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Nothing wrong with that display that a quality striker wouldn't fix.
Snapping into tackles, playing at a higher tempo, working harder.... much better all round, just no cutting edge up front.
Yup. Best 45 minutes in a long time.
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We don't ever have two decent halves so that first 45 better have been the shit one.
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Kozak looks poor. Sorry but he does. Neither he nor Gestede are up to it. We need a couple of mobile forwards. Westwood is poor. Bacuna needs to actually cross on his right peg.
That was our good half sadly
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That half flew by. We're looking good but we need more in the box when the ball comes in. Even Westwood hasn't looked bad apart from one terrible pass out from defence at the end of this half. Reallly not convinced by Kozak, Lacks confidence and gave it away when he could have driven through their defence.
Why oh why couldn't it have been like this earlier this season?
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Well that was our good half then.
More of the same please and no cheap, brain fart goals.
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Seems to be more about us by reports, just missing final ball.
Interesting the difference in opinion of BBC and sky. Bbc say probably our best 45 minutes and sky saying Palace dominant.
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Think we've been all right. You can see how quickly we lose confidence when a pass goes astray too.
Lescott has been rock solid today to be fair. He's probably going to be a once a week sort of player. We probably can't play him at the weekend too. But regardless of his failing legs he's far and away our best defender.
Okore scares the life out of me.
If Bacuna and Cissokho were better with the ball driving forward we'd be having more joy. That said, Aly has put in a couple of decent crosses.
Westwood is actually looking the part today (aside from a couple of sloppy passes) and more importantly seems to be working his socks off.
Gana is having his best game in a while.
Veretout by contrast has been disappoitingly quiet and when we get it wide he really needs to be busting a gut to offer support in the box.
Ayew...I fucking love this guy. He works so hard, it really matters to him and you can see it etched on his face that he cares. He's also got talent.
Gil has been lively.
Kozak has been better than Gestede. He's not been particularly good though he had one good flick on for Ayew, but fairs fair it's his first start in the Prem for about 50 years. We've got to get some better delivery to him though and some bodies in and around him when the ball comes in, in case of knock downs.
More of the same second half and just be a bit more adventurous. Veretout needs to be pushing further up when we're attacking.
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They have one of the best defences in the prem unless we commit more bodies into the box we will never score. A lot more effort though.
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I really hope that was our bad half...
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That fella at Wycombe took more good corners in one game than we have managed all season
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Seems to be more about us by reports, just missing final ball.
Interesting the difference in opinion of BBC and sky. Bbc say probably our best 45 minutes and sky saying Palace dominant.
Who is reporting for Sky?
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Played well however palace look lethargic. Have a feeling we have wasted some very good situations and palace may well be different in the second half. We don't attack with numbers and Gil needs to sort him self. He should get his head down an run instead of stopping and passing sideways
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Westwood is shit.
He certainly is, unfortunately. At least we're still level at the break, but I just don't see how we are going to create any decent chances. Our options when we have the ball are so limited that the ball inevitably goes backwards much of the time - only for the defence to give the bloody thing away time & again. It's just as well Palace look a bit half-arsed tonight, otherwise we would be in big trouble. Hey ho, we'll just have to keep hoping against hope that we're pleasantly shocked in the second 45 (yet again)...
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Can we judge Kozak after 6 games. Done more in 45 mins than Gestede has in 3 months.
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Kozak looks poor. Sorry but he does. Neither he nor Gestede are up to it. We need a couple of mobile forwards. Westwood is poor. Bacuna needs to actually cross on his right peg.
That was our good half sadly
Kozak wasn't great, but I thought his movement was much better than Gestede's. In that he actually moved. Occasionally.
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I actually thought Kozak has been alright. He's more mobile than Gestede, seems capable of actually winning a header and has held it up reasonably well. Unfortunately it does appear the only way we'll score is if Ayew hits another belter.
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That was much better but I still don't think we are going to score in a month of Sundays. Oh, for a decent striker. But at least we weren't completely shit for a change.
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We have no luck either. I guarantee if it was at the other end one of the deflections flies in.
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Kozak looks poor.
Well, he's never looked good in terms of skills and whatnot, but he seemed to be very much a right place / right time striker before his injury.
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Seems to be more about us by reports, just missing final ball.
Interesting the difference in opinion of BBC and sky. Bbc say probably our best 45 minutes and sky saying Palace dominant.
Who is reporting for Sky?
Unfortunately those two points of view are not necessarily mutually exclusive this season.
Having said that I only saw the last 10 minutes and thought we looked reasonable.
Sort of like a Lambert team in one of it's better periods but minus Benteke.
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Come on Villa just win the game.
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Keeping the ball well, pressing and occasionally allowing them the best chances.
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Just in. From a funeral (and knees-up afterwards). Let's get hard Villa taggle and funeral Palace.
Sarunyu style!
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If Gestede had just put the performance in that Kozac has he would be getting pelters and worse,
Let's just be honest about it, he deserves his go and it's early at the moment but he wasn't very good in that 45 and that's the top and bottom of it
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Wickham will cause our defence trouble.
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Seems to be more about us by reports, just missing final ball.
Interesting the difference in opinion of BBC and sky. Bbc say probably our best 45 minutes and sky saying Palace dominant.
Who is reporting for Sky?
Don't know. It's the online updates I've got
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Wickham is shite with a poor goal scoring record this season. Therefore, he will score tonight. Its the Villa way
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That was much better but I still don't think we are going to score in a month of Sundays. Oh, for a decent striker. But at least we weren't completely shit for a change.
I don't think a striker alone would sort it. We definitely do need a CF who can hold it up and is mobile and can score (erm...Genie grant me a wish...) but the midfield balance has been persistently wrong. We have a mid three and not one of them is breaking beyond the CF. It makes me sick in my mouth a bit to say it but we need a Kevin Nolan type who makes late runs in the box and then becomes a second striker when the ball comes in.
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Was that Kozak guiding a flick on towards Ayew?
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At least Kozak knows what he's doing with his flick-ons
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One of them gambling on the edge of the box for the loose ball would have got a goal first half.
Wickham will score simply because every change a manager does against Villa works these days.
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I'm not sure how good Kozak really is, but that move just there shows why he is a better bet than Gestede at the moment.
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kozak close
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looking better
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And that one.
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Kozak is no worldbeater but he's 10 times the player Gestede is.
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Good effort Libor. You never see that sort of fight from Gestede.
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I tell you the other end these deflections go in and we are 4 down.
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Wtf is it with our deflections? So many
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Fuck was that Bacuna. Kozak is at least trying to be threatening in the box.
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That was a proper "just to let you know I'm here" from Okore on Wickham.
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Damn it, Bacuna!
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Cheap free kick, looked a very "bought" one to me.
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how is that a fucking free kick?
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Bacuna is a grinning halfwit.
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Bacuna is a fucking donkey.
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Im suprised Richards is not at RB tonight
garde got it right with guzan , gedtede and sinclair
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Bacuna is a fucking donkey.
No way was that a free kick!!
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SHOOT FOR FUCK'S SAKE YOU ARE ALLOWED TO YOU KNOW IT'S NOT BEEN BANNED
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Christ, we so need a finisher.
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on top here
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Carles Gil's tracking back there was superb. Excellent effort.
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ggooalllll
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YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!
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i love lescott luckuy goal
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What a ball from Veretout. Been quiet but played 2 lovely passes tonight.
Thank fuck he put Lescott back in eh!
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About time a f##k up went in our favour.
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yessssss
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we needed a lucky fucling goal
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FUCKNG YES!
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YESSSSS!!!!!!!!
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What a drop
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Oh get in!
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Get the fuck in.
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Wayne Hennessy is an awful keeper, 1-0 haha
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Get in, that is fully deserved.
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YEEESSS!!!
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yes yes yes!
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Yes! Get in!
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YES what a stupid goal.
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Get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Come on now Villa, don't drop off - keep attacking.
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Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!
Pick that one out! Screamer! Contender for goal of the season!
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kozak nearly in there
come on villa
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Shit the bed, I don't think I can fucking watch any more of this, my heart will finish me off.
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Got to keep the tempo up now.
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Brilliant from Brad Hennesy!
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That's what hard work gets you.
Come on Villa!
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Waiting for a rendition of The great escape theme at VP
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Salvage some pride boys
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Fully fucking deserved. The lads have worked their socks off tonight.
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we are fighting
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Villa Park rocking!
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We need to win this now. Remi's done something to pick them up but any last remnant of confidence will be fucked if we don't.
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Get in.
Two things about Kozak in that goal I wanna pick up. His movement. First in the attack leading up to it when Cissokho drives the ball across. He tries to ghost the defender and get along the six yard line.
Second. When Hennessey first spills it, Kozak is on him like a whippet. It went in anyway but the point is, Rudy does not show that sort of movement in the box. Kozak does. Not a great player but perhaps more likely to grab us a goal and connect with any delivery we get in the box.
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desire
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only 8 points now !!!!
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Must be only a mm over the line looking at the goal line technology. Looking from a different angle it looked well over.
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fuck me were has this fight come from??
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How many free kicks is Cabeye going to get by chucking his arms in the air???
Fucking cheat. It was 10 yards back from where they are taking it too.
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Chip pan head is on
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Get in.
Two things about Kozak in that goal I wanna pick up. His movement. First in the attack leading up to it when Cissokho drives the ball across. He tries to ghost the defender and get along the six yard line.
Second. When Hennessey first spills it, Kozak is on him like a whippet. It went in anyway but the point is, Rudy does not show that sort of movement in the box. Kozak does. Not a great player but perhaps more likely to grab us a goal and connect with any delivery we get in the box.
true tom
we didnt know if he was good enough
but Mcgrath he should have played weeks ago
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How great does it sound to hear Villa Park singing again....and all it took was a roll up of the sleeves.
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Haha...Guzanestic moment ... just not on the usual side of the pitch :)
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Ayew looks like a 10 yr old kid that has just had his pocket money stopped.
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I kid you knot but on kick off the camera panned to the referee and i looked at the Goal Tech watch on his wrist and had a feeling we would score with a decision by goal line tech ....
Wish Id have put a bet on it but ill settle for 3 points
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Exactly what we've been needing for weeks, a nothing chance that we get lucky with, we've conceded loads like that all season and it does start to drag on you, getting one go your way starts to to relieve that pressure, now we need a 2nd with a bit of quality.
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Must be only a mm over the line looking at the goal line technology. Looking from a different angle it looked well over.
The technology only shows the moment it crosses the line. The fact that it then carried on another foot is what the replays show.
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if nothing else we equal Derbys record if we hold on
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It's like a switch has finally been flicked. Come on boys, keep it going...
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palace doing a villa now
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fuck me were has this fight come from??
It's almost like Garde knows which players want to dig us out of this, and which like their shiny cars and dirty hoes.
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Ayew looks like a 10 yr old kid that has just had his pocket money stopped.
Made me chuckle.
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Holy dunked bourbons.
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Get in.
Two things about Kozak in that goal I wanna pick up. His movement. First in the attack leading up to it when Cissokho drives the ball across. He tries to ghost the defender and get along the six yard line.
Second. When Hennessey first spills it, Kozak is on him like a whippet. It went in anyway but the point is, Rudy does not show that sort of movement in the box. Kozak does. Not a great player but perhaps more likely to grab us a goal and connect with any delivery we get in the box.
true tom
we didnt know if he was good enough
but Mcgrath he should have played weeks ago
I think he should have been playing all season to be honest. He was scoring goals in pre-season. I know his fitness may have been an issue, but the same was said about Gestede when we signed him as he had just come back from an injury.
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fuck me were has this fight come from??
It's almost like Garde knows which players want to dig us out of this, and which like their shiny cars and dirty hoes.
And sadly for Garde by the time he sifts out the latter he's not left with too many of the former. With that in mind I'd bring more kids in.
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if nothing else we equal Derbys record if we hold on
Bale and Messi in this week and we will be ok
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''and now your gonna believe us....were gonna''
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That was handball by their man in the box. Clattenburg is blowing every time they fall over.
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Get in.
Two things about Kozak in that goal I wanna pick up. His movement. First in the attack leading up to it when Cissokho drives the ball across. He tries to ghost the defender and get along the six yard line.
Second. When Hennessey first spills it, Kozak is on him like a whippet. It went in anyway but the point is, Rudy does not show that sort of movement in the box. Kozak does. Not a great player but perhaps more likely to grab us a goal and connect with any delivery we get in the box.
true tom
we didnt know if he was good enough
but Mcgrath he should have played weeks ago
I think he should have been playing all season to be honest. He was scoring goals in pre-season. I know his fitness may have been an issue, but the same was said about Gestede when we signed him as he had just come back from an injury.
he doesnt look like a traffic cone
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''and now your gonna believe us....were gonna''
.......win a game
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Keep the pressure on Villa. Grab a second. We need to shut this game down.
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Lost all momentum at the moment. Need to keep it better.
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if nothing else we equal Derbys record if we hold on
Bale and Messi in this week and we will be ok
Sod holding on. Lets get the second goal and try and instil even more confidence going into the weekend game.
We can break on them and find a bit more space. Get some early balls in and Kozak might sneak a goal.
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We need to get crosses in now Hennesys confidence is shot
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''and now your gonna believe us....were gonna''
.......win a game
...get fucked over late doors by a dodgy Clattenburg decision.
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Just get a second please Villa.
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Oh god, this is worse than losing...can't take it!
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Fuck. Here it comes...
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come on Bunn
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Don't post fuck
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Brilliant. Gift a freekick in Cabeye range.
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At the start of that Ayew is hauled back by one of theirs.
Watch Cabeye pop this in now. Conceding direct free kicks is killing us too.
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Uh oh.
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the great wall of Villa
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We now look like wildebeest in the headlights.
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Times like this when I really miss Big Brad's "OOOUUUUTTT!!!".
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westwood is so weak
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I do love Veretout. Couple of times he has won 5050 balls on guts to get there first.
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the great wall of Villa
Brilliant!
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Do I not like this.
Phew! Mini crisis averted.
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Id get fresh legs on now, Sinclair for Gil....
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Richards for Gil and move Bacuna further forward?
Gil has been anonymous
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We now look like wildebeest in the headlights.
To be fair, this leading in a game is not something that they're that used to.
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I forgot what it felt like to feel adrenaline during a Villa match (apart from the anger fuelled kind!).
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Times like this when I really miss Big Brad's "OOOUUUUTTT!!!".
I thought it was AWAYYYYY or was that the other Brad.
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Richards on for Gil is a decent call actually.
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We are playing too sloppy to sustain this for 20+ minutes.
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Att: 28,245
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Strange, the Beeb are more confident in us:
70 mins
Villa are looking comfortable. They've got another 20 minutes or so before they can start celebrating but Palace have been poor and look void of ideas.
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Chamakh's hair. What the actual fuck?
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Times like this when I really miss Big Brad's "OOOUUUUTTT!!!".
I thought it was AWAYYYYY or was that the other Brad.
I think Little Brad is with the "AWAYYYYY". Might be getting mixed up though.
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All them now. We look knackered.
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Richards for Gil and move Bacuna further forward?
Gil has been anonymous
I hope that that's the cue for Gil to wallop one of his 25 yard specials in.
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Bournemouth and Newcastle drawing.....
1-1 and 2-2
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geordies 2-2 man utd, bournmouth 1-1 west ham
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Times like this when I really miss Big Brad's "OOOUUUUTTT!!!".
I thought it was AWAYYYYY or was that the other Brad.
Misses him so much he forgets his catchphrase.....
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need fresh legs now
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better westwood
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Gil is breathing through his arse. Need to sub now.
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Now we can't keep the ball for two seconds. Strange game.
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Were inviting them onto us too much, the inevitable will happen....
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west ham in front
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Finally a free kick from Clattenburg.
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Times like this when I really miss Big Brad's "OOOUUUUTTT!!!".
I thought it was AWAYYYYY or was that the other Brad.
Misses him so much he forgets his catchphrase.....
In fact, I don't mss him or his shouting at all. It was merely an attempt at levity, which has fallen short.
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Veretout and Bacuna having really good games so far.
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Veretout is quality. Can see him developing into a great.
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Great move, shit finish... off side
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aaaah bugger
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Kozak you are lucky that was offside!
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that (even though he was offside) is why people wanted to see Kozak sooner, he can actually move in the box.
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Kozak looks very rusty but you can see he has a striker's brain. As opposed to Gestede, who doesn't appear to have a brain at all.
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What's Ayew been doing the last 5 mins, he's hardly moved.
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Difference is... he was there and made the run. Gestede would have been nowhere near.
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Times like this when I really miss Big Brad's "OOOUUUUTTT!!!".
I thought it was AWAYYYYY or was that the other Brad.
Misses him so much he forgets his catchphrase.....
In fact, I don't mss him or his shouting at all. It was merely an attempt at levity, which has fallen short.
Like his kicks or more to the point wide.
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Ayew looks fucked. Genuinely the kid looks out on his feet. Sinclair??
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You dirty fucker Ward.
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Weird no sub as of yet. Is Garde saying he only trusts this 11 out of his whole squad?
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Half the team are fucked.
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That's a fucking dreadful challenge.
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How have we lost the ball straight away then!? What the fuck.
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we need fresh legs
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Come on lads HOLD ON.
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close off side
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Mentally and pyhsically snagged. Second wind please!
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Good foul that it was looking dangerous.
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His legs were level then!
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utd back in front
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They're bound to get a little nervy now, I suppose - hold it together lads!
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Chamakh's hair. What the actual fuck?
He must be taking the piss? Like when hipsters have a mullet.
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Barcodes 2 Manyoo 3. Is this our night? Make it so Remi.
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fuck im sweating
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Unlucky there Libor!
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Subs. Shore it up.
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geordies 2-3 man ure
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Do you know what I like? We've got a couple of dirty tackles in tonight. Maybe we're going to start fucking fuckers up?
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fuck im sweating
Me too, even though I'm pretending to not care.
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800 minutes to go
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Come on you fucking ******!!!!!!! Hold the fuck on!!!!! Hope the get a load of abuse at the end. It appears to have worked...
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I think only my fingers and eyes are functioning at the moment.
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we need fresh legs
Agreed
Even the Danish commentators are pleading with him to get some fresh legs in so that we can see it home.
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Ayew ;)
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800 minutes to go
ha ha ha
*applause*
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Yes Jordan! Fuck yes
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how long on the clock boys
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What brilliant attitude and determination from Ayew. superb.
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how long on the clock boys
bout ten mins or so
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Man U and West Ham winning. Come on Villa, this could be a big day ...
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He looks tired
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Ayew's work-rate is something else.
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YES GO GO!
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so fucking close
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west ham are home
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i was ready to jump there
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Bloody hell. Where id this guy come from? Ayew!!!!
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Oh fuck... would be goal of the fucking season
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Fuck, I thought Ayew had done it there.
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It's the hope that looks kills you.
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28,000 attendance.
Only 6 points behind Newcastle as things stand!
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Shit.
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OMG Ayew
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Yes Jordan! Fuck yes
You bastard, I thought we'd scored.
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Gaah, unlucky Ayew, what a goal that would have been!!
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Sooooooo close Ayew.
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What a player, Ayew.
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Ayew so close. Really impressive stuff from him again tonight.
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whats happening! bbc coverage stuck on 81 mins
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Ayew is class
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Oh Jordan brilliant until the finish.
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Christ I cant bare this.
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Yes Jordan! Fuck yes
You bastard, I thought we'd scored.
Sorry. It was a run worthy of a post though.
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Please win
Please
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And we want £6m for him ?
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This is getting unbearable.
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And we want £6m for him ?
That is made up bollocks
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Stop the fucking rot!!!!! Please for fuck sake you bastards!!!!
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For all that our summer transfer business was supposedly shit, our two best players are Ayew and Veretout. And Gueye has been very good tonight as well.
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Oh god.... .I'm pissing out of my arse here! Blow the soddin whistle ref!
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Cc on
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defending well tonight
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I have so much love for Ayew and Veretout, both superb players, with Amavi looking in the same class as well the 'committee' bought really well.
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Well played Cissokho.
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Please hang on or score 2
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Cissokho and Bacuna have done bloody great at full back
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How long left? Trying to study and failing miserably.
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Come on lads, hold on!
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Good game from Cissokho this evening.
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Cissokho and Bacuna have done bloody great at full back
They have. Credit where credit is due.
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unbearable. haven't felt like this for ages
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I'm going to fucking feint
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If I hear any more bollocks about the fans I'll be cross. All we want too see is good football and a win. Sounds like there's about 80,000 in Villa Park tonight.
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fuckk shitting again
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Zaha would fall over his own fecking shadow.
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Fuck me this is horrendous. It's much less stressful losing and playing like drains.
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Waaaaaa ffs
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if only we had Cabaye in our team
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Sensible sub tbf
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Hopefully Cissokho has secured that LB spot as his own tonight..... Keeping it warm until Jordan#3 is fit again obviously.
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Lucky, well onside!
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Fuck me I reckon my ticker will give way before the end.
Clark on. Sensible enough to get a defender on.
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300 minutes to go
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Ooh, luck with that offside decision.
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Gil looked fucked.
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corner well done kozak
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Corner on 91 to us
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The BBC live match feed is shite.
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Clark on for Gil as we go into stoppage time.
2 mins left.
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Kozak did well. He's got a lot more fight in him than Gestede does.
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barcodes level
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Barcodes equalised.
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Brilliant Kozak. No start in 2 years and still fucking going. Good lad.
Fucking come on Villa.
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Got away with that offside decision. You could fry chips in Chamake's hair.
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Newcastle level
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dann misses sitter
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Clark on and 3 at the back with Bacuna and Cissokho pushing up as WBs.
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Gk 92.20
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Shit me Villa.... who left Dann!!
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Thank fuck for that. So worrying that was.
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Scott Dann shows his nose credentials there.
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Shit the fucking bed, blow up!
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Holy fuck ffs
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Phew
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I
Clark on for Gil as we go into stoppage time.
2 mins left.
I "watch" the game on Bet365 in play
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Ft
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Word for Lescott before the whistle.
Brilliant son. Brilliant.
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YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!
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Get the fuck in. Not dead yet.
Love Kozak.
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YESSS!!!
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We won!!!!
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this really isn't good for our health
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oh yeah never in doubt
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Get the fuck in. Double figures!
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Never in doubt ;)
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Thank fuck! I love you all!
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Get the fuck in, well played!
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Final whistle. How do you react now?
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Bloody Hell....where's the number for the open top Bus?
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Ha ha!! Smile people. What a feeling!
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COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marvellous winning scenes. UTV!
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Sitting in bed, sweating. Jesus Christ, Villa. Proud of you
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Jesus fuck my heart is pounding...
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Hats off to every one of them today.
The starting 11 plus lack of subs also tells a story I think.
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Yyyyeeeeaaahhhhhh fuck yes wooooh omg i love football!!!!!
We go again.
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!
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<Hums theme from Great Escape>
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Hard work and application well done.
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What... we get 3 points for a win, not 2?
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Well, suckle my teat.
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Just done the predictor. We stay up with 41 points!
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Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs
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celebratory thread please