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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: cdbearsfan on August 10, 2016, 10:55:17 PM
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Less than three days until our next game, you lucky people!
Everyone else has started a match thread, to no avail, so thought I might as well have a go.
This is the first match on the way back, we'll look back on this as the turning point... honest.
Villa 4 (McCormack 12, 26, 65, Ayew 53)
Rotherham 0
It will be. Really. Won't it? :-[
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Need a win desperately to understand its possible. They're a poor side and will probably go down so the opportunity is there and against Huddersfield to breathe life back into the club again.
Any win by any score, just win.
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We need a helping hand to win. Perhaps a sending off or a dodgy penalty or two? Can't see us getting a 1-0 with our confidence so low. I thought we might do better away from the nervousness of the villa home crowd but clearly not! I'm going for a nervy and dull draw.
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Do we have to??? I'm only just hurting after tonight's debacle!
I'm going to plump for a 3-0 Rotherham victory with Micah Richards having an amusing incident with a stoat being the root cause of the 3rd.
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A win, any win just fecking win!
P.s. Do not pick Micah Richards. Or Gary Gardner.
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We're still not ready for this season. In fact it looks like we are going backwards.
We will improve but for now - 2-0 to the mighty Rotherham.
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think we'll win this too. scappy 1-0, the result being more important than the performance. RDM has learned the hard way about our squad the last two games, and i think if push comes to shove its not going to be him losing his job.
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Some players from last season are going to get absolute pelters from the stands if things don't go well from early on.
Hope Gollini has a solid game anyway, needs to put that mistake behind him quickly, was very impressed with him otherwise.
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Always a big event when United come to town!
Aston is buzzing as we await the arrival of the Titans from Rotherham.
One things for sure, little old Aston Villa will have to be at their best if they are to face up to these guys.
Let's get behind our boys, we may not be professionals like The Millers but I'm sure the Villa players will want to go back to their day jobs on Monday 15th with a degree of pride for their colleagues in the office, on the bin round or in the staff canteen at Shit R Us.
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Some players from last season are going to get absolute pelters from the stands if things don't go well from early on.
Hope Gollini has a solid game anyway, needs to put that mistake behind him quickly, was very impressed with him otherwise.
From what I saw /heard bacuna got some in last match and he had a coy smile at fans. I'm not too sure where to go with that as how can be react to 1000 of mainly men abusing him. Yes he was pretty bloody dier last season but this first matcg get behind him if he fails then he get called out. He was actually had other day but he 'll be a scapegoat and he'll have to go too I imagime. Gardner isn't part of the suicide squad and give that guy a break. I don't think Richards will be near the team on Saturday he's just downtrodden and hutton I believe it's mystical he's even a trier he's very odd playing abilities and it's insulting and embrassinv so total get that these and bacuna would be basically abuse out of villa quick as !
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A Bluenose mate who obviously knows Rotherham well tells me they are a very physical side. Gulp! Being bullied by Rotherham at home sounds a bit shit.
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Villa 0 Rotherham 2
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A Bluenose mate who obviously knows Rotherham well tells me they are a very physical side. Gulp! Being bullied by Rotherham at home sounds a bit shit.
What with our tissue paper mentality that does not bode well at all.
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I'm dreading it. We will concede and the inevitable collapse will happen.
I've never supported a team of "players" that I despise so much as this lot.
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It all starts well when Gabby and Richards are paraded around the pitch as two halves of a pantomime donkey, before being launched out of Villa Park in a cannon.
Tony Xia announces 3 ace signings, and we win 12-0.
Or back in reality we scab a 2-1 win and start to improve.
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1-1 home to Rotherham...can't believe I am saying that....I fear for the players if we go one down...
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Guess the crowd might be better served as guess the empty seats. We'll win this one 3-1.
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Can't figure out what all the doom and gloom is about...look at the stats...we haven't lost at home in the league yet this season!!!!!!
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Taking my 7 year old nephew to this. It's his first game.
I assume in 20 years time he'll be talking at length about it to his therapist
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Sadly I think we'll score first then lose 1-2
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I know Westwood, Baker, Hutton, Cissokho, Bacuna and the Blackpool beach Donkey will be playing, therefore with only a team of 5 I fully expect to lose again.
Forgot Gardner, it's easy to do so, make that a team of 4. Shite.
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This gives me the fear, I don't know if I can handle seeing us lose to Luton and Rotherham only a few days apart.
What I do know about this match is I am aiming for considerable alcohol consumption prior
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I fully expect that we'll lose this game...but would an unlikely win paper over the huge cracks, or is it already blatantly obvious that we have a squad of shit? Whatever the result, players need to go and replaced with quality players with ability and attitude. Can we sign 10 more Elphicks please.
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Get gollini,elphick back in the defence should help. 1-0 villa win.
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It's got 0-0 written all over it. I think alcohol in the Villa dressing room might help. A bit of Dutch courage.
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3-1 win. Anderson, Rudge , Stobart.
http://www.11v11.com/matches/aston-villa-v-rotherham-united-26-august-1967-113383/
(https://guideimg.alibaba.com/images/shop/85/10/29/9/aston-villa-v-rotherham-and-plymouth-1967-68-division-2_1978589.JPG)
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Rotherham United 1 Aston Villa 3 Valentine's Day 1953. Dave Walsh hat trick if memory serves. Millmoor. What a dump *Bette Davis voice. Rolls eyes*
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This is where the road back begins. We will win on Saturday 2-1 - Tshibola and McCormack for us, some random for them.
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Rotherham United 1 Aston Villa 3 Valentine's Day 1953. Dave Walsh hat trick if memory serves. Millmoor. What a dump *Bette Davis voice. Rolls eyes*
http://www.11v11.com/matches/rotherham-united-v-aston-villa-14-february-1953-210366/
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It feels at the moment that if Rotherham just turn up organised and willing to work hard in midfield the game is theirs.
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I'd play 5 in midfield to cover our defence and make up for not having any dominant midfielder in there. Surely 2 or 3 of them together can make a decent show of trying to win the ball. Forget trying to play ayew, McCormack and Gestade in the same team. Won't work. In fact Gestede doesn't work full stop
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Thank you ALita. Much appreciated.
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As long as Richards and Okore are nowhere near the back four then we have a chance. At this point I'd take Bacuna over Hutton.
Gardner can't be anywhere near the squad either and it would be nice to see another midfielder come in to give everybody a lift.
We need a win and Rotherham are a poor side. It's on a plate asking for it and it looks like it will be down to Elphick to drag the side mentally through it.
Winning games, especially at home, is the only way mentally to avert the impression of England's middle order on a 1990s tour of Australia and the inevitable collapse that follows the slightest of set back.
We have to best Rotherham and Huddersfield. No ifs or buts, we have to best them.
RDM has to have learnt a lot from last night about four or five players. He should do himself a favour and pick Amavi, Baker, Elphick and Bacuna at the back. He should bring Westwood into the middle with Tshibola. Xia should put his hand in his pocket and target six players between now and the windows close;
Centre forward to replace Gestede
Centre half on the left to be first pick over Baker
Right back
Creative midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Winger
A lot of work, but the money is there, the inclination must be there too.
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I know Westwood, Baker, Hutton, Cissokho, Bacuna and the Blackpool beach Donkey will be playing, therefore with only a team of 5 I fully expect to lose again.
Forgot Gardner, it's easy to do so, make that a team of 4. Shite.
Depressingly accurate.
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I'm coming up for this one, I have no idea what to expect. Heart says Elphick coming back will make a big difference and a decentish crowd will encourage the team on to a win. Head says they'll come to stone wall, bully us and win with a goal from a defending or goalkeeping mistake as opposed to anything they do themselves.
Sod it, the heart wins, 3-1 Villa and Gestede to get a brace with two headers from corners.
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I suppose last night guarantees the return of Bacuna And Westwood for this game
unfortunately it doesn't seem to matter what players we pick or formation they play in, who the manager is, who the owner is, what league the opposition play in, we still can't stop losing football games
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As long as Richards and Okore are nowhere near the back four then we have a chance. At this point I'd take Bacuna over Hutton.
Gardner can't be anywhere near the squad either and it would be nice to see another midfielder come in to give everybody a lift.
We need a win and Rotherham are a poor side. It's on a plate asking for it and it looks like it will be down to Elphick to drag the side mentally through it.
Winning games, especially at home, is the only way mentally to avert the impression of England's middle order on a 1990s tour of Australia and the inevitable collapse that follows the slightest of set back.
We have to best Rotherham and Huddersfield. No ifs or buts, we have to best them.
RDM has to have learnt a lot from last night about four or five players. He should do himself a favour and pick Amavi, Baker, Elphick and Bacuna at the back. He should bring Westwood into the middle with Tshibola. Xia should put his hand in his pocket and target six players between now and the windows close;
Centre forward to replace Gestede
Centre half on the left to be first pick over Baker
Right back
Creative midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Winger
A lot of work, but the money is there, the inclination must be there too.
Aren't we shelling out roughly a million pounds an hour for some ex-Barcelona wonderkid and don't we have our own home grown wonderkid, reputedly the next best thing since George Best.
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Its £2 million every time we mention his name. £3.5 if we mention him in an oblique way.
Grealish, Green and Traore are all youngsters. They're talented, but somebody older and who isn't the equivalent of an empty crisp packet blowing up the line would be nice.
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As long as Richards and Okore are nowhere near the back four then we have a chance. At this point I'd take Bacuna over Hutton.
Gardner can't be anywhere near the squad either and it would be nice to see another midfielder come in to give everybody a lift.
We need a win and Rotherham are a poor side. It's on a plate asking for it and it looks like it will be down to Elphick to drag the side mentally through it.
Winning games, especially at home, is the only way mentally to avert the impression of England's middle order on a 1990s tour of Australia and the inevitable collapse that follows the slightest of set back.
We have to best Rotherham and Huddersfield. No ifs or buts, we have to best them.
RDM has to have learnt a lot from last night about four or five players. He should do himself a favour and pick Amavi, Baker, Elphick and Bacuna at the back. He should bring Westwood into the middle with Tshibola. Xia should put his hand in his pocket and target six players between now and the windows close;
Centre forward to replace Gestede
Centre half on the left to be first pick over Baker
Right back
Creative midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Winger
A lot of work, but the money is there, the inclination must be there too.
Aren't we shelling out roughly a million pounds an hour for some ex-Barcelona wonderkid and don't we have our own home grown wonderkid, reputedly the next best thing since George Best.
that's what makes me larf really. If a young player leaves Man U say or Juventus he's probably not good enough. If it's Barca, he's a mixture of Messi and Ronaldo that they've decided to gift some lucky club with
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Its £2 million every time we mention his name. £3.5 if we mention him in an oblique way.
Grealish, Green and Traore are all youngsters. They're talented, but somebody older and who isn't the equivalent of an empty crisp packet blowing up the line would be nice.
Oh well, that's 7 million I have personally wasted of our money on the f##king amazing vanishing man who laughingly had the privilege of watching Messi at close hand.
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As long as Richards and Okore are nowhere near the back four then we have a chance. At this point I'd take Bacuna over Hutton.
Gardner can't be anywhere near the squad either and it would be nice to see another midfielder come in to give everybody a lift.
We need a win and Rotherham are a poor side. It's on a plate asking for it and it looks like it will be down to Elphick to drag the side mentally through it.
Winning games, especially at home, is the only way mentally to avert the impression of England's middle order on a 1990s tour of Australia and the inevitable collapse that follows the slightest of set back.
We have to best Rotherham and Huddersfield. No ifs or buts, we have to best them.
RDM has to have learnt a lot from last night about four or five players. He should do himself a favour and pick Amavi, Baker, Elphick and Bacuna at the back. He should bring Westwood into the middle with Tshibola. Xia should put his hand in his pocket and target six players between now and the windows close;
Centre forward to replace Gestede
Centre half on the left to be first pick over Baker
Right back
Creative midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Winger
A lot of work, but the money is there, the inclination must be there too.
Aren't we shelling out roughly a million pounds an hour for some ex-Barcelona wonderkid and don't we have our own home grown wonderkid, reputedly the next best thing since George Best.
that's what makes me larf really. If a young player leaves Man U say or Juventus he's probably not good enough.
Like Pogba. Larf.
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2-0.
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As long as Richards and Okore are nowhere near the back four then we have a chance. At this point I'd take Bacuna over Hutton.
Gardner can't be anywhere near the squad either and it would be nice to see another midfielder come in to give everybody a lift.
We need a win and Rotherham are a poor side. It's on a plate asking for it and it looks like it will be down to Elphick to drag the side mentally through it.
Winning games, especially at home, is the only way mentally to avert the impression of England's middle order on a 1990s tour of Australia and the inevitable collapse that follows the slightest of set back.
We have to best Rotherham and Huddersfield. No ifs or buts, we have to best them.
RDM has to have learnt a lot from last night about four or five players. He should do himself a favour and pick Amavi, Baker, Elphick and Bacuna at the back. He should bring Westwood into the middle with Tshibola. Xia should put his hand in his pocket and target six players between now and the windows close;
Centre forward to replace Gestede
Centre half on the left to be first pick over Baker
Right back
Creative midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Winger
A lot of work, but the money is there, the inclination must be there too.
Aren't we shelling out roughly a million pounds an hour for some ex-Barcelona wonderkid and don't we have our own home grown wonderkid, reputedly the next best thing since George Best.
that's what makes me larf really. If a young player leaves Man U say or Juventus he's probably not good enough.
Like Pogba. Larf.
Did Pogba only play once for Juventus then?
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No, he left Man United. Now he's left Juventus. If they leave those two clubs then they're probably not good enough.
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No, he left Man United. Now he's left Juventus. If they leave those two clubs then they're probably not good enough.
You're comparing 23 year old, 150 games Pogba to 20 year old 1 game Traore.? No wonder you have high hopes for Grealish
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No I'm making light of a nonsensical point.
I couldn't careless that he came from Barca B. Every 56 minutes he's on the pitch he either scores or creates in a shite team. If we could tape him up and get him on the pitch, his unbelievable pace would cause every single defence in this league a problem, because the common trend in the Championship is the absence of pace at the back.
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No I'm making light of a nonsensical point.
I couldn't careless that he came from Barca B. Every 56 minutes he's on the pitch he either scores or creates in a shite team. If we could tape him up and get him on the pitch, his unbelievable pace would cause every single defence in this league a problem, because the common trend in the Championship is the absence of pace at the back.
who are we talking about now. Pogba?
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No I'm making light of a nonsensical point.
I couldn't careless that he came from Barca B. Every 56 minutes he's on the pitch he either scores or creates in a shite team. If we could tape him up and get him on the pitch, his unbelievable pace would cause every single defence in this league a problem, because the common trend in the Championship is the absence of pace at the back.
And if this point needed to be highlighted any more, look at the damage that Luton's left winger did to us last night. a very average winger with a bit of pace caused our back 4 untold problems.
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No I'm making light of a nonsensical point.
I couldn't careless that he came from Barca B. Every 56 minutes he's on the pitch he either scores or creates in a shite team. If we could tape him up and get him on the pitch, his unbelievable pace would cause every single defence in this league a problem, because the common trend in the Championship is the absence of pace at the back.
who are we talking about now. Pogba?
Straw man arguments. Larf.
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No I'm making light of a nonsensical point.
I couldn't careless that he came from Barca B. Every 56 minutes he's on the pitch he either scores or creates in a shite team. If we could tape him up and get him on the pitch, his unbelievable pace would cause every single defence in this league a problem, because the common trend in the Championship is the absence of pace at the back.
who are we talking about now. Pogba?
Straw man arguments. Larf.
I don't think even his agent would claim that Ads
or Pogba's for that matter
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Anyone still think we're going to stroll to the title this season? Time to admit that we're still an absolute fucking shambles and to use the next couple of weeks to try and rectify it. 16 winless games in a row for us, stretching back to fucking February.
We need half a dozen new players ASAP and to sack/sell/drop/have put down pretty much every one of last season's first team leaches. And the next tweet I want to see from Xia is to announce another new signing.
Oh, I'll go for a draw.
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Rotherham may be a poor side but if they are organised and determined they'll beat us for sure.
Until we sort out the mental problem by purge or other means, can't see us winning any game in the near future.
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I've gone for a home win because I'm an idiot.
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Villa 0!
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Villa 0!
Well it's a start.
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I've gone for a home win because I'm an idiot.
We've all thought that for a while but now you've admitted the problem, we can talk openly about it ;)
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I'm not going to get to downbeat just yet despite last night. I'm taking 'confidence' from the fact that we look half decent against Sheff Wed and even looked of last night until the ridiculous decision to put MR centre back.
We need to tighten midfield so I'd like up as follows:
Gollini
Hutton Elphick Baker Avami
Bacuna Westwood Tishbola
Grealish
Ayew McCormack
I'm sure this would be enough to take the points
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the next 2 transfer windows are about buying to stay in the championship, no more. We are a million miles away from promotion, one win in six months proves that.
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I think I would play
RossM Bad English
Monty Paulie Clampy BrianGreen
Risso Baker elphick SoccerHQ
Golini
subs Ozzrim Toronto Villa Legion supertom ukredsox Tish
thats easily the best team we can paly at the moment - the rest are shit
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Rotherham may be a poor side but if they are organised and determined they'll beat us for sure.
Until we sort out the mental problem by purge or other means, can't see us winning any game in the near future.
I'm tired of this happening over and over again, just for once I'd like a team to have to play like eleven Cruyffs in order to leave Villa Park with anything.
I've not seen us play yet, nothing, no highlights, no goals, not a thing. So I should be excited about Saturday, my first game of the season. But I'm not. Right now, I don't want to go. I will, and as the time approaches I don't doubt I'll start to feel optimistic. But right now, to think that come Saturday evening I'll feel anything different to the wretched emotions of last season seems a pipe dream.
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the next 2 transfer windows are about buying to stay in the championship, no more. We are a million miles away from promotion, one win in six months proves that.
Unfortunatley I agree with this. The malaise is so deep rooted its just not going to turn around unless the team changes. Jedenak is a great shout.
The one thing you need to be in the Championship is battle hardened. We're about as battled hardened as a blamange.
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I think I would play
RossM Bad English
Monty Paulie Clampy BrianGreen
Risso Baker elphick SoccerHQ
Golini
subs Ozzrim Toronto Villa Legion supertom ukredsox Tish
thats easily the best team we can paly at the moment - the rest are shit
Expect my transfer request imminently, at this stage of my career I need first team football.
Oh, and I predict a very nervy 2.1 win which is celebrated wildly...until we remember we were playing Rotherham.
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5-0 home win. The beginning of our undefeated home run that'll last the whole season.
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I've got some equally good stuff here. PM me if you want to go higher.
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I'm not going to get to downbeat just yet despite last night. I'm taking 'confidence' from the fact that we look half decent against Sheff Wed and even looked of last night until the ridiculous decision to put MR centre back.
We need to tighten midfield so I'd like up as follows:
Gollini
Hutton Elphick Baker Avami
Bacuna Westwood Tishbola
Grealish
Ayew McCormack
I'm sure this would be enough to take the points
This is the formation I would like to see. We need those 3 in midfield to protect the defense and stop teams dominating us. I would have like to see Gil in behind the two but there you go...
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I think I would play
RossM Bad English
Monty Paulie Clampy BrianGreen
Risso Baker elphick SoccerHQ
Golini
subs Ozzrim Toronto Villa Legion supertom ukredsox Tish
thats easily the best team we can paly at the moment - the rest are shit
Expect my transfer request imminently, at this stage of my career I need first team football.
Oh, and I predict a very nervy 2.1 win which is celebrated wildly...until we remember we were playing Rotherham.
you was seen out with Gabby at Broad Street , this is your punishment and If you dont change your attitude , Coventry are very interested in you .
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anyway RDM team 1-1
my team 6-0
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This is where we turn it around. Well, as long as we drop most of the current team and buy at least six new players before Saturday.
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I am regretting going now.
This could be brutal.
I hate the midfield :-(
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I'd go with
Gollini
Hutton Ephick Chester Cissokho
Adama New Midfielder Tsibola Amavi
McCormack Ayew
Don't know if Adama is fit, but I hope we have Chester and a midfielder in by the weekend. I am done watching us fanny around using fullbacks for width, I just want them to stay in their own half and defend. We can use wingers for width, though we only really have Adama on the right. I'd like top see Amavi tried at left wing, he is a bloody awful defender but might make a half decent wide player.
I'd also like to see if Ayew and McCormack can form a partnership.
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Don't know if Adama is fit
I could hazard a guess.
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I think I would play
RossM Bad English
Monty Paulie Clampy BrianGreen
Risso Baker elphick SoccerHQ
Golini
subs Ozzrim Toronto Villa Legion supertom ukredsox Tish
thats easily the best team we can paly at the moment - the rest are shit
I will be the best touchline warmer upper since Mathieu Berson
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I'm gutted. You left me out. I demand a transfer.
I think I would play
RossM Bad English
Monty Paulie Clampy BrianGreen
Risso Baker elphick SoccerHQ
Golini
subs Ozzrim Toronto Villa Legion supertom ukredsox Tish
thats easily the best team we can paly at the moment - the rest are shit
I will be the best touchline warmer upper since Mathieu Berson
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I'm left-footed; that will fool Rotherham.
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I'd go with
Gollini
Hutton Ephick Chester Cissokho
Adama New Midfielder Tsibola Amavi
McCormack Ayew
Don't know if Adama is fit, but I hope we have Chester and a midfielder in by the weekend. I am done watching us fanny around using fullbacks for width, I just want them to stay in their own half and defend. We can use wingers for width, though we only really have Adama on the right. I'd like top see Amavi tried at left wing, he is a bloody awful defender but might make a half decent wide player.
I'd also like to see if Ayew and McCormack can form a partnership.
I'd rather play with 9 men than have Hutton and Cissohko playing.
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For me
Gollini
Amavi, Tommy, Baker, Aly
Westwood, Thish
Bacuna, Grealish, Ayew
Ross
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3-1 win. Anderson, Rudge , Stobart.
http://www.11v11.com/matches/aston-villa-v-rotherham-united-26-august-1967-113383/
(https://guideimg.alibaba.com/images/shop/85/10/29/9/aston-villa-v-rotherham-and-plymouth-1967-68-division-2_1978589.JPG)
I remember that game as a twelve year old. We'd just gone down to division 2 and I left the Holte End with my mates thinking that we might have a good season...That didn't happen and several nightmare years began. I'm hoping to god that history isn't about to repeat itself...
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I've been wracking my brains.I don't think Rotherham have ever had a famous player.A few famous managers but not a player of renown.
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It feels like punishment having to go twice in space of 4 days ........ although think I can skip Tuesday and officiate at local level instead ........ taking abuse rather than no doubt needing to give
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I've been wracking my brains.I don't think Rotherham have ever had a famous player.A few famous managers but not a player of renown.
Mick Harford, didn't he play there?
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I've been wracking my brains.I don't think Rotherham have ever had a famous player.A few famous managers but not a player of renown.
Mick Harford, didn't he play there?
Shaun Goater
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Because we need to tighten up ,I would play Bennett in the hole ,with Mc and Ayew up top, TishWestwood and Bacuna in midfield, this would provide cover for fullback, and we should look to Nick a goal. We have got to make ourselves hard to beat.
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I've been wracking my brains.I don't think Rotherham have ever had a famous player.A few famous managers but not a player of renown.
That guy who gets the fastest ever hat-trick against Villa on Saturday...
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Rotherham conceded 5 at home to Morecambe on Tuesday night.
They scored 4 though.
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They have to win this surely, but no, another loss. And if so, I'm gonna say it, DiMatteo needs to be looked at. He's had all f**king summer, more than enough time and experience to spot the donkeys, but yet they're still picked, one of them even being made captain for that farce last night. I don't even blame Richards anymore...he's always picked no matter how atrocious his performance. I'm hoping and praying that we're bottoming out, but if we're still relying on these idiots come the end of the window, we'll drop again. In my 45 years of supporting Villa, I have never felt so detached from my team. Steve Hodge had nothing on these guys.
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I'm desperate obviously, but agree with above, and I know twelve monthe ago pulis was prepared to walk out on the olbiyun if we had pushed. I'm questioning rdm
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I never thought i'd be predicting a home defeat to Rotherham but that's the reality of it. 0-2
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0-0, stop fucking using the full backs as our primary use of attacking width!
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I've been wracking my brains.I don't think Rotherham have ever had a famous player.A few famous managers but not a player of renown.
Dave Watson.
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Gollini
Hutton Elphick Baker Toner
Green Westwood Tshibola Amavi
Ayew
McCormack
Subs: Bunn, Grealish, Adama, RHM, Gestede, Lyden, Veretout
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I'd go:
Gollini
Hutton
Elphick
Baker
Amavi
Tish
Westwood
Bacuna (I'm not happy to play he or Westy from the start particularly, but it says it all that we actually looked worse without them last night).
Ayew
Grealish
McCormack.
Subs- Bunn, Toner, Green, Lyden (is he available??), RHM, Gestede, Traore.
I'd occasionally alternate RM and Ayew as the main man up top or in behind.
With those full-backs it's important to come out strong and keep on the front foot. We need to impose ourselves on the game.
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I'd go with that. Win the battle in midfield and let the quality tell.
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Gollini
Hutton Elphick Baker Toner
Green Westwood Tshibola Amavi
Ayew
McCormack
Subs: Bunn, Grealish, Adama, RHM, Gestede, Lyden, Veretout
close to that for me too barring sir pointalot
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I'd go:
Gollini
Hutton
Elphick
Baker
Amavi
Tish
Westwood
Bacuna (I'm not happy to play he or Westy from the start particularly, but it says it all that we actually looked worse without them last night).
Ayew
Grealish
McCormack.
Subs- Bunn, Toner, Green, Lyden (is he available??), RHM, Gestede, Traore.
I'd occasionally alternate RM and Ayew as the main man up top or in behind.
With those full-backs it's important to come out strong and keep on the front foot. We need to impose ourselves on the game.
I really don't think McCormack can play the 9 role. Not sure about ayew there either. We need another
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Would have Richards, bacuna or anyone at right back, just no Alan hutton
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Would have Richards, bacuna or anyone at right back, just no Alan hutton
Wow, what a choice that is!! I'd rather have Fernando Nelson back.
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I'd go:
Gollini
Hutton
Elphick
Baker
Amavi
Tish
Westwood
Bacuna (I'm not happy to play he or Westy from the start particularly, but it says it all that we actually looked worse without them last night).
Ayew
Grealish
McCormack.
Subs- Bunn, Toner, Green, Lyden (is he available??), RHM, Gestede, Traore.
I'd occasionally alternate RM and Ayew as the main man up top or in behind.
With those full-backs it's important to come out strong and keep on the front foot. We need to impose ourselves on the game.
I really don't think McCormack can play the 9 role. Not sure about ayew there either. We need another
We do need another, but I can't see us bringing in anyone before the final week of the window. We need to prioritise midfield and defence first.
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Gollini
Chester Elphick Toner
Lyden Tshibola Amavi
Green Grealish Ayew
McCormack
5 Subs
Bunn
Hutton
Cowans
Westwood
Gestede
Villa HAVE to win these next two home games however unlikely that seems.
Three League games played and six points accrued. An average of two points per match.
We're starting to compete at last.
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Rotherham. Fucking hell.
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Gollini
Chester Elphick Toner
Lyden Tshibola Amavi
Green Grealish Ayew
McCormack
5 Subs
Bunn
Hutton
Cowans
Westwood
Gestede
Villa HAVE to win these next two home games however unlikely that seems.
Three League games played and six points accrued. An average of two points per match.
We're starting to compete at last.
That line up looks a bit dodgy. Playing one midfielder is not the best idea in the world.
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I count six.
Name your team.
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I count six.
Name your team.
Who's your 6? Ayew and Green are not midfielders and neither is Amavi.
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Name your team ?
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Name your team ?
I'd rather you name your 6 midfielders. Besides, I haven't given a team i'd pick much thought.
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Gollini
Chester Elphick Toner
Lyden Tshibola Amavi
Green Grealish Ayew
McCormack
5 Subs
Bunn
Hutton
Cowans
Westwood
Gestede
Villa HAVE to win these next two home games however unlikely that seems.
Three League games played and six points accrued. An average of two points per match.
We're starting to compete at last.
Fail ;-)
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Gollini
Chester Elphick Toner
Lyden Tshibola Amavi
Green Grealish Ayew
McCormack
5 Subs
Bunn
Hutton
Cowans
Westwood
Gestede
Villa HAVE to win these next two home games however unlikely that seems.
Three League games played and six points accrued. An average of two points per match.
We're starting to compete at last.
Fail ;-)
I didn't spot the 5 subs either.
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Would have Richards, bacuna or anyone at right back, just no Alan hutton
Wow, what a choice that is!! I'd rather have Fernando Nelson back.
I'd rather have Fernando Partridge or Willie Nelson than either of them two donkeys.
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Gollini
Hutton Elphick Baker Amavi
Tshibola Westwood
Bacuna McCormack Ayew
Hepburn-Murphy
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Back Three
6 midfielders
McCormack
Haven't thought about which team you'd pick ?
You're McCleish, Lambert, Sherwood AND Garde.
I claim my £20 .
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Rotherham are 4-1 to win. I hate backing against The Villa but that is tempting.
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Back Three
6 midfielders
McCormack
Haven't thought about which team you'd pick ?
You're McCleish, Lambert, Sherwood AND Garde.
I claim my £20 .
Chill mate. Not many options really, so I suppose your team might be close to the line up, except that there will be seven subs and, I suspect, Chester will be involved. Four at the back though.
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They did ship 5 against a 4th division outfit. They're not the best.
Based on what we have at this minute (seems likely that Chester will join tomorrow) I'd go with;
Gollini, Bacuna, Elphick, Baker and Amavi at the back.
Westwood and Tshibola as a central two. Grealish in front in the numerous ten slot with Green and Ayew wide of McCormack.
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Back Three
6 midfielders
McCormack
Haven't thought about which team you'd pick ?
You're McCleish, Lambert, Sherwood AND Garde.
I claim my £20 .
No, i haven't yet but i won't be picking 6 midfielders and 5 subs.
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Back Three
6 midfielders
McCormack
Haven't thought about which team you'd pick ?
You're McCleish, Lambert, Sherwood AND Garde.
I claim my £20 .
Chill mate. Not many options really, so I suppose your team might be close to the line up, except that there will be seven subs and, I suspect, Chester will be involved. Four at the back though.
I struggled to name five subs, let alone seven.
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They did ship 5 against a 4th division outfit. They're not the best.
Based on what we have at this minute (seems likely that Chester will join tomorrow) I'd go with;
Gollini, Bacuna, Elphick, Baker and Amavi at the back.
Westwood and Tshibola as a central two. Grealish in front in the numerous ten slot with Green and Ayew wide of McCormack.
Swap Chester for Baker and I am with you.
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They did ship 5 against a 4th division outfit. They're not the best.
Based on what we have at this minute (seems likely that Chester will join tomorrow) I'd go with;
Gollini, Bacuna, Elphick, Baker and Amavi at the back.
Westwood and Tshibola as a central two. Grealish in front in the numerous ten slot with Green and Ayew wide of McCormack.
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That would probably be what i would go with.
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They did ship 5 against a 4th division outfit. They're not the best.
Based on what we have at this minute (seems likely that Chester will join tomorrow) I'd go with;
Gollini, Bacuna, Elphick, Baker and Amavi at the back.
Westwood and Tshibola as a central two. Grealish in front in the numerous ten slot with Green and Ayew wide of McCormack.
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That would probably be what i would go with.
So how many mid fielders is that ?
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They did ship 5 against a 4th division outfit. They're not the best.
Based on what we have at this minute (seems likely that Chester will join tomorrow) I'd go with;
Gollini, Bacuna, Elphick, Baker and Amavi at the back.
Westwood and Tshibola as a central two. Grealish in front in the numerous ten slot with Green and Ayew wide of McCormack.
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That would probably be what i would go with.
So how many mid fielders is that ?
Two holding, westwood and thisbola.
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From what I've seen Tshibola is not a holding midfielder. He seems to lack game management and is not the enforcer I'd hoped for. I think he will be a good player, but not in the holding role.
This is the biggest area that needs looking at for me. When we concede and we capitulate we leave the defence massively exposed. We are crying out for some experience to sit in front of the back 4, not go wandering and break up play. Westwood is not that player, and neither is Tshibola.
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The tried and trusted Westwood in mid field with the tried and trusted Bacuna at right back im assuming ?
Great. Cant wait.
Remind me again, what position are YOUR Grealish, Green and Ayew playing in ?
Is it a front four with McCormack ?
Is your line up 4-2-4 ?
Almost any Championship side would walk through your team.
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The tried and trusted Westwood in mid field with the tried and trusted Bacuna at right back im assuming ?
Great. Cant wait.
Remind me again, what position are YOUR Grealish, Green and Ayew playing in ?
Is it a front four with McCormack ?
Is your line up 4-2-4 ?
Almost any Championship side would walk through your team.
Oh for heaven's sake, you posted a team and someone didn't like it, it's the way a forum works. Difference of opinion i believe it's called.
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The tried and trusted Westwood in mid field with the tried and trusted Bacuna at right back im assuming ?
Great. Cant wait.
Remind me again, what position are YOUR Grealish, Green and Ayew playing in ?
Is it a front four with McCormack ?
Is your line up 4-2-4 ?
Almost any Championship side would walk through your team.
Yes, to be successful we need your experimental 3-6-1 formation that all the successful managers use.
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Scappy 1-0 win with goal in last 10 minutes.
I'd certainly take that, we just need a win by any means.
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The tried and trusted Westwood in mid field with the tried and trusted Bacuna at right back im assuming ?
Great. Cant wait.
Remind me again, what position are YOUR Grealish, Green and Ayew playing in ?
Is it a front four with McCormack ?
Is your line up 4-2-4 ?
Almost any Championship side would walk through your team.
Yes, to be successful we need your experimental 3-6-1 formation that all the successful managers use.
It would stand more of a chance than a 4-2-4 which includes Bacuna and Westwood
For Heavens Sake.
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The tried and trusted Westwood in mid field with the tried and trusted Bacuna at right back im assuming ?
Great. Cant wait.
Remind me again, what position are YOUR Grealish, Green and Ayew playing in ?
Is it a front four with McCormack ?
Is your line up 4-2-4 ?
Almost any Championship side would walk through your team.
Slow down Margaret.
I've picked the best sides I think we have. It's a 433 with licence for the front three to drift and move about as I think Rotherham will sit very deep.
I'd rather have Bacuna at full back than Hutton and I think Westwood is more than adequate at this level.
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Strange feeling this.
Beleiving and hoping we can nick a league win at home against ... Rotherham.
Anyway, I think we will win and some nerves will be settled at the club.
Lose and... well I dont know.
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I go with that Ads team but would definitely give RH-M at least half an hour for McCormack to use his pace and energy as Rotherham tire. No Amavi style 88th minute substitutions.
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I go with that Ads team but would definitely give RH-M at least half an hour for McCormack to use his pace and energy as Rotherham tire. No Amavi style 88th minute substitutions.
Me too, although I don't think he'll make the bench unfortunately.
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The tried and trusted Westwood in mid field with the tried and trusted Bacuna at right back im assuming ?
Great. Cant wait.
Remind me again, what position are YOUR Grealish, Green and Ayew playing in ?
Is it a front four with McCormack ?
Is your line up 4-2-4 ?
Almost any Championship side would walk through your team.
Yes, to be successful we need your experimental 3-6-1 formation that all the successful managers use.
Better bring the pitch in a bit.
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Shame, I really like RHM. When you are feeling low, an energetic, run-until-he-drops snappy little Jack Russell of a player raises morale better than a loper or a jogger.
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Good point about RHM. Its a nice change to see someone bust a gut for us when he gets a chance.
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Yes, for too long we have slow foxtrotted around the opposition penalty area where we need to wriggle and burrow and toe end goals in. RH-M looks to be that man. Put another way, Gestede can only score one way. Rushian looks able to get them from anything - off his knee, off his arse any way so long as the ball goes in the net.
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Shame, I really like RHM. When you are feeling low, an energetic, run-until-he-drops snappy little Jack Russell of a player raises morale better than a loper or a jogger.
Wears a floppy hat and is pretty good at painting ?
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I went for a blindly optimistic 2-1 win.
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Villa win!
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Jack Russell is good at painting like William McGonagall is good at poetry.
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I'm going for a 1-1 here. First poin,t but more importantly the start of a 16 game unbeaten run.................................
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can anyone go in the Holte suite for pre and post match drinks or is it just members or season ticket holders?
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Anybody seen the state of Traore? Picture snapped with his top off in the training room.
I'm not sure whether he looks like a Middle Weight boxer or an Olympic Sprinter. He's fucking huge.
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Tshibola will start I'd imagine but with Westwood leaving....Gardner will have to start again surely as do we actually have anyone else to play CM?
There's Lyden but I don't think of him as a starting player at this point and he didn't feature v Luton so clearly not high up in RDM's thoughts.
Team looking unbalanced still and we really need to sign a CM or two next week as Derby will murder us in that area.
Still Rotherham will be one of the relegation teams I think so not good signs if we can't win this with the firepower we have.
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Paper over the cracks with a heroic 2-2 draw. Get some more players in and have a group electro-convulsive therapy holding on to the metal rails to forget the last 5 years.
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Do players have to be signed by a certain time to be available for Saturday? Presume Westwood is as good as gone
--------------Gollini
Bacuna, Elphick, Chester, Amavi
--------Veretout, Tshibola
Ayew, Mccormick, Grealish
---------------gabby
...runs for cover
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He has to be registered by 12:00 I believe.
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Veretout dosen't want to be here...pointless playing him.
It will have to be Gardner and Tshibola unless Westwood to Burnley isn't as far down the line as people on the net are claiming, wouldn't be the first time.
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Is this how low we have fallen that nearly 39% of us are afraid we will lose to Rotherham?
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Yes, we have fallen that far. It's not an unrealistic prediction sadly!
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Be good to get Chester in as it looks like injury prone Baker could be out .
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Was hoping we'd have signed that midfielder by now. With the squad as it stands I'd go for
Gollini
Hutton Elphick Chester Cissokho
Grealish Tsibola Gardner Amavi
McCormack Ayew
Tell Hutton and Cissokho to stay in their own half, Gardner to sit back, Tsibola box to box, Grealish and Amavi to provide width but also cover the fullbacks. McCormack and Ayew to stay up front and get the ball in the net.
We should be beating Rotherham comfortably, but I said that about Luton. Hopefully with Elphick back in the team and no Richards in defence we wont crumble at the first sign of pressure. I think McCormack will score a couple.
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Not sure Chester will play, and otherwise I think it's only Kozak out. I'd go
Gollini
Hutton Elphick Baker Bennett
Traore Tsibola Westwood Amavi
Ayew McCormack
If Bennett and Traore are fit and ready, throw em' in and give them a try.
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Looking forward to the 5-1 victory tomorrow. Wednesday night will be all but a distant memory as we finally turn up and deliver.
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Anybody seen the state of Traore? Picture snapped with his top off in the training room.
I'm not sure whether he looks like a Middle Weight boxer or an Olympic Sprinter. He's fucking huge.
made of fucking glass though
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Looking forward to the 5-1 victory tomorrow. Wednesday night will be all but a distant memory as we finally turn up and deliver.
I'm with you Rudy. Time for us to stop fucking around and get this season going.
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we have to hammer somebody one day . Don't we ?
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How many yellow cards did Notts County get for chopping down Traore? Four was it? If he is made of glass Gestede is made of wet Weetabix (copyright Ads August 2016).
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I'm going for a 1-1 here. First poin,t but more importantly the start of a 16 game unbeaten run.................................
999 ............................. send the men in white coats please ;D
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Just a quick question for any New York/us based guy; any idea if this is broadcast over here? I've been scouting around but so far found nothing. Thanks dave
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Just a quick question for any New York/us based guy; any idea if this is broadcast over here? I've been scouting around but so far found nothing. Thanks dave
Will it not be on the big screen on Time Square?
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What attendance we looking at?
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I'm going for a 1-1 here. First poin,t but more importantly the start of a 16 game unbeaten run.................................
999 ............................. send the men in white coats please ;D
Can somebody remind me what an unbeaten run is?
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Just a quick question for any New York/us based guy; any idea if this is broadcast over here? I've been scouting around but so far found nothing. Thanks dave
Will it not be on the big screen on Time Square?
That's the only thing that can make that place more torturous....legends normally show the games but I've got a horrible feeling ill be left following it via teletex circa 1990
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Just a quick question for any New York/us based guy; any idea if this is broadcast over here? I've been scouting around but so far found nothing. Thanks dave
Will it not be on the big screen on Time Square?
That's the only thing that can make that place more torturous....legends normally show the games but I've got a horrible feeling ill be left following it via teletex circa 1990
That's the problem with international jetsetting Dave. Can't you pop round Randy or Hanksies gaff?
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Just a quick question for any New York/us based guy; any idea if this is broadcast over here? I've been scouting around but so far found nothing. Thanks dave
Will it not be on the big screen on Time Square?
That's the only thing that can make that place more torturous....legends normally show the games but I've got a horrible feeling ill be left following it via teletex circa 1990
That's the problem with international jetsetting Dave. Can't you pop round Randy or Hanksies gaff?
Sadly pj only watched the yankees...and of course they're all big Leicester city fans these days (and that's not a joke)
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Looking forward to the 5-1 victory tomorrow. Wednesday night will be all but a distant memory as we finally turn up and deliver.
This. And, frankly, I know it's a long season and everything but if we don't win this one we might as well pack up. This isn't a must-win for survival of anything at this stage, but it is for pride.
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Pride yes. Just kick starting things and lifting the clouds is so very important tomorrow. Win tomorrow and against Huddersfield everything feels so very different around the club.
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I'd be inclined to get Chester in straight away, if we can. We need to win this game and if we do things will look a lot better.
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I'm going for a 1-1 here. First poin,t but more importantly the start of a 16 game unbeaten run.................................
999 ............................. send the men in white coats please ;D
Can somebody remind me what an unbeaten run is?
It's when you get a draw, then there's an international break, from what I remember.
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I'm going for a 1-1 here. First poin,t but more importantly the start of a 16 game unbeaten run.................................
999 ............................. send the men in white coats please ;D
Can somebody remind me what an unbeaten run is?
The exact opposite of last season.
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By my reckoning, our longest unbeaten run in a season since Pubhead flounced off is 6. We did manage 9 over 2 seasons, ending 10/11 3 unbeaten and starting 11/12 6 unbeaten. We haven't won 3 in a row since he left. Those stats are for consecutive games in all competitions rather than just the league.
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Can somebody remind me what an unbeaten run is?
June
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Apparently we'll be welcoming Dr Tone on the pitch before kick-off tomorrow. Hope he doesn't do a Delia
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Apparently we'll be welcoming Dr Tone on the pitch before kick-off tomorrow. Hope he doesn't do a Delia
A Team America Kim Jong Il style rant would be awesome. I'll get my coat.
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Apparently we'll be welcoming Dr Tone on the pitch before kick-off tomorrow. Hope he doesn't do a Delia
Anyone know the Mandarin for "let's be 'avin' you"?
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I'd be inclined to get Chester in straight away, if we can. We need to win this game and if we do things will look a lot better.
BBC Sport saying he wasn't signed in time, unfortunately.
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Dr Xia says he was signed with a minute to spare.
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Can somebody remind me what an unbeaten run is?
June
June
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By my reckoning, our longest unbeaten run in a season since Pubhead flounced off is 6. We did manage 9 over 2 seasons, ending 10/11 3 unbeaten and starting 11/12 6 unbeaten. We haven't won 3 in a row since he left. Those stats are for consecutive games in all competitions rather than just the league.
Statto!
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I would go 4-4-2 personally
Gollini
Bacuna
Elphick
Chester
Cissokho
Grealish
Tishbola
Westwood
Amavi
McCormack
Ayew
I think Amavi just needs to be let loose going forward more, so stick him down the left and give Grealish a more free role from the right.
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Think it will be a cruise to victory tomorrow, Rotherham are second favourites to go down and I'm expecting Grealish to have a field day with Amavi down our left.
I'm convinced we will look back at that Luton game in a few months as a turning point as it's warranted an immediate centre half signing plus the death knell for a few more Villa careers. It's now abundantly clear to RDM and Xia that there is no returning to the fold for numerous players still on the payroll which is a big positive.
Let's just hope we have the likes of Toner and Lyden on the bench tomorrow and the Starksy and Hutch wannabes are told to piss off and stay at home.
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I'm convinced we will look back at that Luton game in a few months as a turning point as it's warranted an immediate centre half signing plus the death knell for a few more Villa careers. It's now abundantly clear to RDM and Xia that there is no returning to the fold for numerous players still on the payroll which is a big positive.
I flaming well hope so.
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I'm less positive. The second half against Luton reminded me of England v Iceland. The mentality looked so awful, I can just imagine another collapse against a team with nothing to lose
Though I imagine Chester and elphick will do a lot more than Richards and okore for getting everyone into shape
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Setting off in a hour, it's a long old trip but hopefully it'll be worth it. UTV!
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Ditto Deano. Allow plenty of time. I think they have discovered dinosaur remains under the Aston Expressway. Drive safely.
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Ditto Deano. Allow plenty of time. I think they have discovered dinosaur remains under the Aston Expressway. Drive safely.
Train all the way up to Victoria, tube to Euston, Euston- Brum New St then the good ol' football express. Home via Marylebone, cos I booked tickets online I have to do specific trains there and back so I wont be home til about eleven. Serves me right for not learning how to drive.
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You can't drink cans whilst driving....
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I know RDM likes his 4231 or 442. But until we've got really dependable defensive midfielders in there, there seems a very good case for playing 3 in midfield
Gollini - bacuna elphick Chester Amavi - tshibola Westwood bennett - grealish - ayew McCormack
Subs: bunn baker Gardner green gestede RHM
I'm not really convincing myself with that lineup but then I can't think of one that does . .
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Ditto Deano. Allow plenty of time. I think they have discovered dinosaur remains under the Aston Expressway. Drive safely.
Train all the way up to Victoria, tube to Euston, Euston- Brum New St then the good ol' football express. Home via Marylebone, cos I booked tickets online I have to do specific trains there and back so I wont be home til about eleven. Serves me right for not learning how to drive.
If you have the time, pop your head into the Bartons Arms.
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I shall be popping all of me into the Barton's with all of my younger son, but perhaps you mean Deano, Stuart.
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Just about to set off from deepest Dorset. Hopefully the M5will be kind, the sun will shine and a home win!
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Just about to set off from deepest Dorset. Hopefully the M5will be kind, the sun will shine and a home win!
You might get two of the three ....but a home win thats pushing your luck
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Just about to set off from deepest Dorset. Hopefully the M5will be kind, the sun will shine and a home win!
You might get two of the three ....but a home win thats pushing your luck
12 miles of roadworks at Worcester.
And it's cloudy.
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Now Villa...call me impatient if you want but is there any chance of a fucking win today. I was at the last win in a competitive match and I vaguely remember that being early February. Since then there have been 68 million births in the world and 28 million deaths. The country has voted and decided to leave the EEC. England went to the euro,s and came back as per usual , early and with fuck all. So as you can see lots of things have happened in the world see you last decided to win a game. I'm fairly sure that supporter of ours,prince William, would like us to win a game before his grand parents and father depart this earth.........so no pressure Villa..!!!!
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We'll win today.
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Just about to set off from deepest Dorset. Hopefully the M5will be kind, the sun will shine and a home win!
Exeter to home took five hours late last Friday night. Happy driving.
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Just about to set off from deepest Dorset. Hopefully the M5will be kind, the sun will shine and a home win!
You might get two of the three ....but a home win thats pushing your luck
12 miles of roadworks at Worcester.
And it's cloudy.
The Worcester roadworks are a nightmare. We got stuck in them last Sunday.
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I shall be popping all of me into the Barton's with all of my younger son, but perhaps you mean Deano, Stuart.
I did. But I shall see you later then Brian. Be up there for about 12.
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12 miles of roadworks at Worcester.
Yep, them's fun.
For the Boro game it took me about an hour longer than normal.
Last Friday afternoon in order to get to Stafford, rather than sit on the M5 near Droitwich for an hour, I drove from 'Nam via Evesham and Alcester onto the M42 and then north of Brum on the M6 Toll.
According to Beeb travel, the traffic thro' the roadworks is flowing fine northbound at the moment (southbound is jammed).
However, I'll probably still set off from the Forest at 10:30 and take a book to read whilst either stuck in a jam or stopped having a coffee
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Managed to get myself out of the wheelchair, and will be coming to my first game in 5 years, can't wait to see Villa Park again.
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I'm coming up for this one, I have no idea what to expect. Heart says Elphick coming back will make a big difference and a decentish crowd will encourage the team on to a win. Head says they'll come to stone wall, bully us and win with a goal from a defending or goalkeeping mistake as opposed to anything they do themselves.
Sod it, the heart wins, 3-1 Villa and Gestede to get a brace with two headers from corners.
the only flaw with your prediction is that for it to happen, we'll need to win two corners. Bit of a long shot maybe?
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I just hope the players have a little look around the dressing room before the game and one or two of them spot a pair of bollocks. If by chance this happens, some of them may realise we are now playing Rotheram Effing United and we may win. If not, well they might as well pack in this football lark and go and do something else.
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Apparently the M6 Jn6 roadworks have completed sooner than expected and there should be no weekend road closures this weekend, so I'm going to risk going my normal route in the hope I can exit at Jn6 to Park Circus. Still night time closures and restrictions on the Expressway so probably need a new route home.
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Is Chester able to play? Despite the first two results this season, I'm heading to B6 with some expectations.
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Is Chester able to play? Despite the first two results this season, I'm heading to B6 with some expectations.
Made the registration deadline by one minute apparently so should be available
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Elphick and Chester already sounds a better centre back pairing than any we have had for years.
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Apparently we'll be welcoming Dr Tone on the pitch before kick-off tomorrow. Hope he doesn't do a Delia
Anyone know the Mandarin for "let's be 'avin' you"?
让我们将您的 :)
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Apparently we'll be welcoming Dr Tone on the pitch before kick-off tomorrow. Hope he doesn't do a Delia
Anyone know the Mandarin for "let's be 'avin' you"?
让我们将您的 :)
What about, "Let's fuck these fuckers"?
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Elphick and Chester already sounds a better centre back pairing than any we have had for years.
Cops Chester and Elphick , fighting Crime and a shit midfield
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Elphick and Chester already sounds a better centre back pairing than any we have had for years.
It sounds like a small town furniture store to me
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Apparently we'll be welcoming Dr Tone on the pitch before kick-off tomorrow. Hope he doesn't do a Delia
Anyone know the Mandarin for "let's be 'avin' you"?
让我们将您的 :)
What about, "Let's fuck these fuckers"?
Now then, that'll be: 让我们干这些 fuckers
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Dr.Tone had the players in for a pep talk yesterday.
There are pictures of Tommy at Villa Park yesterday getting involved in sorting out the entrance music for the players.
I know it's all tosh compared to winning games and being successful of the pitch, but bloody hell, it's good to see that there are people at the club who now care. People who are bothered enough to care about the little things.
Such a refreshing change rather than seeing players spitting chewing gum and smoking shisha pipes.
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Apparently the M6 Jn6 roadworks have completed sooner than expected and there should be no weekend road closures this weekend, so I'm going to risk going my normal route in the hope I can exit at Jn6 to Park Circus. Still night time closures and restrictions on the Expressway so probably need a new route home.
Thank you. You have partly answered a question I was going to ask. It was nearly half time when I finally got to the Boro friendly. So if I take my usual route through Yardley across the Fox And Goose crossroads through Bromford and then up to Spaghetti will I be able to get onto the Lichfield Road a hell of a lot easier than I did that day?
I already have my 'cunning plan' route home due to the experience of that day and spending years managing betting shops in Duddeston, Saltley, Washwood Heath and Alum Rock.
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Apparently we'll be welcoming Dr Tone on the pitch before kick-off tomorrow. Hope he doesn't do a Delia
Anyone know the Mandarin for "let's be 'avin' you"?
让我们将您的 :)
What about, "Let's fuck these fuckers"?
Now then, that'll be: 让我们干这些 fuckers
Would that be like in my Eighties late night snooker sessions at Snow Hill, where the lads on the next table would break out in an argument which involved shouting in words unintelligible to me, save for one clear-as-day swear word in there somewhere, before someone then got a cue round the back of the head?
English, best language on the planet!!
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we EVER played this shit before, apart from in cup games?
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we EVER played this shit before, apart from in cup games?
I would take a punt that we did in the third division days as I would guess that has been Rotherham's average level in their history.
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we EVER played this shit before, apart from in cup games?
I think 1971 the last time
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we EVER played this shit before, apart from in cup games?
I think 1971 the last time
oh before I was born, tongue firmly in cheek.
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we EVER played this shit before, apart from in cup games?
I think 1971 the last time
That was the last time at home and we lost but won at their place in the March of '72.
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Apparently the M6 Jn6 roadworks have completed sooner than expected and there should be no weekend road closures this weekend, so I'm going to risk going my normal route in the hope I can exit at Jn6 to Park Circus. Still night time closures and restrictions on the Expressway so probably need a new route home.
Thank you. You have partly answered a question I was going to ask. It was nearly half time when I finally got to the Boro friendly. So if I take my usual route through Yardley across the Fox And Goose crossroads through Bromford and then up to Spaghetti will I be able to get onto the Lichfield Road a hell of a lot easier than I did that day?
I already have my 'cunning plan' route home due to the experience of that day and spending years managing betting shops in Duddeston, Saltley, Washwood Heath and Alum Rock.
Can't help you with that one Damo - I usually go M5-M6 Jnc 6-Expressway-Park Circus-King Edwards. Normal route home is reverse of that but don't think I'll be able to get back on Expressway at Park Circus so might have to try Birchfield Road to Jnc 7 or back through town and Hagley Rd. Either way I think it's going to be a slow haul home - hope the dog's bladder lasts 'til I get back home!
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I've not seen us play yet, nothing, no highlights, no goals, not a thing. So I should be excited about Saturday, my first game of the season. But I'm not. Right now, I don't want to go. I will, and as the time approaches I don't doubt I'll start to feel optimistic. But right now, to think that come Saturday evening I'll feel anything different to the wretched emotions of last season seems a pipe dream.
I am, I really really am!
I love you, Villa.
Twelvety-nil to us.
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Apparently the M6 Jn6 roadworks have completed sooner than expected and there should be no weekend road closures this weekend, so I'm going to risk going my normal route in the hope I can exit at Jn6 to Park Circus. Still night time closures and restrictions on the Expressway so probably need a new route home.
Thank you. You have partly answered a question I was going to ask. It was nearly half time when I finally got to the Boro friendly. So if I take my usual route through Yardley across the Fox And Goose crossroads through Bromford and then up to Spaghetti will I be able to get onto the Lichfield Road a hell of a lot easier than I did that day?
I already have my 'cunning plan' route home due to the experience of that day and spending years managing betting shops in Duddeston, Saltley, Washwood Heath and Alum Rock.
Can't help you with that one Damo - I usually go M5-M6 Jnc 6-Expressway-Park Circus-King Edwards. Normal route home is reverse of that but don't think I'll be able to get back on Expressway at Park Circus so might have to try Birchfield Road to Jnc 7 or back through town and Hagley Rd. Either way I think it's going to be a slow haul home - hope the dog's bladder lasts 'til I get back home!
Ah, the joy of dogs. The reason why for years we have had laminate flooring on the hall, stairs and landing as opposed to carpet!
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we EVER played this shit before, apart from in cup games?
I think 1971 the last time
That was the last time at home and we lost but won at their place in the March of '72.
Early seventies definitely. I was at Millmore when we beat them, I can't remember the bloody score, it was either 2-1 or 3-2 but given my memory it was probably 1-0. I still have the programme.
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If someone ever says 'Rotherham' to me my first thought is of a rather chunky Emlyn Hughes as their player manager in the early eighties when Match Of The Day felt obliged to show highlights of the odd division two game now and again. Fulham and Gordon Davies used to feature a lot too. Probably close to the studios and saving on the petrol money.
Although to be fair it isn't very often someone approaches me and says "Rotherham".
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I always associate Rotherham with a gobby rubber dinosaur from a 90s kids' Saturday morning TV show, the name of which escapes me.
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Will go for a 3-1 win. Anyew, Elphick and Gardner. Any win would do me to gets us off the mark and calm the home nerves.
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we EVER played this shit before, apart from in cup games?
Yes we played them in division 2 in the late 60's after we dropped down from division 1 in 1967. The first game against them was in August 1967 in front of a crowd 13000 in a semi derelict VP. There is a post elsewhere on this thread showing the cover of the programme for that game
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I always associate Rotherham with a gobby rubber dinosaur from a 90s kids' Saturday morning TV show, the name of which escapes me.
Brian the Dinosaur from Parallel 9.
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I always associate Rotherham with a gobby rubber dinosaur from a 90s kids' Saturday morning TV show, the name of which escapes me.
Brian the Dinosaur from Parallel 9.
Never heard of him. My knowledge of kids TV is from being a kid in the seventies and eighties and then being a father since the late nineties. I would say I am ignorant on the years between about 1985 and 1998. Although for some reason I remember the days when Ant of Ant and Dec fame was blind.
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I always associate Rotherham with a gobby rubber dinosaur from a 90s kids' Saturday morning TV show, the name of which escapes me.
Brian the Dinosaur from Parallel 9.
Never heard of him. My knowledge of kids TV is from being a kid in the seventies and eighties and then being a father since the late nineties. I would say I am ignorant on the years between about 1985 and 1998. Although for some reason I remember the days when Ant of Ant and Dec fame was blind.
To be honest My Kids TV knowledge is the same 70s and 80s, so I don't even know how I know that.
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All I know me and Mr Sox should be banned from starting match threads after our abysmal 0-2 start to the season.
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All I know me and Mr Sox should be banned from starting match threads after our abysmal 0-2 start to the season.
Yep, let's leave it to someone else today
This is Sox Sports News reporting live from by the player's car park where Gabby has just walked in (not carrying any boots)
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Attacking lineup! Lots of pressure on the midfield two
I imagine grealish and ayew wide in a 442 / 4231? But could be more of a 433 I guess
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Adama on the bench
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Chester starting. Bacuna right back.
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Will someone please start the match thread. Me and Toronto have banned ourselves for a week