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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on August 27, 2016, 02:02:35 PM
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Look at that bench again.
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There's really only one player in the team whom I'm not convinced by, otherwise I read the names and feel pretty good about it.
Nothing against Bristol City but I'd love to see us really, really stuff them - four to the good. That's probably asking a bit much and perhaps the post game write up having the words 'commanding win' also, so I'll just happily settle for a slice of good luck and three valuable away points.
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Look at that bench again.
Bunn Baker? Hungry?
Also, no Richards, Lescott, Gabby. The purge is almost complete.
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Look at that bench again.
I'm more concerned with TV starting this thread.
We're doomed.
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Any sort of win will do for me please
Agree the bench looks very weak attacking wise. Two new signings plus gestede changes that of course, alongside Tshibola
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Not many options from the bench other than shore up midfield if it's tight late on. Get Tshibola and Gestede fit, and add a couple more new faces before the transfer window #"slams shut" and we'll look OK.
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There has to be doubts over any team that has both Westwood and Bacuna in midfield
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Westwood keeps making the cut.....
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Any sort of win will do for me please
Agree the bench looks very weak attacking wise. Two new signings plus gestede changes that of course, alongside Tshibola
Add to that our youngsters are involved in a tournament so they're not available either.
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Westwood keeps making the cut.....
And you'd play Gardner ahead of him?
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Look at that bench again.
I'm more concerned with TV starting this thread.
We're doomed.
So am I. I was on here thinking Tuscans or someone other than me or Mr Sox would kick it off. Fuck it, surely our luck is going to change and with it mine on the match thread.
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I'm guessing this is also going to be a stream-free zone?
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Not the worst team I've ever seen. Shame there's no Tish, and there is an excessive amount of Westwood and Bacuna, but still nice to see de Latte and the Jedi.
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That looks quite solid (hopes he hasn't put the mockers on it)
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Westwood keeps making the cut.....
And you'd play Gardner ahead of him?
No of course not, it's just we keep buying players and he's still in, but it's understandable today. Hopefully benched when Tish is fit!
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Yeah, another dose of reality, with no illicit streams to watch the game on (although one of the streams I've used in the past has got it listed - I'm not holding out much hope though), so looks like audio only on AVTV or WM (on FM)
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Look at that bench again.
No Richards! Ace, isn't it.
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Jedinak in there is a big boost. Interesting to see how Westwood does next to him.
Maybe I'd swap Amavi for Cissikho but probably our strongest team on paper barring injuries.
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Definitely the team id have picked
Can't emphasise strongly enough how important ayew will be today. He needs to run in behind, link well with McCormack and not give the ball away stupidly too often. It's the latter I'm most worked about
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Bunn and Baker look quite good together on the bench!
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I expect this team to drill a new one in Bristol City.
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Bunn and Baker look quite good together on the bench!
They dough don't they
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Come on Villa.
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I'm guessing this is also going to be a stream-free zone?
Hopefully they'll be at least some radio commentary streamed.
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Win. Please.
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Win. Please.
hows the big dipper ;)
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I'm guessing this is also going to be a stream-free zone?
Hopefully they'll be at least some radio commentary streamed.
4 minutes to kick off, anyone got an audio stream from the o/s yet?
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Ooo arrrrrr yer we go :)
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From Thailand drinking Leo beer shouting come on you lions
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It's live on radio WM 95.6.
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I'm guessing this is also going to be a stream-free zone?
Hopefully they'll be at least some radio commentary streamed.
4 minutes to kick off, anyone got an audio stream from the o/s yet?
I've got it on AVTV.
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I'm guessing this is also going to be a stream-free zone?
Hopefully they'll be at least some radio commentary streamed.
4 minutes to kick off, anyone got an audio stream from the o/s yet?
I've got it on AVTV.
Got it now, why wait till 15:00 before showing any sign of it? No need at all.
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I'm guessing this is also going to be a stream-free zone?
Hopefully they'll be at least some radio commentary streamed.
4 minutes to kick off, anyone got an audio stream from the o/s yet?
I've got it on AVTV.
Got it now, why wait till 15:00 before showing any sign of it? No need at all.
Agreed - I was starting to panic as this was my only option (my tuner is DAB only so can't get the WM FM feed)
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goal
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jack
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FUCKING GET IN!
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It's live on radio WM 95.6.
Any chance of a pm mate?
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Get in....
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Goal!!!
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GREALISHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. 1-0
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get in Grealish
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Maybe this season could be the making of jack!
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Super Jack!
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Woo-Hoo!
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Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!
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"Come to see the Villa, you've only come to see the Villa!"
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my 12/1 coral to get promoted is looking good
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1-0 to the Villa!
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close there again
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Great start. Sounds like we've started well. Can be patient now but will need that second at some stage
Sounded quite a good goal?
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Get a second now Villa!!!!
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Seems a long time since we scored early on in a game.
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bloody thunder is bad round here
love it
Villa winning away and bad thunder
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It's live on radio WM 95.6.
Any chance of a pm mate?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p044fmkv don't think it'll work if your outside the area. It is on the ye olde wireless but that won't be much help to you!
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I'm guessing this is also going to be a stream-free zone?
Hopefully they'll be at least some radio commentary streamed.
4 minutes to kick off, anyone got an audio stream from the o/s yet?
I've got it on AVTV.
I can't find the OS commentary. What am I doing wrong - I pays me money?
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cissoko lookes injured
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Swindon game down the road abandoned due to the weather
Would be typical villa luck to go 2-0 up and then have the game called off!
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While we are waiting for news, who reckons that person who is [unsuccessfully today] doing that live streaming on Facebook is going to get his collar felt very soon?
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It's live on radio WM 95.6.
Any chance of a pm mate?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p044fmkv don't think it'll work if your outside the area. It is on the ye olde wireless but that won't be much help to you!
Cheers anyway mate!
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bloody thunder is bad round here
love it
Villa winning away and bad thunder
so there playing a bit of BLACK SABBATH,
LOVE IT
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"Brilliant play from Westwood to make amends from Jedinak’s stray pass sets Villa on their way. Ayew charges down the right, holds the ball up on the byline as he waits for bodies to arrive into the box. Then with a clever disguised pass, he lashes a cross across the face of goal but Grealish can’t react quick enough to meet it at the back post."
I look forward to that Westwood contribution being written out of history on here later
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amavi on
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Amavi on
Hope he's got his defensive head screwed on
Could link up wonderfully with grealish, in principle
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I'm guessing this is also going to be a stream-free zone?
Hopefully they'll be at least some radio commentary streamed.
4 minutes to kick off, anyone got an audio stream from the o/s yet?
I've got it on AVTV.
I can't find the OS commentary. What am I doing wrong - I pays me money?
Log on to AVTV, go to the Live Match tab and there should be a bar there - press play and you should be there
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Bristol Rovers vs whoever has been abandoned apparently. Think they are playing away but local to Bristol.
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oh fuck typical
Ive got no milk for tea
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Bristol Rovers vs whoever has been abandoned apparently. Think they are playing away but local to Bristol.
Swindon
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I'm guessing this is also going to be a stream-free zone?
Hopefully they'll be at least some radio commentary streamed.
4 minutes to kick off, anyone got an audio stream from the o/s yet?
I've got it on AVTV.
I can't find the OS commentary. What am I doing wrong - I pays me money?
Log on to AVTV, go to the Live Match tab and there should be a bar there - press play and you should be there
Thanks. I had to expand the bar. It must be my age.
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Bristol Rovers vs whoever has been abandoned apparently. Think they are playing away but local to Bristol.
Swindon
That kicked off at 1:30 though
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small heath beating Norwich
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How's Jedinak getting on?
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What's the weather doing in Swindon? I'm 5 miles from Ashton Gate and it's fine and dry.
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should have been two
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Should have been 2-0. Apparently
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"Brilliant play from Westwood to make amends from Jedinak’s stray pass sets Villa on their way. Ayew charges down the right, holds the ball up on the byline as he waits for bodies to arrive into the box. Then with a clever disguised pass, he lashes a cross across the face of goal but Grealish can’t react quick enough to meet it at the back post."
I look forward to that Westwood contribution being written out of history on here later
Shoot me down but I think jedinak and Westwood could be a good pair in the middle.
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Biggest problem with us is taking our chances.
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If only Ayew could finish
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Put them to the sword.
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Biggest problem with us is taking our chances.
We are brilliant at creating them which is hugely encouraging but yes we need to take these opportunities. 2-0 and this game is as good as over.
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A younger Darren bent would be an ideal addition to this team.
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If we do sign a real striker then that would be ideal.
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What's the weather doing in Swindon? I'm 5 miles from Ashton Gate and it's fine and dry.
Torrential rain - thunderstorm presumably - causing waterlogged pitch.
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How's Jedinak getting on?
Fucked up about ten minutes ago, someone bailed him out, can't remember who.....
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What's the weather doing in Swindon? I'm 5 miles from Ashton Gate and it's fine and dry.
Apocalyptic by all accounts
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Gotta get that second. And given our tendency to play worse second half I want one in the next 20 mins please football gods
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2 nil and we are likely to get 3. 1 nil and missing a load of chances will just invite pressure second half.
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It's proper shitting it down here.
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Really fancy McCormack to score today
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close again for bacuna
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again should have been 2/3 up
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Another missed chance. Really need to get more clinical in front of goal
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What's the weather doing in Swindon? I'm 5 miles from Ashton Gate and it's fine and dry.
Apocalyptic by all accounts
Wow, weird. Portishead does have its own microclimate, probably due to the perspex dome used to keep out anyone who doesn't have white skin and grey hair.
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Jedinak’s lack of mobility in the central area is putting extra emphasis on Ashley Westwood. The former Crewe man is playing in a slightly advanced role to what he’s used to, but is coping well so far.
(From the mail)
I did wonder about his mobility - but I've rarely seen him play tbh
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It's proper shitting it down here.
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Here in Oxford (not so near but also not so far from Bristol) it's been hail and lightning all day. It's so dark as well, it's like fucking Morder.
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Dark in Sutton now. Glad I got the lawn cut before the apocalypse falls from the skies.
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Baking hot and sunny in Sussex despite the odd shower.
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In Toronto it is a balmy 29C at 10.40am. Hot and sunny.
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Hosing down in Warwick - trying to follow villa and the cricket but sky keeps going off
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It hit Leicester about 15 minutes ago. The thunder is brilliant, unless you're my cat.
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Showery in North Yorkshire. Makes me fear for the game in Bristol.
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nakhon ratchasima
thunderstorms 27'c
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Hope we're not going to regret missing chances again.
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Sounds like ayew is enjoying himself up front
Needs to score though
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Beautiful in Hannover. 29 c and a cloudless sky
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I'm a bit worried about Ayew that seems to be the story every single game now.
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Light rain here in downtown Cookley. My dog just nearly caught a squirrel
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A lovely 30c at 10:44 in New York
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Here in Oxford (not so near but also not so far from Bristol) it's been hail and lightning all day. It's so dark as well, it's like fucking Morder.
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Hope we're not going to regret missing chances again.
A very natural and understandable concern. We absolutely need to win today.
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Match threads have turned to weather talk. Is this the new orange dot?
11 degrees in the wee small hours, Spring is almost here.
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Beautiful sunny day in Perinporth. Older kids and better half surfing, I'm chilling with Betty Stogs and young kids at the beach pub. The sea was scorching, it was like the Med.
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I'm a bit worried about Ayew that seems to be the story every single game now.
He'll come around. At least he puts himself in good situations, it's just his finishing touch which isn't awful.
A proper striker/finisher would take a lot of pressure off him.
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A really good, mobile no 9 would score a hatful for us this season
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So close again. Apparently
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If you subscribe to AVTV monthly can you get the match audio commentary? I can't seem to see it. Surely you don't have to sign up for the year to be able to listen to it do you?
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I can't shake the feeling that we've seen this show before!
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Tis on radio Bristol 94.9, 104.6, 103.6 MHz. Or thereabouts,
If that helps.. But I don't know how close you need to be to receive it...
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I'm a bit worried about Ayew that seems to be the story every single game now.
He'll come around. At least he puts himself in good situations, it's just his finishing touch which isn't awful.
A proper striker/finisher would take a lot of pressure off him.
Yeah I think so too. I'm just surprised as his goals last season included some proper screamers and rabbits out of hats against decent PL opposition so I thought he would be bagging regularly in this league.
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Another good half. We sound and look a very good team now. Need to take our chances.
Another frustration is referees. For the 3rd game this season we have an player that should be sent off get away with it according to reports. Add that to nailed on pen at Wednesday and their centre halves should have both been sent off that day.
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I'm in Penrith at the Wanassee festival and its baking hot! Lying in the Cumbrian countryside and its about 21 and no breeze, polar opposite to the weather reports I'm seeing on here.
Still, back to the footy, sounds like we're doing some good stuff! Come on boys, 3 points today please. H&V is my only source up here.
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So far so good.
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Uncomfortably warm in Blackpool. Off out for a beer in a bit.
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I can't shake the feeling that we've seen this show before!
I know what you mean.
I find going for a kip on the sofa for the second half generally helps make it go better.
I'm going for a second half sofa kip. All will be well!
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Crazy winds and rain here in Central Ostrobothnia in Finland, right by the sea/coast.
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It would appear that Bacana and Ayew should have scored in a very decent performance. Lets hope they keep pressing in the second half.
Grealish is keeping up his recent improved form.
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Great first half. Yes we could be a few more up, but we've controlled the game so well that I'm not worried. These are the kind of games you just need to win, tick off, and move on if you want to win this thing. Come on Villa. If we could add one clinical goalscorer up top, we could walk it. McCormack very impressive!
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33°C, hardly a breeze, too fucking hot here on the Roussillon plain.
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Tis on radio Bristol 94.9, 104.6, 103.6 MHz. Or thereabouts,
If that helps.. But I don't know how close you need to be to receive it...
None of those are allowed online apparently
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I hope that rain stays north of the M4 or I'm going to get soaked waking back to the car
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Tis on radio Bristol 94.9, 104.6, 103.6 MHz. Or thereabouts,
If that helps.. But I don't know how close you need to be to receive it...
None of those are allowed online apparently
Luckily I am suitably old fashioned enough to own a wireless...
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Intermittent showers in Wordsley - Trouble with badgers...
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Beautifully sunny in Liskeard. Got two fans going in the living room just to keep cool.
As for the match, We should be winning this comfortably. I hope we don't do our usual crap of only performing for one half.
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A lovely 30c at 10:44 in New York
first few weeks it's not been humid too....
Following villa via the avfc commentary, feels like 1991
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enough with the international weather updates.
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Sat in the car listening to WM. Have watched every away game on foreign satellites for past 10 years. Damn Championship
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of course the sun always shines on Aston
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If you subscribe to AVTV monthly can you get the match audio commentary? I can't seem to see it. Surely you don't have to sign up for the year to be able to listen to it do you?
Should be able to - log in to AVTV, click on the 'Live Match' tab, there should be a small soundbar just below the match score, click play
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If you subscribe to AVTV monthly can you get the match audio commentary? I can't seem to see it. Surely you don't have to sign up for the year to be able to listen to it do you?
Should be able to - log in to AVTV, click on the 'Live Match' tab, there should be a small soundbar just below the match score, click play
I had to expand the bar too.
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jack is always getting battered by these players
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Cloudy, with a chance of malevolence in Edinburgh.
Small drip downstairs, but undercrackers have been changed and ready for the second half.
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33 degrees in Beja Portugal, and expecting a couple of Villa goals in the second half to increase the enjoyment of a pint of Super Bock going down.
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Grealish clobbered but back on his feet.
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Jedi's passing is terrible
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We always seem to go off the boil at the start of the second half
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Jedi's passing is terrible
That is his reputation I think?
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Come on Villa please get a second.
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Jedi's passing is terrible
Should fit in perfectly then.
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Jedi's passing is terrible
I'd read and mentioned on here it's not his greatest strength.
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It's games like this that having limited options to freshen things up from the bench can really limit you
Some fresh legs in attack with 20 to go can often pay dividends
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ayew another chance - should have give it RM
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I managed to watch the last bit of the first half as someone on Facebook live streamed it off his phone in the crowd!
It was just like being there! - had absolutely no idea what was going on at the other end of the pitch. Fun tho!
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Another chance missed.
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Poor from Ayew. Did not even glance up to see who was in the box. Just blazed high and wide
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He's in the team to come into his own at this very point of the game. To shore things up, settle the ship, dictate the middle.
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Ayew fucks it up with Ross Mc there to tap it in.
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I managed to watch the last bit of the first half as someone on Facebook live streamed it off his phone in the crowd!
It was just like being there! - had absolutely no idea what was going on at the other end of the pitch. Fun tho!
I'm surprised more people don't use Periscope while at the match. They would sure make a lot of friends very quickly!
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Ayew fucks it up with Ross Mc there to tap it in.
Just remember this before you blame me for fucking up another match thread LOL
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Sounds like we're still creating and missing chances
Come on villa don't fucking do this to me again!
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As predicted with TV starting the Match thread, Ayew fucks it up with Ross Mc there to tap it in.
Just remember this before you blame me for fucking up another match thread LOL
Fixed.
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Funk offf
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Can't believe how poor Ayew's finishing has been this season.....
1-1.
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city score
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Same old shit
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how many fecking times Villa
how many fecking times
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Fucking fuck fuck fucking fuck!
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Shit. Been coming. And that's what happens when you don't take your chances
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Poor second half, so no shock that they equalise
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Gypsy curse back again. Fucking Ayew. His wasting of chances is costing us.
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Ffs
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Can't believe this has happened again
Time to get a second but I'm not confident we will
Fucking hell villa
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Standard.
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Golini again according to Garry Thompson.
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Different season, same old shit
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2-1 city
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Wankers
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Dear Dr Xia, please open that chequebook (or whatever payment method is cool with you) pronto.
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fuck sake...
2-1.
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Ayew creates and helps to create loads of chances. Problem is he keeps missing them.
Oh JESUS CHRIST
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You stupid ******.
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now buy that fecking 20 million striker
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Poor defending from Tommy and Golini pushing it out (again).
Bollox.
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Seriously need to start fucking taking shitting fucking chances.
Oh bollocks
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2-1 now. Just fuck off Villa
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Ffs
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Fuck them. ******
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same old shit different day
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Fucking nonsense.
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Every game this season has followed the same format.
We have have it to take our chances when we create them and we have got to start fucking plaing in the second half.
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Bristol city are terrible too.
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Second goal by the guy they all said should have been fucking sent off.
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Different season, same old shit
You were supposed to be kipping on the settee!
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Oh villa
Sounds like one of those Gollini parry outs into the six yard box we were all worried about
For fuck's sake villa
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absolute twats
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We could sign 11 world class players and still be making the same mistakes year in year out I feel....
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The skysports guy seemed a bit too happy about Brizzle getting the second, arse-hole.
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Bollox x 2.
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Christ almighty you just knew this would happen. Fucking sort yourselves out Villa.
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Walked away, refreshed the live updates and we're 2-1 down?!
This club will be the death of me.
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Same old cunting shit. Sell fucking Ayew. Fucking bollocks. Cocks.
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Most Villa thing ever
There just are not enough clubs we are able to beat, not even in this division.
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We are just fucking stupid. This would be a terrible result.
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Second goal by the guy they all said should have been fucking sent off.
True but we've only ourselves to blame.
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has westwood gone missing ;)
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We've battered them as well. Should have been 4-0.
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Annoyed
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I'm really not convinced by Gollini. Go and get Hart on loan Dr Tone
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At some point, at some stage in the future, it won't be painful supporting villa
Haven't seen the goals but you do wonder how long we can carry this keeper
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A draw would be a terrible result. We're not going up lads.
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Same old shite.
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We miss far too many chances and we constantly make terrible mistakes.
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I feel like personally baking them with that famous half time GT quote against Crewe. Giving them a proper spray.
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its raining
im starving
no bloody milk and Im looking at custard creams
was promised milk a hour ago
and we are losing 2-1 by fecking Bristol city
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Same as fucking ever. Buy a proper striker and a proper keeper.
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Surely these new players are going to show some fucking bottle.
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Had my doubts about Ayew for some time, should be giving Rusian a go.
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I've lost all confidence in this Gollini kid already
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And my stream is 50 seconds behind those who post goal flash on here
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Big problem I think is these games all have the feel of cup ties at the moment...
And bar the run in 2015 we have shown we're not very good at cup games in last 5 years certainly not in the last 5 years.
Another is we simply can't convert our dominance and go more than 1 up...bar the Rotherham game but they're a relegation contender in this division.
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No chance we'll get back into this game.
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Well, I was hoping, thinking we were due a slice of luck but it's occurred to me again that you make your own luck.
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now bristol are like bayern Munich
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This keeper is not filling me with confidence
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Same old, one up chances for second, lose second half. Fuckin bollocks
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we've been dreadful second half. Get a grip Villa
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WTF are they playing at?
Get a striker who can score!!!!!
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16th with 5 points from 5 games as it stands. In what sodding universe is that good enough?
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I'm resigned to this one being a defeat now
What a bloody disappointment
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Doesn't make good listening on the radio at the moment. And nothing on the bench to change it
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
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Blues about to go 2 up as well
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Could be worse Walsall were 3 up at half time it's now 3 all
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fecking small heath rubbing it in now 2-0
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I've lost all confidence in this Gollini kid already
Doesn't look like he has any confidence to catch the ball, punching/pushing it away like he does.
Other clubs must notice this and put the ball in to create these situations.
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Here comes Kozak
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I am concerned that we don't seem capable of Winning two halves of football at the moment.
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I see a lot of city and they are the ultimate mediocre championship team. This is probably the best benchmark of our prospects we've had so far this season.
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Could be worse Walsall were 3 up at half time it's now 3 all
Id take 3 3
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
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The skysports guy seemed a bit too happy about Brizzle getting the second, arse-hole.
Didnt he just - I thought same thing.
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16th with 5 points from 5 games as it stands. In what sodding universe is that good enough?
It got us promoted last time we were in this division
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
Our brand new spine is spineless.
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Kozak on for De Laet.
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16th with 5 points from 5 games as it stands. In what sodding universe is that good enough?
It got us promoted last time we were in this division
I'd like to see how many teams get promoted with a similar start.
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Take chances there is no pressure on the back 4. But sadly we seem to want to piss it up the wall. Fucking angry.
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Had my doubts about Ayew for some time, should be giving Rusian a go.
Ayew thinks he's too good for this league.
He won't score the goals we need nor will he set them up for anyone else.
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16th with 5 points from 5 games as it stands. In what sodding universe is that good enough?
That's where 'Olly' said we'd finish if that's any consolation.
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You have to wonder what the manager is saying to them at half time that stops them playing.
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Pissed off.
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
Something wrong with the players and coaches.
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Meet the new keeper, same as the old keeper.
Di Matteo's choice, so he has to be accountable for that.
Marshall available at Cardiff for the same price. It's the one position you really can't dick about with.
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
Something wrong with the players and coaches.
The coaches? Again? At what point is there something not their fault?
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This is all very, very Villa.
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I've turned it off now.
I'm too fucked off to be bothered.
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
Something wrong with the players and coaches.
Jedinak, De Laet, Chester, Elphick all proven with promotions from this division. Key players aswell in those teams.
Di Matteo has a promotion aswell.
Edit: Recruitment was what I asked for, proven quality at this level and yet we're still not scoring many goals and huge mental weakness when we come under pressure.
So very disappointing.
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The fucking piss take is we all knew when we missed chances first half it would go to fucking shit.
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Meet the new keeper, same as the old keeper.
Di Matteo's choice, so he has to be accountable for that.
Marshall available at Cardiff for the same price. It's the one position you really can't dick about with.
I'm sorry but he's shit. 3 mistakes in 5 games. Not reliable
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Had my doubts about Ayew for some time, should be giving Rusian a go.
Ayew thinks he's too good for this league.
He won't score the goals we need nor will he set them up for anyone else.
had many a game ruined playing with his ilk, lots of ability but no end product and won't put people in when better placed to score.
It's a team game.
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not fecking happy at all
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
Something wrong with the players and coaches.
Jedinak, De Laet, Chester, Elphick all proven with promotions from this division. Key players aswell in those teams.
Di Matteo has a promotion aswell.
Are we the problem!??!
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Did anyone bring some binoculars ?
Hardly been up this end of the pitch in the second half
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anyone believing we will be promoted this season better wake up. It's going to be a very long slog. Huddersfield were nowhere last season and lead the division, City were just about as bad. It looks bleak today.
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
Something wrong with the players and coaches.
Jedinak, De Laet, Chester, Elphick all proven with promotions from this division. Key players aswell in those teams.
Di Matteo has a promotion aswell.
Are we the problem!??!
We are the only constant anymore.
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
Something wrong with the players and coaches.
The coaches? Again? At what point is there something not their fault?
When they deliver a team capable of playing two halves of football of consistent decent quality
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What gets me is how quickly we concede successive goals. We concede one and fairly often we just collapse.
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
Something wrong with the players and coaches.
Jedinak, De Laet, Chester, Elphick all proven with promotions from this division. Key players aswell in those teams.
Di Matteo has a promotion aswell.
Are we the problem!??!
We are the only constant anymore.
I'm starting to wonder...
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
Something wrong with the players and coaches.
Jedinak, De Laet, Chester, Elphick all proven with promotions from this division. Key players aswell in those teams.
Di Matteo has a promotion aswell.
Are we the problem!??!
Yep....we've been a losing club for years now and it really seems to drag down the standard of players who tun up to play for us.
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Haven't heard Westwood's name much since it all went to shit. Has he been substituted?
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At this stage of the season. Dropping 66% of available points is garbage
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never seem to do well with Amavi on the pitch - hes the gypsy curse
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All so predictable. We're shite in 2nd half.
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Any other club 2-1 down, you'd think would still have a chance of coming back with 20 minutes to go.
Not ours though, there's a spinelessness baked into this club
New owner, manager and half a team with more to come in.
There must be something wrong with the club.
There is. I mentioned on the pre match thread that the mental weakness has drenched the club such that it's seeped into the physical bricks and mortar of the place.
Being from the land that gave us Feng Shui, how long before the Dr decides to bulldoze VP and Bodymore and rebuild them 90 degrees to their current locations. Despite the total bollocks of the idea, I might even agree with him if he did.
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How many bookings?
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I'm not a fan of bunn at all, but I think we probably have to drop Gollini now
He's costing us too many points
(Again all without seeing the goals so maybe unfair)
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5 yellow cards....Jedinak now in the book.
We will need a big September...starting with Deadline day.
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Its pretty impressive really, even after dropping a division we are still 16th or so
Its like we are cursed
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Is it too early to start the next villa manager discussions? Curbishley is available
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Haven't heard Westwood's name much since it all went to shit. Has he been substituted?
As someone else said on another thread - you hear Westwood's name plenty when things are going well, then he disappears when things start to go badly
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Has Kozak touched the ball?
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Is it too early to start the next villa manager discussions? Curbishley is available
Snore!
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This is so much the pattern of the season so far. Dominated the first half become Aston Villa we've all come to know and hate in the second.
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As for the match, We should be winning this comfortably. I hope we don't do our usual crap of only performing for one half.
Fucking knew it.
The table as it stands isn't pretty either.
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No chance of promotion I am afraid. Zero. So far behind alresdy
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Players have to take responsibility. RDM has put together what looks like a good bunch of players who are making chances but not taking them. Meanwhile silly errors are costing us defensively.
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Is it too early to start the next villa manager discussions? Curbishley is available
Yes
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It's not been an enjoyable second half at all has it. We can't seem to wrestle games back into our favour at present. First half we were excellent. Ayew has been guilty of being a greedy fucker today. Maybe 'today' is the wrong word.
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never seem to do well with Amavi on the pitch - hes the gypsy curse
Spurs and Bale were like that once......!
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This is so much the pattern of the season so far. Dominated the first half become Aston Villa we've all come to know and hate in the second.
You started this, literally!
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Typical fucking TV Match Thread.
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This is so much the pattern of the season so far. Dominated the first half become Aston Villa we've all come to know and hate in the second.
You started this, literally!
Fuck and I was waiting for you too. I am so miserable right now
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Green's on for Westwood
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Typical fucking TV Match Thread.
I should be banned for this. I might just ban myself
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I can't help thinking this is a really crucial and bad result even this early in the season.
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I'm not a fan of bunn at all, but I think we probably have to drop Gollini now
He's costing us too many points
(Again all without seeing the goals so maybe unfair)
What has happened to Steer, he played every week for Huddersfield last season.
Gollini is hit and miss, does the basics well but just costs goals. That can't continue as we have no chance of promotion if keeper is chucking them in on a regular basis.
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This is so much the pattern of the season so far. Dominated the first half become Aston Villa we've all come to know and hate in the second.
You started this, literally!
Indeed but where the hell were you? You're both to bloody blame.
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What's going to happen when we play the good teams?
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Green's on for Westwood
Bizarre. Basically a one man midfield now
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it certainly looks like a striker curse has taken hold of McCormack,
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3-1
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And there's the third
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3-1....what a disaster of a second half.
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3-1. Embarrassing
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Wow
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Today is the day my optimism died.
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You have to laugh.
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Can't we just declare and come home?
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RDMout.
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Pathetic.
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FUCKING HELL!
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I remember now how much I hate Aston fucking Villa.
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come on Dr X - lets see your tweet
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Pathetic we've got no chance of coming back up.
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I am very fucking angry.
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Bloody hell.
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I'm going to put it down to almost a new team still gelling ... !!!!
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Is it too early to start the next villa manager discussions? Curbishley is available
Snore!
Alright Tuscans ya mardy arse
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Disgusting.
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Useless bunch of ******. When will this football club stop punching me in the teeth every fucking weekend
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So that's football on 5 to avoid now, just like MOTD for the last 4 fucking years.
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boooooooooo
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Xia out
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As for the match, We should be winning this comfortably. I hope we don't do our usual crap of only performing for one half.
Fucking knew it.
The table as it stands isn't pretty either.
One point off being in the bottom three
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What an utterly shit result this would be
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I remember now how much I hate Aston fucking Villa.
I'm right there with you. The resentment of the last few years is beginning to overwhelm the blind optimism I had weeks earlier. So sick of this.
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Farrrking gutless wonders!!!!!!!
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Sitting with my son in the Lyndon Stand with the carrot crunchers since they scored we haven't been in this game said when we conceded the free kick they won't keep missing.
Fcuking embarrassing
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I never thought we'd go straight back up but after the last three games this feels like a nasty wake-up call.
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Is this how it's going to be every week? - Good first half, second half collapse.
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Tweet your way out of this fucker Tone
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This is absolutely awful. Blues winning 3-0 against Norwich as well. Football makes me feel sick at the moment.
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Late goal conceded shocker.
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Blues three up.
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i really fancied us today 100% - what a idiot to even think it
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I can't work out whether I'm annoyed with myself for thinking we were definitely going to get something out of this or the Villa for... Well... Being Villa.
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We really have chosen the shittest football club to support.i was gonna book tickets to the next home game tonight. Fuck it, fuck them. The 35k championship attendances will start dwindling very fast
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Villa you are making me feel sick. Sort this shit out will you.
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i really fancied us today 100% - what a idiot to even think it
lol me too....even included us in the accumulator, which is now fooked
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Teams are raising their game against us, and despite creating a lot of chances so far this season, we haven't clicked yet. We need to soon.
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could have been 4
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i really fancied us today 100% - what a idiot to even think it
lol me too....even included us in the accumulator, which is now fooked
yep mine too
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Sigh. Is today the day we turned to looking what's going on at the bottom of the championship table instead of looking upwards? If this our yardstick match for the season to come ...
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That losing mentality that is so engrained in the club is slowly but surely smothering the new players.
We now go into a long break on the back of an embarrassing thrashing.
Fuck knows how this club is going to sort itself out.
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I can't stress how bad this result is in the context of the season. Small Heath also taking the piss 3-0 now as well.
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oh well - it opens up the cheque book
two top players to come in
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I wonder what the biggest contributory factor to Vernona'so relegation was?
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We really should just close the club, sell the tables and chairs. We're never going to be anything other than shit ever again.
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That losing mentality that is so engrained in the club is slowly but surely smothering the new players.
We now go into a long break on the back of an embarrassing thrashing.
Fuck knows how this club is going to sort itself out.
How I feel now, I think I'm past giving a fuck.
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Any chance of that rain getting the fame abandoned??
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After weeks of embarrassment I for one am looking forward to a fresh start in League One.
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Lee Johnson is making RDM look a very very poor manager. Who fired his team up at half time while the other seems unable get his team to last more than 45 minutes, bloody useless.
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Golly that's a hard one itbr
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Need to invent a new swear word as fucking hell just doesn't cut it anymore. Are we cursed forever?
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It's easy to say when we're losing, but no team is going to do well with passengers in the team like Bacuna and Westwood. We just signed a right back and midfielder, yet those pair still worm their way into the team. I don't understand it.
I fear if Di Matteo doesn't sort it pronto, the fans at Villa Park will start rebelling again.
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Rotherham two weeks ago suddenly feels like years past.
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After weeks of embarrassment I for one am looking forward to a fresh start in League One.
Maybe we'd enjoy it more down there?
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It's like final destination. Same film, different death scenes. How long before jedinak is giving it the full Micah Richards.
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That losing mentality that is so engrained in the club is slowly but surely smothering the new players.
We now go into a long break on the back of an embarrassing thrashing.
Fuck knows how this club is going to sort itself out.
How I feel now, I think I'm past giving a fuck.
We need Doug back to sort this out we have been on a downward spiral since he sold the club to Randy
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6 bookings sounds like a complete loss of discipline - this is with a new back 5 (basically) and Jedinak in midfield. Worrying signs.
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Tweet your way out of this fucker Tone
dont worry champions league in under 5 seasons and a world class number 9 coming in
it must be true, why say it otherwise
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The annoying thing is we're only four points off second.
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I know this is very very bad, but second place looks like only being on 9 points and a lot of teams are dropping points. I'm still clinging on to the fact that half the team are new and still getting used to each other. It will get better!
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The squad really needs to have a good sit down and have a fucking good hard look at itself as a whole.
Personally, I won't settle for gutlessness, dropping heads on the pitch. The idea is to play sport until you can barely stand, then you've earnt your beer/reward after the game. As an amateur sportsman myself, I don't stand for guys around me giving up, it shits me to tears and I expect it from paid professionals too.
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7 yellows now
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This is going to be one looong season.
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England-itus?
Group of "proven" and "quality" players consistently underperforming.
Unbelievable.
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Anyone still think we'll go straight back up?
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6 bookings sounds like a complete loss of discipline - this is with a new back 5 (basically) and Jedinak in midfield. Worrying signs.
The new players are setting a good example for bookings, sorry Monty, but the coaches have to be a big part of the problem with the team and their performance plus lack of discipline
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One win in 18 league games
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It's easy to say when we're losing, but no team is going to do well with passengers in the team like Bacuna and Westwood. We just signed a right back and midfielder, yet those pair still worm their way into the team. I don't understand it.
I fear if Di Matteo doesn't sort it pronto, the fans at Villa Park will start rebelling again.
So now it's a Bacuna and Westwoods fault? Two of our better performing players this season. Some people will never let it go will they? The sought after purge has happened - there's 11 players on that field, the majority signed by RDM including the much vaunted spine.
This isn't all down to Bacuna and Westwood. Maybe the team needs more time to gel, maybe the players signed are a bit shit, maybe RDM isn't up to it - we don't know yet. You've had your purge, give it a fucking rest now on last years players eh?
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Mofo... need to play 2 halfs. Hysterical laughter
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Its almost like they putting Valium in the waterbottles...
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I know this is very very bad, but second place looks like only being on 9 points and a lot of teams are dropping points. I'm still clinging on to the fact that half the team are new and still getting used to each other. It will get better!
put the chances away , you build confidence and dont have to worry about teams getting back in , they will be dead and buried
we need that striker this week
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It's easy to say when we're losing, but no team is going to do well with passengers in the team like Bacuna and Westwood. We just signed a right back and midfielder, yet those pair still worm their way into the team. I don't understand it.
I fear if Di Matteo doesn't sort it pronto, the fans at Villa Park will start rebelling again.
So now it's a Bacuna and Westwoods fault? Two of our better performing players this season. Some people will never let it go will they? The sought after purge has happened - there's 11 players on that field, the majority signed by RDM including the much vaunted spine.
This isn't all down to Bacuna and Westwood. Maybe the team needs more time to gel, maybe the players signed are a bit shit, maybe RDM isn't up to it - we don't know yet. You've had your purge, give it a fucking rest now on last years players eh?
Agree. i thoughy Bacuna had done alright this season
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Mofo... need to play 2 halfs. Hysterical laughter
WTF?
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I know this is very very bad, but second place looks like only being on 9 points and a lot of teams are dropping points. I'm still clinging on to the fact that half the team are new and still getting used to each other. It will get better!
put the chances away , you build confidence and dont have to worry about teams getting back in , they will be dead and buried
we need that striker this week
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It's easy to say when we're losing, but no team is going to do well with passengers in the team like Bacuna and Westwood. We just signed a right back and midfielder, yet those pair still worm their way into the team. I don't understand it.
I fear if Di Matteo doesn't sort it pronto, the fans at Villa Park will start rebelling again.
So now it's a Bacuna and Westwoods fault? Two of our better performing players this season. Some people will never let it go will they? The sought after purge has happened - there's 11 players on that field, the majority signed by RDM including the much vaunted spine.
This isn't all down to Bacuna and Westwood. Maybe the team needs more time to gel, maybe the players signed are a bit shit, maybe RDM isn't up to it - we don't know yet. You've had your purge, give it a fucking rest now on last years players eh?
I'll 'give it a fucking rest' when I feel like these players mentioned improve on their generally crap performances.
It's not necessarily their fault, but they're a massive part of a losing culture engrained in our team. Both need to stop disappearing in games. Theyre weak links and I stick by that. They're not two of our better performing players at all.
Apologies for any offence caused, but you're not going to get much change or friendly debate out of me if you start swearing at me.
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I know this is very very bad, but second place looks like only being on 9 points and a lot of teams are dropping points. I'm still clinging on to the fact that half the team are new and still getting used to each other. It will get better!
put the chances away , you build confidence and dont have to worry about teams getting back in , they will be dead and buried
we need that striker this week
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This!
Please Dr Tony go get us a striker who knows where the fucking net is.
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Well that was shit again.
However, I do wish some of you would get a grip.
The new boss and coach haven't had very long with this lot, and the new players haven't had time to gel yet either. Give them a bloody chance.