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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on October 15, 2016, 04:33:07 PM
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No Westwood. Hurrah.
No Ayew hmmmm...
Where's Amavi?
And the return of Richards to what appears to be RB
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Better balanced side for sure, not happy to see that clown Richards at right back but guess its a clean slate for all.
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Ayew came back early from international duty for treatment. He may not be fully fit.
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Happy to see RM back in the line up
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I'd prefer to see Baker in the side ahead of Tommy
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No Westwood?! Someone build Bruce a statue. What a great day.
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Ayew came back early from international duty for treatment. He may not be fully fit.
Yes fair point.
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No westwood.. good start bruce!
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On my way to the ground pretty happy with that line up a lot more balanced and no bloody Westwood rejoice. Come on Villa.
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Not too bothered Ayew isn't starting, personally I think he's been very poor so far this season.
No Mutton or Pointy either, great!
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No Westwood
I love Brucie as this is a bonus
Quite like the look of it , more balanced .
Villa win today
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Apart from that **** Richards in the team, I like it. Glad he's brave enough to drop Ayew to the bench. I expect to see a few subs used today as I doubt very much the team are fit enough yet.
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looks like 442 or 4411
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looks like 442 or 4411
4-2-3-1 with Jedi and Tish sitting?
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Apart from that **** Richards in the team, I like it. Glad he's brave enough to drop Ayew to the bench. I expect to see a few subs used today as I doubt very much the team are fit enough yet.
Why in the hell would you be glad that Ayew is on the bench? What kind of support is that?
Ayew came back banged up from international duty and he was Championship player of the month for September.
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Apart from that **** Richards in the team, I like it. Glad he's brave enough to drop Ayew to the bench. I expect to see a few subs used today as I doubt very much the team are fit enough yet.
Why in the hell would you be glad that Ayew is on the bench? What kind of support is that?
Ayew came back banged up from international duty and he was Championship player of the month for September, sheesh.
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Ayew having a laugh? I assume injured or not match fit
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Apart from that **** Richards in the team, I like it. Glad he's brave enough to drop Ayew to the bench. I expect to see a few subs used today as I doubt very much the team are fit enough yet.
Why in the hell would you be glad that Ayew is on the bench? What kind of support is that?
Ayew came back banged up from international duty and he was Championship player of the month for September.
He wasn't even nominated.
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Not too bothered Ayew isn't starting, personally I think he's been very poor so far this season.
No Mutton or Pointy either, great!
Did you see our game against Forest? He was heads and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch.
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We have to find a winning formula. If that means trying a front two rather than 3 or 4 or 5, so be it. Nobody is bigger than the team.
Looks like Bruce has gone for his biggest back four possible.
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Not too bothered Ayew isn't starting, personally I think he's been very poor so far this season.
No Mutton or Pointy either, great!
Did you see our game against Forest? He was heads and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch.
That's one game out of 11.
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Blimey, we start the game in the bottom 3.
Come on Villa, just bloody win!
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We start the game in the relegation places.
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Come on Villa.
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Not too bothered Ayew isn't starting, personally I think he's been very poor so far this season.
No Mutton or Pointy either, great!
Did you see our game against Forest? He was heads and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch.
That's one game out of 11.
There's a few. On previous form, Grealish should count himself lucky to be in the team.
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Ayew has scored or created each of our last four goals
I must be living in a parallel universe
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On paper that is a strong side and plenty of options off the bench.
Now just bloody win
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Ayew has scored or created each of our last four goals
I must be living in a parallel universe
Let's from today focus on wins not goals. I expect to see Ayew some time in the second half. Hopefully he'll rip them up.
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Yeah looks a better balance. 4-4-2 by the looks.
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Westwood can point from the stands/subs bench! Want RM and Kodjia to form a good partnership - since Bruce wants the ball up front earlier expect RM to play further back.
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"NO ASHLEY WESTWOOD! THERE'S REALLY NO ASHLEY WESTWOOD. NOOOO ASHLEY WEEESTWooooood, there's really no Ashley Westwood."
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Come on Villa. Just win.
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Right! All my fingers crossed and a little prayer to the football gods have been made.
I like the look of the line up, looks balanced. We could do with Richard's rolling back the years to when he looked like an international right back and Jedi and the skipper finding some form.
Other than that the luck I've prayed for, now come on Villa!!
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Ayew having a laugh? I assume injured or not match fit
Probably. You would imagine he would be playing but I'm all for McCormack, Grealish, Kodjia and Amomah scoring a goal each in a 4-0 romp and keeping him out when he is fit !
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Disappointed that Amavi isn't at LB - not even on the bench? He was shown training a couple of days ago, has he got a knock?
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He c
Ayew has scored or created each of our last four goals
I must be living in a parallel universe
He came back from Ghana early because of a knock on int duty.
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Brucey looks more nervous than me right now.
Come on, Villa.
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Let's get it!!!!
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He cAyew has scored or created each of our last four goals
I must be living in a parallel universe
He came back from Ghana early because of a knock on int duty.
That's fine. It's the fact some seem pleased about it that I can't fathom
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No Pestwood = an immediate plus in the Bruce column.
Only problem is with Jedinak coming back from international duty, the rotter will probably have to come on in the last 20 minutes.
Lets hope and pray we are 3 or 4 nil up by then and the Westwood handicap doesn't impact on us too severely.
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He cAyew has scored or created each of our last four goals
I must be living in a parallel universe
He came back from Ghana early because of a knock on int duty.
That's fine. It's the fact some seem pleased about it that I can't fathom
They're the weird ones.
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Start as you mean to go on eh, Micah.
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4 minutes of head tennis
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I think the "dropping" of Ayew is about team shape. Fully fit though, it is probably either him or Grealish on the left in this shape.
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Richards is as fucking useless as ever.
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Wake up, Villa.
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Tish too casual.
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Ugh. Richards up to his old diving in like a twat, tricks. Stay on your fucking feet bad Santa.
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Pretty sloppy at the moment.
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We look poor....Richards consistently the wrong side
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Not really settled yet
Jedinak not managed to find one of our players yet I don't think?
We're gonna get punished from one of these free kicks. Richards looking dozey
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they haven't managed to string three passes together yet
lethargic, confused and afraid sums it up
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What's with all the fouling?
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Lots of sloppy passing.
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This is poor at the moment. Giving away far too many free kicks.
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Why the fuck is Richards always diving in on the wrong side of his man. What an absolute fuckin useless ******.
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Tony Daley!
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Jeezus both our full backs have started terribly - both trying to out cack each other by the look of it.
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agree with all re Richards, clown. I've never seen a defender like him who just stops and watches the game like a fan around him
very poor so far, Wolves with a lot of dangerous set pieces
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Richards is as fucking useless as ever.
How can he make a challenge like that & not expect a free kick to be given. Has he had his head up his arse for the last 5 years? They have changed the rules!
He looks grossly overweight to me.
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Albert takes a decent corner
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It was the bit before Richards gave the free kick away, Richards was just stood there as the ball went past. He reacted soooo slowly.
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All a bit overbaked potatoes at the moment.
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Again the wrong side! Fuck me. He looks like a fucking competition winner to play for a day.
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This is pretty meh so far.
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Pen
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Jack looks good. Wolves game plan is simple. Attack our rb
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penner
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Looked harsh to me.
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Get in
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GET IN KODJIA! gET the fucK in!!!
Great pen
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Get in me babby!
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WTF was Richards doing there, spinning round, turning his fucking back on the ball. Shocking footballer.
Great pen. GTF in.
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Have a piece of that.
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Yes! !!
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FUCKING YES!
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As Jimbolean Bonaparte said, give me lucky generals....
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Hope that boosts our confidence now.
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Looked harsh to me.
Just clips him as he runs past. Grealish made the most of it though.
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That's the bit of luck that's been missing so far.
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Get in.
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As Jimbolean Bonaparte said, give me lucky generals....
Too right. We have been way too unlucky for way too long.
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Bosh! :D
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Get in! That was great movement for the pen and a great pen from Kod. Now win the fucking game.
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If I was a Wolves fan I'd be raging.
But fuck'em.
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Anyone who falls on their arse then this ref is giving a foul
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Now for number two.
And another goal.
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How on earth was that Richards fault?
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If I was a Wolves fan I'd be raging.
But fuck'em.
I've been raging so much as a Villa fan in the past 6 years that I couldn't give 1/10th of one fuck about the rage felt by fans of any other club.
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Jedinak completed a pass
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Good pressure, this is more like it.
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Richards is a disaster that keeps on happening.
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This ref is a fairy
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Never a booking! Got the ball
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I don't know if anyone has said this yet, but I think we're looking a different team today
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looked a dive from the three replays Ive seen, ref only 10 yards away from it
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Don't over complicate things Micah. You ain't that good.
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Y Av we let them into the holte side of the dug out !?!?
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Richards is utter shite (as if we didn't know already).
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Wtf is wrong with no 4? #hewhowedontspeakoff
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Just how shit is Richards
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looked a dive from the three replays Ive seen, ref only 10 yards away from it
No dive. Snapped his heel
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Loving Gealish and McCormack when they get going.
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Jacks looking up for this
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Jack and Ross are linking up well.
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Just how shit is Richards
Proper shit is the answer you're looking for.
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Ross and Jack linking well.
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That Costa seems to appeal and get everything given.
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They're terrified of Grealish running at 'em. More please Jack.
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adomah looks alright
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Don't be an Ashley, Albert.
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Fuck all movement up front.
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We still look quite clumsy and the passing isn't fluid or instinctive. Not quite like a bunch of strangers at times but you can see there isn't the flow that comes with confidence.
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Adomah looked knackered when he got the ball then.
Richards could not be more of a fucking donkey
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Brainless from Elphick.
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Think Tommy ... must be the worst player with the ball since Cuellar.
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That's two times Richards have picked out one of their players with a throw in.
Don't let him at them again.
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I don't know if anyone has said this yet, but I think we're looking a different team today
We're showing a lot more fight, I'll give you that.
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Why did Tommy charge 20 yards to miss the ball then? He is a liability. Alongside Richards - even worse!
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Our defence gives me nightmares.
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I wonder if it's confidence, but isn't it weird how our players just freeze whenever an attacking move breaks down? They just stand and watch to see what happens, rather than making an attempt to close down, to challenge, or even to anticipate where the ball might go next.
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Wolves look decent, Costa in particular. But we're doing ok. Tshibola impresses me.
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Really weird atmosphere at the ground today ...
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Get him off.
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RM needs to sharpen up.
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Our defence gives me nightmares.
Elphick, Cissohko and Richards, right? Me too a little bit.
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Chester is a better signing than Elphick so far...hopefully he will get better though
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Richards is a fat bastard.
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Jesus that was so shit by them.
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Frustratingly, they look as bad as us at the back, but we need to put them under a bit of pressure
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I really wish we'd stop giving them the ball.
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Richards is a fat bastard.
I would love to be as fat as him.
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Tish looks out of sorts to me. Both teams are shit at he minute
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I think I'll pass on the passes
Fuck
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Adomah... where will the ball go next, seems to surprise him as much as anyone else!
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adamoah looks very limited
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Are they playing with the ball from the South Africa World Cup ... it's going all over the shop.
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Oh fuck off
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Being objective about it, it's a quite staggeringly low-quality match isn't it?
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sloppy
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FFS you clown Aly
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Save it Gollini
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bloddy cissokho and his hands
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FUck
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Cissoko is a walking penalty.
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FFS.
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Constantly gifting teams goals.
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cannot expect anything else the way they have been playing
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Come on Villa, wake up.
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Our defence doesn't look any better. It should be good looking on paper
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Sometimes we make it so easy for the opposition.
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I fuckng detest Cissokho. Absolute clown.
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Apart from Chester, the back 4 have been so bad it is ridiculous.
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Lucky fucking dog heads, a miss hit pass ends in a penalty.
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For fucks sake. Typical. I'd quite like Jedinak and Tish to start fucking doing something.
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Really really sloppy with and without the ball ... he has his hands full whipping this lot into shape.
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Was that their first shot on target?
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Cissokho is having an absolute 'mare. Along with Richards, Elphick...
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Quality strike Jonathan
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Chester is the only competent defender.
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What an effort, what a save.
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Lovely technique from Kodjia there.
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Great shot by Kodjia.
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Kodija looks lethal!
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Bang in this free-kick.
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That was going in if it wasn't a handball. The bigger issue is how free he was in the first place
Need to step it up here.
Kodjia is a threat isn't he? I agree adomah looks a threat but but pretty limited
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rubbish
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If this is the Adomah audition to take set plays today, he can do one.
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Not sure why Ross isn't on set plays, landed them on a sixpence before.
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Yes it's kicking off
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Big John came in like a crazed beast, don't fuck with him.
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Ref looks scared
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Handbags time! ::)
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Grealish lucky not to get done stupid boy.
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Oh dear Jack
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Grealish lucky to get away with that sneaky stamp
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Big John came in like a crazed beast, don't fuck with him.
Already on a booking - needs to be careful.
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Naughty Jack.
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Jack is going to get a ban for that.
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kodja looks a player just very isolated
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What on earth is Richards playing at?
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Pass Kodjia
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why the fuck didnt he ass that
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Kodija. Fucking rubbish.
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He has got to pass there, very very poor.
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Should have been two.
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McCormack should've had a tap in... >:(
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Greedy bastard!
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Fucking hell Kod that is terrible. We are so fucking profligate.
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Bruce has to give Kodge a roasting after that. FFS!
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Him not passing will probably come back to haunt us, like it always does.
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Jedinak is just such a nothing player. What does he do?
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Second half, let's do em.
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Kodija has been outstanding, can hold the ball up brilliantly and turn with it
McCormack and Grealish have gone out of the game though and we are suffering as a result
exciting end to end game in fairness
Bruce has hopefully seen enough from our two full backs
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If that had been the other way around, it would have been in the back of our net. Another wasted opportunity.
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What on earth is Richards playing at?
God knows, but it's certainly not anything remotely like football.
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Must be 8 or 9 fouls by Iorfa now.
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Think Kodgia will get his ass roasted at HT
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This kid in a green shirt is useless, he doesn't know how to ref a game.
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Grealish is never going to make anything of his career. I have lost interest in him.
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I have a terrible feeling about this game.
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Think Kodgia will get his ass ARSE roasted at HT
We will have no cruelty to animals on here.
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Iorfa again. How fucking many fouls
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Quicker pace and more hunger. So good so far for me. See Jack trying to play the simple one two to give him the space to run and the other villa player not quite on the same wavelength.
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Ref is horrible
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Grealish, just pass the fucking ball once in a while.
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HT and it's getting peachy.
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Pretty poor stuff. Jedinak has been absolutely fucking rubbish.
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Ok Brucey now lets see what your made of
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What an awful half off football.
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We continue to have no control in the middle of the park.
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That was a poor first half, poor quality poor reffing and no urgency.
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Early days but same old for me. No confidence . No shining stars just plenty of wannabes and should be's
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Pretty poor stuff. Jedinak has been absolutely fucking rubbish.
If he does that stupid scoop kick ince more I will run in the pitch myself and slap him round the chops.
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New manager: same old crap. Shake 'em up Brucie FFS!
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The money we've spent on poor players is shocking our only decent signings are Chester and kodjia and they was overpriced
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The lads seem to have a bit more passion. They have to keep it up caus I dont think Bruce will stand for shirkers.
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This was the worst half of football I have seen at Villa park this season.😟
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Pretty poor stuff. Jedinak has been absolutely fucking rubbish.
I'd be tempted to replace him with Bacuna and tell him not to go far past the HW line. No to pointy under any circumstances.
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Sad thing is Wolves are there for the taking, but we're probably not the side to do t.
I wouldn't bet against us getting a second. But if we do, Gollini will throw one in, Richards will trip over his own feet or Elphick will pick out one of their players in his own penalty area with an inch perfect pass.
Cissoko has got his clanger out of the way early today, hopefully.
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Grealish is never going to make anything of his career. I have lost interest in him.
Yep, he isnt smart enough. Probably killed off too many braincells...wastes energy charing back from bad situations he himself often cause and then fades way to early in games.
Usually might be good for a half but not today. Need him off for Ayew asap.
The interesting thing is if Bruce can see that....RDM never did.
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The sad thing is we are there for the taking too.
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Pretty poor stuff. Jedinak has been absolutely fucking rubbish.
If he does that stupid scoop kick ince more I will run in the pitch myself and slap him round the chops.
Just do it anyway. Please. For all of us. DO IT!
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Gollini -Unused
Richards - Better
Cissoko - Ok
Chester - Edgy
Elphick - Ragged
Tsibola - Clumsy
Jedinak - Improved
Adomah - Ineffective
Grealish - Ponce
McCormack - Uninvolved
Kodjia - Class
Kodjia and Ayew are miles better than anyone else in this squad, but Kodjia did let the team down a bit by not passing at the end there. Pleasantly surprised by Richards although he does need to track back more after his runs forward.
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Worst half of football so far this season? Behave !!!
If Kodjia passes we go in 2-1.
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Are we to class Richards as a sighting of one of those killer clowns?
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Have we signed Jedinaks slower shitter twin brother?
Tshibola isn't exactly throwing his 6'2" frame around either.
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dreadful defending leading to their penalty.
We do not seem to have any target in the box.
Seemed to start off energetic , but have fizzeled out.
Give them a bolloking, bruce.
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Grealish is such a girl. He even runs like one.
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Chester has probably been our best player.
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This was the worst half of football I have seen at Villa park this season.😟
You didn't see Newcastle at home? Forest at home first half wasn't too clever either.
We've had a bit of attacking verve at various stages this afternoon. Not just chances out of the blue, but chances coming from sustained pressure.
But then we have Richards or other numpties presenting the ball back to Wolves, and we start getting anxious again. The forwards and midfield don't trust our backline (and who can blame them) so they are conscious of that rather than going for the throat. One misplaced pass even in the opposition half has the possibility of opening us up because the defence is so brittle. So attack minded players go for the safer ball more often that not.
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I reckon they'll wait till an hour to let us fully blow out, then come at us and most likely win.
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Positives:
We're showing some fight
Grealish is finding plenty of space on the left
Chester looks like a defender
We should be 2-1 up
Wolves are poor
We have options on the bench
Negatives
Too many to mention all
The defence
The midfield
The crossing
The lack of bodies getting in the box
We're still not any where close to winning 50/50s
Richards
I know Bruce has only had 2 days with them but the players look like they only met for the first time 2 days ago.
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This was the worst half of football I have seen at Villa park this season.😟
You didn't see Newcastle at home? Forest at home first half wasn't too clever either.
We've had a bit of attacking verve at various stages this afternoon. Not just chances out of the blue, but chances coming from sustained pressure.
But then we have Richards or other numpties presenting the ball back to Wolves, and we start getting anxious again. The forwards and midfield don't trust our backline (and who can blame them) so they are conscious of that rather than going for the throat. One misplaced pass even in the opposition half has the possibility of opening us up because the defence is so brittle. So attack minded players go for the safer ball more often that not.
That's a good shout. Westwood got pelters for giving the ball away vs forest but based on where it was he should have been able to rely on a functioning defence to bail him out.
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usual crap. as soon as we scored we started defending deeper and deeper and inviting them onto us until the inevitable happenned. pffftt.
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The sloppy passes, lack of cohesion and the inevitable mistake leading to a goal - I really could punch the TV.
Goalkeeping mistakes, defender fuck ups - these are supposed to happen a couple of times a season.
Man up you fuckwits.
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Grealish is such a girl. He even runs like one.
Smooth girl legs.
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its a slight improvement to be fair , If Kod passes its 2-1 and we will all be saying how well we pressed them into making mistakes to get the second goal .
I think Bruce will sort this and we will win.
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Hendrie looking well. Good to see.
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I share a birthday with JPA.
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I celebrate a birthday with IPA
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2 excellent bits of defending from Chester then.
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Bad challenge that from Chester.
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RMC losing it
come on villa
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Jedinak is awful
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The main problem we've got is that we've got far too many shit players.
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Yay! That's 39 yellow cards this season then.
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Jedinak is awful
That's being very generous.
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Jedinak is awful
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Jedinak nearly cost us there.
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He left our players for dust.
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Sometimes players are just past it, but Jedinak should have been past it at PL level, not in the Championship. What the hell happened to a player that was once so dynamic?
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Why doesn't Tish like passing forward?
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We are like Jedinak, and that's getting worse as the game goes on.
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Jedinak is fucking rubbish.
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Penalty all day from Richards.
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Oh dear, Richards. Lucky boy.
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Why doesn't Tish like passing forward?
I think he cited Ray Wilkins as a hero of his
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We're going to lose this.
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Fucking hell we are so sloppy. Richards saved us there.
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Jedinak nearly cost us there.
He should either quit international football or quit club football.
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I celebrate a birthday with IPA
I will celebrate not losing with IGP (I get pissed).
Interestingly, IGP has replaced VDP in wine terminology here in France.
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jedinak gives it away every time
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Looking like the first was our good half.
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Jedinak is fucking rubbish.
we are fucking rubbish
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Well they are well on top here.
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How awful is Richards? Let's hope this is the last we see of him.
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Familiar pattern here...Bruce needs to act or we going behind.
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Easily could be 1-3 down.
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Richards got VERY lucky there. We're an absolute shambles at the back. Sake!
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Making the dog heads look like Barcelona.
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Oh no. Westwood. That's enough for me. Bed time. Good luck all
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A little bit of Ayew magic might help matters
edit: instead fear not, here comes Pointy
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Oh god, here comes PointyTwat.
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well fuck me
thsi aint good
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Westwood. Game over.
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Truly awful. Westwood on.
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Good move Westwood on for Jedinak :)
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Here he is, the game changer.
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We are so shit it's embarrassing.
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Fuck off Westwood
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Oh no...take off insult and add on injury....
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Pointy won't tighten things up Brucie.
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Westwood on. We're saved.
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Jedinak is worse than Westwood and that change is right.
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We are a fucking shambles at the moment.
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Shocking stuff
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Fucking hell we are so sloppy. Ref Richards saved us there.
Richards is so shit I wouldn't play him ever again.
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This is fucking terrible.
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Woeful, we are utterly fucking bobbins.
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they've completely gone to pieces
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Jedinak has been awful for us so far hasnt he, boots made of concrete
Have been very impressed with Wolves I must say, best team I've seen us play this season, Newcastle aside
Elphick keeping our back four together, the other three have been hopeless
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Ayew for McCormack now too surely.
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11 minutes of piss poor football.
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They're battering us.
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Why do our dead cats never bounce?
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This is not a drill. Repeat, this is not a drill. This is a relegation battle.
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I've had to get the train into town. Doesn't sound good
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This is fucking shit.
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We are so, so bad.
There's no stopping this relegation juggernaut.
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What the fuck are we doing.
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All Wolves. We are shocking.
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We are at home you twats
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We lose every battle in midfield and until that is addressed we will continue to get beat and outplayed all over the midfield. Been terrible for years.
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Welcome to Villa Steve, by now you'll have seen we are an abomination.
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Getting outplayed at home and we can't string 3 passes together. Absolute fuckin shite.
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What the fuck are the defence playing at??
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Guess it is the players
Richards strolling around like he is in the stand
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They're playing our bunch of tossers off the park. Dreadful.
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Looks like we have had our good half, then.
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this is shameful
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Get Baker on, anybody........
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Well Westwood a better option than the midfield 2 we have now
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Chester should have walked there, referee has played with us today
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Chester got away with that.
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"Midfield - still a problem"
May as well put that on the crest.
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Chester is very lucky to be on the pitch.
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1-1 and lucky
Welcome potatohead
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Grealish off
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Don't know how long our luck will last.
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Kogja needed to pass left again there.
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It's days like this we need to consider just packing it in. But we could also do with a very jammy winner. There's been enough examples of the other way around where we have battered sides and been kicked late in the balls. Nice if we could have a bit of that luck for once.
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Another Villa player (Chester) gets very lucky. Thank God the Ref is shite too.
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He is shit for both sides (ref)
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There just isn't a "team" out there.
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There just seems to be no plan.
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There really isn't a brain cell in the team.
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This is absolute rubbish
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Who's on for grealish? Ayew?
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Chester should have walked there, referee has played with us today
Aye, probably the first time in at least five years that we've had a homer of a ref and we still look bilge.
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Hutton!
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They should have scored again.
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hutton coming on
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Steve Bruce - this is how fucking rubbish we are at the moment. Good luck!
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Grealish has to go off...he have totally abandoned our left defence and is really just inviting attacks on Cissokho.
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Need Ayew on, either Adamoah or Grealish can go
somehow still 1-1
Richards limping off, Hutton ffs. Bacuna is better than both of those
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Who went off for Pointy?
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Hutton on, I'd take the draw now.
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Richards off. Goodbye.
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Hutkenstein lumbers on.
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Who went off for Pointy?
Jedincack
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Get Baker on, anybody........
Yes without doubt. Chester has been poor today.
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Wolves pace and power so much better than us
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They are just running through us.
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Well this, this is fuckng dreadful
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Can we have Ayew on now?
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We actually got worse?
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I'd take a draw and give Bruce a chance to work with this rabble
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We actually got worse?
much, much worse
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Are we playing Holland with 10 men....? Or Wolves?
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(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/84/bd/8b/84bd8b51fb01eabd54b04101da5ba274.jpg)
Steve Bruce after 62 minutes in the Aston Villa dugout.
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Bring back Gabby and call mental hotline please
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It just feels like they'll never make us happy again. Ever.
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New manager slump.
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There just isn't a "team" out there.
This.
It is quite remarkable.
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Them to score in the final 10 minutes, we all know it's coming.
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Hause has been been exceptional at the back for them.
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Who went off for Pointy?
Jedincack
And there lieith the problem. It's as obvious as the managers mashed nose.
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We will nick a defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Them to score in the final 10 minutes, we all know it's coming.
tbf the ref is on our side so we might nick a point. Playing Wolves, at home.
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Them to score in the final 10 minutes, we all know it's coming.
From an Elphik fuck up
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We'd better hope Bruce is the lucky manager we've not had for a very long time
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rMC been prettypoor
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Get Ayew on for Mac.
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Them to score in the final 10 minutes, we all know it's coming.
tbf the ref is on our side so we might nick a point. Playing Wolves, at home.
How low we've sunk etc.
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That punt from Gollini is the closest we have come to an attack this half.
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thought that was going in
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This is embarrassing.
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Wolves must think now they have this game to win...
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Please fluke a winner
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Elphick crooked.
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off teh line
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rMC been prettypoor
you are being very kind...he has been abysmal!
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Switching off again.
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was that the wolves bloke
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Hell of a touch from Gollini that.
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Great save
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Bloody hell... Gollini is brilliant
Subject to change of mind
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It's the worst second half of football I have seen from Villa this season
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no Ayew then
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Farewell, then, Captain Calamity.
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Whatever happens now we've been rubbish today.
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Elphick with a vital head (!) as Wolves queued up to head home. They look like a bunch of half-arsed strangers today.
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What really makes me want to shit my face off is the fact that Wolves don't just look better than us, they look like visitors from Planet Football.
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We are getting battered.
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It's the worst second half of football I have seen from Villa this season
yep we have been an utter rabble, Baker coming in now for Elphick
Wolves have been excellent mind, playing us off the pitch, exposing worry shy tossers like Grealish and McCormack in the process
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at one level, you can't blame them for being shit, but you can blame them for being cowards
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2 injuries, a shambles of a display. Players impressing Bruce.
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We're such a bunch of tarts. Pathetic.
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Sigh.
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Who was that to Tish?
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So Bruce 3 first subs are Westwood, Hutton and Baker....
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Baker?
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McCormack as a target man? Different.
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Hause has been been exceptional at the back for them.
Swap our 11 with theirs from the start, and Richards and Cissokho and Elphick would have all been excellent, as would have Jedinak, Grealish and Adomah.
New managers, owners, coaches, players or tea ladies can't fix this rotten club. It's baffling.
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The Dogheads will be kicking themselves if they don't win this. I didn't think Villa could go any lower, but they still manage to surprise with this shocking 2nd half 'display'.
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All teams are going to hit us hard in the second half and expect to score.
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So Bruce 3 first subs are Westwood, Hutton and Baker....
Didn't really have any choice did he ?
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It's took 78 minutes for Tish to finally pass forward.
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OK first half - shit second half
Bruce should be suitably awake to the lack of professionalism of our players - be it quality, determination and commitment.
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I think potato has learned more this 90 mins than he did from day 0 to 365 in his life
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So Bruce 3 first subs are Westwood, Hutton and Baker....
All forced
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So Bruce 3 first subs are Westwood, Hutton and Baker....
Not much choice was there. Two were injuries.
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kodjia dropping off and mccormack the target man?
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My God it's just so easy for them.
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So Bruce 3 first subs are Westwood, Hutton and Baker....
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2 of these have been forced by injury and I don't have a problem with Westwood for Jedinak
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I am going to 'beat the traffic'. The stairs between my upstairs study and the lounge can be really congested at times.
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Ok - let's get behind them and fucking fight. Let's win ugly
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Ok. Sweep time. 92nd I reckon.
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Here we go...... the dreaded final 10 minutes.
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never remotely looked like scoring this half
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He if he didn't know before he's got a huge job to get anywhere near a team with these players.
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With interest rates at record lows, I must say that Double Chance [our opponents] or Draw has more than made up the difference this season.
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New manager bounce isn't happening. That's ominous.
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fk me
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We have been battered.
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Jesus Tomahawk Christ.
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FFS
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What a save.
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Nice save. Our plucky lads holding on.
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No pressure coming from midfield at all when they are in possession.
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I really can't see this ever changing.
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Bruce has changed it, Grealish in the middle to lend a hand to the other 2 ... Adomah and Ross wide, Jonathan through the middle.
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Special mention for McCormack for petulant arm waving
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New manager bounce isn't happening. That's ominous.
It hasn't done since Gregory has it?
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on strictly theyre playing holding out for a hero
so are we
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And to think it could so easily have been 2-1 to us by half time.
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In fact, fk me harder
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Hutton from idiot to hero in 0 seconds. Officially quickest person in the world
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ANy chance we could get this on target?
edit: Nope , of course not.
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when they have the ball, they are like rabbits in headlights
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Who would of thought, a 1-1 draw.
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I hate this, it's painful and embarrassing to watch, we are a hideous joke.
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they are not even trying to score
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Who would of thought, a 1-1 draw.
I don't expect it to be that.
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I hate this, it's painful and embarrassing to watch, we are a hideous joke.
My thoughts exactly.
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So Bruce 3 first subs are Westwood, Hutton and Baker....
Not much choice was there. Two were injuries.
I know Elphick was injured...but which of the completely useless Jedinak or Richards got injured too?
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Nice save. Our abject tossers are somehow holding on.
Fixed for ya Ciggies. ;)
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For those who place a high importance on these things, Bruce was standing up in his technical area, shouting and pointing.
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So Bruce 3 first subs are Westwood, Hutton and Baker....
Not much choice was there. Two were injuries.
I know Elphick was injured...but which of the completely useless Jedinak or Richards got injured too?
Richards
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So Bruce 3 first subs are Westwood, Hutton and Baker....
Not much choice was there. Two were injuries.
I know Elphick was injured...but which of the completely useless Jedinak or Richards got injured too?
Richards
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So Bruce 3 first subs are Westwood, Hutton and Baker....
Not much choice was there. Two were injuries.
I know Elphick was injured...but which of the completely useless Jedinak or Richards got injured too?
Richards
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We are lucky wolves are shit
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Special mention for McCormack for petulant arm waving
Due to lack of service from our non existent midfield.
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And wasnt Jedniak knackered after international duty?
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Special mention for McCormack for petulant arm waving
Due to lack of service from our non existent midfield.
If you like
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For those who place a high importance on these things, Bruce was standing up in his technical area, shouting and pointing.
At least that's an improvement...
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Ooooh! Corner! if I supported anither team I would hope for a goal. Right now I hope we dont lose on the break.
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Ayew over Grealish every time.
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boos on the whistle me thinks.
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91st minute of 94 to be played, I wonder what happens now?
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I can't wait for the next international break.
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Woeful 2nd half. Fitness levels shit. Still shit at set pieces. Still too many useless ****** playing for us.
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It's so inevitable isn't it
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At least we have now probably missed the opportunity for the traditional late loser.
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game over
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Wow, we didn't lose. Woot.
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Didn't lose but look hopeless.
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Thank feck that's over. A completely undeserved point from an abject performance. Tarra a bit folks.
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Positives:
We still havn't lost at home...
The new manager is animated during games...
Westwood didn't start...
Negatives;
ibid...and then some.
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We are lucky wolves are shit
I thought they were excellent, and wish we played like that, though.
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Terrible performance. We had no shape, were very nervous - but lucky.