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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Smirker on December 18, 2016, 11:03:33 AM
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Bunn
Hutton
Chester
Baker
Amavi
Jedinak
Gardner
Bacuna
Adomah
Kodjia
McCormack
Subs: Gollini, Ayew, Elphick, Westwood, Agbonlahor, Grealish, Gestede
FTF
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Interesting side that. We need to win this game.
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Feels bit weak to me
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He had to drop Elphick, Westwood, Ayew, Agbonlahor and Grealish, because they've all been terrible, so I'd have gone with that too. Quite why Agbonlahor is in the squad ahead of Tshibola though, I have no idea.
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Decent midfield but I'd have stuck Grealish in. Bunn is poor though.
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Not happy about bunn. The rest is fair enough
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Mark Bunn just strikes me as the sort of keeper you see playing Sunday morning football. Turns up in his smart car, got all the gear.
He's just not very good.
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Mark Bunn just strikes me as the sort of keeper you see playing Sunday morning football. Turns up in his smart car, got all the gear.
He's just not very good.
;D
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Not far from what I'd pick - think a tad unfair on Jack - so be it.
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Not far from what I'd pick - think a tad unfair on Jack - so be it.
He can probably count himself unlucky to be left out.
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I thought Bunn was injured?
Looks like Tshibola is going to be loaned out if he isn't injured today, not in the 18.
Pleased to see a front trio of Albert, Kodjia and Ross Mc.
If we can actually get the ball quickly to them they could wreck havoc.
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Not far from what I'd pick - think a tad unfair on Jack - so be it.
He can probably count himself unlucky to be left out.
I think SB has just concluded at this point in his career he's much more effective in home games. Think he'll start both ours over xmas.
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Bunn?
McCormack left of a front three (I guess)?
Can't really remember us ever doing well here and not feeling too confident about this one. Reckon it will be a stinker of a game whatever the result
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Not far from what I'd pick - think a tad unfair on Jack - so be it.
He can probably count himself unlucky to be left out.
He was terrible against Norwich, really poor.
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Waste of time having Gab and Gestede on the bench. Need to grind out a win today. UTV
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I'd have kept faith with Gollini and given Tish a start, maybe a bit harsh on Grealish but he could be an impact sub with a point to prove.
Happy with the rest.
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A better line up overall than v Norwich obviously. But Bunn? And Bacuna in ahead of Grealish? Bizarre. I'm ok with the front three though. McCormack will play down the middle, with Kodjia coming in from the left. Time for Ross to step up.
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If Bunn's not been fit enough to be on the bench recently, why does he now start?
If Bunn's not been good enough to be on the bench recently, why does he now start?
Maybe PLG now has a slight injury
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Gardner is only slightly better than Westwood (only very, very slightly). Personally, I would've had Grealish instead of Gardner.
Good to see Baker back. Hope it's not rushed as he'd be good to try and keep long term for the campaign ahead.
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I'd have Gollini for Bunn, but apart from that pretty much what I'd pick, and that front 3 would be my first choice from the players we have.
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Does anybody know if Tish is injured, because if he's not he must be in dreadful form if he can't even make the subs bench.
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If Bunn's not been fit enough to be on the bench recently, why does he now start?
If Bunn's not been good enough to be on the bench recently, why does he now start?
Maybe PLG now has a slight injury
Bunn has been injured which is why he's not been on the bench.
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Gollini is better than Bunn.
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I like Gollini. Not sure dropping him is a good idea, feels like he's being punished for Elphick's mistake.
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As someone said on fb, he's rage dropped them!
4-4-2 I think.
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I have no confidence in Bunn. Didn't think Gollini did much wrong in the last game. Guess it confirms we will be getting a new keeper in Jan.
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Regarding Gollini, Bruce has pretty much tried out a lot of players since being here, presumably to see what they can do, is Bunn just not getting his chance?
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Bunn is a truly awful keeper, not even good enough to be a reserve at this level.
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I like Gollini. Not sure dropping him is a good idea, feels like he's being punished for Elphick's mistake.
Think it is a massive hint that we will be getting a new keeper in January.
As for the team, we'll have to see if McCormack is central and Kodjia is wide or vice versa.
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Really pleased Baker is back, and never thought I'd say that. Gardner the only one that seems like a bit of a curve ball, but if Tsibola is not up to it for whatever reason I suppose there aren't many other options.
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I said 3-1 before the teams were announced but now I've seen that Bunn is in the line up I am convinced we will keep a clean sheet.
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I like Gollini. Not sure dropping him is a good idea, feels like he's being punished for Elphick's mistake.
Think it is a massive hint that we will be getting a new keeper in January.
Bruce has said that he's got two deals more or less done so you're probably right.
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Glad to see Westwood and Flabby benched. Hope Gardner performs better than he did last time out - can see Grealish on for him later on. Not a fan of Bunn but equally not convinced by Gollini. New, experienced goalie in January please.
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Don't like Bunn starting and harsh dropping Jack unless he has a knock, be interesting to see what Ross does though. Happy with the other changes.
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Maybe he couldn't tell Gollini and elphick apart so had to tell both of them they were dropped just to be sure
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Forgive me but does this mean Ross is playing as a winger
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Really need to be beating this lot, even Rotherham beat them recently.
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Don't like Bunn starting and harsh dropping Jack unless he has a knock, be interesting to see what Ross does though. Happy with the other changes.
Trouble is with Jack though, he flounces around half heartedly most of the time with no urgency and this slows down the attacks and the build up of play, allowing the opposition to regroup and organise. He's a talented player though and I would have him on for the last 20 mins of nearly every match either to try to unlock the opposition with something classy or to help keep the ball depending on the circumstances.
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Not good enough from Bruce. Bunn is rubbish. Gardner? And fat shit and Gestede on the bench...sigh. That pair of cumbersome fucks, stealing a living.
Besides that, ok.
I rate GoIllini-why drop him after Norwich, but not after Leeds? Strange creatures are football managers. Gardner is definitely a favourite.
I think we'll lose today. Hopefully the three up front will do the business. Come on Villa. Prove me wrong.
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Sherwood on the pitch
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Bunn starting is a joke, the worst keeper I've seen playing for the club. Gollini must be off in Jan if the kid from Manchester Utd is coming in.
The bench in horribly unbalanced too, four forwards. Huge game for McCormack this
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Forgive me but does this mean Ross is playing as a winger
Down the middle I expect with Kodjia on left
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It is a big game for McCormack but playing on the left isn't going to play to his strengths
I guess it could be closer to 4411 with Bacuna wide, but that would leave a lot of emphasis on Gardner . . .
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All the changes I understand except for Bunn, who is the poorest goalkeeper I've ever seen play first team football for Villa.
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Sherwood on the pitch
And saying that having Kod and Ross is because the board backed him with signings.
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That would be the same Sherwood who awarded Westwood with a new five year contract last year. Unforgiveable
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Agbonlahor on the bench. No. Fuck off! And off some more. Until you get back to Bodymoor. Then fuck off from there to Kingsbury Water Park and feed the ducks. Then fuck off. Then re-fuck off until you reach the M6 where you can fuck off to the North. And finally FUCK OFF!
Westwood on the bench. Good. Although when or why you would want to bring him on when you could put a bucket and a sponge in the centre circle to better effect is one to ponder.
Grealish on the bench. Tough tit. Come on and score or set up the winner. Nothing less will impress me.
Agbonlahor. Fuck off!
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I would have been quite happy with that team if Tshibola was there instead of Gardner. Not sure about Bunn or Gollini two 3s and a six.
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Villa fans applauding Sherwood ::)
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They are playing a CH in central midfield!
We better fuck these fuckers.
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What mawkish shit are we clapping now?
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A worry I always have is that Baker gets subbed in the first half, or early second.
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What mawkish shit are we clapping now?
People that have passed away in 2016.
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Lining up 442
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What mawkish shit are we clapping now?
People that have passed away in 2016.
....and in previous years according to the announcement.
Therefore we have just applauded all dead people
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Small ground and loads of empty blue seats. Are we playing at the sty?
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Bunn is worse than Guzan. I suspect some in the team are moaning to Bruce about others in the team and he is responding to it. Elphick clearly has a low opinion of Gollini so Bruce responds by dropping them both. Gardner is clearly favoured but his performances have been every bit as bad as Westwood's. Tshibola is the new Traore. "We have our reasons but they are not for publication". He will be off in January. Sunderland or Boro.
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Forgive me but does this mean Ross is playing as a winger
Down the middle I expect with Kodjia on left
God I hope not. McCormack can't play that role
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Looks like a 442. Bacuna left.
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Was that a minute's applause for unspecific dead people?
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Was that a minute's applause for unspecific dead people?
They clap dead people.
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Sherwood is there to produce our Players Christmas Party video that went down so well last year.
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Adomah on corners, already an improvement
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Morning.
Bunn??
We need a goalkeeper in January don't we?
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What mawkish shit are we clapping now?
People that have passed away in 2016.
At a football match. Daft.
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Gardner is developing his Jedi beard.
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Stop giving the fucking ball away you twats
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Looking very sloppy already
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Couple of cracking passes by them there, got away with it.
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What does Ross McCormack actually do?
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Cut us open very easily there.
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What does Ross McCormack actually do?
Eat
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I dodged a bullet with that applause for all dead people then.
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Bloody hell Gardner
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Looks like a 442. Bacuna left.
Setting him up for a fail. Both Grealish and Ayew is better out left. Bacunas natural position is mid right.
Seems like him , Gardner and Jedinak playing makeshift positions to accommodate for RMC up top.
Good to have Baker back though.
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See we still haven't practiced passing to our own players in training
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Stop giving the fucking ball away you twats
Infuriating isn't it!?
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We have some of the worst passers of the ball around....PANIC!
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What mawkish shit are we clapping now?
People that have passed away in 2016.
At a football match. Daft.
People who've passed away at a football match in 2016? I don't know of any. I know loads who've lost the will to live at one though.
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When Bacuna Gardner and Jedinak are three quarters of your midfield you're not going to pass the ball too well are you?
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Their midfield looks so much more mobile and incisive than ours
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At least we're looking up for it today. Distribution as bad as ever though...
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Is McCormack on the pitch yet?
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They've got three in there. Risk for us playing 442 today especially as we're crap on the ball
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Hutton you fucking wanker
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I dodged a bullet with that applause for all dead people then.
Good.
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Looking very sloppy already
Have been wide open in midfield a couple of times. Always going to be a problem playing a midfield two picked from Jedinak, Gardner and Westwood.
On another note, great away support again.
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Nice pass Alan!!
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Hutton has taken to this level like a duck to water.
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The passing thing is pretty much due to us never having a spare man running into space. For a side deploying two wingers we move the ball forward really slowly and our players always have to beat a man.
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We're not very good are we?
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Shame he doesn't split the opposition defence open with passes like that.
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Sunday league passing...
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Baker saves us.
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Jedinak really poor so far
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Some of our passing is woeful.
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I'm sorry, and I really don't want to moan, easpecialy after only 16 minutes but this really is shit.
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Big nips from Kodjia
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Two very poor sides playing very poorly.
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Baker looking a class above this level. the rest, even Chester, looking poor
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Sunday league passing...
Really poor from Jedinak and Gardner. Three or four awful passes in a row.
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Fucking hell
Our passing . . .
Can you imagine this lot in the premier league? It's hopeless
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Hutton has taken to this level like a duck to water.
That's an old Scottish trait. They always blend in wherever they are in the world and not disturb a single soul.
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We really don't have a midfield
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Positives Bacuna has started well as has Baker
Negatives - everything else
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McCormack you really are a useless fat knacker.
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I know grealish and Westwood can be pussies but at least they look like they might have stood out as a good footballler at school
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Great game to watch for the neutrals!
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Great run that by Ross, thirty yards towards his own goal then out of play - marvellous.
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This is pretty wank.
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QPR fighting for everything, we need to step up.
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Why does Adomah always need three touches to get the ball under control?
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On the plus side it looks like there'll be a few goals as both sides look shit and capable of fecking up regularly.
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We're getting worse game by game and what a waste of money McCormack was
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Half the reason our passing is so poor is because our first touch is shite and then we are playing the ball under pressure.
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Great run that by Ross, thirty yards towards his own goal then out of play - marvellous.
Best bit of wing play I've seen all season
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Chester passes the ball better than Jedinak or Gardner
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When we string a few passes together and play a patient game, we can make headway...
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Definitely looks like the honeymoon over following the Leeds game. One defeat and the confidence looks shot again.
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Good deliveries from Adomah. Decent corners too...Certainly more dangerous than Ayew's
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a move too far for fat McCormack. All I want for Christmas is to like watching Villa again
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Chester passes the ball better than Jedinak or Gardner
Charlie Chester could pass better than Jedinak.
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I'm already thinking of changing it at half time - Gardner off, Bacuna over to the right, Grealish comes in on the left
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We need Jack in there. Not like the midfield could get any more overrun but at least he's one who can trap a ball and (theoretically) pass it straight.
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Half the reason our passing is so poor is because our first touch is shite and then we are playing the ball under pressure.
An inability to play football is a problem if you're a professional footballer
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A tedious affair so far. Jesus.
Let's have a bit of excitement Brucey!
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Merseyside derby the fiestiest in English football apparently. Right, ok.
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Another awful game. We have no plan or pattern of play. You don't win many football matches when you give the ball away every time you get it!
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That weekly Sky Sports pass I bought to see this and Norwich is proving to be a shrewd investment
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Why did Gardner go down when it was better to stay on his feet
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How's that not a penalty?
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Merseyside derby the fiestiest in English football apparently. Right, ok.
Pretty sure it is in terms of red cards
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Should've been a pen. Unlike their nonsense claim that the Cockney commentators keep talking up.
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We're not very good are we?
We've been awful for the majority of the last three games and this hasn't been any better so far. Saying that, we've kep the ball a bit better in the last few minutes.
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I presume that wasn't given solely because the one at the other end wasn't.
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Could and should have been a pen.
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Our build up play is ponderous.
I like the word ponderous though.
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Great ball by McCormack. Should of had a pen. FFS
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Should have been a pen each
McCormack starting to do a tiny bit better
Bacuna is of no value down the left
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Anyone able to send me the good stuff? My usual supplier is asking me to register.
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I know we are not great but are the commentary team qpr season ticket holders biased twats
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Ref is poor. Again.
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Fucking Hell referee.
Who's the biased dickhead commentating?
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How was that not a foul on Kod?
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Blatant free kick on Kodjia. Ref's a homie
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Ref is a total wanker
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Should have had a pen, but what a piss poor 30 minutes of "football". It's fucking dreadful from both teams.
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Not sure why Sky keep on putting us on.
You'd have thought they would have learned by now.
We are probably solely responsible for their declining viewing figures.
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What the fuck is the ref up to
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Have we had a decent ref this season?
Another absolutely shite performance so far.
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Referee is a joke
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About time!
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At last...
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Yes!!
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Kodjia 8)
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Top reffing !
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Pen
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Come on!
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Penalty!
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Penalty
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Still gotta score it
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FFS
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Bloody hell.
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Sigh...
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You just knew it
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Ffs
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Fucking hell
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Fucking hell.
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Lulz
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Oh for fucks sake. Shocking pen
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Quality in the championship is so bad. And we don't look out of place. Is there actually any point in us going up this year, remote as it is?
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What was he fucking playing at? Twat.
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Am sat at the Real Madrid, Kashima game in Yokohama. And Kashima, a Japanese league team, play far better football than we do. And they're playing Real Madrid.
The thing I notice more than anything in the championship is how much the refs blow up for fouls. Very very strict.
That's great play by Kodjia to keep the ball alive. Harsh penalty, though.
Bollocks
In general, I fucking hate watching us play. We are boring. It'd help to send Hutton and Gardner to the moon.
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Predictable
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Shit penalty and their player should have been carded.
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What a surprise this side is fucking awful considering the amount of money we have spent it's pathetic.
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Crap pen, even worse follow up from Stainrod.
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This Washington twat is a right moaning cheat.
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Perfect place and height for the keeper if he goes the right way.
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Pretty shoddy penalty.
How hard is it to place a football in the top corner from twelve yards?
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25m for the pair of McCormack and Kodjia.... ffs . QPR are dreadful too
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Quality in the championship is so bad. And we don't look out of place. Is there actually any point in us going up this year, remote as it is?
Economy...
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It's a beautiful afternoon over here, why am I inside watching this pathetic shit?
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this is absolute wanking shite
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Just smash it down the middle, if keeper does save it you usually got a rebound
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Pretty shoddy penalty.
How hard is it to place a football in the top corner from twelve yards?
He has a decent scoring rate from the spot. If it was that easy, every penalty ever would be scored.
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The commentator called where Kodija was going to place the ball so I assume the keeper did his homework as well.
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Poor pen
Think Jedinak and ayew are our best takers
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Fucking shite as usual .
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Piss,piss poor.
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Poor pen
Think Jedinak and ayew are our best takers
Mccormack's effort from the follow up was worse
We have been dominant since changing to 442, don't get this Kodjia on the left at all. Far more of a threat down the middle
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Pretty shoddy penalty.
How hard is it to place a football in the top corner from twelve yards?
He has a decent scoring rate from the spot. If it was that easy, every penalty ever would be scored.
He couldn't have made it more obvious where the ball was going if he'd pointed to the corner. Terrible run up, just an atrocious penalty. No wonder he wanted to give it to Gestede last time.
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Pretty shoddy penalty.
How hard is it to place a football in the top corner from twelve yards?
He has a decent scoring rate from the spot. If it was that easy, every penalty ever would be scored.
I'd say that with a whole goal to aim at, not putting the ball at the exact height that a keeper would want should be pretty easy.
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25m for the pair of McCormack and Kodjia.... ffs . QPR are dreadful too
Daylight robbery.
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2 managers new owner 2 new back rooms and a shed load of new players and we hardly look any different to the team that went down.
With so many attacking players we should be flying forward but we are still ponderous and lack any sort of confidence.
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worst thing about that penalty apart from missing it is the ref won't be giving another one unless it's grevious bodily harm and he's more likely to award are them one now for next to nothing
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Better
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Sooooooo close
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I wonder how many goals we've scored from open play away from home? Bristol city and the first at reading. Any more?
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Pretty shoddy penalty.
How hard is it to place a football in the top corner from twelve yards?
He has a decent scoring rate from the spot. If it was that easy, every penalty ever would be scored.
I'd say that with a whole goal to aim at, not putting the ball at the exact height that a keeper would want should be pretty easy.
So how come every penalty ever doesn't go in?
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Super ball from Amavi. We are totally on top now to be fair Gardner has had a strong last 15 mins
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Mc Cormacs confidence must be going down all the time. He needs a goal.
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This QPR the worst team we seen so far ...? They have any quality players?
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Should've been another pen.
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Why did I leave church early for this? Kids' nativity had more organisation than this rabble. Feeble is the best word I can think of.
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Pretty shoddy penalty.
How hard is it to place a football in the top corner from twelve yards?
He has a decent scoring rate from the spot. If it was that easy, every penalty ever would be scored.
I'd say that with a whole goal to aim at, not putting the ball at the exact height that a keeper would want should be pretty easy.
So how come every penalty ever doesn't go in?
Because sometimes players take poor penalties, like Kodija did today.
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Blatant fucking penalty. Did he rip his own shirt?
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Ref so inconsistent
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The ref is an @hole.
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Two bad teams and a bad ref...
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State of Kodjia's shirt & ref doesn't give the foul
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Why did I leave church early for this? Kids' nativity had more organisation than this rabble. Feeble is the best word I can think of.
We need Radio Russon again to relieve the boredom.
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This QPR the worst team we seen so far ...? They have any quality players?
You know what you have done now ?
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Ref is poor to be fair
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I think RM is low on confidence and that explains his comfort eating
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This ref is a fucking idiot
Gardner playing better now
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Pretty shoddy penalty.
How hard is it to place a football in the top corner from twelve yards?
He has a decent scoring rate from the spot. If it was that easy, every penalty ever would be scored.
I'd say that with a whole goal to aim at, not putting the ball at the exact height that a keeper would want should be pretty easy.
So how come every penalty ever doesn't go in?
Because sometimes players take really shit, lazy penalties, like Kodjia just did.
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Been better in the past 15, albeit still fairly disjointed and shit.
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worst thing about that penalty apart from missing it is the ref won't be giving another one unless it's grevious bodily harm and he's more likely to award are them one now for next to nothing
Looks like you are right...He was about a metre away from that blatant foul on Kodjia
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I think RM is low on confidence and that explains his comfort eating
Brilliant!
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Why did I leave church early for this? Kids' nativity had more organisation than this rabble. Feeble is the best word I can think of.
We need Radio Russon again to relieve the boredom.
next show v Burton on Boxing Day. get your requests in now (but absolutely no U2, Snow Patrol or guff of a similar nature)
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Guaranfuckingteed this turns out to be our good half, and we haven't scored in it. Again.
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Between Holloway and the ref, you can feel something big is coming QPR's way decision wise.
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Ref is giving us fuck all now.
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Its not good, but still tons better than Norwich and QPR isn't exactly keen on dancing...
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I think RM is low on confidence and that explains his comfort eating
Brilliant!
thank you sir
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Why did I leave church early for this? Kids' nativity had more organisation than this rabble. Feeble is the best word I can think of.
We need Radio Russon again to relieve the boredom.
next show v Burton on Boxing Day. get your requests in now (but absolutely no U2, Snow Patrol or guff of a similar nature)
Some Field Mice and Close Lobsters would be nice. I'm working that day so will tune in if I'm not busy.
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Sky will be glad that they scheduled this at non peak viewing time to meet their obligations.
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So one dimensional around the box.
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State of Kodjia's shirt & ref doesn't give the foul
It's not the best advert for the strength of UA's shirts!
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Pretty shoddy penalty.
How hard is it to place a football in the top corner from twelve yards?
He has a decent scoring rate from the spot. If it was that easy, every penalty ever would be scored.
I'd say that with a whole goal to aim at, not putting the ball at the exact height that a keeper would want should be pretty easy.
If footballers were as disciplened about practicing penalties as rugby players are about their kicking, you'd see far fewer saved
Clive Woodward tried to get Southampton players to do this but they just couldn't get them to stop dicking around in training
So how come every penalty ever doesn't go in?
Because sometimes players take really shit, lazy penalties, like Kodjia just did.
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Grealish on for RM please
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Why did I leave church early for this? Kids' nativity had more organisation than this rabble. Feeble is the best word I can think of.
We need Radio Russon again to relieve the boredom.
next show v Burton on Boxing Day. get your requests in now (but absolutely no U2, Snow Patrol or guff of a similar nature)
Some Field Mice and Close Lobsters would be nice. I'm working that day so will tune in if I'm not busy.
Seconded.
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Missed the latter penalty shout as was in the kitchen, how blatant was it?
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Why did I leave church early for this? Kids' nativity had more organisation than this rabble. Feeble is the best word I can think of.
We need Radio Russon again to relieve the boredom.
next show v Burton on Boxing Day. get your requests in now (but absolutely no U2, Snow Patrol or guff of a similar nature)
Some Field Mice and Close Lobsters would be nice. I'm working that day so will tune in if I'm not busy.
have you got your music request mixed up with your posh restaurant pre-order?
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The biggest positive about this team is that we really, really look at home, in the lower reaches of the second division.
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Grealish on for RM please
Yes!
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Play some Motley Crue!
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Missed the latter penalty shout as was in the kitchen, how blatant was it?
And what were you doing in the kitchen?
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Play some Motley Crue!
This. Fuck yes!
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Missed the latter penalty shout as was in the kitchen, how blatant was it?
And what were you doing in the kitchen?
Avoiding watching the football.
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Until we match other teams physicality and workrate we're fucked.Too many players leaving it for someone else and not pressing.
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You just know we're going to see Gabby come on
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Missed the latter penalty shout as was in the kitchen, how blatant was it?
Kod's shirt was almost ripped off him but it looked outside the box to me but I'm at the other end of the pitch
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Play some Motley Crue!
This. Fuck yes!
Bruce is giving the ref Looks That Kill. Bastard.
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Missed the latter penalty shout as was in the kitchen, how blatant was it?
Kod's shirt was almost ripped off him but it looked outside the box to me but I'm at the other end of the pitch
At least you can see the pitch.
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McCormack has been awful, will be lucky if not subbed at the break. Kodjia clearly has the better of Onouha now that he is down the middle. Gardner, Adamoah and Kodjia really picked things up last 15 - 20 mins too.
I'd be thinking bring Grealish on for Hutton at half time. Bacuna to right back and really go for it. McCormack ten mins to improve
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Ross looks lost in this team how he scored so many puzzles me, we just look totally unbalanced across the park, good to have Baker back.
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McCormack has been awful, will be lucky if not subbed at the break. Kodjia clearly has the better of Onouha now that he is down the middle. Gardner, Adamoah and Kodjia really picked things up last 15 - 20 mins too.
I'd be thinking bring Grealish on for Hutton at half time. Bacuna to right back and really go for it. McCormack ten mins to improve
Good call, I'd agree with that.
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Missed the latter penalty shout as was in the kitchen, how blatant was it?
Kod's shirt was almost ripped off him but it looked outside the box to me but I'm at the other end of the pitch
At least you can see the pitch.
I'm thinking of moving to the Restricted View section for the second half
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Obviously the stream i'm watching has chosen not to show the penalty shout I missed. Bein Sports whoever they are.
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McCormack has been awful, will be lucky if not subbed at the break. Kodjia clearly has the better of Onouha now that he is down the middle. Gardner, Adamoah and Kodjia really picked things up last 15 - 20 mins too.
I'd be thinking bring Grealish on for Hutton at half time. Bacuna to right back and really go for it. McCormack ten mins to improve
Good call, I'd agree with that.
Sounds good to me
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We look like a half-arsed club that used to be famous.
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Pretty grim stuff.
I think we might be on for a longer stretch in this league then we would have hoped for.
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McCormack, prior to coming to Villa, looked like the quintessential Championship striker. Now he looks like the quintessential twenty-first century Villa striker.
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is it the players that are shit or just shit playing for Villa
remember that fella Gana Gaye last season he wasn't head and shoulders better than anybody else most of the time he looked just as useless as the rest of the midfield,
Apparently he's a top midfielder at Everton now with a bunch of motm awards
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I'm thinking of moving to the Restricted View section for the second half
like!
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No changes at HT for Villa
They've brought Sylla on
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McCormack, prior to coming to Villa, looked like the quintessential Championship striker. Now he looks like the quintessential twenty-first century Villa striker.
We've Villa'd him.
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Jesus, how many adverts on Sky, there's not even any pretence of analysis.
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Jesus, how many adverts on Sky, there's not even any pretence of analysis.
Still better than Bein. Probably.
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QPR making the change
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Not surprised he missed the penalty. Everyone he has taken has been the same with no variation.
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Rab C Nesbitt has got the Villa disease: I've made it now, I don't have to try any more.
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McCormack, prior to coming to Villa, looked like the quintessential Championship striker. Now he looks like the quintessential twenty-first century Villa striker.
Bet that if we sell him in January he will go back to scoring 20 /year ....
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Grealish on for the completely pointless McCormack please Steve.
Oh and some House of Love and Camera Obscura on Boxing Day as well please Russon.
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Ross looks lost in this team
This team looks lost on Ross.
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Just waiting for the camera to pan left and see Gabby munching a burger!!
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Hadn't realised Sky Sports must be free on Virgin this weekend until half time so now able to watch it live, which seems worse than listening to it on the radio.
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Are we waiting for them to score before we make the change like against Norwich ?
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Even simple passes we manage to put the wrong pace on the ball, or put it onto our players wrong foot, or hold o to it for half a second too long
I wish kodjia had a left foot
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Oh and some House of Love on Boxing Day as well please Russon.
Never had you as an East 17 fan Dave.
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I wish the forwards would press their centre halves and goalie more.
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So, twice in a row we've replaced a whole team of losers with a whole team of losers, at significant cost. There can't be too many examples of that in football history.
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Nice pass back by Adomah there.
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What a feeble shot
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Oh and some House of Love on Boxing Day as well please Russon.
Never had you as an East 17 fan Dave.
Massive fan, (I have no idea what this is in reference to, and I don't want to know either!)
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Just waiting for the camera to pan left and see Gabby munching a burger!!
a gourmet burger though cus he's rich as fuck
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Just waiting for the camera to pan left and see Gabby munching a burger!!
There is no truth in the rumour that at HT he popped out to the burger van.
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It saddens me to watch how we're playing. We seem so very ordinary with no clear team shape.
Jack deserved to be dropped but we need him.
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Oh and some House of Love on Boxing Day as well please Russon.
Never had you as an East 17 fan Dave.
Massive fan, (I have no idea what this is in reference to, and I don't want to know either!)
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I think we've had our good half!!
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were looking even more asleep this half
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We look what we are, a mid-table Division 2 side.
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Baker looks decent today.
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The standard of football in the Championship is abysmal, we belong in this league.
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The commentators and pundits keep talking about the quality in our squad.
Where the fuck is it?
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It doesn't matter what division we find ourselves in, we seem to be cursed not to score enough goals or win enough matches.
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Oh and some House of Love on Boxing Day as well please Russon.
Never had you as an East 17 fan Dave.
Massive fan, (I have no idea what this is in reference to, and I don't want to know either!)
Allow me
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OHhhhh so close
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We never seem to play a bad goalkeeper.
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Better from Kod
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At last some shots on goal
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Fuck - close again Bacuna
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Come on Villa!
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Better by Bacuna
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Played Leo
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One out of four certain penalties now.
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Hadn't realised Sky Sports must be free on Virgin this weekend until half time so now able to watch it live, which seems worse than listening to it on the radio.
Thanks for saying that...just checked and it's free on Sky too (Sky Sports Mix).
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Getting closer and should have had another penalty
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Another blatant penalty not given, disgraceful
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Bacuna doing what Westwood couldn't achieve with a firework up his arse: running at p,ayers with the ball, beating his man and shooting on target.
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This ref.....
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We have them under the cosh and play a crap short corner. Frustrating.
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Even simple passes we manage to put the wrong pace on the ball, or put it onto our players wrong foot, or hold o to it for half a second too long
Particularly the case down our right. Most of our attacks on that side break down because of the kind of passing you have mentioned by either Hutton or Adomah.
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I'd get Grealish on for McCormack
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Thank goodness you saw that little shirt tug ref
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This ref.....
.....won't give us anything else but will gift them a soft penalty to shut Gollum up
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The manager of one team I played for used to fine us if we took a short corner, he wad adamant that no one ever scored from them.
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I'd get Grealish on for McCormack
Has been anonymous has Ross.
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Corners, free kicks not beating the first defender. Crap delivery.
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We ain't going win this.
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Did they forget that QPR gad bought that sub on> Totally unmarked.
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We have them under the cosh and play a crap short corner. Frustrating.
If you're going to do that corner routine it has to go to a left-footed player. Ludicrous giving up a free opportunity to cross the ball into the box then waiting for Adomah to adjust his feet for half a hour.
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McCormack still on the pitch ffs
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Hate to tempt faith but Baker has been outstanding today, best I've seen him play for us
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Anyone else got a feeling that the attacking change we make will be to introduce that twat Gabby?
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Come on Brucie make the change
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Ross has been woeful. Gabby would have been more use!
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McCormack looks totally shorn of confidence...
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Gabby Agbonlahor is not a 'good option' as the commentator just said. He's the turd that floats because it's encased in fat.
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Anyone else got a feeling that the attacking change we make will be to introduce that twat Gabby?
One fat nobody for the other one, makes sense.
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The forward they brought on at half time has really made a difference to them.
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No short corner please.
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Rudy, jack, someone ffs!
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McCormack reminds me of a player taking part in a testimonial match, hung up his boots years ago but still plays the odd game of five a side when not on the road selling golfing equipment.
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Kod misses a sitter.......
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Looks like Gabby is coming on
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Rudy, jack, someone ffs!
Grealish for McCormack now.
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Corners have been mostly crap. Good effort from kodja there.
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Gonna be Gabby. 😭😭
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Gabby coming on....FUCKING BASTARD HELL
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Looks like Flabby is coming on *facepalm*
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Agbonlahor coming on FFS
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Commentators said Gabby is coming on. Ffs.
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It's going to be a flab-for-flab substitution.
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Agbonlahor coming on FFS
Ridiculous!
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FFS.
Hope Agbonlahor gets injured. It seems it's the only way we will stop picking the ******.
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Woeful. Absolutely woeful.
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If that rotund fuck comes on, it's time for bed.
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Just back from dropping She-who-must-be-obeyed off in Perpignan. Fucking Agbonlahor! Fuck off!
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FFS.
Hope Agbonlahor gets injured. It seems it's the only way we will stop picking the c***.
He'll be 'injured' next week when he doesn't fancy playing over Christmas.
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....to a mixed reaction
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Dear oh dear oh dear. Unless it works.
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QPR are going to win this 1-0 aren't they?
Fucking Gabby on as well, oh well.
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Ross for Gabby. We've gone from young and hungry to old and permanently starving.
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Oh for fucks sake. Flabby.
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Our fans booing the sub
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Kodjia offside yet again. Surely he should check the position of the last defender?
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Fuck off Bruce - accommodating that twat again.
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Just back from dropping She-who-must-be-obeyed off in Perpignan. Fucking Agbonlahor! Fuck off!
The only slight consolation is that he can't possibly be as useless as McCormack.
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Gabby on for his 1986th last chance.
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Fuck off Bruce.
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Fucking hell, take off the immobile McCormack and replace him with something with all the mobility of that iron man statue in town.
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He looks slightly trimmer. Slightly
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Well, I think H&V have made it quite plain what they think of that substitution!
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Ross has been woeful. Gabby would have been more use!
You're going to get your wish.
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We need to score quick cos I can see them grabbing one at least
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This game is crying out for a bit of quality from Jack & he brings the busted flush on. I'm starting to have doubts
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And with that sub I'm done
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Out of the four attacking options on the bench, Gabby ?
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Gabby? Seriously? Please spare us.
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Ross has been woeful. Gabby would have been more use!
You're going to get your wish.
Woo smegging hoo :(
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There haven't been so many miserable crosses since Spartacus was defeated.
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High risk substitution from Bruce to say the least.
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Christ on a bike!
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Aaaaaagh.
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Kills me when a "pro" can't cross a ball...probably the easiest thing in football which so many fail at.
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Lovely from amavi, crap from gardner
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Jeeze Gardner.
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The game is getting stretched now
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Gardner ffs!!
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Thank fuck
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Get innnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!
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yes!!!
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UYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Yesssss
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL
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Love ya Kodjia.
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GET IN
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Is Bruce trying to lose the fans?
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Fuck you Ian!
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FFS Gardner, at least get it on target.
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You beautiful man, Jonathan.
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We think we have a dodgy keeper
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Never had any doubt about this game!
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Brilliant! ;D
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Yeess!
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Thank fuck!
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Get the fuck in!
Told you we never play a bad goalkeeper!
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Richly deserved, Kodjia has been excellent today. Whisper it but the fat man has been decent since coming on
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Weeeeeee
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Great goal. We should hopefully draw this now.
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Gabby's presence has turned the game
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Get in!!!
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Gabby clearly what was needed.
Ahem.
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Was about to say how awesome Kodjia's work rate is and he fucking scores.... him and Amavi and Jedinak... that's team effort
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Initiate arse-clenching last 15 minutes routine
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I knew he wasn't gonna hide after his penalty miss - get in!! You Beauty!!
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Push on and get a second now...DO NOT SIT BACK VILLA FFS!!!
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Gabby not Grealish. But hey what a goal. Get the fuck in you fuck the fuck fuckers.
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Bringing Flabby on lured them into a false sense of security - inspired by Bruce
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Great goal. We should hopefully draw this now.
Haha
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With all the penalty claims we should be at least 3:0 up.
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We not letting this go...unless he brings on Westwood and Elphick.
Baker and Chester is a lock!
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Rubbishy keeping but we'll definitely take it. Kodjia definitely deserved it as he's worked very hard today.
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Want to speak up for Alan Hutton. He has had a great half and that pass was sublime.
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Man like Kodge 8)
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Is Bruce trying to lose the fans?
Yes. Of course he is.
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Hopefully not tempting fate but Baker has been excellent.
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I'll go for 89 mins for the equaliser.
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Holloway's hand gestures starting resemble Sherwood's at Leicester
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Hopefully not tempting fate but Baker has been excellent.
Been impressed with Amavi as well.
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Their midfield looks so much more mobile and incisive than ours
We have sticky topics, we should also have sticky posts. Just insert this into every match thread.
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Is baker now our most important player? Our win % with him in and out of the team must be pretty compelling.
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Gestede coming on??
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Rudy for Kod
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Why not being Jack on to win freekicks etc?
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Come on then Dobbin, it's panto season after all
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Flabby couldn't control a bag of cement
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Why not being Jack on to win freekicks etc?
Because he's prone to giving it away?
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Glorious play for touch there
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WTF?
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Even by Jedinak's standards that was donkey
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Come on then Dobbin, it's panto season after all
He's behind you
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Even by Jedinak's standards that was donkey
Terrible player in my opinion.
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Why not being Jack on to win freekicks etc?
Because he's prone to giving it away?
He's more likely to hold onto it than Rudy is.
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Bunn's had a good game to be fair.
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Come on then Dobbin, it's panto season after all
He's behind you
oh no he isn't
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Bunny has looked very assured today. OK, he's hardly been stretched.
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Bunn's had a good game to be fair.
He's got lovely hair
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We look determined to throw this away.
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Even by Jedinak's standards that was donkey
Too many donkeys - not enough wise men.
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Westwood coming on
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Westwood. Oh my.
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Westwood coming on to Jonah everything
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Oh for fucks sake. Westwood
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Not fucking West fucking wood.
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Here comes Westwood!
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Even by Jedinak's standards that was donkey
Terrible player in my opinion.
Really? Thought he has been good?
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Westy coming on to give us a boost.
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And what will Westwood bring here?...
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Why not being Jack on to win freekicks etc?
Especially if we can bring on Rudy and then just knock it aimlessly long?!
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We look determined to throw this away.
Baker looking fucked. Shocker
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Please no...please no... not him!
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Ffs Ashley = lose ball and they score :(
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Westwood!!
Why??
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Can we execute any fucker who says game management the twats?
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And what will Westwood bring here?...
Good point
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Bacuna done well today
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Lunacy
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Can we execute any fucker who says game management the twats?
It's game management
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Gardner for Westwood. Not ideal but then I think Gardner smashing passes 50 yds to nobody didn't help his cause
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And what will Westwood bring here?...
Good point
QPR point...
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Having someone run around a lot pointing at things will really throw QPR off their stride.
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Where the fuck have they got 5 minutes from?
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All over the place there.
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Since scoring we have decided to stop attacking
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Gabby and Westwood, I guess Bruce loves a bit of pre-Christmas fun with the fans
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Where the fuck have they got 5 minutes from?
Flare.
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can you imagine if the team we are finishing with was the team we started with there would have been head explosions
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Good dive Leandro
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Blow
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Bacuna done well today
Don't get used to it Westwood will start ahead of him next game.
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Of course it's 5 minutes. This ref is a total shithouse.
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5 mins added time and since the subs we've stopped being able to keep possession.
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Jedinak has turned into Peter Kaye the last 10 mins.
'Ave it!!!!
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Westwood might not do much but he likely won't give it away as readily. At least that has to be thinking. He of course offers zero defensive protection.
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Blow
Me...she said
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And what will Westwood bring here?...
Good point
QPR point...
Tipping point.
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Total control goes to pandemonium with Bruce subs...
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Westwood loses drop ball shocker
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Westwood is our drop-ball specialist, I see.
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Westwood - just the player you want to contest a drop ball.
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Westwood!!
Why??
To lead the carol singing on the coach home
..........Westwood leading .......... for those who can't work it out. (Silent night)
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Westwood might not do much but he likely won't give it away as readily. At least that has to be thinking. He of course offers zero defensive protection.
Give it away? He has to get the ball first.
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Westwood even ten seconds late arriving for a drop ball! My life.
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Another thing Westwood can't do - contest a drop ball
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Jedinak has turned into Peter Kaye the last 10 mins.
What's that all about?
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Thankfully QPR are woeful so we'll hopefully get through this.
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If this is a win, which it probably won't be.... it will confirm the feeling that Bruce has an impressive way of making wins unenjoyable.
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Westwood might not do much but he likely won't give it away as readily. At least that has to be thinking. He of course offers zero defensive protection.
But that's the point. Surely a bit of defensive shoring up would be more in order. Elph just for the numbers
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Westwood!!
Why??
To lead the carol singing on the coach home
..........Westwood leading .......... for those who can't work it out. (Silent night)
Can you guys support the club?
Joke...wanker Westwood 😜
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Jedinak has turned into Peter Kaye the last 10 mins.
What's that all about?
Just whacking it anywhere.
A reference to the old John smiths advert. ........sorry
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Westwood might not do much but he likely won't give it away as readily. At least that has to be thinking. He of course offers zero defensive protection.
Give it away? He has to get the ball first.
There is of course that which needs to be a part of the equation.
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Fucking dire stuff here. At least we might win.
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Thankfully QPR are woeful so we'll hopefully get through this.
File with "Referendum on EU membership. Cameron vindicated" and "Donald Trump no chance!"
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Quality by Flabby - looped that for a goal kick with aplomb
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Phew
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Win!
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Yes
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We only win away V hooped teams!
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Game over boys.
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done
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In fairness, good work by Gabby and Westwood there. And phew, get in!!!!
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Never in doubt
:-X
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Westwood might not do much but he likely won't give it away as readily. At least that has to be thinking. He of course offers zero defensive protection.
But that's the point. Surely a bit of defensive shoring up would be more in order. Elph just for the numbers
Ayew would be infinitely more likely to help us keep the ball even if our shape went even more to shite. Westwood is the worst of both worlds.
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Thank God!
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Wanker Westwood- didn't manage to lose the game
KODJIA!!!!!!
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Rudy translating for Kodjia lol
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Well...there we go. I thought we were the less bad side so deserved it in that much. We looked better when we did the simple stuff well, i.e. passing and keeping possession.
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Sit down McCormack, you're embarrassing yourself.
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Shots 8 (0 on target) - 17 (7) .
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Jedinak has turned into Peter Kaye the last 10 mins.
'Ave it!!!!
Turned into?...
Being fair, he is good at digging out possession but not so hot on doing something constructive with it. He sort of reminds me of half a Dennis Mortimer...