Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: UK Redsox on March 04, 2017, 02:07:42 PM
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It's blank! Wake up people! Let's be 'avin ya.
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Richards is on the bench.
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I like the packed midfield we can't take any chances against this lot.
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Still not sure about Thor. Hopefully he'll settle down like the other two midfield additions.
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Grealish must have pissed off bruce to be starting behind him
Still not sure about Thor. Hopefully he'll settle down like the other two midfield additions.
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4 defenders on the bench hmmm
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Still not sure about Thor. Hopefully he'll settle down like the other two midfield additions.
A lot of improvement needed. He's been like a shit Brett Holman so far.
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4 defenders on the bench hmmm
I doubt he had too many options with the injuries and Bacuna's suspension.
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Come on you Lions! I'm fucking up for this here at the 'Intermarché Drive'.
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Grealish should be on in place of Bjarnsson.
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Grealish should be on in place of Bjarnsson.
It's hard to know. You could say that Grealish hasn't taken his chance, and Bjarnsson is now getting his.
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To be honest, I'd rather have seen Amavi given a chance a bit further forward. We need some pace in the final third.
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Grealish must have pissed off bruce to be starting behind himStill not sure about Thor. Hopefully he'll settle down like the other two midfield additions.
I should imagine it's a bit like choosing whether you want chronic piles or a dose of the crabs. I would imagine his prime thoughts are about getting Hogan and Green fit so that he doesn't have to choose in future.
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Grealish must have pissed off bruce to be starting behind himStill not sure about Thor. Hopefully he'll settle down like the other two midfield additions.
I should imagine it's a bit like choosing whether you want chronic piles or a dose of the crabs. I would imagine his prime thoughts are about getting Hogan and Green fit so that he doesn't have to choose in future.
definitely piles, i had crabs once and it was most uncomfortable whereas an arse grape can be dealt with swiftly
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Grealish hasn't done enough when he's started & he's disappeared altogether as the games have gone on. We all know about his ability, we've talked about it for 3 seasons. Unfortunately I don't think he has the last gear needed to enable his undoubted talent to shine.
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I'd appreciate a pm if anyone could be so gracious, cheers!
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Graham Taylor's claret and blue army!
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Grealish should be on in place of Bjarnsson.
It's hard to know. You could say that Grealish hasn't taken his chance, and Bjarnsson is now getting his.
This!
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Don't think there'll be any live streams for this - looks like AVTV commentary for me
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They're playing the Conor Hourihane song at Broadwood. Got to be a good omen.
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any periscope today ?
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Grealish should be on in place of Bjarnsson.
It's hard to know. You could say that Grealish hasn't taken his chance, and Bjarnsson is now getting his.
This!
I haven't seen much of him except 2 games in the Euro's live (haha - yes against England) and he works his socks off, and the Icelandic (who are very critical of players) rate him as one of their best. Give him time - getting on players backs is not unknown for us - but when the f... has that EVER helped?
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any periscope today ?
Here ya go JP
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1YpKkdemeyBGj?autoplay=true&q=aston+villa
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Commentary on WM on DAB, which is just as well as AVTV seems to be crocked
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To be honest, I'd rather have seen Amavi given a chance a bit further forward. We need some pace in the final third.
He's just not a more forward player no matter what people think. His defending needs more work but he has no attacking instinct whatsoever. he can't skin a man, hasn't a trick, and doesn't look to hit the by-line. At least one of those three and you've got a player who may be able to push further forward. In the admittedly relatively few games that I've seen him live Amavi offers none of these, but does offer a decent cross. he's a defender.
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any periscope today ?
Here ya go JP
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1YpKkdemeyBGj?autoplay=true&q=aston+villa
nice one I will send the Henessey over later
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http://upthevilla.co.uk/ is working.
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To be honest, I'd rather have seen Amavi given a chance a bit further forward. We need some pace in the final third.
He's just not a more forward player no matter what people think. His defending needs more work but he has no attacking instinct whatsoever. he can't skin a man, hasn't a trick, and doesn't look to hit the by-line. At least one of those three and you've got a player who may be able to push further forward. In the admittedly relatively few games that I've seen him live Amavi offers none of these, but does offer a decent cross. he's a defender.
I wouldn't play him in the attacking three in this formation but I would play him left midfield in a 4-4-2. He's the best crosser of the ball we've had since young and I think he definately has it in him to beat a player either by pace or skill. He's not outright attacking enough for this front three though.
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ball in the net but Conor's celebration cut short for offside. We sound decent enough early on.
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Grealish hasn't done enough when he's started & he's disappeared altogether as the games have gone on. We all know about his ability, we've talked about it for 3 seasons. Unfortunately I don't think he has the last gear needed to enable his undoubted talent to shine.
His career is sinking without trace. Has the ability to turn it around but not able to make that team away to the worst team in the second division ....
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Bjarnason misses a sitter
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How are we not winning? Thor should have scored.
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Encouraging though that our midfielders are really getting into the box now.
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Grealish should be on in place of Bjarnsson.
It's hard to know. You could say that Grealish hasn't taken his chance, and Bjarnsson is now getting his.
This!
I rest my case, what a miss!
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The promising thing is that midfielders are getting into scoring positions
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How are you watching?
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How are you watching?
listening on radio
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How are you watching?
With our ears and a vivid imagination
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To be honest, I'd rather have seen Amavi given a chance a bit further forward. We need some pace in the final third.
He's just not a more forward player no matter what people think. His defending needs more work but he has no attacking instinct whatsoever. he can't skin a man, hasn't a trick, and doesn't look to hit the by-line. At least one of those three and you've got a player who may be able to push further forward. In the admittedly relatively few games that I've seen him live Amavi offers none of these, but does offer a decent cross. he's a defender.
I wouldn't play him in the attacking three in this formation but I would play him left midfield in a 4-4-2. He's the best crosser of the ball we've had since young and I think he definately has it in him to beat a player either by pace or skill. He's not outright attacking enough for this front three though.
Yes, but even a wide midfielder has to show some attacking intent more than Amavi has. I accept Beckham didn't have the 3 criteria that I mentioned but what he did have was world class delivery.
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Grealish should be on in place of Bjarnsson.
It's hard to know. You could say that Grealish hasn't taken his chance, and Bjarnsson is now getting his.
This!
I rest my case, what a miss!
I think in terms of the laws of probability, the chances of Grealish being presented with the exact same chance on the exact same blade of grass at the exact same time if he'd been playing ahead of Thor and that he'd scored that chance must be somewhere in the billions to one. Add that to the fact that there are still 70 odd mins to play for Thor to make up for it and I really wouldn't be quite so pleased with myself yet.
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Well on top but need to make it count
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Anyone know why I can't listen to radio WM on BBC i player? And anyone know if it's on another radio station?
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The periscope link on page 2 is working
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Anyone know why I can't listen to radio WM on BBC i player? And anyone know if it's on another radio station?
It's on DAB for Birmingham area only so you won't get it on iplayer. AVTV will have the commentary if you can get it
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It's also being streamed on that Fight Like Lions group on Facebook. Footage keeps cutting out though.
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Fuckin hell
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Kodjia selfish again and squanders another chance
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fucking hell. We are all over Rotherham and cannot score. Adomah now with a great chance
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Kodjia selfish again and squanders another chance
Adomah wasn't it?
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Kodjia selfish again and squanders another chance
Adomah wasn't it?
Yeah - my bad - got too excited!
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It's also being streamed on that Fight Like Lions group on Facebook. Footage keeps cutting out though.
Thanks guys 🖒
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Bjarnason off injured - yet another injury for Bruce to deal with. Grealish coming on
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Two chances not taken. Sort it out you overpaid wankers!
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Bjarnason off injured - yet another injury for Bruce to deal with. Grealish coming on
The piles have cleared up but now he's caught crabs.
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Sounds like we've had plenty of chances and all the possession.
Rotherham just starting to come into it.
Got a 1-0 home win all over it :-(
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Sounding like a typical Villa performance, unable to score when they get the chances and probably let one in from a set piece
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whens it going to go in.. ffs
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Adomah close. Grealish crocked.
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Grealish crocked, Villa have a ball cleared off the line.. FFS!
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WHAT THE FUCK DID MON DO? I am an atheist - but getting my doubts regarding higher powers due to this fucking shit team
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It's also being streamed on that Fight Like Lions group on Facebook. Footage keeps cutting out though.
Watching it here now after quick group join approval.. Thanks!
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Started well but it's now gone a bit shit
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Come on twitter. Sort it out.
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Something about playing wide left for us - Green, then Thor, now Grealish
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this would be a good chance to try amavi, playing midfield ahead of taylor.
Umm, steve - are you reading my messages?
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Are our players made of glass? The injury list is looking fucking horrendous.
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Pleased with 0-0 at HT. Keep it up Villa boys till FT and that would be another points towards safety.
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Amavi should have been on ahead of those two in the first place.
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Cue Nathan Baker to get crocked
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Fuck it! I'm going for a winner from my man Hutton at the New York stadium.
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Pleased with 0-0 at HT. Keep it up Villa boys till FT and that would be another points towards safety.
If Villa can't beat this team, the radio commentators are right, we are going nowhere near finishing even mid table.
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Pleased with 0-0 at HT. Keep it up Villa boys till FT and that would be another points towards safety.
and finally above Blues #smallmercies
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Pleased with 0-0 at HT. Keep it up Villa boys till FT and that would be another points towards safety.
and finally above Blues #smallmercies
A Bruce half time motivational talk will turn things round ::)
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Pleased with 0-0 at HT. Keep it up Villa boys till FT and that would be another points towards safety.
A brave point against the New York aristocrats.
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Dreadful. Boring. Turgid. Slow.
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Dreadful. Boring. Turgid. Slow.
Is that our midfield left to right or right to left?
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We should be winning as we've missed three sitters, but good lord it's made my eyes bleed.
We keep bypassing the midfield looking for an early Kodjia run and we're only serving to isolate him. No tempo to the play and you wouldn't know Hourihane or Lansbury was on the pitch save for the latter constantly hitting aimless balls away.
We need to press, up the tempo and push Hourihane higher up. These are awful but we look woeful too, despite the fact it should be 3-0.
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What sort of injuries have grealish and Icelander got today , not more hamstrings ?
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Villa currently putting up a New York bagel
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We should be winning as we've missed three sitters, but good lord it's made my eyes bleed.
We keep bypassing the midfield looking for an early Kodjia run and we're only serving to isolate him. No tempo to the play and you wouldn't know Hourihane or Lansbury was on the pitch save for the latter constantly hitting aimless balls away.
We need to press, up the tempo and push Hourihane higher up. These are awful but we look woeful too, despite the fact it should be 3-0.
This game typifies Bruce style football
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What sort of injuries have grealish and Icelander got today , not more hamstrings ?
Bjork looked like an ankle maybe
Jack, knee or calve
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What sort of injuries have grealish and Icelander got today , not more hamstrings ?
Grealish cut knee, Thor twisted knee
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What sort of injuries have grealish and Icelander got today , not more hamstrings ?
Sounded like knees on both. Also sounded like both wanted to carry on but SB made his mind up to make the changes.
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A new low, the appearance of Billy Joel in a match thread.
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Come on Villa stick three or four in so I don't have to listen to this gimp in row L talking shite.
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A new low, the appearance of Billy Joel in a match thread.
Billy Joel is superb. One of my favourite gigs last year was seeing him live at Madison Square Garden
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They're bringing on another sub, so that's four of the six used before the start on the 2nd half
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fuck me nearly a goal for Rotherham.
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Garry Thompson hasn't got a very good opinion of the way Villa are playing and his comments sound a good reflection of how Villa are playing
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It's all so crushingly boring.
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I've got some red hot itk for you. Steve Bruce took his dog to the vet on Thursday.
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I've got some red hot itk for you. Steve Bruce took his dog to the vet on Thursday.
That's a coincidence - I took my dog to the vet yesterday
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Small world, eh?
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I don't know if I can be arsed to turn the internet wireless coverage back on.
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I've got some red hot itk for you. Steve Bruce took his dog to the vet on Thursday.
Perhaps he should take his players for a booster jab
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I've got some red hot itk for you. Steve Bruce took his dog to the vet on Thursday.
Perhaps he should take his players for a booster jab
A few need putting down
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I don't know if I can be arsed to turn the internet wireless coverage back on.
Go and stare at a wall instead, it'll be more thrilling.
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He's making a dogs dinner of the self-proclaimed job he's waited twenty years for.
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Game sounds devoid of ANY quality whatsoever
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A new low, the appearance of Billy Joel in a match thread.
Billy Joel is superb. One of my favourite gigs last year was seeing him live at Madison Square Garden
A friend of mine played bass on one of his hits, he used the money he was paid to finance some Philly punk bands records. That's my favourite thing about Billy Joel.
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I don't know if I can be arsed to turn the internet wireless coverage back on.
It makes the game sound far better than it is. This is pig ugly, real playground stuff.
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Graham Taylor's claret and blue army!
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we sound so poor right now
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Final sub for Rotherham
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Started well, didn't take chances, now dragged down to their level and we all know how that ends
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we sound so poor right now
It looks as bad as it sounds
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we sound so poor right now
We are poor. Thompson on WM is pretty scathing about the quality of football
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why is this such a struggle :-\
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This is the thing. People keep saying we don't have the bottle to beat teams in the championship but we're just not very good at playing football.
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(http://image.ibb.co/jdc3Jv/IMG_5990.jpg) (http://ibb.co/e7YM5a)
image uploader (http://imgbb.com/)
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Why am I listening to the Dingles (who have just conceded BTW)?
Edit. Ah, the shitfest is back on now.
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Rotherham are bottom with 17 points , they are us from last season
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"Ball sent long for Kodjia to chase"
Repeat to fade.
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This is ridiculous. We still struggle to take a throw-in.
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We buy 2 midfielders that like to pass it around and ask them to hit it long..
I don't understand it.
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We're going to give someone a good thrashing soon.
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I want to get behind Bruce but Jesus Christ he makes it hard.
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We're going to give someone a good thrashing soon.
Yeah - once the new players gel
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YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS
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own goal
villa score
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Take that
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1-0
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Yesssssss!
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Thank fuck ... yes !!!
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Boom
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At fecking last
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We're so shit we have to get the opposition to score for us. But, hurrah!
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HOw shit are weeeeeee.....FUCK FUCK FUCK
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Get in!!!
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OG Vaulks
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Okey - by the cheers :D I thought we scored an own goal -
On a positive note - that is respect to our crowd, that we sound like the home team!!!!!
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We're going to give someone a good thrashing soon.
Yeah - once the new players gel
Jack will piss this league.
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own goal
villa score
They didn't though, just had a bit of luck
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Looked like an og to me.
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Nice one :)
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Halle-fecking-lujah!
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Woooooooooo!!!
We were turning the screw a little.
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Yay
We're top ! .........
Of the bottom half of the table ...
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Well that's a cushion now and we should nail a draw in this game despite Rotherham exerting relentless pressure in the last 10 minutes.
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I want to get behind Bruce but Jesus Christ he makes it hard.
(http://thumb.ibb.co/eOmr5a/kenneth_williams.jpg) (http://ibb.co/eOmr5a)
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We need to nick their goalkeeper off them in the summer
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We are battering them now
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My wireless stream has not got to the goal yet you spoiling bastards!
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What's the deal with the Hourihane song, is it based on one of the modern pop cuts?
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I want to get behind Bruce but Jesus Christ he makes it hard.
(http://thumb.ibb.co/eOmr5a/kenneth_williams.jpg) (http://ibb.co/eOmr5a)
Haha yes fair point!
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We need to nick their goalkeeper off them in the summer
This! :)
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Right Villa now dominate.
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The goal has really relieved some tension and we appear to be playing with much more freedom. We just need that second now to kill this off.
...cue late Rotherham equaliser
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Right Villa now dominate.
Eh...It's Bruce team remember!
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My wireless stream has not got to the goal yet you spoiling bastards!
you know about Brexit right ? :D
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Baggies losing, but Pulis is happy cos someone has just told him the Villa score.
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What was the goal like?
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baggies -2
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My wireless stream has not got to the goal yet you spoiling bastards!
you know about Brexit right ? :D
It'll never happen; Cameron will get his no and UKIP will fuck off.
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We can't keep missing these great chances !
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Hourihane should have finished it there
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Another chance missed. Hope we don't come to rue these misses
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"Villa may be guilty of sitting a bit deep" shock
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Finish it please Villa.
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Their number 15 so far hasn't given Kodjia a sniff.
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Bloody hell, that was close.
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The customary shitting-it finale commences.
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"Villa may be guilty of sitting a bit deep" shock
this is late for us
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3 corners to Rotherham in 2 mins
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Typical Villa letting an opponent back into the game and gain confidence
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I hate the way we sit back.
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3 corners to Rotherham in 2 mins
Need to keep an eye on the ball
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Davis coming on
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I feel physically sick.
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3 corners to Rotherham in 2 mins
Need to keep an eye on the ball
Beat ya ! 😀
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I think that they just gave their MOTM award to a bloke who went off 30 mins ago
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Yes!
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goal
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2-0 kod
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Yeessssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Koooooooooooooodjia
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YYYYEEEESSSS. Game over.
*phew*
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kodja with a dodger
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Yessssssss!!!!
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Woo hoo!
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Yes.
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2-0 wayhay
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Get in! 2-0
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Yeh baby!!!!!!
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Still 0-0 for me on the wireless...
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First three league wins without conceding since December 2009. Christ.
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First time we will win 3 in a row for 7 years or something ludicrous
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Bang in a third ;D
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Get in! Ave it!!
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Thank Christ for that.
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BOOOOOOM! 8)
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OOSH Game over
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I must say, our fans have been world class again.
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Own goal just gone in on the wireless. I have 0-1 to the Villa now.
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Fucking yes !!!!!!
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First time we will win 3 in a row for 7 years or something ludicrous
3 clean sheets too?
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Still 0-0 for me on the wireless...
Do keep up!!!!!
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champions champions champions and so on
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First three league wins without conceding since December 2009. Christ.
So really, despite the performance there can be no complaints; credit where it's due to Bruce and the team
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Kodjia off for Davis
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Still 0-0 for me on the wireless...
Do keep up!!!!!
you sure you have the right game ??
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Own goal just gone in on the wireless. I have 0-1 to the Villa now.
Should we send pigeons?
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Our fans sound superb
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I feel for Hogan but the injury could be a blessing in disguise. The 2 of them together was never going to work, Kod is better on his own up top.
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I must say, our fans have been world class again.
They have indeed. :)
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Our fans sound superb
we have the best away fans in the game. They have supported our lot through mostly thin for the majority of the past decade. Credit to every one of them.
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I feel for Hogan but the injury could be a blessing in disguise. The 2 of them together was never going to work, Kod is better on his own up top.
I think Hogan will be coming back though.
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*disconnects from shit stream* Very odd, that was. A stream that was 30 minutes behind the real world.
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I feel for Hogan but the injury could be a blessing in disguise. The 2 of them together was never going to work, Kod is better on his own up top.
so what to do when he is fit ?
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Own goal just gone in on the wireless. I have 0-1 to the Villa now.
well you can enjoy the second one in a little while! have your valves warmed up fully ???
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Can't wait to see the extensive highlights and insightful analysis on the C5 Championship show tonight
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First three league wins without conceding since December 2009. Christ.
So really, despite the performance there can be no complaints; credit where it's due to Bruce and the team
Oh come on you know their will always be people complaining for something :(
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Our fans sound superb
we have the best away fans in the game. They have supported our lot through mostly thin for the majority of the past decade. Credit to every one of them.
Indeed, prior to the game this week my Bristol City supporting mate was still talking about how vocal our away fans were at Ashton Gate.
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First three league wins without conceding since December 2009. Christ.
So really, despite the performance there can be no complaints; credit where it's due to Bruce and the team
Oh come on you know their will always be people complaining for something :(
I wasn't aware I was complaining?
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blimey Sheff Wed have given Norwich a battering
FT - well done boy job done. Should have won by a lot more but encouraging our second halves have been very good recently
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First three league wins without conceding since December 2009. Christ.
So really, despite the performance there can be no complaints; credit where it's due to Bruce and the team
Oh come on you know their will always be people complaining for something :(
I wasn't aware I was complaining?
To be fair 3 clean sheets (while taking all three points) isn't exactly the easiest feat.
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And Forest 3 0 Brighton...McCormack unused sub, we're not getting any money back for him are we?!!
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First three league wins without conceding since December 2009. Christ.
So really, despite the performance there can be no complaints; credit where it's due to Bruce and the team
Oh come on you know their will always be people complaining for something :(
I wasn't aware I was complaining?
You weren't and did not mean to imply you where.
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First three league wins without conceding since December 2009. Christ.
So really, despite the performance there can be no complaints; credit where it's due to Bruce and the team
Oh come on you know their will always be people complaining for something :(
I wasn't aware I was complaining?
I didn't say you were, I meant that people will find something to moan about even after three wins in a week and no goals conceded.
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And Forest 3 0 Brighton...McCormack unused sub, we're not getting any money back for him are we?!!
At least he isn't eating in our canteen.
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*disconnects from shit stream* Very odd, that was. A stream that was 30 minutes behind the real world.
I think there was more than one link on that facebook page. The one I was watching was certainly live.
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First three league wins without conceding since December 2009. Christ.
So really, despite the performance there can be no complaints; credit where it's due to Bruce and the team
Oh come on you know their will always be people complaining for something :(
I wasn't aware I was complaining?
To be fair 3 clean sheets (while taking all three points) isn't exactly the easiest feat.
Three points is three points and much welcomed, the big test is the next two games
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I feel for Hogan but the injury could be a blessing in disguise. The 2 of them together was never going to work, Kod is better on his own up top.
so what to do when he is fit ?
There was a discussion on WM in the week where Rego said that he was of the opinion that Bruce favours Kodjia in the wide left position and not as a central striker.