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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: UK Redsox on April 03, 2017, 10:45:06 AM
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Tue 4 April - 19:45
Villa Park
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Always seem to be entertaining games against them at VP.
Last 3 I think have been 2-2 (comical Warnock OG), 3-2 win and 3-3 (Benteke hat-trick).
Will be goals for tomorrow night certainly. After what I've said on another thread I wouldn't be against us going 1 down. And then coming storming back with three second half Kodjia goals to win 3-1.
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
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I'm going for another 2-0 win.
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i'm working that night, so when i'm distracted and not paying attention on the match we normally win.... fingers crossed that continues. 2-0 to the good guys.
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5 wins at home in a row? Potentially 5 home clean sheets in a row? Must be dreaming, I fear the worst. Heart says 1-0 Villa.
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
Why is it?
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
Stay home if you are so worried about it.
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2-1
Lionel Martin & Brian Godfrey for us. Probably Rodney Marsh for them.
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
Stay home if you are so worried about it.
Ah thanks for that, hadn't occurred to me
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Suppose it depends on Hogan's fitness, but I would go back to the 4-3-3 formation tomorrow with the following team:
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Lansbury Hourihane
Adomah Kodjia Amavi
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Suppose it depends on Hogan's fitness, but I would go back to the 4-3-3 formation tomorrow with the following team:
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Lansbury Hourihane
Adomah Kodjia Amavi
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Adomah Lansbury* Hourihane
Grealish
Kodjia
I would like to see this
*Is Lansbury suspended for his booking on Sat - or have we reached the amnesty?
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
I go Aston Lane, Wellington Road, Church Lane and Oxhill Road to get back to the A41 & then M5 at Jct 1
M5 Southbound will probably be shut as well from the M42 to Worcester
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Is Lansbury suspended for his booking on Sat - or have we reached the amnesty?
Stress not - we have gone past the amnesty date.
3-1 Villa win
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Suppose it depends on Hogan's fitness, but I would go back to the 4-3-3 formation tomorrow with the following team:
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Lansbury Hourihane
Adomah Kodjia Amavi
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Adomah Lansbury* Hourihane
Grealish
Kodjia
I would like to see this
*Is Lansbury suspended for his booking on Sat - or have we reached the amnesty?
My only concern with that formation would be Johnstone being beaten too easily by not standing in his goal. ???
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Suppose it depends on Hogan's fitness, but I would go back to the 4-3-3 formation tomorrow with the following team:
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Lansbury Hourihane
Adomah Kodjia Amavi
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Adomah Lansbury* Hourihane
Grealish
Kodjia
I would like to see this
*Is Lansbury suspended for his booking on Sat - or have we reached the amnesty?
My only concern with that formation would be Johnstone being beaten too easily by not standing in his goal. ???
Maybe Brad Guzan left his training manual behind.
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Suppose it depends on Hogan's fitness, but I would go back to the 4-3-3 formation tomorrow with the following team:
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Lansbury Hourihane
Adomah Kodjia Amavi
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Adomah Lansbury* Hourihane
Grealish
Kodjia
I would like to see this
*Is Lansbury suspended for his booking on Sat - or have we reached the amnesty?
We're well past the point of suspensions for 10 bookings. Now it is 15.
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Bacuna is back / available having served his 6 games.
Sub bench probably.
Grealish needs a run out too.
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2-0
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Home win.
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Surely Andre Green is way above Grealish now and he should start tomorrow down the left - rest of team same
Afraid Jack needs to move on in the summer as I can't see him reaching the expectations at VP - the only question is what is the fee ........ I can't see us getting anywhere near what people might expect
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Suppose it depends on Hogan's fitness, but I would go back to the 4-3-3 formation tomorrow with the following team:
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Lansbury Hourihane
Adomah Kodjia Amavi
Johnstone
Hutton Chester Baker Taylor
Jedinak
Adomah Lansbury* Hourihane
Grealish
Kodjia
I would like to see this
*Is Lansbury suspended for his booking on Sat - or have we reached the amnesty?
My only concern with that formation would be Johnstone being beaten too easily by not standing in his goal. ???
That made me laugh, RussellC - very good!!
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
Stay home if you are so worried about it.
No need mate.
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Surely Andre Green is way above Grealish now and he should start tomorrow down the left - rest of team same
Afraid Jack needs to move on in the summer as I can't see him reaching the expectations at VP - the only question is what is the fee ........ I can't see us getting anywhere near what people might expect
Why sell him if we'd have to accept a fee below expectations? He's not had the season we all hoped but I just don't see the point in selling him right now.
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
Stay home if you are so worried about it.
No need mate.
I think the issue is why you would refer to the Soho Rd as 'bandit country'?
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Jimmy Danger first goal and a 2-0 home win. Send me a postcard from your Caribbean cruise that you'll pay for with your winnings.
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
Stay home if you are so worried about it.
No need mate.
I think the issue is why you would refer to the Soho Rd as 'bandit country'?
I live in Winson Green and Soho Road is a rough area, I think that's generally accepted. Versus somewhere like Sutton, for instance. I'm not sure why you'd make more of this post than you have to?
Villa 2-0, by the way.
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
Stay home if you are so worried about it.
No need mate.
I think the issue is why you would refer to the Soho Rd as 'bandit country'?
I live in Winson Green and Soho Road is a rough area, I think that's generally accepted. Versus somewhere like Sutton, for instance. I'm not sure why you'd make more of this post than you have to?
Villa 2-0, by the way.
It seems strange that someone would make an issue of hoping they can drive down Soho Road unscathed. I've driven, walked and waited for a bus there after the match hundreds of times without a problem and I've never heard of anyone doing the same being held up by bandits. In fact, I've always felt safer there than in a lot of supposedly better areas.
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Would be nice to put the half-arsed manager who used to be famous in his place, but their form is pretty good at the minute so I'm going for a draw.
I'm more worried about getting home after the game - looks like the M6 north is due to be closed again at Junction 7, so to get to the M5 I may have to go via the Soho Road. Bandit country.
Stay home if you are so worried about it.
No need mate.
I think the issue is why you would refer to the Soho Rd as 'bandit country'?
I live in Winson Green and Soho Road is a rough area, I think that's generally accepted. Versus somewhere like Sutton, for instance. I'm not sure why you'd make more of this post than you have to?
Villa 2-0, by the way.
I just think the comment "stay at home if your so worried about it" was uncalled for. Personally I live in Nechells so I do know about rough areas lol. I'm going 3-1 villa. Can't make it myself so that should guarantee a Villa win
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Wouldn't the 'bandit country' comment about Soho Rd be more likely that another, lesser team play on it? Kind of.
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Wouldn't the 'bandit country' comment about Soho Rd be more likely that another, lesser team play on it? Kind of.
That's what I thought
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We'll fuck the fucking hoopy fuckers.
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Can see this game being a 1-1. Kodija to score again
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Wouldn't the 'bandit country' comment about Soho Rd be more likely that another, lesser team play on it? Kind of.
Lest we forget that Villa Road comes off Soho Road so rather than Bandit Country I would think that 'Land of Wonderment and Mystical Kings' was more appropriate. After all I was born there as well at Number 19 ( though shamefully the house was knocked down several years ago).
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Might need to freshen things up slightly - but not too many changes
Johnstone - Hutton Chester Jedinak Taylor - green Lansbury hourihane amavi - adomah kodjia
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Wouldn't the 'bandit country' comment about Soho Rd be more likely that another, lesser team play on it? Kind of.
That's what I thought
Wasn't Soho Road once home to the Fun Spot amusement arcade? There were plenty of one armed bandits in there. May be the reason?
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Surely Andre Green is way above Grealish now and he should start tomorrow down the left - rest of team same
Afraid Jack needs to move on in the summer as I can't see him reaching the expectations at VP - the only question is what is the fee ........ I can't see us getting anywhere near what people might expect
I thought that Green was very poor in his short appearance on Saturday. He gave the ball away a couple of times in dangerous areas
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I think I'd go for the same team that started v Norwich.
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Wouldn't the 'bandit country' comment about Soho Rd be more likely that another, lesser team play on it? Kind of.
Lest we forget that Villa Road comes off Soho Road so rather than Bandit Country I would think that 'Land of Wonderment and Mystical Kings' was more appropriate. After all I was born there as well at Number 19 ( though shamefully the house was knocked down several years ago).
Funnily enough, I've just undertaken an extensive number of measurements (via google earth & a sheet of paper) and can confirm that the start of Soho Road is closer to VP - as the Crow flies. Thus, 'Bandit Country' (i.e. Boggy Country) starts a little further up the road. 8)
ps Since we're on a winning streak, I've made the ultimate sacrifice for grabbing 3 more juicy points. Yes folks, 'tis another score draw prediction from me. UTV!
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Hope I don't jinx it, but gone for a home win tomorrow morning. 2-0. Kodjia and Adomah the scorers. It's gutting to think that just one win each of our two sticky patches could have had us in within a sniff of the playoffs.
My good mate here is a QPR supporter, so looking forward to rubbing his nose in it.
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From the Birmingham Mail
Aston Villa fans have been warned there will be a closure on the M6 following tonight's match against Queens Park Rangers.
Supporters leaving Villa Park following this evening's Championship match have been advised of that the motorway will be closed northbound between junction 7 and junction 8.
Villa's police liaison officer PC Stu Bladen said: "Fans travelling home tonight after the game via M6, Northbound J7-J8 will be closed. Spread the word
please folks."
Fans are advised to follow the diversion signs or take an alternative route.
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This is why I travel by train!
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Any news on Hogan's injury status?, Sky saying Gabby & RHB not to be considered for tonights game, which was pretty much a foregone. Last report on Hogan was 2 days ago with Bruce saying they were going to assess his ankle in 48 hours. Either way, I doubt he will be considered. I think that, at best, if fit, he'll start on the bench and play part of the game............Godzvilla!
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I think I'd go for the same team that started v Norwich.
Doubt Hogan will be fit for tonight.
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QPR have a habit of doing well at Villa Park ,i can even remember them winning promotion to the old First Division at VP and worse still Beelzelbub scoring a hat trick there Hope we win of course but i'm going for 1-1
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We should send the shit kicking half wit and his rag bag bunch packing, but the way this seasons gone there's a surprise around every corner so 1-1 for me.
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Routine 2-0 win, hopefully.
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I think I'd go for the same team that started v Norwich.
Doubt Hogan will be fit for tonight.
Choice of Green or Grealish out wide and Kodjia in the middle then?
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1-1 draw. No logical reason, other than we've been doing a bit too well lately, compared to what I expected!
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I think I'd go for the same team that started v Norwich.
Doubt Hogan will be fit for tonight.
Choice of Green or Grealish out wide and Kodjia in the middle then?
Amavi would be my choice. Did well when he came on in that position on Saturday.
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QPR on a decent run too. Tight game 2.1.
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Just under three hours to get here from 'Nam. Fecking ridiculous. It's only 45 miles
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Just under three hours to get here from 'Nam. Fecking ridiculous. It's only 45 miles
It's about time you traded in that tractor.