Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on April 11, 2017, 07:49:08 PM
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Saturday 15th April 2017
Kick off: 15:00
2-0.
End-of-season H&V compendium on sale aswell.
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4-2. Fuck the fuckers!
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Can see a few goals in this one 3-2 win.
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Our best victory of the season 4-1 Kodja hatrick and Hogan scoring at the Holte End.
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Have to say of all the teams up there such as debating whether Fulham are a decent team or not Reading to me are the team who've overachieved the most this season.
Look at the squad and it has some decent young players but their main striker is Yann Kermogrant who's about 46 now. And they have plenty of ownership issues (talk they might be denied a licence to play in the prem which I find hard to believe).
Wagner's been getting all the praise but think Jaap Stam has done a great job aswell.
Think this will be 1-1 particularly if Kodjia doesn't make it.
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Steve Bruce was also querying why this game was being played on Saturday instead of Good Friday like every other championship game. Did WMP veto us playing then?
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Our best victory of the season 4-1 Kodja hatrick and Hogan scoring at the Holte End.
Ive been to a few games this season, in the Holte, and can't remember off hand how many we've scored in to us, not fkn many, if my memory's up to speed.
How many have we actually scored at the Holte End out of the paltry 30 we've scored?
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Even i'm not sad enough to the answer to that one!
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Even i'm not sad enough to the answer to that one!
I'll give you twenty minutes, but someone may beat you to it. Heaven forbid.
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I remember one year under Lambert my ST was in the Lower North, I think it was around December before we scored a league goal at that end.
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Steve Bruce was also querying why this game was being played on Saturday instead of Good Friday like every other championship game. Did WMP veto us playing then?
Maybe to keep the Church neighbours happy? If that was the case then a Thursday night game would be better for the players.
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I remember one year under Lambert my ST was in the Lower North, I think it was around December before we scored a league goal at that end.
I think that's because you sit in that moat and miss most of the goals. In the same season I saw loads of goals at that end from my seat in the Upper Witton End before December.
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Steve Bruce was also querying why this game was being played on Saturday instead of Good Friday like every other championship game. Did WMP veto us playing then?
It's because Good Friday is always a working day in Birmingham especially in the car industry.
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Steve Bruce was also querying why this game was being played on Saturday instead of Good Friday like every other championship game. Did WMP veto us playing then?
It's because Good Friday is always a working day in Birmingham especially in the car industry.
I hate to break it to you...
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I am not listening.........
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Our best victory of the season 4-1 Kodja hatrick and Hogan scoring at the Holte End.
Ive been to a few games this season, in the Holte, and can't remember off hand how many we've scored in to us, not fkn many, if my memory's up to speed.
How many have we actually scored at the Holte End out of the paltry 30 we've scored?
I've been to seven home games this season and seen eleven Villa goals, four of them at the Holte. I think overall we've scored more at The North Stand this season. Only seen two goals against.
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If Kodjia plays we'll win. If not I can see it being a 1-1. Hopefully Reading will be completely shell shocked after the Norwich game.
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Us 7 Them 1
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Finally a game I can get to! Hooray... 0-0
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3-0 home victory, don't care who scores.
Apologies if covered elsewhere, but why is it being played on Saturday?
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2-2
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I remember one Good Friday game approx 18yrs ago. We played West Ham at home and decided this would be the day I would tell my Mom that my then Girlfriend was pregnant. She wasn't to happy about it and I was so glad I was going to the game literally seconds after I told her. That's what you get from being the No2 son.
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I remember one Good Friday game approx 18yrs ago. We played West Ham at home and decided this would be the day I would tell my Mom that my then Girlfriend was pregnant. She wasn't to happy about it and I was so glad I was going to the game literally seconds after I told her. That's what you get from being the No2 son.
I remember going to that game. Is was during Gregory's season of 2 halves IIRC. We may even have ended our epic post Xmas losing run by then and started to win a few games including that one.
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I was also wondering why we're playing on Saturday and everyone else is playing Friday
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Any news on Kodjia's injury yet?
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I was also wondering why we're playing on Saturday and everyone else is playing Friday
Me too, it's very strange, but also puts us at a disadvantage Monday by having to play twice in 48 hours.
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Now the faint hope of play offs are over, id love to see Green, Bree, Grealish and RHM given a run till the end of the season. I'm sure we can do without Hutton, Amavi and Bacuna from now until May.
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Nah. Reading on the rebound and we run out of luck. 0-2.
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I was also wondering why we're playing on Saturday and everyone else is playing Friday
Me too, it's very strange, but also puts us at a disadvantage Monday by having to play twice in 48 hours.
I've read elsewhere that it's to do with the church.
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Villa home win 2-1. Personally I do not think any games should be played on a Good Friday or Easter Monday.
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3-1
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4-0
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I'll go for a free flowing game and a 2-2 draw with Hogan bagging them both.
After the game Bruce will declare we are too open at the back and we will draw all our remaining fixtures 0-0 - apart from the Blose who we will of course beat 5-1 with Nathan Baker scoring an overhead kick...
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Us-3 Hoopy Berkshire Bastards - 0
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I like the optimism - Villa scoring more than two, especially if JK doesn't play.
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I like the optimism - Villa scoring more than two, especially if JK doesn't play.
I think there is a certain amount of irony / crack cocaine / fantasy / blind optimism in these high-scoring predictions.
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We will score early then retreat into our own half for much of the rest of the match. They will equalise and SB will say after the game: we didn't do enough to win and improvement is needed + we are learning from our mistakes. My answer to that would be, you say the same thing after each match and, as you're the manager, how about trying a different tactic like pressing the opponents higher up the pitch. There's nothing in the laws of football restricting a side to just 1 goal
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Villa home win 2-1. Personally I do not think any games should be played on a Good Friday or Easter Monday.
Well, tell Fulham that.
We've ended up at a massive disadvantage just because some bloke was rubbish at hiding when the Romans came round.
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1-1 Draw for me.
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2-1 Villa
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1-1 Draw for me.
I'd prefer a win. I'm funny like that.
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I am not going so we will doubtless knock in a cricket score.
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Cheltenham, I doubt that!!!
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Cheltenham, I doubt that!!!
If you know anyone daft enough to want my ticket let me know!
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Can I have it?
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1-0 Hogan, 67mins.
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I have literally just learned this is the only fixture in the Championship on Saturday, everyone else is on Good Friday. Why is this?
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I have literally just learned this is the only fixture in the Championship on Saturday, everyone else is on Good Friday. Why is this?
We know that our Redeemer liveth.
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I have literally just learned this is the only fixture in the Championship on Saturday, everyone else is on Good Friday. Why is this?
As a gesture of goodwill by the club to the church. They didn't want to disrupt the Good Friday celebrations by having the game on the same day.
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It's fecked up some of my mates as they have season tickets so will be at VP obviously. If we were playing on Friday they'd have been able to go to the Vic on Saturday as Bromsgrove will be champions with a win. I'm going to be a shameless glory hunter and miss the Reading game.
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I have literally just learned this is the only fixture in the Championship on Saturday, everyone else is on Good Friday. Why is this?
As a gesture of goodwill by the club to the church. They didn't want to disrupt the Good Friday celebrations by having the game on the same day.
Really? Its never bothered us in the past
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Villa home win 2-1. Personally I do not think any games should be played on a Good Friday or Easter Monday.
I agree, but only because public transport is generally even shitter than usual.
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Villa home win 2-1. Personally I do not think any games should be played on a Good Friday or Easter Monday.
Well, tell Fulham that.
We've ended up at a massive disadvantage just because some bloke was rubbish at hiding when the Romans came round.
Shouldn't it be Sky we tell?
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Even Steve Bruce doesn't know why we're playing Saturday not Friday, and he's not happy about it (just seen his press conference).
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I take it the decision was made not to move it to the Friday, when there was no realistic possibility of us making the play offs.
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Can I have it?
You are welcome to it. You will have to get a paper one sorted though as I am off on holiday in the morning so can't get my card to you.
You might need to sit in the row in front though as the lanky lad with a season ticket in front has called shotgun on sitting in my seat!
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Yes please. PM me with details if you would be so kind. Thank you.
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I take it the decision was made not to move it to the Friday, when there was no realistic possibility of us making the play offs.
Yes at the start of the season.
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I have literally just learned this is the only fixture in the Championship on Saturday, everyone else is on Good Friday. Why is this?
As a gesture of goodwill by the club to the church. They didn't want to disrupt the Good Friday celebrations by having the game on the same day.
Really? Its never bothered us in the past
Also aren't all the Good Friday "festivities" wrapped up by midday? When do people start arriving for a 3 pm kick off?
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We'll do them 3-1. Kodija x2 and Hogan.
I hope nobody's turned up at Villa Park today then.
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I have literally just learned this is the only fixture in the Championship on Saturday, everyone else is on Good Friday. Why is this?
As a gesture of goodwill by the club to the church. They didn't want to disrupt the Good Friday celebrations by having the game on the same day.
Really? Its never bothered us in the past
When was the last time we played on Good Friday?
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We could have played it in the evening.
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so what's the difference to not playing on Good Friday, but playing on Easter Monday?
All a bit nonsense, with no real reason to why. Oh well, lets hope we don't get any injuries.
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Great news!
I discovered one of our strikers is fit and available again whilst on the stadium tour today.
The bad news is that it's...
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Great news!
I discovered one of our strikers is fit and available again whilst on the stadium tour today.
The bad news is that it's...
Are his initials G.A by any chance, Chris?
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so what's the difference to not playing on Good Friday, but playing on Easter Monday?
All a bit nonsense, with no real reason to why. Oh well, lets hope we don't get any injuries.
Good Friday is a religious festival. Easter Monday is the vicar's day off.
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Maybe GA will score his first goal for what seems a lifetime against the Noses 😬
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I have literally just learned this is the only fixture in the Championship on Saturday, everyone else is on Good Friday. Why is this?
As a gesture of goodwill by the club to the church. They didn't want to disrupt the Good Friday celebrations by having the game on the same day.
Really? Its never bothered us in the past
When was the last time we played on Good Friday?
May be not good friday but easter sunday against chelsea when we kicked off very early and the church rang their bells in protest
Dont know if easter sunday counts as being holier than good friday
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I have literally just learned this is the only fixture in the Championship on Saturday, everyone else is on Good Friday. Why is this?
As a gesture of goodwill by the club to the church. They didn't want to disrupt the Good Friday celebrations by having the game on the same day.
Really? Its never bothered us in the past
When was the last time we played on Good Friday?
May be not good friday but easter sunday against chelsea when we kicked off very early and the church rang their bells in protest
Dont know if easter sunday counts as being holier than good friday
It's much the same. Maybe it's because they're not used to matches on Good Friday.
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Great news!
I discovered one of our strikers is fit and available again whilst on the stadium tour today.
The bad news is that it's...
Flabby Aintgonnascore?
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Great news!
I discovered one of our strikers is fit and available again whilst on the stadium tour today.
The bad news is that it's...
Are his initials G.A by any chance, Chris?
They are!
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so what's the difference to not playing on Good Friday, but playing on Easter Monday?
All a bit nonsense, with no real reason to why. Oh well, lets hope we don't get any injuries.
Good Friday is a religious festival. Easter Monday is the vicar's day off.
Ah! So thats the nonsense in question ;)
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Great news!
I discovered one of our strikers is fit and available again whilst on the stadium tour today.
The bad news is that it's...
Are his initials G.A by any chance, Chris?
They are!
I thought I read a piece in the Birmingham Mail saying he would be available for the QPR game a couple of weeks ago.
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I would hope with play offs gone, the manager will be looking forward to next season, as he has suggested. Hogan and Kodjia will feature and I think Bree must get a game at right back as he is the future. Two games in such a short space of time will probably be too much for Jedinak as well, and hope Houriane is involved. I would go attacking tomorrow and Jack involved as well and Andre Green another option
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Would take another 1-0 win. Hogan to score
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If anyone has a ticket going spare please let me know as I am unable to obtain the one kindly offered to me by cheltenhamlion.
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I would like today to be the Hogan show. He needs to get a couple now he's fit.
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Game was moved to accommodate Gabby.. he had 10 easter egg hunts to attend Friday.