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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: UK Redsox on April 23, 2017, 10:55:56 AM
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For use once the teams are announced
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Taylor back in at LB.
Bacuna still in midfield.....
Jack in with Hogan and Adomah upfront.
Gabby on the bench again out of nowhere.
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Damn...it's the video announcement again
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#AVFC XI: Johnstone, Hutton, Baker, Chester, Taylor, Jedinak, Lansbury, Bacuna, Adomah, Grealish, Hogan.
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Bacuna instead of Hourihane. If we lose this Bruce deserves everything that's going to come his way.
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(http://thumb.ibb.co/fbmU6Q/IMG_2688.jpg) (http://ibb.co/fbmU6Q)
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108 year old Paul Robinson starts as CB...really wish Kodjia was in for this.
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Hourihane has definitely fallen out of favour.
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No RHM? Stupid.
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Bacuna instead of Hourihane. If we lose this Bruce deserves everything that's going to come his way.
I agree. That team lacks goals. Hope I'm wrong though. A real chance to screw the Blues and help send the feckers down!
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I have a real feeling this is going to go badly.
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I can see the logic re Bacuna. We are very one paced through midfield with Jedinak, Lansbury, Hourihane and Grealish in there. Bacuna at least brings energy and running power, even if he isn't very good. Bruce bought both Lansbury and Hourihane though so he needs to work out how to play them in the same team. Hourihane delivers a great ball and has an excellent assists record, there should be a lot more to come from him.
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Hourihane looked like he was finding his feet in that spell where we win a few and has now been dropped for Bacuna coinciding with us losing games. No pace in the team and RHM should have been on the bench! No need for 2 midfielders as Bree can play in there. Bruce has a lot to do to convince me he's the right man at the moment.
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I can see the logic re Bacuna. We are very one paced through midfield with Jedinak, Lansbury, Hourihane and Grealish in there. Bacuna at least brings energy and running power, even if he isn't very good. Bruce bought both Lansbury and Hourihane though so he needs to work out how to play them in the same team. Hourihane delivers a great ball and has an excellent assists record, there should be a lot more to come from him.
I Honestly think Bruce tells Bacuna just to run around and make a nuisance of himself as that's all he really does when playing.
Hourihane's a miles better passer though and surely you need a bit of calm and composure in derby games?
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Hourihane was incredible for Barnsley against Leeds. I know it's a different type of game but still. I don't think Bruce has a clue how to use him though.
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Get into these feckers Villa, DO NOT let us down.
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Much better shape to the team today anyway. As with everyone else don't agree with Bacuna being picked over Hourihane as we will lack balance with three right footers in the centre.
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RHM got a knock in training according to Bruces' press conference yesterday.
Come you Villa boys!!!!
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What's that you say? A Villa player getting injured you say?
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Not happy with Bacuna instead of Hourihane, but there you go.
Just win. That's all.
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Bruce playing not to lose as usual
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Wtf? Not on TV anywhere? Strange for a game like this
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Wtf? Not on TV anywhere? Strange for a game like this
Eurosport
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I read on here that Eurosport will just have a text update service rather than the game?
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From pre-match thread
The website vipbox has the game listed, so possibly showing it.
Hogan to do these fuckers. 2-1
So any pointers for following (mindful we can't share direct links but pointers to audio/video appreciated) - I'm guessing periscope is best bet?
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This is a 0-0 me thinks
8/1
I'd take a 1-0.........
UTV
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no streams anywhere? pm me please if anyone knows anything i don't
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I'm 99% sure that the only stream will be someone at the game doing a live video on Facebook.
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go to periscope, paul1874 has just started
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https://www.pscp.tv/w/1vAxRbnVANgxl
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I hate Bacuna. But if he scores the winner, I'll be getting his name tattooed on my arse
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What about radio commentry link for those of us outside the UK anyone?
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https://www.periscope.tv/w/1vAxRbnVANgxl?q=aston+villa
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They will be showing goals as they are scored on SSN
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Ugo,Ugo,Ugo.
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Albrighton in the stands with the Villa fans.
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Albrighton in the stands with the Villa fans.
Get him back, ffs.
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Judging from the periscope off the big screen there is only one camera being used for this game so that's the best "steam" anyone's going to find I reckon.
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I hate Bacuna. But if he scores the winner, I'll be getting his name tattooed on my arse
Dye your hair claret like our Leo has for today's big event....
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From what I can tell it's exactly like a derby - crap with loads of free kicks.
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Very quiet match thread.
I'm pleased commentary on avtv actually working from the start of the game for once!
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Hogan headed one just wide.
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Come on Villa
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They reckon Jack's hamstring may have gone.
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Grealish injured
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Or not. Possibly.
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Ahhh! intermittent commentary...! https://www.pscp.tv/w/1vAxRbnVANgxl
doesn't sound too exciting so far - i'd gone for 0-0 previously, can't say I've changed my mind.
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Any unofficial 'net streams anywhere? Abroad n turkey.
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No.
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the ball isn't sticking up top for long when we have it
worrying
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Any unofficial 'net streams anywhere? Abroad n turkey.
Nope - couldn't find anything at all.
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Typical turgid game and we are contributing hugely to it.
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Typical turgid game and we are contributing hugely to it.
Did anyone really expect anything else? Nothing this season has suggested we're a brilliant free flowing team to watch.
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I am following it on the Bet 365 app. I tried the Betfair one but quite frankly, it scared the shite out of me.
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Have to watch the old firm then and hope. Tx Scott Sinclair eh?
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Radio WM online?
It's on DAB in UK
Best available so far
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Watching the Old Firm too, this is another reminder of the reality of the Championship.
Can't find anything anywhere. BBC text is too sporadic and Darren Carter is their text summeriser.
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If you haven't got DAB you get the blues side of the commentary. Wilford and Darren Carter.
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I can't believe this isn't on the telly.....
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I can't believe this isn't on the telly.....
Unbelievably they're actually showing teams that have a chance of going up this year....
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Can see SHA nicking this 0-1 in the second half. We are offering nothing going forward.
Can't we play Lansbury behind the striker or something, we have enough CMs behind him.
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I can't believe this isn't on the telly.....
By the sound of it, it's probably for the best. :o
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I can't believe this isn't on the telly.....
The only reason it'd be on the telly is because old Harry is back. Two really crap sides. Difficult to get too excited these days.
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Well this could be the shortest match thread in the history of H&V.
Maybe us overseas could just make the game up... We're 3-0 up already.
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big chance for them tossers
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Che Adams should've scored, meets cross but fires high into the Holte End.
Tumbleweed in their penalty area.
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It's bad enough it's not on TV, not even overseas, but it really pisses me off that even AVTV commentary will not function when I am paying a subscription and have to resort to someone else streaming the content I have paid for. (Thanks by the way.... but WHEN are the club going to sort of this disaster of a website?)
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Sounds like we're trying to Villa this up.
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Che Adams misses a sitter
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Well this could be the shortest match thread in the history of H&V.
Maybe us overseas could just make the game up... We're 3-0 up already.
Yes, but the two red cards we got in that brawl might hobble us.
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My mate who's there is so enthralled he's posting non-football related shit on Facebook.
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(http://thumb.ibb.co/cguSt5/IMG_2689.jpg) (http://ibb.co/cguSt5)
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Come on Villa. Fucking hell. Anti football from the potato. We want to win. Fuck drawing and your isolating the lone striker, tactics.
Come on!
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Amazed no one's been booked yet.
40 minutes gone.
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We lose this and Bruce is on very thin ice.
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villa throw in 2 vs 9 in the box!
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Anything less than a win against these is a poor result.
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My mate who's there is so enthralled he's posting non-football related shit on Facebook.
I reckon I can beat my own high score on Slither.io before we have a shot.
Edit: just clocked my battery's on 17%, so maybe not.
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Haven't heard Adomah's name once so far.
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It's bad enough it's not on TV, not even overseas, but it really pisses me off that even AVTV commentary will not function when I am paying a subscription and have to resort to someone else streaming the content I have paid for. (Thanks by the way.... but WHEN are the club going to sort of this disaster of a website?)
I cancelled my subscription months ago......Still got the same access. Even for free, avtv ain't worth the money.
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We'll lose this because of apathy. We've done bugger all.
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Dreary, excruciating, shit.
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Adomah has had plenty of mentions, the only problem being he does nothing with the bloody ball when he gets it.
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We'll lose this because of apathy. We've done bugger all.
So poor we can't raise our game even for this. Do we not even want to finish top half.
We better be this poor next week at Blackburn but knowing us we'll play our best game of the season and win 4-0 and confirm SHA's safety.
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Haven't heard Adomah's name once so far.
Maghoma's has been and I didn't know he existed so I'm giving that to Albert.
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Who do you think is the most likely manager to make changes to take this game by the scruff of its neck
My money is not on Bruce
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Adomah has had plenty of mentions, the only problem being he does nothing with the bloody ball when he gets it.
TBF I can't be bothered to get DAB radio going so listening to the normal WM version which is pro SHA.
Jedinak seems the only decent one so far, heading away countless free kicks into our box.
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This is Bruce. This is as exciting as it's going to get.
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Enthralling. Millions around the world are devastated it isn't on telly.
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It sounds horrifying.
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that half sounded bobbins
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4th bottom of the championship, haven't won for 9 games....we've spent a fortune and are struggling...makes you wanna cry..
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Jutkeiwez injured.
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Adomah has had plenty of mentions, the only problem being he does nothing with the bloody ball when he gets it.
TBF I can't be bothered to get DAB radio going so listening to the normal WM version which is pro SHA.
Jedinak seems the only decent one so far, heading away countless free kicks into our box.
Use this link for the DAB commentary.
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1vAxRbnVANgxl
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Hmm sounds like Jukevitz (sp) may be injured
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Oh well. At least for the first time in years we're not talking about how many points we need to stop up.
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my cashout on nil nil is 50 quid
220 if i leave it to fulltime.................
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Jutkeiwez injured.
No idea who he is so I presume he's something to do with them.
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It's bad enough it's not on TV, not even overseas, but it really pisses me off that even AVTV commentary will not function when I am paying a subscription and have to resort to someone else streaming the content I have paid for. (Thanks by the way.... but WHEN are the club going to sort of this disaster of a website?)
I cancelled my subscription months ago......Still got the same access. Even for free, avtv ain't worth the money.
I think I will do the same.... but I would dearly love to pay money to the club if the damn thing worked consistently.
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Us: 2 shots 0 on target. Them: 1 shot 0 on target.
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call me wanksy is on DAB
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For the possession boffins, we're winning 53-47. Yay.
No shots on target from either team.
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I hope Dr X is witnessing this shite.
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This is Bruce. This is as exciting as it's going to get.
It's Hell Classico
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Considering some of the players we have in Lansbury, Grealish,. Hourihane etc, Bruce has is playing dire football! Why are we playing hit n hope to Hogan. Nothing interesting or exciting about us at all.
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I hope Dr X is witnessing this shite.
He is there today. I hope he has a rethink if we don't win this. His money is being spunked up the wall by crap coaching.
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One up front, against the shit. Totally and completely isolated! Fucking disgraceful.
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To top things off now TSM mk1 is summerising the Old Firm game just to remind you of the good old days.
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SHA will try and win this 2nd half
Villa will struggle to score so take the draw and move on
Season is over
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One up front, against the shit. Totally and completely isolated! Fucking disgraceful.
Who should we have played upfront with Hogan out of interest?
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Quite simply, the worst half of football it has been my misfortune to witness this season. Promotion next season ? You're having a laugh.
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we need a big lump up front
cant believe we have no depth in the squad to replace our main front man
Hogans talents will never shine the way he is being played up top
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It's a sign of how crap we played and lack of options that i'd stick Gabby on second half.
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my cashout on nil nil is 50 quid
220 if i leave it to fulltime.................
Cash outs at the bookies are a rip off - much better to lay the bet off on an exchange (e.g.Betfair). You can make the opposite bet (Lay 0-0) on Betfair at odds of 3.3 at the moment so if you lay e.g. 25 you will have a liability of 57.50
So if your bet wins you win 220 and lose 57.50
If your bet loses you lose your stake at the bookies but make 25 on Betfair (less 5% commission)
Obvs you'd want to be laying whatever your bookie stake was or a bit more so you win whatever happens. The o-o will come down as the second half progresses so you can lay a bit more as you go along to guarantee you win whatever the result
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Bruce's plan A at every team he has managed is to have one big bloke up front to focus on. Why did he buy Hogan?
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It's a sign of how crap we played and lack of options that i'd stick Gabby on second half.
At least he has a knack of netting in derbies I suppose.
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Bring Gabby on last 20
Get H on now
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It's a sign of how crap we played and lack of options that i'd stick Gabby on second half.
Maybe but he hasn't played since January.
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It's a sign of how crap we played and lack of options that i'd stick Gabby on second half.
It couldn't be any worse!
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How are we still this dull?
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One up front, against the shit. Totally and completely isolated! Fucking disgraceful.
The crime is not playing one up front. It's not playing to his strengths (again).
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Second half then after a nice reviving cuppa with a seg of Orange. 'arry's dog, Rex, warming up to come on along left wing?
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We haven't even managed a corner yet.
It's probably our best chance of scoring with Chester netting a few lately.
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Fancy being halfway through this game and having absolutely no hope of us doing anything to win it? How the fuck did it get to this?
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With Hogan up to why not stick Hourihane in behind him?
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With Hogan up to why not stick Hourihane in behind him?
Lansbury would be better I think. Hourihane's more of a box to box player.
Think him and Gabby will be on very soon.
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Seems like same old same old at the start of the second.
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sounds dull as ditch water this game
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Surely, at home, we should be the ones taking it to them. Great atmosphere, judging from the avtv commentary.
I'd like to see more from all of our team. I thought Lansbury was signed to provide those late runs(+goals) into the box? What is Adomah doing? Sigh. Garbage. I do think the players we have are better than they're currently showing. Shackles appear to be on, with no apparent reason for such tactics.
Patience with Bruce is wearing very thin. Bacuna-should never be in the team. Would love to see a manager with some creative tactics. Would also love Grealish to grab the game by the scruff of the neck, also.
Come on lads
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Last season was crap start to finish. This season with so much more optimism it's depressing to think this is the kind of football we have to look forward to and still being in this crap division.
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Gabby coming on
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Are we really pinning all our hopes on Flabby?
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Gabby coming on
Sigh
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Nearly an hour into a game at home to a side fighting relegation that haven't won since Moses was a lad and we've had 0 corners and 2 off target shots.
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Grealish off. Surprised to learn he was on in the first place. Another nothing performance.
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We really are a poor side
That decent run really has papered over the cracks.
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Come on Gabby, pay back some of that money you`ve "earned" over the last few years
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If nothing else Gabby has got the crowd going.
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I know it literally is a long time ago, but that 5-1 seems like it was from another lifetime.
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All this it's 'written for him' nonsense, regarding that fat shit Agbonlahor......For once, can we deliver?
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This is the probably best group of players Bruce has ever had to work with at this level and we are fucking dreadful. He managed to get the noses out of this division with far less.
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Sounds like it's rocking.
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A booking great start for Gabby
You just know he's going to get himself sent off
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Gabby booked along with Shotton.
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I know it literally is a long time ago, but that 5-1 seems like it was from another lifetime.
2006-2010 is almost a figment of my imagination. That 5-1 was simply a massacre by a team full of very good and in some cases outstanding players. All that promise simply gone to waste.
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Grealish off. Surprised to learn he was on in the first place. Another nothing performance.
Horribly overrated player. A few good games amd since his progress has just stagnated. He's like the new Stephen Ireland.
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Grealish off. Surprised to learn he was on in the first place. Another nothing performance.
Horribly overrated player. A few good games amd since his progress has just stagnated. He's like the new Stephen Ireland.
He's not that good.
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Playing into their hands giving far too many niggly free kicks away.
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This is painful. And we do this as a leisure activity.
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Grealish off. Surprised to learn he was on in the first place. Another nothing performance.
Horribly overrated player. A few good games amd since his progress has just stagnated. He's like the new Stephen Ireland.
He's not that good.
Never really rated him - powder puff material - but will probably be sold and then fluorish aka Albrighton, Cahill, etc
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25 mins to go and still not a single shot on target by either side.
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Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
First Villa corner of the game.
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A corner!!! WOOOHOOOO
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GABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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He He
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL GABBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Had to be him
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YYYYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS FUCKING GET THE FUCK IN GABBY!
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Good lad!
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Stunning that Gabby would be the one t get the goal LOL
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Gabbbyyyy
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Holy shit the fat fuck has only gone and done it.
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Gabby!
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Get in there you bastard
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Unbelievable. Gabby Agbonlahor scores for Villa.
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I can't even believe it.
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Fucking GET IN GABBY!!!!!!
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I refuse to celebrate.
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Gabby FFS!!! Hhahahah
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Eating my words.
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Party like it's 2008.
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What a goal? Is this synchronize or real world?
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How did it go in, left or right tit?
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The devil himself could have scored against them knuckle dragging bastards and I'd celebrate
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I refuse to celebrate.
I considered getting naked. But just gave up
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Bloody hell. Give him a new 4 year contract.
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I said we were decent at corners nowadays.
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Draft him into the England team ....... :)
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Now, CONCENTRATE.
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Them noses will hate that so so much more hahahahahaha
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Gabby has changed the game since he came on.
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Was it a good goal?
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Well fuck my old boots.
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Come on Villa see it through Concentrate please
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His first goal for 14 months.
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Fat useless fucker
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Helluva player
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Was it a good goal?
Was a scramble from the corner and he tapped it in I think.
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His first goal for 14 months.
You just knew it really!
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Briiliant, what a laugh, Much fun may soon be had, Hes definitely lit the fuse here. Good lad.
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Un bucking believable! Has anyone got a fresh link for the wireless? The ones at the beginning of thread seem dead.
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Was it a good goal?
It was against the scum, it's automatically a worldy.
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Well that's shut the haterz up for another year.
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Are we now going to give them every opportunity to get back into it? Come on Villa, fuck these fuckers.
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Fat useful fucker
Edited for you
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Did he cup his ear to the unwashed after scoring?!
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Gary Gardner coming on.
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Gary Gardner coming on.
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I thought this game was sold out? Under 41k. Still very good
Soon Gardener vs Gardener. Not exactly Kramer vs Kramer
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Fuck em off now Villa
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Taking Adomah off.
Do we actually have a player on the pitch capable of sprinting for a counter attack now?
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Was it a good goal?
Was a scramble from the corner and he tapped it in I think.
Ta. I'm wondering, have they got relegated in every season he's scored against them? I'm pretty sure it's at least twice so far.
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I thought this game was sold out? Under 41k. Still very good
Soon Gardener vs Gardener. Not exactly Kramer vs Kramer
Only 2K away fans in the same size area a full allocation gets. Plus maybe not all corporate sold.
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I thought this game was sold out? Under 41k. Still very good
Soon Gardener vs Gardener. Not exactly Kramer vs Kramer
The "Chuckle Brothers" perhaps
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Fat useful fucker
Edited for you
Niiiiiiiice. ;)
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Was it a good goal?
Was a scramble from the corner and he tapped it in I think.
Ta. I'm wondering, have they got relegated in every season he's scored against them? I'm pretty sure it's at least twice so far.
Not in 09/10 Perce.
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Did the guy who had the 0-0 bet cash out. Draw is currently 9-2 if you want some insurance. SHA 50/1 to win.
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Those thousands of sha fans in the Holte must have loved watching Gabby score in front of them.
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Forget that
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"Gary Gardner, your brother's a twat" sing the Holte End.
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Indian, Chinese or both. I`ll pay
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Fuck me, even Bacuna did something useful then. What is this witchcraft?
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Did the guy who had the 0-0 bet cash out. Draw is currently 9-2 if you want some insurance. SHA 50/1 to win.
100-1 on Bet365
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It wasn't in front of the Holte then?
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Hogan off Conor on
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If the score stays as it is, I wouldn't be too disappointed if we lose our next one.... cough.
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Alistair Stewart just come on for SHA.
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Draw 13/2 now.
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Alistair Stewart just come on for SHA.
The newsreader?
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Greg Stewart whoever he is.
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3 minutes added on.
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i didn't cash out at 0-0, it went up to just under a ton cash out before gabby scored
not overly bothered if the score stays 1 none mind........!
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Goal kick. Home and dry......
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Aston Villa Birmingham
Possession
Home50% Away50%
Shots
Home4 Away5
Shots on Target
Home1 Away1
Corners
Home1Away3
Fouls
Home15Away14
Not a classic so far. A minute left...
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Come on you Lions!
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Yes! Mind the gap bitches!
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Boom
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Full time.
Onto Ewood we go......
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Come on you Lions!
Which is the best Banner idea yet
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I wouldn't worry about letting Blackburn win next week. They'll beat us by right.
But for now, GTFI.
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Yep Yep Yep
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Thank McGrath for that! Suddenly my hideous hangover feels a whole lot better. :)
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Just seen the goal on YouTube and Baker made that goal by just keeping on his feet and flicking it on for Gabby. Scrappy but priceless.
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The highlight..
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Marvellous stuff