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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on April 23, 2017, 01:53:33 PM
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A win. Many many cracks, not enough paper on hand to hide them all. Promotion next season won't be easy at all if we play this way. Disappointing even if the result is good.
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Fuckers fucked.
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I guess today we forgive him for winning ugly.
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Awful performance, but the fact we were shit and Gabby scored will hurt those rats even more.
Mind the gap bitches.
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Poor as we are it's nice to know we can still beat these fucking tramps.
UTV
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Enjoy your holidays boys!
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Final whistle goes and high up in the control room at VP, someone shouts ''Dave, hit it!''.
Fader goes up with the volume and So Sally Can Wait booms out.
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One shot on target all game. Thanks, Gabby.
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We won, that is all that matters in this game!
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I watched the game via some nose on Twitter who was broadcasting the game from a screen at their place. It was wonderful sitting through on their anger and agony. I can confirm by the colourful language on display they are the less erudite members of the Greater Birmingham conurbation.
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https://www.facebook.com/ryanncusackk/videos/10208579622023272/
The goal on about 22 minutes.
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A good day at the office.
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Apart from the three points and Flabby's annual goal, I think that the main thing to note is the absence of 'post-match thread' in the thread title. Quite disorienting.
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FTF. BNC!
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Apart from the three points and Flabby's annual goal, I think that the main thing to note is the absence of 'post-match thread' in the thread title. Quite disorienting.
I didn't think you approved of the word 'thread' in thread titles?
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https://www.facebook.com/ryanncusackk/videos/10208579622023272/
The goal on about 22 minutes.
That's absolutely hilarious. "Shit, shit!" And then the sight of Gabby celebrating his first goal in 14 months over the crook of a knuckledragger's head-cradling arm. Absolutely beautiful.
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Apart from the three points and Flabby's annual goal, I think that the main thing to note is the absence of 'post-match thread' in the thread title. Quite disorienting.
I was literally overwhelmed by our fast flowing football capped off by a winning goal from our inspirational talisman the magnificent Gabriel Agbonlahor.
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The result today is all important but fuck do we need to get better. Well done for the win and clean sheet.
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It sounded like we were pretty dire again, but for once I'm just delighted we managed to beat the sty-dwelling tossers. Here's to their misery plumbing new depths in L1 next season. UTV.
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Apart from the three points and Flabby's annual goal, I think that the main thing to note is the absence of 'post-match thread' in the thread title. Quite disorienting.
I didn't think you approved of the word 'thread' in thread titles?
I think it is superfluous but 'pre-match, match and post-match 'threads' are things up with which I will put. I sad it was disorienting because it is something you always see on here.
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Apart from the three points and Flabby's annual goal, I think that the main thing to note is the absence of 'post-match thread' in the thread title. Quite disorienting.
disorientating.
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Has somebody sent out for a bulk order of 'Spud-U-Like'? I can't quite see the detail in the foreground.
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Has somebody sent out for a bulk order of 'Spud-U-Like'? I can't quite see the detail in the foreground.
All Gabby's?
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https://www.facebook.com/ryanncusackk/videos/10208579622023272/
The goal on about 22 minutes.
That's absolutely hilarious. "Shit, shit!" And then the sight of Gabby celebrating his first goal in 14 months over the crook of a knuckledragger's head-cradling arm. Absolutely beautiful.
Its just pure comedy gold. Well done everyone for making my day.
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Bruce 'it was a horrible game'
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Job done. 8 wins in the last 11 derbies. The natural balance of Villa superiority continues. Don't care that we played shit, it's a derby and I will celebrate and enjoy the piss taking.
Next stop Blackburn and a dilema.
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Apart from the three points and Flabby's annual goal, I think that the main thing to note is the absence of 'post-match thread' in the thread title. Quite disorienting.
disorientating.
Indeed. I appear to have become an American. I'll be getting pissed, going on dates and saying 'Can I get...?' soon.
I have just checked my Concise OED on my laptop: "disorient /dɪsˈɔːrɪɛnt/ verb another term for disorientate." So 'disorienting' is ok. So ner!
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They may be shite at the moment but, they're our shite and they made sure we can still hold our heads up today and believe me I'm grateful that. To me, I don't know about the rest of you but, that image shows me that it looks as though they actually care.
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That Blose beanback footage is priceless, made even better with the Facebook emojis flying across the screen!
They don't even know how to react to the pitch-invaders.
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Listening to them whinging on radio WM, they are saying Gabby is a nasty, nasty person, then when Tony Morley says he doesn't really like him, neither do lots of Villa fans just winds them up even more.
Love it
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'Highlights'. Jesus this is tepid.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/10848102/aston-villa-1-0-birmingham
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Result everything. Thanks youVilla boys!
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Listening to them whinging on radio WM, they are saying Gabby is a nasty, nasty person, then when Tony Morley says he doesn't really like him, neither do lots of Villa fans just winds them up even more.
Love it
"Ee's the 'horribilist footballer in the world" was my favourite.
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12 wins at home too now this season. When could we last say that?
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'Highlights'. Jesus this is tepid.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/10848102/aston-villa-1-0-birmingham
The preceding E-On and Screwfix adverts were more entertaining, to be honest.
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12 wins at home too now this season. When could we last say that?
GT 02/03?
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'Highlights'. Jesus this is tepid.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/10848102/aston-villa-1-0-birmingham
Baker did well both time to keep the ball in the danger zone for that goal even though it was still scrappy as fuck.
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When did we last play 22 league home games?
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
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12 wins at home too now this season. When could we last say that?
GT 02/03?
As we have more home games in this division then the Prem, it needs to be looked at home win percentage really.
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The highlight..
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Has somebody sent out for a bulk order of 'Spud-U-Like'? I can't quite see the detail in the foreground.
All Gabby's?
They've got containers to take some home in whatever it is.
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My favourite caller on WM was the bluenose who complained that Paul Franks commentary was biased towards Villa.
Franks explained that not only did he not provide any commentary it was split, FM was blues based and DAB was Villa.
The idiot must have spent the whole match listening to the Villa commentary.
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I hope that there are no incidents of note after the game. That would be wonderful.
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Just think, a fat has been who hasn't done anything in years, who is best known for scoring winners against your toilet of a club comes on, after months and months in the wilderness, eating crisps and sunning himself and scores another winner, after winding you up and starting a fight with one of your players. It must really hurt. It makes me like Gabby a little bit knowing how much he hurts them.
The rags are hilarious. Their ground which is a spittoon of humanity, their support, away following which you could fit on a number 11 bus, ball bag badge, Paul Tait, 15 match legends, the Jasper Carrot suite which is like something from Pheonix Nights, being owned by Dildo salesmen then the richest hairdresser in the world and then by someone who sacks a manager to replace him with 90's toy Troll Zola, even Robbie Savage knowing they are shit and manufacturing an escape to BLACKBURN, fuck me, Blackburn. Their entire support being turned in to some kind of mental, chip on their shoulder obsessed morlocks after spending their whole history in our shadow devoid of light or attention. A stand that is on the brink of collapsing on to a railway line, a stand that looks like it's been made of wood at the turn of the century, pitch invasions by them by blokes holding Tesco carrier bags and wearing a stained vest. The Leyland Daf cup. Still managing to lose to arguably the shittest side in our history. We could go on and on, they are an embarrassment and a figure of fun in equal measure.
Long may they continue!
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The highlight..
Watch Robinson after the goal the snidey old wanker.
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'Highlights'. Jesus this is tepid.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/10848102/aston-villa-1-0-birmingham
The preceding E-On and Screwfix adverts were more entertaining, to be honest.
My adverts were Thai brides and Russian milf webcams, think I need to do some deleting. :o
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I hope that there are no incidents of note after the game. That would be wonderful.
Whatever happens you know that every vestige of Small Heath online will be full of how they were mob-handed in the Holte then run da Villa all over the city.
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The highlight..
Watch Robinson after the goal the snidey old wanker.
I noticed that. Guarantee there'll be no retrospective action on that one.
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Fucking yes!!!
Now play the kids at Blackburn. Mission complete.
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The highlight..
Watch Robinson after the goal the snidey old wanker.
I noticed that. Guarantee there'll be no retrospective action on that one.
What a fucker. A sad sad sperm stain.
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Fucking yes!!!
Now play the kids at Blackburn. Mission complete.
I don't think they will beat us.
I wasn't that bothered about them going down as my Mrs and her family are close and are all sound and know their place. Then I remembered the funeral and parties they had. Fuck them.
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The highlight..
Having watched it again, I see that Flabby put that in with his left foot. A 2015 Torygraph article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/babb/11680631/Double-trouble-why-arent-there-more-two-footed-footballers.html) on two-footed players puts Agbonlahor as the top Premier League (see date of article) player with his 'weaker' foot (33% of his goals). Well, I never!
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Anyone know how much each table place is worth in this league?
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The perfect scenario for me would be for us and Huddersfield to win next week so there can be no accusations made. Only for them to get a point and blackburn to win at Brentford meaning they went down on goal difference.
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Gabby looks a lot slimmer than in recent years and his sprint after the goal circa 2008
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I wonder which Villa player will have a Keith Curle moment at Blackburn.
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Anyone know how much each table place is worth in this league?
50p.
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Just home and first things first, that was fucking rancid, a horrible advert for Midlands football but obviously thecwin is all that matters in those situations.
Fair play to Gabby, the atmosphere and occasion was flat when he came on, with in a couple of minutes he'd got booked, booted the ball out next to the Blues lot and gave them a mouthful and this seemed to give the game the spark it was lacking, the fact he got the goal again against them is brilliant.
Still got that coffin lads?
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The perfect scenario for me would be for us and Huddersfield to win next week so there can be no accusations made. Only for them to get a point and blackburn to win at Brentford meaning they went down on goal difference.
They'll jam staying up at Bristol City and will then have letters from Bristol City fans saying how wonderful their fans are.
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Robinson is a fucking shite clogger like Steven Carr.
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https://www.facebook.com/ryanncusackk/videos/10208579622023272/
The goal on about 22 minutes.
Pure comedy gold.
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Anyone know how much each table place is worth in this league?
50p.
You're forgetting the bag of balloons.
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
I am embarrassed by it. It is the kind of thing they would do and we would quite rightly slaughter them for being so small time.
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Robinson is a fucking shite clogger like Steven Carr.
He had just been knocked over while jumping for the ball and retaliated like a petulant child (and a ******).
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Hutton and Baker excellent, Jedinak competent, a lot of tedium, Gabby interested and therefore better than anything for them.
Wellington beer very pleasant.
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https://www.facebook.com/ryanncusackk/videos/10208579622023272/
The goal on about 22 minutes.
That's absolutely hilarious. "Shit, shit!" And then the sight of Gabby celebrating his first goal in 14 months over the crook of a knuckledragger's head-cradling arm. Absolutely beautiful.
Is the guy providing the live commentary a Villa fan ? He's rubbing it in beautifully
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
I am embarrassed by it. It is the kind of thing they would do and we would quite rightly slaughter them for being so small time.
Or maybe they know what it means to us after years of shit and in memory of Ugo. Plus it will wind up the rats so all good with me.
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
I am embarrassed by it. It is the kind of thing they would do and we would quite rightly slaughter them for being so small time.
All I can think is why they have a big box of jacket potatoes and take away cartons on that table! Gabby's goal bonus?
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Thanks Steve for the victory.
Now please do fuck off with your rancid anti football shite.
You are no better than McCleish and have less tactical nous as Sherwood
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'Arry on SSN boasted about how brilliant SHA were. Claimed their goalie didn't touch the ball once. Seemed to think this was a good thing. Didn't seem to realise that it might have better for them if he had touched it and not conceded a goal!
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Can we not just enjoy ourselves without descending into how low have we sunkism? It's not like another opportunity won't be along in a minute.
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Didn't take him long to fit in over there, talking about Gabby post-match.
Redknapp, leaving the whole room open-mouthed, said: “He’s come on and had 10 minutes. That will keep him happy here for another year.”
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It's a Derby, the season is a write off, let's enjoy these small victories rather than turn it in to a mini defeat.
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Gabby's parting gift perhaps. Almost inevitable that he'd be the one to score. He'll be back to anonymity next week I imagine. That being said I can't help but enjoy it when he does the Blose over. So for at least today, cheers Gabby. It's a little sad but that'll probably be our highlight of the season, particularly if they end up going down and we hammered a significant nail in the coffin. (Added bonus of taking Droopy down a peg or two as well.)
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Didn't take him long to fit in over there, talking about Gabby post-match.
Redknapp, leaving the whole room open-mouthed, said: “He’s come on and had 10 minutes. That will keep him happy here for another year.”
We get it Arry, you've lost the match, slipped closer to relegation but you know the only thing that really matters to the knuckle draggers really is hating Villa.
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Didn't take him long to fit in over there, talking about Gabby post-match.
Redknapp, leaving the whole room open-mouthed, said: “He’s come on and had 10 minutes. That will keep him happy here for another year.”
It was a "cheeky dig" according to the Mail.
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Lots of thud and blunder by us, and it comes to something when in a local derby your best players were the back four plus Jedinak. But the sheer release of joy in the Holte when the goal went in was truly phenomenal. So much to enjoy - they miss a sitter in the first half, the player they detest most comes on and lifts the game and the atmosphere, scores a beautiful goal - corner to the back post, precision knock back by Baker and a crisp volley to finish, . The real satisfaction comes from the fact it must hurt them so much more as we were pretty poor and still won from a scrappy goal from our only corner. And to hear Redknob on the way back truly pissed off as we only had one shot on target ("Tom didn't even get his gloves dirty") was the icing on the cake.
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
I am embarrassed by it. It is the kind of thing they would do and we would quite rightly slaughter them for being so small time.
Or maybe they know what it means to us after years of shit and in memory of Ugo. Plus it will wind up the rats so all good with me.
The season is over, it's a win in a local derby. It's a bit of fun in what has been a disappointing campaign. If the players are doing it next season and we're not challenging strongly to go up I think there will be very little tolerance for that kind of stuff
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Take baker, Hutton, Taylor , milo, Chester and 10 mins of gabby - the rest were garbage, no thanks to Johnston too jittery, Lansbury lacks bottle, bacuna is bacuna, hogan finding it hard to adjust, Chester looked as if was playing with a knock as for super jack will struggle to properly make it. A win is a win but they outplayed us first 45 mins, nothing to write home about
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My favourite caller on WM was the bluenose who complained that Paul Franks commentary was biased towards Villa.
Franks explained that not only did he not provide any commentary it was split, FM was blues based and DAB was Villa.
The idiot must have spent the whole match listening to the Villa commentary.
Mr Fuse. You have just given me the best laugh of the weekend. You couldn't make it up.
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I thought the photo was a bit embarrassing, kind of thing you'd expect them to do if they'd beaten us.
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Come here Harry, let me taste your tears.
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Take baker, Hutton, Taylor , milo, Chester and 10 mins of gabby - the rest were garbage, no thanks to Johnston too jittery, Lansbury lacks bottle, bacuna is bacuna, hogan finding it hard to adjust, Chester looked as if was playing with a knock as for super jack will struggle to properly make it. A win is a win but they outplayed us first 45 mins, nothing to write home about
I agree with some of that, they weren't the better team in the first half, both teams looked poor whole game, Hogan we cant criticise because he's left out there with nothing to play off, I still don't know if he's any good, but that's down to tactics and the way we played today, I think says Steve better up his game, because blues were awful and so were we.
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and look at the face of that twat Robinson in the picture
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Can we not just enjoy ourselves without descending into how low have we sunkism? It's not like another opportunity won't be along in a minute.
Ha ha! Yes, the clock is ticking.
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no thanks to Johnston too jittery,
Where on earth do you get jittery from? He had one thing to do all game where he saved the shot....also played the pass of the match.
Best keeper we've had for years...sign him up Bruce!
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Winning in a derby is everything, ok it wasn't pretty but when is a derby ever anything pretty.
Highlight of the game was about 15 mins from end when Baker shielded a ball out for goal kick, that was perfect tribute to Ugo who was the king of the shield out for a goal kick :-)
Baker motm
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I hope that there are no incidents of note after the game. That would be wonderful.
It kicked off down past the Social. I was on the bus parked outside the church and we saw a metric shitload of old bill running down towards the social followed by riot vans.
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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/birmingham-fans-carry-aston-villa-7822980.amp
Hopefully he's got some blue and white paint handy.
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Franks explained that not only did he not provide any commentary it was split, FM was blues based and DAB was Villa.
Is that because Villa fans are all rich DAB-owning landowners from the surrounding shires, while Blues fans are salt-of-the-earth, 'ard-workin', just-finished-a-night-shift-at-Longbridge-Tom, decent, HP-sauce-drinking, can-only-get-FM-on-their-twenty-year-old-Alba-midi-system, proper Brummies?
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Winning in a derby is everything, ok it wasn't pretty but when is a derby ever anything pretty.
When we were beating them 5-1?
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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/birmingham-fans-carry-aston-villa-7822980.amp
Hopefully he's got some blue and white paint handy.
how old is that video, I saw it about a year ago.
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Fucking awful game and no chance are we going up by that performance or many others in this abominable season. But for today, we won, we went mental and all is well. And I wouldn't be too concerned with a defeat next weekend.
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how to upload photos from (http://imgbb.com/)
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'Highlights'. Jesus this is tepid.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/10848102/aston-villa-1-0-birmingham
Got to give credit to the editors at Sky for finding 58 seconds worth of highlights
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Franks explained that not only did he not provide any commentary it was split, FM was blues based and DAB was Villa.
Is that because Villa fans are all rich DAB-owning landowners from the surrounding shires, while Blues fans are salt-of-the-earth, 'ard-workin', just-finished-a-night-shift-at-Longbridge-Tom, decent, HP-sauce-drinking, can-only-get-FM-on-their-twenty-year-old-Alba-midi-system, proper Brummies?
No, they did the same @ the sty - away team on FM home on DAB. I reckon they should just do one broadcast with a rep from each team giving comments the way they used to do it.
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Franks explained that not only did he not provide any commentary it was split, FM was blues based and DAB was Villa.
Is that because Villa fans are all rich DAB-owning landowners from the surrounding shires, while Blues fans are salt-of-the-earth, 'ard-workin', just-finished-a-night-shift-at-Longbridge-Tom, decent, HP-sauce-drinking, can-only-get-FM-on-their-twenty-year-old-Alba-midi-system, proper Brummies?
No, they did the same @ the sty - away team on FM home on DAB. I reckon they should just do one broadcast with a rep from each team giving comments the way they used to do it.
'Highlights'. Jesus this is tepid.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/10848102/aston-villa-1-0-birmingham
Got to give credit to the editors at Sky for finding 58 seconds worth of highlights
You have to remember though that Sky are the tv channel that try to make out that the Lunch and Tea breaks at cricket are exciting events.
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I'm one row too far back to be in that photo but I can see SligoTom and a couple of others I know
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
I am embarrassed by it. It is the kind of thing they would do and we would quite rightly slaughter them for being so small time.
U wot m8?
It's brilliant. A united team enjoying what they're doing. I hope they enjoy it and do their utmost to replicate it next season.
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Anyone know how much each table place is worth in this league?
I think every team gets an equal cut
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To be fair you can understand why Redknapp and their fans feel robbed. To have produced a performance worthy of 1970 Brazil at their finest, hitting the woodwork repeatedly and forcing our keeper into a string of world class saves only to come away with nothing must have been galling for them.
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To be fair you can understand why Redknapp and their fans feel robbed. To have produced a performance worthy of 1970 Brazil at their finest, hitting the woodwork repeatedly and forcing our keeper into a string of world class saves only to come away with nothing must have been galling for them.
Lol 👏👏👏
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We were shit. We won. The Order of things is preserved.
Next.
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Just home. Only the Villa could create a horrible performance that will live forever in the memory.
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AV it you east side scum bags
Brilliant result don't matter if the performance wasn't the best
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Redknapp 'My keeper didn't have a save to make, they didn't have a shot'.
Oh yes he did, and he didn't save it.
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A win is a win and if you are going to beat anyone beat your local rivals but bugger me that made my eyes bleed
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Pleased to win, but bloody hell we have to get a lot better.
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Spot the blues fan....
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1525166160860781&id=101566839887394
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Dean Smith with is kids in the family section loving the win also.
Would take him as manager right now
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That's 10 league games unbeaten (W7 D3) against them which by my reckoning equals the longest league run for either side. Which was also us in the first 10 games we played each other, also W7 D3. Their longest is 6 league games 1933-35, W2 D4 and 2002-2005 W4 D2.
This post was brought to by the letter S. For statto and/or sad bastard.
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Good lad but why's he come as ET?
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Good lad but why's he come as ET?
Because he's home.
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That's 10 league games unbeaten (W7 D3) against them which by my reckoning equals the longest league run for either side. Which was also us in the first 10 games we played each other, also W7 D3. Their longest is 6 league games 1933-35, W2 D4.
This post was brought to by the letter S. For statto and/or sad bastard.
Good stats but that bastard cup defeat is the fly in the ointment
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Good lad but why's he come as ET?
Because he's home.
Haha
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Redknapp's post match comments were uniformly graceless, arrogant and disrespectful. Even if he'd been managing a completely different club today I'd be wishing relegation on them after that.
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I don't care how small time some might think I am, I celebrate mad when the goal went in and at the final whistle it's been a crap season and that game meant a lot to me and we won 😀
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That's 10 league games unbeaten (W7 D3) against them which by my reckoning equals the longest league run for either side. Which was also us in the first 10 games we played each other, also W7 D3. Their longest is 6 league games 1933-35, W2 D4.
This post was brought to by the letter S. For statto and/or sad bastard.
I think they had 6 games when they first got promoted to the Premier League too.
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
I am embarrassed by it. It is the kind of thing they would do and we would quite rightly slaughter them for being so small time.
U wot m8?
It's brilliant. A united team enjoying what they're doing. I hope they enjoy it and do their utmost to replicate it next season.
Agree, Ads, I think it's great.
It shows that they know what it means to the fans.
Next season there won't be loads coming in, so we'll have a settled team.
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We are really shit.
I can't believe I uttered the words "Gabby changed the game", but he did.
We are really shit.
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That's 10 league games unbeaten (W7 D3) against them which by my reckoning equals the longest league run for either side. Which was also us in the first 10 games we played each other, also W7 D3. Their longest is 6 league games 1933-35, W2 D4.
This post was brought to by the letter S. For statto and/or sad bastard.
I think they had 6 games when they first got promoted to the Premier League too.
I've blanked that spell from my memory! But in the interest of fairness i'll edit my post, 2002-2005 6 games for them W4 D2.
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
I am embarrassed by it. It is the kind of thing they would do and we would quite rightly slaughter them for being so small time.
U wot m8?
It's brilliant. A united team enjoying what they're doing. I hope they enjoy it and do their utmost to replicate it next season.
Agree, Ads, I think it's great.
It shows that they know what it means to the fans.
Next season there won't be loads coming in, so we'll have a settled team.
Imagine a group of players celebrating beating the local rivals. What bastards.
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Well I am happy with it :) Gabby ;D ;D ;D ;D
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How low has our once proud club sunk.
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'Arry, your keeper did have a touch of the ball when he had to pick it up out the back of the net when we scored.
Also, your missus could have scored that chance your lot had in the first half....if you hadn't run her over.
If you need any help with equations of what you need to stay up, ask your dog!
Bitter saggy faced crook!
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Arsenal always get slaughtered for that type of social media post.
I'd have preferred just to have left things at the final whistle. It was a terrible game after all.
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Another dreadful performance by Villa but have come to expect it under Bruce .Today all that matters is the result to be fair but we have to be better next season if we want to be promoted .Well done Gabby,i am no lover of him but he changed the game and deserves some credit
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Nice touch by Redknapp waving a wad of cash at the fans behind the dugout. I doubt they were real or declared to hmrc.
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Please indulge an old bloke. What is the significance of the Oasis song?
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Favourite chants today - "Face like a ballbag, you've got a face like a ballbag" and "Gary Gardner, your brother's a twat"
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Looks like Robinson punched Hogan in the aftermath of our goal. Watch closely.
Get him banned please.
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Please indulge an old bloke. What is the significance of the Oasis song?
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Can't believe Gabby changed the game but he did, two tackles, a clearance into touch, a booking, closing down there back 4 all in the 10 minutes before he scored. He may have gone massively down in our estimations but he knows what this means. Fair play to him.
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Brian, At Reading when we won with a last minute penalty they played Oasis and "don't look back in anger" fitted the mood.
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Please indulge an old bloke. What is the significance of the Oasis song?
I don't think there is one bar the fact that it was played after our first victory in ages.
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Another dreadful performance by Villa but have come to expect it under Bruce .Today all that matters is the result to be fair but we have to be better next season if we want to be promoted .Well done Gabby,i am no lover of him but he changed the game and deserves some credit
Agree yes we were / are poor and they still can't beat us. For me today was about today, I will leave next season for tomorrow 😀
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Thanks Scratch. I was singing along but I did not know why I was.
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Didn't take him long to fit in over there, talking about Gabby post-match.
Redknapp, leaving the whole room open-mouthed, said: “He’s come on and had 10 minutes. That will keep him happy here for another year.”
We get it Arry, you've lost the match, slipped closer to relegation but you know the only thing that really matters to the knuckle draggers really is hating Villa.
according to Kendrick on his way out of the presser he spotted Gary Shaw pointed and said 'now there's a proper fucking player'
so he did get that one right
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
I am embarrassed by it. It is the kind of thing they would do and we would quite rightly slaughter them for being so small time.
Small time would be a picture like that with us losing at Blackburn putting Blues in the bottom three.
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At half time I had a good bet on Gabby scoring the first goal, the winning goal and getting a red card. That would have bought the cat a few goldfish.
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Cork Villa's lack of pleasure in the win only increases mine.
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Brian, At Reading when we won with a last minute penalty they played Oasis and "don't look back in anger" fitted the mood.
I thought that playing that dirge was to encourage people to exit the stadium quickly
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Mind that gap! ho ho ho.
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Hutton and Baker excellent, Jedinak competent, a lot of tedium, Gabby interested and therefore better than anything for them.
Wellington beer very pleasant.
Awaits 10 page report on Taylor seamlessly slotting into another clean sheet defence....
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Mind that gap! ho ho ho.
More like mind the drop!
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Thanks Scratch. I was singing along but I did not know why I was.
Ha! I think I would have joined in with 'Non, Je ne regrette rien' if they'd played it today at full time.
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On leaving we were mulling over what team we should play at Blackburn. I think the first name on the team sheet should be Libor Kozak, the second should be Tommy Elphick, the third should be Mark Bunn, the fourth should be Micah Richards (at centre back), fifth Gary Gardner, sixth Gabby then perm any five from the rest of the squad excluding Johnny Kodjia. Elphick captain of course.
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On leaving we were mulling over what team we should play at Blackburn. I think the first name on the teams best should be Libor Kozak, the second should be Tommy Elphick, the third should be Mark Bunn, the fourth should be Micah Richards (at centre back), fifth Gary Gardner, sixth Gabby then perm any five from the rest of the squad excluding Johnny Kodjia. Elphick captain of course.
The only way we're going to find out if any of our under elevens are going to be good enough to make the grade is if we play them, if you ask me.
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Dean Smith with is kids in the family section loving the win also.
Would take him as manager right now
Sweet, hopefully Brentford will roll over to Blackburn on the last day aswell.
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Please indulge an old bloke. What is the significance of the Oasis song?
I don't think there is one bar the fact that it was played after our first victory in ages.
Didn't it get played when we were relegated?
For me the meaning was: Dont look at what's gone on these last few years, forget the past. Look forward for there are better times ahead.
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If they can let me know so I can get time off work, I'm available to start in the middle of the defence at Blackburn next week. We need to experiment, its nearly the end of the season and the result doesn't matter too much. I'm 60 next month.
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Dean Smith with is kids in the family section loving the win also.
Would take him as manager right now
Yes...Brentford like Fulham play football. That first half today was abysmal. Bruce grinds out results yet other teams are progressive and still competitive.
Having said that SHIT ON THE CITY
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Again I thought our problem was wide midfield. Grealish and Adomah didn't offer much.
We need to get Lansbury on the ball more.
Taylor was decent, Hutton was really good.
A win, that'll do. Time for a drink.
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I realise it wasn't a classic but are there highlights on the telly box tonight anywhere cos I can't find any?
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I agree with your selection ALITA but I am stills seething that they gave some young whippersnapper a free ST and a standing ovation for following the club for a derisory 71 years. I will show you a free ST candidate when I bring my brother who watched them play pre WW2.
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My childish car sticker, a gift from the Los Angeles Lion Club.
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I realise it wasn't a classic but are there highlights on the telly box tonight anywhere cos I can't find any?
No mate
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I realise it wasn't a classic but are there highlights on the telly box tonight anywhere cos I can't find any?
No mate
Cheers. You Tube it is then.
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Sorry but who cares today how well we played or what the style was ......
Record books will show AVFC 1 SH 0
Could the day have been much better?
Now onto Blackburn ........... with the Under 16's
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If Caravaggio painted football...
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Great result, always enjoyable beating Blues. Met many Villa fans on the way up today. Always good to chat with fellow exiled supporters who will travel large distances to watch Villa. Horrible performance from both teams. We will need to improve massively next season.
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Just think, a fat has been who hasn't done anything in years, who is best known for scoring winners against your toilet of a club comes on, after months and months in the wilderness, eating crisps and sunning himself and scores another winner, after winding you up and starting a fight with one of your players. It must really hurt. It makes me like Gabby a little bit knowing how much he hurts them.
The rags are hilarious. Their ground which is a spittoon of humanity, their support, away following which you could fit on a number 11 bus, ball bag badge, Paul Tait, 15 match legends, the Jasper Carrot suite which is like something from Pheonix Nights, being owned by Dildo salesmen then the richest hairdresser in the world and then by someone who sacks a manager to replace him with 90's toy Troll Zola, even Robbie Savage knowing they are shit and manufacturing an escape to BLACKBURN, fuck me, Blackburn. Their entire support being turned in to some kind of mental, chip on their shoulder obsessed morlocks after spending their whole history in our shadow devoid of light or attention. A stand that is on the brink of collapsing on to a railway line, a stand that looks like it's been made of wood at the turn of the century, pitch invasions by them by blokes holding Tesco carrier bags and wearing a stained vest. The Leyland Daf cup. Still managing to lose to arguably the shittest side in our history. We could go on and on, they are an embarrassment and a figure of fun in equal measure.
Long may they continue!
I concur
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Can we not just enjoy ourselves without descending into how low have we sunkism? It's not like another opportunity won't be along in a minute.
Well said. I don't care what league we're in or how shit we are, a victory against that horrible lot will always be welcome. Well done Villa and Gabby. Up the Villa! I'm over the bloody moon!
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Cork Villa's lack of pleasure in the win only increases mine.
Same here.
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Gabby Agbonlahor, you are a fuckin gem.
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Spot the blues fan....
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1525166160860781&id=101566839887394
There are 3 of them all stood in a line. They're probably in the pub now telling tales of how "we took the Holte".
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Great that we won; because it's a win in the derby, I am excusing a truly awful game with a lack of creativity all over the pitch.
May sound strange, but I've enjoyed some of our defending this season when we're a goal up...probably because apart from Kodjia, there is nothing to get too excited about.
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Dreadful game. No creativity. Great defending. Hutton was immense. Superb result. Under 11s vs Blackburn next week and a Huddersfield win and it might turn into a good season yet!
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Love the win! Love how pissed off the noses and Harry Redkn-b are. Love the post-match celebrations on the pitch, in the stands and in the changing room. They demonstrate team spirit and the growing rapport between fans and players that has been missing for a while. Lots of work still to do, but a win against scum is always delightful. UTV!
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My heart leaped in the queue for a Subway this afternoon, as my 'pocket computer' (snatch of Blondie lyric thrown in) updated and the goal went in.
Football is still the greatest game in the world, but then 'love is strange' (snatch of Billy Bragg lyric, which temporarily escapes me).
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If we want the team to have passion and desire we must surely allow them moments like that picture. It was the worst Derby I have seen in terms of football but I couldn't give two fucks. Entertainment is not high on my list when we play the rags. Get in, get 'em beat, get out.
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Pleased we won, pleased they didn't, pleased for Gabby, and love the way he really gets under their skin.
Good day all round despite the standard of the football, although as poor as we were again today there isn't one of their players who would get in our team. The only other team I've watched this season and thought that were Rotherham.
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...there isn't one of their players who would get in our team. The only other team I've watched this season and thought that were Rotherham.
Although if our plan is to launch the ball sixty yards in the general direction of a lone striker, Jutkiewicz would probably be able to do a lot more with that than Hogan can (and did).
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Back 4 and Milo magnificent today. As for the midfield Lansbury, Adomoh, Bacuna and Jack simply not good enough.
Would give MOTM to Baker, lost count of the clearing headers he made in our box. He also had 2 headers in their box, which eventually led to Gabby getting the winner and his customary goal against the Blues. Let's hope Nathan has an injury free season in 17/18.
Probably the worst derby I've seen since the one at VP in the mid 80s, which we also won 1 - 0 and ended as the players were leaving the pitch, with Noel Blake headbutting Steve McMahon
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On leaving we were mulling over what team we should play at Blackburn. I think the first name on the team sheet should be Libor Kozak, the second should be Tommy Elphick, the third should be Mark Bunn, the fourth should be Micah Richards (at centre back), fifth Gary Gardner, sixth Gabby then perm any five from the rest of the squad excluding Johnny Kodjia. Elphick captain of course.
I think it would only be fair to play our best players against Blackburn. Therefore I'd play Kodjia in goal, Chester on the left wing and Jedinak up front.
It might also be the ideal time to try out a 1-2-7 formation , just to see whether it works for next season.
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man of the match between Hutton, Baker and Taylor - all gave more than 110%
Jutkiewicz - surprisingly I would snap him up given half a chance might be our answer for Hogan - someone to play off.
Lansbury - well overrated in my opinion - he has faded badly from a relatively bright start - may just need a rest though.
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They were the worst team and fans we've had at VP since Rotherham in our first home game. After all the spouting about how poor our support was at their gaff (which it was), their support was absolutely diabolical.
We were crap but still managed to beat them which makes them fume even more and makes it even funnier.
Come on Blackburn!
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man of the match between Hutton, Baker and Taylor - all gave more than 110%
Mathematically and Saunderistically it is impossible to have a figure more than 110%.
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I was on a guided tour of the colosseum in Rome.
Wearing my 1971 Wembley retro shirt.
Sending sms messages to my son for updates, Big thumbs up to the Imperial Box when I heard Gabby had scored.
ET Tu Gabby.
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On leaving we were mulling over what team we should play at Blackburn. I think the first name on the team sheet should be Libor Kozak, the second should be Tommy Elphick, the third should be Mark Bunn, the fourth should be Micah Richards (at centre back), fifth Gary Gardner, sixth Gabby then perm any five from the rest of the squad excluding Johnny Kodjia. Elphick captain of course.
I think it would only be fair to play our best players against Blackburn. Therefore I'd play Kodjia in goal, Chester on the left wing and Jedinak up front.
It might also be the ideal time to try out a 1-2-7 formation , just to see whether it works for next season.
I think we should also try defending a game with only 10 on the pitch after 10 minuts as that can happen occasionally and it's best to be prepared.
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As much as I am delighted for us to win that photo pretty much sums up how far we have fallen in the last few years.
I am embarrassed by it. It is the kind of thing they would do and we would quite rightly slaughter them for being so small time.
For me anything that builds up team spirit and wolf-pack mentality is good.
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If we play Jedinak at Blackburn he must be told that he must pass the ball back to Bunn in goal as much as possible. Just his usual approximate stuff.
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If we play Bunn at Blackburn he must be told that he must pass the ball back to Jedinak in goal as much as possible. Just his usual approximate stuff.
Fixed.
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On leaving we were mulling over what team we should play at Blackburn. I think the first name on the team sheet should be Libor Kozak, the second should be Tommy Elphick, the third should be Mark Bunn, the fourth should be Micah Richards (at centre back), fifth Gary Gardner, sixth Gabby then perm any five from the rest of the squad excluding Johnny Kodjia. Elphick captain of course.
I think it would only be fair to play our best players against Blackburn. Therefore I'd play Kodjia in goal, Chester on the left wing and Jedinak up front.
It might also be the ideal time to try out a 1-2-7 formation , just to see whether it works for next season.
I think we should also try defending a game with only 10 on the pitch after 10 minuts as that can happen occasionally and it's best to be prepared.
Here is some genuine out of the box thinking. Can we just play with just 11 outfield players and not bother with a goalkeeper ? I mean you don't know if it might work if its never been tried.
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I refuse to celebrate.
I considered getting naked. But just gave up
However Nik you promise to have a tattoo requires delivery. I look forward to evidence of "Gabriel Agbonlahor"
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On leaving we were mulling over what team we should play at Blackburn. I think the first name on the team sheet should be Libor Kozak, the second should be Tommy Elphick, the third should be Mark Bunn, the fourth should be Micah Richards (at centre back), fifth Gary Gardner, sixth Gabby then perm any five from the rest of the squad excluding Johnny Kodjia. Elphick captain of course.
I think it would only be fair to play our best players against Blackburn. Therefore I'd play Kodjia in goal, Chester on the left wing and Jedinak up front.
It might also be the ideal time to try out a 1-2-7 formation , just to see whether it works for next season.
I think we should also try defending a game with only 10 on the pitch after 10 minuts as that can happen occasionally and it's best to be prepared.
Here is some genuine out of the box thinking. Can we just play with just 11 outfield players and not bother with a goalkeeper ? I mean you don't know if it might work if its never been tried.
Slightly off topic but this reminds me of a drunken chat I had a few weeks back, is it legal to play with two goalkeepers at the same time, or do the rules state it has to be 1 plus 10 outfield players?
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The head tennis invokes a noise from the ground similar to being on a runway just as an aeroplane flicks into full egnine rage mode. Quite beautiful.
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thing is, and I take it that my distance could be playing a part in this, but as well as relief and the usual furore in my head accompanying a Villa win, especially against The Shit, but I can't help feeling a sense of detachment. That we didn't let them off the hook and are pushing them closer to the trap door resonates more than pride in Villa themselves actually winning a game. I can't remember feeling so distant from the team as now. we're just not very good and do not play well week in week out. I'd rather not hear Bruce admit every week that we haven't played well as he feeds into the detachment that I feel. Still, we've won. I still feel kind of flat though. Still I've only ready page 1 of this. I'll go back to page 2 and start reading to see if something can fire me up other than a derby where we've had 4 shots and only 1 on target. As important as that 1 was.
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Brill. Nice to see the fans having a great time. They bloody deserve it thats for sure.
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Balance restored to the force....gabby the st George of slaying the small heath dragon. He gains a small degree of credit back as it pissed them lot off to know a player we hold I certain degrees of contempt scored against them. Love him or loathe him, we won! Sit down ball bag head!! Arry the twatlord!
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My childish car sticker, a gift from the Los Angeles Lion Club.
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That'sjust made for me
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Me and my three sisters are free to play at Blackburn. On second thoughts Cyn used to be a decent footballer back in the day so maybe I'd advise Bruce not to pick her.
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They're not bitter at all over on their SHA forum, the Holte End was silent apparantly and all you could hear was Keep Right On. Bless their cottons. As I said they were the worst fans at VP since Rotherham, garbage. They sang once or twice during the flat, lull period of the game and that was it. The ground was booming at the start of the game and after Gabby came on, a million miles better than it was at The Sty earlier this season.
The way they're going on aswell you'd think they played how Barca did at Real Madrid tonight. They were gash and barely had a shot on goal.
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Thats the difference, to a man we have come out and said how shite we played, they on the other hand are claiming the moral victory for their 'performance'. They never looked remotely like scoring all game.
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Thats the difference, to a man we have come out and said how shite we played, they on the other hand are claiming the moral victory for their 'performance'. They never looked remotely like scoring all game.
I've only seen the highlights and a few reports, but it looks to me like they had more chances. Perfect day!
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Brill. Nice to see the fans having a great time. They bloody deserve it thats for sure.
Hear hear.
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It was a terrible game, that for me was drifting away to a late winner for them until Gabby came on.
I was done with him, but he did exactly what was required, bladdering the ball off their stricken fullback was a crude but massively effective mood changer.
It's nice to see us play the psychological card successfully, more so obviously because it's that lot and their new shitehawk of a manager.
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Love the fact that Tony Morley predicted exactly what would happen about half an hour before it happened.
Gabby came on. Everything went mental. Then he scored the winner.
I am ready to confront my fickleness.
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After a pub crawl round jewellery quarter and town I'm now safely back at my moms in acocks green.....such a good day. ❤️Villa
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baked spuds for the post match feed? Times must be hard at VP
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https://www.facebook.com/ryanncusackk/videos/10208579622023272/
The goal on about 22 minutes.
That's absolutely hilarious. "Shit, shit!" And then the sight of Gabby celebrating his first goal in 14 months over the crook of a knuckledragger's head-cradling arm. Absolutely beautiful.
Right near the end of the video after the full time whistle, a drink was thrown down in anger, soaking the said knuckledraggers in front. Queue lots of angry looks and a foul mouthed tirade at the beverage throwing offender.
SHA. The gift that keeps on giving.
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Atmosphere was incredible. If only we could get the place that every week....
Poor game, but Blues claiming some sort of moral victory are deluded. They were organised yes, but created virtually nothing ( not that we created chance after chance).
Not sure if anyone's mentioned it yet, but Paul Robinson showed once again what a moronic thug he is with his sly punch at Chester after the goal.
Him and blues deserve each other.
https://twitter.com/avfc_vilr/status/856239321036324867
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It's nice to see us play the psychological card successfully, more so obviously because it's that lot and their new shitehawk of a manager.
Redknapp's post match interview said that 'villa didn't have a shot'
From the BBC stats, Birmingham only had 2 more over the 90mins, and both teams had 1 each on target. And we scored. :P
I can't stand Redknapp.
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It's nice to see us play the psychological card successfully, more so obviously because it's that lot and their new shitehawk of a manager.
Redknapp's post match interview said that 'villa didn't have a shot'
From the BBC stats, Birmingham only had 2 more over the 90mins, and both teams had 1 each on target. And we scored. :P
I can't stand Redknapp.
And that shot they had second half that our keeper parried was going well wide anyway. They were totally shit, and considering their predicament I'm surprised they didn't put more into it. They're going down. They just stink of relegation.
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Due to no trains on the cross city line I booked a taxi for 9:30, he turned up 20 minutes late and said we were his fifth trip to VP already. The pub that has been relatively quiet all season was rammed and being on the Holte was a welcome reminder of why we bother with all this.
The game itself was a tense affair but with perfect timing Bruce sent Gabby on and it immediately transformed things on and off the pitch. He started clattering into people, chasing things down and the crowd responded. It seemed almost inevitable that he was going to score. Hopefully by tomorrow I will have my voice back.
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I checked my phone a few minutes after Gabby had come on.
I immediately logged into Skybet to cash out my 10 on 0-0 at 8/1, and with the intention of putting something on him to score.
Didn't have time.
Not moaning, though. Well worth it.
Fuck off Blues.
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Paul Robinson will be a hero to them for 'hitting a Viler', just as Stephen Carr is in their hall of fame for his antics. They lost both games. That's their mentality summed up.
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https://www.facebook.com/ryanncusackk/videos/10208579622023272/
The goal on about 22 minutes.
That's absolutely hilarious. "Shit, shit!" And then the sight of Gabby celebrating his first goal in 14 months over the crook of a knuckledragger's head-cradling arm. Absolutely beautiful.
The sliding tackle by the steward on the pitch invader was brilliant but a definite red card.
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Just look at the shit they spout. We don't drink in town if they're there. Dear me they are utterly clueless.
hxxp://www.that lot.com/read.php?1,2213413
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I've broken that link so it doesn't come right from here.
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Two seasons running they have left Villa Park losing 1-0 and they claim after the match they actually won morally .Sad feckers.
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Satisfied with the win, if not the performance.
We need to improve dramatically for next season.
A fit & motivated Gabby could be a real bonus.
Hogan cannot play as the lone striker.
We still have no pattern of play.
Robinson is a fucking thug.
Rent-a-mouth Harry is still a classless twat.
They are going down.
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Just look at the shit they spout. We don't drink in town if they're there. Dear me they are utterly clueless.
hxxp://www.that lot.com/read.php?1,2213413
'666VAN' was drinking in town so we all knew to steer well clear. I stay well away when he's about. Mad bastard.
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I wasn't able to go to the game today so I had a lovely day out instead. I checked the result on my phone, mid picnic, and nearly choked on a scotch egg. Old 'arry's brave rescue act scuppered by rarely-seen shisha pipe fatman? The writer of Line of Duty would find that far-fetched. I think it might be the funniest result in the history of football.
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Also, your missus could have scored that chance your lot had in the first half....if you hadn't run her over.
Bitter saggy faced crook!
I'm crying with laughter at that. And also at the fact that we have fuck all to play for, can perform atrociously, and still comfortably beat them in their cup final. With a goal from a has been who hasn't scored since the end of the last ice age.
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Job done. 8 wins in the last 11 derbies. The natural balance of Villa superiority continues. Don't care that we played shit, it's a derby and I will celebrate and enjoy the piss taking.
Next stop Blackburn and a dilema.
No dilemma- our players are tired after a mentally and physically sapping season, we need to rest some of them in readiness for next season's promotion push 🤔
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I think it could be argued that there is a distinct lack of gender and age equality in football at the moment and Villa should be seen to lead the way in righting this injustice by playing the girls under 11 side against Blackburn next week.
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I refuse to celebrate.
I considered getting naked. But just gave up
However Nik you promise to have a tattoo requires delivery. I look forward to evidence of "Gabriel Agbonlahor"
Haha. Definitely something to look into. Hope you enjoyed the victory mate!
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It was a terrible game, that for me was drifting away to a late winner for them until Gabby came on.
I was done with him, but he did exactly what was required, bladdering the ball off their stricken fullback was a crude but massively effective mood changer.
It's nice to see us play the psychological card successfully, more so obviously because it's that lot and their new shitehawk of a manager.
Quite. Fair play to Bruce for playing the card so well and credit to Gabby because he completely changed the tone of the game, even before he scored.
Dreadful game as these fixtures often are, punctuated by two sides terrified of losing. Two real chances all game and we took ours; that's all that you need you to do.
Judging by Redknapp's classless post match comments - more about the opposition than his own side - he'll fit in well there.
Rush keeper next week.
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This morning still got a stupid grin on my face and will last even longer than normal against these sad blue nose tossers, because of that classless, saggy faced, bulbous nose, brown paper bag, fackng cockney spiff, he should be doing time, instead god in his precious way of balancing things out gives him a prison team to manage.
Aston Villa Official Announcement:
Can the under 10's, 12' and 14's teams all be at Villa park for 13.00hrs on Friday 28th April for coach travel to Blackburn, we will pick the team when we get there.
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It was a terrible game, that for me was drifting away to a late winner for them until Gabby came on.
I was done with him, but he did exactly what was required, bladdering the ball off their stricken fullback was a crude but massively effective mood changer.
It's nice to see us play the psychological card successfully, more so obviously because it's that lot and their new shitehawk of a manager.
Quite. Fair play to Bruce for playing the card so well and credit to Gabby because he completely changed the tone of the game, even before he scored.
Dreadful game as these fixtures often are
What, Villa fixtures?
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https://www.11freunde.de/video/aston-villas-fans-rasten-aus
Was sent this by mates in Germany yesterday. "Best song of the week. Pure goosebumps"
This has obviously gone down very well far beyond B6.
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I heard "arrys is getting £2 million from Blues. £2.5 million after tax.
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https://www.11freunde.de/video/aston-villas-fans-rasten-aus
Was sent this by mates in Germany yesterday. "Best song of the week. Pure goosebumps"
This has obviously gone down very well far beyond B6.
Not a fan of Oasis personally. But Iike this very much. There have been many attempts by fans to force an anthem on the club but these things come naturally out of the situation / circumstances. For whatever reason this has stuck and struck a chord with our following. Who gives a shit that they're from Manchester.
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https://www.11freunde.de/video/aston-villas-fans-rasten-aus
Was sent this by mates in Germany yesterday. "Best song of the week. Pure goosebumps"
Not a fan of Oasis personally. But Iike this very much. There have been many attempts by fans to force an anthem on the club but these things come naturally out of the situation / circumstances. For whatever reason this has stuck and struck a chord with our following. Who gives a shit that they're from Manchester.
Know what you mean about Oasis, but I've always had a soft spot for this one. And as you say this has struck a chord. I think it's great that it came about naturally after that win at Reading, and it's a good sign that the club has picked up on this.
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I see 'arry has made some ungracious comments in the press about Gabby and our performance yesterday - sour grapes 'arry? He really doesn't like us does he? A complete twat!
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I see 'arry has made some ungracious comments in the press about Gabby and our performance yesterday - sour grapes 'arry? He really doesn't like us does he? A complete twat!
I think the feeling's been mutual for a long time now
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https://www.11freunde.de/video/aston-villas-fans-rasten-aus
Was sent this by mates in Germany yesterday. "Best song of the week. Pure goosebumps"
This has obviously gone down very well far beyond B6.
Best singing song of the week.
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https://www.facebook.com/ryanncusackk/videos/10208579622023272/
The goal on about 22 minutes.
That's absolutely hilarious. "Shit, shit!" And then the sight of Gabby celebrating his first goal in 14 months over the crook of a knuckledragger's head-cradling arm. Absolutely beautiful.
Just made me laugh out loud on the train
Made my day
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I see 'arry has made some ungracious comments in the press about Gabby and our performance yesterday - sour grapes 'arry? He really doesn't like us does he? A complete twat!
I think the feeling's been mutual for a long time now
What did he say the only one I saw is when he said if that's the best they can do then they have work to do
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(http://thumb.ibb.co/kuP5D5/Gabby_scores_in_the_derby_240417.jpg) (http://ibb.co/kuP5D5)
I'm no fan of Gabby, and his contribution yesterday doesn't wipe the slate, but look at that picture.
He's a Villa fan and we all know exactly how he feels at that moment.
Not that I'm too worried, but I've seen a few reports online about Paul Robinson's reaction to the goal, i.e. kicking and punching Chester. He might find himself in bother with the FA.
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https://www.11freunde.de/video/aston-villas-fans-rasten-aus
Was sent this by mates in Germany yesterday. "Best song of the week. Pure goosebumps"
This has obviously gone down very well far beyond B6.
That's class. What a feeling it must be to be a player stood in front of the Holte, the best part of 40,000 Villa absolutely belting out a song like that and the sheer joy and adulation.
If that doesn't want to make you feelmlike youre playing for a big ckub and make yiu want to give your right bollock to succeed, nothing will. Superb.
The best noise since that guttural 30,000 strong roar in the last 5 at Wembley
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Much discussion yesterday after the game about the Oasis song. How did it get to be that they play it after every win at Villa Park? Has it just taken off due to the announcer's personal musical preference? The crowd seem to like it mind and so I suppose we can adopt it as ours.
And on the subject of the announcer and his musical choice, why does it have to be so ear splittingly loud?
Have the Brigada lot minus the drum found a new home in the corner of the lower North Stand?
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It was played over the tannoy at Reading following our win there - our first away win since the pyramids were built. Our fans joined in spontaneously. It seemed to fit, because despite all the crap that had happened to us these past few years, we're not bitter. Hence, 'don't look back in anger.'
I don't care that it's a naff song, that it's Oasis or that they're Mancs. It fits the mood and gets people singing. That's all you need.
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Much discussion yesterday after the game about the Oasis song. How did it get to be that they play it after every win at Villa Park? Has it just taken off due to the announcer's personal musical preference? The crowd seem to like it mind and so I suppose we can adopt it as ours.
And on the subject of the announcer and his musical choice, why does it have to be so ear splittingly loud?
Have the Brigada lot minus the drum found a new home in the corner of the lower North Stand?
It started at that night match at Reading in October when they played it as our 4,000 fans were celebrating a first away win in 18 months - everyone just joined in and "don't look back in anger" seemed to sum up the feeling after such a miserable 18 months on the road.
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Not that I'm too worried, but I've seen a few reports online about Paul Robinson's reaction to the goal, i.e. kicking and punching Chester. He might find himself in bother with the FA.
I hope he doesnt get banned, I'd love to see him play those last two games for SHA. He's shit.
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On leaving we were mulling over what team we should play at Blackburn. I think the first name on the team sheet should be Libor Kozak, the second should be Tommy Elphick, the third should be Mark Bunn, the fourth should be Micah Richards (at centre back), fifth Gary Gardner, sixth Gabby then perm any five from the rest of the squad excluding Johnny Kodjia. Elphick captain of course.
We're you walking up Trinity Road towards Aston Church after the game ? Did you overhear our conversation because that's our identical first three names although we decided to change Bunn for an emergency transfer request to MiddlesVilla to see if we could get Guzan back in time 🤔
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Not that I'm too worried, but I've seen a few reports online about Paul Robinson's reaction to the goal, i.e. kicking and punching Chester. He might find himself in bother with the FA.
I hope he doesnt get banned, I'd love to see him play those last two games for SHA. He's shit.
Yup most of their fans can't stand "Gobbo". They want him banned just as much as we do and to play the Polish kid instead.
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Don't mind DLBIA at the final whistle.
That clubland classic tune we now play when we walk out of the tunnel is awful though.
Are we waiting to get back in the prem before bringing back Escape.
Given we play plenty of Sabbath pre match can't we just play another track from them when we come out?
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https://www.11freunde.de/video/aston-villas-fans-rasten-aus
Was sent this by mates in Germany yesterday. "Best song of the week. Pure goosebumps"
Not a fan of Oasis personally. But Iike this very much. There have been many attempts by fans to force an anthem on the club but these things come naturally out of the situation / circumstances. For whatever reason this has stuck and struck a chord with our following. Who gives a shit that they're from Manchester.
Know what you mean about Oasis, but I've always had a soft spot for this one. And as you say this has struck a
chord. I think it's great that it came about naturally after that win at Reading, and it's a good sign that the club has picked up on this.
Not a problem with Oasis being Manc's, don't Man City do hey Jude at the Ethiad ?
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https://www.11freunde.de/video/aston-villas-fans-rasten-aus
Was sent this by mates in Germany yesterday. "Best song of the week. Pure goosebumps"
This has obviously gone down very well far beyond B6.
That's class. What a feeling it must be to be a player stood in front of the Holte, the best part of 40,000 Villa absolutely belting out a song like that and the sheer joy and adulation.
If that doesn't want to make you feelmlike youre playing for a big ckub and make yiu want to give your right bollock to succeed, nothing will. Superb.
The best noise since that guttural 30,000 strong roar in the last 5 at Wembley
I've said before I'm no fan of us singing along with that song due to the bands heavy links to man city. But after watching that I have to say I was wrong. That was awesome.
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After my troubles of convincing my son in maintaining a love for Villa over the past few years I called him over at full-time to see the result and he gave a loud "Yes"! and then followed it up with "Aston Villa 1 Birmingham Pity 0". Ha ha I thought. Nice one son.
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If and I think it's still a big if, they do go down, the decision to appoint Zola when they did will surely be the single most catastrophic event not only in their murky history but also in football as a whole. Im struggling to think of a footballing decision that has led to such a dramatic turnaround in fortunes in such a short time period. It's just such a poetically brilliant scenario that's unfolding, you really couldn't make it up
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I must admit my first thoughts when I saw Gabby was in the squad were not positive. But I did hope that Bruce had done it in the knowledge that he had a habit of scoring in the El Crapico and winding their fans and team up. So it turned out, and you have to say well done Bruce for getting a "tactic" right for once.
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Did anyone notice that the first thing Gabby did when he came on was barge into Gardener.
He's still on the shitlist but his stock has risen immeasurably.
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Did anyone notice that the first thing Gabby did when he came on was barge into Gardener.
He's still on the shitlist but his stock has risen immeasurably.
Gardner stepped into him as he was running passed
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Did anyone notice that the first thing Gabby did when he came on was barge into Gardener.
He's still on the shitlist but his stock has risen immeasurably.
Yeah ran straight onto the pitch and shoulder barged him. The whole stadium was given a lift when he came on. Also loved it when he put in that challenge over by the Sty dwellers then turned to them and gave it the big un.
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Yeah when he came on the nature of how the game was going had sucked the life out of the crowd and the earlier atmosphere was now flat, within a few minutes he had lit the fuse again, this was his game. I'm hoping now that we can end on this and he will move on in the summer.
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He certainly ruffled Shotton who up till then looked very assurred, he went to pieces after the booking.
I said that first half SHA looked a bit more agressive than us, crap but agressive in getting after loose balls, Gabby changed that, he didn't give any of their players any time on the ball and he even popped up in the right back spot toward the end to shepherd tha ball out for a goal kick.
A truely outstanding cameo appearance.
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Did anyone notice that the first thing Gabby did when he came on was barge into Gardener.
He's still on the shitlist but his stock has risen immeasurably.
Yeah ran straight onto the pitch and shoulder barged him. The whole stadium was given a lift when he came on. Also loved it when he put in that challenge over by the Sty dwellers then turned to them and gave it the big un.
Video evidence please.
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Gabby should be like the fella from harry Enfield wheel him on at 85 mins he would get off his arse do his bit and then can rest back. - this could continue for 20 plus years
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I really hope that twat Robinson gets this brought into the public eye and then banned quite rightly
What a horrible piece of shit he really is
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I really hope that twat Robinson gets this brought into the public eye and then banned quite rightly
What a horrible piece of shit he really is
Me too mate. A fucking scumbag.
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Naaaa he's a fucking terrible defender, him playing does more damage to them than if he was banned.
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If and I think it's still a big if, they do go down, the decision to appoint Zola when they did will surely be the single most catastrophic event not only in their murky history but also in football as a whole. Im struggling to think of a footballing decision that has led to such a dramatic turnaround in fortunes in such a short time period. It's just such a poetically brilliant scenario that's unfolding, you really couldn't make it up
Allied to this is that they have managed to go from having the worst Chinese owners in the world to even worse Chinese owners. Breakyerart.
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So glad we beat those lot even if the performance wasn't much good.
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It was a great win and I'm glad we've left them in the mire but we were bloody awful.
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Have the Brigada lot minus the drum found a new home in the corner of the lower North Stand?
Definitely not Brigada. Project B6.
https://www.facebook.com/ProjectB6AVFC/ (https://www.facebook.com/ProjectB6AVFC/)
My son created most of the flag designs. They were also responsible for the Ugo banner before the game and are trying to raise the funds to get flags made for the Holte End too.
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Fair play to the Noses for joining in the two Ugo tribute applauses.
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Fair play to the Noses for joining in the two Ugo tribute applauses.
Agreed. It was a nice tribute from them to have a 90 minute silence in his honour aswell.
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Fair play to the Noses for joining in the two Ugo tribute applauses.
Agreed. It was a nice tribute from them to have a 90 minute silence in his honour aswell.
Lol
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Enough of that piece of dog turd Robinson.
What about the catering in the Trinity upper yesterday? Absolutely appalling. It was chaotic. Couldn't get a half time drink or any food. If we are to be as successful as we all hope crowds will be bigger and hopefully sellouts would be common. That kind of customer service isn't going to be acceptable. The club needs to look at this pretty pronto.
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He certainly ruffled Shotton who up till then looked very assurred, he went to pieces after the booking.
I said that first half SHA looked a bit more agressive than us, crap but agressive in getting after loose balls, Gabby changed that, he didn't give any of their players any time on the ball and he even popped up in the right back spot toward the end to shepherd tha ball out for a goal kick.
A truely outstanding cameo appearance.
Turned the game against them earlier in the season too
Let's start him for remaining games...and sell him for the first offer than comes in over the summer
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https://www.11freunde.de/video/aston-villas-fans-rasten-aus
Was sent this by mates in Germany yesterday. "Best song of the week. Pure goosebumps"
This has obviously gone down very well far beyond B6.
That's class. What a feeling it must be to be a player stood in front of the Holte, the best part of 40,000 Villa absolutely belting out a song like that and the sheer joy and adulation.
If that doesn't want to make you feelmlike youre playing for a big ckub and make yiu want to give your right bollock to succeed, nothing will. Superb.
The best noise since that guttural 30,000 strong roar in the last 5 at Wembley
Very true Ads, and the look of pure joy on some of the young uns faces, days like that should give our players a massive boost. Well done Gabby as well.
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To be fair you can understand why Redknapp and their fans feel robbed. To have produced a performance worthy of 1970 Brazil at their finest, hitting the woodwork repeatedly and forcing our keeper into a string of world class saves only to come away with nothing must have been galling for them.
I dont think we've ever actually beaten them to be honest. I've just been looking at the total head-to-head stats, and they have beaten us 38 times, there have been 32 draws (jammy villa bastards), and 54 moral victories for the Blues. Because they're all poor and we're rich and that.
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Great atmosphere in the Upper North. It's a shame that that, usually, half empty stand isn't used more to generate an atmosphere by encouraging an upper ASBO corner.
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Great atmosphere in the Upper North. It's a shame that that, usually, half empty stand isn't used more to generate an atmosphere by encouraging an upper ASBO corner.
I agree. Make tickets up there £10-£20 and get some singers in there by the away fans. The lads in the Upper Holte are wasted as the away fans can't hear them when they're singing away on their own.
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Great atmosphere in the Upper North. It's a shame that that, usually, half empty stand isn't used more to generate an atmosphere by encouraging an upper ASBO corner.
I agree. Make tickets up there £10-£20 and get some singers in there by the away fans. The lads in the Upper Holte are wasted as the away fans can't hear them when they're singing away on their own.
Its a good view in the Upper North, too.
Only down side is trying to get out after the game. might as well just sit and have a picnic.
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Why does every stand have to be noisy? The North Stand Upper is for reading the programme, doing the crossword or knitting without some people disturbing the peace being rowdy, just because there happens to be a football match on.
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Why does every stand have to be noisy? The North Stand Upper is for reading the programme, doing the crossword or knitting without some people disturbing the peace being rowdy, just because there happens to be a football match on.
;D
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Why does every stand have to be noisy? The North Stand Upper is for reading the programme, doing the crossword or knitting without some people disturbing the peace being rowdy, just because there happens to be a football match on.
Personally I get through a dozen or so sudoko games and it really annoys me that some people around me stand and clap when teams come out. There really is no need for that sort of rowdy behaviour.
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https://www.11freunde.de/video/aston-villas-fans-rasten-aus
Was sent this by mates in Germany yesterday. "Best song of the week. Pure goosebumps"
This has obviously gone down very well far beyond B6.
That's class. What a feeling it must be to be a player stood in front of the Holte, the best part of 40,000 Villa absolutely belting out a song like that and the sheer joy and adulation.
If that doesn't want to make you feelmlike youre playing for a big ckub and make yiu want to give your right bollock to succeed, nothing will. Superb.
The best noise since that guttural 30,000 strong roar in the last 5 at Wembley
Very true Ads, and the look of pure joy on some of the young uns faces, days like that should give our players a massive boost. Well done Gabby as well.
The German strapline to that video reads this in English....
Aston Villas fans are resting
Do not look back in anger
City derby won against Birmingham City 1-0, and then the fans of Aston Villa rest assured in the most positive of all senses. The best singing song all week. And pure goose bumps.
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Great atmosphere in the Upper North. It's a shame that that, usually, half empty stand isn't used more to generate an atmosphere by encouraging an upper ASBO corner.
I agree. Make tickets up there £10-£20 and get some singers in there by the away fans. The lads in the Upper Holte are wasted as the away fans can't hear them when they're singing away on their own.
Its a good view in the Upper North, too.
Only down side is trying to get out after the game. might as well just sit and have a picnic.
If you are tall, the Upper North is fucking uncomfortable, though.
Last time i sat there i spent most of my time picking bits of the seat in front out of my leg for the next three days.
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Was it you that ruffled that blokes tie in the Trinity once?
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Maybe they could move the blokes who sat behind me in the upper holte there. They were very vocal.
Mostly comments like...
"Fuck off you black bastard"
"Fucking monkey"
"Craig Gardner your mother suffers from aids"
"Redknapp you look like my cock"
"You polish wanker"
"Your mother was a refugee"
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Did anyone unearth one of the 10k noses sat amongst us?
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There were two blokes in the Upper Holte by us who refused to sit down despite being told by everybody else and the stewards to. One of them in particular was an absolute arsehole. Eventually, after a lot of arguing with the stewards and hurling abuse at everyone around him, they were thrown out.
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Did anyone unearth one of the 10k noses sat amongst us?
I had my eye on these two blokes in the upper north, one in particular looked like a 'nose and I pride myself on being able to spot one. They took their seats late, acting rather shifty and looking around, they were less than animated throughout the first half and at the start of the second. Definate 'noses as far as I was concerned, then Gabby scored.
They celebrated more than I did......
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Did anyone unearth one of the 10k noses sat amongst us?
I had my eye on these two blokes in the upper north, one in particular looked like a 'nose and I pride myself on being able to spot one. They took their seats late, acting rather shifty and looking around, they were less than animated throughout the first half and at the start of the second. Definate 'noses as far as I was concerned, then Gabby scored.
They celebrated more than I did......
Probably nerves. At one point I was the only one stood still in the back of the upper holte. I just froze
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There were two blokes in the Upper Holte by us who refused to sit down despite being told by everybody else and the stewards to. One of them in particular was an absolute arsehole. Eventually, after a lot of arguing with the stewards and hurling abuse at everyone around him, they were thrown out.
Makes me glad that I don't frequent the Upper Holte with you yobbos tbh.
Much more civilised in the Lower Holte (although there were Villa fans fighting each other right by us).
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There were two blokes in the Upper Holte by us who refused to sit down despite being told by everybody else and the stewards to. One of them in particular was an absolute arsehole. Eventually, after a lot of arguing with the stewards and hurling abuse at everyone around him, they were thrown out.
Makes me glad that I don't frequent the Upper Holte with you yobbos tbh.
Much more civilised in the Lower Holte (although there were Villa fans fighting each other right by us).
I don't sit in the upper very often, and my seats were near the back. I won't be in a rush to sit there again. Couple of people were just horrid, taking things way too far.
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Great atmosphere in the Upper North. It's a shame that that, usually, half empty stand isn't used more to generate an atmosphere by encouraging an upper ASBO corner.
I agree. Make tickets up there £10-£20 and get some singers in there by the away fans. The lads in the Upper Holte are wasted as the away fans can't hear them when they're singing away on their own.
I had a ST in the Upper North throughout the MON years and it could be rocking for big games, the SHA 5-1 and beating Chelsea 2-0 before Jose first got the sack spring to mind.
I've actually renewed my ST for next season back up there as I've got my 8 year old lad his first ST and he can get a decent view from there, with an ok atmosphere due to having some Villa singers below.
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Surely if you go in the Upper Holte against Small Heath you've got to expect and accept people standing up? It's widely accepted that all of the lower Holte, lower North and most of the upper Holte stand against them. Even some of the upper North stood all game.
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After sober reflection, some thoughts about Sunday:
A rare excursion for me to the Trinity Upper. Hopeless catering. Lengthy queues, overcrowding on the concourse, and I had to do without my pre-match cup of tea.
Birmingham City are a very poor team.
Unfortunately, so are we. The back 6 (including Jedinak holding in midfield) look sound enough, but the front 5 look woefully limited. We won't get promoted with this team.
We missed Kodjia horribly.
Jedinak should trying playing 5 yds further forward. At times he's so deep he is virtually a central defender.
I can't work out whether Hogan is any good or not. He had no service whatever, so it's hard to judge.
Our midfield is non-existent. I thought shipping out Westwood and bringing Hourihane and Lansbury would make a difference. It hasn't. Our ball retention and creativity in this area is shocking.
Lansbury looks half-arsed.
If Hourihane really can't get in ahead of Bacuna then I'm worried. Bacuna is an abysmal player. The touch of a rapist.
Adomah is lightweight and ineffective. We need an upgrade in this position.
Jack looks like he's playing within himself. Not established in the team, low on confidence, playing to order. Where is the player who shone at Wembley in the SF?
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After sober reflection, some thoughts about Sunday:
A rare excursion for me to the Trinity Upper. Hopeless catering. Lengthy queues, overcrowding on the concourse, and I had to do without my pre-match cup of tea.
Birmingham City are a very poor team.
Unfortunately, so are we. The back 6 (including Jedinak holding in midfield) look sound enough, but the front 5 look woefully limited. We won't get promoted with this team.
We missed Kodjia horribly.
Jedinak should trying playing 5 yds further forward. At times he's so deep he is virtually a central defender.
I can't work out whether Hogan is any good or not. He had no service whatever, so it's hard to judge.
Our midfield is non-existent. I thought shipping out Westwood and bringing Hourihane and Lansbury would make a difference. It hasn't. Our ball retention and creativity in this area is shocking.
Lansbury looks half-arsed.
If Hourihane really can't get in ahead of Bacuna then I'm worried. Bacuna is an abysmal player. The touch of a rapist.
Adomah is lightweight and ineffective. We need an upgrade in this position.
Jack looks like he's playing within himself. Not established in the team, low on confidence, playing to order. Where is the player who shone at Wembley in the SF?
Pretty much what I thought. Lansbury does make the odd good run or the odd good pass. The problem is nobody looks up, or he doesn't get enough of the ball to do anything with it. There's a decent player there, we just need to play through the middle more and not out wide. Adomah has been shocking lately, not seen him do anything of note. Bacuna the same. How is he still in the side?
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After sober reflection, some thoughts about Sunday:
A rare excursion for me to the Trinity Upper. Hopeless catering. Lengthy queues, overcrowding on the concourse, and I had to do without my pre-match cup of tea.
Birmingham City are a very poor team.
Unfortunately, so are we. The back 6 (including Jedinak holding in midfield) look sound enough, but the front 5 look woefully limited. We won't get promoted with this team.
We missed Kodjia horribly.
Jedinak should trying playing 5 yds further forward. At times he's so deep he is virtually a central defender.
I can't work out whether Hogan is any good or not. He had no service whatever, so it's hard to judge.
Our midfield is non-existent. I thought shipping out Westwood and bringing Hourihane and Lansbury would make a difference. It hasn't. Our ball retention and creativity in this area is shocking.
Lansbury looks half-arsed.
If Hourihane really can't get in ahead of Bacuna then I'm worried. Bacuna is an abysmal player. The touch of a rapist.
Adomah is lightweight and ineffective. We need an upgrade in this position.
Jack looks like he's playing within himself. Not established in the team, low on confidence, playing to order. Where is the player who shone at Wembley in the SF?
Pretty much what I thought. Lansbury does make the odd good run or the odd good pass. The problem is nobody looks up, or he doesn't get enough of the ball to do anything with it. There's a decent player there, we just need to play through the middle more and not out wide. Adomah has been shocking lately, not seen him do anything of note. Bacuna the same. How is he still in the side?
Surely that all point to Bruce?
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I think there's a lot of work to be done in the summer. They'll be players in and out, and we have to sign players who can actually cross a ball. Hogan was hopeless but where was the delivery to him? It was non existent.
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Exactly. So it was hard to judge him, let alone write him off as hopeless. We know he can perform at this level on the basis of his form for Brentford earlier this season. Judge him if/when he gets better service.
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The big limitation for me is that we have nobody who is willing/able to come short and take the ball off the 'keeper (not just in this game, but pretty much every game). There are ample opportunities for one of the midfilders or even the centre halves to take the ball short and then try to build up. The problem is, nobody is able technically (Jedinak for instance) to do this on a regular basis, or those that are able (possibly Lansbury) seem to be unwilling. Consequently, we resort to consistently, soul-crushingly launching it long to the 5' 6" Hogan to try and win the ball in the air (not that anyone is really alive to any flick ons if he was even in with the remotest possibility of winning the ball in the air). Invariably that strategy fails so we end up turning over possession to the opposition who then proceed to pass and move their way back into our half. It's almost Pulis-esque in it anti-football-ness (if that's even a word). At least Westwood had some modicum of touch to come short and take the ball to try and generate some passing momentum by playing through our midfield. I remember Lansbury's first game when Westie was still a Villa player - the combination was actually quite dynamic (relatively speaking!) until Lansbury ran out of gas as he hadn't played for quite a while. Now, I'm not saying Westwood is the solution, but we really lack that dynamic busybody in midfield that is constantly providing an option/outlet to build through passing and movement, like, dare I say it, Barry Bannan, or Ryan Woods at Brentford. Of course, in order for a player like that to be effective, the players around him would also need to move and take up intelligent positions as well. We are very pedestrian, lumbering and one-dimensional.