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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on August 16, 2017, 10:01:36 PM
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Aston Villa v Norwich City
Saturday 19.8.17
3pm KO
0-?
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Nil nil if you please
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Get in! :D :D
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Exciting new manager in charge:
Villa 3 Norwich 0
Colin Calderwood in charge:
Villa 1 Norwich 1
Kevin MacDonald in charge:
Villa 0 Norwich 2
Steve Bruce in charge:
Villa 0 Norwich 17.
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Us 1 Them 1
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It's hard to see how we will score so nil for us and unfortunately I think our defence will be under enough pressure to conceded at least once so I can only see a defeat on the evidence of the Cardiff/Reading games.
I would love to be wrong as I will be at the game.
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Oooh my first game of the season
Oooh our first relegation 6 pointer of the season
0-0.
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1-0 win.
Gareth Barry leaves West Brom Unsworth style because of too long a commute to Smethwick due to M5 roadworks and signs for Villa in time to start against Norwich. John Terry battering Barry out the way leaving him unconscious has a header tipped round the post with a blatant handball by a Norwich defender. While Barry is off the pitch for treatment, the penalty is taken, it's saved by the keeper but comes off the post and Barry sprints on the pitch to knock in the rebound Graydon style. 30,000 Villa fans have just one question.
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Oooh my first game of the season
Oooh our first relegation 6 pointer of the season
0-0.
I go with this. Although I assume we will have our traditional "should have scored" spell in the firts half and our "backs to the wall" spell in the second.
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2-0 home win.
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No change. We are adrift. No goal scoring threat, labored midfield, and the pressure/expectation and inevitable kicking the ball away/sitting too deep will eventually cost us.
Those waiting for it to click are not being realistic.
0-2 and 11 points off the pace already, just 4 games in.
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Anything could happen in this game. The volotility index is off the scale. Betting persons who know a thing or two about a thing or two will give it a wide berth.
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After the usual 0-0 at HT, maybe by some fluke it ends 1-0.
That's all I've got.
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After the usual 0-0 at HT, maybe by some fluke it ends 1-0.
That's all I've got.
Hello Mr Bruce.
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You can expect the unexpected when it comes to Villa...we can be unpredictable when it looks so predictable. We could snatch a win from the jaws of defeat, but I'll go for scraping a draw against the run of play.
1-1
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Aston Villa 1 Norwich City 4. Goalscorer: Simon Stainrod
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The Miracle, we need Elevation so 3:1 Villa.
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The slow, painful exit of Steve Bruce continued.
Sacked Monday 21st August 2017.
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1-0 win.
Gareth Barry leaves West Brom Unsworth style because of too long a commute to Smethwick due to M5 roadworks and signs for Villa in time to start against Norwich. John Terry battering Barry out the way leaving him unconscious has a header tipped round the post with a blatant handball by a Norwich defender. While Barry is off the pitch for treatment, the penalty is taken, it's saved by the keeper but comes off the post and Barry sprints on the pitch to knock in the rebound Graydon style. 30,000 Villa fans have just one question.
Have you seen Andrew Greaves lately?
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1 all. Team selection should be interesting though. I would throw Davis in from the start because he has presence and might give us more of an outlet with Adomah right and Green left, Hourihane in behind. Then Whelan and Lyden sitting in front of the back 4. Lyden is a worker and can cover some of the ground Whelan can't. Bree has to play right back too.
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1-2
Poisonous atmosphere.
Lance the boil (potato) and move forward with a better manager, whoever that may be.
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First game of the season for me - tickets still not arrived - is it bad that part of me is thinking f*@k it if they don't come rather than queue up before the game I'll go to Edgbaston instead (where 4 mates have a spare that I was going to use after the game anyway)
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With a fair wind behind us, lots of finger crossing and, a little help from the referee, I'm going for a 1-1 draw... possibly!!
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I am dreading it. Unless we get off to a good start the mood will quickly turn with fans competing with each other to see who can be the most outraged and then the inevitable arguments that follow. Being mightily pissed off is understandable, using it as an excuse to have a go at others is not.
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Pretty sure Bruce will approach this with a must not lose mentality so expect an even more defensive lineup than usual especially with our lack of options up front. Norwich will be coming here full of confidence after their win last night so it's essential that we get off to a solid start and get an early goal. If we concede first then the atmosphere could turn as equally dire and toxic as the remaining minutes on the pitch. It's not going to be pretty.
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Changes are needed. And not just rotating Lansbury and Hourihane again.
I'd throw Jordan Lyden in. Whelan was anonymous on Tuesday night and Lyden looked good for the U23s the other night. I'd play Onomah where he was against Colchester, allowing us to play out through midfield, and I'd keep Hourihane. I know he was far from great on Tuesday, but he does carry a goal-threat and half-decent set-piece.
I'd keep De laet in, as I think he'll be our best right-back with a few more games under his belt. Up top I'd give Keinan Davis a start (assuming that Hogan's still injured). Therefore a 4-3-3 as follows;
Johnstone; De Laet, Chester, Terry, Taylor; Lyden, Onomah, Hourihane; Adomah, Davis, Green
Subs: Steer, Samba, Lansbury, Agbonlahor, O'Hare, Whelan, Hepburn-Murphy
That should be enough to get a nil-nil.
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Changes are needed. And not just rotating Lansbury and Hourihane again.
I'd throw Jordan Lyden in. Whelan was anonymous on Tuesday night and Lyden looked good for the U23s the other night. I'd play Onomah where he was against Colchester, allowing us to play out through midfield, and I'd keep Hourihane. I know he was far from great on Tuesday, but he does carry a goal-threat and half-decent set-piece.
I'd keep De laet in, as I think he'll be our best right-back with a few more games under his belt. Up top I'd give Keinan Davis a start (assuming that Hogan's still injured). Therefore a 4-3-3 as follows;
Johnstone; De Laet, Chester, Terry, Taylor; Lyden, Onomah, Hourihane; Adomah, Davis, Green
Subs: Steer, Samba, Lansbury, Agbonlahor, O'Hare, Whelan, Hepburn-Murphy
That should be enough to get a nil-nil.
From that, I'd have Bjork for Lyden and RHM for Davis. Bjork wasn't great the other night but if Lansbury can get a run in the side, then so should he.
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They're going to bum us back to an agrarian society.
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i think we sneaked a win against these when we were going on an awful run before.
so Bruce has to win this . 1-1 another slow death and bruce blaming everyone but himself 'It's the fans fault we did not win for getting hyped about Callum starting '
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Changes are needed. And not just rotating Lansbury and Hourihane again.
I'd throw Jordan Lyden in. Whelan was anonymous on Tuesday night and Lyden looked good for the U23s the other night. I'd play Onomah where he was against Colchester, allowing us to play out through midfield, and I'd keep Hourihane. I know he was far from great on Tuesday, but he does carry a goal-threat and half-decent set-piece.
I'd keep De laet in, as I think he'll be our best right-back with a few more games under his belt. Up top I'd give Keinan Davis a start (assuming that Hogan's still injured). Therefore a 4-3-3 as follows;
Johnstone; De Laet, Chester, Terry, Taylor; Lyden, Onomah, Hourihane; Adomah, Davis, Green
Subs: Steer, Samba, Lansbury, Agbonlahor, O'Hare, Whelan, Hepburn-Murphy
That should be enough to get a nil-nil.
From that, I'd have Bjork for Lyden and RHM for Davis. Bjork wasn't great the other night but if Lansbury can get a run in the side, then so should he.
I’ve got to be honest. I’ve not seen anything from BB to even warrant a place in the squad. With Lansbury, he’s clearly a good footballer, capable of having an impact at this level. He’s proven that, albeit at other clubs.
That’s much, much more than I can say for Bjarnasson who doesn’t seem to offer anything at all. The way he was so comfortably and frequently eased-off the ball on Tuesday, by a reading side who are far from being the most physical in the division, was highly alarming. He doesn’t seem to have the pace to compensate for his lack of strength either. That said, he doesn’t seem to be particularly adept at anything football-related. Harsh, I know, but how many how many chances should you afford somebody who’s yet to anything even remotely good?
He needs a couple of games for the U23s in my opinion. If he fails to have an impact in these he should be moved on asap.
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1-1. A boring, non imaginative performance. Us to take the lead via the penalty spot and Norwich to level midway through second half. Bruce's last game the big useless tosser.
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The same clueless sluggish shite. Who cares anymore.
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Narrow defeat.
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Please drop Whelan. He's just an older, slower version of Westy
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Please drop Whelan. He's just an older, slower version of Westy
Unfortunately that's actually a fairly accurate description. Absolutely no idea why Bruce signed him.
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Injuries + rock bottom morale + clueless manager = 0-2
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how many times as Bruce got a victory when we have gone 1-0 behind?
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how many times as Bruce got a victory when we have gone 1-0 behind?
The same amount of times that he's produced scintillating football that got fans on their feet and hopeful of a future under him. Which is also the same amount of times my arse has spoken to me and advised me to give Bruce more time.
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Gone for an edgy, nervy 1-0 win. i know, i know, they are bobbins, so are we. Nothing to back this up, just a jammy Steve Bruce win
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My Nan was from Norfolk. Had a Villa season ticket for years and still cheered for the Canaries when we played them. Obviously I still want us to win, but if we lose and Bruce gets potted I will still enjoy the day.
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2-0 to us
Cracks papered over.
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Please drop Whelan. He's just an older, slower version of Westy
Unfortunately that's actually a fairly accurate description. Absolutely no idea why Bruce signed him.
It is beginning to look more and more like another illogical signing. He signed him and then decided to play 4-4-2, which it's becoming quite obvious that he has no longer got the legs for. For what it's worth, I think he would be fine sitting in front of the defence in a 3 man midfield.
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2-0 to us
Cracks papered over.
I just can't see where the goals are going to come from, with or without Hogan.
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1-0 Villa. One of the youngsters gets a chance and takes it (RHM or Davis).
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1-1 with one goodish half and one appalling half.
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I think this game is of must win proportions for Bruce, another loss and I think he'll be gone.
Ofcourse I want us to win as always but there is part of me that thinks a defeat will secure Bruce's much needed departure. A draw is almost the worst thing that can happen.
1-1.
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Please drop Whelan. He's just an older, slower version of Westy
Unfortunately that's actually a fairly accurate description. Absolutely no idea why Bruce signed him.
It is beginning to look more and more like another illogical signing. He signed him and then decided to play 4-4-2, which it's becoming quite obvious that he has no longer got the legs for. For what it's worth, I think he would be fine sitting in front of the defence in a 3 man midfield.
Both he and Terry would be better in a 3 5 2. So would Hogan.
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I have no faith in manager or squad. Norwich win.
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I think this game is of must win proportions for Bruce, another loss and I think he'll be gone.
Ofcourse I want us to win as always but there is part of me that thinks a defeat will secure Bruce's much needed departure. A draw is almost the worst thing that can happen.
1-1.
Even a draw and I think he'll be a gone.
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I have gone for a Villa win. I have got no justification as to how I came up with this decision except I am on quite a lot of medication.
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This Villa team can't play I'm afraid.
A loss 1-2/3
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We'll park the bus going for an away draw, cue rapture and 'this is the kick on we needed'.
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So much expectation and pressure a 1-1 draw or 2-1 defeat
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1-2 Norwich
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18 74
(The probable possession stats).
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in my opinion a must win..strange to say that after 4 games of this season, but we have been appalling since the beginning of the 2nd half vs Hull.
a bloody awful performance and a 2 nil defeat :(
unless he plays 3-5-2 - if available for Sat
Johnstone
Chester, Terry, Samba
Adomah, Lansbury, Whelan, Hourihane, Elmohamady
Hogan, Green
UTV
The Doc
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I can't even be arsed with this under Bruce now. Watching Wolves and a manager that's only been there 5 minutes, taking a team that was shite last season and getting them playing some great stuff. Then watching us plod around the pitch chasing shadows. Depressing.
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0-3
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For anyone who had the pleasure of being at Reading on Tuesday, we saw a team with a young / forward thinking manager who had a team set up in which everyone new their role & how the team played. Pass / move, use the free space, no need for a big lump up front if you play the ball on the ground. All Reading did was find the space between our players & passed to each other.
Whilst our side stood still, looked for inspiration & lumped the ball forward in hope. This has been our pattern of play since Bruce arrived, it's all he knows. There's a reason Bruce never got a big job & it's clearly on display every time we take to the field.
I can't see anything but a loss, a win will just delay the inevitable.
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0-1
An improved but toothless first half performance. An abysmal second half against a poor Norwich, who score in the 76th minute, triggering Bruce's Bolton moment.
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We're pretty lightweight up front so I can't see where the goals are going to come from. I'd take a win of any sort to be honest at the moment.
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0-0.
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Johnstone
DeLaet Chester Terry Taylor
Adomah Onomah Hourinanne Gabby
Davis Hogan / RHM
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Changes are needed. And not just rotating Lansbury and Hourihane again.
I'd throw Jordan Lyden in. Whelan was anonymous on Tuesday night and Lyden looked good for the U23s the other night. I'd play Onomah where he was against Colchester, allowing us to play out through midfield, and I'd keep Hourihane. I know he was far from great on Tuesday, but he does carry a goal-threat and half-decent set-piece.
I'd keep De laet in, as I think he'll be our best right-back with a few more games under his belt. Up top I'd give Keinan Davis a start (assuming that Hogan's still injured). Therefore a 4-3-3 as follows;
Johnstone; De Laet, Chester, Terry, Taylor; Lyden, Onomah, Hourihane; Adomah, Davis, Green
Subs: Steer, Samba, Lansbury, Agbonlahor, O'Hare, Whelan, Hepburn-Murphy
That should be enough to get a nil-nil.
From that, I'd have Bjork for Lyden and RHM for Davis. Bjork wasn't great the other night but if Lansbury can get a run in the side, then so should he.
Bruce will never play Lyden there when he has players he bought to do the job. For some unfathomable reason, Bruce also seems to see Lyden as an attacking midfielder.
I'm guessing Bruce will tell the players they're going to get him fired if they carry on as they're started the season. He may just get a reaction.
2-1 Villa.
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He may just get a reaction.
2-1 Villa.
He may - it depends what the players think of him. He may find the reaction is opposite to his hoped-for response.
Let's face it: We have not got the basics right - yet again - and will suffer for it (the basics = physical fitness, psychological resilience, team-cohesion and simple tactics).
I genuinely think SB is a dead man walking because he is not sorting out the basics.
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We can't pass the ball to each other, this tends to lessen our chance of winning football games.
0-1
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I can see us nicking a winning goal. But I will still want Bruce gone. I am tired of seeing us play like utter crap.
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1-0
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0-2
Bruce gone by Sunday morning.
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Might squeeze a draw, 1-1.
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Tickets on Seatwave for this one not even selling at £13 unsurprisingly.
Any glimpse of positive football would be a bonus for me but I imagine I won't be seeing any. 0-2
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Struggling to see anything other than another turgid performance. Maybe blunder our way to a goal, but fragility at the back sees a 1-2 defeat.
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It's going to be a horrible.
0-3
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With Bruce's propensity to experiment last season albeit at the wrong time and with disastrous results (3 at the back) does anybody think he will now be getting desperate and may actually have no choice but to for it on Saturday?
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Some of our best spells of form have come from enforced formation changes down the years, the trouble is we are a Centre half short of being able to play 3 5 2 effectively unless De Laet slots in like the lad at Chelsea has from full back.
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Just watched Bjarnason's highlights video from 2016. I know they are highlights but he's unrecognisable from what we've seen from him. Just what happens to players when we sign them? Point is I feel there's more to come from Bjarnason if he gets the chance to prove himself. My faith in Bruce has pretty much gone but I'd love him to prove me wrong. Heart saying 2-1. Head sayin 0-0 borefest.
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Feel free to hang on to any single thread of hope. We as a club have become the graveyard of ambition. 3-0 loss.
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2.2.
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The worst Villa side in history beat this shower easily at Villa Park. I cannot see anything other than a win, despite how woeful away from home we are.
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Norwich 1 point from last 18 at VP.
Got a feeling this will be a 2-1 win, an ugly one of course.
Normal service resumed in Bristol.
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We almost always beat these
They've had a mediocre start, but I can imagine a Dortmund style press resulting in some aimless hoofball on our part and a quickly turning atmosphere. I think we might lose this one
Hope not.
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Ugh...geggenpress. It just sounds wrong.
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3.1 win
The master plan finally comes together and we romp to victory and take a first tentative step toward world domination. Everyone there will remember the day as a turning point.
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shagtastic mate!
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Robert Fleck would score against us at the moment. He's 52 (I looked it up).
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1-1 - how does Brucie approach it - go all out for the win or try not to lose??? I think we can all guess which option.....
Massive day for Bruce and co tomorrow as the fans could turn big time....he needs to get the midfield working and creating which has so far been beyond him. Has to be a win but I think we will throw it away.
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1-1 - how does Brucie approach it - go all out for the win or try not to lose??? I think we can all guess which option.....
Massive day for Bruce and co tomorrow as the fans could turn big time....he needs to get the midfield working and creating which has so far been beyond him. Has to be a win but I think we will throw it away.
In fairness last season when he first came in he was throwing on attacking subs to win home games as we were so far back in the table.
I'm sure even at this early stage he realises we desperately need to win our home games to stay in touch.
We don't have the options we had a year ago though. Last time we had Gestede and Ayew/Grealish on the bench who come on and won us points in the first half of the season.
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1-1
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Was there a press conference this morning. Thought itches 9 am. Cant see it anywhere
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Us score in the first 5 minutes CBrucey shuts up shop and despite 80% Norwich possession for the rest of the match we win.
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Was there a press conference this morning. Thought itches 9 am. Cant see it anywhere
Yes - Jedi is back, Elmo is back, Hogan - maybe and we are interested at the lad at Southampton
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Was there a press conference this morning. Thought itches 9 am. Cant see it anywhere
Yes - Jedi is back, Elmo is back, Hogan - maybe and we are interested at the lad at Southampton
Thank you
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Can see Jedinak starting then....alongside Whelan.
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If Hoolahan scores for Norwich wonder if he will go bat shit mental to make up for that time he didn't celebrate because he thought he would be a Villa player 24 hours later. Count your blessings Wes.
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Was there a press conference this morning. Thought itches 9 am. Cant see it anywhere
Yes - Jedi is back, Elmo is back, Hogan - maybe and we are interested at the lad at Southampton
Anywhere to watch it?
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Can see Jedinak starting then....alongside Whelan.
I can't, it just wouldn't work as we would be desperately short of mobility in there. I could, however, see him dropping into a back three alongside Chester and Terry.
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Is that young Bury defender we signed, Bedeau, a CB?
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Had a look on the Facebook page to see if it was there, it isn't. We did post this yesterday though for a bloke who played 23 times for us.
oday we're saying happy birthday to Oyvind Leonhardsen - we hope you've had a great day Oyvind!
Also, well done to all those who can pronounce his name properly!
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Was there a press conference this morning. Thought itches 9 am. Cant see it anywhere
Yes - Jedi is back, Elmo is back, Hogan - maybe and we are interested at the lad at Southampton
Anywhere to watch it?
Villa Park with your head in your hands.
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Twat. "It's how it is at Aston Villa, a few bad results and off with his head, it's ridiculous". It's 9 months of shit football you fuckwit. And constantly saying only been 3 games, 1 week. It hasn't Steve.
I'd love one of them to have the balls to say, it's 1 win in 9 and we play hideous football. How do you explain 23 successful passes in half an hour against the might of Reading.
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Is that young Bury defender we signed, Bedeau, a CB?
Yes
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God that press conference is shocking, he's fucking deluded.
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'The Euphoria.....', I fucking wish you fucking plum.
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He is deluded but I think it is more about trying to bullshit his way past Wyness and Xia - he cannot fool us
"Conversion rate is poor" yes it is when you have so many few attempts you clown
Hull - 1st half would agree - 2nd half crap apart from the Green miss
Cardiff - how many times did we miss a conversion?
Reading - 2 attempts of note!!!
As others have said - "its not a week"
I am actually starting to dislike the man if he keeps coming out with this misdirecting bullshit
You just know tomorrow will be ultra defensive - its no wonder so many I have spoken to are not going
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Twat. "It's how it is at Aston Villa, a few bad results and off with his head, it's ridiculous". It's 9 months of shit football you fuckwit. And constantly saying only been 3 games, 1 week. It hasn't Steve.
I'd love one of them to have the balls to say, it's 1 win in 9 and we play hideous football. How do you explain 23 successful passes in half an hour against the might of Reading.
This is what really annoys me. Why can't the media actually ask that question!
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He's clearly trying his hardest to reset the clock to anyone that will listen to justify his position in the job...unfortunately 10 months of crap piss poor performances, bad results and questionable transfers haven't all happened in "just a week". No team should be performing as bad as we are on the pitch with no clear direction, style or intent after 10 months.
I'm really not sure what games he's watching if he genuinely thinks that we didn't deserve to lose against Reading and the problem comes down to finishing off chances that we've created...what games has he been watching where all these missed chances were created?! A small part of me feels sorry for him because he clearly hasn't got a clue and is under a lot of pressure...but the man is deluded.
The only small glimmer of hope I can take from that interview is that they have finally recognised that we need more "at the top end of the pitch"...congratulations on finally identifying that we have a problem scoring goals, and hopefully you'll also realise that we don't create enough goal scoring opportunities either so either sign players capable of doing this or change the negative style of play to one that is more attacking.
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Good news about Jedinak possibly being back.
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Good news about Jedinak possibly being back.
Especially as we literally never win without him.
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Twat. "It's how it is at Aston Villa, a few bad results and off with his head, it's ridiculous". It's 9 months of shit football you fuckwit. And constantly saying only been 3 games, 1 week. It hasn't Steve.
I'd love one of them to have the balls to say, it's 1 win in 9 and we play hideous football. How do you explain 23 successful passes in half an hour against the might of Reading.
This is what really annoys me. Why can't the media actually ask that question!
Is 100% correct
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In the last 12 months we've won 0 league games without Jedinak.
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In the last 12 months we've won 0 league games without Jedinak.
And 15 with him. The gulf between those two figures is just bonkers.
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Is that young Bury defender we signed, Bedeau, a CB?
Yes
There's Sarkic too who, if my memory serves me correctly, looked decent in the German cup of traditions thing.
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Taking my 6 year old to his first ever game for this one. How I wish the season had started 180 degrees polar opposite to how it has, but hey, he's probably too young to tell good football from bad. As long as he doesn't come out liking the yellow ones!
Seems like everyone in the PL has gone 3-4-3. Could we make that work?
Terry - Jedi - Chester
De laet - Hourihane - Lansbury - Taylor
Elmo - Hogan - O'Hare
Do we have any left footers other than Taylor? I'd personally quite like to see the 2 wide forwards on the "wrong" sides cutting in, but who could that be on the right? The meat and two veg try and get to the byline then fail to beat the first man / slice it behind into row z schtick is getting old.
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Had a look on the Facebook page to see if it was there, it isn't. We did post this yesterday though for a bloke who played 23 times for us.
oday we're saying happy birthday to Oyvind Leonhardsen - we hope you've had a great day Oyvind!
Also, well done to all those who can pronounce his name properly!
At least they've corrected the glaring error.
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1-0 win.
Gareth Barry leaves West Brom Unsworth style because of too long a commute to Smethwick due to M5 roadworks and signs for Villa in time to start against Norwich. John Terry battering Barry out the way leaving him unconscious has a header tipped round the post with a blatant handball by a Norwich defender. While Barry is off the pitch for treatment, the penalty is taken, it's saved by the keeper but comes off the post and Barry sprints on the pitch to knock in the rebound Graydon style. 30,000 Villa fans have just one question.
I'll have what Andy is drinking!
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Bit of a must win this.
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especially for Steve!
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It is true that with better - just reasonable - finishing we could easily have many more points. We missed at least 2 sitters against Hull, plus one on ones in the first five minutes of the two next league games. And goals change games of course.
But that doesn't hide the fact that we've played terribly in the last two games.
And it doesn't make me confident that we've just been unlucky and we'll bang in our next one on one or free header. Because of the current squad available, only gabby, hourihane, Adomah and Chester have scored a goal for villa in living memory. And two of them may not even play.
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First game for me this season. I've been away so missed the drivel put on show in the first 3 games so this will be an absolute humdinger of a game with a 1-0 win to the Villa!
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Against Cardiff Hogan went through and then there was the freeheader second half from 10 yards out which hit the bar.
Reading when Green went through.
Chances that really ought to have been out away.
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We created nowhere near enough chances in those two games, we were woeful in both. The Hull game should have been won easily though.
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Just heard on Beeb local news that the Expressway will be open this weekend, then closed again next weekend. Can't find anywhere else to confirm it though
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Bet Norwich can't wait.We can be relied upon to kickstart their season.
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I think they csn be relied upon to kick start ours. Theyve been cannon fodder for 25 years at Villa Park.
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I'll tell you what really pisses me off about that presser.
The badge on Bruces' shirt is fractionally bigger than those on the back boards, and, even worse, its on a slight angle. Get it sorted Villa.
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I'll tell you what really pisses me off about that presser.
The badge on Bruces' shirt is fractionally bigger than those on the back boards, and, even worse, its on a slight angle. Get it sorted Villa.
Bizarre isn't it, I've been critical since Tuesday that he's got to go but listening to that I want to give him another chance .......... urgh unclean!
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This fixture was interesting last year, they had a shit load of the ball but we had Jonathan Kodjia. Tomorrow we wont have him so gawd knows what will happen. Gotta be positive, a draw at the very least.
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We created nowhere near enough chances in those two games, we were woeful in both. The Hull game should have been won easily though.
The Hull game was the most depressingly predictable villa thing ever
We should have been four up at half time, but how many people were remotely surprised to see us under the cosh constantly for the first 40 minutes of the second half, and only take a point?
It is shit like that which was to stop. We are now so conditioned to bad things happening that we look in matches like that relatively favourably.
It was depressing, predictable and wasteful.
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Even in that second half hull had two chances and we had two great ones
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0-0.
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Norwich have only ever won twice at VP in 30+ attempts. I should be more confident that they won't make it 3.
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I can't see how anyone who was there the other night can be expecting a win. It was up there at the very top of the steaming pile that has been the last 5 years. If we do manage to get one I'd imagine it would be something similar to that Derby home win last season which we also came into with our confidence shattered.
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They looked quite decent when I saw them against Fulham but whoever their full backs are barely won a tackle against the Fulham players attacking them down the wings so our attackers should...oh.
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I think they can be relied upon to kick start ours. They've been cannon fodder for 25 years at Villa Park.
Nice one, Ads. That's 3 easy points for Naaaarch guaranteed then. :(
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I'm not sure that's how it works.
I'd hate Mila Kunis to scissor Kaley Cuoco in my living room, right not. It would be the worst.
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Sadly as anticipated, I have no magical powers, so we're safe to do Norwich whether I predict it or not.
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I can't see how anyone who was there the other night can be expecting a win. It was up there at the very top of the steaming pile that has been the last 5 years. If we do manage to get one I'd imagine it would be something similar to that Derby home win last season which we also came into with our confidence shattered.
I'm expecting a fairly horrible game with us ceding a decent amount of possession, but where it could go either way. As ever with villa the first goal is absolutely crucial. We've started well every game this season so hopefully we can bag one in the first ten minutes this time
But I'll be blissfully celebrating my son's first birthday and pretty happy I've got an excuse not to follow it closely
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We are bottom of the league.....
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I'll tell you what really pisses me off about that presser.
The badge on Bruces' shirt is fractionally bigger than those on the back boards, and, even worse, its on a slight angle. Get it sorted Villa.
Bizarre isn't it, I've been critical since Tuesday that he's got to go but listening to that I want to give him another chance .......... urgh unclean!
Two things out of that:
"didn't think it would get this difficult" - if anything he's made it more difficult for himself with his signings
"didn't think the pressure would come on this quick". - he's been since October. Plenty of managers have had far less time than that.
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well he's under some pressure today. We are bottom of the Chumps and this really is win or fuck off.
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well he's under some pressure today. We are bottom of the Chumps and this really is win or fuck off.
Win, lose or draw, it's curtains for you Brucey my dear.
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Big day today Mr Bruce, good luck and you will have my support as always from the stands.
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They have to come good, can't get worse can it?
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A hard fought 1-0 Villa win
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well he's under some pressure today. We are bottom of the Chumps and this really is win or fuck off.
Win, lose or draw, it's curtains for you Brucey my dear.
But it's not curtains if he wins today.
Bizarre comment.
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Big day today Mr Bruce, good luck and you will have my support as always from the stands.
He still get's my support as well but his after match comments of 'it's not god enough' will wear thin eventually if it continues.
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A couple of things, should we get Gallacher and with Bruce's comments that we aren't ready to play with two up front then will it mean pushing Kodjia to the left? We need a win today. I'd be ecstatic with a performance too but just get a win on the board and go from there please.
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3 games in and I have already been drained of any enthusiasm for the game.
It really is a case of 'dragging my sorry ass' down there out of habit rather than pleasure.
A couple of pints and a catch up with some mates, before the game will no doubt be the highlight of the day.
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Seriously mate don't go of that's how you feel, social aspect aside.
One life.
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I think we will scrape a win today. Anything else and Bruce is in big trouble.
I was going to go, but a £372 midweek vets bill has put paid to that.
Probably be a 5 goal thriller now!
......who am I kidding. 😞
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Seriously mate don't go of that's how you feel, social aspect aside.
One life.
I ain't your mate.
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Can't be there but hoping that today is where it all changes for the better. Get behind them with your usual 110% and we'll get the result. Up the Villa!
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Turning point is today. Jedinak has some sort of magic touch to our team. 2-0 Hogan Green .......
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Will we see a midfield of Jedinak and Whelan?
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Seriously mate don't go of that's how you feel, social aspect aside.
One life.
I ain't your mate.
<like> :)
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Will we see a midfield of Jedinak and Whelan?
If so we will need Terry and Samba at back to match the pace of the game.
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Big day today Mr Bruce, good luck and you will have my support as always from the stands.
That's the right attitude I find myself devoid of these days. By the way where do you sit Nobs just to see if I can come over and say hello?
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Seriously mate don't go of that's how you feel, social aspect aside.
One life.
I ain't your mate.
Relax.
Life is too short.
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I'm on holiday in Devon
going to the Sea life centre to watch the penguins wobble about so much the same as you guys going to the match this afternoon
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Big day today Mr Bruce, good luck and you will have my support as always from the stands.
That's the right attitude I find myself devoid of these days. By the way where do you sit Nobs just to see if I can come over and say hello?
North Lower, by main entrance.
Not to sure your demographic background will fit in too well, but be my guest sunshine.
If you get lost ask Some of the KS lads where I am.
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Will we see a midfield of Jedinak and Whelan?
If so that could be the slowest midfield we've ever had.
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Not to sure your demographic background will fit in too well, but be my guest sunshine.
If you get lost ask Some of the KS lads where I am.
Aha the KS posse nice! I plan to whiten up today and will be wearing a ginger wig so should fit in.
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Seriously mate don't go of that's how you feel, social aspect aside.
One life.
I ain't your mate.
https://youtu.be/pbdVNYsGSTU
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Despite several of the KS lads being black?
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Despite several of the KS lads being black?
;)
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Despite several of the KS lads being black?
;)
I accept your apology! 😉
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I was going to go, but a £372 midweek vets bill has put paid to that.
The state of the Villa is making you behave like an animal that's why your partner/family had to take you the the Vet rather than a GP.
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As we've never won a league game without Jedinak in the championship I will revise my prediction to a 2-1 Villa win if he plays.
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KS? Kashmiri Shemales?
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We tend to do better at home, and manager should get into them. Unsure about Norwich. Will go 2-1 Villa win. Albert and Landsbury to get ours.
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Kula Shaker??
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Big day today Mr Bruce, good luck and you will have my support as always from the stands.
That's the right attitude I find myself devoid of these days. By the way where do you sit Nobs just to see if I can come over and say hello?
North Lower, by main entrance.
Not to sure your demographic background will fit in too well, but be my guest sunshine.
If you get lost ask Some of the KS lads where I am.
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What's that supposed to mean? You sit with racists?
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Bruce needs the points today. It will be interesting to see what side and formation he picks. I think Jedi will be on the bench ready to come on if Whelan is awol.
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Kid's Stupidity?
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Klan Superiors?
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Bruce needs the points today. It will be interesting to see what side and formation he picks. I think Jedi will be on the bench ready to come on if Whelan is awol.
No doubt Bodger Bruce will want to tinker. Probability says it can't be too far away to when he starts playing everybody in their proper position.
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My default position is that I always want a Villa win however it happens, but if Jedinak is back and we manage to take three points, there's a reasonable assumption to be made that we'll be back to square one as soon as he's injured again.