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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on May 06, 2018, 02:23:37 PM
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On to the play-offs.
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I'm surprised our lot weren't allowed to bring toys onto the pitch, such was the end of term attitude.
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No injuries? Job Done.
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Bruce out; sack the Board; Booooooooooooo! :)
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Meh
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Think back to this time last season when we were sitting in 13th! Let's look forward to the play off's there is nothing to fear.
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If Boro spies had been watching us today their notebooks will be empty.
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Shame the likes of Hogan and Kodjia didn't take their chance to shine but no injuries or suspensions so on to Boro, no Derby, no Boro, oh its Derby, no it's bloody Boro again
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Last day sums up our season really. Never in danger of automatic promotion, never in danger of going down. All the excitement elsewhere. Not bothered who we have in the play-offs. If ever there was 4 average teams who could beat each other on any given day, then us and the other 3 are it.
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Grabban and Grealish against Boro...you've got to fancy that. Having said that, I think it'll probably be settled with one goal over two legs.
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disappointing end to the season but we still have a chance to redeem ourselves - please take it Villa.
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If Boro spies had been watching us today their notebooks will be empty.
Good. The element of surprise when we field a full-strength first XI.
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Hopefully last weekend and this was another 'blip'. I fear for Kodjia's effectiveness. He's added sod all since he's been back.
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Meh, now win the play offs.
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Tickets on sale now.
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Still rusty or not Kodjia was absolutely awful, he must of had less than 5 touches throughout. Grabban on the other hand was a lot more livelier when he came on. Hogan was useless, if featured in the next 2 he needs play like he's saving his Villa career. I'm getting to the point where I'm almost done with him.
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Official site shite as usual. Kept in an electronic queue for 12 mins, enter web site, click on purchase tickets for the play off semis, to be met with...... nothing. FFS.
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Official site shite as usual. Kept in an electronic queue for 12 mins, enter web site, click on purchase tickets for the play off semis, to be met with...... nothing. FFS.
Same here🙄
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I only tried for the home leg to be met with "No Events Found"
I'll try again around 5pm I think (if sober enough)
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Typical shit Villa end of season anti climax.
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How did Hogan do today? If he was poor I’d give his place on bench to RHM for the play-offs, go with form & minutes on a pitch over transfer fee
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Home tickets on sale from 5pm tonight. Away tickets on sale from tomorrow.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2018/05/06/championship-play-off-semi-final-ticket-details
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Highlights (http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/11361573/millwall-1-0-aston-villa)
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Official site shite as usual. Kept in an electronic queue for 12 mins, enter web site, click on purchase tickets for the play off semis, to be met with...... nothing. FFS.
Tickets are not on sale until 17:00pm
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I’ve only just realised they missed a penalty.
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Better side but lacked cutting edge.
Hard when you make so many changes. The approach play was good and to be honest we ought to have had 2 or 3.
Oh well.
Millwall are sad twats.
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Official site shite as usual. Kept in an electronic queue for 12 mins, enter web site, click on purchase tickets for the play off semis, to be met with...... nothing. FFS.
Ok I'll try again later. thanks.
Tickets are not on sale until 17:00pm
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Disappointed with Bree today. Thought it was a decent opportunity for him to put pressure on Elmo but didn't really impress. Felt a bit sorry for Onomoah, he isn't a left winger but still had a decent game.
On we go.
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Highlights (http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/11361573/millwall-1-0-aston-villa)
Looked even enough from that. Kodjia even laid the ball off for someone else to shoot! Onomah's second effort was lovely that whistled over the bar. If he had applied the same force to his earlier shot he would have scored. Without the benefit of close-up replays, the two pens looked soft but loved Bunn's unorthodox follow-up save for the second one.
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I decided to go to the Melton Mowbray cheese festival instead.
Great day.
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Am in right in saying those are the first penalties conceded all season ?
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I decided to go to the Melton Mowbray cheese festival instead.
Great day.
That's fine - it's still classed as an whey game :)
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Ok, it might be a "why didn't Barry take the penalty" question, but why did we play in black shorts?
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At a guess, to distinguish us from Millwall in white shorts given both teams shirts were dark-coloured (and thus unfair for anyone in the Isle of Man watching in b/w).
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I decided to go to the Melton Mowbray cheese festival instead.
Great day.
That's fine - it's still classed as an whey game :)
Cheese puns at this time of the season? I'd tread very caerphilly if I were you...
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I decided to go to the Melton Mowbray cheese festival instead.
Great day.
That's fine - it's still classed as an whey game :)
Cheese puns at this time of the season? I'd tread very caerphilly if I were you...
How did Bree play?
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Just odd we didn't wear the claret one we have worn this season.
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That what we can expect under Luke next season. The mismatch look.
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That what we can expect under Luke next season. The mismatch look.
Have you seen leaks ?
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That what we can expect under Luke next season. The mismatch look.
Sartorial juxtaposition. All the rage among the fashionista cognoscenti.
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That what we can expect under Luke next season. The mismatch look.
No we won’t.
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Chill out I was only yoking. I must admit though I’d never heard of Luke until we signed with him.
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Disappointing result just before the play offs when a win would give us some momentum and reduce my own doubt and some of the nerves. This wouldn't be a good time to forget how to score goals. We look a bit toothless without Grabban and Jack. I hope that Calderwood is right and we have the professionalism and ability to choke Middlesbrough.
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Disapointing result but luckily it didnt matter too much. We looked a bit more threatning when the subs came on but I'm glad he rested a few anyway.
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Am in right in saying those are the first penalties conceded all season ?
Yes but they wouldn’t have got either if Terry had been playing. He doesn’t allow that sort of thing.
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Disappointing result just before the play offs when a win would give us some momentum and reduce my own doubt and some of the nerves. This wouldn't be a good time to forget how to score goals. We look a bit toothless without Grabban and Jack. I hope that Calderwood is right and we have the professionalism and ability to choke Middlesbrough.
If Boro hadn't of scored in 96th minute, three of the play off teams would've lost today.
I really don't see the issue, it was an away defeat at a very difficult away ground which could've easily happened in any other month with half our team rested.
Different division but I remember a few seasons ago Walsall won their final league game 5-0. They lost 6-1 on aggregate to Barnsley in the play offs.
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Momentum has become the word of the year. When we got knocked out of the cups it was a Bad Thing because we lost momentum, apparently. We then went on our two best runs of the season.
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Today meant nothing, we knew that from the off...he rested all the key players, we didn't pick up injuries, we knew what really matters regardless of the result...momentum or not.
Boro have won of the previous 4 games so they are hardly flying. It's a semi final and momentum doesn't win you those...players do.
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Momentum has become the word of the year. When we got knocked out of the cups it was a Bad Thing because we lost momentum, apparently. we then went on our two best runs of the season.
Two games without a win, one goal in our last two games. It may be me being nervous but I'd have liked something more positive going into the Boro games. It probably means nothing and as I have said, I hope we have the nous to outdo them in every area, after all, we have more of everything than them. You mention the great run we went on Dave, after the cup defeat, I note with interest though that we also seem to go on bad runs with Steve Bruce!! I hope this isn't one of them. I so hope I'm wrong!
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Momentum has become the word of the year. When we got knocked out of the cups it was a Bad Thing because we lost momentum, apparently. we then went on our two best runs of the season.
Two games without a win, one goal in our last two games. It may be me being nervous but I'd have liked something more positive going into the Boro games. It probably means nothing and as I have said, I hope we have the nous to outdo them in every area, after all, we have more of everything than them. You mention the great run we went on Dave, after the cup defeat, I note with interest though that we also seem to go on bad runs with Steve Bruce!! I hope this isn't one of them. I so hope I'm wrong!
We beat Ipswich 4-0 all of two weeks ago. They drew with Boro today. Are all on oneBoro forum or whatever it's called having panic attacks for not winning today, I doubt it.
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Today was about having the strongest squad fresh and available for the play offs.
Given the choice of 2 victory’s and 2 key players out or where we are now, I know which I would take.
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our main threat is Grabban, the Villa curse of turning formerly prolific strikers into those that can't hit a barn door with a banjo, mercifully seems not to have afflicted him yet. This will sound hyperbolic to some, but I'm now seriously worried that Kodjia is just a shell of his former self. As for Scotty - why?
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Onomah must be close to replacing either Adomah or hourihane for at least one of the play off games
He’s got energy and more quality on the ball
We don’t really have a proper alternative at left wing. Green doesn’t look ready. Grabban could play There but none of the alternative CF options look like a starter
I’d definitely sell Hogan if we could get anywhere near double figures. Can’t imagine many championship teams paying his wages though.
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I'd sell Hogan for anything around £4/5 million, honestly, I want him to work out but he looks shite.
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Who was the Villa fan in the Speedos and arm bands yesterday? Bet his sun burn is as bad as mine this morning. We had a great afternoon at the Southwark Tavern afterwards.
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I decided to go to the Melton Mowbray cheese festival instead.
Great day.
I went to the cricket at Handsworth Park. Big reggae sound system playing throughout, jerk chicken stalls, lovely weather, it was ace.
DJ: Can de parents PLEASE keep de kids dem arf de pitch!
A quintessentially English scene enlivened by all the ethnicities there, spoilt only by thinking about all the people who go on about multi-culturalism not working.
Sorry. Bit o’ politics.
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I decided to go to the Melton Mowbray cheese festival instead.
Great day.
I went to the cricket at Handsworth Park. Big reggae sound system playing throughout, jerk chicken stalls, lovely weather, it was ace.
DJ: Can de parents PLEASE keep de kids dem arf de pitch!
A quintessentially English scene enlivened by all the ethnicities there, spoilt only by thinking about all the people who go on about multi-culturalism not working.
Sorry. Bit o’ politics.
We had EAGA Gospel Choir and Morris dancers. Thank god I missed the latter.
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our main threat is Grabban, the Villa curse of turning formerly prolific strikers into those that can't hit a barn door with a banjo, mercifully seems not to have afflicted him yet. This will sound hyperbolic to some, but I'm now seriously worried that Kodjia is just a shell of his former self. As for Scotty - why?
I'm really surprised at all this Kodjia is rubbish stuff that seems to be cropping up regularly.
First of all he's come back from two serious injuries within the last year.
Secondly I thought he was great when he came on v Cardiff. Him and Grabban upfront was a nightmare for Cardiff to handle. Last week he was unlucky not to score v Derby and again we were on top from when he came on the pitch as he can stretch defences.
I want him and Grabban starting in the play offs. How many good games has Adomah really had since xmas? Great first half of the year but I think he's been off form for quite a while now, was same last season.
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Agreed on Kodjia - along with Grealish still our most dangerous player on the ball. He just needs a run of games and the first goal to go in.
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For those concerned about momentum - Huddersfield lost 3 of their last 4 games last season, by 4-1, 2-0 and 3-0. They had zero momentum going into the playoffs and yet still won them.
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For those concerned about momentum - Huddersfield lost 3 of their last 4 games last season, by 4-1, 2-0 and 3-0. They had zero momentum going into the playoffs and yet still won them.
Didn’t they win semi and final on penalties? I felt sure they were heading out second leg at Wednesday but they rallied and equalised.
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true - didn't win a game outright pens all the way
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Onomah must be close to replacing either Adomah or hourihane for at least one of the play off games
He’s got energy and more quality on the ball
We don’t really have a proper alternative at left wing. Green doesn’t look ready. Grabban could play There but none of the alternative CF options look like a starter
I’d definitely sell Hogan if we could get anywhere near double figures. Can’t imagine many championship teams paying his wages though.
Onomah’s strongest position for me would be playing alongside Grealish as an attacking midfielder in a three man midfield, so that would mean him replacing Hourihane really. He has looked good coming on in the last few weeks though and has brought a bit more energy to the closing stages so maybe Bruce will continue to use him in that role.
We might need the wide players to defend a bit more in the first leg so I could see us going with Snodgrass and Adomah, but I would go with either Kodjia or Grabban on the left at home with the other playing centrally.
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I enjoyed watching Harrogate Town win their first play-off yesterday. Now for Brackley Town next Sunday!
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I enjoyed watching Harrogate Town win their first play-off yesterday. Now for Brackley Town next Sunday!
My son loved it, he said when the 94th minute winner went in the place went mad!
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Agreed on Kodjia - along with Grealish still our most dangerous player on the ball. He just needs a run of games and the first goal to go in.
Have a horrible feeling his ankle injury has severely limited his mobility which was his main attribute. JPA and Bent had similar injuries and weren't the same players again. Kodjia was very impressive v Cardiff but hasn't kicked on since. 1 goal in 15 league appearances this season, Hogan with 6 in 37. Good job Grabban has been on fire since arriving.
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1 in his last 18 going back 13 months, and that was a pen. We need him to get his mojo back.
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this was the point I was trying to make earlier - he just doesn't seem to have the fluidity of of movement he had before - I'm hoping that this is just him being circumspect as he regains fitness and confidence, but it is becoming a bit of a worry.
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Onomah must be close to replacing either Adomah or hourihane for at least one of the play off games
He’s got energy and more quality on the ball
We don’t really have a proper alternative at left wing. Green doesn’t look ready. Grabban could play There but none of the alternative CF options look like a starter
I’d definitely sell Hogan if we could get anywhere near double figures. Can’t imagine many championship teams paying his wages though.
Onomah’s strongest position for me would be playing alongside Grealish as an attacking midfielder in a three man midfield, so that would mean him replacing Hourihane really. He has looked good coming on in the last few weeks though and has brought a bit more energy to the closing stages so maybe Bruce will continue to use him in that role.
We might need the wide players to defend a bit more in the first leg so I could see us going with Snodgrass and Adomah, but I would go with either Kodjia or Grabban on the left at home with the other playing centrally.
We will need Adamoah's discipline on left to help Hutton with Traore.
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Who was the Villa fan in the Speedos and arm bands yesterday? Bet his sun burn is as bad as mine this morning. We had a great afternoon at the Southwark Tavern afterwards.
A good afternoon featuring a conversation with a decent Millwall fan and a magician who was brilliant and made a few bob in tips from us
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Who was the Villa fan in the Speedos and arm bands yesterday? Bet his sun burn is as bad as mine this morning. We had a great afternoon at the Southwark Tavern afterwards.
A good afternoon featuring a conversation with a decent Millwall fan and a magician who was brilliant and made a few bob in tips from us
Was he as good as the magician who got two quid out of your pocket without you knowing?
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I enjoyed watching Harrogate Town win their first play-off yesterday. Now for Brackley Town next Sunday!
Didn't Brackley have a half decent basketball team in the early days of Channel 4 and live basketball on a Monday night?
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1 in his last 18 going back 13 months, and that was a pen. We need him to get his mojo back.
Majority must be sub appearances.
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Great day out apart from the result I was talking to a man in the ground with a spit the dog on his arm he said you can stroke him he doesn't bite lol
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Was he as good as the magician who got two quid out of your pocket without you knowing?
That was more pickpocket than magician.
At one point the magic fella put his lit cigarette through my shirt - I nearly punched him but then his fag disappeared and my shirt was still intact.
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Who was the Villa fan in the Speedos and arm bands yesterday? Bet his sun burn is as bad as mine this morning. We had a great afternoon at the Southwark Tavern afterwards.
A good afternoon featuring a conversation with a decent Millwall fan and a magician who was brilliant and made a few bob in tips from us
Was he as good as the magician who got two quid out of your pocket without you knowing?
That was hypnotism not magic. And a small price to pay for the match programme.
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I enjoyed watching Harrogate Town win their first play-off yesterday. Now for Brackley Town next Sunday!
Who are you really rooting for, Mister E?