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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on March 16, 2019, 04:51:08 PM
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We're back.
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A really superb performance. Solid all throughout the team and very comfortable at the back. Two excellent goals and not one player really less than a 7/10. Whelan was everywhere which for a player of his age was outstanding. Great way to enter the break on the back of 4 wins.
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What a fantastic few weeks
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Happy days
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What can you say? We look the business again, and I bloody loves it.
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I said win the next 3 then 2 then 1.
It’s on.
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Everyone of em outstanding, get the fuck in!!!!
Hats off to Whelan, majestic display today superb.
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Up the fucking Villa!
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Everything we needed to do to be contenders again has been achieved. Now we're one again, this cannot be the peak. Next step, widen that gap.
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We’ve got two things that have worked in our favour:
1/ Grealish coming back. It’s no coincidence that our results have been 4-0, 0-1, 1-3 and 3-0. He draws players superbly and gives the midfield extra space.
2/ Defensively, Mings and Hause look comfortable. Hause occasionally puts a foot wrong, but the leadership of Mings is plain to see.
But 3-0 is great. 4 wins on the bounce against play off rivals. Who’d have thought this after February?
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Perfect result at just the right time, I appreciate some have no objections to the break, I just think at this time, momentum is a luxury best served hot, that said, let's hope the players have a good rest and come back even more determined for the run in, great result.
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Only saw bits n bobs via streams today due to being unable to attend.
Thought we looked very comfortable and with plenty gears in the bank we could've gone through if needed. Good to see the likes of Taylor, Elmo and Whelan all starting to get some appreciation as well as the obvious names.
Onto the next match. One at a time and let's see what happens.
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Another double completed. We've completed a few doubles in the last few games against teams above us at the time too.
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Great how the defence is so much better now. Just 2 conceded in 5 games since Albion.
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Excellent stuff. We’ve played our way back into the race - now we need to stay there.
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What can you say?
Mind the gap.....
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6th as it stands, 8 games left. We have a pretty decent run of games now in front of us. Just need to keep going after the break. It won't be easy in the playoffs but if we get in we'll be going in very confident indeed.
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Perfect result at just the right time, I appreciate some have no objections to the break, I just think at this time, momentum is a luxury best served hot, that said, let's hope the players have a good rest and come back even more determined for the run in, great result.
I take your point, but we have momentum for entirely different reasons compared to last year. Under Bruce an international break was either a curse or a blessing because the runs we went on, good and bad, were seemingly random and based on not much thought. Now we know that when we have our best players playing, we're unlikely to lose against anyone in this league.
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That’ll do very nicely, ta very glad. Another clean sheet to boot (which always helps). Onward & upward! 😎
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Pity about Blose conceding to Preston at the death, would be good to shake them off. But it's amazing to think that 5th place is very much within reach when barely a fortnight ago we were all thinking a 6th placed position was an extremely long shot.
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Perfect result at just the right time, I appreciate some have no objections to the break, I just think at this time, momentum is a luxury best served hot, that said, let's hope the players have a good rest and come back even more determined for the run in, great result.
I take your point, but we have momentum for entirely different reasons compared to last year. Under Bruce an international break was either a curse or a blessing because the runs we went on, good and bad, were seemingly random and based on not much thought. Now we know that when we have our best players playing, we're unlikely to lose against anyone in this league.
Agreed
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Let's hope that from a promotion run-in perspective we can be this years Fulham. Well done all concerned.
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Absolutely in control from start to finish.
Defence transformed in recent weeks, Mings is an absolute colossus and most importantly a leader.
Don't really want to pick individuals out because they were all excellent but Whelan in particular deserves a shout, bossed midfield from start to finish.
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So Blackburn next then the big one sheff w
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Perfect time for a break. It gives Jack a rest and he’ll need it.
Great few weeks. UTV.
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Pity about Blose conceding to Preston at the death, would be good to shake them off. But it's amazing to think that 5th place is very much within reach when barely a fortnight ago we were all thinking a 6th placed position was an extremely long shot.
Mind the gap 😬
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Absolutely in control from start to finish.
Defence transformed in recent weeks, Mings is an absolute colossus and most importantly a leader.
Don't really want to pick individuals out because they were all excellent but Whelan in particular deserves a shout, bossed midfield from start to finish.
I would love to pick out individual performances, I haven't seen a second of the game as yet, wholly reliant on the good posts of H and V to keep me informed, so, I'm sure your right well done Glen.
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That performance was easily the best display so far this season. Total dominance from start to finish, an actual complete performance in both halves with the excellent Whelan who was superb running the show. Most of the players put in a real shift today and were solid 9's.
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Very convincing bordering on easy. Nice to see players playing with such confidence. The question is how the f*ck are Boro in the top half never mind the top six! UTV
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What a fantastic few weeks
Quite unbelievable in fact.
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Great Stuff last 4 games 11 - 1, on present form we could finish not losing another match this season. Only one shot on target for Boro today.
UP THE VILLA
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Sometimes Villa infuriate the fuck out of me. Sometimes they bring a tear to my eye and take me to a place where it just makes me so happy. If we can make the place offs then anything is possible. For all the shit and bravado Smethwick come out with they will secretly be dreading coming up against us. Come on villa. Fuck the fuckers I love you.
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What a fantastic few weeks
Quite unbelievable in fact.
It is bonkers man. You go back to only the end of February and it's, "he's shit, he's shit, what's Terry doing, Smith...shit".
Now..."he's class, he's class...Derby shit, Birmingham shit, Forest shit, Boro shit"....3 weeks!!
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Another good, comfortable win.
Looking at the remaining fixtures a lot of the teams behind us have to play each other. We've probably the easiest run-in on paper with Sheff Wednesday's being the toughest. Away to them and home to Bristol City are key.
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With any luck Leeds and Norwich will be up by the time we play them - just got to keep plugging away. I think this team will not do what the last lot did after wolves. Great.
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Sometimes Villa infuriate the fuck out of me. Sometimes they bring a tear to my eye and take me to a place where it just makes me so happy. If we can make the place offs then anything is possible. For all the shit and bravado Smethwick come out with they will secretly be dreading coming up against us. Come on villa. Fuck the fuckers I love you.
I have a feeling that we'll get Albion in the playoff semis. Not scared.
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With any luck Leeds and Norwich will be up by the time we play them - just got to keep plugging away. I think this team will not do what the last lot did after wolves. Great.
Look at the table, we could end up with Leeds
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It makes a change for us to be awesome in March.
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Superb today, never looked in trouble once.
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Our midfield is scoring for fun now and it takes pressures off Tammy and makes such a huge difference to how teams defend us. The goals can now come from anywhere.
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As good as we were it has to be said that Boro were a complete embarrassment. Imagine watching that shite every week, poor feckers.
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As good as we were it has to be said that Boro were a complete embarrassment. Imagine watching that shite every week, poor feckers.
Well if Moore can get the chop for being 4th and playing poor football ( according their lot ) then Pullis should of gone after the drubbing we gave them at their place
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Dare we dream?
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Marvelous
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imperious from most - a tad disappointed with Green. Great result - shame Bruce and Preston took the edge off it a bit.
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Highlights (https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/11667519/aston-villa-3-0-middlesbrough)
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Did Tammy do his hammy?
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Thought Preston had a great result!
One shot on target in the 94th minute....job done
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My most satisfying result and performance of the season. Imperious.
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Best home performance this season I would say
right up there with Derby and Boro away
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My most satisfying result and performance of the season. Imperious.
In the three games we have played and won this week I have notice how several of our goals have been calmly passed into the net.
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Thought Preston had a great result!
One shot on target in the 94th minute....job done
Apparently their goalscorer is good mates with Jack. Karma continues.
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Was it Callum Robinson?
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If only there was a way to look up results and scorers, if I ever invent it i'll call it BBC Sport.
:P
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Was it Callum Robinson?
Maguire
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Was it Callum Robinson?
Sadly not. I'd much rather Preston hadn't scored mind. Better for us.
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Sean Maguire, I'd wondered what had happened to him after Eastenders.
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If only there was a way to look up results and scorers, if I ever invent it i'll call it BBC Sport.
:P
Just being lazy on my 48th. Thanks for the 3 points, Villa.
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How on earth were Boro fifth?
They were absolutely dreadful.
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Pity about Blose conceding to Preston at the death, would be good to shake them off. But it's amazing to think that 5th place is very much within reach when barely a fortnight ago we were all thinking a 6th placed position was an extremely long shot.
Mind the gap 😬
I like to think we’re above that sort of thing
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Pity about Blose conceding to Preston at the death, would be good to shake them off. But it's amazing to think that 5th place is very much within reach when barely a fortnight ago we were all thinking a 6th placed position was an extremely long shot.
Mind the gap 😬
I like to think we’re above that sort of thing
Literally
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It’s a long time since we have played like this, I know we had spells and some performances under Bruce.
This was different we were organized calm and managed the game, it looked like we were playing within ourselves.
This is what coaching and proper management brings.
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Pity about Blose conceding to Preston at the death, would be good to shake them off. But it's amazing to think that 5th place is very much within reach when barely a fortnight ago we were all thinking a 6th placed position was an extremely long shot.
Mind the gap 😬
I like to think we’re above that sort of thing
Yes but they started it mum. ;) Ain't Karma a bitch eh? Especially when they regularly get hit by a big dose of it.
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How good was Whelan today? He read and won absolutely everything.
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That will do nicely!
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How good was Whelan today? He read and won absolutely everything.
He was immense.
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How good was Whelan today? He read and won absolutely everything.
He was immense.
MOM as good a holding midfield performance as you can get.
Intercepted everything and moved the ball quickly and accurately.
Superb and I thought Taylor and Elmo played really well.
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How on earth were Boro fifth?
They were absolutely dreadful.
Their wheels have been coming off for some time now. Today they crashed. I just hope they don't replace Tiny over the international break. I can see us finishing 5th with Preston 6th. All nicely set up for 2 leg game against the Albion.
As for the game, great first half, we took our foot off the pedal a bit in the second but no worries, plus tiredness has to come into it having played 3 tough games in 6 days. What's important right now is we're playing and moving in the right direction.
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After 30 mins I said that Whelan was giving a masterclass in how to be a holding midfielder.
He kept it going for 90 minutes, pretty much a perfect performance.
And as for Mings, he was majestic again.
For me it is impossible to separate them for MOTM today.
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Agreed, Andy. Both were superb.
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No disrespect to Boro, as I wouldn't wish Pulis on any fucker (ok, maybe Blues), but that was fucking easy. I thought we may struggle to break down there back 9 when I saw the line ups but we made it look easy.
Love McGinns goal.
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I think McGinn was MOTM. The guy is immense.
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So Hotlips was out as his wife gave birth.
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Radio WM interview audio boom (https://audioboom.com/posts/7204153-dean-smith-after-the-3-0-win-against-middlesbrough)
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Did Tammy do his hammy?
No - not hamstring twang - Deano said calf cramp but they'll scan in case it's a strain. Break has come at the right time to give him best chance for recovery.
Consummate performance today right through the team. We're starting to look like the real deal
Horrendous traffic afterwards - took me nearly an hour to get from St Edwards to the Expressway, but didn't give a shit. Good times
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Did Tammy do his hammy?
No - not hamstring twang - Deano said calf cramp but they'll scan in case it's a strain. Break has come at the right time to give him best chance for recovery.
Consummate performance today right through the team. We're starting to look like the real deal
Horrendous traffic afterwards - took me nearly an hour to get from St Edwards to the Expressway, but didn't give a shit. Good times
Tidy
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I haven't seen a replay but it seemed to me like the referee deserved some credit for playing the advantage for our second.
McGinn must have some epic peripheral vision to spot El Ghazi's run for our first. I was in the upper trinity and didn't see the pass was on!
Boro were pish. Whelan was class, his positioning all game was spot on.
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I haven't seen a replay but it seemed to me like the referee deserved some credit for playing the advantage for our second.
I've only seen the brief Sky highlights package but from that I would definitely agree with you.
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I didn't want it to end. Fantastic entertainment from the first minute to the last.
Whelan and McGinn, wow, just wow. Masterclass performances from both.
Mings scares me, in that if he's deemed not good enough for the division above, who the hell would we have to buy when we do go up? Awesomer every time he sets foot on the pitch.
I'll need to watch it back, but didn't our second goal start with Elmo out-skilling their bloke by the touchline? The belief runs through the whole team.
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I haven't seen a replay but it seemed to me like the referee deserved some credit for playing the advantage for our second.
Absolutely - I said at the time it was good refereeing, and he made it very clear afterwards that he'd played the advantage (arms stretched out thingy). Unusual to give a ref credit at this level!
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Well once again it was good to walk away from Villa Park having seen an outstanding performance where almost every player excelled. We should have had 5 or 6 against this very dour Boro team. Felt sorry for their fans travelling all this way and watching shite but hopefully they enjoyed our football. Whelan was superb today and shone brightest in a field full of emeralds. What a pity that we had those horrible two months.
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Spank Lampard.
Beat the Blues in which an inbred tried and failed to take out our Jack, who then went and scored the winner, and where Crazy Craig Gardner missed two absolute sitters toward the end.
Spank O'Neill and Keane.
Spank Tiny Penis.
Perfuckingfection.
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I'll need to watch it back, but didn't our second goal start with Elmo out-skilling their bloke by the touchline? The belief runs through the whole team.
I pointed this out to my seat neighbour. It was brilliant football all started with Elmo right back in Holte End/Witton corner.
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The entire team were superb. Glenn MOTM closely followed by SJM and Mings.
Pulis = Bruce, and thank the Lord we don't have to watch that every week.
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What a difference a few weeks make! Excellent performance and great result. Once again, you can’t fault a single player.
Smith replaced the forward line and was good to see Davis get some game time. Tammy looks frustrated and needs a goal...hope the injury isn’t serious and the international break should do him good to rest. Green getting more game time is a good thing even if not convincing yet, and would have liked Kodjia to show a bit more given the chance when Tammy came off.
Special mention for Whelan...he was excellent today, as was Mings and Hause. The whole team look full of confidence and work for each other. Good stuff!
4 wins on the bounce, 12pts in the bag and the whole team playing with confidence as we move into 6th place...onwards and upwards as the promotion juggernaut marches on, on, on!
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Excellent result and a very professional performance but the sounds of things. Will check the highlights out later.
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Spank Lampard.
Beat the Blues in which an inbred tried and failed to take out our Jack, who then went and scored the winner, and where Crazy Craig Gardner missed two absolute sitters toward the end.
Spank O'Neill and Keane.
Spank Tiny Penis.
Perfuckingfection.
it has been a good 2 weeks
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I bet that Boro fans website is a cheery place tonight!
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An excellent performance!
Positives
Generally, compared with Sheffield Wednesday who are beating lower and mid-table, but looking severely limited against better sides. While Preston, who are very spawny, we are absolutely dominating our rivals.
Hause and Mings. They're both so big, good in the air, quick and comfortable on the ball. They ooze calmness and we look defensively miles better.
Whelan. Good decision to bring him in today, my man of the match. Competed well and passed it well, so credit where it's due.
El Ghazi looks so much of a threat with Grealish. He gets the full back or wing back one on one and our quick transition wide suits him.
Jack and McGinn. Superb.
We dominated and bar one lapse of concentration in the 66th minute with Assombalonga's free header, we didn't give them a sniff.
So quick to press and so quick to move the game on. They were very deep at 541 and 442, but we kept our patience and plugged away. Not in an empty headed battering ram way, but with precision and movement.
Well deserved and controlled victory.
Negatives
Green showed the inconsistency of youth. Very good on Wednesday and patchy today.
A little profligate with the ball for 10 minutes when Fletcher came on.
But I'm really scraping the barrel to find imperfections.
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First game for my 13 year old daughter. She’s hooked. I was 14 when I went to my first game. Brings a tear to my eye.
Sum up the game in one word - controlled.
Players - midfield is just plain awesome - they harried, passed, tackled, closed down, won the ball back cleanly and broke quick. Every time we rolled forward we looked like scoring.
Mings - Laursen and Melberg rolled into one. Won everything in the air time after time. 2 boros closed in on him , turns, swivels, rolls a calm measured pass out of defence. Hit the jackpot with this player.
Shame Grealish was out for so long we’d be in the autos. Karma is to meet Baggies in semis or actual final and swat them aside.
Complete 90mins performance, once we went 2-0 up should have been 5 or 6 in the end.
Another win and I’m elated. Bonus was blues conceding in injury time, I don’t give a shit about them, it’s just still rage for their attack on jack. Jealous uneducated pricks.
I am so happy and proud of the players they’re doing ever so well.
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Green was very patchy in the game but I believe (?) It was his pressure that lead to the opener.
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We've been very fortunate that both Mings and McGinn hit the ground running, it seems to me that it's been a long time since any of our signings have done that. The hard work seems to be now paying off. Keep it going boys.
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We've been very fortunate that both Mings and McGinn hit the ground running, it seems to me that it's been a long time since any of our signings have done that. The hard work seems to be now paying off. Keep it going boys.
Plus we haven't coached that ability out of them for a change.
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Great result! Another 3 points and into 6th. We've got to keep this run going after the international break. Well done team and congrats to the new dad! UTV!
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Enjoyed that immensely.
We were just excellent, fully in control and deserved more.
MOTM was so tough today, anyone from Whelan, Mings, McGinn, Grealish, Hause.
Boro reflected Pulis perfectly, time wasting from the first minute, taking forever on goal kicks and throw ins. I pity the Boro fans watching that turgid shite every week.
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I bet that Boro fans website is a cheery place tonight!
Their fans are more entertaining than their team.
Credit where credit is due, Pulis had taken a squad of players worth only a paltry 88 million and managed to set up and come away with only a 3 - 0 defeat. I think crowdfunding for a statue outside the Riverside is the least we should do in his honour
https://www.oneboro.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=9195&page=17
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Does this mean I need to book a hotel near Wembley now?
What a difference a few weeks makes.
Boro had absolutely nothing to worry us, we are looking solid throughout and it’s become a pleasure once again to take my seat.
Mings is awesome, the best since McGrath in my opinion, and McGinn just gets better all the time.
Good too see Green having
a run....if we don’t give him a run of games we will never know.
It’s on.....
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Was it Callum Robinson?
Maguire
They said on Sky Soccer Saturday that Robinson was celebrating gleefully because he’s Jack’s best mate.
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For me Andre Green is playing to his level. I'm glad he's getting a run of games and he's made an impact but this is probably close to what his potential is. He's not particularly quick, he doesn't really have that burst of speed, he doesn't have a trick. He'll do ok vs Championship defenders but he won't make it in the PL. Solid squad player, good lad, but that's it. But, if we go he will have played his part so I'm glad he came back to help out, but long term I think he'll carve out a decent lower division career.
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The only negative today was not scoring more, as Smith pointed out.
As awful as we were in January, we've been excellent in March.
Having Jack back has obviously been the huge difference but the defence looks so much better. We'll do well to hold on to Mingus and I had big doubts about Hause, but he's improving all the time. Elmo has recovered from December and is showing he's a better defender than Hutton; even Taylor is currently looking more solid.
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Very solid performance. Whelan kept things ticking over nicely and Elmo, apart from a couple of stray passes, had a great game.
Mings and Jack are clearly far too good for this division.
The only negatives for me were a Green, who was very poor and Davis who looked ponderous.
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The only negative today was not scoring more, as Smith pointed out.
As awful as we were in January, we've been excellent in March.
Having Jack back has obviously been the huge difference but the defence looks so much better. We'll do well to hold on to Mingus and I had big doubts about Hause, but he's improving all the time. Elmo has recovered from December and is showing he's a better defender than Hutton; even Taylor is currently looking more solid.
He's quite the Pithecanthropus Erectus.
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Good news about Conor. Became a dad last night and got the game off.
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https://twitter.com/avfcofficial/status/1107020278675181568?s=12
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Congratulations to the Cork man, and great management from Dean Smith.
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I love the fact for once there is not a scapegoat. Glenn Whelan has been superb and Jack tweeted tonight just saying Kante. Says it all. Mings has been immense and cannot believe he is not good enough for Bournemouth. I see Arsenal centre halves, he is far better than them imo
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Whelan was superb. Hats off to him, marvellous.
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And today again confirmed that Downing is shit.
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For me Andre Green is playing to his level. I'm glad he's getting a run of games and he's made an impact but this is probably close to what his potential is. He's not particularly quick, he doesn't really have that burst of speed, he doesn't have a trick. He'll do ok vs Championship defenders but he won't make it in the PL. Solid squad player, good lad, but that's it. But, if we go he will have played his part so I'm glad he came back to help out, but long term I think he'll carve out a decent lower division career.
We have to stop doing this with our young players. Far too early to be judging a young players potential when he hasnt even had a full season yet. The Premier League is littered with players we called shit and will never make the grade and moved on too quickly. Let our youngsters grow into their role. Green has many attributes and in time may well become a real homegrown star. For now he is learning his trade and we should expect some good stuff from him and some meh from time to time.
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For me Andre Green is playing to his level. I'm glad he's getting a run of games and he's made an impact but this is probably close to what his potential is. He's not particularly quick, he doesn't really have that burst of speed, he doesn't have a trick. He'll do ok vs Championship defenders but he won't make it in the PL. Solid squad player, good lad, but that's it. But, if we go he will have played his part so I'm glad he came back to help out, but long term I think he'll carve out a decent lower division career.
I think you are right but these are the sort of things we said about Marc Albrighton. Let’s give him a run of games and see but I don’t see anything to excite me.
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For me Andre Green is playing to his level. I'm glad he's getting a run of games and he's made an impact but this is probably close to what his potential is. He's not particularly quick, he doesn't really have that burst of speed, he doesn't have a trick. He'll do ok vs Championship defenders but he won't make it in the PL. Solid squad player, good lad, but that's it. But, if we go he will have played his part so I'm glad he came back to help out, but long term I think he'll carve out a decent lower division career.
We have to stop doing this with our young players. Far too early to be judging a young players potential when he hasnt even had a full season yet. The Premier League is littered with players we called shit and will never make the grade and moved on too quickly. Let our youngsters grow into their role. Green has many attributes and in time may well become a real homegrown star. For now he is learning his trade and we should expect some good stuff from him and some meh from time to time.
I never called him shit. Not even close.
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Pulis manages to give the impression that the scoreline was misleading as we scored 3 from only 5 shots on target.He should be honest enough to say that we totally outclassed them.We were absolutely superb and there were so many commanding performances.Our midfield were totally dominant whereas Pulis just wanted his players to hit long diagonals to their wide players.
Boro's central defender,Flint,was in a long conversation with Jack after the whistle,probably either asking what it's like to play in a team that wants to play a passing game or mention that I wouldn't mind playing for your team.
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Flints a decent player
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I have just remembered Whelans effort from 80 yards when he saw their goalie off the line. Outrageous!
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For me Andre Green is playing to his level. I'm glad he's getting a run of games and he's made an impact but this is probably close to what his potential is. He's not particularly quick, he doesn't really have that burst of speed, he doesn't have a trick. He'll do ok vs Championship defenders but he won't make it in the PL. Solid squad player, good lad, but that's it. But, if we go he will have played his part so I'm glad he came back to help out, but long term I think he'll carve out a decent lower division career.
We have to stop doing this with our young players. Far too early to be judging a young players potential when he hasnt even had a full season yet. The Premier League is littered with players we called shit and will never make the grade and moved on too quickly. Let our youngsters grow into their role. Green has many attributes and in time may well become a real homegrown star. For now he is learning his trade and we should expect some good stuff from him and some meh from time to time.
Green seems to still be playing within himself after his injury. Maybe worries about his hamstring is stopping him from going 100%.
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To me it read as Pulis criticising his defence rather than a case of a flattering scoreline.
“What’s been disappointing is the goals that we’ve conceded,” he said.
“From our throw-in, we play the ball across the pitch and they get in and the left-sided player caused Ryan (Shotton) loads of problems when he was on. I thought we were better when we made the change.
The second goal is a poor goal, he runs off Lewis (Wing) and shows more desire to get there and scores.
“The last goal, Darren’s (Randolph) been fantastic this year and he’ll be the first to hold his hand up. Five shots at goal – they scored three.”
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To me it read as Pulis criticising his defence rather than a case of a flattering scoreline.
“What’s been disappointing is the goals that we’ve conceded,” he said.
“From our throw-in, we play the ball across the pitch and they get in and the left-sided player caused Ryan (Shotton) loads of problems when he was on. I thought we were better when we made the change.
The second goal is a poor goal, he runs off Lewis (Wing) and shows more desire to get there and scores.
“The last goal, Darren’s (Randolph) been fantastic this year and he’ll be the first to hold his hand up. Five shots at goal – they scored three.”
He moans more than my missus and chats more shite as well
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Good news about Conor. Became a dad last night and got the game off.
Another assist.
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Good news about Conor. Became a dad last night and got the game off.
Another assist.
Superb delivery.
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18 shots at goal, we only scored 3.
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Impressive but more importantly, 5 on target against the Great Wall of China. We were clinical, something that with every game against better opposition becomes more important. Practice makes perfect. More importantly, I get the feeling Smith is getting his message across, there's not only competition for places, there's also desire to have the shirt.
Timing is everything and I honestly believe we're bang on. The Villa Park fans too seem to be more proactive rather than waiting for us to just turn up and beat the opposition. It's starting to look very 1975.
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It's in no small part down to the signing of Mings. Colossus.
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https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/11667519/aston-villa-3-0-middlesbrough
(https://i.ibb.co/3rJVm7m/promo377024340-4610559-jpg-20190316170054.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3rJVm7m)
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Mings and McGinn are two players we so desperately needed. Loved listening to Smith pre-match talking about Mings; he'd known all about him but more importantly, knew he'd do the job despite coming back from an injury. Oh and the fact Jack gave the armband to Mings despite there being no plan to who it went to should there be no Hutton.
A team of captains has always been Smith's philosophy.
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That was far too easy. McGinn and Whelan were very good. Pulis needs to drop down a league to accomodate his 6ft 9 players, his one up front and his one player who can throw the ball really long.
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Sometimes Villa infuriate the fuck out of me. Sometimes they bring a tear to my eye and take me to a place where it just makes me so happy. If we can make the place offs then anything is possible. For all the shit and bravado Smethwick come out with they will secretly be dreading coming up against us. Come on villa. Fuck the fuckers I love you.
I have a feeling that we'll get Albion in the playoff semis. Not scared.
Definitely not scared of them. Would prefer them to Sheff Utd or Leeds, who I'd rather play in a one off Final.
Plus a Villa Albion final might not be all that pleasant a day out tbf
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Good news about Conor. Became a dad last night and got the game off.
Another assist.
Superb delivery.
Delivered deep, right in the gap between the hole....or fucked her fucking fanny off!
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Good news about Conor. Became a dad last night and got the game off.
Another assist.
Superb delivery.
Delivered deep, right in the gap between the hole....or fucked her fucking fanny off!
Erm...
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At least we know he didn't punch his own cock asking why it won't work. But whose wee smells of Rice Krispies?
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...Davis who looked ponderous.
Steady on, he's been out injured forever and is finding his feet again (yeah I know, on the end of his legs, same as before); he was only on for about eight seconds, and it was his shot that set it up for Adomah.
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I thought we looked great. Whelan, Taylor and Elmohamady did well. I've given all thre nothing but stick, so am overjoyed to be gorging on humble pie.
Well done, Villa!
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Albert seemed very subdued after scoring - was it just respect for a former club?
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Albert seemed very subdued after scoring - was it just respect for a former club?
Yes that's all it was
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Good news about Conor. Became a dad last night and got the game off.
Another assist.
Superb delivery.
Success in the box once again
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Albert seemed very subdued after scoring - was it just respect for a former club?
I thought that too
forgot all about him playing for Boro
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Good news about Conor. Became a dad last night and got the game off.
Another assist.
Superb delivery.
Success in the box once again
It is a disgrace that at this crucial stage in the season both he and his wife didn't turn up for the game.
When we relegated Coventry after being two goals down and coming back to win 3-2 my wife was at the game with me and due to give birth to my son. During the game I speculated how great it would be if she actually gave birth at Villa Park. She didn't share my enthusiasm for that particular scenario. Women eh?
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I think with McGinn, Grealish and Abraham; we always had about the best attacking side in the Championship. Now Mings has arrived we're looking great at the back too. Be nice to have Chester alongside him and Hause at Left-Back.
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Albert seemed very subdued after scoring - was it just respect for a former club?
I thought that too
forgot all about him playing for Boro
It's where we signed him from.
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Albert seemed very subdued after scoring - was it just respect for a former club?
I thought that too
forgot all about him playing for Boro
It's where we signed him from.
Yeah I didn’t click on straight away
Thought his goal celebration was subdued then later realised why
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Yes and also he must have had a very good relationship with their fans because he went over to applaud them at the end.
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I think with McGinn, Grealish and Abraham; we always had about the best attacking side in the Championship. Now Mings has arrived we're looking great at the back too. Be nice to have Chester alongside him and Hause at Left-Back.
I am not so sure about Chester. If Tuanzebe is there we will have the best pair of centre back footballers in the League.
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In our last home game before we won the old First Division in 1981 we tonked Middlesbrough 3 nil and that was a masterclass too. Coincidence ??
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I'll need to watch it back, but didn't our second goal start with Elmo out-skilling their bloke by the touchline? The belief runs through the whole team.
I pointed this out to my seat neighbour. It was brilliant football all started with Elmo right back in Holte End/Witton corner.
The OS youtube highlights are up.
Disappointingly, the build-up to the second starts with Elmo getting a small ripple of applause for the thing you don't get to have seen him just do.
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I think the only time I was worried yesterday was Tammy's injury.
What's the overall feeling on Kodja? I know he didn't get a lot of time, but I was a tad disappointed with his effort yesterday.
Although maybe that's just a reflection on how well Tammy helps us defend from the front.
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I think with McGinn, Grealish and Abraham; we always had about the best attacking side in the Championship. Now Mings has arrived we're looking great at the back too. Be nice to have Chester alongside him and Hause at Left-Back.
No, Tuanzebe is the right choice to partner Mings with Hause moving to LB.
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If Kodjia wasn't already here, I don't think Smith would be looking to buy him. And the same probably applies to a fair portion of the squad.
After Davis' cameo yesterday, I'd suggest he's now fallen a little further down the pecking order.
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Kodjia came on before Keinan and Keinan only came on because El Ghazi took a knock. Kodjia is still the first choice replacement for Tammy. He won’t be here next season along with several others.
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Did Tammy do his hammy?
The one negative from yesterday. Anyone know the latest?
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Having a scan tomorrow but Smith didn't seem to think it was much to worry about.
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For me Andre Green is playing to his level. I'm glad he's getting a run of games and he's made an impact but this is probably close to what his potential is. He's not particularly quick, he doesn't really have that burst of speed, he doesn't have a trick. He'll do ok vs Championship defenders but he won't make it in the PL. Solid squad player, good lad, but that's it. But, if we go he will have played his part so I'm glad he came back to help out, but long term I think he'll carve out a decent lower division career.
We have to stop doing this with our young players. Far too early to be judging a young players potential when he hasnt even had a full season yet. The Premier League is littered with players we called shit and will never make the grade and moved on too quickly. Let our youngsters grow into their role. Green has many attributes and in time may well become a real homegrown star. For now he is learning his trade and we should expect some good stuff from him and some meh from time to time.
I never called him shit. Not even close.
No. I know you havnt called him shit, but you have declared he will not make it in the Premier League and you may even be correct but dont you think it is a bit early in his career to dismiss him. You are not the only one. Many on here are quick to state this player wont make the grade and that player will never be good enough for Villa. I just wish we could all hold off on rushing to judge our young players. It takes time for them to make the step up from U-23 to senior mens football. they are up against seasoned pro's who know how to turn them down blind alleyways and maneuver them off the ball. It took jack a couple of goes before he learned the art.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D12tIg0W0AEjJOm.jpg:large)
A truly frightening level of delusion
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D12tIg0W0AEjJOm.jpg:large)
A truly frightening level of delusion
Bruce-Esque.
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I love the highlights. Villa chance after Villa chance and not one from Boro. Another set of fans he has turned off his style.
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Very happy with the win played really well and there wasn't a bad performance out there our good run keeps going and we are back in the top six happy days.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D12tIg0W0AEjJOm.jpg:large)
A truly frightening level of delusion
He's gone wrong in his mental tank.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D12tIg0W0AEjJOm.jpg:large)
A truly frightening level of delusion
Lambert would be proud of that. Nothing wrong Tone you keep hoofing it and no doubt you will finish the season where you deserve about 10th. I am afraid another man well past his coaching sell by date.
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What the fuck is a 'non-league goal'. Three goals from open attacking play and he thinks he was unlucky? And of the 18 shots we had, a mere 5 were on target resulting in 3 goals. Maybe the 40 goals his team have scored in 37 games were all 'league' goals - from set pieces or long throws to a giant striker no doubt. Delusional doesn't begin to describe him
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I love the highlights. Villa chance after Villa chance and not one from Boro. Another set of fans he has turned off his style.
I wanted to see their one chance of a free header when we apparently switched off to see how close it was.
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He's on about their defending being shit. Fuck knows how he thinks having 1 shot on target in a game will lead to anything but a defeat though.
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For a truer picture see a Boro fan's comments on You Tube ,'The Final Whistle'.
Summed up their performance as 'Crap' and suggested that Pulis ' after match comments would be along the lines of 'we played well'
Our first 2 goals were a result of quick incisive passing and certainly not 'non league goals'.Dean Smith was right in saying that his only gripe was that we didn't score more goals.
We have been treated to some bizarre after match comments in our recent history but only the likes of Goebbels and Pravda,the original one,could have matched Pulis' assessment.
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If we had bagged 5 or 6 it wouldn’t have flattered us.
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Non-league goals... It's original, I'll give him that. I wonder if our stuart would agree with him.
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He's saying that Boro's defending was non league. He was very complimentary about us post-match.
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Albert seemed very subdued after scoring - was it just respect for a former club?
I thought that too
forgot all about him playing for Boro
It's where we signed him from.
And also not forgetting Bruce trying to get shot of him back to Boro with the failed deadline day move last summer.
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He's on about their defending being shit. Fuck knows how he thinks having 1 shot on target in a game will lead to anything but a defeat though.
Worked for PNE against Blues :)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D12tIg0W0AEjJOm.jpg:large)
A truly frightening level of delusion
Bruce-Esque.
a bit like a Tory spokesman on the success of Brexit
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D12tIg0W0AEjJOm.jpg:large)
A truly frightening level of delusion
Aston Villa 3 (non-league goals) Middlesborough 0 (no non-league goals). Sorted.
Bruce-Esque.
a bit like a Tory spokesman on the success of Brexit
Aston Villa 3 (non-league goals) Middlesborough 0 (no non-league goals). Sorted.
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Still buzzing from this result, the Villa social team even managed to capture my pure, unfiltered 'we're making the play-offs' hype
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFE-7MnvKv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFE-7MnvKv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D12tIg0W0AEjJOm.jpg:large)
A truly frightening level of delusion
No pictures on the scoreboard Tone me old pal!!
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D12tIg0W0AEjJOm.jpg:large)
A truly frightening level of delusion
No pictures on the scoreboard Tone me old pal!!
Tony Pauli’s knows as well as anybody else that his team of 7’ basketball players were completely out played.
We were very, very impressive and he knows it.