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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Drummond on March 06, 2020, 02:29:53 PM
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King Power Stadium. 9th March, 20.00KO.
We might as well start thinking about the next game now...
I can see us getting something from this, though Vardy is probably back again.
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just win please Villa
that is all
UTV
The Doc
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Fancy a draw.
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Marc Albrighton's comments about swapping shirts with Gardner are amusing.
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1-1
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Marc Albrighton's comments about swapping shirts with Gardner are amusing.
Yep, just saw that. Good lad.
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Fuck sake, do we have to play them again? Sad that the Cup semi-final counted for nothing ultimately. Swapping those results for the league games could be the difference in us staying up or not.
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I think they'll want to get revenge for the cup game and, sadly, I think they will. Midweek away games on TV never usually end well. 0-3.
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I think they'll want to get revenge for the cup game and, sadly, I think they will. Midweek away games on TV never usually end well. 0-3.
I've just fixed my own quote!
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Well, I've got a ticket for this and hope to see the same as my last away game - Burnley.
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Reina
Targett
Mings
Engels
Guilbert
Luiz
Nakamba
Grealish
El Ghazi
Davis
Samatta
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Reina
Targett
Mings
Engels
Guilbert
Luiz
Nakamba
Grealish
El Ghazi
Davis
Samatta
Gets my vote
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While Albrighton was speaking to the press a couple of hours after full-time, it was spotted that the winger had a bright yellow Birmingham shirt tucked into the hoodie tied around his waist.
As a Villa fan, an explanation was required. Albrighton said it was the shirt of his former Villa team-mate and current Blues midfielder Gary Gardner.
When asked what he might do with the jersey, Albrighton gave a tongue-in-cheek reply: “I don’t know, maybe wash the car!”
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Home win I’m afraid.
We never learn.
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Something from this please, a bore draw, a smash & grab, just anything.
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Home win I’m afraid.
We never learn.
We never learn what?
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I'm annoyed because, the other day, I read a mnemonic to help me remember the correct order of the British nobility, for when it comes up in a quiz. I've already forgotten it.
Admittedly this has little to do with Monday's game.
But, yeah. I never learn.... the order of the British nobility.
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The games are going to start to run out pretty fast. Stand up and be counted. Minimum of a point.
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Got to get something out of this.
Surely its our turn to pull a result out of thin air ?
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D 1-1.
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2-2
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I'm annoyed because, the other day, I read a mnemonic to help me remember the correct order of the British nobility, for when it comes up in a quiz. I've already forgotten it.
Admittedly this has little to do with Monday's game.
But, yeah. I never learn.... the order of the British nobility.
‘Did Mary Ever Visit Brighton?’
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Spurs ‘were due’ an away win. Enter Villa.
Southampton ‘were due’ a home win. Enter Villa.
Leicester are out of form and ‘due a win’ while Vardy hasn’t scored for ages. Enter Villa.
Ditto Chelsea the week after.
Prove me wrong, Villa.
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We'll win, we know how to beat them now. Onwards and upwards.
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The reptiles are ripe for a beating.
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2-1 loss.
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I'm annoyed because, the other day, I read a mnemonic to help me remember the correct order of the British nobility, for when it comes up in a quiz. I've already forgotten it.
Admittedly this has little to do with Monday's game.
But, yeah. I never learn.... the order of the British nobility.
‘Did Mary Ever Visit Brighton?’
Ta.
I'll have forgotten it again by the time it next comes up in a quiz, though...
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I'm annoyed because, the other day, I read a mnemonic to help me remember the correct order of the British nobility, for when it comes up in a quiz. I've already forgotten it.
Admittedly this has little to do with Monday's game.
But, yeah. I never learn.... the order of the British nobility.
‘Did Mary Ever Visit Brighton?’
Ta.
I'll have forgotten it again by the time it next comes up in a quiz, though...
So now you need a mnemonic for “Did Mary Ever Visit Brighton”.
Would Birmingham be more memorable?
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1-1 Samatta
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1-1
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2-0 them.
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I think, well I hope we'll pull something out the bag, 1-2. Samatta with both.
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There is a lot to be positive about from the Final and I think they will carry this through and get the vital win. We've got some good footballers and we're bound to get a run going at some stage.
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Another defeat.
Lets face it. Two thirds of the team are not good enough.
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We need something big and unexpected from this one. Can we Knick a win? Come on Villa!!
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After today’s results it’s still in our own hands. A win on Monday would be a massive result both in terms of giving the players and supporters going forward and, obviously, league position wise. This really is the ideal time to pull off a surprise result.
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Another defeat.
Lets face it. Two thirds of the team are not good enough.
They were good enough to draw 1-1 and win 2-1 in our last two matches against them.
There's no reason why we can't get a result against them if we play at the same level as those two games.
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Reina
Targett
Mings
Engels
Guilbert
Luiz
Nakamba
Grealish
El Ghazi
Davis
Samatta
I like this and hope he plays this or something similar. Seeing as he’s never played two up top in his time at villa, not sure smith will though. He has to try something though as, stating the obvious, but we need wins now and need to take risks.
1-3 villa, no rationale for this other than we have to win.
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We're 7/1 to win. That's about right.
Draw, at the very best.
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I’ll be stunned if Dean Smith plays 2 up front away at Leicester who are in a CL spot last time I checked. They are, despite our recent good form against them still an incredibly good team, and lethal on the break. If we can get a point it will be a very good result indeed. We will go 4-5-1 and defend desperately most of the game. I’ll go for 1-1.
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I've gone with a 3, not a 2. Samatta, El Ghazi and Grealish fluid around the territory Davis would give us.
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No time for negativity. Play on the front foot, take the initiative and we can do this. Leicester 1 Villa 2.
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3-0 loss.
Vardy to end his 11 week goal drought and Maddison to finally get a goal against us.
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Reina
Targett
Mings
Engels
Guilbert
Luiz
Nakamba
Grealish
El Ghazi
Davis
Samatta
Gets my vote
Either goalkeeper will do for me and maybe Taylor not Targett who doesn't convince me.
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We have our eye on Muzzy Izzet, according to the fella who sells me Shed 7 CDs.
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When we need to win we lose so it’s a loss from me 2.1
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Fuck sake, do we have to play them again? Sad that the Cup semi-final counted for nothing ultimately. Swapping those results for the league games could be the difference in us staying up or not.
the final was a good day out and gave the team some confidence which may count for a lot between now and the end of the season.
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2-0 to them.
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Reina
Targett
Mings
Engels
Guilbert
Luiz
Nakamba
Grealish
El Ghazi
Davis
Samatta
Gets my vote
Either goalkeeper will do for me and maybe Taylor not Targett who doesn't convince me.
I know he’s one of the best players in the world, but I don’t think the sight of De Bruyne running at Taylor in the 1-6 at VP will ever leave me....shudder. I think Taylor always tries hard but he’s not up to it at this level. Targett defo has his flaws, but offers us some attacking intent
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Lets go and stink the place out. 0-0
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Our 28th must win game of the season will see us 2-1 winners
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We have our eye on Muzzy Izzet, according to the fella who sells me Shed 7 CDs.
Muzzy, is it? I thought we were going for gold. Like, er, Andy Impey.
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Wasn't that what Gregory resigned over, not being allowed to spend 12m on Muzzy Izzet? He joined SHA on a free transfer two years later and then retired from injury after a few games.
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We have our eye on Muzzy Izzet, according to the fella who sells me Shed 7 CDs.
Muzzy, is it? I thought we were going for gold. Like, er, Andy Impey.
I've heard we're Chasing Iheanacho, all the time.
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Reina
Targett
Mings
Engels
Guilbert
Luiz
Nakamba
Grealish
El Ghazi
Davis
Samatta
Gets my vote
And mine.
Leicester are stuttering at the moment and we should take full advantage.
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We have our eye on Muzzy Izzet, according to the fella who sells me Shed 7 CDs.
Muzzy, is it? I thought we were going for gold. Like, er, Andy Impey.
I've heard we're Chasing Iheanacho, all the time.
No mate. He's On Standby.
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Other than goal difference, almost identical record as Leicester league wise in 2020. Them W2, D2, L4, us W2, D1, L4. Despite our fairly shite away record, this is not a foregone conclusion. They have some good players, but team selection and formation everything for Villa.
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We have our eye on Muzzy Izzet, according to the fella who sells me Shed 7 CDs.
Muzzy, is it? I thought we were going for gold. Like, er, Andy Impey.
I've heard we're Chasing Iheanacho, all the time.
No mate. He's On Standby.
If we were to lose tomorrow it would be a right Rick Witter given the position we’re in.
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3-1 Villa, this is the start of the fight back, we have to win this, running out of games fast, if we go about this in the same way we did against Man City we have a real chance.
Villa.
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Reina
Targett
Mings
Engels
Guilbert
Luiz
Nakamba
Grealish
El Ghazi
Davis
Samatta
Gets my vote
And mine.
Leicester are stuttering at the moment and we should take full advantage.
Is what many were saying about Southampton away. Hope it’s not the same outcome.
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We have our eye on Muzzy Izzet, according to the fella who sells me Shed 7 CDs.
Muzzy, is it? I thought we were going for gold. Like, er, Andy Impey.
I've heard we're Chasing Iheanacho, all the time.
No mate. He's On Standby.
If we were to lose tomorrow it would be a right Rick Witter given the position we’re in.
Agreed. But if we can beat them again it will be getting better all the time.
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Think if Vardy does not play they will feel deflated. And 1-2 villa victory. Dean Smith do not take off Samatta & replace him for Davis. Play both & push on …….
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We are going to win 8)
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Jack definately fit? Last thing I heard a few days ago was we were hopeful he'd be fit, which in Villa injury terms usually means a few weeks out.
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Hoping for a 1-1 draw, but the reality will probably be a 3-1 defeat.
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Come on Villa boys! This is a difficult game to call as we've won, lost and drawn to these already this season. I would remember back to the Soton shambles and shake things up a bit, playing 4-1-4-1.
Nyland
Guilbert, Engels, Mings and Hause (left back)
Nakamba
Elmo, Conor, Jack and Trez
Samatta.
My active subs would be Luiz, Davis (not as a replacement for Samatta) and Anwar in that order, if required.
This team probs won't happen, but trying the same things, particularly in away matches, when they very rarely work, is not going to progress us much either.
Whatever formation or starting line-up Deano goes with, please don't have Drinkwater anywhere near the starting 11!
UTV!
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Well, there's a game on tonight. Here's hoping the spirit we saw at Wembley wasn't a once-off for cup final purposes.
Need everybody up for it tonight.
UTV
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It's Villa, it's away, it's on TV. It's really hard to be optimistic. But a win would be huge, it'd see us jump, what, 3 places and still have a game in hand. Surprise me Villa, in a positive way please!
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I think the matches in the league cup especially the first leg were Dean Smith undisputed masterpiece of the season thus far.
Another intangible mindset by the players and can have a positive result.
And on the second leg semi final I still think that is one of the most epic endings ever !
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The Leicester fans plan to serenade Danny Drinkwater with the rendition of a song called Mrs Robinson ?!
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Jack definately fit? Last thing I heard a few days ago was we were hopeful he'd be fit, which in Villa injury terms usually means a few weeks out.
Cramp wasn't it? Surely not even one of our players would take 8 days to recover from cramp??!!
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I reckon a 1-1 draw but would love three points.
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3-1. If we play like we did in the semi then we can get a result but that is exception to our form this season
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Targett was brilliant last time we played Leicester
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Looks like Vardy will play some part in the game, which is a blow, but before this latest injury, he wasn't in great form. Hopefully Jack will be back to his best, going 1-1.
UP THE VILLA
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Like all those around us at the weekend, I can't see further than a 1-0 defeat. We urgently need to step up a level or two, whether it will be tonight, I don't know, maybe we'll only really get going when SJM returns.
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Play for Gordon Cowans. He never shirked anything.
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The Leicester fans plan to serenade Danny Drinkwater with the rendition of a song called Mrs Robinson ?!
They are just salty because he left them on a Friday
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Just had a meeting with an IFA who's a big Leicester fan. Apparently the crisp munchers are all really pissed off with Brenda, who had let it be known that he was interested in the Arsenal job.
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Would take a point.
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Got a feeling we're going to win tonight
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Anyone got any recommendations for watching the game in Lisbon?
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Anyone got any recommendations for watching the game in Lisbon?
With a couple of cold Sagres and a Pastéis de nata ;)
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I want to hear "There's Only One Gordon Cowans" sung loud and long via my TV please, all of you who are going.
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Now the dust has settled on the Wembley final, surely the team can use the encouraging second half performance there and get a win tonight. Surely? Surely???
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Anyone got any recommendations for watching the game in Lisbon?
With a couple of cold Sagres and a Pastéis de nata ;)
I'm literally just finishing a Shares now. Been here a day and had 3 tarts already....
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Got a feeling we're going to win tonight
Please, villa, this.
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Anyone got any recommendations for watching the game in Lisbon?
With a couple of cold Sagres and a Pastéis de nata ;)
I'm literally just finishing a Shares now. Been here a day and had 3 tarts already....
Get yourself down to Hennessys in Cais do Sodre, it's on the left as you face the river.
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I want to hear "There's Only One Gordon Cowans" sung loud and long via my TV please, all of you who are going.
And of course when we get a corner.....
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We have to turn up. No more of these apathetic, error strewn displays. Our level has to be high between now and the end of the season
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Anyone got any recommendations for watching the game in Lisbon?
With a couple of cold Sagres and a Pastéis de nata ;)
I'm literally just finishing a Shares now. Been here a day and had 3 tarts already....
Get yourself down to Hennessys in Cais do Sodre, it's on the left as you face the river.
Just looked it up and it's a nice stroll away after I've enjoyed some local fish.
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Anyone got any recommendations for watching the game in Lisbon?
With a couple of cold Sagres and a Pastéis de nata ;)
I'm literally just finishing a Shares now. Been here a day and had 3 tarts already....
Get yourself down to Hennessys in Cais do Sodre, it's on the left as you face the river.
Just looked it up and it's a nice stroll away after I've enjoyed some local fish.
Having a late lunch?
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This result of the match tonight worries me sick never mind the Corona virus.
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Following my ritual from January. Same parking spot, quick slash in Maccies, 5 Guys Burger, Corona...hopefully the same positive result.
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Corona...hopefully the same positive result.
Worrying ritual!
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Following my ritual from January. Same parking spot, quick slash in Maccies, 5 Guys Burger, Corona...hopefully the same positive result.
So you're the source, you rascal!
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So, Hourihane starts.
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Vardy on bench.
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Anyone got any recommendations for watching the game in Lisbon?
With a couple of cold Sagres and a Pastéis de nata ;)
I'm literally just finishing a Shares now. Been here a day and had 3 tarts already....
Get yourself down to Hennessys in Cais do Sodre, it's on the left as you face the river.
Just looked it up and it's a nice stroll away after I've enjoyed some local fish.
I had some fish paste sandwiches earlier, I’m a premium Inn in Glasgow and the bar only has BT sports , splashing out on £5 WiFi to watch the game !