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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: kippaxvilla2 on July 23, 2020, 10:56:17 AM
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Sunday 26th July. Kick off is 4pm. The game is live on BT Sport.
I can’t add a poll.
It’s 10.56am on Thursday over three days before this game starts. And I’m already feeling physically sick. I’m going for 1-1. But enough to survive.
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A big day. I’m going to drink beer and listen in the radio. Missus is going out. Think a nervy 0-1 and safety
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Feeling sick already too.
Oddly, I'm more concerned about Bournemouth than Watford. I feel they will have an impact on events somehow during the course of the afternoon regarding the goal difference. Just hope we get the result to put them out of the picture altogether and to be safe.
Nervy 1-1 draw. Keinan to break his duck.
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Not sure if I will watch this and may escape to the golf course where no doubt the mere thought of this will ruin my game. I’m sure I lost weight vs Arsenal - nothing that a post match pie didn’t fix mind you.
I think we will do it. I don’t know if we will win but we will just about do enough to stay up. But fuck it I’ll say 2-0 Villa. Jack and Doug.
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Bricking it already.
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Can't wait, them 1 Us 3
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I'm hoping that they have a sense of relief that they are already safe and just feel like they are on holiday and not give a shit.
The fact this is behind closed doors is a good thing, it means that there are no nerves from the terraces being passed on to the players. We're doing ok at the moment so let's hope that carries on. Being 4-0 up at half time would be good, it would Protect the NHS with less heart attacks to deal with.
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I was daydreaming ideal outcomes a few weeks back, when we we're in much worse position, an I saw an early goal from a set piece and then Kienan running through a scoring with a few minutes to go.
I realise the latter part is stretching reality at present, but it would be a bloody good time to get his first top flight goal so I'm sticking with that.
I also think last nights result will help massively, what ever form they're in they've now reached their goal which looked doubt not so long back, so however professional and motivated they are there's not going to be the same edge to them mentally, they're no longer fighting for survival.
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Nervy draw - hopefully that is enough. We'll get tested in the air - hopefully enough experience of last years final will give us enough to perform and not freeze.
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Effectively our 3rd play off final in 3 years.
This one feels much, much more nerve wracking though.
I suppose it’s because we have so much to lose rather so much to gain.
I’m going for a very, very nervy 2-1 win for us with Samatta on the scoresheet.
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We will win 2-1. Watford will lose and Bournemouth will win
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1-1
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I also feel sick. Trez and samatta 2-1 win after being 1-0 down
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0-0 I reckon, and i also reckon it'll be a bit shit.
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Porno Dwarf, Dildo brothers and the whore will want to send us down.
Hopefully their players will be thinking of their holidays and job done
Gutted that but for a couple of minutes at Everton we would be home and dry
I'm sure we can raise it one more time as it would be galling after 7 / 9 points to chuck it now
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At some point during the match I’m almost certain that the ‘as it stands’ league table will have us in the bottom 3, probably due to an early Watford goal; Cue absolute panic stations. However it will turn out ok.
Arsenal 3-1 Watford
Everton 1-1 Bournemouth
West Ham 1-1 Villa
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Everybody remember Sendo?
From KUMB
What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?
These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.
The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.
I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.
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If our defence keeps Antonio quiet, we stand a chance. Do the dynamic press and closing-down that we did against the Arse, and we will grind them down. Trez, JG and Luiz in particular were massively energised on Tuesday, and we need that level of intensity again.
Like us, Wet Spam have finally risen to the occasion and represent a real threat to us. I do think we are a half-decent Cup side, and this will serve us well.
No idea what the score will be .... and it's about other teams as much as us. I worry most about Everton's focus and interest in their game.
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I don't feel especially positive - so my gut feeling is that we will fail, as we have done over and over and over when things have been in our own hand - don't think we are strong enough mentally. Queue some typical mindfarts and refereeing scandals and us losing. Then it is all dependent on the other two
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Everybody remember Sendo?
From KUMB
What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?
These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.
The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.
I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.
Well what an absolute fucking shithouse he is.
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I'll be wearing my gumshield as a precaution against a kick in the mouth.
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Everybody remember Sendo?
From KUMB
What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?
These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.
The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.
I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.
West Ham have done well in recent seasons convincing media outlets they're somehow a 'massive' club now.
You hear Moyes and Noble come out with that sort of shite the whole time. For as long as I can remember, when they weren't scraping around in Division 2, they were at the arse end of the top division. (usually with gates on a par with Southampton and Cov).
And surprise surprise they're there again this season.
Even with the nucleus of a decent squad this year they're still pish. It's the West 'aaam way.
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The irony of them going on about how we never fail to mention we won the European Cup even though it was 38 years ago yet think it's fine to keep reminding the world they won the World Cup 54 years ago. I feel sorry for them having their current owners but really, they're just the West Brom of London - without the history, obviously.
I'm glad they've stayed up and admire their recent form. It will be a tough game, no doubt and a difficult one to predict other than we'll be fighting for our lives plus we have a few players that are coming into form. Should be a cracking game.
1-2 Villa
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For my own health and that of my family I may have to go out!
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Think Antonio will give our improved defence some bother. It's really vital we don't concede an early goal as it will be panic stations then. We've only conceded 12 goals before 30th minute this season and only actually conceded in one first half since restart (Man. United) so it's something we're actually good at.
0-0 at half time and take things from there. Think we've got a goal in us so 1-1 which I believe will be enough.
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easy win
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West Ham can fuck right off. Safe after 37 games and you'd think we were playing Liverpool. Twats.
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Antonio is decent but considering we kept Aubameyang and Lacazette quite for 90 minutes a few days ago I'm not exactly shitting it at the prospect of facing him.
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I've been contacted by one of their fans on LinkedIn (of all the fucking places) warning me that we'll get battered because Moyes has demanded that they get 40 points. I wonder what he demanded when he relegated Sunderland.
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Everybody remember Sendo?
From KUMB
What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?
These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.
The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.
I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.
Strange as a lot of his exposure to Villa fans would have been on here where the majority expect imminent relegation to the Beazer Homes League rather than challenging Liverpool any time soon.
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easy win
I need an injection of that confidence mate!
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We have control of our destiny which seemed so unlikely at 7 points adrift only 3 games ago.
But this is Villa and Villa don't do easy. I think West Ham will be really tough and think we might lose narrowly...
But.. But... Watford lose comfortably at Arsenal and Bournemouth draw so all is well and we stay safe.
Then a few drinks to seal the deal...
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Effectively our 3rd play off final in 3 years.
This one feels much, much more nerve wracking though.
I suppose it’s because we have so much to lose rather so much to gain.
I’m going for a very, very nervy 2-1 win for us with Samatta on the scoresheet.
2 out of 3 ain't bad........
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I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Villa, England, and Saint George!'
Just win this game ffs !
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Just win Villa, please.
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1-1, I'm more concerned about Bournemouth than Watford. Everton have looked pretty poor lately.
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I think this will be a very tough game - Spam are playing very well, Antonio looks like the real deal, and while they are now safe, I don't see them taking it easy.
The good news is that I don't see Watford beating Arsenal - I think they are a mess and even if Arsenal don't turn up, I think a draw is the best they can hope for.
Bournemouth are the danger. To some extent they have less to lose given they don't have the big club tag and simply must win to give themselves any chance - they can afford to really give it a go and I think they have a good chance of beating Everton, even though the latter beat SU last night.
Sunday will be unbearable - lost of twists and turns I'm sure during the 90 mins - we are in the drivers seat but its marginal and if we dont show up with the right attitude and desire, then it can easily slip through our grasp.
As Dean said, its our cup final and thats got to be the attitude come kick off. No prisoners, lay absolutely everything on the line, play with passion and pride, and what will be will be. If they do that and it doesnt work out, I can live with it.
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Based on historical Premier League finishes, the chances of staying up on our current tally are remote.
Only Olbiyun in 2004/05 stayed up with 34 points. It doesn't improve a whole pile on 35 points either, with only Hull managing it with that figure in 2008/09 and West Ham in 2009/10.
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Based on historical Premier League finishes, the chances of staying up on our current tally are remote.
Only Olbiyun in 2004/05 stayed up with 34 points. It doesn't improve a whole pile on 35 points either, with only Hull managing it with that figure in 2008/09 and West Ham in 2009/10.
It really depends what you're looking at, the points scored by 17th or the points needed to be 1 above safety.
The latter is more accurate:
18/19 - 35
17/18 - 34
16/17 - 35
15/16 - 38
14/15 - 36
13/14 - 34
12/13 - 37
11/12 - 37
10/11 - 40
09/10 - 31
So 34 would've been enough in 3 of the last 10 and 35 would've been enough half of the time. That pattern doesn't change much if you go back for all the seasons with 20 teams. It holds true for other leagues as well, 35-36 is generally the average.
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0-2
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This is the Villa remember, the very definition of it’s the hope that kills you.
2-1 West Ham
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1-0 Villa with a Mark Noble OG.
If we play with the same intensity as we did against Arsenal and leave it all out there that's all we can ask.
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Just win.
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I have absolutely no idea what will happen here. When we play well, like we have the last three games, we look like we can go places. All too often though, when we play poorly. we look like a bunch of strangers thrown together. I hope for the former, but sadly, I don't trust us. I want to, but it's the hope that kills you. Be heroes.
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1-4 Villa.
Jack 2, McGinn, Davis.
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Everybody remember Sendo?
From KUMB
What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?
These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.
The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.
I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.
Well what an absolute fucking shithouse he is.
I thought he was our buddy?
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Can't wait, them 1 Us 3
This, midfield trio, grealish, McGinn, hourihane wraps it up with a late free kick.
Off to Devon for a short break tomorrow, foot will be down on the M5 to get back in time. Jesus this is massive!!
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It will be a rollacoaster of a day.
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Early goals for us, arsenal and Everton would be just lovely
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It will be a rollacoaster of a day.
I’m waiting for the first “There’s been a goal at the Emirates”.....
Pass the Valium. I may not make it through this.
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Lawrenson has predicted a 2-0 home win. He has also gone for victories for Everton and Arsenal.
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Well that’s screwed Everton and arsenal then.
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Well that’s screwed Everton and arsenal then.
What with West Ham, Arsenal and Everton being better than us, Bournemouth and Watford, I can see his point.
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Is Bowen injured for them?
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1-3 Villa Fack the fackin' fackers!
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After seeing what happened in the Championship with WBA and Brentford it wouldn't suprise me if Watford and ourselves draw and Bournmouth win with us staying up on GD
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Gotta be aiming to win this. If they can manage to keep the shape like they did with Arsenal and defend as a team it gives us a real chance. We’ll get a couple of decent opportunities and hopefully stick at least one away. The main thing for me is if we do go a goal down don’t start flapping. I’m going 2-1 Villa.
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I think Villa have shown enough form of late to get a result whilst: not being particularly outstanding, a draw when getting the better of a team, then a win against possibly a distracted yet strong opposition on paper. The more recent form doesn’t lie, now they’ve just got to have bottle.
Certainly not cocky but confident, yes. I’m not betting against us staying up.
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Dont you just love a 1am kick off on a Monday morning, what a time to be bricking yourself.
Not sure whether to just take a sedative and hopefully have done with it all and wake up to whatever our fate is. I'm cartwheeling between thinking we'll be fine and a horrible feeling that we're still buggered. Despite what the table says, I think we've got the toughest game of the 3.
I just want it all to be over now, whatever happens i'll be relieved when this season finally is.
2-2.
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Antonio is decent but considering we kept Aubameyang and Lacazette quite for 90 minutes a few days ago. I'm not exactly shitting it at the prospect of facing him.
Antonio has scored 8 goals in their last 6 games. The Arsenal lot netted 3 each in the same amount of fixtures. Hopefully Konsa and Mings don't have that same mentality or else we're fucked.
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Wet Spam haven't drew consecutive matches since last February, and the last time both of our league games ended in a draw was 20 years ago. This game screams "all or nothing" to me.
1-1 until the 92nd minute. We get a penalty - it's saved, but we score from the rebound. 1-2 Us.
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They've picked up a bit of form, we've picked up a bit of form. Hard to call which makes me nervous so 1-0 defeat.
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Lot more at stake for us though. You’d hope our players want the 3 points a lot more than theirs.
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Everybody remember Sendo?
From KUMB
What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?
These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.
The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.
I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.
Well what an absolute fucking shithouse he is.
I thought he was our buddy?
I thought he was an irritating bellend. The above quote hints at that.
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So.
We will be playing four (home and away) West Mids league derby fixtures next season.
Baggies and Dogheads..... OR....... Noses and The Homeless.
Christ.
Please get this right, Villa.
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We coughed up a few set pieces against a below par Arsenal (nine corners and a few free kicks in and around the final third) the other night. Impressive for them that they still didn't manage a shot on goal even with that.
We concede that many against West Ham and they will have shots on goal. In the few Wham games I've seen since the restart they clearly work on it and it's a fruitful source of chances for them.
They also bullied Yanited off the ball at times on Wednesday. OK, Yanited aren't what they were, but you don't often see teams do that at OT.
Keep it tight the first 30 minutes or so (or ideally an early goal for us) and we'll be reet, McGrath willing.
Don't fancy us if we go behind and have to chase the game.
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Agree KG , we really do not want to concede first,
I am not sure if I want to watch us, Arse, both or avoid everything until it’s all over.
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I dreamt last night that we were 1-0 up after three minutes, 2-0 up after 5 minutes and we eventually won 8-0.
Lucas Moura was our first goalscorer though, so probably don't put any money on it.
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This will be the most challenging match, tactically, this season for Dean. Put yourself in his shoes. Does he keep it really tight, due to our slender better goal difference or “go for it” to try to get an early goal. I’ve no doubt at all that he will have someone watching the Watford and Bournemouth matches, to keep him up to date with, not only for the scores but, also with the way those teams are playing.
The team shape in our last game was about as good as I have seen all season so, that would be a good start. Also, a thankless task for our lone striker but, they they really need to run their hearts out even if it’s just for 45 minutes each for Samatta and Davis. I’m sure we all would love it if, come the end of the game to give each of our players 10 out of 10 for their performances.
Let’s all, team and us fans have a really positive mental attitude and, If so, I’m sure we will be celebrating come the end of the game. UTV!!
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Consistent pressure has to be the way to go. Like a strongman pulling a train or a plane, focused and determined, and always mindful that we have to keep going all the way to the line. If we let up for even a moment, it could mean curtains. And don't give away corners.
A repeat of the last game, I think. 1-0, much soiling of underwear and clutching of left arms, but it'll do. Jack with our goal, the cherry on a performance that sticks another zero on his value.
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We're going to have to watch Antonio very carefully. At the age of 30 and a career that has mostly amounted to the square root of fuck all, he's now decided this is the time to turn into Ronaldo and has got 8 goals in his last 6 games.
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I dreamt last night that we were 1-0 up after three minutes, 2-0 up after 5 minutes and we eventually won 8-0.
Lucas Moura was our first goalscorer though, so probably don't put any money on it.
Too late, I've gone for a double of Villa to win eight-nil, Arsenal to be leading at half-time but lose eleven-one.
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It's going to be torture, I'm not sure how much I'll be able to watch. Once the euphoria of Tuesday dissipated, I've been feeling a bit sick following the realisation that relegation will feel all the worse for the hope we've generated. Holding on at Everton wouldn't half had helped too.
West Ham have good players who have had a bad season. Now they are in form, you can see they have quality throughout the team and they are also strong in areas we aren't, such as pace and strength. I think Soucek has made a big difference for them and Rice has come back into form alongside him. They are a sturdy pair of big bastards in the middle and McGinn and Hourihane will need to be right on it. West Ham are also unbeaten in 9 against the bottom 5 apparently, which has made me feel no better.
The various permutations are driving me a bit mad too. Let's say we're 2-0 down (please no) with ten minutes left, which Watford are 1-0 down and Bournemouth are drawing at Everton. In that scenario, a single goal from any of West Ham, Watford or Bournemouth would send us down. So, what does the team do? Dig in, 'protect' our goal difference and hope the others don't score? Go all out for a goal or even better two to secure our own fate? It could be a right pain.
That's why I understand the point earlier about it being easier for Bournemouth in terms of their approach, because they know they have to win by any scoreline and that's it.
So, if we could be 3-0 up by half time, that would be awesome. In reality, I think we're best of keeping it compact in the first time and making sure we go in at least level and try to nick one second half. Think the draw is the most likely enough and hopefully it will be enough!
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I dreamt last night that we were 1-0 up after three minutes, 2-0 up after 5 minutes and we eventually won 8-0.
Lucas Moura was our first goalscorer though, so probably don't put any money on it.
Too late, I've gone for a double of Villa to win eight-nil, Arsenal to be leading at half-time but lose eleven-one.
Tell Damon to put some money on these outcomes.
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I guess the 3rd kit gets a run out.
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We're going to have to watch Antonio very carefully. At the age of 30 and a career that has mostly amounted to the square root of fuck all, he's now decided this is the time to turn into Ronaldo and has got 8 goals in his last 6 games.
Lets not forget that half this total came in one game against the worst side in the league
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The midfield of Aston Villa is inferior to the midfield of West Ham.
We have Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek in our midfield
I assume the second sentence is supposed to be some mic drop moment?
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I guess the 3rd kit gets a run out.
Hopefully the game is the same outcome the last time we wore it away to a team playing in claret & blue
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According to an update I’ve seen Bowen is only 50-50 to face us. Bowen is starting then.
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According to an update I’ve seen Bowen is only 50-50 to face us. Bowen is starting then.
He was limping at the end of the Man Utd game
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Been bricking it since Wednesday morning. If we play like we have last few games we'll be OK.
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According to an update I’ve seen Bowen is only 50-50 to face us. Bowen is starting then.
He was limping at the end of the Man Utd game
so was Antonio
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I really hope Arsenal and Everton take early leads so that we can relax.
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We coughed up a few set pieces against a below par Arsenal (nine corners and a few free kicks in and around the final third) the other night. Impressive for them that they still didn't manage a shot on goal even with that.
We concede that many against West Ham and they will have shots on goal. In the few Wham games I've seen since the restart they clearly work on it and it's a fruitful source of chances for them.
They also bullied Yanited off the ball at times on Wednesday. OK, Yanited aren't what they were, but you don't often see teams do that at OT.
Keep it tight the first 30 minutes or so (or ideally an early goal for us) and we'll be reet, McGrath willing.
Don't fancy us if we go behind and have to chase the game.
United looked a bit tired after the Cup games. Very flat and West Ham dominated a lot of the second half from what I saw, not sure why OGS wasn't running his bench but anyway. They had some kid right back who kept Rashford quiet but think he might find the going a lot tougher against Grealish. Cresswell limped off at left back so lets hope he is out too. They thoroughly dominated midfield so that's where our trio need to be well up for it. Bowen looks a fine addition but it's an average enough team let's be honest with nothing to play for.
Hourihane will retain his place and that gives us set piece options. McGinn showed definite signs of improvement so hoping he can get in behind Rice and Noble who both lack pace. Will need Grealish at his best but their right flank is definitely vulnerable so I expect most of our good play will come down that side. I think we will do it, 2-1.
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All we need to do is beat the kit stealing, stadium stealing, pretend cockney shitty jellied eel eating, porn dwarf run twats.
Not that I don't like them but c'mon Villa smash the mockney twats.
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I am able to see all the games on Sunday so will probably watch Bournmouth at the start, ninety odd minutes of watching the Villa might see me off.
Quetion is does the matches start at 1.00 or is there an hour talkfest first?
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Robbo it will be 1am your time, it's 3am over here.
Hope you are well and not suffering too much with the second lockdown in Melbourne. It's sounds pretty crappy over there.
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My suggestion would be 4-1-4-1
Reina
Guilbert Konsa Mings Targett
Luiz
Trez. Grealish Hourihane McGinn
Samatta
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McGinn showed definite signs of improvement so hoping he can get in behind Rice and Noble who both lack pace.
There's just a tiny flaw in that plan.......
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Robbo it will be 1am your time, it's 3am over here.
Hope you are well and not suffering too much with the second lockdown in Melbourne. It's sounds pretty crappy over there.
Thanks JD, yes it's a real pisser and self inflicted too by a lazy health minister.
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I really hope Arsenal and Everton take early leads so that we can relax.
Tongue in cheek humour....I love it....relax ?? Hahahahaha
😉
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We're going to have to watch Antonio very carefully. At the age of 30 and a career that has mostly amounted to the square root of fuck all, he's now decided this is the time to turn into Ronaldo and has got 8 goals in his last 6 games.
Lets not forget that half this total came in one game against the worst side in the league
True, but even allowing for that, he's scored in 5 of his last 6 games, including goals against Chelsea and Man U.
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I'm going on a walk, I may be some time...
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Antonio had scored twice before lockdown. He's in good form but it will end soon enough, hopefully Sunday, if he plays.
With the short off season it will be interesting if clubs that have nothing to play for rest any players Sunday, basically giving them an extra week's break.
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I pray we can get a win please Villa win this one for us I wont make prediction because I don't want to jinx us.
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just win please Villa....
UTV
The Doc
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DS
“We control our own destiny and that’s what we wanted to have going into the last game.
“It was looking unlikely and that we’d have to rely on others, but results went our way in the week and we’re above the dotted line at the moment.
“The most important thing is to be above that dotted line on Sunday and we know we have to win to guarantee that. We’ll be going all-out to win.”
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I am seriously considering going for a long walk, starting at 4pm on Sunday with no phone.
I can record the match, get back at 5:45 and check in on here before either watching the game, relaxed or deleting it without watching.
I really don’t know if my heart can go through the turmoil of watching live with the other scores filtering in.
My Mrs reckons there is no way I won’t watch it, but I am giving it serious consideration.
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I completely know where you’re coming from, but I think the euphoria we will (repeat - will) feel at FT will be worth all the gut wrenching from the day.
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I think if we get very physical - whilst keeping things tight - during the first 15-20 mins the flip-flop wearing Spammers may not fancy the fight and hopefully go back to their deck chairs on the beach.
0-2...because we have to.
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Soucek needs to be watched from set pieces and corners.Antonio is ok form but 4 goals against a god awful Norwich has bumped his stats up somewhat.
Motivation for them is zero ,unlike Arsenal they can't move up in the league ( extra League place for Arsenal is worth 5.4mil) and they have done what was needed.Worh any luck we are good enough on the day anyway but if they could perform how we did under Sherwood when we were safe ..utterly hopeless that would be nice .
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Arteta is hinting at resting players.
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I feel sick thinking about it now.
After what happened to Forest in midweek, I’m not taking a 1-0 win as being sufficient either.
I just want to be 2-0 up in ten minutes and coast. No thrills and spills, just a boring Villa staying up easily kind of afternoon.
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Going to the Cotswolds on holiday on Sunday. Planned the holiday ages ago. Probably get threat about 4pm.
At least driving will take my mind off it a bit.
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I am seriously considering going for a long walk, starting at 4pm on Sunday with no phone.
I can record the match, get back at 5:45 and check in on here before either watching the game, relaxed or deleting it without watching.
I really don’t know if my heart can go through the turmoil of watching live with the other scores filtering in.
My Mrs reckons there is no way I won’t watch it, but I am giving it serious consideration.
This is where I'm at too. It's the "theres been a goal at Goodison/Emirates" type moments which remind me of that bloody horn on WM in the 70s and 80s before the internet and mobile phones!
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I'm now worrying about a grinning Troy Deeney scoring to make sure that Watford beat Arsenal by 2 clear goals in 90+ minutes to send us down...
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Eddie Howe is a life long Evertonian......let's hope EFC dont take pity on him and Bournemouth
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We'll get something, the others wont. Party time.
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This is where I'm at too. It's the "theres been a goal at Goodison/Emirates" type moments which remind me of that bloody horn on WM in the 70s and 80s before the internet and mobile phones!
Memories...Like when Butler would tell us Villa fans to get the prayer mats out...which I duly did kneeling on my Villa rug as a spotty teenager when we were playing in some distant EC away leg.
Here's to not needing it this time.
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West Ham 2/1 Draw 13/5 Villa favourites at 13/10. The bookies nearly always fancy the team that has to get a result rather than the team that doesn't have to.
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I'm now worrying about a grinning Troy Deeney scoring to make sure that Watford beat Arsenal by 2 clear goals in 90+ minutes to send us down...
Assuming we win, they need to win 3-0 to overtake us. Our GD is 1 better than Watford, so if we win 1-0 say, it's 2 better. If they then won 2-0, we'd stay up on goals scored.
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Wouldn't it be lovely if for a change, we hade a great, stress-free weekend? Watford and Bournemouth both two down at half time, Villa two up.
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The more the week has gone on the more I think we are the team with momentum who are not in the mood to screw this up. That said I still feel physically sick.
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Wouldn't it be lovely if for a change, we hade a great, stress-free weekend? Watford and Bournemouth both two down at half time, Villa two up.
I will settle for a very boring 0-0 in all 3 games.
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Wouldn't it be lovely if for a change, we hade a great, stress-free weekend? Watford and Bournemouth both two down at half time, Villa two up.
I will settle for a very boring 0-0 in all 3 games.
That doesn’t sound very boring to me, it sounds as stressful as all hell! 0-0 in all three games at 85 minutes knowing that a goal for West Ham or Watford sends us down, not ta!
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Wouldn't it be lovely if for a change, we hade a great, stress-free weekend? Watford and Bournemouth both two down at half time, Villa two up.
I will settle for a very boring 0-0 in all 3 games.
That doesn’t sound very boring to me, it sounds as stressful as all hell! 0-0 in all three games at 85 minutes knowing that a goal for West Ham or Watford sends us down, not ta!
Agreed, it would be the final straw for my half-wrecked heart if it all came down to the last few minutes.
Survival by hook or by crook, of course, but I'd rather we had it more or less in the bag by the 60 minute mark, based on all results. Probably too much to ask/hope for.
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Guess i'm the only one that would quite like that we stay up thanks to an injury time goal then.
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I am seriously considering going for a long walk, starting at 4pm on Sunday with no phone.
I can record the match, get back at 5:45 and check in on here before either watching the game, relaxed or deleting it without watching.
I really don’t know if my heart can go through the turmoil of watching live with the other scores filtering in.
My Mrs reckons there is no way I won’t watch it, but I am giving it serious consideration.
This is exactly what I’ve done last 3 games and I’m not changing now. I just can’t live with the utter turmoil. I live in Sutton so seriously considering walking along the canal joining it at the Tyburn House at about 4ish and walking to Villa Park. Perhaps just sit outside a bit and take in the beauty of the place before looking at the scores at 5:50pm and hopefully be in the right place for a solo celebration. Might even take my flag and adorn it on the claret and blue gates outside the Trinity Road. Either way, I can’t possibly watch it, I’ll be physically sick .
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Wouldn't it be lovely if for a change, we hade a great, stress-free weekend? Watford and Bournemouth both two down at half time, Villa two up.
I will settle for a very boring 0-0 in all 3 games.
That doesn’t sound very boring to me, it sounds as stressful as all hell! 0-0 in all three games at 85 minutes knowing that a goal for West Ham or Watford sends us down, not ta!
This. Us, Everton and Arsenal to be ahead.
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Been bit critical of Grealish pre and post lockdown. But he was decent against Everton and superb against Arsenal. This feels like his day, possibly, probably his last day for Aston Villa. He will score, we will win, it's in the stars, momentum is everything.
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Been bit critical of Grealish pre and post lockdown. But he was decent against Everton and superb against Arsenal. This feels like his day, possibly, probably his last day for Aston Villa. He will score, we will win, it's in the stars, momentum is everything.
Jack is going to make a serious impact on this game, its written in the stars.
Come on you Villa boys, he'll always be a Villa boy wherever he ends up.
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He will be and I hope you’re right that he has a big impact on the match. It sounds as if Deano is going for 3 pts, listening to the pre-match. Absolutely the right thing I reckon. Weird, but I’m pretty calm about this, not really stressed. I think we can and will get the win to stay up.
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quite intersting to hear what they think about us and what they ae going to do against us
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I want us 4 -0 up after 15 mins then I will relax
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I want us 4 -0 up after 15 mins then I will relax
I still wouldn't relax.
This is Aston Villa. It's the hope that kills you.
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I want us 4 -0 up after 15 mins then I will relax
I still wouldn't relax.
This is Aston Villa. It's the hope that kills you.
My palms are already sweating
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I want us 4 -0 up after 15 mins then I will relax
I still wouldn't relax.
This is Aston Villa. It's the hope that kills you.
My palms are already sweating
I'm going to go to bed and turn everything off - and wake up after full-time to check the score. I can't hack it.
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Thinking the same thing as it’s a 1am ko on a Monday morning. I’ll just take a tablet and just suffer nightmares, lot less stressful that way. Then whatever happens happens.
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Game starts at 11pm here in West Aussie.
I'm not sure what to do. I may try get some sleep and hopefully wake up when it's all over.
Look at Watford and Bournemouth's results and then hopefully watch a replay of our game.
Definitely no alcohol.
I was so nervous before the play off final with Derby last year I drank three quarters of a bottle of scotch and woke up the wife when it was all over.
Consequently in the dog house for the next couple of days.
I think we will draw with WHU and Bournemouth and Watford will lose.
Happy days ahead.
UTV
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I can't see Arsenal throwing their game by resting key players. They won't want to be going into a cup final on the back of two defeats. I think WH will score but we will want it more so 2 - 1, and PL survival assured.
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Wouldn't it be lovely if for a change, we hade a great, stress-free weekend? Watford and Bournemouth both two down at half time, Villa two up.
Throw in a sending off or two for Watford and Bournemouth and we are getting somewhere.
The way I look at it: If we take a point, we have no problem with Bournemouth any more regardless of what they do and we have no problem with Watford unless they beat Arsenal. Obviously take three points and it's very unlikely Watford win by 3 clear goals at Arsenal.
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Tomorrow is going to be hell. Like the play-off final but with 2 other games to worry about. It could could back and forth for 90mins. So best plan is to avoid until 6pm...radio silence.
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Nerves are a walk in the park that I feel at the moment.
Dreading to think the dread I'll feel as 4pm gets closer.
I feel sorry for the missus to be around me.
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Villa Draw
Watford Draw
B/mth win
we stay up
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Surprised at Sendo if that's the same person who came on here. Of all the opposition fans to post on H&V, he always seemed the most genuine and wise.
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Did Sendo get banned or just stop posting?
Edit:
Could well be him on their forum aswell.
https://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=178332&start=20
A West Ham fan going on entitlement about us does make me smile.
In the last 30 years we've finished in the top 6 on ten occasions. And in the top 10 on a further 7 occasions.
West Ham since the early 80s have finished in the top 6 twice.
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Just stopped posting I think.
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He hasn't logged into here for years.
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Guess he lost interest after we went down, it happens.
I don't mind rival fans posting on here at all but it only takes a few comments about their teams and they get ultra defensive or abusive. Can remember that mass invasion of Stoke fans on here, they were all right at first and then when a few pointed out the grating Pulis style of play they all flounced off.
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Bunny is the one I remember, and was a tool. We had 2 Liverpool fans on here, 1 was alright then went bizarrely mental on a hoolie thread, the other spent all his time defending Suarez.
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Lemon as well he was Manure?
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Davey the Sunderland fan was alright when he was on here.
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This time tomorrow what will we be doing?!!
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WithingtonRed was a cocksocket, although I vaguely remember Coopers Injury really winding him up.
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This time tomorrow what will we be doing?!!
Don’t. I’m trying not to think about it. The cricket has helped.
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This time tomorrow what will we be doing?!!
Living life as normal regardless of what happens.
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First part of this weekend went well: Harrogate Town beat Boreham Wood to go to the play-off final at Wembley next Sunday. History in the making if they get to join the Football League proper by winning next week.
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What’s the TV coverage??
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Bunny is the one I remember, and was a tool. We had 2 Liverpool fans on here, 1 was alright then went bizarrely mental on a hoolie thread, the other spent all his time defending Suarez.
Always thought Bunny was ok - what did he do to deserve "tool" status?
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BT sport.
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Bunny is the one I remember, and was a tool. We had 2 Liverpool fans on here, 1 was alright then went bizarrely mental on a hoolie thread, the other spent all his time defending Suarez.
Always thought Bunny was ok - what did he do to deserve "tool" status?
This covers it
Can remember that mass invasion of Stoke fans on here, they were all right at first and then when a few pointed out the grating Pulis style of play they all flounced off.
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The Cardiff sheep shagger seems ok.
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Bunny is the one I remember, and was a tool. We had 2 Liverpool fans on here, 1 was alright then went bizarrely mental on a hoolie thread, the other spent all his time defending Suarez.
Always thought Bunny was ok - what did he do to deserve "tool" status?
This covers it
Can remember that mass invasion of Stoke fans on here, they were all right at first and then when a few pointed out the grating Pulis style of play they all flounced off.
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Hardly a reason to call someone a tool though :(
Oh well I am Sure he isn't arsed
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I doubt it as well and I couldn't give a shit if he does, he acted like a tool so I call him one.
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Hardly the response I expect from a mature moderater....never mind eh it's all about opinions
Have a good evening - regards VCTM
Let's hope we are all in a good mood this time tomorrow :)
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You expect me to give a shit if someone that hasn't visited the site for a decade is bothered that I think they behaved like a tool?
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BT sport.
Do they do a one match pass?
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Yes.
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Do they?
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I think you can get one if you have NowTV but not sure if you can buy one direct with BT.
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Sorry. Got mixed up.
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This time tomorrow what will we be doing?!!
Don’t. I’m trying not to think about it. The cricket has helped.
Celebrating hopefully, commiserating hopefully not, either way in the pub with some villa boys.
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A quick look and it seems NowTV is only for Ireland
https://www.nowtv.com/ie/sports-overview
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I assume this is spam's first home game on BT, as their sth's are being offered the pass ours had for Wolves.
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A quick look and it seems NowTV is right
https://www.nowtv.com/ie/sports-overview
That's Ireland.
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Ignore that then unless you are in Ireland!
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I am reminded of the scene Henry V the night before Agincourt.
All the doubts, the men in the English camp restless and nervous.
I hope they get a good nights sleep.
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I think I read somewhere in the week that BT only do month passes which are quite expensive if you’re only watching a one off game.
My thoughts are that, as it’s the last matches in a very strange season, they should have been FTA but, that’s what greed does to these broadcasters. Never do anything much for the fans of football.
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I think I read somewhere in the week that BT only do month passes which are quite expensive if you’re only watching a one off game.
My thoughts are that, as it’s the last matches in a very strange season, they should have been FTA but, that’s what greed does to these broadcasters. Never do anything much for the fans of football.
It’s called capitalism.
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Yeah bt only do monthly passes for £25. Although you can get it as an add on with EE for less and I think for 15 ish you can get an option that allows you to watch on a proper telly on the app.
Annoyingly I bought a month for these recent games and it ran out yesterday.
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Yeah bt only do monthly passes for £25. Although you can get it as an add on with EE for less and I think for 15 ish you can get an option that allows you to watch on a proper telly on the app.
Annoyingly I bought a month for these recent games and it ran out yesterday.
Did you get it for the Newcastle game?
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I suppose £25 for a month when it's a tenner a day for Sky Sports on NowTv it isn't bad. Unless you only want it for one game.
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The night before the big game... and I’m feeling more anxious about this than ever.
2/3rds of the way through a nice bottle of Sachsen White Wine. I don’t know if it’s helped or not... tomorrow, I’m going to be in shreds - especially if I feel this nervous already!!
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Shitting bricks here, folks. Lord knows what I'll be like by 3:59pm tomorrow, or any point thereafter
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Yeah bt only do monthly passes for £25. Although you can get it as an add on with EE for less and I think for 15 ish you can get an option that allows you to watch on a proper telly on the app.
Annoyingly I bought a month for these recent games and it ran out yesterday.
Did you get it for the Newcastle game?
Yeah that rings bell!
I’ve just done the ee thing. Says the charge will be pro rated if you’re in the middle of your billing month, and I‘M 5 days off the end of mine...
Although I’m now waiting for a link that takes up to 24 hours....
It will either be a bargain or money down the bog.
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This is the most nervous I've ever been before a game.
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It really is impossible to predict how it’s all going to pan out. It’s in the lap of the Gods.
I’m trying to put on a calm front but inside I feel sick.
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This is the most nervous I've ever been before a game.
I honestly thought that I would never be as nervous as the play off final last year. I was wrong
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That all too often used phrase about hope is right. 2 weeks back when we were 7 adrift I’d accepted we were down, made peace with it and convinced myself that in the Championship next season we’d be fine, in a way better position than last time we went down.
Now we’ve got a couple of results and suddenly all that tension and apprehension is back. I was over this once. Now I might have to do it again.
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This is the most nervous I've ever been before a game.
The worst I’ve ever felt watching villa was the Fulham play off, last year I was ok until derby scored then I felt bloody awful and was anticipating a villa style capitulation. This is the worst I’ve ever felt pre-match. This football mullarkey really is a drug isn’t it? I also feel guilty that this bloody match is so all consuming, there are people I know dealing with awful real life problems at the moment and I’m losing sleep over bloody football.
I honestly thought that I would never be as nervous as the play off final last year. I was wrong
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Last season I felt deep down that given our momentum at the time we were destined to beat Derby. This year there are too many other factors to consider which is why I am currently more nervous now than I was last year (apart from after Derby scored). I said I was not going to let it get to me and I was done with it all a couple of months ago. How wrong was I!?
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It really is impossible to predict how it’s all going to pan out. It’s in the lap of the Gods.
I’m trying to put on a calm front but inside I feel sick.
I'm trying to exude a calm demeanour akin to the swan-like one I managed while watching the away leg of the semi last year. Trying, but failing. A sleepless night awaits, I think. I hope the players are coping better!
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It doesn't help that I cannot go. It adds a powerless factor into the mix. Every time I think about the game, my stomach drops.
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I’m in Devon full of food and half cut, this helps, with sleep anyway. Drive back in the morning, don’t even want to think about tomorrow, but staying calm, we’re gonna do this.
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Aston-Lee's Villa kit and Little Villain vest is all ready and waiting to be put on him tomorrow. Port awaits...
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I can't wait, maybe a VAR decision 7 minutes into added time is what keeps us up.
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There's going to be an early & late goal somewhere
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I've a feeling we may be reliant on the Arse and Everton turning up - I'm going...Arsenal win, Bournemouth draw and Villa draw
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I’m an absolute wreck already. A sleepless night awaits I fear. When Watford beat Newcastle and made it 7 clear, I’d accepted our fate. Even when we beat Palace I thought too little too late. All of a sudden, there’s one game left and there’s light at the end of the tunnel. This club is no good for your health folks.
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Shitting bricks
Edit ... hopefully before the building puns start!
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Shorting bricks
Well as long as you’re not shitting bricks that’s ok.
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Damn!
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I've a feeling we may be reliant on the Arse and Everton turning up - I'm going...Arsenal win, Bournemouth draw and Villa draw
3 draws. Happy days :D
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Bournemouth win 3-0
Our game lasts minute longer, West Ham score, but VAR chalks it off, as the FT whistle goes news involving Watford who are 0-0.
Deeney scores, it's all over, but wait, VAR. Deeney is possibly a goofy tooth offside, it's hard to tell. After 3 mins VAR says offside.
FT
And it was all jolly good fun.
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Was - er - a comment on the prospects for the commercial property sector post Covid.
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Shitting bricks
Edit ... hopefully before the building puns start!
We could certainly do with a mortarmer in midfield tomorrow
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You like to think even our incompetent refs will not want more VAR fuck ups being the main story on relegation day, with all the legal shenanigans that might involve. I’m hoping they are on their game and also expecting some very long winded decisions.
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It doesn't help that I cannot go. It adds a powerless factor into the mix. Every time I think about the game, my stomach drops.
Think that's the reason I'm not as nervous as before last year's play off final. Will probably change as 4pm approaches but I've said consistantly I don't really care what division we're in next year if a good chunk of it will be played BCD or infront of limited capacities (so I'll struggle to get a ticket).
Hard to get worked up about things if you can't go and get involved.
Of course it's important for our future we stay up but think next year will be another struggle unless we sign really really well. And I think we'll come straight back up if the worst happens.
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Bournemouth win 3-0
Our game lasts minute longer, West Ham score, but VAR chalks it off, as the FT whistle goes news involving Watford who are 0-0.
Deeney scores, it's all over, but wait, VAR. Deeney is possibly a goofy tooth offside, it's hard to tell. After 3 mins VAR says offside.
FT
And it was all jolly good fun.
And anyone over 45 is fucked with cardiac problems at this stage 😂
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If I was one of the owners I'd be telling the players there's a £10million bonus pool for keeping us up at West Ham.
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If I was one of the owners I'd be telling the players there's a £10million bonus pool for keeping us up at West Ham.
They'd be better off offering it to Arsenal instead.
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Keep having nightmares of Troy deeney
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I’ve read my messages properly today.
Same starting team as Arsenal, with the exception of Guilbert (presumably for Elmo but it didn’t specify )
I’m off to Bournemouth first thing. Which makes a choice of location to watch it interesting. I probably don’t want to be in a local pub
A) celebrating if we score and if we stay up
B) taking pelters if the opposite happens.
A long day ahead I think. I’d take a point now.
Come on you Villa boys.
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Keep having nightmares of Troy deeney
He is quite ugly to be fair
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Keep having nightmares of Troy deeney
He is quite ugly to be fair
I’ve seen prettier gargoyles
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Keep having nightmares of Troy deeney
I’m having nightmares about VAR.
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Still on self imposed exile due to money grabbing premier league BS... but obviously the best of luck to all f you who are going to the game today!!
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Still on self imposed exile due to money grabbing premier league BS... but obviously the best of luck to all f you who are going to the game today!!
Blimey Doc think you might have missed some fairly big news.
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We need to beat West Ham as Watford will beat a 2nd string Arsenal.
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It won't be a second string Arsenal. Theyre talking about a couple of changes from the side we beat, Xhaka and Nketiah in for Torreira and Lacazette.
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I'm as nervous as hell but a few weeks ago we looked doomed and would have snapped your hand off to be where we are now going into the final game...
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Early goals for Arsenal and Everton would be nice. About 8 of them. Plus a sending off or 2.
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Watching with other Bournemouth Lions. Share the torture. Good luck Villa today.
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Watching with other Bournemouth Lions. Share the torture. Good luck Villa today.
Nice to meet a few of you at the Bournemouth away game. London Lions are doing the same, so that we can share the agony. And hopefully the ecstasy.
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We need to beat West Ham as Watford will beat a 2nd string Arsenal.
Watford would struggle to beat themselves.
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Game starts at 11pm here in West Aussie.
I'm not sure what to do. I may try get some sleep and hopefully wake up when it's all over.
Look at Watford and Bournemouth's results and then hopefully watch a replay of our game.
Definitely no alcohol.
I was so nervous before the play off final with Derby last year I drank three quarters of a bottle of scotch and woke up the wife when it was all over.
Consequently in the dog house for the next couple of days.
I think we will draw with WHU and Bournemouth and Watford will lose.
Happy days ahead.
UTV
1 am in Brisbane. My initial plan was get pissed and just check the score tomorrow. But the cricket’s on too, so rain-permitting, I may watch that and then power through for the Villa match (and pay a heavy price tomorrow, but wfh, soooo......)
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Bunny is the one I remember, and was a tool. We had 2 Liverpool fans on here, 1 was alright then went bizarrely mental on a hoolie thread, the other spent all his time defending Suarez.
Always thought Bunny was ok - what did he do to deserve "tool" status?
This covers it
Can remember that mass invasion of Stoke fans on here, they were all right at first and then when a few pointed out the grating Pulis style of play they all flounced off.
That Bunny guy seemed pretty friendly at first, but then seemed to be more blues-hating than pro-Villa (as I recall, I might be wrong) I think they got a touch up at the Sty from memory.
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Would have been on the way down there now.
Think we’d have had a few dotted around the ground as well.
Come on boys, one more push.
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Yeah bt only do monthly passes for £25. Although you can get it as an add on with EE for less and I think for 15 ish you can get an option that allows you to watch on a proper telly on the app.
Annoyingly I bought a month for these recent games and it ran out yesterday.
Did you get it for the Newcastle game?
my Optus plan seems pretty good value in Aus. Similar rate to Telstra, but you get all the premier league games on demand/ live.
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ManCity gave Watford the same sort if beating they'd give most teams.
Watford wont be as bad again against Arsenal and they will be at them
But Watford have a couple of injuries and Arsenal wont roll over (as neither will WHam) and will have a response after their loss.
None of this makes me feel much better! ::)
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Woke up hungover with nervous energy, have already had to sit through near heart attack game watching my Essendon side stumble across the line to beat a godawful Adelaide team by 3 points in the AFL. This either has me battle hardened or due for a massive heart attack post 1am.
For the past few days I've felt confident, I've even had a Liverpool supporting mate get right behind Villa after they won the title just to sustain his interest in the season. He has successfully predicted that we would stay up, nearly every result he predicted he has gotten right since Palace in the relegation battle. Uncanny. The nerves have kicked in, what buoyed me and really actually got me excited a few days ago anticipating this fixture was repeatedly watching this, look at the steely conviction in the man's eyes, the steadfast words.
It's enough to convince me that we'll be fine.
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Today's like the three-way shoot out in the cemetery at the end of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: just hope Dean Smith is Clint Eastwood.
Going for a walk beforehand. At least it's a nice day for it...
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Woke up hungover with nervous energy, have already had to sit through near heart attack game watching my Essendon side stumble across the line to beat a godawful Adelaide team by 3 points in the AFL. This either has me battle hardened or due for a massive heart attack post 1am.
For the past few days I've felt confident, I've even had a Liverpool supporting mate get right behind Villa after they won the title just to sustain his interest in the season. He has successfully predicted that we would stay up, nearly every result he predicted he has gotten right since Palace in the relegation battle. Uncanny. The nerves have kicked in, what buoyed me and really actually got me excited a few days ago anticipating this fixture was repeatedly watching this, look at the steely conviction in the man's eyes, the steadfast words.
It's enough to convince me that we'll be fine.
That Ron Saunders spirit is what we need today. Also that video with David Bradley " Celebrating 140 years of Aston Villa" would be good but I don't know how to post videos on here.
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Woke up hungover with nervous energy, have already had to sit through near heart attack game watching my Essendon side stumble across the line to beat a godawful Adelaide team by 3 points in the AFL. This either has me battle hardened or due for a massive heart attack post 1am.
For the past few days I've felt confident, I've even had a Liverpool supporting mate get right behind Villa after they won the title just to sustain his interest in the season. He has successfully predicted that we would stay up, nearly every result he predicted he has gotten right since Palace in the relegation battle. Uncanny. The nerves have kicked in, what buoyed me and really actually got me excited a few days ago anticipating this fixture was repeatedly watching this, look at the steely conviction in the man's eyes, the steadfast words.
It's enough to convince me that we'll be fine.
Loved RS. I remember working in a photography shop in Solihull in the late eighties and he came in with his wife. I didn't recognise him at first, until he spoke then straight away the penny dropped. I just remember being pretty speechless, and suddenly losing the ability to string a sentence together. :-[
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Crafty few Staropramen in Prague to settle the nerves. Good luck Villa.
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just to be in this position is unbelievable - we was dead and buried a few weeks ago.
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just to be in this position is unbelievable - we was dead and buried a few weeks ago.
Won’t mean much though if we don’t survive. Bloody win Villa please!
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Main men for West Ham Antonio, in the form of his life, Rice and Soucek the Czech international is a player, I've been impressed with, but if we play like we did against Arsenal reckon we can do it, just the one blow not having Elmo available.
Still even more nervous now, than I was for the play off final.
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Woke up hungover with nervous energy, have already had to sit through near heart attack game watching my Essendon side stumble across the line to beat a godawful Adelaide team by 3 points in the AFL. This either has me battle hardened or due for a massive heart attack post 1am.
For the past few days I've felt confident, I've even had a Liverpool supporting mate get right behind Villa after they won the title just to sustain his interest in the season. He has successfully predicted that we would stay up, nearly every result he predicted he has gotten right since Palace in the relegation battle. Uncanny. The nerves have kicked in, what buoyed me and really actually got me excited a few days ago anticipating this fixture was repeatedly watching this, look at the steely conviction in the man's eyes, the steadfast words.
It's enough to convince me that we'll be fine.
That Ron Saunders spirit is what we need today. Also that video with David Bradley " Celebrating 140 years of Aston Villa" would be good but I don't know how to post videos on here.
Just think, many of the lads will have experience from one or more playoff finals and another cup final I won't mention but for our own nerves and sanity, see below.
Fire up!
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Woke up hungover with nervous energy, have already had to sit through near heart attack game watching my Essendon side stumble across the line to beat a godawful Adelaide team by 3 points in the AFL. This either has me battle hardened or due for a massive heart attack post 1am.
For the past few days I've felt confident, I've even had a Liverpool supporting mate get right behind Villa after they won the title just to sustain his interest in the season. He has successfully predicted that we would stay up, nearly every result he predicted he has gotten right since Palace in the relegation battle. Uncanny. The nerves have kicked in, what buoyed me and really actually got me excited a few days ago anticipating this fixture was repeatedly watching this, look at the steely conviction in the man's eyes, the steadfast words.
It's enough to convince me that we'll be fine.
That Ron Saunders spirit is what we need today. Also that video with David Bradley " Celebrating 140 years of Aston Villa" would be good but I don't know how to post videos on here.
Just think, many of the lads will have experience from one or more playoff finals and another cup final I won't mention but for our own nerves and sanity, see below.
Fire up!
That's the one. Bloody marvellous
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An early goal to Bournemouth changes things.
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I think we will lose today - going 2-1 to Spam. I think they have clicked, and while might be a little more relaxed than normal given they are on the beach, suspect there is a few nervous errors in us. Samatta nor Davis look capable of scoring, and so the goal will come from one of our midfield players.
But I think we survive on GD - Watford will be beaten easily I reckon by Arsenal, and I think Everton beat or draw against the south coast PL imposters!
Switching off now - can't bear to go through the agony real time - back on after 1pm EST to celebrate or drown my sorrows!
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An early goal to Bournemouth changes things.
Saying that, I assume our staff will be wired up to know exactly what’s going on in the other two games so we can change things accordingly.
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An early goal to Bournemouth changes things.
Not really if we keep drawing.
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I've been a long time reader of this site, but today I finally registered. Seeing that video of the great Ron Saunders had me reminiscing. Supported Villa from the mid 70's, my late dad was a Villa fan, so I became one too. First game I went to was in the 78/79 season, vs QPR (we won either 3-1 or 3-2). I got all the players autographs, Cowans, Mortimer, Little, Rimmer, Gidman et al with the exception of Andy Gray ("Not signing autographs tonight lads" as he sped off in his Escort RS2000). Even Ron Saunders signed my brand new autograph book. Still have the book. I manage to get to 5 or 6 games a year, never sat in the Holte because a) I always think that's for the fans who go to every game and b) there is nothing like hearing the Holte roar when you sit by the halfway line. Seen us win the league, the league cup, the European cup (not there, just on the telly), get relegated, get promoted, be good and be rubbish. After all that time I should be relaxed about today in a whatever will be, will be, way. But no, I'm sat here, sweaty palms, sphincter twitching like a rabbits nose, hoping the hundreds of permutations go our way and we stay up. Happy ending to the weekend please Villa.
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An early goal to Bournemouth changes things.
Saying that, I assume our staff will be wired up to know exactly what’s going on in the other two games so we can change things accordingly.
I really hope so. Smith saying we'll go all out for the win does worry me slightly. I know it's the cliched thing all managers say in these circumstances, but if it's 0-0 with 10 minutes to go and Watford aren't winning but Bournemouth are, I really hope we don't go gung-ho looking for the winner.
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I just hope Villa like playing the Hammers at Stratford more than they used to at Upton Park. I must've seen us play there 5 or 6 times in the 80's and 90's and the best I ever saw us get was a draw, even when we had a better team than them, which was usually the case.
Maybe because of that I'm not feeling too optimistic about today, but I hope I'm wrong as I can't think of many worse clubs to get relegated by than fckng West Ham.
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I'm about to bite the bullet and pay 25 quid for a bt one month pass via now tv. Am I mad?
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An early goal to Bournemouth changes things.
Saying that, I assume our staff will be wired up to know exactly what’s going on in the other two games so we can change things accordingly.
I really hope so. Smith saying we'll go all out for the win does worry me slightly. I know it's the cliched thing all managers say in these circumstances, but if it's 0-0 with 10 minutes to go and Watford aren't winning but Bournemouth are, I really hope we don't go gung-ho looking for the winner.
We've our own version of going all out for the win. It's what we've deployed in the last three games. It'll start with making pretty damn sure we don't need to score many more than one to get the win, and be focused on manoeuvring Hourihane into positions around their box. It won't involve going 3-2-5 from the off.
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Nice ground - went there to watch Guns n Roses in 2017 or 2018 can't remember which year :D
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A lot of advice out there about how to watch and follow the important games and yet there’s nothing about how to completely avoid everything and everyone until at least 6:30.
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I've just signed up for BT Sport and am off to the shops - either way it's going to end up drunken.
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Well I’m facing redundancy. Could do without a relegation so come on villa. Just one more game, one more win and stay in the prem.
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Will start with the Arsenal game for the first 20 minutes or so. Depending on how that goes I might brave watching the Villa match from that point onwards.
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I have a horrible feeling that Bournemouth are going to stay up...
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I have a horrible feeling that Bournemouth are going to stay up...
Naaaaahhhhhhh.
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I have a horrible feeling that Bournemouth are going to stay up...
They haven't looked completely useless, even when they've had things go against them in terms of VAR recently.
I wouldn't be stunned at all. Just hope some of that Everton lot are playing for their futures and are not in cruise control.
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I'm about to bite the bullet and pay 25 quid for a bt one month pass via now tv. Am I mad?
No..just a Villa fan mate
UTV
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I am ready for my heart to be broken.
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How are we all? :)
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I've been more relaxed!
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A few games ago I stated that I was at peace with the prospect of relegation. Not the event itself but the future given our ownership, squad (even with the inevitable sales of some top players) and the competition we would face next season trying to get back up. To an extent that's all still true. But this club we all love has done it again. Like making that long putt to finish a really bad round of golf, after you said fuck this I'm never playing again, it's sucked us all back in. Raised our hopes. 7 points from 9 after a season of misery puts us on the verge of accomplishing what most of us thought was impossible after Man U beat us. Now, it will be hugely disappointing if we cannot finish it off after the hard work to get here. But it's Villa, and as much as they are capable of a swift kick in the bollocks, they are capable of precisely the opposite, like a soft unexpected caress across the shoulder by the girl you have always longed for, causing a stir of emotion that things after all might just be fine. Let's do this Villa.
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How are we all? :)
Been somewhere between nervous as hell and shitting myself since i woke up. But she's gone to her sisters now so i can concentrate on the football. We will prevail.
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Reckon we'll lose, Watford will lose and Bournemouth will draw.
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I have a sinking feeling that one of our players has another seismic ricket left in him that they’ve saved for the last five minutes of the season....ie. an Engels, an El Ghazi even an Enckleman moment (shudders)
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My stomach is churning and no I didn't have a curry last night.
Please win Villa.
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I have a sinking feeling that one of our players has another seismic ricket left in him that they’ve saved for the last five minutes of the season....ie. an Engels, an El Ghazi even an Enckleman moment (shudders)
Don't
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I imagine an early red card
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My pal who lives dahn sarf went to meet villa supporting mates at a pub in london where they watch villa games. Pub was packed and doors locked at around 1pm!! So he's decided to drive to brum and watch it here. So c'mon villa do it for fans like him who dedicate so much to supporting our club.
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Reckon we'll lose, Watford will lose and Bournemouth will draw.
I think we will draw, Watford will get hammered (heard comments made by Ben Foster and their team morale is in the pits) and Bournemouth will also draw.We are fortunate West Ham have nothing to play for so they will be much less focused than in recent weeks. But they are still a confident team with lots of talent and won't want to lose so I can see a draw.
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Became very panicky before, I've slept through most of the restart games as I often have work commitments and can't stay up and tbh it just didn't seem worth it. Girlfriend actually gave me a val before going to bed, she saw the state of me pacing the room, doing stretches. The tablet feels like cheating really, I've put it aside.
Been drunk three nights out of the previous four, want to give it a break. Watched those three youtube links and it occurred to me, stay up or down Villa will still be here, kinda rationalised it all for me really. No interest in anything football, fuck the potential outcomes, what anyone else is doing or West Ham, just the 90 minutes. This may well be the last time we see someone like the great Jack in a Villa shirt, savour that.
Three Fall records on the trot, some Mark E.Smith snark. Fuck em, I'm ready.
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No- we’ll narrowly beat them and stay up.
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So there's 6 scenarios where we stay up and 6 where we go down. That's done nothing to settle my nerves.
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So there's 6 scenarios where we stay up and 6 where we go down. That's done nothing to settle my nerves.
yep - same here
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Exciting, isn't it?
NO!
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Just seen we're pretty much the same apart from Freddy starting.
West Ham pretty much put their strongest 11 out.
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The scenarios Watford need though are far more unlikely than ours. If we win, they have to beat Arsenal 3-0 If they lose 1-0, we have to lose 3-0. Win and we're there, almost certainly. If they lose, we have to get battered.
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Arsenal put a very strong line up out, Pepe, Lacazette and Aubameyang all start.
Hopefully they'll get a few shots on target today!
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Watford lose
Villa draw
Bournemouth win.
That's my bet (tenner at 23/1).
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Arsenal put a very strong line up out, Pepe, Lacazette and Aubameyang all start.
Hopefully they'll get a few shots on target today!
Watford twitter has them lining up with Wellback in midfield ...
Ake only makes bench for Bournmouth .Everton start with Kean maybe today is the day he shows some of that form he had for Juv
West Ham have Fredrick's out of position at LB