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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on October 18, 2020, 09:11:22 PM
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28 points to safety. Discuss
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34 games away from a perfect season.
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Marvellous!
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I love this team. This season could be as much fun as 95/96.
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We're proper good us.
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Get in! Nice birthday present for John McGinn.
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3 clean sheets in 4 games in a season where goals are flying in everywhere. That’s truly impressive.
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Payback for September 2015 that.
We certainly look a proper prem team now as everyone says.
0-0 would've been more than fine but winning 1-0 like that is what a top 4 team tends to do throughout the season.
Going to be an interesting next 6 months I think.
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We score a 90th minute winner after defending so comfortably for the game and all I can think of is that Chap that had 4 draws on all of todays games.
Get the fuck in!
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Fuck me what a team 🥰🥰🥰
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Been a long time coming, but I have no doubt that no one wants to play us right now.
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I think I might be falling very deeply in love with this version of Aston Villa.
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Excellent again. We look so good all over the pitch. Real match winners to go along with Grealish....
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Blimey!
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Brilliant and well deserved win. Totally dominated the second half. Not a single player played badly, even Trez and Targett were very good. Luiz best performance of season. I strongly doubted what Barkley would bring, quiet at times tonight but a moment of true quality to win it. Some comparison to the same fixture last season in the rain...
Martinez 7, Cash 7, Konsa 8, Mings 8, Targett 7, Trez 7, Luiz 8, McGinn 8, Barkley 8, Grealish 8.5, Watkins 7. Traore 7
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When is the last time Villa started a season with 4 straight wins?
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Brilliant result. A very well ground out result. Once again, very well organised and another clean sheet. We'll play better as an attacking force, but grinding out games like this, particularly against a decent side, will be what may just see us have a good season. Keep it up Villa.
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Even at 0-0 and in a game where our final ball looked off for way too long, there was plenty to be impressed by.
We looked like we were playing with the same energy in the 88th minute as we were in the eighth.
Also - and it's not necessarily something to advertise - but on the few occasions where they did turn us and get a man over, we were cute enough to get the foul in. No longer are we nice to play against.
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Somebody needs to start the "Doing a Leicester" thread. This team is fucking brilliant.
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Fucking excellent. What a perfect time to score.
Game management after that was brilliant.
I rate Harvey Barnes, he’s an excellent player, who didn’t have a fecking kick tonight.
Traore looked the business when he came on. Jack was wonderful, Watkins worked his balls off.
Top, top away performance. As someone else said, we belong in this division.
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So, will we go into the New Year with work still to do, or will we have the title sewn up by Christmas?
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When is the last time Villa started a season with 4 straight wins?
1930/31
We finished 2nd and set the record for most goals in a season. Pongo scored 10 in those 4 games.
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Fuck me! Is it first time in around 90 years we won first 4 games?
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What a team performance that was.
Konsa, Mings, all of them. Trez’s work rate was immense.
In the old days, I’d have said that is the type of result and performance that win titles.
Up the fucking Villa.
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Fucking brilliant, watched with my boy and we went bloody nuts when the goal went in.
One hundred percent record so far, the title tilt is on!
In all seriousness, we are definitely back in our rightful place.
Thank God for our owners and Dean Smith.
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34 games away from a perfect season.
The Invincibles!
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And now you're gonna believe us.
(We're a third of the way to staying up)
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French commentors are really shit. Villa won and they are on and on about fofana. Fuck them.
I love you Villa.
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We would have lost that game last season. Great to see us get 2 wins in the last 2 games in totally different ways.
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Brilliant lads, get in. Pity we can be watching it live.
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The change in our defensive ability is astounding. Last time we played these it should have been 10 nil, but at no point tonight was I even mildly perturbed.
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This is getting boring now isn't it?:-)
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Proper team.Proper away win.Buzzing.
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Just loving it.
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Konsa has developed so much - he has been exceptional for a while. Barkley is ace.
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That was ace.
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A proper match we played and got a proper well deserved result.
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Villla are going to do the most Villa thing ever and win the double when there's no fans there to experience it in person.
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Top of the league Friday night?
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Get. The. Fuck. In.
12 points from 4 games. Shame we had our first game postponed...
Solid all the way through. Chuffed to bits!
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Clucking bell, exciting times!
I did think earlier that the introduction of Maddison might actually help us because in order to get him on they'd have to remove one of the other players that had been restraining Barkley and McGinn.
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When is the last time Villa started a season with 4 straight wins?
I'm guessing the year before Legion was born.
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Excellent but still fretting about conceding two against the Pool tbh.
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Only team in top 5 divisions with 100% record great stuff lads
UP THE VILLA
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We are staying up I said we are staying up
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Top of the league Friday night?
Yep
Was gutted yesterday when Henderson’s goal was ruled out as we’d be top now and had a feeling we would win tonight
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It starts with a top keeper and we really have one
English steel defence
Dynamic and grafting midfield
Huge attacking presence across all 3
They clearly all love working with each other
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We looked so fucking comfortable throughout, Leicester never looked like scoring, naturally I was still shitting myself throughout.
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I wonder if the grass was a bit long again?
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When is the last time Villa started a season with 4 straight wins?
I'm guessing the year before Legion was born.
just checked 1930 !
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If that Liverpool goal had stood yesterday, we'd have been top of the league tonight. Brilliant win Villa, such a change to be looking up at the top of the table, long may it continue.
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Paid for the game, just got back in for the last 20 minutes and it was strangely worth it. I didn’t see what a quiet game Ross B had but the confidence I had in him scoring from the second he picked the ball up in that space was a beautiful feeling, and then he went and justified it. And to think I was leaning more towards Loftus-Cheek just a few weeks back.
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So I pay 15 quid and get none of the post match, just a load of sky adverts. RIP off.
Who cares. We march on. UTFV!!
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If I'd watched it on a dodgy stream, I'd probably be able to report that the chat box was full of Wolves and Blose fans.
Unfortunately, I paid 15 pounds.
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Currently is "Aston Villa June -?" literally the only good thing about 2020?
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I loved that after we scored we kept control of the game.
Yes, I know it was only a couple of minutes, but it looked wonderful
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Brilliant. Wonderful. Marvellous. Fantastic. Superb. Bloody Damn Good.
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We've already beaten more of the top four this season than we managed all last season.
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11 points above the relegation zone and above the bitters and +18 GD on them. And 6 points above Wolves.
#mindthefuckinggap
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Top of the league Friday night?
Why not! A point will do it but.....
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Barkley is ace. He allows jack to be at his best and does the job. By our best signing.
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Barkley just said he hasn’t trained all week and was 50/50 for tonight.
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I actually am starting to enjoy these late Sunday night football
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https://twitter.com/goal_bg/status/1317920408163803137
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Get in Villa you bloody beauties!
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Get in.
Can we play every Sunday night please.
We are actually a team, Grealish’s skill is ridiculous
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I vividly remember the trudge back to the car in March contemplating the imminent lockdown, soaking wet after an abject preformance. I was one of many thinking that Smith was on his way out.
Tonight that was chalk and cheese in comparison. I would've been happy with a draw as the performance was so organised and such a marked improvement from 7 months ago. To get the late win was amazing and not undeserved. Jack was unplayable at times.
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I loved that after we scored we kept control of the game.
Yes, I know it was only a couple of minutes, but it looked wonderful
Thought Traore was very good in the last 3 mins.
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https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12108012/barkley-scores-injury-time-winner-for-villa
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https://twitter.com/goal_bg/status/1317920408163803137
Rrrrrrrrrrr Wara Wara Wara.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Considering the last PL game before lockdown was a demoralising defeat against Leicester where we looked dead and buried, just look at us now! I’m not getting carried away but Villa are back!
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Brilliant win, I thought the ref was poor tonight but credit to him for allowing Villa to play on for the goal when I think it was Targett who was fouled.
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I actually am starting to enjoy these late Sunday night football
I remember someone saying a season or two ago that if we played all night games, we'd be top of the league ...
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The team seem to enjoy playing together and the team spirit seems excellent
We are playing with confidence
We have a very good goalkeeper
We have two very good centre halves
We have a very good holding midfielder
We have four midfielders who can cause the opposition problems
We have a very good striker
Nice of Deano to mention Chris Nicholl in his post match interview
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A word of praise for SJM’s arse in the build up to the goal. Lovely quick turn away from the defender and sets up Barkley with room to shoot.
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For the neutral it probably wasn’t a great game (not that any neutral in their right mind would pay £15). For me it was a top class performance against a very good Leicester side. The defence looks solid, I can’t remember any occasions Leicester got in behind us and Martinez oozes confidence.
In midfield, McGinn is back to his best, man of the match for me, love the use of arse to turn players. Luiz unfussy, Trez ran and tackled and that can’t be underestimated, Grealish sublime at times, Barklay was quiet first half, but he looks so good in possession and no one in a villa shirt scores that goal last season. Tough night for Watkins against a solid Leicester defence, but he continued to be a nuisance to them and didn’t let them settle at all.
We look like a proper team.
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I actually think the ref was good. Considering it was a niggly game he did well to avoid a silly second yellow and he let a lot go that he could have blown up for, especially in the second half where both sides were getting stuck in.
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Only team in top 5 divisions with 100% record great stuff lads
UP THE VILLA
Napoli
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A different sort of win in a very tight game . We have the look of a very professional outfit this season.
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https://twitter.com/goal_bg/status/1317920408163803137
استون فيلا Astoon Feela....love it.
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Jack was unreal at times, the things he was doing in tight situations were ridiculous. I will say at times frustrating that he couldn't get the pass away or pick a better option but over all he is a gem of a player.
Nobody else in the League has anything like him, the fact Southgate cant fit him in that England team is an embarrasmentbto Southgate.
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A word of praise for SJM’s arse in the build up to the goal. Lovely quick turn away from the defender and sets up Barkley with room to shoot.
The arse is well and truly back.
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Only team in top 5 divisions with 100% record great stuff lads
UP THE VILLA
Napoli
Top 5 divisions in England
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Jack was unreal at times, the things he was doing in tight situations were ridiculous. I will say at times frustrating that he couldn't get the pass away or pick a better option but over all he is a gem of a player.
Yes but did you see Mason Mount yesterday?
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Official Sky highlights
https://youtu.be/CxlZhzW8ENI
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I actually think the ref was good. Considering it was a niggly game he did well to avoid a silly second yellow and he let a lot go that he could have blown up for, especially in the second half where both sides were getting stuck in.
I thought it was ridiculous the amount of fouls he let their right back have on Jack. The one he finally got a yellow for arguably wasn't a foul at all. Then again Luiz maybe somewhat fortunate to avoid a second yellow..
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
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Positives
we more than matched them in every area
Grealish Barkley McGinn Luiz
Martinez proper solid
liked the look of Traore when he came on ( I know people say it’s to early to judge but there you go, he looked alright to me tonight so that’s what I’m saying)
3 points
Unbeaten
Negatives
None
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
At a guess, he's a 'Villa fan' who has never worn claret and blue!
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
Probably the same Knuckledragger who did the same on Talksport a couple of weeks back.
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
At a guess, he's a 'Villa fan' who has never worn claret and blue!
Probably a Nose in disguise.
We could be top of the league on friday!!
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Martinez looks like he could be the best goalie we have had for many years.
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
It will be yet another supporter of one of local 'rivals' trying to make us look dumb. They are a weird bunch.
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He sounded Villa enough. Just a bit...eager to be liked by other fans? Will never understand this.
Honestly this Jack dives thing, I'd like to see how people would cope if they were running as fast has he did and someone just came and kicked them in the shins.
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
At a guess, he's a 'Villa fan' who has never worn claret and blue!
Probably a Nose in disguise.
We could be top of the league on friday!!
We’ll be top by 9 o’clock.
It’s been a long,long time since we sang that.
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When is the last time Villa started a season with 4 straight wins?
1930/31
We finished 2nd and set the record for most goals in a season. Pongo scored 10 in those 4 games.
In 1999, we were top of the league in January. I was living in the U.S. and watched the home game against Everton on TV, which we won 3-0.
There followed 11 games without a win, including 8 losses. We used to refer to this phenomenon as our mid-season malaise.
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Wonderful team performance and great result! Nothing more than we deserved! Matty Cash and Konsa joint man of match for me. UTV
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For once I looked at someone else's 'other games' thread. Apparently the ref was giving us everything and screwing Leicester over and we spent most of the game diving and rolling around. I won't say whose site it was, but mind the gap you flare wearing twats.
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
Probably the same Knuckledragger who did the same on Talksport a couple of weeks back.
He is and Cundy called him out on it last time. The fucking twats. Have they nothing else to do?
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Brilliant win, brilliant goal. We have some great players. Well done Dean and the staff. Quality.
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Only team in top 5 divisions with 100% record great stuff lads
UP THE VILLA
Napoli
Top 5 divisions in England
Fair enough. Gloucester city are level 6. It’s been a good start all round.
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The team seem to enjoy playing together and the team spirit seems excellent
We are playing with confidence
We have a very good goalkeeper
We have two very good centre halves
We have a very good holding midfielder
We have four midfielders who can cause the opposition problems
We have a very good striker
Nice of Deano to mention Chris Nicholl in his post match interview
Didn't see the post match interview. What did Deano say about Big Chris ?
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We’ll be top by 9 o’clock.
It’s been a long,long time since we sang that.
Win on Friday, and we'll be 6 points clear of 5th place, with a hugely better goal difference. Utter insanity, but I like it!
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Wonderful team performance and great result! Nothing more than we deserved! Matty Cash and Konsa joint man of match for me. UTV
Yes, both did great fouls at the point of transition. I rate both players highly.
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Brilliant win, I thought the ref was poor tonight but credit to him for allowing Villa to play on for the goal when I think it was Targett who was fouled.
As is usual in these cases though, the ref never goes back and gives a yellow card to the player.
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Jack was unreal at times, the things he was doing in tight situations were ridiculous. I will say at times frustrating that he couldn't get the pass away or pick a better option but over all he is a gem of a player.
Nobody else in the League has anything like him, the fact Southgate cant fit him in that England team is an embarrasmentbto Southgate.
That one that ended with the offside Barkley scuffer was stunning. Ball on the edge of their box, looks up, and decides that his best route is straight through the middle of four of them. And that backheel. He is unique, certainly in this country. A joy to watch.
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
Probably the same Knuckledragger who did the same on Talksport a couple of weeks back.
A leicester fan now saying Grealish wouldn't last 5 mins in a Euros game he will get sent off for diving that's why Southgate doesn't pick him. So Savage asked him how many times has Grealish been sent off caller's answer was English refs are rubbish.
Unbelievable bollocks full of envy and jealousy.
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Beers taste fucking good.
We were the better team tonight.
As i said before we fear no one in this league.
Hope our best players dont get injured.
Best defence in the league that sums it all.
Utv
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Great result. Very professional!
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The ref went through a period in the second half when he let a lot go
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In fairness whatever we say about the ref if he hadn’t played advantage when he did Barkley wouldn’t have scored that goal.
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I can tolerate talksport, even more so with Gabby on there these days and I love Ally Mcoist.
606, Savage. End of discussion.
There’s a nose Numpty on there babbling on about the Europa league pretending to be a villa fan.
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DS post-match https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1317934517500477440
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
Probably the same Knuckledragger who did the same on Talksport a couple of weeks back.
A leicester fan now saying Grealish wouldn't last 5 mins in a Euros game he will get sent off for diving that's why Southgate doesn't pick him. So Savage asked him how many times has Grealish been sent off caller's answer was English refs are rubbish.
Unbelievable bollocks full of envy and jealousy.
Oh right, so that's one more to add to that list of clubs with supporters that think he's only done it against them and their own poor performance is what's responsible for him looking like some world beater, and not the fact that he's actually a fucking world beater. Keep 'em coming, Jack.
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The ref went through a period in the second half when he let a lot go
Yeah, he was pisspoor. They should have had quite a few more yellow cards, and we got away with a few as well. At least we have wised up.
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Another Brendan Rogers tactical masterclass, his substitutions left Leicester far too loose in midfield and we looked like scoring a few times before we actually did. Who cares anyway, another super performance and good to see Ross say they'd actually shifted the formation second half to try and create better opportunities. Thumbs up to everyone, very professional and onto Dirty Leeds on Friday.
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I rarely listen to 606, forgot why. Three Villa callers tonight, all fucking boneheads.
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
Probably the same Knuckledragger who did the same on Talksport a couple of weeks back.
A leicester fan now saying Grealish wouldn't last 5 mins in a Euros game he will get sent off for diving that's why Southgate doesn't pick him. So Savage asked him how many times has Grealish been sent off caller's answer was English refs are rubbish.
Unbelievable bollocks full of envy and jealousy.
I heard that. Christ how bitter and jealous did he sound? :)
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A very tight game which I think we edged.
Love the fact that we seem to have a lot of belief. SJM was great considering the amount of game time he has had over the last 2 weeks.
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Another Brendan Rogers tactical masterclass, his substitutions left Leicester far too loose in midfield and we looked like scoring a few times before we actually did. Who cares anyway, another super performance and good to see Ross say they'd actually shifted the formation second half to try and create better opportunities. Thumbs up to everyone, very professional and onto Dirty Leeds on Friday.
Couldn't believe Slimani is still with them. Tielemans is a bit of a highlights player I think. Looked the business against us last season when they were hammering us. But was bullied physically tonight by Luiz and McGinn and was anonymous.
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Seriously, this must be how Leicester fans felt in 2016
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I can't be arsed looking it up to double check, but this could well be the first time since Pubehead was manager that we have a +10 GD in the top flight.
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I'm over the moon with the win and the start we have made I absolutely love Aston Villa.
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Seriously, this must be how Leicester fans felt in 2016
They didn't win their 4th game until the 8th game of the season.
#believe
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I can't be arsed looking it up to double check, but this could well be the first time since Pubehead was manager that we have a +10 GD in the top flight.
Yes but that was after 30 plus games.
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I never listen to 606, it's on now though and who is this traitor 'Villa fan' on, saying we should've gone down because of the Sheffield United game and that Jack dives? Fuck that.
Christ, it's sounds like it's aimed at the under 10's.
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Tight game. But thought overall better side.
BBUUUTTWHHAACRACKINGFUKINGOOAAAL!!
We gonna win league....
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In the first half both Mings and Konsa were guilty of wayward passes. It was really impressive how they managed to put those things behind them as the game wore on. By the second half I thought they looked imperious. Mings in particular hit 2 wonderful long range passes. How many central defenders can hit a pass like that? Not many. Marvellous stuff.
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Injuries aside. The title is ours.
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I love this team. This season could be as much fun as 95/96.
92/93?
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Martinez looks like he could be the best goalie we have had for many years.
Said to my old man tonight. Since the Aussie
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Fabulous result. Shows we can win ugly if needed as well.
Listen to the levels of salt from Leicester 🤣🤣🤣
https://twitter.com/Morris2409/status/1317935785165885441?s=09
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For the first time in ages i have never felt we were in danger.
We might have most but i knew we had a great team.
That is a great feeling.
We are back whete we should be.
A well deserved win. Leicester are a good team and honestly we were the better team. We can hope for great moment in the future.
I am watching MOFTD.
And and cant wait what they are going to say about our win today.
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I love this team. This season could be as much fun as 95/96.
92/93?
Both IMO. I would love a season like 95/96 alas we are already out of the League cup.
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Not a single clean sheet away from home in the league last season. I love our centre backs. Trezeguet, I really didn't like him last season but he's been very hard working and supportive of others so far this season.
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Fabulous result. Shows we can win ugly if needed as well.
Listen to the levels of salt from Leicester 🤣🤣🤣
https://twitter.com/Morris2409/status/1317935785165885441?s=09
That is a thing of beauty.
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Great to get the win. Think we edged it but draw would have been about right. Don't think Barkley did a lot but great finish. Was a bit frustrated with Jack a couple of times holding on to the ball too long but honestly wouldn't swap him for anyone in the league, simply outstanding. Confidence must be sky high. Onwards. UTV
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Fabulous result. Shows we can win ugly if needed as well.
Listen to the levels of salt from Leicester 🤣🤣🤣
https://twitter.com/Morris2409/status/1317935785165885441?s=09
That is a thing of beauty.
He sounds very much like a bloke I heard on there a while ago, who was. Watford season ticket holder for years and then defected to Leicester, probably sometime around 2015. If it is him, nothing he will ever say will carry any credence. About anything at all.
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What’s so odd is I even had a massive gut feeling we’d win right up to we scored. I never felt that worried in this game even when attacked, I had a sense of calm. What’s happening?
What was sweet was I had 75p on 3 draws and is to win. A nice little £105 payout in the 91st minute. Thought my net had gone when Spurs went 3 up mind.
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What is richards going to say about is?
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There’s a lovely balance to our side at the moment. We have a back 5 that can dig in and stifle teams including a reassuring presence in sticks. Plus a midfield that can all cover ground and tackle when needed.
But they can all hurt teams going forward.
It adds up to the kind of devastating defend and break team that must be horrible to play against.
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Fucking brilliant!!!! Leicester are a very good team, and they spent most of that game looking more than happy with a draw.
Dean Smith has done an incredible job in 2 years and deserves every bit of credit coming his way. Being a top manager is not just about building a tactically strong side, but getting the right personnel. This team are a joy to watch, not just about their individual skills levels but how much they clearly work for one another.
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Our work rate since lockdown is incredible and our fitness levels have in a very very long time been unbelievable. Smith kept saying we have a togetherness and it’s certainly showing now.
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Fuck you MOTD.Tough watch? Fucking muppets
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What is richards going to say about is?
Tough watch apparently.
Load of bollocks.
Footballers' mate Chirpy Chappers telling him what to think as per usual.
Pair of cock sockets.
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Fabulous result. Shows we can win ugly if needed as well.
Listen to the levels of salt from Leicester 🤣🤣🤣
https://twitter.com/Morris2409/status/1317935785165885441?s=09
That is a thing of beauty.
No, what's a thing of beauty was he then called up 5Live and said exactly the same thing.
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https://twitter.com/WilliamHill/status/1317865523955126272
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First words out of Danny Murphy's mouth "Leicester were without a lot of players and it showed" Someone else with an inexplicable dislike of the Villa. Oh well fuck him and fuck all the others who don't like us for no apparent reason.
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I thought Richards and Murphy were about as gracious as they are ever going to be about Villa. Fofana was good, lots of players out, Choudhry at fault for the goal, although Chelsea's Barkley doing well at Villa. Who cares what they think? Twankers.
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First half was awful though, second half was better and obviously we love it because of the result, but a neutral watching that game would have that most of it was a bit crap. And that's what we'd be saying in 'other games' if it had been Everton v Leicester.
Who gives a fuck though when you win.
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What is richards going to say about is?
Richards put as much effort in his comments as he did whilst (not) playing for us. Murphy was much better praising our work ethics and doing what was required.
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Like others have said, I never felt we would lose the game. So different from last season. Great to see that we can grind out a result against tricky opponents. Martinez must give our defenders a lot of confidence with his calm goalkeeping. To a man, the lads put up a great fighting spirit which I haven’t seen for some years. Not getting carried away but, I really do think we could be realistic top 6 contenders this season. Just wish we had a bit stronger bench but, that will also come in time. UTV.
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First words out of Danny Murphy's mouth "Leicester were without a lot of players and it showed" Someone else with an inexplicable dislike of the Villa. Oh well fuck him and fuck all the others who don't like us for no apparent reason.
You expect it from Murphy. It's in him deep to the marrow.
I doubt Mark Chapman even watched our game. Clocked it was a late winner, so knew it must have been 0-0 for 90 odd minutes so, by definition, shit. Or tough.
Yes, it probably isn't as easy on the limited attention span as the American football he sits through in his main job.
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Fuck you MOTD.Tough watch? Fucking muppets
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Did .not expect much from that lot.
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I thought it was a cracking match.It's not all about oodles of goals.
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I thought it was a cracking match.It's not all about oodles of goals.
I'm with you. There was some top quality out there tonight. Of course we'd all like to see goals but there's a lot more to a decent game of football than the scoreline.
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Thoroughly professional job by the Villa.
That Italian defender marking Jack was like an Italian defender of yesteryear. Decent player too who made it tough for Jack. Jack still had a big influence on the game even so.
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First words out of Danny Murphy's mouth "Leicester were without a lot of players and it showed" Someone else with an inexplicable dislike of the Villa. Oh well fuck him and fuck all the others who don't like us for no apparent reason.
Murphy is awful. Always has been. He won’t like us because he doesn’t know anything about us, how we play, tactics etc and hasn’t done his research. We were the far better team, he just won’t acknowledge it. He is like Shearer of old and Lawrenson, just sports loads of repetitive soundbites and general bollocks. I hate to think what they pay him. Mono toned prat
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I agree even at 0-0 I thought it was a good game between two well matched sides. ‘Chappers’ is a no-nothing ‘I bloody love soccer, me’ buffoon in the tim lovejoy mold only worse if that’s humanly possibly, and Murphy is a bitter little gnome. Fuck them.
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I thought we took our time getting into the game but once we did, we got better, second half especially. I honestly can't pick a bad player out, but as for good ones,
Grealish really was fucking immense.
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Yep, it was a decent game between two well-matched sides. Bearing in mind we shipped 8 goals in the league against them last season over the two games, we obviously set out to keep it tight from the off.
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I thought we took our time getting into the game but once we did, we got better, second half especially. I honestly can't pick a bad player out, but as for good ones,
Grealish really was fucking immense.
Grealish just shaded it from Cash in my opinion. McGinn was great though, Targett had a good game, Trez worked his knackers off. Etc and etc.
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I am absolutely loving how so many “pundits” and fans are getting so salty about us. They are all waiting for the bubble to burst. Dying to say they knew all along we were punching above our weight. And it might happen. But honestly, fuck each and every one of them. We are here purely on merit. They will be hoping Bielsa’s Leeds do us on Friday too. Well how about we’ll see all you fuckers on top of the table on Friday night.
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First words out of Danny Murphy's mouth "Leicester were without a lot of players and it showed" Someone else with an inexplicable dislike of the Villa. Oh well fuck him and fuck all the others who don't like us for no apparent reason.
Yes, he also said 'Villa set out to spoil the game'. I don't think that was the case at all.
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First half was awful though, second half was better and obviously we love it because of the result, but a neutral watching that game would have that most of it was a bit crap. And that's what we'd be saying in 'other games' if it had been Everton v Leicester.
Who gives a fuck though when you win.
I saw it differently, two teams constantly pressing hard, not willing to give an inch, Leicester tried to bully us but we weren't having it, not that the ref helped by stopping it. It was a real tough game and we held our own, never panicked and continued to work the ball when we had a chance. In the end a bit of magic separated the teams and on reflection, we deserved it.
Felt a bit sorry for Watkins who had little support but he kept to the task and never let his head drop. Castagne is a right nasty player, talented but a dirty, sneaky little scumbag who was extremely lucky to stay on the pitch. Other referees won't be so generous.
Special mention to Dougie Luiz who must have been suffering with jetlag but you'd never have known. Like the others, he put in a real shift. Low on goals it may have been but it was a really intriguing game to watch, waiting to see who would take their foot off the pedal.
Onwards and upwards.
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We’re going to have games where we might not deserve to win, or we grind out a close game for a point, even three. Last year we lost almost all of those. This year we’re finding ways to win. That’s a massive, massive improvement.
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Thoroughly professional job by the Villa.
That Italian defender marking Jack was like an Italian defender of yesteryear. Decent player too who made it tough for Jack. Jack still had a big influence on the game even so.
I think you mean Castagne. He's Belgian mate but I take your point. The referee was way to lenient with him. He was kicking lumps out of Jack from the off but the ref didn't book him until late in the second half. I thought the ref was piss poor tonight.
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Leeds is going to be a very similar game but we're no longer easily bullied like last season.
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I agree even at 0-0 I thought it was a good game between two well matched sides. ‘Chappers’ is a no-nothing ‘I bloody love soccer, me’ buffoon in the tim lovejoy mold only worse if that’s humanly possibly, and Murphy is a bitter little gnome. Fuck them.
Agreed, there's more than a faint whiff of the Lovejoy 'love me please, famous people' about him.
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Also,Ross was 50/50 ,so fair fucking play to him.Oh,you wouldn't hear that from the motd experts.
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I agree even at 0-0 I thought it was a good game between two well matched sides. ‘Chappers’ is a no-nothing ‘I bloody love soccer, me’ buffoon in the tim lovejoy mold only worse if that’s humanly possibly, and Murphy is a bitter little gnome. Fuck them.
Agreed, there's more than a faint whiff of the Lovejoy 'love me please, famous people' about him.
This Lovejoy? https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/42-Media/145-no-love-no-joy
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I agree even at 0-0 I thought it was a good game between two well matched sides. ‘Chappers’ is a no-nothing ‘I bloody love soccer, me’ buffoon in the tim lovejoy mold only worse if that’s humanly possibly, and Murphy is a bitter little gnome. Fuck them.
Agreed, there's more than a faint whiff of the Lovejoy 'love me please, famous people' about him.
This Lovejoy? https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/42-Media/145-no-love-no-joy
Any excuse.
And rightly so.
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Which makes for a dull game when you're trying to do a highlights package. And why anyones cares what Murphy says about us is beyond me. I hope everyone continues to understimate us while we keep collecting 3 points.
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First words out of Danny Murphy's mouth "Leicester were without a lot of players and it showed" Someone else with an inexplicable dislike of the Villa. Oh well fuck him and fuck all the others who don't like us for no apparent reason.
Yes, he also said 'Villa set out to spoil the game'. I don't think that was the case at all.
Utter bollocks from Murphy. We set out to try to nullify what they are good at. They did the same. It's what decent teams and coaches do. Murphy is such a bellend.
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Puzzled to be reading match reports saying it was a drab game, I thought it was very entertaining, end-to-end between two decent sides.
The transformation in our defence is incredible and now we look like we’ve always got a goal in us too, we’ve got the makings of a very promising side. Really impressive.
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When you think of some of the cat vomit we've had to endure from the O'Neill years onwards (even when we won) it was night and day.
A pacey, aggressive performance from both sides.
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Arsenal and Man U are 30/1 with a lot of bookies to win the league. We're 33/1 with some of them.
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Last time, just before lock down, i had to walk the 15 minutes home from the crisp bowl in the pissing rain knowing we were going down. What a turn around. Looking forward to the next few days. There will be lots of ready salted crisps eaten round here tonight. Looking forward to work. They were all great. Trezeguet's work rate was exceptional.
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Murphy always has a face like a slapped arse when talking about Villa.
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"Leicester dealt with him and his teammates with far more rigour than Liverpool managed to do two weeks ago but Villa now have so much creative talent, on top of a solidified defence, that it is a cursed job trying to suppress them entirely. And they know it."
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/18/leicester-aston-villa-premier-league-match-report
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Also,Ross was 50/50 ,so fair fucking play to him.Oh,you wouldn't hear that from the motd experts.
And well done to Ricky Shamji.
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I don't think any of the pundits or presenters have been unfair to us.
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Special mention to Dougie Luiz who must have been suffering with jetlag but you'd never have known. Like the others, he put in a real shift.
Very good point RCF as I, along with many others I think, had forgotten about that.
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Only saw the MOTD highlights.Liverpool ,and previously Man U,have been getting late winners and then are praised for their skill,endeavour and professionalism.It's Villa..oh.
Same with the great headers package....Duncan Ferguson,Ibra,Carroll,,Morata ,Shearer,Les Ferdinand...pity they'd never seen Gray,Withe or Benteke.
Yes,Chapman is going down the 'bantz',light entertainment route.He used to be excellent.Tim Lovejoy does some Sunday ' cookery' programme...the most odious person on tv.
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I don't think any of the pundits or presenters have been unfair to us.
I think the aggregated Athletic journalists' table had us second bottom. Lol...
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We’re going to have games where we might not deserve to win, or we grind out a close game for a point, even three. Last year we lost almost all of those. This year we’re finding ways to win. That’s a massive, massive improvement.
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Going to be key going forward through the season as well. We now have some real quality in the final third who are a threat at any time in the game, so if we can continue to be solid at the back, we could see quite a few results like tonight.
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As was said before; what is reassuring is that we wont be fighting for relagation. We will enjoy every game and maybe hope for great days. Wiinng the fa cup is not a dream, we can do it.
UTV.
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Pinch me.
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Only saw the second half and thought we were on balance the better side, but seemed a pretty tight match. The stars were fairly even for possession, chances and shots, but we just looked more likely to score.
We just look like a totally different prospect from last season. It’s difficult to single out any one player, the new lads have all hit the ground running. Cash, Barkley and Watkins were great, Watkins struggled a bit against a pretty mean Leicester defence. But for me the stand out signing is Martínez. What a keeper, cracking save from the deflected shot off Mings and managed to cleanly hold on to a fierce free kick. He just looks extremely assured and distribution is excellent too.
The only limit I see for this side is if we get a few injuries and/ or suspensions to key players. But I suppose that is what the Jan window is for. Loving watching Villa at the minute
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Surprisingly entertaining arm wrestle, not great chances but still quite end to end, we've got good footballers right across the pitch now but adding Ross Barkley really has given us that extra dimension that we were missing. I reckon our current midfield balance is as good as it's been for 25 years.
Thought Watkins worked really hard for not much reward, Trez put in another Des Bremner like shift (I wouldn't have given you tuppence for him pre-lockdown), Cash was always looking to get us up the pitch and Martinez just looks safe as houses which is helping us look solid and organised at the back. Absolutely loving it.
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Would have been very happy with a point here so over the moon to win late on.
I thought we deserved to win overall.
The most impressive thing to me was that they never looked like causing us any problems at the back.
A quality goalkeeper gives a defence so much confidence and Mings and Konsa look rock solid.
Good teams win a lot of games 1-0 away from home.
On 22/10/80 Villa beat Brighton 4-1 at VP to reach the first division summit for the first time that season and we know how that season turned out.
Forty years almost to the day the same thing could happen.
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I listened to 606 podcast tonight. Why was every Villa fan who called in a fucking moron? One agrees that Jack dives and should stay on his feet more. Another said he reckons we will win the Europa League by 2028. That's right 2028. Another was giddy to be on the show. These were actual fans. Not numpties on a wind up. Can we not have some fans call in that simply and intelligently speak to the improvements in our club over the past couple of seasons, talk rationally about last season and how the team has really come together this season. That as fans we are not getting carried away. It's so annoying. And then you've got bell ends like Robbie Savage and even Chris Sutton patronizing the shit out of any conversation related to us. Fuck off the pair of them.
Anyway rant over.
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I listened to 606 podcast tonight. Why was every Villa fan who called in a fucking moron? One agrees that Jack dives and should stay on his feet more. Another said he reckons we will win the Europa League by 2028. That's right 2028. Another was giddy to be on the show. These were actual fans. Not numpties on a wind up. Can we not have some fans call in that simply and intelligently speak to the improvements in our club over the past couple of seasons, talk rationally about last season and how the team has really come together this season. That as fans we are not getting carried away. It's so annoying. And then you've got bell ends like Robbie Savage and even Chris Sutton patronizing the shit out of any conversation related to us. Fuck off the pair of them.
Anyway rant over.
It's funny you should say that, TV. My dad wrote to me this morning congratulating me on the win (I know he's a Leicester fan, but he does love the Villa, too), but mentioning the weird Villa fans ringing up 606. He wondered if it was me on a wind up, the cheeky git.
As for Sutton and Savage-both ******, both massively self important, both should be nowhere near any form of media. Fuck the pair of em. It must piss them off how well we're doing, and long may it continue.
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I listened to 606 podcast tonight. Why was every Villa fan who called in a fucking moron? One agrees that Jack dives and should stay on his feet more. Another said he reckons we will win the Europa League by 2028. That's right 2028. Another was giddy to be on the show. These were actual fans. Not numpties on a wind up. Can we not have some fans call in that simply and intelligently speak to the improvements in our club over the past couple of seasons, talk rationally about last season and how the team has really come together this season. That as fans we are not getting carried away. It's so annoying. And then you've got bell ends like Robbie Savage and even Chris Sutton patronizing the shit out of any conversation related to us. Fuck off the pair of them.
Anyway rant over.
It's funny you should say that, TV. My dad wrote to me this morning congratulating me on the win (I know he's a Leicester fan, but he does love the Villa, too), but mentioning the weird Villa fans ringing up 606. He wondered if it was me on a wind up, the cheeky git.
As for Sutton and Savage-both ******, both massively self important, both should be nowhere near any form of media. Fuck the pair of em. It must piss them off how well we're doing, and long may it continue.
Don’t forget Danny Murphy. Not a happy man at all. “Leicester had a lot of players out, and it showed”.
Cheers Danny, thanks for your input again.
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Not getting carried away because we are only a couple of injuries away from getting different results.
What last night showed is how tough this league is and any weakness is likely to be exploited.
Our best 11 looks like it can give any one a game, after that I am not so sure.
Enjoying the ride and would love to see us go top against Dirty dirty Leeds..
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Murphy is the most lugubrious pundit wanker ever.
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I listened to 606 podcast tonight. Why was every Villa fan who called in a fucking moron? One agrees that Jack dives and should stay on his feet more. Another said he reckons we will win the Europa League by 2028. That's right 2028. Another was giddy to be on the show. These were actual fans. Not numpties on a wind up. Can we not have some fans call in that simply and intelligently speak to the improvements in our club over the past couple of seasons, talk rationally about last season and how the team has really come together this season. That as fans we are not getting carried away. It's so annoying. And then you've got bell ends like Robbie Savage and even Chris Sutton patronizing the shit out of any conversation related to us. Fuck off the pair of them.
Anyway rant over.
The programme gets the callers that reflect it's level.
Just don't bother.
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I listened to 606 podcast tonight. Why was every Villa fan who called in a fucking moron? One agrees that Jack dives and should stay on his feet more. Another said he reckons we will win the Europa League by 2028. That's right 2028. Another was giddy to be on the show. These were actual fans. Not numpties on a wind up. Can we not have some fans call in that simply and intelligently speak to the improvements in our club over the past couple of seasons, talk rationally about last season and how the team has really come together this season. That as fans we are not getting carried away. It's so annoying. And then you've got bell ends like Robbie Savage and even Chris Sutton patronizing the shit out of any conversation related to us. Fuck off the pair of them.
Anyway rant over.
It's funny you should say that, TV. My dad wrote to me this morning congratulating me on the win (I know he's a Leicester fan, but he does love the Villa, too), but mentioning the weird Villa fans ringing up 606. He wondered if it was me on a wind up, the cheeky git.
As for Sutton and Savage-both ******, both massively self important, both should be nowhere near any form of media. Fuck the pair of em. It must piss them off how well we're doing, and long may it continue.
Don’t forget Danny Murphy. Not a happy man at all. “Leicester had a lot of players out, and it showed”.
Cheers Danny, thanks for your input again.
Yes, what a prick he is, too.
When I look at Murphy and his miserable frowning face, I think 'wow, he makes me look like the ultimate ray of light'.
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I can’t do football phone ins anymore. Generally the presenters just act to provoke the audience and then the callers for the most part don’t appear to understand or have any knowledge of the game.
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I don't think any of the pundits or presenters have been unfair to us.
I think the aggregated Athletic journalists' table had us second bottom. Lol...
We will never be media darlings that's for sure. Leeds seem to be though for some strange reason. Murphy gave us a little bit of credit but he still put a couple of digs in. He can't help himself. His first words were about how many players they had out then he said "Villa set out to spoil the game" Nonsense. We had a game plan in what was a bit of a technical war of attrition we also were the dominant team in the second half and played some lovely flowing football. Set out to spoil the game Danny? Bollocks. How do people like him get the gig on motd? He clearly doesn't understand the game of football or he has clubs he just doesn't like.
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Had the distinct impression they hadn't actually watched the game.
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I listened to 606 podcast tonight. Why was every Villa fan who called in a fucking moron? One agrees that Jack dives and should stay on his feet more. Another said he reckons we will win the Europa League by 2028. That's right 2028. Another was giddy to be on the show. These were actual fans. Not numpties on a wind up. Can we not have some fans call in that simply and intelligently speak to the improvements in our club over the past couple of seasons, talk rationally about last season and how the team has really come together this season. That as fans we are not getting carried away. It's so annoying. And then you've got bell ends like Robbie Savage and even Chris Sutton patronizing the shit out of any conversation related to us. Fuck off the pair of them.
Anyway rant over.
The programme gets the callers that reflect it's level.
Just don't bother.
Yep it is the equivalent of the loud mouth know it all propping up the corner of a pub , you avoid . They have the same callers who think they are co presenters and their opinion is more important than anybody else
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Also,Ross was 50/50 ,so fair fucking play to him.Oh,you wouldn't hear that from the motd experts.
And well done to Ricky Shamji.
I went to school with Ricky, he was a brilliant lad. Loved football. He wasn't a villa fan but joined me in the Holte End a few times. I have to pinch myself when I see him on our bench. I remember helping to convince him to do medicine, so I'm claiming an assist for the goal last night :)
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I thought it was a good game too, both sides went toe to toe and the ko punch was delvered by Ross Barkley....it could of easily been delivered by Leicester...
UTV
The Doc
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Yep, it was a decent game between two well-matched sides. Bearing in mind we shipped 8 goals in the league against them last season over the two games, we obviously set out to keep it tight from the off.
I agree and add to that us scoring 7 in our last game persuading Rodgers to do something similar. It shows the improvement we have made when sides with top 4 aspirations approach a game that way.
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One for the stattos out there - if that's the first time in 90 years that we've won our opening 4, when did we last win 5? And what is our record amount of consecutive wins at the start of a season?
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https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12108012/barkley-scores-injury-time-winner-for-villa
Funny: they showed 4 or 5 Leicester chances to Villa's 2, before the goal.
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I actually think the ref was good. Considering it was a niggly game he did well to avoid a silly second yellow and he let a lot go that he could have blown up for, especially in the second half where both sides were getting stuck in.
37 fouls and 7 yellows at 75 minutes suggests a ref who never got hold of the game from the start.
If he'd dealt with Castagne and Praet early, it would have been very different.
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I actually think the ref was good. Considering it was a niggly game he did well to avoid a silly second yellow and he let a lot go that he could have blown up for, especially in the second half where both sides were getting stuck in.
37 fouls and 7 yellows at 75 minutes suggests a ref who never got hold of the game from the start.
If he'd dealt with Castagne and Praet early, it would have been very different.
That’s how I saw it, can not understand how those 2 were not booked in the first half.
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A thoroughly professional performance and well deserved win. For the first time in donkeys years we have belief, focus, discipline, tonnes of quality and a game plan. Must give you great confidence sitting in the changing room before the match looking at the quality of the other players around you and the coaching staff.
I thought our bench also looked very solid with every player on it is capable of doing a job when and if required. Not fantastic, but still very capable and the best bench we have had for ages.
Keep it up lads. Fantastic. :)
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Castagne looks like another In a long line of pit bulls briefed just to stop Jack, only issue is you can’t.
I don’t get tired of the reaction when they continually foul him and look surprised when the ref blows up, he’s just better than you.
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Murphy is the most lugubrious pundit wanker ever.
I had to look that up but I do agree with you. It's baffling why the bbc want to pay him his fat salary just to sit there looking and sounding like such a miserable twat.
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https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12108012/barkley-scores-injury-time-winner-for-villa
Funny: they showed 4 or 5 Leicester chances to Villa's 2, before the goal.
Tbf, they showed everything you could call a save and every serious attempt. I can't think of anything they particularly missed. It was commented on in the game that Schmeichel wouldn't need to wash his kit.
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https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12108012/barkley-scores-injury-time-winner-for-villa
Funny: they showed 4 or 5 Leicester chances to Villa's 2, before the goal.
Tbf, they showed everything you could call a save and every serious attempt. I can't think of anything they particularly missed. It was commented on in the game that Schmeichel wouldn't need to wash his kit.
I don't recall them showing Jack's sublime reverse pass on motd but I was half asleep.
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Leicester played so deep at times I thought they had 3 keepers.
Let’s get used to the media not liking us do well.
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Leicester played so deep at times I thought they had 3 keepers.
Let’s get used to the media not liking us do well.
Why on earth would the media give a fuck whether we do well or not?
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Leicester played so deep at times I thought they had 3 keepers.
Let’s get used to the media not liking us do well.
Why on earth would the media give a fuck whether we do well or not?
Could be that we're all just a bit touchy when it comes to our club. I know I am.
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Good grief, that’s a lot of anger for so early in the morning?
Isn’t it obvious, we are upsetting the media darlings by daring to infiltrate the top table at the moment. Hence the negative Murphy comments et al - Take a chill pill.
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After ten years of unrelenting despair (in the top flight at least), it's just brilliant to sit at the top of the pile. This does remind me a bit of 1995-6, we narrowly avoided relegation in 1994-5, made a smattering of solid signings and reaped the benefits as they added quality and players signed the season before adapted. Let's hope we keep it up.
We can play a lot better than we did yesterday yet were rarely threatened by one of the best sides in the league. The team started a little sloppily, giving up possession in our own half too easily but I was impressed by the desire of the whole team to atone to for those errors. From about 30 minutes on, I thought we were the better team and played with a lot of control, we were just lacking the final ball until SJM's arse combined with Roscoe's right foot.
Who knows how far this momentum can take us, there will be challenges to come. That is very much our best first XI and aside from a couple of positions, any replacements will be a significant downgrade so injuries, when they happen, will test us. That said, the replacements will be coming into a confident side and can feed off the huge improvements made by the likes of Konsa and Trez.
Secondly, the one last significant question mark about Smith's team is that they can be a bit streaky. If - and it is of course a big if - we ever lose again, we need to make sure that 1 defeat doesn't become 3, 4 or 5. This team has all the right attributes to stop that happening though.
What a start, I'm watching MOTD every week for the first time in yonks!
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Not the best game, but as others have, it's the type of game we'd have got nothing from last season. The fact we can play a game like and win, is just a brilliant example of how far we've come in such a short time.
Any stattos out there know the most points any team has ever been clear of the relegation places and STILL gone down? It's ridiculously early but it feels like 11 points and 18 goal difference is already enough to stop worrying about where we'll be come May!
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We really are becoming a decent team. Bit scrappy first half and some wayward passes out of defense, but we stuck to it and one of our assets, alongside the flair, is hard work and organisation. Second half everyone played well - special mention to SJM who was outstanding.
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Good grief, that’s a lot of anger for so early in the morning?
Isn’t it obvious, we are upsetting the media darlings by daring to infiltrate the top table at the moment. Hence the negative Murphy comments et al - Take a chill pill.
I work in the media. I can confirm that nobody cares about us one way or the other. If we do well, it's a welcome change. If we do badly, it's mildly amusing. There is no agenda.
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What was great was the manner of victory - yes the 7-2 over Liverpool was impressive, but grounding out ugly 1-0 wins especially away from home is a sign that this team can win ugly, which is a massive compliment. Every successful team, even Liverpool last season, had off days and yet took home 3 points - the result yesterday, for me, was of greater significance thane the Liverpool victory.
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It's ridiculously early but it feels like 11 points and 18 goal difference is already enough to stop worrying about where we'll be come May!
I'm extremely concerned. It could easily be the difference between fourth and fifth place.
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Not the best game, but as others have, it's the type of game we'd have got nothing from last season. The fact we can play a game like and win, is just a brilliant example of how far we've come in such a short time.
Any stattos out there know the most points any team has ever been clear of the relegation places and STILL gone down? It's ridiculously early but it feels like 11 points and 18 goal difference is already enough to stop worrying about where we'll be come May!
I'm not even looking at that end of the table at the moment. And it's a lovely feeling.
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Good grief, that’s a lot of anger for so early in the morning?
Isn’t it obvious, we are upsetting the media darlings by daring to infiltrate the top table at the moment. Hence the negative Murphy comments et al - Take a chill pill.
I work in the media. I can confirm that nobody cares about us one way or the other. If we do well, it's a welcome change. If we do badly, it's mildly amusing. There is no agenda.
West London head, knows his music, a way with words...have you been having us on all along...Baxter Dury...?
Oi, do you remember me?
Broke my nose once
Fucking hurt
But I've been thinking about you
Wondering if you're in prison
I went to live on the river
And got into media
But we had porcelain faces then
Nothing seemed to matter
And I thought you were great except for the violence
And I hope you survived somehow
And didn't turn into a total cnut
Which is possible
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Good grief, that’s a lot of anger for so early in the morning?
Isn’t it obvious, we are upsetting the media darlings by daring to infiltrate the top table at the moment. Hence the negative Murphy comments et al - Take a chill pill.
I work in the media. I can confirm that nobody cares about us one way or the other. If we do well, it's a welcome change. If we do badly, it's mildly amusing. There is no agenda.
West London head, knows his music, a way with words...have you been having us on all along...Baxter Dury...?
Oi, do you remember me?
Broke my nose once
Fucking hurt
But I've been thinking about you
Wondering if you're in prison
I went to live on the river
And got into media
But we had porcelain faces then
Nothing seemed to matter
And I thought you were great except for the violence
And I hope you survived somehow
And didn't turn into a total cnut
Which is possible
I'm a full-blown chancer, rather than a mere night chancer!
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Incidentally, lots has been made of how much money we've spent over the years with little to show for it - but Leicester's strike force of Slimani, Perez and Iheanacho cost just under £90m and didn't really look like they knew what a goal was.
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Not the best game, but as others have, it's the type of game we'd have got nothing from last season. The fact we can play a game like and win, is just a brilliant example of how far we've come in such a short time.
Any stattos out there know the most points any team has ever been clear of the relegation places and STILL gone down? It's ridiculously early but it feels like 11 points and 18 goal difference is already enough to stop worrying about where we'll be come May!
That's ridiculous.
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I fucking love this club. What an unbelievable start to the season, what an incredible game against the 'The Mighty Reds YNWA', and last night was a massive result away against a very good side.
But after 20 years of developing apathy to cushion the disappointment of when we eventually ‘do a Villa’, I can’t enjoy this start to the fullest. It’s like when we are 2-0 up in a game and just waiting for the opposition to pull it back. Even when we scored 4 last week, I kept waiting for them to come back. I can’t shake the feeling of inevitability that we’ll ‘do a Villa’ this season too, eventually.
Ah fuck it, we’ll do a Leicester!
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One for the stattos out there - if that's the first time in 90 years that we've won our opening 4, when did we last win 5? And what is our record amount of consecutive wins at the start of a season?
We haven't won the first 5 games. The record's 4 wins on the trot, although we've done that a few times now
- 2020/21
- 1930/31
- 1900/01
- 1897/98
- 1891/92
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I don't recall them showing Jack's sublime reverse pass on motd but I was half asleep.
They didn't. I though they might have shown it during their too bad too good section but it was a pony trick by Iwabi rather than total class from Jack.
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I’m working from home today and talkshite on in the background and Murphy has just said Van Dyke is the best centre back that’s ever played, or words to that effect.
Erm, Maldini, Baresi and of course God himself to name but a few.
Whilst Van Dyke is a very good player, I think claiming him as the best CB ever, shows the level of Murphy’s analysis (as well as Liverpool bias), so I’m really not bothering to even think about his apparent disdain/dismissal of Villa over a number of years.
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This is one of the realistic paragraph in the Press:
"It was a spectacular ending to a brutal battle of wills featuring 36 fouls and seven yellow cards.
And no-one suffered more than Grealish, the Villa thriller who became the most fouled player in Premier League history last season and has been even more sinned against this time around.
His languid style almost invites physical contact and Leicester’s befuddled defenders certainly weren’t slow to get stuck in."
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I don't recall them showing Jack's sublime reverse pass on motd but I was half asleep.
They didn't. I though they might have shown it during their too bad too good section but it was a pony trick by Iwabi rather than total class from Jack.
It was trending on twitter though
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Incidentally, lots has been made of how much money we've spent over the years with little to show for it - but Leicester's strike force of Slimani, Perez and Iheanacho cost just under £90m and didn't really look like they knew what a goal was.
yep and they talk of players out , but they had a 30 million centre half and a 21 million full back to bring in
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I’m working from home today and talkshite on in the background and Murphy has just said Van Dyke is the best centre back that’s ever played, or words to that effect.
Erm, Maldini, Baresi and of course God himself to name but a few.
Whilst Van Dyke is a very good player, I think claiming him as the best CB ever, shows the level of Murphy’s analysis (as well as Liverpool bias), so I’m really not bothering to even think about his apparent disdain/dismissal of Villa over a number of years.
Talking of distain/dismissal.
Did anyone see the Martinez interview on Soccer Saturday a few weeks back when he had the downright cheek to suggest that Villa were aiming to get a European spot this season?
First Stelling, holding back giggles and then Merse blew his top exclaiming that he’ll get Smith the sack.
I can’t directly quote but he mentioned something about losing the next two (Liverpool and Leicester) and the manager is in trouble.
Well that’s not happening now is it?!
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I don't think any of the pundits or presenters have been unfair to us.
This. Sutton was particularly critical of any caller who rang to have a go at Grealish.
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Savage defended Grealish more than Sutton.
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https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12108012/barkley-scores-injury-time-winner-for-villa
Funny: they showed 4 or 5 Leicester chances to Villa's 2, before the goal.
Tbf, they showed everything you could call a save and every serious attempt. I can't think of anything they particularly missed. It was commented on in the game that Schmeichel wouldn't need to wash his kit.
The Grealish back heel ought to have been in.
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Incidentally, lots has been made of how much money we've spent over the years with little to show for it - but Leicester's strike force of Slimani, Perez and Iheanacho cost just under £90m and didn't really look like they knew what a goal was.
Slightly off at a tangent. Saw recently that Klopp's nett spend over the time he has been there was about £100m, which I thought was pretty good for the team he has assembled.
The wage bill must be horrendous though.
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Good grief, that’s a lot of anger for so early in the morning?
Isn’t it obvious, we are upsetting the media darlings by daring to infiltrate the top table at the moment. Hence the negative Murphy comments et al - Take a chill pill.
I work in the media. I can confirm that nobody cares about us one way or the other. If we do well, it's a welcome change. If we do badly, it's mildly amusing. There is no agenda.
Bloody haters in the media.
F365 Winners and Losers (https://www.football365.com/news/premier-league-winners-losers-aston-villa-virgil-van-dijk)
Premier League winners and losers begins with the only team with a 100% record…
Winners
Aston Villa
The only team in England with a 100% record intact. One of only two teams in Europe’s top five leagues to have an unblemished record. Three top-half teams from last season dispatched, including the runaway champions. The joint-best attack in the Premier League by goals per game. The best defence too. The ability to both swat teams aside in a blur of counter-attacking swagger (Liverpool) and grind out results in uncompromising spectacles (Sheffield United and Leicester City). New signings adding the necessary sprinkling of extra quality to cause a shift in competition for places.
I don’t know what’s happening at Aston Villa. I don’t know how long it lasts. But it should be celebrated by those of us who watch the Premier League without tribalist loyalty. There are no hidden tricks here. This is a club that has thrown its weight behind Dean Smith, learned from the transfer market mistakes of last summer and engineered one of the most impressive starts to a season in Premier League history.
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Well this is getting a bit weird now. I don't think we're going down though.
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Win the next two and we're already halfway to last season's total.
That was not a game for neutrals it has to be said, but it was a great watch as a Villa fan wasn't it? Solid, the best player on the park was ours, gave as good as we got and scored a great goal involving passing the ball about, runs and skill, topped off with a brilliant finish.
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Win the next two and we're already halfway to last season's total.
That was not a game for neutrals it has to be said, but it was a great watch as a Villa fan wasn't it? Solid, the best player on the park was ours, gave as good as we got and scored a great goal involving passing the ball about, runs and skill, topped off with a brilliant finish.
Absolutely this.
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Incidentally, lots has been made of how much money we've spent over the years with little to show for it - but Leicester's strike force of Slimani, Perez and Iheanacho cost just under £90m and didn't really look like they knew what a goal was.
Slightly off at a tangent. Saw recently that Klopp's nett spend over the time he has been there was about £100m, which I thought was pretty good for the team he has assembled.
The wage bill must be horrendous though.
Coutinho being sold for between 100-140 mill and at least 7 of his key squad being there before he started is the main reason it looks reasonable.
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That Slimani doesn't exactly suit his name from where I was watching.
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Another superb performance last night. What a team, they were all excellent. Defensively, our shape is really good, with players slotting in all over the field. I think our athleticism is going to do for a lot of teams as well. It was pretty even last night for long stretches, but the more it went on the more it looked like, if anyone was going to score, it was going to be us. Spaces began to open up in the last 15-20. Being able to bring on a player of the quality of Traore helps that as well.
We won't fear anyone this season. UTV!
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Incidentally, lots has been made of how much money we've spent over the years with little to show for it - but Leicester's strike force of Slimani, Perez and Iheanacho cost just under £90m and didn't really look like they knew what a goal was.
Slightly off at a tangent. Saw recently that Klopp's nett spend over the time he has been there was about £100m, which I thought was pretty good for the team he has assembled.
The wage bill must be horrendous though.
Coutinho being sold for between 100-140 mill and at least 7 of his key squad being there before he started is the main reason it looks reasonable.
Plus the amount they get for their fringe players.
Danny Ward, Jordan Ibe, Dominic Solanke, Rhian Brewster and Mahmadou Sakho - £100m of incoming transfer fees.
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Incidentally, lots has been made of how much money we've spent over the years with little to show for it - but Leicester's strike force of Slimani, Perez and Iheanacho cost just under £90m and didn't really look like they knew what a goal was.
Slightly off at a tangent. Saw recently that Klopp's nett spend over the time he has been there was about £100m, which I thought was pretty good for the team he has assembled.
The wage bill must be horrendous though.
Coutinho being sold for between 100-140 mill and at least 7 of his key squad being there before he started is the main reason it looks reasonable.
Plus the amount they get for their fringe players.
Danny Ward, Jordan Ibe, Dominic Solanke, Rhian Brewster and Mahmadou Sakho - £100m of incoming transfer fees.
Let's hope we can get to this point.
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That Slimani doesn't exactly suit his name from where I was watching.
more like Salami.
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On the BBC sports page Villa's away win at one of last year's top sides and continuation of the only 100% record in UK leagues is the 14th story! Can't help thinking thAt whilst it's annoying the longer we can stay below the radar the bettee.
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Bookies have now got us 20/1 for relegation, 9/1 for top 4 and 66/1 for the title.
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Bookies have now got us 20/1 for relegation, 9/1 for top 4 and 66/1 for the title.
I put a tenner each way on us at 1000/1
Go me.
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Another superb performance last night. What a team, they were all excellent. Defensively, our shape is really good, with players slotting in all over the field. I think our athleticism is going to do for a lot of teams as well. It was pretty even last night for long stretches, but the more it went on the more it looked like, if anyone was going to score, it was going to be us. Spaces began to open up in the last 15-20. Being able to bring on a player of the quality of Traore helps that as well.
We won't fear anyone this season. UTV!
We learned alot from last season.
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One for the stattos out there - if that's the first time in 90 years that we've won our opening 4, when did we last win 5? And what is our record amount of consecutive wins at the start of a season?
We haven't won the first 5 games. The record's 4 wins on the trot, although we've done that a few times now
- 2020/21
- 1930/31
- 1900/01
- 1897/98
- 1891/92
Worryingly, I don't think we won the title in any of those seasons
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The main thing I took from last night's game was how many options the player on the ball had. Everybody was showing for the ball and wanted the ball. That wasn't necessarily the case last season. The players confidence is sky high. I was wondering last night if we were in for the same kind of ride we had from 1987-1990. Promotion, survival, European qualification.
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Sure it's been mentioned, but we seem much fitter this season. Last year we struggled at the end of games and this year we have finished every game on top.
Already over a 3rd of our way to last season's points total.
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One for the stattos out there - if that's the first time in 90 years that we've won our opening 4, when did we last win 5? And what is our record amount of consecutive wins at the start of a season?
We haven't won the first 5 games. The record's 4 wins on the trot, although we've done that a few times now
- 2020/21
- 1930/31
- 1900/01
- 1897/98
- 1891/92
Worryingly, I don't think we won the title in any of those seasons
Yes no honours in any of those previous seasons which I agree is a concern. If we win 5 maybe we break the hoodoo.
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A Lost Decade has come to an end.
Rejoice!!!
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One of the things that Smith and his coaching team seemed to be able to do at will while at Brentford (particularly against us) was make little tactical switches that turned the game.
Last night, around the half hour mark, it was really noticeable that both Cash and Targett were pushed twenty yards up the pitch, past the halfway line, with Luiz dropping back in almost as a 3-4-3. It pushed Leicester's press back and seemed to mark the first period in the game where we had time to turn the screw.
Even though we switched back, that ball out from Mings to Targett in the 90th minute that ultimately set up the goal seemed to be part of a tactical plan. Just like we had against Liverpool's high line in the last game.
Really think that having Shakespeare in alongside O'Kelly is the key. Long may it continue.
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Agree with that. The influence of Shakespeare into the coaching staff is having a positive impact.
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Agree with that. The influence of Shakespeare into the coaching staff is having a positive impact.
Definitely - a fine additon
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Slightly off at a tangent. Saw recently that Klopp's nett spend over the time he has been there was about £100m, which I thought was pretty good for the team he has assembled.
The wage bill must be horrendous though.
As is how much they pay agents. Sure its miles more than anybody else.
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Well maybe not miles more but they are top.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53170215
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Well maybe not miles more but they are top.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53170215
The clubs must look at that and think ' what are we doing?' that could sort the pyramid out in one go !
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Well maybe not miles more but they are top.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53170215
I'm delighted we are near the bottom of this list
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Well maybe not miles more but they are top.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53170215
I'm delighted we are near the bottom of this list
Especially given how many players we signed last season.
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Love how Wolves paid nearly £9m to agents. Or agent.
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Doesn't look too dissimilar to the league table last season. Just one or two abnormalities where teams seem to be fairing better or worse.
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Well maybe not miles more but they are top.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53170215
I'm delighted we are near the bottom of this list
Especially given how many players we signed last season.
Given how well we have started that makes that number even more wonderful relative to a number of other clubs on that list.
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I got in from our village wine festival in a fairly advanced state of wine-tasting and promptly inspected the intricate detail of the fibres on the settee for a few hours so I didn't see the game.
Great stuff! UTV! FTCMF!
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It’s just a joy to be a Villa fan at the moment. Our first 11 is a genuinely exciting team.
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I am so proud of our team.
It is high time we started enjoying football again.
Amazing.
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It’s just a joy to be a Villa fan at the moment. Our first 11 is a genuinely exciting team.
Absolutely spot on.
I watched Match of the Day 2 earlier...where were the examples of Jack's sublime skill to release Targett in the first half, and the time he cut though Leicester's defence and fed the ball to Barkley?
Pathetic highlights and pathetic pundits.
Oh well, another victory!
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I actually thought it was a very good game between two very good teams. No it wasn’t like the games we’ve seen this season but it was a game where both teams played properly and it took great moment to win it. Whilst it wasn’t as exciting as the Liverpool win, in some ways it was more pleasing as Leicester were much, much harder to break down and on the night a far better team than Liverpool. For some reason I was pretty confident we were going to score because they kept getting into the same position but couldn’t find the final pass for somebody to get a shot away. Thankfully, eventually it came. It’s an absolutely extraordinary transformation from the 4-0 before lockdown and it shows how far the team has moved on. The great thing is it doesn’t feel like a fluke because they finally look well coached
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I'd say it was the first game that felt like a 'normal' premier league match rather than the bizarre gung-ho games we've been seeing, that's a credit to both teams and managers.
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Slightly off at a tangent. Saw recently that Klopp's nett spend over the time he has been there was about £100m, which I thought was pretty good for the team he has assembled.
The wage bill must be horrendous though.
Klopp has recouped over £400m in player sales since he joined, and spent about £500m. He's spent about £100m a season, and been lucky to have inherited players like Coutinho who could generate vast sums of cash (hell, even players like Solanke, Ibe, Brewster, Ings are all in the 15-20m category). Klopp has clearly done a BRILLIANT job, but the idea he's done it on a relative shoe-string is misleading. He's used the money generated by sales really well, but he did have that money to spend.
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And to think he loves the club as much as we do and he is ours!!!
Jon Moss was useless - usually too fat to keep up with play and the fact that in most games 3-4 repeated fouls by the same player usually warrants a warning at 3 and a yellow at 4
Ineachio made 11 fouls before he was taken off - no card
I genuinely felt a few players on both sides would get either sent off or hurt as the tackles flew in.
Fair play to our lot - they really dug in, refused to be intimidated and just seemed to ware them down by not letting them really have a sniff at our goal. All those knobheads stating it is that Vardy was out - Ineachio actually has a higher scoring record against us.
I thought SJM was MOTM
To think we have 7 starters who are English and a Scot in the engine room - just like the old days ;)
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Agree with that. The influence of Shakespeare into the coaching staff is having a positive impact.
I have visions of Dean Smith and John Terry reading Hamlet now :)
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When is the last time Villa started a season with 4 straight wins?
1930/31
We finished 2nd and set the record for most goals in a season. Pongo scored 10 in those 4 games.
And Man-ure were religated. Too much to hope for.
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Slightly off at a tangent. Saw recently that Klopp's nett spend over the time he has been there was about £100m, which I thought was pretty good for the team he has assembled.
The wage bill must be horrendous though.
Klopp has recouped over £400m in player sales since he joined, and spent about £500m. He's spent about £100m a season, and been lucky to have inherited players like Coutinho who could generate vast sums of cash (hell, even players like Solanke, Ibe, Brewster, Ings are all in the 15-20m category). Klopp has clearly done a BRILLIANT job, but the idea he's done it on a relative shoe-string is misleading. He's used the money generated by sales really well, but he did have that money to spend.
And Benteke. I think to say "he has only spent" is a red herring as such as a lot of players have been let go for less money etc and so the Lallana or Lovren money is given to him as a net spend, but the fact they went for a lot less is not taken away from Klopp.
But also he is lucky he had TAA coming through and inherited Milner, Henderson, Origi, Gomez and Firminio. Don't get me wrong, he bought correct players but a large chunk of the Spine was there already. I actually thought he inherited Robertson as well but I don't think Klopp bought him as a main starter really and he is playing well above what most people assumed he could do initially.
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A very tight game between two sides who looked very well organised, with two energetic presses denying room in midfield and limiting chances.
First half Konsa and Mings on a few occasions were sloppy but overall, our defending was excellent. We have a real warrior mentality. Targett with a couple of excellent strong tackles in quick succession, Cash and his attitude is exemplary.
If anything shows how far we've progressed from when I trudged away down Filbert Street in the driving rain 7 months ago, it was that professional foul by Matty Cash on Barnes. Just smart, taking a tactical one and showing our snidey side. We are not a nice team to play against, as out of possession we squeeze and condense space and with Watkins setting the tone up front, we press as well as anybody.
I felt second half we got a grip of the game and were the only side who looked a threat. It was us in the last 10 mins still breaking from midfield, but not in a cavalier way either.
The goal summed up the quality we now have, Chouhdry got dragged out once, but those yards was all it needed. We have match winners in a number of players now, although Grealish continues to astound.
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And to think he loves the club as much as we do and he is ours!!!
Jon Moss was useless - usually too fat to keep up with play and the fact that in most games 3-4 repeated fouls by the same player usually warrants a warning at 3 and a yellow at 4
Ineachio made 11 fouls before he was taken off - no card
I genuinely felt a few players on both sides would get either sent off or hurt as the tackles flew in.
Fair play to our lot - they really dug in, refused to be intimidated and just seemed to ware them down by not letting them really have a sniff at our goal. All those knobheads stating it is that Vardy was out - Ineachio actually has a higher scoring record against us.
I thought SJM was MOTM
To think we have 7 starters who are English and a Scot in the engine room - just like the old days ;)
Had a quick look in on a Leicester forum earlier and several of them seem to think we were over physical, whinging cheats. Can't have been watching the same game as me. They mercilessly got stuck into Jack.
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We are shithouses. We will rough you up, we will get in the refs ear, we will moan, we will go down easy, we will put a cynical one in. Long may it continue.
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We are shithouses. We will rough you up, we will get in the refs ear, we will moan, we will go down easy, we will put a cynical one in. Long may it continue.
Yep and I fucking love it, for too long we have been too nice, passive, a push over.
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about time we spoilt a game and acted like arseholes - not that we really did, but that's a game we wouldn't have won last season. I'm all for it.
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Cash is getting better and better, but I thought he didn’t need to take the booking for that one 🤔
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Absolutely, glad we have a devilish aspect to our game finally. Let’s give the media also an agenda to slag us off.
Being popular is intricately linked to failure.
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To think we have 7 starters who are English and a Scot in the engine room - just like the old days ;)
We're prepared for life post-brexit, those 8 plus an Argentinian, a Brazilian, an Egyptian and a Burkinabé. Quite something when you consider the business we've done in Belgium in recent years.
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I like that we have a Scouser in there too.
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We are shithouses. We will rough you up, we will get in the refs ear, we will moan, we will go down easy, we will put a cynical one in. Long may it continue.
This.
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Absolutely, glad we have a devilish aspect to our game finally. Let’s give the media also an agenda to slag us off.
Being popular is intricately linked to failure.
Jurgen Klopp is quite popular.
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All lead by the Great Barr Mourinho.
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Absolutely, glad we have a devilish aspect to our game finally. Let’s give the media also an agenda to slag us off.
Being popular is intricately linked to failure.
Jurgen Klopp is quite popular.
Ask Manure, Man City, Everton fans....
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Absolutely, glad we have a devilish aspect to our game finally. Let’s give the media also an agenda to slag us off.
Being popular is intricately linked to failure.
Jurgen Klopp is quite popular.
Ask Manure, Man City, Everton fans....
No, because it's self evident. Have a look on the post match thread from the other week for evidence of necessary.
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Jurgen Klopp might be a decent sort, but his club are the joint least-popular in the country. I look forward to the day when neutrals hate us just as much.
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https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/123879-villa-post-match/
Wow they are a miserable lot ;D
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Jurgen Klopp might be a decent sort, but his club are the joint least-popular in the country. I look forward to the day when neutrals hate us just as much.
Me too, but the assumption that being popular is linked to failure does ring true for me.
It feeds into the myth that you only achieve anything by being an arsehole, or 'a winner' as it's euphemistically called, and it's bollocks.
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Jurgen Klopp might be a decent sort, but his club are the joint least-popular in the country. I look forward to the day when neutrals hate us just as much.
Nail on the proverbial.
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https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/123879-villa-post-match/
Wow they are a miserable lot ;D
"the King Power was famous over the past couple of seasons for the noise the fans generated"
The internet is fucking weird.
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Absolutely, glad we have a devilish aspect to our game finally. Let’s give the media also an agenda to slag us off.
Being popular is intricately linked to failure.
Jurgen Klopp is quite popular.
Ask Manure, Man City, Everton fans....
No, because it's self evident. Have a look on the post match thread from the other week for evidence of necessary.
Eh?
What on earth does a post match forum having spanked someone 7-2 offer objectivity - it’s as reliable as asking Manure, Man City and Everton fans what they think of Klopp.
The Klopp love fest is as genuine as his teeth.
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https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/123879-villa-post-match/
Wow they are a miserable lot ;D
"the King Power was famous over the past couple of seasons for the noise the fans generated"
The internet is fucking weird.
Famous for those clappy hand things maybe,
The Holte Lower tier could piss on the King power on a European night.
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I'd be surprised if anybody has ever left Leicester and thought fuck me that was rocking, Even in their League winning season.
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His teeth are genuine teeth which have had a bit of work on. Is that not allowed?
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According to them, this was a poor Villa side ( ::)) and Rodgers has very little time to turn it around for them.
They're currently 4th for fuck's sake.
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Absolutely, glad we have a devilish aspect to our game finally. Let’s give the media also an agenda to slag us off.
Being popular is intricately linked to failure.
Jurgen Klopp is quite popular.
Ask Manure, Man City, Everton fans....
No, because it's self evident. Have a look on the post match thread from the other week for evidence of necessary.
Eh?
What on earth does a post match forum having spanked someone 7-2 offer objectivity - it’s as reliable as asking Manure, Man City and Everton fans what they think of Klopp.
The Klopp love fest is as genuine as his teeth.
Those fans may dislike Klopp because of the post he holds, much like our nearest and dearest with Smith, and whatever he was wouldn't change that.
Many on here detest Liverpool, but praised the manager for his magnanimous comments. You wouldn't get that for Mourinho because a) he wouldn't say it because b) he's a wanker.
They're both successful, just one of them seems to be able to do it with some grace and without coming on like a an irredeemable sociopath.
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His teeth are genuine teeth which have had a bit of work on. Is that not allowed?
Like Katie Price's tits are genuine tits that have had a bit of work on?!
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His teeth are genuine teeth which have had a bit of work on. Is that not allowed?
Wow, why so serious, are you his dentist?
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https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/123879-villa-post-match/
Wow they are a miserable lot ;D
"the King Power was famous over the past couple of seasons for the noise the fans generated"
The internet is fucking weird.
Famous for those clappy hand things maybe,
The Holte Lower tier for a reserve match could piss on the King power on a European night.
Fixed.
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His teeth are genuine teeth which have had a bit of work on. Is that not allowed?
Wow, why so serious, are you his dentist?
Maybe trying to keep discussion above the puerile?
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So mocking another managers appearance is an unprecedented first on a football fans forum?
Have a word with yourself.
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So mocking another managers appearance is an unprecedented first on a football fans forum?
Have a word with yourself.
Do you fall out with all the punters in your boozer too?
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What punters ?
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You feed the troll and this is what happens!
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As soon as I saw that we had the same eleven available to start I was confident that we'd give Leicester a good game. That eleven looks strong.
Beneath the first eleven it's thin in places so we're going to have to go down the 80-81 route and play virtually the same team all season.
That worked pretty well for us...
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Double Post
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First words out of Danny Murphy's mouth "Leicester were without a lot of players and it showed" Someone else with an inexplicable dislike of the Villa. Oh well fuck him and fuck all the others who don't like us for no apparent reason.
Yes, he also said 'Villa set out to spoil the game'. I don't think that was the case at all.
Utter bollocks from Murphy. We set out to try to nullify what they are good at. They did the same. It's what decent teams and coaches do. Murphy is such a bellend.
Whereas Sasha Goryunov on The Totally Football Show podcast said:
This was a game where ... Leicester were acutely aware of what threat Villa can pose, so Tielemans very much next to Mendy, [and] centre backs deep. I thought they had a very tight game plan whereby they wouldn’t over commit, and I thought they closed down the space in midfield really really well (as opposed to what Liverpool did a couple of weeks ago). So I thought it was a very cautious approach from Leicester, which didn’t make for a particularly interesting game.“
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What punters ?
You have a pub don't you?
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I rate Klopp highly. I think he is a great manager.
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What punters ?
You have a pub don't you?
Obviously the current climate has gone straight over ones head.
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The grace and magnanimity can be overwhelming sometimes.
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I rate Klopp highly. I think he is a great manager.
I rate Steven Gerrard highly, I think he’s a great manager.
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Yes, a Bundesliga, a Premier League and a Champion's League Vs an unnaturally tiny forehead. I can see why you're smitten.
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What punters ?
You have a pub don't you?
Obviously the current climate has gone straight over ones head.
So you've no punters, or no pub?
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I rate Klopp highly. I think he is a great manager.
I rate Steven Gerrard highly, I think he’s a great manager.
Great player. Not yet proven as a manager.
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Don’t get personal about football managers or you will get scrutinised on puerile vernacular? Unless you have pals of course.
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You really could do with winding your neck in a little.
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What punters ?
You have a pub don't you?
Obviously the current climate has gone straight over ones head.
So you've no punters, or no pub?
Fortunately due to our location having a decent demographic spend per head we are just breaking even.
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Genuinely pleased to hear it.
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What punters ?
You have a pub don't you?
Obviously the current climate has gone straight over ones head.
So you've no punters, or no pub?
Fortunately due to our location having a decent demographic spend per head we are just breaking even.
Those punters.
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What punters ?
You have a pub don't you?
Obviously the current climate has gone straight over ones head.
So you've no punters, or no pub?
Fortunately due to our location having a decent demographic spend per head we are just breaking even.
Those punters.
Correct David
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Your beer must be kept amazingly.
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Ale David, ale. The minions ask for beer.
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Checked in to this thread for the Leicester v Villa discussion. It appears I've stumbled into an alternate universe.
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It's the H&V way at times.
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Checked in to this thread for the Leicester v Villa discussion. It appears I've stumbled into an alternate universe.
But you “checked in” yesterday so shouldn’t be as surreal as you are alluding to ?
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Checked in to this thread for the Leicester v Villa discussion. It appears I've stumbled into an alternate universe.
But you “checked in” yesterday so shouldn’t be as surreal as you are alluding to ?
You ok Hun?
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David?
I'd be checking out the reason for a lack of punters.
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David?
I'd be checking out the reason for a lack of punters.
The fact it doesn't exist?
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Covid-19, it’s all over the news in case you missed
It.
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Covid-19, it’s all over the news in case you missed
It.
Well it's an easy excuse I suppose.
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It’s what I say to my accountant every Monday David.
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That's what I mean. Easy excuse.
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That's enough of that.
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Checked in to this thread for the Leicester v Villa discussion. It appears I've stumbled into an alternate universe.
But you “checked in” yesterday so shouldn’t be as surreal as you are alluding to ?
If you say so.
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She’s very creative with accounts!
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Covid-19, it’s all over the news in case you missed
It.
Well it's an easy excuse I suppose.
On the contrary the virus combined with coulrophobia is deadly serious for a bar run by a clown.
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Checked in to this thread for the Leicester v Villa discussion. It appears I've stumbled into an alternate universe.
But you “checked in” yesterday so shouldn’t be as surreal as you are alluding to ?
If you say so.
I don’t say so - This site does - I’m far too obtuse at copying posts but you know where you were.
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Checked in to this thread for the Leicester v Villa discussion. It appears I've stumbled into an alternate universe.
But you “checked in” yesterday so shouldn’t be as surreal as you are alluding to ?
If you say so.
I don’t say so - This site does - I’m far too obtuse at copying posts but you know where you were.
I have no idea what you're talking about. Please don't bother trying to explain.
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Ale David, ale. The minions ask for beer.
Ale is a form of beer, a category that encompasses also lager, Kölsch if you think it's different enough and a bunch of others.
Also I like Aston Villa, my favourite football team, and enjoy when they win games.
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She’s very creative with accounts!
OK Stuart.
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I've told you to pack it in.
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On the contrary the virus combined with coulrophobia is deadly serious for a bar run by a clown.
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