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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on December 20, 2020, 06:15:53 PM
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Do what we did the other night versus Burnley and we will be converting some of those chances. We played some lovely stuff and cut a team open that did precisely what the bitters will do today for Allardyce. They are missing arguably their best player in Pereira so that's good for us too. Let's get into them, dominate possession, defend with discipline and put away our chances when we they arrive. And we will get them.
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Still no Konsa or Barkley
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Still no Konsa or Barkley ?
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When Barkley got injured I joked about seeing him back for the Manure game. I’m not far wrong. Villa and injuries Jeez.
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Still no Konsa or Barkley ?
It’s very unlike us to have a player out injured for longer than normal 🙄
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Win please.
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Let's just overwhelm them.
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When Barkley got injured I joked about seeing him back for the Manure game. I’m not far wrong. Villa and injuries Jeez.
Indeed. FFS, starting to wonder if we’ll see him in a Villa shirt again.
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Hamstring injuries cannot be rushed back. Of course we are not better without him and that has shown. But we've done ok of late and to be honest if we need him to beat this lot we have bigger issues.
I'd like to see us make it 7 points out of 9. We have more than enough weapons out there to accomplish that.
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Just driving the price down ;)
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Just don't lose.
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Stuff these losers.
Pretty sure I heard either Chiles or Skinner once refer to us as a “silly named club”, wasn’t full blooded, just a petty, gormless dig by someone whose footballing life has been made grim for following a loser club. They can joke all they like about boings and ridiculous mascots all they like also being quirky, doesn’t hide the fact that they’ve had a pretty miserable existence for decades. Let’s keep it that way Villa, come on!
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Hamstring injuries cannot be rushed back. Of course we are not better without him and that has shown. But we've done ok of late and to be honest if we need him to beat this lot we have bigger issues.
I'd like to see us make it 7 points out of 9. We have more than enough weapons out there to accomplish that.
That’s right. Bit gutted he’s not playing, but rush him back after a hamstring and it goes again, he’d likely be out for months.
Cmon the villa!
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Unchanged from Bilic's last selection:West Brom
1Johnstone
2Furlong
6Ajayi
27O'Shea
3Gibbs
19Sawyers
10Phillips
8Livermore
18Gallagher
11Diangana
29Grant
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It seems like it'll be a fast, open game between two teams noted for their attractive football. I'm looking forward to a great advert for local football irrespective of the result.
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When Barkley got injured I joked about seeing him back for the Manure game. I’m not far wrong. Villa and injuries Jeez.
It's incredibly frustrating. The bench is a complete joke as well, 5 defensive players, a rookie and a striker that never scores.
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It seems like it'll be a fast, open game between two teams noted for their attractive football. I'm looking forward to a great advert for local football irrespective of the result.
Have you been kidnapped Dave?
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Do we have to pay Ross's salary for the weeks he's unavailable? Better make up for it when he returns..
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I think it was reported, before Barkley came to us, was that he does suffer from injuries. Shame, been a good player for us but, very disappointing as Dean has said all along that the injury was not as bad as first thought. Bit of honesty to us fans wouldn’t go amiss. I’d much rather Dean told it as it was and not to keep frustrating us with his coming back quickly comments.
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When Barkley got injured I joked about seeing him back for the Manure game. I’m not far wrong. Villa and injuries Jeez.
It's incredibly frustrating. The bench is a complete joke as well, 5 defensive players, a rookie and a striker that never scores.
The bench is what it is: it's all we've got unless we throw in some kids, to make up the numbers.
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When Barkley got injured I joked about seeing him back for the Manure game. I’m not far wrong. Villa and injuries Jeez.
It's incredibly frustrating. The bench is a complete joke as well, 5 defensive players, a rookie and a striker that never scores.
So who would you put on the bench?
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May as well announce our team days early to assist the oppositions planning while has at it. FFS
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When Barkley got injured I joked about seeing him back for the Manure game. I’m not far wrong. Villa and injuries Jeez.
It's incredibly frustrating. The bench is a complete joke as well, 5 defensive players, a rookie and a striker that never scores.
Who would you have selected?
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Stuff these losers.
Pretty sure I heard either Chiles or Skinner once refer to us as a “silly named club”, wasn’t full blooded, just a petty, gormless dig by someone whose footballing life has been made grim for following a loser club. They can joke all they like about boings and ridiculous mascots all they like also being quirky, doesn’t hide the fact that they’ve had a pretty miserable existence for decades. Let’s keep it that way Villa, come on!
A silly named club ? We are the best named club in the world...end of
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There is nobody else unless the younger players get the nod. That is the frustrating thing, the bench is not the best.
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Matty Cash is going to score a 30 yard screamer tonight.
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I’d like to see Ramsey instead of AEG.
And Barry on the bench.
We should still do these.
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It seems like it'll be a fast, open game between two teams noted for their attractive football. I'm looking forward to a great advert for local football irrespective of the result.
Have you been kidnapped Dave?
I'm a fan of good football and an admirer of properly-run clubs whoever they are but I do think it's important to have all the local sides doing well.
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You too mate!
Edit: responding to footy!
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3 of the bench had recent game time and all did pretty well.
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When Barkley got injured I joked about seeing him back for the Manure game. I’m not far wrong. Villa and injuries Jeez.
It's incredibly frustrating. The bench is a complete joke as well, 5 defensive players, a rookie and a striker that never scores.
And what do you suggest to improve that bench. Crikey doom and gloom before we kick a ball.
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Positives: Taylor not on the bench.
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El Ghazi and Traore again. Oh joy! Time they earned their place in the team, tonight is no game for passengers.
3 points and a shedload of goals please, Villa. FTA
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I have a major problem tonight. Our family love to cozy up and watch His Dark Materials and we instruct a strict “no electronic device” ban. May have to visit the toilet a few times and hide my phone enroute!
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I have a major problem tonight. Our family love to cozy up and watch His Dark Materials and we instruct a strict “no electronic device” ban. May have to visit the toilet a few times and hide my phone enroute!
What are you, man or mouse?!?😂
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Positives: Taylor not on the bench.
Positives: He is.
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I have a major problem tonight. Our family love to cozy up and watch His Dark Materials and we instruct a strict “no electronic device” ban. May have to visit the toilet a few times and hide my phone enroute!
This is such a problem. Series finale man! And it's been such a great series too.
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I don't have BT and I live in the UK. Any way of watching this game? Useless BT don't have a day package.
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I have a major problem tonight. Our family love to cozy up and watch His Dark Materials and we instruct a strict “no electronic device” ban. May have to visit the toilet a few times and hide my phone enroute!
This is such a problem. Series finale man! And it's been such a great series too.
See Jwarry!! I’m not the only one with this massive dilemma. It’s been absolutely superb. I am a mouse in this house though. There is 4 women to contend with.
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Positives: Taylor not on the bench.
Positives: He is.
Yes he is. How could I miss it, I dont know. Positives: We have a left back to cover for left back on the bench.
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Right. Let's destroy these snivelling inbreds back into the Paleolithic age. CCCCRRRRRRROPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!!!!!
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Right.Llet's destroy these snivelling inbreds back into the Paleolithic age. CCCCRRRRRRROPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
He's back.
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Right.Llet's destroy these snivelling inbreds back into the Paleolithic age. CCCCRRRRRRROPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
He's back.
Thank god.....
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Right. Let's destroy these snivelling inbreds back into the Paleolithic age. CCCCRRRRRRROPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!!!!!
Team talk done. Come on!!!
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Christ I don’t want to listen to WM and Bomber fcukin Brown.
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Christ I don’t want to listen to WM and Bomber fcukin Brown.
5Live. But you do have to put up with Clinton Morrison.
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Stuff the Tesco bags!
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Disappointed with no Barkley again but we should have enough to win this.
Need a goal in first 20 minutes and then they'll have to come out.
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AEGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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Get the fuck in!
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Oh yes!!!
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Lovely cross
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El Ghazi and Traore again. Oh joy!
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That is a good finish
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Perfect start from us.
El Ghazi makes up for Thursday.
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Great work all round
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That’ll do him the world of good
He also likes scoring at the Baggies
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Beautiful.
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Great by Traore
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Come on Villa
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I told you he would score today. We were never going to let Burnley happen again.
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Great ball by Traore
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Literally fucking lovely.
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Boing fucking boing!!!! Ave it!!!!
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Traore looking more lively today too
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Good improvised finish and an excellent cross from Traore. Just what we needed, an early goal to deflate Albion a bit.
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Good start by Traore
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He’s a one in five player. Hopefully today is it.
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I do love us in blue shorts
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Traore is looking FRESH!! mmmm-hmmmmm
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Early signs are positive. Good finish. Good cross from AEG, good running from Watkins
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This could be a massacre
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Was AEG's arm not offside?
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This could be a massacre
Easy on son. Wind it in a bit. You know that kind of talk leads to tears.
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As predicted they’re clobbering Jack. They did him the last time he was out for three months.
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All over them like a rash.
2-0 before half time would be lovely.
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So far, we’re looking really good without shifting it out of 2nd gear.
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Playing well so far
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It's all Villa.
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Bert looking up for it tonight
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This could be a massacre
Easy on son. Wind it in a bit. You know that kind of talk leads to tears.
I've been drinking cider since 12. We are gonna crucify them =D
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Lovely assist Traore, but slowing game a bit
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Why do I feel nervous?
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We want a second here ASAP - if we get it this could be a massacre
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This could be a massacre
Easy on son. Wind it in a bit. You know that kind of talk leads to tears.
I've been drinking cider since 12. We are gonna crucify them =D
annual xmas party with friends last night (we all tested negative day before), today having beer 6 as equaliser, more to come... ffs
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Please do not use that word at the moment.
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Baggies will kick us a lot tonight. They always do and Allardyce will have wound them up.
Jack will need a suit of armour - they'll target him throughout either to force him off or provoke a reaction.
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Please do not use that word at the moment.
Haha, I was thinking the same watching my laggy stream
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Any result still possible, but overall, Christ we're better than them.
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This camera height is pissing me off
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This camera height is pissing me off
What's wrong with it?
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This camera height is pissing me off
What's wrong with it?
Too low.
It’s also possible nothing is wrong and everything about the bitters is pissing me off.
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Better. I'd love to see Ollie getting some decent service tonight.
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Tricky one for Ollie, but good to see!
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Best game for McGinn in ages
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Fancy Cash to score tonight, getting forward really well.
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Type of game we need McGinn to boss
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Better. I'd love to see Ollie getting some decent service tonight.
Yeh he needs a goal
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This team is so much better than last season
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Controlling the game so far but, Jack’s passes so far, not the best and just think what could happen if Ollie decides to turn up at some point tonight.
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Can someone say one of our players is crap please so we get another goal?
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Ollie is really crap
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Great play between Cash and Traore there
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Can someone say one of our players is crap please so we get another goal?
One of our players is crap
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El Ghazi is so poor.
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Ollie is really crap
I don’t mean that. I actually really rate the guy. His work rate is incredible... just needs some goals to ease his confidence.
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Any result still possible, but overall, Christ we're better than them.
West Brom are 12/1 if you're brave enough.....
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Onto my second Icelandic pale ale. Lovely stuff
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Ffs this "crap" thing
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62% possession so far.
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Have AEG and Traore swapped wings?
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watkins should improve his hold up play.
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Grealish is pathetic. An embarrassing excuse of a player.
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Need another this half as you know Sam will tighten them up at half time
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20 years he moved up with that throw
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Livermore is a joke of a player.
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Grealish is pathetic. An embarrassing excuse of a player.
Eh?
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Have AEG and Traore swapped wings?
Yes, but we really need a 2nd goal, we should be 3 nil up considering the amount of play we have had, otherwise it could be like Burnley again
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Grealish is pathetic. An embarrassing excuse of a player.
Eh?
Read back a little...
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See ya later Jake.
Off off offf.
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Reverse psychology say our players are crap so that they score.
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You dirty, dirty fuck Livermore
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Got to go.
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Dirty ******
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Grealish is pathetic. An embarrassing excuse of a player.
Eh?
Think it's following on from Legion's request for someone to say that one of our players is crap so that we score again
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Red for me
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That’s going to be a red. He went in studs up with downward force.
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That's a red card for me. High and not in control.
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i know some class it as a local derby but the ref's been letting a lot go.
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He’s off.
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See ya later!
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Jack is fucking lucky he didn’t caught.
Red fuck off Livermore
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Dirty ******.
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Oh no! We can't beat 10 players!
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Allardyce trying to ref from the touchline.
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Clearly malicious. That he was incompetent at his malice is not the question. Got to go.
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bye bye you dirty fucker
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If Jacks foot isn't off the ground, he gets his leg broken.
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Bye bye!
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wtf was he thinking..
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Oh no! We can't beat 10 players!
We can't score, but as that isn't an issue at the moment I think we might be ok.
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Great punch from Martinez.
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Get to fuck.
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Who called Livermore off before the game, spot on!
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Correct decision. Red.
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Oh no! We can't beat 10 players!
We have already this season. Sheff Utd
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Livermore one more in a long line of Albion cloggers
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My stream is well behind you lot.
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Never play well against 10
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Right boys don’t get sucked in to a dirty game, just play your football
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Grealish is pathetic. An embarrassing excuse of a player.
Eh?
Think it's following on from Legion's request for someone to say that one of our players is crap so that we score again
Cheers. Sorry legion, I’ve been to work and tired.
Slithermore is off for them. Let’s not capitulate playing 10 as we seem to do.
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Hause booked. We need to keep our heads and not get suckered into a red ourselves as you suspect that will be their main tactic for second half.
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My stream is well behind you lot.
Oh my god! It’s 8! This is incredible.
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We almost need a US style time out to make sure we don’t do anything fucking stupid ourselves
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From SHA : "That tw@t Girlish has just managed to get someone else sent off for something that was barely a free kick".
They really are a bitter, deluded lot.
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You can bet that the dinosaur will be instructing them to get one of ours sent off to even it up.
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Hause you fucking idiot!
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If Jacks foot isn't off the ground, he gets his leg broken.
The commentator has just pretty much said the same thing.
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From SHA : "That tw@t Grealish has just managed to get someone else sent off for something that was barely a free kick".
They really are a bitter, deluded lot.
They will have more pages at HT than for all of their game yesterday. Mind you given how it ended that wouldn’t entirely be a shock.
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From SHA : "That tw@t Grealish has just managed to get someone else sent off for something that was barely a free kick".
They really are a bitter, deluded lot.
Them lot think their sisters are spouses so will leave them to their circle wank over being Bigga dan da vile.
We could do with putting the stripeys to the sword
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We are getting closed down very quickly. Need that second goal
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Ollie has got to get involved in the build up. We're stagnant off the ball in their final third and just crossing balls into a 3v9 situation.
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Dougie is great isn’t he
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Lovely run from Bert. Great free kick won
Edit: disappointing free kick from AEG
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Glenn Hoddle has had plenty of good stuff to say about us. We must have all been good in a previous life.
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Concerned about Ollie’s lack of a first touch.
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HT Overall this has been ok and no more. We are the better side. We deserve to be winning.
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Concerned about Ollie’s lack of a first touch.
Similar to Vardy. Not best attribte
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HT Overall this has been ok and no more. We are the better side. We deserve to be winning.
We're all over them.
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Looked too lethargic since the sending off - really do need to develop ideas to break down teams with 10 behind the ball
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We’re winning without really breaking a sweat. Score 2 more in the 2nd half and I’ll be very happy.
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Did look like they were tying to leave one on Jack before the one they caught with on the sending off
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Better. I'd love to see Ollie getting some decent service tonight.
That aged well!
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About as one sided a 1-0 as our last game was a 0-0. Need to be more clinical. But we are so much better this year. The Albion look very, very poor.
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Concerned about Ollie’s lack of a first touch.
We're forcing passes into him with his back to goal.. he needs to be running off of shoulders and getting into odd-man situations. It's hard when teams setup with 10 men behind the ball, but he still has to combine with his wingers and cms.
Have we fed him a through ball in the last 3 games?!
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Watkins must be feeling very frustrated. Never has anybody anywhere near him so the defenders have the easy option all the time. He can’t be expected to find goals from nowhere.
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Glenn Hoddle has had plenty of good stuff to say about us. We must have all been good in a previous life.
I'm sure I heard him refer to us as "The Villa Boys"
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Think we need to win 4-0 to go above Chelsea
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Totally dominating all over the pitch except for where it matters. We need to get more shots in.
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Never seen such a one sided derby. It’s almost too easy so we are a bit casual in their half.
Need to put the fuckers to the sword second half.
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Very good. Need to be pacier in attack though.
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Watkins must be feeling very frustrated. Never has anybody anywhere near him so the defenders have the easy option all the time. He can’t be expected to find goals from nowhere.
Agreed. He won the header that put the ball onto Traore's foot for El Ghazi's goal. We need to see more of it.
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Watkins needs to do more. His first touch has been abysmal, he would have more success in this match coming to the ball instead of making runs off it.
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Just need that second goal now to kill off prehistoric Sam and his team of cloggers.
He must be so proud of his captain for doing that.
I really hope we batter them senseless now. FTA.
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Yep. Ollie is isolated.. could maybe do with a midfielder tucked in to catch his knock downs. Barkley would be that player normally... with Jack in the 10 slot, he should be further forward supporting him.
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Take Watkins off - this isn’t the game for him, he does better when he can use his pace behind but there will be precious of that in 2nd Half.
Bring Jacob or Conor on
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Gonna be hard second half as we all know Fat Sam will give them clear instructions. But I’m confident we have enough nous this year against 10 than we’ve had in recent years
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HT Overall this has been ok and no more. We are the better side. We deserve to be winning.
We're all over them.
We’ve had a lot more possession. We’ve not carved out any clear cut chances since the goal. They are closing us down quickly and regrouping very fast outside the box and parking the bus any deeper. And will be more so now they’re down to 10 men. We need to be more creative if we want to see this through comfortably.
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I also think that, tonight, Ollie’s anticipation is poor and, has been played in well on a couple of occasions but, control has let him down.
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No offence to our neighbours but this is like playing Walsall. We need to punish this lot second half. Poorest team I've seen this season. They don't even look half-arsed.
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Yep. Ollie is isolated.. could maybe do with a midfielder tucked in to catch his knock downs. Barkley would be that player normally... with Jack in the 10 slot, he should be further forward supporting him.
McGinn needs to lurk around there especially now that we are one man better off.
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Traore superb
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Need Davis on up front to support Ollie and take some of their defenders away from him
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No offence to our neighbours but this is like playing Walsall. We need to punish this lot second half. Poorest team I've seen this season. They don't even look half-arsed.
I was thinking that. It seems like game against opposition from 2 divisions below. Not that I want to curse it and turn them into Eastern Brazil in the second half.
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Traore superb
Been very good
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Early goal this half and we should look to tie this game up
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I think ollie's having a frustrating game, but mainly because they've abandoned trying to compete in midfield in favour of trying to crowd us out in the final third. It's sort of worked, apart from the fact that they're losing and down to ten men.
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We are a goal up against a ten man team who are 19th in the table. We just need to be patient and keep playing football. I am becoming quite a fan of Traore.
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Need to get the second and finish them off. If anything we have lost a bit of concentration since the red. Everyone playing well with exception of Watkins who has been very poor so far. Delighted for AEG and Traore has been excellent.
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It's a derby against a team managed by a guy who probably isn't that upset about his captain getting a red trying to injure ours. I couldn't give a shit how we play today, 3 points, no bans and no injuries, that's the aim.
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No offence to our neighbours but this is like playing Walsall. We need to punish this lot second half. Poorest team I've seen this season. They don't even look half-arsed.
That is quite offensive to Walsall.
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It's a derby against a team managed by a guy who probably isn't that upset about his captain getting a red trying to injure ours. I couldn't give a shit how we play today, 3 points, no bans and no injuries, that's the aim.
x2
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This is a banana skin game as they say. We need to win, get away unscathed.
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It's a derby against a team managed by a guy who probably isn't that upset about his captain getting a red trying to injure ours. I couldn't give a shit how we play today, 3 points, no bans and no injuries, that's the aim.
x2
This.
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Surprised no one has mentioned Emi handling the ball outside his box. Didnt Michael Oakes get a straight red for that all those years ago at Blackburn ?!
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Width. That’s what we need and we should have it in spades with Traore and El Ghazi.
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For too many years Albion have been a poor excuse for a football club.
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Surprised no one has mentioned Emi handling the ball outside his box. Didnt Michael Oakes get a straight red for that all those years ago at Blackburn ?!
I think he did.
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No offence to our neighbours but this is like playing Walsall. We need to punish this lot second half. Poorest team I've seen this season. They don't even look half-arsed.
For me, we overplay it a lot. We just need to get our heads down and run at their goal with the ball. That clown Phillips will fall for the bait.
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For too many years Albion have been a poor excuse for a football club.
Since about 1878.
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Concerned about Ollie’s lack of a first touch.
We're forcing passes into him with his back to goal.. he needs to be running off of shoulders and getting into odd-man situations. It's hard when teams setup with 10 men behind the ball, but he still has to combine with his wingers and cms.
Have we fed him a through ball in the last 3 games?!
Jack has given him two of them in the first half and he has made a mess of both. Really poor effort with a header too. Confidence looks very low which is surprising given the Arsenal game wasn't that long ago. Could do with Grealish or McGinn getting beyond him occasionally
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Need the second goal early on this half. And then we can start putting the runs on the board.
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Surprised no one has mentioned Emi handling the ball outside his box. Didnt Michael Oakes get a straight red for that all those years ago at Blackburn ?!
I think he did.
It was Boxing Day because I remember listening to the game driving home from my parents’ house.
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No offence to our neighbours but this is like playing Walsall. We need to punish this lot second half. Poorest team I've seen this season. They don't even look half-arsed.
That is quite offensive to Walsall.
I did say, 'No offence to our neighbours'..
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Surprised no one has mentioned Emi handling the ball outside his box.
BBC text thought he was very, very lucky not to see red. May have helped that it was so early in the game.
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Surprised no one has mentioned Emi handling the ball outside his box. Didnt Michael Oakes get a straight red for that all those years ago at Blackburn ?!
I was fearing the worst to be honest.
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Surprised no one has mentioned Emi handling the ball outside his box.
BBC text thought he was very, very lucky not to see red. May have helped that it was so early in the game.
That should not matter. See Vidic.
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Surprised no one has mentioned Emi handling the ball outside his box.
BBC text thought he was very, very lucky not to see red. May have helped that it was so early in the game.
He did handle briefly outside the box but completely different to stop a goal being scored. Surprised he didn't get booked but not a red at all in that context.
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For too many years Albion have been a poor excuse for a football club.
Since about 1878.
142 years of shit...blimey that is inexcusable
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Anyone fancy an AEG hat trick?!?
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Surprised no one has mentioned Emi handling the ball outside his box.
BBC text thought he was very, very lucky not to see red. May have helped that it was so early in the game.
He did handle briefly outside the box but completely different to stop a goal being scored. Surprised he didn't get booked but not a red at all in that context.
It’s because referees are biased against the Albion. It ay fair!!!
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Should be 2, brilliant ball from Jack, McGinn needed to get less contact on the header.
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I thought that header of SJM's was going in.
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Surprised no one has mentioned Emi handling the ball outside his box. Didnt Michael Oakes get a straight red for that all those years ago at Blackburn ?!
I was fearing the worst to be honest.
Same here, but I guess they saw reason, and unless it was blatant.
And we really really really need another goal or 4 in this game
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Watkins having a poor and frustrating game. Dean needs to see that and make the change
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I think Watkins is doing okay
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Getting closer here
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Watkins having a poor and frustrating game. Dean needs to see that and make the change
For Davis? I'd rather keep Watkins on.
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Watkins having a poor and frustrating game. Dean needs to see that and make the change
Just needs a goal
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Watkins... yeah, he’s not scoring, but I really admire his workrate. He’s a hard worker for sure, always puts his Balls on the line...
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We’ve turned into Man City
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Must admit I'd be having kittens if this was still 0-0.
We're still comfortable but no idea why our final ball is constantly so bad when an opposition is down to 10 men.
Palace scored 4 goals in about 20 minutes when they had a man sent off the other week.
Would put Hourihane on.
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I get it's frustrating but watching this it's fine margins between hanging on to a 0-1 and beating them by about 6 or 7.
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it's like watching harlem globetrotters in this 2nd half
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Ramsey for Traore for me.. the guy is scared to death of using his right foot.
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El Ghazi needs to come off - he's shooting from anywhere.
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El Ghazi needs to come off - he's shooting from anywhere.
GOOD!
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El Ghazi needs to come off - he's shooting from anywhere.
But he’s hitting the target?!?
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We are poor when dominating games - just not enough nous for me. We look far better when in a 50/50 game on the counter.
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El Ghazi needs to come off - he's shooting from anywhere.
But he’s hitting the target?!?
Which means sod all if he's shooting from 30 yards away and it's catching practice for Johnstone.
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TOO SLOW FFS
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El Ghazi needs to come off - he's shooting from anywhere.
Only if the keeper is the target. Talking of Targett, just doen a Mings and lost the ball fannying about to create a breakaway.
But he’s hitting the target?!?
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Dougie I love you
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We are poor when dominating games - just not enough nous for me. We look far better when in a 50/50 game on the counter.
How can you be poor if you are dominating?
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We're so sloppy with making choices in the final third. And Targett and Traore being so left-footed has lost us possession a few times now.
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Ollie is working really hard. He's doing well winning more than his share of long balls, pulling defenders wide too.
Just needs a clear chance.
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We're so sloppy with making choices in the final third. And Targett and Traore being so left-footed has lost us possession a few times now.
That's our problem lately, playing great stuff up to the box then making the wrong decision over and over again
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El Ghazi needs to come off - he's shooting from anywhere.
But he’s hitting the target?!?
Which means sod all if he's shooting from 30 yards away and it's catching practice for Johnstone.
Johnstone has spilt 1-2 already, I think it's worth testing him.
I also think someone has told the team that he's weaker on his right because we've had a lot of shots at the near post on that side.
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We need to get another.
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The Scottish Cafu is doing the sky coverage and says we aren’t using the ball well enough.
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We are playing a very dangerous game.
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Has Mings got a brain!!
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Good thing is we are not just lumping it forward
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Stupidest yellow card ever?
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Against 10 men and a team this poor it doesn’t take a lot to dominate. This is the 2nd game on a trot we have completely dominated the game but looked anemic in front of goal.
Goals win games.
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Don’t like this nonchalant strolling about much.
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I think that's a really harsh yellow personally, not sure what criteria he was using to give it.
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I wished we’d just fucking hurry up and get our second and be done with this.
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I’ve got a horrible feeling about this.
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Did the graphic say it was Mings’ 5th yellow?
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The foul by Philips on Grealish there is no different to the Mings one he just gave a booking for really.
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Come On Anwar. Fucking do better!!!!
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Come on Villa, score a second goal and put the game to bed.
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Albion got to have a go at some point.
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Needs a couple of subs.
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Think we missed Trez in these type of situations. His hustle and bustle style would've created a bit more.
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Did the graphic say it was Mings’ 5th yellow?
Shirt number I think
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Traore has to use his right foot, this is getting ridiculous.
We need to get the ball on the end line and cut it back to on-runners.
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Well done Ollie.
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Ollie Ollie Ollie!
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Yes Ollie!
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 2-0. Thank fuck
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
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Fucking hell. This is like so many other games this season. Finish!
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Superb goal, cut them apart.
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Did the graphic say it was Mings’ 5th yellow?
Just 3rd yellow in the prem.
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VAR check...
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Thank goodness!
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Bloody VAR.
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Fuck VAR
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FFS I give up, Ollie is cursed with VAR.
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Fuck VAR
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Disallowed!
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Shit
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FUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKK OFFFFF VARRRRRR
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Fuck off. Just fuck off
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game is gone.
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Fuck off var
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FFS!
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that's 2 shit VAR offside decisions against him in a few weeks.
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The defenders arm is playing him onside in the same way as Ollie’s arm player him offside. I fucking hate VAR
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Fucking hell. VAR. that‘s fucking bollocks.
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What a crock of shit.
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Great for Watkins. Needed that.
Shit offside.
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Wow. Shit decision.
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These ****** are going to equalize and we will get fucked again
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game is gone.
They're just fucking desperate to eliminate the whole point of football.
Absolute twats!
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Gutted.
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Christ, it's as if we're playing a training game, how to fuck up the last element of an attack.
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The defenders arm is playing him onside in the same way as Ollie’s arm player him offside. I fucking hate VAR
Yes, but who's got bigger armpits?
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Great shot AEG. Good save
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What the actual fuck is the point in VAR?
I thought it was for clear and obvious errors. Not for being offside by the width of a sodding Pube.
What the actual fuck is this all about?
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I thought he was off when I first saw it, but on the freeze frame he looked on - assuming they are still counting arms. VAR is beyond a fucking joke now. We must be due one in our favour after tonight, West Ham and Brighton.
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I have literally no idea whether or not celebrate goal anymore. This is just shit what they have done to the game
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Just writing that AEG was starting to piss me off, and he draws a good save from Johnstone.
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VAR needs to die it’s just terrible decision making
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Wrong decision from Grealish again
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Need to keep driving down the byline.
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Arms shouldn't be used to determine offside if it's a clean strike in with your foot imo. That would solve a lot of these awful calls.
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Clear and obvious?
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Arms shouldn't be used to determine offside if it's a clean strike in with your foot imo. That would solve a lot of these awful calls.
Should be the hip.
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What is clear and obvious is that VAR is a pile of donkey turd
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Worried
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Time to bring fresh legs on.
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I have literally no idea whether or not celebrate goal anymore. This is just shit what they have done to the game
It’s ruined the game as a spectator sport.
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Clear and Obvious seems to have been binned from day 1. I'm not sure why they even say it any more.
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Clear and obvious?
What the fact that VAR is shit?
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Clear and obvious?
Not with offside
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Got an ominous feeling as to how this will go.
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Clear and Obvious seems to have been binned from day 1. I'm not sure why they even say it any more.
Not with offside
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Looks like they put Ivanovic on just to send Ajayi upfront for last 15 minutes.
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We’ve turned into Man City
true. Like Arsenal under the last years of Wenger, we're trying to walk it in.
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Subs Dean FFS
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Conor for Traore now please.
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Time to bring fresh legs on.
Agreed, bring Ramsey on.
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So a striker's arm can be offside, but a defender's arm can't play a striker onside? What kind of fucked up logic is that?
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There is literally no reason whatsoever for fearing this lot. None. They are the poorest team we've faced this season and they have one less player. Draw from here and it's a massive fuck up.
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Allardyce is now going to pile it on in the last ten.
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Looks like they put Ivanovic on just to send Ajayi upfront for last 15 minutes.
How they hell has Ivanovic scored eight goals in fifteen games against Villa?!
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But that wasn't offside, the freeze frame doesn't show if the ball was passed, a fucking joke
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I can barely watch now. Especially now the commentator mentioned an unbelievable stat for this season that now convinces me we will be jinxed any second now.
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Fuck these yampy fuckers
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Obvious what sam is doing. Lump it up to Austin and Ivanovic.
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Looks like they put Ivanovic on just to send Ajayi upfront for last 15 minutes.
How they hell has Ivanovic scored eight goals in fifteen games against Villa?!
Yeah scored loads past us for Chelsea from corners and stuff. Can remember him scoring twice at VP one season.
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I have literally no idea whether or not celebrate goal anymore. This is just shit what they have done to the game
I have literally no idea what the offside rule is now after seeing that. A few weeks ago, Watkins was adjudged offside by the position of his arm. That line tonight seemed to be measured from the foot position.
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Calum Robinson on.
Are we saving our three subs to run down injury time or something?
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Ffs this only has one headline
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And we might well be tired.
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Too fucking casual FFS!
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Shocking in the final 3rd again, it also becoming a problem. We dominate and cannot deliver the final blow. So frustrating. Albion going for it now with these subs. I bet they can’t believe they’re still in this.
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I’d take the 1-0 right now. Other than our early goal, seems like a replica of the Burnley game and, that’s against 10 men.
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GTFI, Traore.
Finally sealed the deal.
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Traore!!!!
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Get in Bertie!
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Wonder if a pube was offside though?
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What a fucking goal by Bert. That’s unreal talent to do that
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Oh yessd
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I won’t believe it until Var says so.
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Disallow that one if you dare!
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That is quite brilliant from Traore
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Brilliant finish Bertrand. Thank fuck.
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A golden left foot.. that I've been complaining about for 85 minutes :D
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Get in and fuck off stripeys
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What a superb finish.
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Yay.
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Fuck yes, finally!
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Traore really using his brain there. Great goal and makes him my motm.
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Waits for the check....
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Traore man of the match.
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No VAR check?
Ha ha you yampy trampy stripey fuckers.
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Cracking finish Bertie lad!!! Get the fuck in!!!
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How f*cking casual was that finish ?!
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Classy!
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That was a lovely finish
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Penalty
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OMG how sexy was that.
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Penalty.
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Wrap it up Anwar
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Sweet - about time
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Pemalty!
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Great pass from Jack for the goal and then another one a minute later for the header chance, and now wins a penalty.
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Beautiful clever finish from Bertie! 😊👍
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Pemalty!
A what!?
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0-3.
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0-3.
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YESSSSSSSSSSSS 3-0 take that you Stripey bastards
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Traore has sealed his place in the team.
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No more than we deserved. Fuck off Sam
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Didn’t look like a pen
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Apparently Traore is one of our worst signings ever according to some on here? Anyone ready to eat their hat?
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Took us bleeding long enough
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Scoreline now reflects performance. FTA
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Fuck off Baggies.
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Fuck the Albion!
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Get in. Although I’d have given that to Ollie.
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Bloody lovely.
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One more to go above Fwank.
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Didn’t look like a pen
:o
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Anwar has answered some critics again tonight with 2. As has traore. Great performance from them both.
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Still time for another couple
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Fucking BOOM!
Sunday nights haven't been this brilliant since The New Statesman was on.
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Well deserved to be honest, we've been good for at least a 3 goal win. VAR gave them a sniff for a few minutes but otherwise we've dominated.
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Didn’t look like a pen
Well it was and we scored.
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Nearly a wonder goal from AEG
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feel sorry for Watkins to have a second rubbed off by VAR
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AEG has improved sooooo much
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El ghazi nearly got his hat trick there
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El Ghazi and Traore again. Oh joy!
You can thank me later.
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Nearly a wonder goal from AEG
He’s such a confidence player
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We’ve bossed this. BBC Radio WBA be upset
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Didn’t look like a pen
Well it was and we scored.
It was
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We’ve bossed this. BBC Radio WBA be upset
Coverage has been alright tbh. Complimenting us a fair bit
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We’ve bossed this. BBC Radio WBA be upset
They've been o.k in fairness. Bomber has been gushing with praise for us all night. Not sure what's happened to Thommo.
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Full time
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We’ve bossed this. BBC Radio WBA be upset
They've been o.k in fairness. Bomber has been gushing with praise for us all night. Not sure what's happened to Thommo.
It’s a baggies home game so their team. Cracking result and scoreline to match. Well done lads
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Well Beaten Again 0 Always Victorious 3
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Well it was a good evening. Job done.
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We’ve bossed this. BBC Radio WBA be upset
They've been o.k in fairness. Bomber has been gushing with praise for us all night. Not sure what's happened to Thommo.
It’s a baggies home game so their team. Cracking result and scoreline to match. Well done lads
Nah in the past, it's usually been two commentary teams although of course in these times that's not allowed.
Thought Garry Thompson would be contributing from home like in previous away games.
For someone who's commentating on SHA last 20 years actually enjoyed listening to Richard Wilford tonight. Professional commentary and puts someone like Paul Franks to shame.
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I am actually disappointed we did not get 5.
Inlike the comment from Hoddle
"Dean Smith is really building something here" yes he is
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Ninth in the table with games in hand.