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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: kippaxvilla2 on May 21, 2021, 10:21:19 PM
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Got a good feeling. 2-1 to us. Watkins and Tammy own goal. Clive Walker for them.
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I think Tuchel will pick a strong side and then worry about the final afterwards. If he gets top four and CL runners-up that's a great season. If he falls at the last on three fronts he's kind of fucked up.
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Got a good feeling. 2-1 to us. Watkins and Tammy own goal. Clive Walker for them.
Hope you are right. Tammy's being a sweet deliberate volley.
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0-1, six penalties turned down by VAR.
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Got a good feeling. 2-1 to us. Watkins and Tammy own goal. Clive Walker for them.
Hope you are right. Tammy's being a sweet deliberate volley.
Great game for conspiracy theories this one. ;D Here's the Chelsea view.
"Villa need to be clever about this game, they must know if we don't make top 4 we won't be able to replace Tammy next season, and he'll have to stay at the club"
"JT knows where his heart is. Need Agent JT to spike the food of the Aston Villa players meals on Sunday."
https://www.theshedend.com/topic/34842-aston-villa-v-chelsea-pl-sun-23rd-may-2021-1600-gmt/page/3/#comments
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We have literally nothing to play for. Chelsea may have one eye on the CL final but given the league situation they really have to win to be sure. 1-2
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In a facsimile of the season we will show our good side and bad side.
1-1
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It’ll be emotional hearing Crazy Train before the game and even more emotional hearing Sweet Caroline after it.
1-0 Villa. Grealish penalty.
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0-1, six penalties turned down by VAR.
Just six? VAR not being quite so corrupt this weekend then?!
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At half-time the club will remember those who’ve left us over the last 12 months. We sent details & a photo to the club on a friend of ours who died last year.
They’ve received requests for 370 people. So many in fact they don’t think there’s time to get it done at half-time. That seems a staggering number of people.
The video will be posted on to YouTube.
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I will go for 1-1, Traore to score a worldy.
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0-1, six penalties turned down by VAR.
Just six? VAR not being quite so corrupt this weekend then?!
They'll award them 6 penalties too though.
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Could be an interesting one this. Pride for us and Euro places to play for. Chumps League for them.
I guess it may depend on what's happening elsewhere too.
Nakamba to do a job on Mount, Grealish to run rings round James, Mings to keep Werner and Havertz at bay and Ross Barkley to be confused about where to sit.
They should beat us based on most metrics.
Come on Villa.
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Just over 24 hours till shouting loudly in public is normal again!
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We have literally nothing to play for. Chelsea may have one eye on the CL final but given the league situation they really have to win to be sure. 1-2
I would argue that our captain and best player has an awful lot to play for. Jack really needs a solid performance to cement his place for the Euros, as does Ollie to certain extent. Jack really doesn't want any question marks over his fitness once the season has ended. He's probably as motivated as he could be to turn in a proper "Jack's back" peformance.
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We have literally nothing to play for. Chelsea may have one eye on the CL final but given the league situation they really have to win to be sure. 1-2
I would argue that our captain and best player has an awful lot to play for. Jack really needs a solid performance to cement his place for the Euros, as does Ollie to certain extent. Jack really doesn't want any question marks over his fitness once the season has ended. He's probably as motivated as he could be to turn in a proper "Jack's back" peformance.
True, I thought that as well, but the other side of that is he wants to get fit and maybe won't want to get crocked again by players fighting for a CL place or a place in the CL final. I'm sure he'll be targeted.
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A tough game but ... I feel we will want to finish the season strongly , will be a bit emotional too with some fans back at the game, 3-2 Ollie hatrick
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At half-time the club will remember those who’ve left us over the last 12 months. We sent details & a photo to the club on a friend of ours who died last year.
They’ve received requests for 370 people. So many in fact they don’t think there’s time to get it done at half-time. That seems a staggering number of people.
The video will be posted on to YouTube.
Yes, it's called "Holte enders in the sky". I've sent details and photo of my brother who sadly passed away last August and have received updates from Lee Preece at the club. I believe that he said it depends on the amount of extra minutes played at the end of the 1st half as to how many they will be able to show before the players come out again. Even one every 5 seconds would take 30 minutes +. As none in our family have tickets for the game, it is great that the club will be sending me a link to the YouTube video for me to pass to the other members of our family. Well done Villa ! RIP Arthur
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Three zip to the boys, lads will be buoyed by the crowd and Chelsea will definitely have one eye on the final. We will achieve the impossible and score from a corner!
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Three zip to the boys, lads will be buoyed by the crowd and Chelsea will definitely have one eye on the final. We will achieve the impossible and score from a corner!
They will be desperate to win this to guarantee CL place.
I am looking forward to a fiercely contested match.
What out for the usual shithousery from unpronounceable.
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Got a good feeling about this one. Yes they are in the champs league final, but would you rather be playing Chelsea or Man City in this match? I reckon we’ll just about do it. First match back at VP with some fans. There’ll be none of that Spurs booing shite. Villa to win 2-1 and Jack to have a word in Tammy’s ear when they’re going off the pitch at the end.
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0-2.
I guarantee we'll finish 11th so I'm off to the bookies.
Poll on way.
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They are better than us and on their day the next strongest side in the league after Man City. We have the crowd factor and the Grealish factor. I think we’ll win 2-1, Grealish and Watkins. Cmon the boys.
For all those lucky enough to get tickets, do us proud and make some bloody noise!!!
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TEAM NEWS
Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish has shown no ill-effects from his first start in 95 days at Spurs on Wednesday.
Loanee Ross Barkley is ineligible but Matt Targett can become the first outfield Villa player in a decade to start every league game in a season.
Chelsea will assess the fitness of N'Golo Kante, who was substituted with a hamstring problem in midweek, but Kai Havertz is fit after a similar issue.
Andreas Christensen will be available after a three-match absence.
LAWRO'S PREDICTION
Chelsea need a win to make sure of a top-four finish and I think they will get it.
Villa have been up and down results-wise recently but they were impressive in their victory at Tottenham in midweek, and they got a good win at Everton at the start of the month too. Dean Smith's side have improved a lot on last season, that's for sure.
They will be lively again at Stamford Bridge, especially with Jack Grealish getting more and more minutes under his belt, but I thought Chelsea won comfortably against Leicester on Tuesday and I'd expect them to get the job done here too.
Prediction: 0-2
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If we’re at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea are at Villa Park they’re automatically going to start as favourites.
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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
The 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in December ended Aston Villa's six-match losing streak against Chelsea in the Premier League.
Villa have lost 10 of the past 12 league meetings, with their solitary victory during that period coming at home in March 2014.
Chelsea can register four successive away league wins in this fixture for only the second time, having done so between 1995 and 1999.
Aston Villa
Villa are guaranteed to end the season in 11th place, their highest finish in the Premier League since coming ninth in 2010-11.
Only Chelsea and Manchester City have kept more Premier League clean sheets than Villa's 15 this season.
Emiliano Martinez has equalled the club's Premier League record for most clean sheets by a goalkeeper in a season. Brad Friedel also kept 15 in 2009-10.
Aston Villa have failed to win their final league match in any of their past six top-flight campaigns since beating Liverpool 1-0 a decade ago (D2, L4).
Ollie Watkins has scored eight Premier League goals against established top-six opposition in 2020-21, two more than any other player.
He needs one goal to become the first Englishman to score 15 times in a Premier League season for Villa, surpassing Julian Joachim's record from 1998-99.
Chelsea
Chelsea will guarantee a place in next season's Champions League if they win or match Liverpool and Leicester's results. If Chelsea lose by three goals, Leicester would overtake them with a draw.
Their only defeat on the final day of a Premier League season in the past nine years was by 3-0 at Newcastle United in 2017-18.
The Blues have earned 38 points from their 18 league matches under Thomas Tuchel (W11, D5, L2). They took 29 points from 19 games under Frank Lampard.
Since Tuchel's first match in charge, only Manchester City have earned more points than Chelsea.
They are unbeaten in their 12 away matches in all competitions under the German, only conceding five goals (W9, D3).
Edouard Mendy could become the only Chelsea goalkeeper other than Petr Cech to keep more than 16 Premier League clean sheets in a season.
Olivier Giroud has a career-high 10 competitive goals versus Aston Villa, scoring in each of his past eight appearances against them.
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This will be our 1000th game in the Premier League and (obviously) the 500th at Villa Park.
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If we’re at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea are at Villa Park they’re automatically going to start as favourites.
Lawrenson is really clued up.
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I reckon we will beat Chelsea 2-1.
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Three zip to the boys, lads will be buoyed by the crowd and Chelsea will definitely have one eye on the final. We will achieve the impossible and score from a corner!
Does anybody know the last time we scored from a corner, it seems like years!
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Best wishes to all going to match.
Think the crowd will play a crucial role here.
It gives some light relief for what has been a most difficult and sad year. So let it all out at the game. Get on the refs back get on Chelsea back. Show the love for Dean Smith a truly great coach!
Will be great to hear the roars from watching on screen (As well as giving some baiting to Chelsea players)
The atmosphere I'm sure will come across great and cheer the boys on to a victory after a wonderful effort this season
2-1 Villa. Watkins double!
Allez Allez Allez
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Backed us tomorrow at just over 6/1.
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Three zip to the boys, lads will be buoyed by the crowd and Chelsea will definitely have one eye on the final. We will achieve the impossible and score from a corner!
Does anybody know the last time we scored from a corner, it seems like years!
Was it Konsa first game of the season against Sheffield?
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I have a feeling we'll win (or at least get a draw) and deprive Chelski of their CL spot until they beat Citeh next week.
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Not sure how this will go tomorrow against the super league giants.
It will be amazing to see some fans back inside Villa Park, and gutted as I am that I’m not there, I hope you all have a great day and make plenty of noise.
I assume you have the new player songs ready......?
I’ve already got Louie Barry (to the tune of “Wooly Bully”) ready for Monday night.
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Chelsea have a lot more to lose than us tomorrow so we have to have precisely the right attitude and desire to win. They know a draw may not be enough so they will have to attack. If they win so be it, but we simply cannot make it easy for them.
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Gutted to miss out in the ballot, would have loved to be there.
Relying on you all to make the noise for me, who's happy to do my singing/shouting ?
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Chelsea have a lot more to lose than us tomorrow so we have to have precisely the right attitude and desire to win. They know a draw may not be enough so they will have to attack. If they win so be it, but we simply cannot make it easy for them.
so all the pressure’s on Chelsea. We can try a few things that we’d like to do but normally wouldn’t maybe, with no risk attached.
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Hope we put a performance on for the returning fans today (*and also hope the fans put on a performance for the rest of us sat at home watching it, unlike the spurs fans the other night!).
Nice to have a stress free final day, knowing our fate already.
My one hope is that Liverpool are squeezed out of the CL spots - As much as I hate Chelsea, growing up in the 80s, I'm scarred for life in my detest of those whiny, media darlings from scouseland. Would love nothing more than to not be force fed a season of 'magical European nights at Anfield' next season. ;)
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Not sure about this, Villa players will be under no pressure so may suprise everyone. Glimpses of our old form returning against Spurs so who knows.
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We generally match up pretty well down the years v Chelsea.
Unbeaten for years at home when they were one of the best sides in europe under Mourinho and we also beat them in his second spell.
Aside from the 4-0 when we were totally useless in 15/16 the matches are generally close and you also feel we're in it, 1-1 earlier this season and 2-1 defeats last season so completely different mindset to me to playing Man. United where you're just waiting for things to go wrong and they always do.
Wouldn't shock me if we held them tonight as we do have players in final third to cause them issues. Will be a lively atmosphere so that should push us on aswell.
2-2.
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and the 8-0 and couple of 3-0s other than that... but I agree at home we have stood up to them unlike v Man ure.
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As well as the 8.
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I will be relaxing watching the Villa game on SKY on the telly and at the same time keeping an eye on the Wolves game on BT on the laptop. I will also be far more chilled out than I was on the last day last season when I was flicking between the Watford and Bournemouth games as well as looking out for the Villa game.
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I am lucky enough to be going today, and fully intend to enjoy every minute of the last game of the season without any of the stress of last year. Wish everyone could be there though.
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I am lucky enough to be going today, and fully intend to enjoy every minute of the last game of the season without any of the stress of last year. Wish everyone could be there though.
Hope you have a great day. Give the boys a good cheer for all of us. If you don't go home with sore throat you haven't done your job properly ;)
2-2
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Cheers Edge, will do as instructed!
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Villa shock Chelsea by going 2-0 up in 40 minutes sending Tuchel into a rage. We weather the storm and hold out for a 2-1 win....Then I wake up.
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0-1, six penalties turned down by VAR.
Sounds about right.
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I will be relaxing watching the Villa game on SKY on the telly and at the same time keeping an eye on the Wolves game on BT on the laptop. I will also be far more chilled out than I was on the last day last season when I was flicking between the Watford and Bournemouth games as well as looking out for the Villa game.
Everyone will be more chilled I should think! :D :D :D
To anyone going: have a great time and stay safe! X
BTW 2-1 us. Ollie & Jack to score.
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There's a suggestion of Konsa starting at RB, which would be interesting. I think it's time to wave goodbye to Elmo anyway. Be great to have a good win to round the season off. 2-0 would be amazing, Watkins for both please.
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There’s a bloke on Twitter called Ben Cash who has a terminal diagnosis and knows it’ll be his last visit to Villa Park. This feels really sad and puts my own disappointment at not getting a ticket in perspective. I am certainly glad that he did. Some people have said they will try to get a chant of ‘There’s only one Ben Cash’ going.
Also, there are a few that seem to think booing the taking of the knee will be appropriate and it has been suggested that if this is happened that it’s drowned out with chants of Justice for Dalian! Justice for Dalian and the taking of the knee might be good either way!
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This will be our 1000th game in the Premier League and (obviously) the 500th at Villa Park.
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1000 is not divisible by 38 so how do you work that one out?
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Because there haven’t always been 20 teams in the Premier League.
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Has booing taking the knee happened? I shouldn't be surprised but what's the flimsy justification given for booing it?
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I have 2 tickets for this afternoon only for the wife to receive a call this morning saying her father is in Bristol Royal Infirmary and not going to last long. So now sat in Costa at the hospital whilst she visits / says her goodbye.
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To you jammy gits.
No booing of any kind please. Lets show our first year players, just what a special place VP is with fans making noise.
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So which Villa team will we see, hopefully not the one in the 2nd half at Palace, but hopefully the one, that totally outplayed Spurs. If it is the latter, I'm fairly confident of a victory, Ollie to get the winner. Possible good news re Chelsea team, Kante is doubtful, he's their star player and one of the best players in the Prem.
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Has booing taking the knee happened? I shouldn't be surprised but what's the flimsy justification given for booing it?
"Orl lifes matter, innit?"
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Has booing taking the knee happened? I shouldn't be surprised but what's the flimsy justification given for booing it?
"Orl lifes matter, innit?"
Ahh of course.
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I have 2 tickets for this afternoon only for the wife to receive a call this morning saying her father is in Bristol Royal Infirmary and not going to last long. So now sat in Costa at the hospital whilst she visits / says her goodbye.
So sorry to hear that.
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I have 2 tickets for this afternoon only for the wife to receive a call this morning saying her father is in Bristol Royal Infirmary and not going to last long. So now sat in Costa at the hospital whilst she visits / says her goodbye.
So sorry to hear that.
Thanks.
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I have 2 tickets for this afternoon only for the wife to receive a call this morning saying her father is in Bristol Royal Infirmary and not going to last long. So now sat in Costa at the hospital whilst she visits / says her goodbye.
So sorry to hear that.
And me. Terrible news. Best wishes to you and your wife.
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I have 2 tickets for this afternoon only for the wife to receive a call this morning saying her father is in Bristol Royal Infirmary and not going to last long. So now sat in Costa at the hospital whilst she visits / says her goodbye.
So sorry to hear that.
Sorry to hear
Caring thoughts to you both at this time.
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I have 2 tickets for this afternoon only for the wife to receive a call this morning saying her father is in Bristol Royal Infirmary and not going to last long. So now sat in Costa at the hospital whilst she visits / says her goodbye.
So sorry to hear that.
And me. Terrible news. Best wishes to you and your wife.
That puts football into perspective ...my thoughts are with your family at such a difficult time...
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I have 2 tickets for this afternoon only for the wife to receive a call this morning saying her father is in Bristol Royal Infirmary and not going to last long. So now sat in Costa at the hospital whilst she visits / says her goodbye.
So sorry to hear that.
And me. Terrible news. Best wishes to you and your wife.
That puts football into perspective ...my thoughts are with your family at such a difficult time...
Thoughts are with you.
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I have 2 tickets for this afternoon only for the wife to receive a call this morning saying her father is in Bristol Royal Infirmary and not going to last long. So now sat in Costa at the hospital whilst she visits / says her goodbye.
So sorry to hear that.
And me. Terrible news. Best wishes to you and your wife.
That puts football into perspective ...my thoughts are with your family at such a difficult time...
Thoughts are with you.
So sorry to hear that. Thoughts are with you.
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I have 2 tickets for this afternoon only for the wife to receive a call this morning saying her father is in Bristol Royal Infirmary and not going to last long. So now sat in Costa at the hospital whilst she visits / says her goodbye.
So sorry to hear that.
And me. Terrible news. Best wishes to you and your wife.
That puts football into perspective ...my thoughts are with your family at such a difficult time...
Thoughts are with you.
So sorry to hear that. Thoughts are with you.
Thanks all. Massively appreciated especially by the wife (or will be when I tell her). This is a nice place. Enjoy the match all especially those lucky enough to be in the ground. I’ll have to make do with tomorrow’s game until August.
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and the 8-0 and couple of 3-0s other than that... but I agree at home we have stood up to them unlike v Man ure.
I just meant the VP games.
Think Chelsea have only beaten us at VP by more than a goal margin twice in last 22 years.
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I'm so sorry to hear your news and my thoughts are with you and your wife.
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Has booing taking the knee happened? I shouldn't be surprised but what's the flimsy justification given for booing it?
It's happened a few times in London, think cup final had some before they got drown out by applause.
Tedious excuse of BLM's views on some subjects rather than the wider view of equality.
Hope it dosen't happen in an hour.
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Unchanged.
Carney on the bench again!
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'BLM' doesn't really have views beyond the screamingly obvious, as many of its founders profoudly disagree on many issues. Seeing Killer Mike and Cornel West as the same just because they support and influence BLM (read - are black) is just racist, and the booers should be shamed and/or shown the door.