Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Bad English on March 28, 2022, 10:51:32 PM
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Saturday 2nd April. Molineux 3pm BST
JUST FTDF!
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I don't fancy this one, TBH.
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What BE said.
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Too many bellends I went to school with that 'supported' Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, but then remembered theres a football club in Wolverhampton when Uncle Jorge got involved. I've lived here for 30 odd years and I genuinly only know 1 decent one. The rest have got a massive chip on their shoulder and some of the shittest banter you'll ever come across. The sooner they go back to there natural level the better.
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I only know one Wolves fan. He grew up in Manchester with a slight preference towards the blue half when they were still rubbish but his Dad was from Wolverhampton so he supports Wolves. Can't really argue with that tbf.
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I think we will win. Aren’t they missing Neves and Jimenez? I’ll go 2-0 - Coutinho and Ings
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I have 3 members of my family who work for Wolves (1 of them has a really interesting job at the club, and travels with the 1st team to home and away games)
They are very confident they will beat us
My score prediction is 1- 1
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It'd be great to beat them. Go for them from the off.
It hurt their fans so much that we finished above them last year, when they had dreams of Champions League qualification at the start of last season.
They're unnaturally obsessed with us.
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Don’t fancy it and a 2-0 defeat
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No idea which version of AVFC will show up for this one which makes it impossible to call. Us at our best wipe these off the park. Unfortunately our ability to shit the bed against teams above us in the league, and potentially some scars from the VP horror show in October, make me rather negative going into this.
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Another difficult game that I think we'll come up short on tactically.
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We are too inconsistent to be able to predict this with any confidence but generally when we play teams above us in the table we lose.
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No idea which version of AVFC will show up for this one which makes it impossible to call. Us at our best wipe these off the park. Unfortunately our ability to shit the bed against teams above us in the league, and potentially some scars from the VP horror show in October, make me rather negative going into this.
This. I don't need to add a thing.
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The Dingles at work reckon we will smash them, I went for 0-0
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1-1 Draw for me
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We are too inconsistent to be able to predict this with any confidence but generally when we play teams above us in the table we lose.
Consistency hiding in plain sight.
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Man for man, how many of their players would you want in our starting 11?
Yeah, I think we'll lose too.
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Man for man, how many of their players would you want in our starting 11?
Neto, Neves, Podence, Moutinho.
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Podence and Trincao are dangerous,but they'll struggle to score without Raul in the side
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I know quite a few, coming from over that way. The ones that grate with me are the ones that have come out of the woodwork and it's also my kids mates at school that probably wouldn't have been remotely interested in them had it been 5 or so years ago and that don't know anything other than Wolves being fairly good and generally a bit better than the Villa (completely oblivious to the previous 40 years or so). The ones i've known for a long time as always being Wolves fans are pretty much ok.
Anyway, we'd do well to scrape a point here i think.
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Can't see beyond a defeat. 2-1
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2-0.
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1-1
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I know a couple of Wolves fans from school and they are very nice people.
I still hope we will FTF.
3-1 Villa.
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I'm not confident about this one, but it would give the team a real boost to beat someone above us. They always seem to turn it on against us, apart from that great win under Bruce when our coaching staff took the piss.
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Man for man, how many of their players would you want in our starting 11?
Neto, Neves, Podence, Moutinho.
Moutinho is a funny one, years ago I saw him break into the Sporting side and although technically gifted, he just looked too small to fulfill his obvious talent. And by small I'm talking Barry Bannan small. According to Wiki there's a 1cm difference between the two (1.70 & 1.69). Both have gone on to have more than decent careers but now every time I see Moutinho on TV he looks way taller than his Sporting days. I think he was 24 when he left Sporting and it's impossible for men to grow taller after the age of 20, so what the hell happened?
He's a cracking little player* who looks after himself as his record shows; over 800 pro-club games and 143 caps for Portugal, 36 in September and still going strong. Not a bad investment by the Dingles, £5m for a player that's averaged over 40 games a season over 4 years there.
*No offence intended, Mazrim.
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Whatever happened to the wee man? Mazrim that is, not Barry Bannan.
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Whatever happened to the wee man? Mazrim that is, not Barry Bannan.
He moved to the good old US of A. Last seen lurking outside West Point furiously tapping away on his phone reporting anyone who didn't salute as they drove past.
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Barry Bannan lives in Sheffield, his child goes to the nursery that my kids went to.
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I'm after a ticket and a Wolves mate has offered me one next to him. I just can't bring myself to be in the home end.
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1-1 and disappointment for the most delusional, deranged fans in football (them, not us, obviously).
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We definitely owe them one after our calamitous last 10 minutes back in October. So I'll settle for them being the better side and us getting a 95th-minute winner.
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We definitely owe them one after our calamitous last 10 minutes back in October. So I'll settle for them being the better side and us getting a 95th-minute winner.
I think we owe ourselves one after that last 10 mins in October Smithy....
any type of win would be great Villa, but it is going to be a tough match.
UTV
The Doc
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I think we revert to 2 up top and the magician behind them
We can beat these and i think we will give them a decent game
a draw would be a decent result at this time
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In fairness we did get our own scarcely-deserved late winner against them at an empty Molineux last season. The El Goalzi penalty piledriver. Followed by Grealish beckoning all the team into a celebratory huddle, kind of a Goonies "Down here, it's our time!" moment. Fat lot it meant, ultimately...
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My moms family from Kingswinford were all Wolves fans with the exception of one brother who was a Man City fan and her, who was a Holte End season ticket holder. I think they are similar to us at the moment and I’m thinking 1-1
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At least Neves is out. Always scores against us.
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I'm after a ticket and a Wolves mate has offered me one next to him. I just can't bring myself to be in the home end.
I was in the home end for the 2-3 win when Robbie Keane scored those 2 stunners. Fucking brilliant and hilarious as well. I managed to not get detected but a Villa fan a couple of rows back got chucked out, not that he was doing anything really. I sat on my hands for the most part.
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I'm after a ticket and a Wolves mate has offered me one next to him. I just can't bring myself to be in the home end.
I was in the home end for the 2-3 win when Robbie Keane scored those 2 stunners. Fucking brilliant and hilarious as well. I managed to not get detected but a Villa fan a couple of rows back got chucked out, not that he was doing anything really. I sat on my hands for the most part.
I was at that game. Gary Gardner made one of his first starts from memory. The one that sticks in my head though is the 4-0 win when Angel got a couple.
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I'm after a ticket and a Wolves mate has offered me one next to him. I just can't bring myself to be in the home end.
I was in the home end for the 2-3 win when Robbie Keane scored those 2 stunners. Fucking brilliant and hilarious as well. I managed to not get detected but a Villa fan a couple of rows back got chucked out, not that he was doing anything really. I sat on my hands for the most part.
I was at that game. Gary Gardner made one of his first starts from memory. The one that sticks on my head though is the 4-0 win when Angel got a couple.
That Wolves team was one of the worst teams I've ever seen in the Premier League. Our 3rd goal in particularly was a thing of utter defensive turd.
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I'm after a ticket and a Wolves mate has offered me one next to him. I just can't bring myself to be in the home end.
I was in the home end for the 2-3 win when Robbie Keane scored those 2 stunners. Fucking brilliant and hilarious as well. I managed to not get detected but a Villa fan a couple of rows back got chucked out, not that he was doing anything really. I sat on my hands for the most part.
I was at that game. Gary Gardner made one of his first starts from memory. The one that sticks in my head though is the 4-0 win when Angel got a couple.
Of our recent victories against them the 4-1 shafting we gave them in the Championship was the sweetest for me. They were at the top of the league and world domination was to be a formality for the new "Real Madrid" of the black country. "Mind the gap Villa" was their nauseating catchphrase. When Bjarneson toe poked our 4th from the edge of the box I'm sure I could hear their ego's deflating from the Trinity. More of the same would be great please lads.
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0-2 to Villa. Controlled performance, nothing like the villa park shocker.
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Villa win
Do not always predict that, going to be very pissed off if we lose
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I'm after a ticket and a Wolves mate has offered me one next to him. I just can't bring myself to be in the home end.
I was in the home end for the 2-3 win when Robbie Keane scored those 2 stunners. Fucking brilliant and hilarious as well. I managed to not get detected but a Villa fan a couple of rows back got chucked out, not that he was doing anything really. I sat on my hands for the most part.
I was also in the home end for that one (not the fan who got chucked out). Only time I've ever sat in the wrong end. Not celebrating the goals wasn't a problem because I was delighted even if I wasn't cheering. I found hiding my exasperation at missed chances more difficult.
Aside from the Keane crackers, the highlight was that carthorse Henry getting sent off "he ay that stupid" some bloke near me said. Think again.
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As for Saturday, I am not confident. Would take a point now.
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One of the Bournemouth Lions has done 9 away so far this season and Villa have lost each game. Thankfully he isn't going Saturday so I'm expecting a Villa win.
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I'm after a ticket and a Wolves mate has offered me one next to him. I just can't bring myself to be in the home end.
I was in the home end for the 2-3 win when Robbie Keane scored those 2 stunners. Fucking brilliant and hilarious as well. I managed to not get detected but a Villa fan a couple of rows back got chucked out, not that he was doing anything really. I sat on my hands for the most part.
I was also in the home end for that one (not the fan who got chucked out). Only time I've ever sat in the wrong end. Not celebrating the goals wasn't a problem because I was delighted even if I wasn't cheering. I found hiding my exasperation at missed chances more difficult.
Aside from the Keane crackers, the highlight was that carthorse Henry getting sent off "he ay that stupid" some bloke near me said. Think again.
Yes, only time i've done it too. I was grinning like a cheshire cat as Keane smashed those goals in and for some time after. It was the fact that it was their former hero that added to the enjoyment. No one turned around and saw me though thankfully.
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I went to a party directly after the 4-1 home win which was also attended by a few Wolves supporting mates but to be fair none of them have ever been twatty when it comes to the football so i kept it low key.
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I reckon Wolves will be 2 up after 79 mins, then we'll make an amazing come back, with goals in the 80th, 85th and 95th minutes to win it.
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I reckon Wolves will be 2 up after 79 mins, then we'll make an amazing come back, with goals in the 80th, 85th and 95th minutes to win it.
I hope not, I'm sat with the dogheads. Nice, mundane win please.
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Not very confident about this. Would go for a draw if we knew how to do that. As it is, cue a flurry of ‘mind the gap’ tweets.
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Away win, and I’ll stop off to stock up on Texan bars and cans of Cresta pop to bring back with me to 2022 to celebrate.
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Great away win for me.
Comfortable 3-0 and an enjoyable last 30 minutes would be nice.
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I reckon Wolves will be 2 up after 79 mins, then we'll make an amazing come back, with goals in the 80th, 85th and 95th minutes to win it.
I hope not, I'm sat with the dogheads. Nice, mundane win please.
I was in the Wolves end for the Robbie Keane 3-2 game. As difficult as it was not to celebrate the equaliser and winner, I found it more difficult to pretend to celebrate when they scored their two.
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Gone for a draw with this one 2-2.
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I think the current pole split: W34% D30% L36% says a lot. Nobody’s got a fkn clue how this will go!
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A tiny majority are edging a Wolves win here and I'm afraid I'm with them. 2-1
Lawro is going for 1-1, that would be a bloody good result.
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Horrible city. Horrible away pub. Horrible fans. Horrible ground. Horrible away end.
FTFDF.
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2-1 to us. An Ollie double.
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Any recommendations on the best place to park near the ground please?
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Any recommendations on the best place to park near the ground please?
Use the park and ride, the 'oss and cart runs every 15 minutes
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Any recommendations on the best place to park near the ground please?
If you're getting off at Junction 10 I'd suggest Cornhill Street Car Park (WV1 3EB). Get off at J10 and follow the A454 all the way to Wolverhampton and its just before you hit the big roundabout for the city centre. 5 minute walk to the ground and you're ideally situated to get out of Wolverhampton and back to the motorway quickly.
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Martinez hasn't been up to par on return from previous International Duty stints, so fully expect one to go through his hands tomorrow against that shower....
I'll go with a reluctant 1-0 defeat for this one and a barrage of 'Mind The Gap' bollocks for the rest of the season from those inbred dogheads. :(
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Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Mings
Digne
Luiz
McGinn
Ramsey
Countinho
Ings
Watkins
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Any recommendations on the best place to park near the ground please?
If you're getting off at Junction 10 I'd suggest Cornhill Street Car Park (WV1 3EB). Get off at J10 and follow the A454 all the way to Wolverhampton and its just before you hit the big roundabout for the city centre. 5 minute walk to the ground and you're ideally situated to get out of Wolverhampton and back to the motorway quickly.
Cheers Luke
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Martinez hasn't been up to par on return from previous International Duty stints, so fully expect one to go through his hands tomorrow against that shower....
I'll go with a reluctant 1-0 defeat for this one and a barrage of 'Mind The Gap' bollocks for the rest of the season from those inbred dogheads. :(
He wasn't called up was he?
1-1 seems pretty nailed on to me. They're not big scorers and missing their best CF and midfielder but they'll comfortably nulify our style and it will just peter out into a middling result.
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Martinez didn't play for Argentina in their two games.
I think we will win this one 2-1.
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I must have my entire family inside me then ;)
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I fancy us today and it would be as good a game as any for Phillipe to score one of his trademark 25 yarders.
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Martinez hasn't been up to par on return from previous International Duty stints, so fully expect one to go through his hands tomorrow against that shower....
I'll go with a reluctant 1-0 defeat for this one and a barrage of 'Mind The Gap' bollocks for the rest of the season from those inbred dogheads. :(
He wasn't called up was he?
1-1 seems pretty nailed on to me. They're not big scorers and missing their best CF and midfielder but they'll comfortably nulify our style and it will just peter out into a middling result.
Fair enough - Thought he was a shoe-in for that #1 Argie spot these days.
In that case, them 1 us 3! UTV! ;)
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Fuck the dog heads
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I fancy us today and it would be as good a game as any for Phillipe to score one of his trademark 25 yarders.
Yes. This please.
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Martinez didn't play because he was suspended. He did fly 14k miles+ though and his reactions are slower each match back after jet lag.
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Is little Rivers playing today?
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Good news is Neves and Jimenez are out and 35 year old Moutinho played 90 mins for Portugal on Tuesday. Going 2-1 Villa with Ollie and Tyrone, the dynamic duo, getting the goals.
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Martinez didn't play because he was suspended. He did fly 14k miles+ though and his reactions are slower each match back after jet lag.
Yeah, he and Buendia were suspended for playing in the abandoned Brazil game when local Covid laws said they shouldn't have. They travelled in the hope that suspension would be overturned, but it wasn't.
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I know few older head wolves fans in their early 50s, all sound.
This feels like the type of nearly end of the season nothing really to play for game that Villa being Villa roll over to a depressingly predictable 0-2 loss.
But I’m contrary, 3-1 Villa (Ings, Watkins, Ramsey) and the team Ads said.
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Martinez didn't play because he was suspended. He did fly 14k miles+ though and his reactions are slower each match back after jet lag.
Yeah, he and Buendia were suspended for playing in the abandoned Brazil game when local Covid laws said they shouldn't have. They travelled in the hope that suspension would be overturned, but it wasn't.
Ah right, did we get them back early then or did they arrive on Wednesday afternoon?
Wolves had plenty of players away aswell, Saiss with Morocco, Moutinho and think Hwang was playing for South Korea so I imagine it will be a very flat opening 20 odd minutes today from both teams until something happens.
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The only bits of my extended family who have any interest in football support this lot. It’s always so tiresome when they meme-bomb me when they win and are silent when they don’t. Mind the gap my arse.
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Sanson starts, Luiz on bench! Ings out, Bailey in.
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Now this is a team selection I can get behind.
Intrigued how we look today.
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McGiveitaway again. Strewth!