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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on January 06, 2024, 04:30:20 PM
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Taking it seriously then. Good.
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Mason Greenwood starting for them.
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That’s pretty strong, I hope we get away with no injuries and a win.
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If we can't win a game with that line up we may as well just stop entering the competition.
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Is it on anywhere?
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Any idea if they've gone strong or played their reserves?
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BBC1
Although it doesn't start til quarter past
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Feels like this is a game that Zaniolo could have been given a start.
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BBC1
Nice one. Ta!
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John McGinn ain’t getting a break this season is he!? It’s a strong line up and a great chance for Duran. I hope we don’t get any injuries and win without fuss.
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Any idea if they've gone strong or played their reserves?
Based on their last league line up it's strong.
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we've not won an FA cup game for 8 years apparently.
Oops.
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I'm sure it's already been pointed out that the last time we played Middlesbrough in the FA Cup was in 1957!
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It does annoy me that we only put 8 on the bench…we have a keeper on their for experience only so why not have O’Reiily, Richards, Feeney etc on there for experience also :-)
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Pretty happy with that. Good to see Watkins and Dougie getting a rest. Hopefully, we're in a position to take McGinn & Konsa off before the end.
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we've not won an FA cup game for 8 years apparently.
Oops.
we've not won an FA cup game for 8 years apparently.
Oops.
And that was scraping through against Wycombe in a replay. I think.
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Feels like this is a game that Zaniolo could have been given a start.
A sign he might be off?
Or too much like Footy thinking? 👀
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John McGinn ain’t getting a break this season is he!? It’s a strong line up and a great chance for Duran. I hope we don’t get any injuries and win without fuss.
Some players just thrive on playing and don’t need resting, they’re a rare breed but SJM is one of them.
If I were to see said young man climbing the stairs to lift the trophy in May, then I’ll die a happy man.
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It does annoy me that we only put 8 on the bench…we have a keeper on their for experience only so why not have O’Reiily, Richards, Feeney etc on there for experience also :-)
Agreed.
Feeney especially...
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Durans farewell appearance.
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I'm sure it's already been pointed out that the last time we played Middlesbrough in the FA Cup was in 1957!
Ssssshhhhhhhhhh!
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John McGinn ain’t getting a break this season is he!? It’s a strong line up and a great chance for Duran. I hope we don’t get any injuries and win without fuss.
They're all about to get a fortnight off after the next game we've got in eight days time.
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I still think our strongest line-up should be starting. We don't play again until the 14th January at Everton. Our next League home game is Newcastle on the 30th! Hardly a heavy schedule.
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We’ve just played eight games in December and have injuries to four key players.
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We’ve just played eight games in December and have injuries to four key players.
Indeed, 8 games in 27 days, I'd say that indicates a lot of players who could use a break.
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What has happened to Olsen? I know he had a kid so took paternity leave for a bit, but he's been away for ages.
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John McGinn ain’t getting a break this season is he!? It’s a strong line up and a great chance for Duran. I hope we don’t get any injuries and win without fuss.
They're all about to get a fortnight off after the next game we've got in eight days time.
True, but should Watkins be playing too then? And Luiz?
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What has happened to Olsen? I know he had a kid so took paternity leave for a bit, but he's been away for ages.
Thigh injury I think.
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should have gone full strength.
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I'm sure it's already been pointed out that the last time we played Middlesbrough in the FA Cup was in 1957!
Ssssshhhhhhhhhh!
Sorry!
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Durans farewell appearance.
He’s started following us again on Insta, so he’s staying (today)
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Why?
We can't keep playing the same players all the time. We're competing in 3 competitions, one of which is the most demanding league in the world.
If Luiz picked up an injury in a game like this, people would be going nuts about why we played him when we didn't need to.
I'd much, much rather we rested players. It doesn't matter if there's one league game in the next three weeks, it is vital we win as many of them as we can, and if this helps, so be it.
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That looks to me like the right blend of experience and resting players.
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C’mon me babbies!!
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Why is there such a gap until our next game?
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We play next weekend?
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That looks to me like the right blend of experience and resting players.
Pretty much, I'd like to see Konsa and McGinn come off early if we have chance because they've played a lot of minutes but at least Watkins and Luiz have been held back.
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We don’t play the week after due the premier leagues planned winter break.
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Happy enough with that side, let’s annihilate the fuckers.
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John McGinn ain’t getting a break this season is he!? It’s a strong line up and a great chance for Duran. I hope we don’t get any injuries and win without fuss.
Some players just thrive on playing and don’t need resting, they’re a rare breed but SJM is one of them.
If I were to see said young man climbing the stairs to lift the trophy in May, then I’ll die a happy man.
Yes, i remember a interview with him - after a Scotland game a couple a month ago I think, asked about playing two games a week ish he said that it was just a dream coming through ish being in a position to play so much good games and that he really enjoyrd every bit if it ish.
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We dare leave two players out and people are still whinging.
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Taking it seriously then. Good.
Not quite. Needed Luiz and Watkins in the starting XI to be serious about the Cup.
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Last away FA Cup game we won was 3-1 at Bristol Rovers in 2012. The only other one we haven't lost is Wycombe when Micah Richards scored. It's about time we buried these FA Cup records with a thumping win.
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I still think our strongest line-up should be starting. We don't play again until the 14th January at Everton. Our next League home game is Newcastle on the 30th! Hardly a heavy schedule.
we've gone overly strong today. Belt & braces from Unai
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Why is there such a gap until our next game?
Staggered winter break. Some teams don’t play next weekend, others the following weekend.
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Sorry for some, but for me, league position takes priority. This is purely because what kind of players we can attract to have a solid title challenge.
Would love to do well though.
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Durans farewell appearance.
He’s started following us again on Insta, so he’s staying (today)
Duran hat-trick incoming.
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If we can't win a game with that line up we may as well just stop entering the competition.
The last time we did that it was won by Old Etonians.
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Last away FA Cup game we won was 3-1 at Bristol Rovers in 2012. The only other one we haven't lost is Wycombe when Micah Richards scored. It's about time we buried these FA Cup records with a thumping win.
Strictly speaking, surely it was Liverpool at Wembley in 2015?
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Last away FA Cup game we won was 3-1 at Bristol Rovers in 2012. The only other one we haven't lost is Wycombe when Micah Richards scored. It's about time we buried these FA Cup records with a thumping win.
Strictly speaking, surely it was Liverpool at Wembley in 2015?
Nope as that was neutral. An away game with Liverpool would be Anfield.
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Imagine the Beeb giving any game involving Liverpool et al a 30 second build up?
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Other than Donk think it is right line up
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Everytime I’ve seen that Issac Jones play he has looked excellent…hopefully we keep him quiet
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Imagine the Beeb giving any game involving Liverpool et al a 30 second build up?
Last time short build up was highlights of them v Flamenco in 1981.
When they lost 3.0 and programme editors knew the score
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Really strong team, I would probably have rested McGinn but hell let’s go for it. Come on lads
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Looks like the BBC have added 4 minutes on already!
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Every time Cash has got the ball he's passed back to his left. Take your man on!
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No VAR could be interesting with our line.
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What has happened Cash’s buccaneering style. He’s a poor Mick Mills these days.
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Decent effort from JD
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What has happened Cash’s buccaneering style. He’s a poor Mick Mills these days.
Agreed.
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Lovely dink in Moreno and nobody in the middle
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Slow slow slow slow.
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Cash checks back
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With the pace we’re playing at it looks like all our players have decided to have a rest today.
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Twice we’ve gone back post and nobody there.
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some good football at times
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If we can't win a game with that line up we may as well just stop entering the competition.
This.
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I really don’t get what’s happened to our pace from earlier in the season.
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Why when on the break as we were then with Bailey, do we check and play backwards and kill the game?
Boro were out of position, so why kill the game and let them get back in shape ?
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When’s the replay?
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Seems to be a deliberate plan to play slow and patient and once a gap opens we speed it up.
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I really don’t get what’s happened to our pace from earlier in the season.
I think it comes in bursts
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I really don’t get what’s happened to our pace from earlier in the season.
Others are scared of us and not giving space?
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This is like one of them Euro conference snoreathon games
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Surely Emi holding on to the ball should be deployed when we are leading and not every time?
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I really don’t get what’s happened to our pace from earlier in the season.
Teams have started sitting deeper and making it harder for us to play through them. So we slow the play down and try to get them to come on to us.
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Slow and steady wins the race, according to Marge Simpson.
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Good start. Dominating it.
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With the exception of very few games i.e. Man City this is the way we’ve always played under Unai
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Surely Emi holding on to the ball should be deployed when we are leading and not every time?
Trying to get them to press and lose their shape but they're not going to, spoilsports.
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I wish I knew the point of Matty Cash nowadays
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Ramsey looking better on the ball so far.
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I wish I knew the point of Matty Cash nowadays
I’m hoping this is one of those posts that we refer back to saying ‘this aged well’
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yellow card for Jones boro
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Pitch is a bit slow
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We’re absolutely bossing this game, in our own half. Plus, does Cash know that you’re allowed to play the ball forwards?
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This game is not exactly set in the world on Fire for the nationwide BBC audience
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Let's be honest, it's only really the elite sides that have to contend with almost every opponent parking the bus. We've entered that category in the last couple of months, everyone knows it, and to some extent the whole squad is now having to learn a different way of playing. It's fairly new territory to most of them.
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Cash, bombs forward with the ball, stops, puts a foot on it, plays it backwards.
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Cash is really annoying me.
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Cash has got Bailey free and goes back he’s gone really shit.
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this is a game you need Youri
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Want to see more of Duran
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Wake me up before you go go
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This game is not exactly set in the world on Fire for the nationwide BBC audience
Middlesbrough are boring them.
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Good start. Dominating it.
That's my view too, just probing at the moment.
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Yep and how many times has Konsa looked in his direction to pass to him then turned left instead. He knows he'll just get it back.
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Lovely touch there by Leon to bring it down.
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We seem to have lost that nippy, energy about us over the last month. Been much more slow and ponderous. Duran doesn't impress me at all and should stick out like a sore thumb.
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good corner and chance there
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JD with another effort
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duran good shot
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Great coverage of the corner Beeb.
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Duran likes a quick shot, doesn't he?
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Good effort Duran
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Please tell me we're not singing about Small Heath
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Duran likes a quick shot, doesn't he?
I love this about him, I wish we would shoot more.
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At least Duran has a go instead of pissing about with it like the rest of them
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We seem to have lost that nippy, energy about us over the last month. Been much more slow and ponderous. Duran doesn't impress me at all and should stick out like a sore thumb.
Think he's looked sharp in the few occasions when the ball has broken to him.
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We’re absolutely bossing this game, in our own half. Plus, does Cash know that you’re allowed to play the ball forwards?
That has been his problem of late, always turns backwards
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loads of fouls on JJ in this game
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Let's be honest, it's only really the elite sides that have to contend with almost every opponent parking the bus. We've entered that category in the last couple of months, everyone knows it, and to some extent the whole squad is now having to learn a different way of playing. It's fairly new territory to most of them.
We allow teams the time to park the bus, that’s the problem,even when we break, we stop and go backwards and allow the opposition to regroup
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Emerys eye looks better
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We’re absolutely bossing this game, in our own half. Plus, does Cash know that you’re allowed to play the ball forwards?
That has been his problem of late, always turns backwards
It's so fucking annoying.
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Not really laying a glove on them yet though. Only Duran having a go.
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JJ is looking sharper
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For all this presssure it would be nice to get a SCORCIO soon please Mr Shin
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just shoot Villa
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Looks like we’re going for a wonder-goal.
Someone needs to just mallet it
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This is going to be a long night for players who badly needed a rest
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thats a fucking foul
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Leon booked
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Pointless yellow.
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Two yellows before HT is not good.
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No foul and a stupid yellow. Referee looks in the mood to even it up.
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Rob Jones is fkin useless.
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Kamara is playing well. All action.
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We’ve missed Kamara.
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Maybe this approach is a ploy by Heck and his merry money men to get a replay.
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We’ve missed Kamara.
I second that.
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Maybe this approach is a ploy by Heck and his merry money men to get a replay.
If lower grounds is reasonably priced I might try it (not)
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Two yellows before HT is not good.
Both for dissent, to make it worse.
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Kamara is playing well. All action.
Yeah, has won a lot of balls back.
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What a shit corner
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Is that Ian Danks
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Ref is giving us nothing here, booking Bailey for being annoyed at the lack of a clear free kick was really poor, then he nearly repeated it with McGinn.
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Blimey, good job they are crap
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We know the drill by now. Middlesbrough are going to do this until the last 20 minutes.
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Is that Ian Danks
Aaron
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Is that Ian Danks
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Is that Ian Danks
Aaron
That's him
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Got to say that on the few occasions Boro have attacked us, they look more likely to score than we have from our attacks
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As a spectacle, I am going to be honest, but this is not really grabbing me.
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Eep
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The ref looks a complete prick
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Well that was boring
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This has been 100% drek.
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The ref looks a complete prick
He looks like he's in the TA and talks about it all the time in the local.
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What a boring half. Too slow, poor movement again. Better to come I'm sure.
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They'll be making videos of the full 90 minutes for this one come the end of the season.
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Typical televised Villa FA Cup game. Would be nice if we tried to attack them.
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What a godawful game of football.
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I don't know what we need to do, but just feels like we need to be quicker against teams who park the bus against us. A few half chances but nothing serious created...
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One of those games where you a feel a mistake will decide it. Being played like a training match by both teams.
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that was a bit dull - middlesbrough stuck to there plan
we do need to work out how we breakdown teams like this
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Dull.
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Get Irogbenum on for Dendoncker at half time, need midfielders who can actually carry the ball forward. We look a bit lost against sides who defend with 9 at all times
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That was a hard watch. The dream of a 4th round game lives on!
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Teams have sorted a way to play us and it’s going to be difficult to break them down however we are not making good decisions in attack.
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Boro are sitting in and saturating the midfield.
We do need to move the ball a lot quicker.
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It's what a lot of teams do now because they are shit scared of us. It's up to us to work out how to overcome it.
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What the fuck is Micah Richards talking about. Cockwomble.
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OK.
I maintain that SJM plays well we do and he doesn't quite look at it.
You can see the value of Kamara though, we got in a mess defensively at one point and he stepped in and got us out of the shit.
Duran has been better than I imagined.
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I was all for resting Douglas Luiz.
But by rest that meant a proper rest, maybe home to Brazil for a week or so after Burnleh last week and unavailable for this one.
But seeing as he's on the bench we should prob utilise him. Need more imagination in our passes than either Kamara or the Donk can provide.
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If Dougie comes on, we win.
I cannot stand this referee. Gives ticky tack soft fouls to boro in the middle of the park early on, and we get clattered and cautioned. Unbelievable.
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We are a better team than them so I’m not worried about them catching us so fcuking speed it up and go at them ffs.
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I don't know what we need to do, but just feels like we need to be quicker against teams who park the bus against us. A few half chances but nothing serious created...
Just got to be patient, make sure we don't give away anything at the back and just be a bit sharper in the final third.
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Teilemans is a miss
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Ramsey starting to look like he's getting some form back. Kamara looking great too.
We do struggle to play against teams intent on defending deep.
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I don't know what we need to do, but just feels like we need to be quicker against teams who park the bus against us. A few half chances but nothing serious created...
Just got to be patient, make sure we don't give away anything at the back and just be a bit sharper in the final third.
I hope you're right. It's good to have Kamara back, he's making a big difference.
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BBC pundits are garbage.
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BBC muted.
Richards is a fucking clown.
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Typical televised Villa FA Cup game. Would be nice if we tried to attack them.
I don't know. They are the home team, the onus is on them.
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BBC muted.
Richards is a fucking clown.
A grinning imbecile.
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Downing made a good point, what Boro are doing here is tiring, things will have to change in the 2nd half and we'll see if that creates space for us.
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BBC muted.
Richards is a fucking clown.
A grinning imbecile.
Yes. There's better former villa players about than Richards and Downing.
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Richard’s goes on mute faster than Jonathan Davies does in this house. The ******.
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BBC muted.
Richards is a fucking clown.
A grinning imbecile.
The International Institute of Imbeciles have issued a statement disowning Richards.
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that was boring
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About 80% of the rest of our games are going to be like this. We need to figure out a way of troubling teams who park the bus really quickly.
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What a godawful game of football.
Tactics aren't helping. Getting it wide to pump balls into the box is playing into Boro's hands. Only real highlight of the half was an angry Jacob Ramsey running at them and showing his superior class. We need to get out of our comfort zone of passing it endlessly around with no real purpose and start showing our strengths and quality. Boro can pass it around and at least they have a plan by beating our highline and playing on the counter.
Kamara looks great and Ramsey is showing signs he's on his way back to the player he was before his injury.
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A positive for me is it seems Jacob Ramsey beginning to show he is on his way back to match fitness. With them having a the random attack anything can happen.
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Richard’s goes on mute faster than Jonathan Davies does in this house. The ******.
License payer funded gibberish.
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We are a better team than them so I’m not worried about them catching us so fcuking speed it up and go at them ffs.
Midfield partnership of Kamara/Donk not really setup to dictate the tempo. Easy change is to sub in Luiz but I'd bring in Zaniolo for McGinn who looks fatigued and play an extra attacker.
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The referee is a bit edgy - you can tell he hasn't got VAR to bail him out.
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Losing the number 10 position is hurting us at the moment as we lack that intellect from the likes of Tielemans, Diaby, before his form downturn.
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About 80% of the rest of our games are going to be like this. We need to figure out a way of troubling teams who park the bus really quickly.
good point, Carl. It needs us to be able to mix it up a bit.
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Piss poor game.
Boro haven't come to play football.
They just want to sit back with men behind the ball & then chase the odd lost ball.
Sadly, their anti football tactic appears to be working for them & as long as they are in the game, they have an opportunity to chase things in the space we leave at the back while at least attempting to play a bit of football.
This ref is a bit of a c**t too. Couple of bookings for players calling out blatant fouls on our players.
Standard work life where the "managers" get pissy when you tell them how shit they are at their jobs...
That last one before the chance where Dublin almost came in his pants looked an obvious foul to me.
They chase the ball, cross it in & the ball goes to their winger on the far side who slices his shot into a different dimension, but because their big striker didn't get into the ball, Dublin & their fans got all over excited.
A little bizarre, especially as they ignored the foul on the far side.
Im a little pissed we aren't testing their keeper more though. I have watched a lot of him in the A'League & he is very erratic. Can pull off a wonder save one minute, but is just as likely to either throw it or kick it in his own net if pressured.
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Starting to get a discipline issue. Too many players getting booked for dissent and getting ìnvolved in skirmishes
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The referee is a bit edgy - you can tell he hasn't got VAR to bail him out.
You always have to worry about a middle aged man with a 20 year olds haircut.
Attention seeking tart.
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Richard’s goes on mute faster than Jonathan Davies does in this house. The ******.
how does he get the work - hes the Rylan of the BBC football
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OK Villa you need to try to win this game.
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A feee kick for that!
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Close from SJM
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Better
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great move
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Good effort McGinn.
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cash fuck off - that was shite
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Revert to same. Cash.
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Cash Jesus.
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Matty Cash…FFS
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Well worked corner, hard luck SJM.
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whens the new right back coming?
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Matty Cash…FFS
He slightly over hit that one apparently
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Matty Gash
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Matty Gash
Like.
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Matty (on the) Lash
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Jacob Chaplin
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dont give it cash this time please
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Better interchange with Duran there.
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Off the post ffs
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Matty Cash…FFS
I would like to swap him with their right back Jones.
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thought that was in
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FFS, thought that was in.
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Oh Alex!
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And another chance
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moreno close
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Starting to turn the screw here a bit now. Three good chances in as many minutes.
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Another chance for Moreno, some nice set pieces.
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FFS, thought that was in.
echo in here :)
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I wonder how long before we bring Ollie on
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We are the better team obviously we have most of the possession
but if we keep going on like this without getting anywhere into the final 15 mins we leave ourselves open to the sucker punch ( as we know)
Seems like we are putting a bit more pressure on now need to make it count
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Well done Matty
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cash does well
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FFS, thought that was in.
echo in here :)
Wouldn't be the first echo chamber on H&V. ;)
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Their CF is starting to get the better of Konsa
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Well done Matty
Shh, we'll have none of that talk on here.
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thats a fucking pen
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Starting to get a bit livelier.
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Much better from us so far.
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That was a clear penalty.
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and jones would be off
the ref is useless
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Penalty stone wall,
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Clear as day but no VAR in this match.
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That's a penalty.
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Clear pen and booking, ref's a wanker.
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Not enough contact for me. And Moreno was looking for it.
Didn't look right in real time.
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Where's VAR when you need it?
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All still wanting to get rid of VAR when this is the alternative?
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That was a clear penalty.
My Dutch commentator agrees "100%".
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Not enough contact for me. And Moreno was looking for it.
Didn't look right in real time.
man city , liverpool and man utd get that all day long
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Latte Lath is on, i'm sure the persion in front of me ordered one of those in Starbucks the other day.
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All still wanting to get rid of VAR when this is the alternative?
I don't think VAR is a problem if it is used for clear and obvious errors. It's when it takes 5 minutes to determine that a pubic hair was offside, or if a player should have detached a limb to avoid a handball that hit him point blank at a 100MPH
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Not enough contact for me. And Moreno was looking for it.
Didn't look right in real time.
man city , liverpool and man utd get that all day long
True.
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Be interesting if we did get a pen who would take it? SJM?
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Be interesting if we did get a pen who would take it? SJM?
Reckon Bailey or McGinn.
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Make changes please.
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Donk looks like he’s wearing foundation
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Be interesting if we did get a pen who would take it? SJM?
McGinn, Apparently it was 50/50 between him and Luiz when we took Watkins off them.
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Not enough contact for me. And Moreno was looking for it.
Didn't look right in real time.
man city , liverpool and man utd get that all day long
True.
But we're only in the Premier League because goal line technology didn't work, so stop your bitching
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How is Jones a FIFA referee? The mind boggles.
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Be interesting if we did get a pen who would take it? SJM?
JJ
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I reckon JD would be trying to be first in the queue to take a pen. It would either be unstoppable or miles off target.
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Bailey is useless today. Take him off.
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This fcuking referee.
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REF fuck off
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The referee is truly wank.
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How the fuck is that not a foul on Bailey, and a free out?
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Ref an absolute shocker
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How was that not a free kick to us?
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Christ this is shit.
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Watkins coming on.
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Well done Longlegs
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Wow. This referee. Useless he is.
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This starting to feel like one of THOSE games
Dominate the game, don’t take our chances and get done
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The fact this ref is a Prem Lg ref shows why you need VAR, he is incompetent
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And Zaniolo
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Wow. This referee. Useless he is.
Welcome to the site Yoda
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Ref's giving us nothing.
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I can't see how the one on Bailey isn't a free kick but the one a second later is, this guy is always a c**t when he refs us.
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All still wanting to get rid of VAR when this is the alternative?
Don't think that gets overturned by VAR tbh. Ramsey clearly got the ball then though.
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This ref is properly mental.
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Referees are ruining the game. We should go back to not having any.
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Clear foul on Bailey, then a clean tackle by us = free kick to them.
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This ref is total ******.
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Referees are ruining the game. We should go back to not having any.
Well, it made me laugh ! Well done.
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Luiz, Diaby and Zaniolo coming on
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Duran is blowing out of his arse,
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Duran is blowing out of his arse,
Ewww
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Luiz, Diaby and Zaniolo coming on
Good, second string are second rate,
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And Ollie coming on as well
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Duran’s a one trick pony.
Unfortunately, he hasn't perfected the trick.
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The fact this ref is a Prem Lg ref shows why you need VAR, he is incompetent
He could be on VAR duty though.
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They need to turn up quickly
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You know, I’m not convinced by Duran. Glimpses of promise, but quite indifferent in the system we play him in.
We miss Watkins when he’s not playing.
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wrong thread but seen werner signed for spurzzz
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Duran not a happy bunny
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zaniolo winner
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Duran, Donk, SJM and Bailey off.
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You know, I’m not convinced by Duran. Glimpses of promise, but quite indifferent in the system we play him in.
We miss Watkins when he’s not playing.
He seems a bit lazy at times.
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We're going to win it or lose it now.
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wrong thread but seen werner signed for spurzzz
Don’t think we’ve missed out if we were in for him.
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All or nothing now.
We could go badly out of shape with that lot.
Lamberks Lemmings against Bradford would be the fear.
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Duran’s a one trick pony.
Unfortunately, he hasn't perfected the trick.
I feel like he'd benefit from a loan to a side where he plays every game. Where that might be I don't know, but he looks like one of those players who won't improve without a lot of minutes.
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You know, I’m not convinced by Duran. Glimpses of promise, but quite indifferent in the system we play him in.
We miss Watkins when he’s not playing.
He seems a bit lazy at times.
I don’t think he’s lazy. I think he struggles to read the game and is out of position far too often
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Ref is poor.
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Don't think I've ever seen a quadruple substitution before.
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Ref is poor.
Ref is incompetent.
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This has to be the worst ref we’ve had all season.
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Don't think I've ever seen a quadruple substitution before.
Seem to remember Lambert bringing on three at once against Smethwick, but can't remember seeing 4 at once
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Cash booked
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this going to be Unai's first 0 0
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Fcuking stupid Cash.
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Matty Cash again. FFS.
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This has to be the worst ref we’ve had all season.
I say that every game
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this going to be Unai's first 0 0
Not if we lose 1.0
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This has to be the worst ref we’ve had all season.
He’s a PL ref and I am sure has reffed us before this season. Not sure how bad he was.
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Well done Kamara again.
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no yellow for the pull shirt then?
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Where’s Footy when you need him.
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This feels like Sheffield United all again
Not sure if we’re not firing, or if we’re farting but with no shit, or just blowing out of our arses (as someone out earlier on)
But this doesn’t look like the team that shoved 6 past Brighton a couple of months ago
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We are entering the period of no return now. One mistake and we are out.
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Or blew Man City away
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Zaniolo's going to score here. From the FK.
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away fans sound great
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We are entering the period of no return now. One mistake and we are out.
Yeah, and if it happens we can’t even blame second string players
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Zaniolo seems to never close his mouth. In summer, that must be a nightmare, must be picking insects and flying shit out of it all the time.
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This has to be the worst ref we’ve had all season.
He’s a PL ref and I am sure has reffed us before this season. Not sure how bad he was.
Wolves and Spurs.
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That should have been a second yellow for foul on Moreno
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I’m quickly arriving at the “we are going to fuck this up aren’t we?” territory
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Missed the subs…did Diaby come on
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I’m quickly arriving at the “we are going to fuck this up aren’t we?” territory
I concur.
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I’m quickly arriving at the “we are going to fuck this up aren’t we?” territory
Yes.
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Crowd now reffing the game
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away fans sound great
I was thinking that, what cracking support!
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I’m quickly arriving at the “we are going to fuck this up aren’t we?” territory
I must be honest and say that I am a tad nervous. We have not played well here.
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I might have to reach for a glass of wine soon.
Villa have destroyed my dry January.
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How many did we get?
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I’m quickly arriving at the “we are going to fuck this up aren’t we?” territory
I concur.
Ive been there since 60 mins
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We could do with a replay to fill the January calendar up a bit but, wondering if BBC will bust a gut to get the TV rights to it.
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away fans sound great
The one consistent positive
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Much more open second half.
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I’m quickly arriving at the “we are going to fuck this up aren’t we?” territory
I'll admit the thought had crossed my mind.
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Missed the subs…did Diaby come on
Yes, for McGinn I think
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The last thing we need with all the games we have is a fucking replay too.
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Well done Ezri
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How the fuck can the ref give handball for that!
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Fucking he’ll another yellow
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This is absolute cack, we are not the same side as a few weeks ago.
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Ramsey lately
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Much more space this last 20 minutes and we’ve taken zero advantage of it.
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Ramsey is woeful.
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Missed the subs…did Diaby come on
Yes, for McGinn I think
I think he might have even been suggesting that Diaby hasn't done much since coming on.
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Oh for ffs Diaby
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diaby oh dear
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Juggling balls for Christmas.
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Fucking hell Diaby
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The ref's very quick and keen to get the yellow card out for Villa players, less so it seems when Boro offend?
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why didnt we shoot before that diaby miss - what we scared off
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Six yellows and we’ve hardly made a serious challenge.
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Haven’t huffed this much since last time.
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Billy Ashcroft is coming on for them.
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We could do without a replay
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Fuck me this prat and his cards again.
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When we play defensive set ups like this, we just seem to be trying to walk it into the net.
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He's very card happy this ref, when it comes to Villa players.
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What did Zaniolo do to get booked?
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Yellow for every minor clash but of course the ref missed the foul on Moreno
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This has become very wank hasn’t it
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How the fuck can the ref give handball for that!
confused me too
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What did Zaniolo do to get booked?
His neck tattoo.
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What did Zaniolo do to get booked?
Wear a white shirt probably
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What did Zaniolo do to get booked?
Wore a Villa shirt.
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What did Zaniolo do to get booked?
Leaning on an opponent. Barging in the old days.
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5 yellows having made 12 fouls and I can't think of a particularly bad tackle amongst them, fucking pathetic ref.
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Zaniolo goes close
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What did Zaniolo do to get booked?
Was subbed on.
This ref is trying to book all our players
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What did Zaniolo do to get booked?
An attempted Ben Mee challenge but lucky for him, he totally missed the player so only got a yellow after the ball went out of play a couple of minutes later.
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Missed the subs…did Diaby come on
Yes, for McGinn I think
I think he might have even been suggesting that Diaby hasn't done much since coming on.
Woosh but it’s the match!
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Oooh Zaniolo
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what an effort zaniolo
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A shot!
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Good effort from Zaniolo
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We must have ruined his Christmas accumulator or summat.
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Thought that was in from Zaniolo
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What's Diaby doing
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What did Zaniolo do to get booked?
Wearing gloves
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That was it wasn’t it that was the worldie we’ve all been dreaming of
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That was the screamer that never happened
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I know we’ve become spoilt but if this was under lambert he would be getting pelters.
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What did Zaniolo do to get booked?
Aggressive breathing.
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Really can't be arsed with a replay with these so if we could just score a goal that'd be great.
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Brilliant from emi.
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That was it wasn’t it that was the worldie we’ve all been dreaming of
He's saving it for the Conference League SF.
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That was it wasn’t it that was the worldie we’ve all been dreaming of
Nearly, that's why we're all dreaming of a worldie, he's clearly got them in the locker and we've seen enough like that to trust that it'll happen.
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SCORRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Cash!!!!!!!!!
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Yes
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Can we please stop being Aston Villa in the FA Cup every fucking year and one of those sides that just breezes through the 3rd round every year?
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Yes
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Get in, Matty Cash!!!
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MATTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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Why are we so crap from set pieces? Really 0-1
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Always rated him
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CASH!!!!!
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Thank fuck
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SCORRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I actually love you.
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I love that Matty Cash what a player
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Matty Notgash.
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About bloody time.
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Can we please stop being Aston Villa in the FA Cup every fucking year and one of those sides that just breezes through the 3rd round every year?
Cash or cheque my friend?
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Great finish
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Cash!!!!
Never in doubt!
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Marty Cash, first forward ball and he scores!!
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Get the fuck in!
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Deflection
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Eat my goal.
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what a swerve
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Names on the cup.
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Deflected off Latte Lath. Karma.
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Just finish it now and don’t relax!
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That'll do, Matty, that'll do.
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Was just about to type that it looks like Cash is in a grump with everyone and it looks like nobody wants to pass it to him. And then he does that......
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Huuuuuuuuuge deflection, the spin took it past the post and back again
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Matty Flash
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what a swerve
Looked like it deflected off their man AND then off Zaniolo!
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like I said earlier shoot Villa , you never know
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It’s not cruel on middlesvilla. At all. Fcuk off.
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We take that and move on. Hope Youri is fit for the Everton game.
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That's pure filth Ass-curve
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Huuuuuuuuuge deflection, the spin took it past the post and back again
The Polish Carlos.
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I ain’t counting any chickens here. I still remember Sanson tapping his head last season before we went and fucked it all up.
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Boro deserve that, defending deep at home in the cup.
The plebs.
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Matty Smash
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Has Watkins touched the ball yet
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Diaby on his heels again. What has happened to him?
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again dougie - shoot
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Why has Dougie stopped shooting?
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4 mins added time
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4 mins added time.
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Deflection of the arse of the twat who was offering Ezri out earlier on.
Karma
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Why has Dougie stopped shooting?
Probably told to pass, as he has great vision
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Why is Dougie suddenly afraid to shoot?
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4 minutes added time.
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nice to celebrate without VAR
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Corner to them. This is it.
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Dangerous corner
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Why has Dougie stopped shooting?
One of life's great mysteries.
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Deflection of the arse of the twat who was offering Ezri out earlier on.
Karma
I actually thought he looked even angrier.
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Not sure why Dublin is gushing about Boro, they have offered nothing
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Fcuk off Dion you lispy house selling Cnut.
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Not sure why Dublin is gushing about Boro, they have offered nothing
Contractual
Well done JJ
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JJ been good today
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Kamara easily man ofbthe match
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Another dangerous corner. Just clear this please.
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Good challenge Jacob Ramsey. Committed.
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Not sure why Dublin is gushing about Boro, they have offered nothing
because he's a terrible commentator who judges every game as if it's being played by 2 sunday morning teams on a potato field.
I loved him as a player for us but he has no idea what he's talking about, I can't think of many co-comms who are less insightful than him.
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And relax
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Full time
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Get in Villa.
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Yesssss at last!!!!
Thank you, Unai and Matty Cash!
And EMI Martinez
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Need a team photo in front of the fans.
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Good challenge Jacob Ramsey. Committed.
And 10 minutes ago he was woeful according to some.
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4th round, 👍
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Not sure why Dublin is gushing about Boro, they have offered nothing
because he's a terrible commentator who judges every game as if it's being played by 2 sunday morning teams on a potato field.
I loved him as a player for us but he has no idea what he's talking about, I can't think of many co-comms who are less insightful than him.
When we had the bit were the ref didn't give a foul against Bailey but then did against Ramsey, Dublin was talking that the decisions would have been overturned by VAR. Since when has VAR looked at basic freekicks. And people state women can't commentate properly...
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There was a stat on our Cup run of the years during the game ,which showed how awful we are . Dion ask how can a team who is second in the league do that ??
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Deflected off Latte Lath. Karma.
Those were exactly my thoughts too...
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CASHY! Get rhe fuck in!