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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Bad English on September 11, 2024, 11:07:37 PM
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On Tuesday 17th September, 17:45 BST we will be looking to beat the Wankdorf Young Boys in Switzerland. That said, we can't knock them out in this game but we will most defined be pulling together for 90 minutes solid.
1-3 after a long build up and an explosive finish.
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Bit premature this.
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I'll be watching on Canal + and expecting us to get off to a solid start.
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Bit premature this.
I want it to last longer.
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Fans need to dress smartly for this one. You need to come in your trousers.
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Don't give in to FV, this should follow the Everton game. Shockin' carry-on altogether.
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We have our first Champions League fixture in 6 days and people are moaning that the thread is up.
Fuck you Chris Heck!
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On Tuesday 17th September, 17:45 BST we will be looking to beat the Wankdorf Young Boys in Switzerland. That said, we can't knock them out in this game but we will most defined be pulling together for 90 minutes solid.
1-3 after a long build up and an explosive finish.
Unlike you to fall victim to auto-correct mate. Were you ‘busy’ thinking about something else?
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We need to spray it around and leave our mark on them. It's always a relief to get your first out of the way.
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I reckon we will beat them 2-1.
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We need to spray it around and leave our mark on them. It's always a relief to get your first out of the way.
Er...what are we talking about here?!
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BSC Young Boys are a real Jekyll & Hyde team at the moment, overcoming Galatasaray to reach the main Champions League stage, but bottom of the Swiss Super League with no wins in 6 matches. YB (pronounced a bit like 'eBay') has not really replaced key players such as Nsame and Ulisses Garcia and a bafflingly cautious transfer policy over the summer, combined with quite a few injuries (Loris Benito and Kastriot Imeri, for example), has left their squad looking short of leaders on the field.
There have been a few belated transfers after their bad start to the league, such as Alan Virginius, who scored the key goal in Istanbul, but YB is certainly not firing on all cylinders yet.
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There have been a few belated transfers after their bad start to the league, such as Alan Virginius, who scored the key goal in Istanbul, but YB is certainly not firing on all cylinders yet.
Off the mark, then.
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Looking forward to visiting Berne again. Lovely city. Fly out Monday and home Wednesday via Geneva.
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I just hope we don't make it hard for ourselves. But I guess even when it's hard, we have that explosive energy.
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These are currently bottom of the league.
I don’t want to ‘shoot’ my mouth off too much but I reckon we’ll ‘splatter’ them.
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I just hope we don't make it hard for ourselves. But I guess even when it's hard, we have that explosive energy.
I completely agree. I think if we start finding openings, we'll stand proud, and they may struggle to contain the swelling excitement.
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I just hope we don't make it hard for ourselves. But I guess even when it's hard, we have that explosive energy.
I completely agree. I think if we start finding openings, we'll stand proud, and they may struggle to contain the swelling excitement.
Their defence will be in for a stiff challenge with what we're packing up front.
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I just hope we don't make it hard for ourselves. But I guess even when it's hard, we have that explosive energy.
I'm sure we'll pull it off.
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In preparation for the game I've just splashed out on a new Villa top.
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Can you imagine if we lose, there will be a mass debate on here after.
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Imagine if we take the lead and then lose, "Young Boys come from behind"
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I hope Young Boys don't make a lot of bald men cry.
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Imagine if we take the lead and then lose, "Young Boys come from behind"
Equally you can just hear them complaining if we penetrate their tight defence.
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How many subs allowed in CL matches to allow some of our boys to be pulled off at half time.
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I think we will be ok we will be prepared for them I don't think the players will be nervous because it's the CL they will be up for this.
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Indeed, we will all be up for this.
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I just hope our new kit is up to the challenge and the Adidas socks can handle the load.
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This is not family friendly and more X rated.
Really if people must insist on some cheap thrill humour there should be an explicit thread and non explicit thread for this Young Boys match!
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BSC Young Boys are a real Jekyll & Hyde team at the moment, overcoming Galatasaray to reach the main Champions League stage, but bottom of the Swiss Super League with no wins in 6 matches. YB (pronounced a bit like 'eBay') has not really replaced key players such as Nsame and Ulisses Garcia and a bafflingly cautious transfer policy over the summer, combined with quite a few injuries (Loris Benito and Kastriot Imeri, for example), has left their squad looking short of leaders on the field.
There have been a few belated transfers after their bad start to the league, such as Alan Virginius, who scored the key goal in Istanbul, but YB is certainly not firing on all cylinders yet.
This is the sort of contribution expecting more of!
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This is not family friendly and more X rated.
Really if people must insist on some cheap thrill humour there should be an explicit thread and non explicit thread for this Young Boys match!
Sorry I get the Jizt of what you’re saying.
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Don't think there will be any Brazilians on show.
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Bit premature this.
I want it to last longer.
Yes, extremely bad and premature move by an experienced and fully fledged thread starter. Total violation of broad consensus reached last season that we will not have two pre match threads running together.
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This is not family friendly and more X rated.
Really if people must insist on some cheap thrill humour there should be an explicit thread and non explicit thread for this Young Boys match!
Class A, Class B, is that the only chemistry between us?
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This is not family friendly and more X rated.
Really if people must insist on some cheap thrill humour there should be an explicit thread and non explicit thread for this Young Boys match!
Troll troll troll. Boring. Go away!
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Don't think there will be any Brazilians on show.
No, I couldn't get a ticket.
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This is not family friendly and more X rated.
Really if people must insist on some cheap thrill humour there should be an explicit thread and non explicit thread for this Young Boys match!
Troll troll troll. Boring. Go away!
Must you resort to name calling ! I make a reasonable suggestion because I don't find such crude words humourous and don't wish to read them and was merely voicing and expressing my view and because you seemingly don't agree you attack and belittle me
Can we just stop and accept that I challenge things I don't morally agree with I will accept if people want to make crude humour but I certainly entitled to call out crudeness when I around it.
Now let's get back to the match discussion if you don't mind!
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So I'm wondering if it's to be Barkley and Maatsen for this match or the Everton one.
Certainly can see both playing this Champions league tie with Barkley experienced player and Maatsen an experienced champions league player.
I would play Digne and Maatsen on the left side.
Rest Rogers from start and have Barkley.
Martinez
Nedeljković
Konsa
Pau
Digne
Maatsen
Barkley
McGinn
Tielemans
Onana
Watkins
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Can we just stop and accept that I challenge things I don't morally agree with I will accept if people want to make crude humour but I certainly entitled to call out crudeness when I around it. Now let's get back to the match discussion if you don't mind!
Agreed, just don't run 'Pau' through a Portuguese-English translator.
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In Yorkshire they call him T'Pau.
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This is not family friendly and more X rated.
Really if people must insist on some cheap thrill humour there should be an explicit thread and non explicit thread for this Young Boys match!
Troll troll troll. Boring. Go away!
Must you resort to name calling ! I make a reasonable suggestion because I don't find such crude words humourous and don't wish to read them and was merely voicing and expressing my view and because you seemingly don't agree you attack and belittle me
Can we just stop and accept that I challenge things I don't morally agree with I will accept if people want to make crude humour but I certainly entitled to call out crudeness when I around it.
Now let's get back to the match discussion if you don't mind!
You're challenging the languag in his posts. He's challenging the language in yours.
Despite many attempts to rid the game of the commonly man and gentrify the sport, it remains the sport of the people, the mahuahe can be rude, bawdy or be swearing. It was ever this and hopefully will remain so.
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Always challenge the languag. If you win it rewards with you with a magic potion in D&D.
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This is not family friendly and more X rated.
Really if people must insist on some cheap thrill humour there should be an explicit thread and non explicit thread for this Young Boys match!
Troll troll troll. Boring. Go away!
I don't find such crude words humourous and don't wish to read them and was merely voicing and expressing my view and because you seemingly don't agree you attack and belittle me
Can we just stop and accept that I challenge things I don't morally agree with I will accept if people want to make crude humour but I certainly entitled to call out crudeness when I around it.
Now let's get back to the match discussion if you don't mind!
Maybe scroll past and ignore anything that you don't like reading because it is very tiresome to have to read you whingeing all the time.
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In Yorkshire they call him T'Pau.
Don’t push it too far.
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In Yorkshire they call him T'Pau.
Don’t push it too far.
Who would have predicted back then that these banal lyrics
would have show much resonance today?
Don't push too far
Your Dreams are china in your hand
Don't wish too hard
Because they may come true
And you can't help them
You don't know what you might
Have set upon yourself
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I agree with Footy, I have no time for alternative words for biological facts.
Anybody who'd talk about 'hand-trampolining to grenade one's love coconuts' is sick.
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It's quite simple I will have to forgone the pre match discussion and will avoid this thread and champions league till after the Young boys of Berne game.
I will say though 2-0 win! And looking forward to the match!
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It's quite simple I will have to forgone the pre match discussion and will avoid this thread and champions league till after the Young boys of Berne game.
I imagine this thread will be pretty quiet after the game.
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I dunno, I was planning to post lots of sauce in here once no-one is looking!
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Come on now, nobody wants sticky sauce all over their threads.
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That's why it's best to do it when nobody is about!
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It's quite simple I will have to forgone the pre match discussion and will avoid this thread and champions league till after the Young boys of Berne game.
I will say though 2-0 win! And looking forward to the match!
At least you have already come on this thread.
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Tickets have been emailed this morning for this. It's a PDF or add to wallet digital one.
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Tickets have been emailed this morning for this. It's a PDF or add to wallet digital one.
Yes sensible way to do it instead of the stressful bollocks of turning up at a place on the afternoon of the game.
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Tickets have been emailed this morning for this. It's a PDF or add to wallet digital one.
I've received an email this morning containing the ticket as a pdf, but in the text of the email is all the previous bumf about filling in a European travel form. No, 'here is your match ticket' or any link to add to Apple Wallet? Can they do ANYTHING right? FFS
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Tickets have been emailed this morning for this. It's a PDF or add to wallet digital one.
I've received an email this morning containing the ticket as a pdf, but in the text of the email is all the previous bumf about filling in a European travel form. No, 'here is your match ticket' or any link to add to Apple Wallet? Can they do ANYTHING right? FFS
It's nothing really to do with the Villa. Just take a screen shot and you'll be reet. Hopeful I might be able to bag the Good Lady a ticket out there if this is the way it's going with pdf. tickets.
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I didn’t get the Wallet option just the pdf. I hate pdf tickets, just give me a downloadable one so I don’t have to carry bits of paper with me FFS.
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It's a PDF or
Play Da Flute
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I didn’t get the Wallet option just the pdf. I hate pdf tickets, just give me a downloadable one so I don’t have to carry bits of paper with me FFS.
It will pick up the QR code from the pdf. You don't need to print.
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I didn’t get the Wallet option just the pdf. I hate pdf tickets, just give me a downloadable one so I don’t have to carry bits of paper with me FFS.
It will pick up the QR code from the pdf. You don't need to print.
Thanks, will do the screenshot option on the QR code.
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Might have been mentioned already but this game is live on Virgin Media 2 in Ireland .
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Avoid a loss please villa
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The ticket’s also on the app to download to phone.
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2-0
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1-4
Unless Gauci plays, then it's 0-4.
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We will play them off the park.
4.2 us.
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Posted this in the Champions League thread - I hadn't noticed this one specifically about Tuesday's match.
Yesterday's result:
Swiss Cup - second round
Vevey Sports 2-4 Young Boys.
Vevey Sports play in the 3rd tier of Swiss football.
For YB captain Loris Benito played his first game after 7 months out with an ACL, and keeper Van Ballmoos was back after being out for 3 weeks with a shoulder injury. But they lost their 6'2" Senegalese defensive midfielder Cheikh Niasse to a pretty poor tackle - he's doubtful for Tuesday's game.
We'll be playing on a plastic pitch - something called Polytan LigaTurf RS Pro CoolPlus - whatever that is.
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So here it is, Merry Champions League.
I originally wanted a home game to kick it all off but have changed my mind, this feels somewhat low key, and Oct 2nd will be emotionally charged enough.
No idea what team will be on the pitch, don't know about the opposition either but I think the low key nature of the match will be borne out on the pitch.
0-0
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I would imagine it will be same team vs everton for this one. I think i would rather have konsa at rb and have carlos at cb with pau in only change
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We'll have one eye on the big game against Real Wolverhampton, 2-2.
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We'll have one eye on the big game against Real Wolverhampton, 2-2.
I think YB will be the priority as thats where the money lies
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Them 1-2 Us. Heavily rotated squad, and a more routine win than the score suggests. Job done.
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A good performance in our first CL game would be lovely.
A little while back in September 1981 we started our first European Cup campaign which went quite well.
Gary Shaw scored both goals in the 2nd leg, 1st round to see off the threat from FC Valur (aggregate 7-0).
I remember watching the games on the gogglebox but I can't remember why Gary wasn't available for the 1st leg and Terry Donovan played. Does anyone on the site know why?
P.S Just seen the new posts and hope it isn't true.
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Them 1-2 Us. Heavily rotated squad, and a more routine win than the score suggests. Job done.
Why do you think the squad will be rotated? I think unai will go as strong as possible.
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Might have been mentioned already but this game is live on Virgin Media 2 in Ireland .
With Brian Kerr and Dicky Dunne critiquing the Villa, heaven save us...
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Might have been mentioned already but this game is live on Virgin Media 2 in Ireland .
With Brian Kerr and Dicky Dunne critiquing the Villa, heaven save us...
Kerr's normally pretty complimentary about us (plus he's not Stephen Kenny).
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Young boys havent had a great start to season. We really cannot afford to start with a loss with munich next.
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Why the hell would we start with loss. I don't understand this pessimism. If man City, arsenal or 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' were going to young boys would you anticipate any of them losing? We are a top 4 Premier club and it's about time supporters started to think of us as a top 4 Premier club that the rest of Europe will be terrified of playing against. FFS
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We'll FTF.
4-0 Villa.
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Which telly channel will be covering this please? Is it on Amazon or just TNT?
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Which telly channel will be covering this please? Is it on Amazon or just TNT?
TNT
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How many fans will be making the trip?
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If we win by a bigger margin than any victory in the PSV v Juventus game, or if both games end in a draw we will be top of the league for a couple of hours.
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8-9 Villa.
Our defence needs sorting out.
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How many fans will be making the trip?
Abt 1600
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Ian Taylor at Manchester airport this morning.
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Im aure we all thought we would beat legia too and look how that turned out..
Dont think will be a walk in the park at all. We certainly have to be better defensively than we have been
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Does Emery make changes? Hard one, But the supporting cast are ready and feels like a game a few could play in (Carlos/Maatsen/Barkley/Duran) but would be harsh on Digne/Watkins to not let them play the first CL game.
I think a couple of changes.
Martinez
Konsa Carlos Pau Maatsen
Onana Tielemans
McGinn Rogers Ramsey
Watkins
And then maybe bring in Duran and Barkley for Wolves (as well as Digne)
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We have 7 games in 3 weeks, we have a strong squad, he has to make changes. Eitherway we should have too much for them.
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We have 7 games in 3 weeks, we have a strong squad, he has to make changes. Eitherway we should have too much for them.
Yeah i think you are right. A perfect opportunity to maybe have konsa and digne on bench for carlos and maatsen. Maybe kosta over bogarde but might be a risk having too many changes in defence.
Ollie has to start for me 2 goals we want him to keep up that form but duran should get a significant amount of minutes as a sub i think
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Each to their own, but having built for years and years to get into this competition, why would you mess about with the team. A few subtle changes, yes. Maatsen and Kosta I can understand due to CL experience. Everything else, the same as Saturday.
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I think he will go strong. We have eight games to get out of the league stage, and this is one of the more winnable ones. He will want the win.
Plus it's still early in the season, every single player will want to be playing in this match. Are you going to tell Watkins, McGinn, Ramsey, Rogers, and Konsa they're not starting their first Champions League game?
There will be plenty of opportunities to rest and rotate further on, but as Emery and the club value european competition second only to the Prem, I'm expecting few changes.
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Same opinion here. Last year he started with weaker players and put us on the back foot for qualifying which meant he had to play stronger starting eleven then he wanted. So get the win out the way early as 10 points should get us into the knock out stages, and this would be a third on the way already. Players can be rotated for the Wycombe match then.
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What about starting Duran next to Watkins, and shifting Rogers out to the left of the midfield four. Go at them from the off?
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What about starting Duran next to Watkins
I think this requires a new thread..
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If we are going to make changes it probably should be for munich one as we are likely to lose that one. This one appears more winnable on paper
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What about starting Duran next to Watkins
I think this requires a new thread..
Yes. I will start it after my All Saints Day holiday in October. Until then I will not post until I do.
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We are going to funeral these and batter Bayern 1-0.
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We are going to funeral these and batter Bayern 1-0.
Duran shinning in one off the post....... from 40 yards out.
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What about starting Duran next to Watkins, and shifting Rogers out to the left of the midfield four. Go at them from the off?
If we thought three centre backs was a divisive topic....
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
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Oldham 1990. Gah!
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Oldham 1990. Gah!
"And another one!!"
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Oldham 1990. Gah!
I played on that pitch once. It was fucking awful.
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Strongest team possible. If we can get 3 points here it's a massive start .
Stupid KO time and looks like i'll be commuting so will miss all the game
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it?
Yes, unfortunately. They'll need to put a grass pitch down at the Wankdorf Stadion ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 competition, but that will just be a temporary issue. The club very much wants to change back permanently to playing on grass, but that's dependent on a number of local infrastructure issues.
YB struggled past third-tier Vevey Sports in the Swiss Cup on Saturday thanks to two late goals, but also lost midfielder Cheikh Niasse to injury.
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Oldham 1990. Gah!
I played on that pitch once. It was fucking awful.
QPR had a bad one too, as did Luton
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Oldham 1990. Gah!
I played on that pitch once. It was fucking awful.
QPR had a bad one too, as did Luton
I didn't play on them.
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Oldham 1990. Gah!
I played on that pitch once. It was fucking awful.
QPR had a bad one too, as did Luton
I didn't play on them.
Many tried but few succeeded.
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Apparently Bailey's part of the squad travelling to Switzerland.
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Anything to get a massive Toblerone.
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We've got to be funeralling these, even on a plastic pitch. They haven't won a game in the Swiss League yet, and are currently bottom of the table.
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Apparently Bailey's part of the squad travelling to Switzerland.
Would be good to get some minutes into him. Id be starting the likes of Carlos, Barkley and Duran. Going to have to reintegrate Carlos at some point.
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On the plane! I do like them white tops (except for the badge). Makes em look ready for clandestine snow ops to snatch the points from a Hydra fortress;
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1835633347374059781 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1835633347374059781)
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I still remember us getting beat in the cup on Oldhams plastic pitch, one of worst away days ever. David Speedie playing for them. Ugh. Hopefully we do better on plastic this time!
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That was one of the coldest matches ever. The snow was coming uphill!
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On the plane! I do like them white tops (except for the badge). Makes em look ready for clandestine snow ops to snatch the points from a Hydra fortress;
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1835633347374059781 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1835633347374059781)
£100 for one of them hoodies.
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Strongest team possible. If we can get 3 points here it's a massive start .
Stupid KO time and looks like i'll be commuting so will miss all the game
Early KO is for the tele.
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
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Yippee! Injuries incoming FFS!
Why isn't this banned?
We need to assess the Swiss role in all this.
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
Banned by whom? It's up to the Swiss FA what pitches are suitable.
Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
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I still remember us getting beat in the cup on Oldhams plastic pitch, one of worst away days ever. David Speedie playing for them. Ugh. Hopefully we do better on plastic this time!
Speedie wasn’t in the Oldham team that night. In fact, has he ever been in any Oldham team?
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"Whom"?! It's who, Shirley.
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He seems to have confused David Speedie with Andy Ritchie?
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I it full plastic or 3G
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I it full plastic or 3G
Yes, is it the kind of pitch where you get 80s-style astro burns?
If so, Konsa's face will be rubbed off by the end of the game, the number of times he wins fouls and face-plants.
And why do they have a plastic pitch anyway?
Is it because it is easily wipeable and allows for a faster turnaround between Wankdorf events?
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On the plane! I do like them white tops (except for the badge). Makes em look ready for clandestine snow ops to snatch the points from a Hydra fortress;
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1835633347374059781 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1835633347374059781)
I see special privilege from the old terminal, none of that queueing in the carpark nonsense for our boys.
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Is it full plastic or 3G?
The Wankdorf Stadion uses the charmingly named LigaTurf RS Cool Plus (https://www.centaurproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/EPF_LigaTurfRSProIICoolPlus_en_LowRes.pdf) system made by Polytan. You can see a cross-section of the turf's different layers on the club's website (https://www.bscyb.ch/produktionshandbuch#mnc_796).
The rest of the Swiss Super League don't like the playing surface at all, believing that it gives YB an unfair advantage. Only FC Lausanne-Sport and BSC Young Boys don't currently play on grass.
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He seems to have confused David Speedie with Andy Ritchie?
Madonna did that too with Guy.
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Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
They should play on perma-frozen natural pitches for proper home advantage.
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Yippee! Injuries incoming FFS!
Why isn't this banned?
We need to assess the Swiss role in all this.
They'd probably just fudge the report.
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Such sad news of Gary's passing on the eve of this game and with Bayern coming up at VP. Heavy hearts for all of us for the coming days.
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Such sad news of Gary's passing on the eve of this game and with Bayern coming up at VP. Heavy hearts for all of us for the coming days.
A tribute before the Bayern game would be fitting.
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Such sad news of Gary's passing on the eve of this game and with Bayern coming up at VP. Heavy hearts for all of us for the coming days.
A tribute before the Bayern game would be fitting.
I am sure that will be planned a very emotional night for all in attendance.
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For this one I'd go:
Martinez
Kosta Konsa Torres Maatsen
McGinn Barkley Tielemans Rogers
Duran Watkins
We should have more than enough to beat them comfortably, and we probably need to start Duran in a game. Ramsey wasn't great against Everton so I'd move Rogers into his place.
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For this one I'd go:
Martinez
Kosta Konsa Torres Maatsen
McGinn Barkley Tielemans Rogers
Duran Watkins
We should have more than enough to beat them comfortably, and we probably need to start Duran in a game. Ramsey wasn't great against Everton so I'd move Rogers into his place.
There is no chance whatsoever that Unai will make so many changes.
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If he's going to make changes it will be for this one. Unai emphasizes the league above all else, so we have a big game at the weekend coming up. But there will also be the want by players to play in our first CL game so that will be factored in too. I don't think any of the established players will want to miss out. I can certainly though see a few modifications, maybe not two up front, but you never know.
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For this one I'd go:
Martinez
Kosta Konsa Torres Maatsen
McGinn Barkley Tielemans Rogers
Duran Watkins
We should have more than enough to beat them comfortably, and we probably need to start Duran in a game. Ramsey wasn't great against Everton so I'd move Rogers into his place.
There is no chance whatsoever that Unai will make so many changes.
All but one of those players played against Everton. If McGinn hadn't been subbed on 90 minutes, 9 of them would have finished the match.
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"Whom"?! It's who, Shirley.
No, it is 'whom' in that instance - if you can replace the word 'who/whom' with 'he/she/they', then it would be 'who', but if you can replace it with 'him/her/them' then it is 'whom'. Banned by 'he/she/they' does not work.
Anyway I know that's not important, given the very sad news elsewhere :(
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Any vids of our fans in Bern doing the rounds yet? I'm not on twitter and not seen any in Reddit yet.
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"Whom"?! It's who, Shirley.
No, it is 'whom' in that instance - if you can replace the word 'who/whom' with 'he/she/they', then it would be 'who', but if you can replace it with 'him/her/them' then it is 'whom'. Banned by 'he/she/they' does not work.
Anyway I know that's not important, given the very sad news elsewhere :(
Ok thanks George. I always struggled with this tbf.
Them banned it didn't whom.
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I imagined our fans singing Bern baby Bern, Duran inferno. But I was very bored at the time.
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
Banned by whom? It's up to the Swiss FA what pitches are suitable.
Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
Uefa obviously as we are mot a member of the swiss leagues
Artificial pitches are proven to cause injuries. Have you ever slide tackled on one of those. Not a good idea!
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Artificial pitches now are a world away from the plastic ones used by Luton, QPR etc back in the day.
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
Banned by whom? It's up to the Swiss FA what pitches are suitable.
Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
Uefa obviously as we are mot a member of the swiss leagues
So how do you expect Scandinavian football to continue, if this is a full ban across UEFA's whole regulatory jurisdiction?
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
Banned by whom? It's up to the Swiss FA what pitches are suitable.
Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
Uefa obviously as we are mot a member of the swiss leagues
So how do you expect Scandinavian football to continue, if this is a full ban across UEFA's whole regulatory jurisdiction?
Do russian clubs play with artificial pitches ?
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
Banned by whom? It's up to the Swiss FA what pitches are suitable.
Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
Uefa obviously as we are mot a member of the swiss leagues
So how do you expect Scandinavian football to continue, if this is a full ban across UEFA's whole regulatory jurisdiction?
Do russian clubs play with artificial pitches ?
Some do.
Bodø/Glimt's home ground is inside the Arctic Circle. It feels a bit unrealistic to expect them to maintain a year-round grass pitch, no?
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Great news that Leon is available for this. He has always been impactful coming on as a sub. 1-2 with Bailey coming on to score the winner
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Time to use the squad. Some, if not all of these, will start.
Emi 2
Maasten
Carlos
Barkley
Ned
Philogene
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
Banned by whom? It's up to the Swiss FA what pitches are suitable.
Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
Uefa obviously as we are mot a member of the swiss leagues
So how do you expect Scandinavian football to continue, if this is a full ban across UEFA's whole regulatory jurisdiction?
Do russian clubs play with artificial pitches ?
Some do.
Bodø/Glimt's home ground is inside the Arctic Circle. It feels a bit unrealistic to expect them to maintain a year-round grass pitch, no?
Beach football is the answer.
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I think we need to put out a strong side tomorrow, given that this is a game that we could win. We need a good start and no repeat of Legia Warsaw last season. Although they are bottom of the league, they beat Galatasaray home and away and will be certainly targeting us.
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Looks like that Irish place on Aarbergergasse has the Noses on later. Be rude not to support the land of my mother in their quest against the Orcs.
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
Banned by whom? It's up to the Swiss FA what pitches are suitable.
Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
Uefa obviously as we are mot a member of the swiss leagues
So how do you expect Scandinavian football to continue, if this is a full ban across UEFA's whole regulatory jurisdiction?
Do russian clubs play with artificial pitches ?
Some do.
Bodø/Glimt's home ground is inside the Arctic Circle. It feels a bit unrealistic to expect them to maintain a year-round grass pitch, no?
Im not sure, appreciate weather plays a factor but don't they retractable roofs to help with this?
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Assume Martinez will adopt Kiraly jogging bottoms for this game to avoid degloving his legs (assuming he has saves to make)
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I wonder why they don't have a retractable roof...
(https://www.footballgroundmap.com/data/headers/Bodo%20Glimt%20header.jpg)
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
Banned by whom? It's up to the Swiss FA what pitches are suitable.
Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
Uefa obviously as we are mot a member of the swiss leagues
So how do you expect Scandinavian football to continue, if this is a full ban across UEFA's whole regulatory jurisdiction?
Do russian clubs play with artificial pitches ?
Some do.
Bodø/Glimt's home ground is inside the Arctic Circle. It feels a bit unrealistic to expect them to maintain a year-round grass pitch, no?
Im not sure, appreciate weather plays a factor but don't they retractable roofs to help with this?
Or, they could just carry on doing what is right for them rather than a combination of Demitri and UEFA deciding that Things They Don't Like should be banned.
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"Whom"?! It's who, Shirley.
They were banned by whom?
The artificial pitches were banned by the FA.
As the numerous H&V English specialists (such as PWS) will tell you, in the above example, which is in the passive voice, the grammatical agent and object of the preposition 'by' is 'the FA'. Therefore, the object pronoun 'whom' is to be used instead of 'who'. Informally, 'who' is acceptable but will tend to point to an education in Bordesley rather than Aston.
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"Whom"?! It's who, Shirley.
They were banned by whom?
The artificial pitches were banned by the FA.
As the numerous H&V English specialists (such as PWS) will tell you, in the above example, which is in the passive voice, the grammatical agent and object of the preposition 'by' is 'the FA'. Therefore, the object pronoun 'whom' is to be used instead of 'who'. Informally, 'who' is acceptable but will tend to point to an education in Bordesley rather than Aston.
Nobody was ever educated in Bordesley.
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I wonder why they don't have a retractable roof...
(https://www.footballgroundmap.com/data/headers/Bodo%20Glimt%20header.jpg)
Excuses! Excuses!
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A healthy Leon coming off the bench late on with a left foot curler into the roof of the net will be a nice way to end it.
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0-2 win Watkins x2
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JD's ready. https://x.com/jhonduran991/status/1835731057179512919
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"Whom"?! It's who, Shirley.
They were banned by whom?
The artificial pitches were banned by the FA.
As the numerous H&V English specialists (such as PWS) will tell you, in the above example, which is in the passive voice, the grammatical agent and object of the preposition 'by' is 'the FA'. Therefore, the object pronoun 'whom' is to be used instead of 'who'. Informally, 'who' is acceptable but will tend to point to an education in Bordesley rather than Aston.
Nobody was ever educated in Bordesley.
Ha!
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"Whom"?! It's who, Shirley.
They were banned by whom?
The artificial pitches were banned by the FA.
As the numerous H&V English specialists (such as PWS) will tell you, in the above example, which is in the passive voice, the grammatical agent and object of the preposition 'by' is 'the FA'. Therefore, the object pronoun 'whom' is to be used instead of 'who'. Informally, 'who' is acceptable but will tend to point to an education in Bordesley rather than Aston.
Nobody was ever educated in Bordesley.
A lot of young lads might have been, just not at school.
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It's a plastic pitch, isn't it? I thought that shit was banned. Young Boys twinned with Luton and QPR circa 1987 ffs.
Rest JJ for this, I don't want our boy twisting his foot in the turf and being out of action for another fucking season.
.yippee injuries incoming ffs
Why isnt this banned?
Banned by whom? It's up to the Swiss FA what pitches are suitable.
Or should UEFA ban it? In which case how do you suggest football works in say, Norway or Finland without artificial pitches?
Uefa obviously as we are mot a member of the swiss leagues
So how do you expect Scandinavian football to continue, if this is a full ban across UEFA's whole regulatory jurisdiction?
Do russian clubs play with artificial pitches ?
Some do.
Bodø/Glimt's home ground is inside the Arctic Circle. It feels a bit unrealistic to expect them to maintain a year-round grass pitch, no?
Im not sure, appreciate weather plays a factor but don't they retractable roofs to help with this?
Or, they could just carry on doing what is right for them rather than a combination of Demitri and UEFA deciding that Things They Don't Like should be banned.
🙄
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Anyway moving back on subject- good news that baileys back. Those pitches do cause injuries so i would sceptical playing him the whole game. Maybe a place on the bench and have JP starting
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Looks like the pitch does favour them as they are much stronger at home than away. They also have a decent European home record against quality teams. It won't be easy just as we found out in Warsaw last season for our opening game.
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Studies like this one suggest that grass pitches are mo
Anyway moving back on subject- good news that baileys back. Those pitches do cause injuries so i would sceptical playing him the whole game. Maybe a place on the bench and have JP starting
Studies like this one suggest otherwise - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00133-5/fulltext.
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They’ve lost a good number of home games this season, but the pitch is a big advantage to them. It’s not going to be easy, especially as we always concede.
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Any suggestions for somewhere to watch the game near Waterloo?
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Any suggestions for somewhere to watch the game near Waterloo?
you have a battle on your hands I would say
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They’ve lost a good number of home games this season, but the pitch is a big advantage to them. It’s not going to be easy, especially as we always concede.
Our much better players should hopefully be an advantage to us.
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We should and will absolutely batter them.
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They’ve lost a good number of home games this season, but the pitch is a big advantage to them. It’s not going to be easy, especially as we always concede.
Our much better players should hopefully be an advantage to us.
You’d hope so, but that pitch is an abnormal advantage for them.
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I fancy that we'll have some all weather pitches at Bodymoor.
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They’ve lost a good number of home games this season, but the pitch is a big advantage to them. It’s not going to be easy, especially as we always concede.
Our much better players should hopefully be an advantage to us.
You’d hope so, but that pitch is an abnormal advantage for them.
Not necessarily, we have arranged to do all of our pre-game training on the pitch and they tend to help teams that like to keep the ball on the deck. Man City hammered them last year by doing pretty much exactly what we did to Everton at the weekend so if we can hold on to the ball and pin them back I don't think the surface will have much of an impact.
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Any suggestions for somewhere to watch the game near Waterloo?
How about The Victory?
Nominative determinism
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Studies like this one suggest that grass pitches are moAnyway moving back on subject- good news that baileys back. Those pitches do cause injuries so i would sceptical playing him the whole game. Maybe a place on the bench and have JP starting
Studies like this one suggest otherwise - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00133-5/fulltext.
Ive played football on grass and astro. Without question as a defender you are more likely to pick up a injury. Sliding on astro is awful and fucking painful
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Studies like this one suggest that grass pitches are moAnyway moving back on subject- good news that baileys back. Those pitches do cause injuries so i would sceptical playing him the whole game. Maybe a place on the bench and have JP starting
Studies like this one suggest otherwise - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00133-5/fulltext.
Ive played football on grass and astro. Without question as a defender you are more likely to pick up a injury. Sliding on astro is awful and fucking painful
That's not supported by actual empirical study though, and, no disrespect intended, the pitches (grass or otherwise) that'll you'll have played on are not going to be the same as those found at stadiums hosting Champions League football.
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Studies like this one suggest that grass pitches are moAnyway moving back on subject- good news that baileys back. Those pitches do cause injuries so i would sceptical playing him the whole game. Maybe a place on the bench and have JP starting
Studies like this one suggest otherwise - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00133-5/fulltext.
Ive played football on grass and astro. Without question as a defender you are more likely to pick up a injury. Sliding on astro is awful and fucking painful
That's not supported by actual empirical study though, and, no disrespect intended, the pitches (grass or otherwise) that'll you'll have played on are not going to be the same as those found at stadiums hosting Champions League football.
I played at spurs a while back (admittedly was years ago) but man i wouldnt want to play defence on there personally
Hopefully we dont suffer any injuries on there though 👍
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I've stopped caring about this match since news of Gary's death. Maybe I'll feel different tomorrow but it all seems hollow, none of our players care about or will contribute to the Villa as much as Gary Shaw did.
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Training at the wank.
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Training at the wank.
I’m sure the players have had plenty of previous practice.
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I pulled a muscle.
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Encouraging to see Leon looking happy in that video
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As much as there will be a shadow over this game due to the events of the last 24 hours - we're lucky that we have a new group of players creating dreams for another generation of fans.
Neither of my children are interested in football, despite my best efforts (maybe something in the East Anglian water - probably bad parenting) - but what this group of players are doing is the kind of thing that inspires a whole new generation of fans to dedicate there life to following the Villa.
We're writing a new chapter in our famous clubs history - one I never thought I would see.
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I've stopped caring about this match since news of Gary's death. Maybe I'll feel different tomorrow but it all seems hollow, none of our players care about or will contribute to the Villa as much as Gary Shaw did.
Same here . Thinking back to those days versus the game now . It's like a different sport altogether ruined by money.
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I've stopped caring about this match since news of Gary's death. Maybe I'll feel different tomorrow but it all seems hollow, none of our players care about or will contribute to the Villa as much as Gary Shaw did.
There’s a great clip doing the rounds of Ian Taylor leading the singing of the Gary Shaw song in a pub over there.
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Any suggestions for somewhere to watch the game near Waterloo?
I'll Abba think about that.
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Studies like this one suggest that grass pitches are moAnyway moving back on subject- good news that baileys back. Those pitches do cause injuries so i would sceptical playing him the whole game. Maybe a place on the bench and have JP starting
Studies like this one suggest otherwise - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00133-5/fulltext.
Ive played football on grass and astro. Without question as a defender you are more likely to pick up a injury. Sliding on astro is awful and fucking painful
That's not supported by actual empirical study though, and, no disrespect intended, the pitches (grass or otherwise) that'll you'll have played on are not going to be the same as those found at stadiums hosting Champions League football.
I played at spurs a while back (admittedly was years ago) but man i wouldnt want to play defence on there personally
Hopefully we dont suffer any injuries on there though 👍
Tottenham have two different pitches. They don't play (association) football on AstroTurf, it'a just for NFL matches. That surface is nothing like the modern artifical pitches that will be used in the Champions League.
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On the plane! I do like them white tops (except for the badge). Makes em look ready for clandestine snow ops to snatch the points from a Hydra fortress;
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1835633347374059781 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1835633347374059781)
£100 for one of them hoodies.
My GF offered to get me one on Sunday in the Villa store as she loved them but I hated the badge and said no thanks.
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It’s such a weird time to be a villa fan. So many things going on and emotions flying about. Bit like being a teenager again.
Even the kick off time is weird.
I’m sure Unai will have the team focussed and ready to go.
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Like many of us, I am really down because of the Gary Shaw loss.
There is most definitely a shadow over the game and the occasion for me.
We have lost a member of our family.
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Currently at Heathrow waiting for flight to Zurich. Not really slept a wink as some arsehole breakdown guy was outside the house trying to wrangle a Range Rover onto the back of his wagon, while putting the world to rights at the top of his voice.
If you see a Villa fan asleep in the crowd later, it’s probably me! UTV 😴
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Win it for Gary Shaw!
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I understand the feelings around Gary Shaw, I never saw him play but it’s affected me too, just from everything my Dad used to tell me about him and the handful of clips/matches I’ve seen. But there can’t be many better ways to celebrate his life and career than Villa’s first game back in the big cup.
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I wonder why they don't have a retractable roof...
(https://www.footballgroundmap.com/data/headers/Bodo%20Glimt%20header.jpg)
HAHAHAHAHA!!
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Any suggestions for somewhere to watch the game near Waterloo?
I’ve never been so can’t offer a review but there’s always a few Villa fans watching our games at this place in Elephant and Castle - a mile or so from Waterloo
https://www.feedtheyak.com/elephant-park
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Onboard for flight to Zurich from shithole
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Alistair Bruce-Ball will be commentating for BBC Radio 5 Live on Aston Villa's match at Swiss side Young Boys.
*shudders*
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Training at the wank.
I’m sure the players have had plenty of previous practice.
I fail to see what is amusing about Young Boys Berne Wankdorf
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Any suggestions for somewhere to watch the game near Waterloo?
I’ve never been so can’t offer a review but there’s always a few Villa fans watching our games at this place in Elephant and Castle - a mile or so from Waterloo
https://www.feedtheyak.com/elephant-park
Cheers, looks like a solid option.
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As one of only two matches kicking off at 5.45, there's a realistic chance we could be the best team in Europe for about two hours.
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"Supporters are advised to use their print at home tickets for entry into the Wankdorf Stadium for tonight's match.
Please note tickets showing on the app will not work."
Bloody hell, hope the fans in Bern have access to a printer.
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"Supporters are advised to use their print at home tickets for entry into the Wankdorf Stadium for tonight's match.
Please note tickets showing on the app will not work."
Bloody hell, hope the fans in Bern have access to a printer.
Christ, can they get anything right?
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"Supporters are advised to use their print at home tickets for entry into the Wankdorf Stadium for tonight's match.
Please note tickets showing on the app will not work."
Bloody hell, hope the fans in Bern have access to a printer.
What a shit show.
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This one might be down to Young Boys?
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This one might be down to Young Boys?
Quite possibly. In any case, I'm sure they have internet cafes in Switzerland.
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A European full time professional club playing in the CL in 2024 should be able to sort out app scanners
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A European full time professional club playing in the CL in 2024 should be able to sort out app scanners
Or at least communicate with the away team a bit sooner than the day of the game.
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They should, although I think the bigger issue is that it doesn’t appear to have been communicated well in advance.
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You don’t actually have to print it off. Just show the PDF. Right?
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This one might be down to Young Boys?
Quite possibly. In any case, I'm sure they have internet cafes in Switzerland.
Young boys barely do their homework, let alone print-off their own worksheets.
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You don’t actually have to print it off. Just show the PDF. Right?
Depends if they want the ticket handed over in some way.
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Anyone watching at Villa park tonight? If so anyone know it the car parks (north and holte) are open?
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Didn't even know Villa were doing a watch party. I expect Holte would be assuming it is in there.
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I'm looking forward to this can't wait.
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You'd assume any ticket issues would be down to the home side. Villa have said there will be Villa staff at the turnstiles to help.
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Supporters are advised of the details for our U19's UEFA Youth League Game.
Tuesday 17 September 2024 – KO 2.00pm CET Sportpark Wyler, Scheibenstrasse 65b, 30143 Bern, Switzerland
The UYL Stadium is approx. 10 mins from Main Stadium, UYL Stadium holds 500 seats – 2000 standing
Admission to the Youth League match is free. No tickets need to be purchased in advance. Tickets are only obtainable on the day at the ticket house of the UYL: Stadium.
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I'm looking forward to this. It's been far, far too long.
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Supporters are advised of the details for our U19's UEFA Youth League Game.
Tuesday 17 September 2024 – KO 2.00pm CET Sportpark Wyler, Scheibenstrasse 65b, 30143 Bern, Switzerland
The UYL Stadium is approx. 10 mins from Main Stadium, UYL Stadium holds 500 seats – 2000 standing
Admission to the Youth League match is free. No tickets need to be purchased in advance. Tickets are only obtainable on the day at the ticket house of the UYL: Stadium.
Seems Uefa are streaming some of the u19 matches but our first one is v Bologna.
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Tielemans doing press with Emery. Assume that means he's starting.
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Any suggestions for somewhere to watch the game near Waterloo?
I’ve never been so can’t offer a review but there’s always a few Villa fans watching our games at this place in Elephant and Castle - a mile or so from Waterloo
https://www.feedtheyak.com/elephant-park
Cheers, looks like a solid option.
I've been and it can get quite busy with Villa fans. It's a fine place.
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Not necess-celery. I remember Bailey doing one last season and he was rested.
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I can't wait. Three hours of meetings then I'm going to "nip down the road to get some 'diesel'* love" and it's game on.
*Diesel and beers
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Not necess-celery. I remember Bailey doing one last season and he was rested.
After I posted it, it did occur to me that it might just be a language thing.
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AVFC Support - have informed our fans that a number of seats in the away section are broken or damaged, could be interesting trying to find your seat.
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AVFC Support - have informed our fans that a number of seats in the away section are broken or damaged, could be interesting trying to find your seat.
We should have gone over and checked the seats and mended them.
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I'm looking forward to this. It's been far, far too long.
Yep. The game is overshadowed by yesterday's sad news, but it's an important one in terms of it being our first game back in this competition and that it's one of the games we should be looking to get a result from if we want to qualify to the next stage.
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AVFC Support - have informed our fans that a number of seats in the away section are broken or damaged, could be interesting trying to find your seat.
We should have gone over and checked the seats and mended them.
Chris Heck aint so bad!
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AVFC Support - have informed our fans that a number of seats in the away section are broken or damaged, could be interesting trying to find your seat.
We should have gone over and checked the seats and mended them.
Chris Heck aint so bad!
Don’t give him any ideas.
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I think this will be hard on their irregular pitch.
Hoping for a win but not surprised if we get less
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I think this will be hard on their irregular pitch.
I think it will give our full backs more room to 'bomb on'.
(https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/parallelogram-shapes-enter-world-graceful-260nw-2376173825.jpg)
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I think this will be hard on their irregular pitch.
I think it will give our full backs more room to 'bomb on'.
(https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/parallelogram-shapes-enter-world-graceful-260nw-2376173825.jpg)
Perfect for our asymmetrical full back system.
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Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Acorns will adorn the front of the players’ shirts in tonight’s Champions League opener against Young Boys.
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Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Acorns will adorn the front of the players’ shirts in tonight’s Champions League opener against Young Boys.
Want.
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which shirt are they wearing ?
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Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Acorns will adorn the front of the players’ shirts in tonight’s Champions League opener against Young Boys.
I was wondering about that when the draw was made. Quite a few European countries don't allow the betting sponsors.
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Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Acorns will adorn the front of the players’ shirts in tonight’s Champions League opener against Young Boys.
Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Acorns will adorn the front of the players’ shirts in tonight’s Champions League opener against Young Boys.
Principal Partners, Betano, have kindly donated the space back to Aston Villa and the club have, in turn, donated the space to Acorns.
The club’s long-standing relationship with the hospice goes back to 2008 when they were a permanent fixture on the shirts.
Chris Heck, President of Business Operations at Aston Villa, said: “We are delighted that Betano came to us to offer up the opportunity and ask who are the best beneficiaries of the space.
“It was an absolute no-brainer to bring Acorns back onto the front of shirt, an organisation close to the hearts of everyone involved with Aston Villa.”
Julio Iglesias, Chief Commercial Officer of Kaizen Gaming, added: “With all partnerships, CSR is a major part of the conversation from the beginning in terms of how we give back.
“As part of that, to walk the walk, we have a first step to help Aston Villa; donating the space on the shirt for the first Champions League game to an organisation close to Aston Villa’s hearts.”
Vicki Rowles, Director of Fundraising at Acorns Children’s Hospice, said: “We are extremely honoured to have our logo featured on Aston Villa’s shirts for their UEFA Champions League debut against Young Boys.
“Help can’t wait for the children and families who desperately need us. Thanks to the support of Aston Villa and the global exposure of the Champions League, we can reach even more families in need.
“We’re truly grateful to our friends at Aston Villa for their continued dedication to Acorns. We wish the team the very best of luck for tonight’s game.”
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Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Acorns will adorn the front of the players’ shirts in tonight’s Champions League opener against Young Boys.
Wonderful....
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Acorns on the new third kit - those shirts would sell like hotcakes, but I presume contractually we won't be allowed to,
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Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Acorns will adorn the front of the players’ shirts in tonight’s Champions League opener against Young Boys.
Wonderful....
Great touch
The acorns foundations getting the Champions League level recognition it deserves!
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I have a question if ok to ask
Who is the player today current in squad that most likened to Gary Shaw would it be Ramsey Rogers or Bailey ?
It would be nice for Ramsey to score being the Villa man.
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None of them.
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I have a question if ok to ask
Who is the player today current in squad that most likened to Gary Shaw would it be Ramsey Rogers or Bailey ?
It would be nice for Ramsey to score being the Villa man.
In terms of playing style, none of those.
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Acorns on the new third kit - those shirts would sell like hotcakes, but I presume contractually we won't be allowed to,
Auction the match worn shirts and give the money to Acorns, would be an easy £10,000 for them
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If we win, I think a lot of people would want to get their hands on a shirt we beat Young Boys in.
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I have a question if ok to ask
Who is the player today current in squad that most likened to Gary Shaw would it be Ramsey Rogers or Bailey ?
It would be nice for Ramsey to score being the Villa man.
In terms of playing style, none of those.
But as a story Ramsey is the local boy living the dream in the same way.
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I have a question if ok to ask
Who is the player today current in squad that most likened to Gary Shaw would it be Ramsey Rogers or Bailey ?
It would be nice for Ramsey to score being the Villa man.
In terms of playing style, none of those.
But as a story Ramsey is the local boy living the dream in the same way.
Ok thanks. And yes be wonderful all round.
I guess hard to compare and different systems but wondered if there is a player who be in Shaw position now ?
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It's hard to put any player as similar to Gary. Maybe you could say he was a better version of Sheringham?
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Some context and insight for the game.
Man City won 3-1 away to Young Boys last season.
Won 3-0 at home.
Penalties in both games awarded.
The ref today is Bulgarian he averages 5 cards a match in Europe th last few years.
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It's hard to put any player as similar to Gary. Maybe you could say he was a better version of Sheringham?
Not even close, mate. He was so much more than Teddy.
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Looks like it's the blue abomination tonight.
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I have a question if ok to ask
Who is the player today current in squad that most likened to Gary Shaw would it be Ramsey Rogers or Bailey ?
It would be nice for Ramsey to score being the Villa man.
That is a great question! As others have said, Gary Shaw was quite the poster boy, with his cheeky good looks and blonde hair. He was a Brummie and a down to earth lad and one of us. He was also a super-talented player who got stuck in and scored goals. He was Ollie, Jacob, Leon, John and Morgan all rolled together.
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It's hard to put any player as similar to Gary. Maybe you could say he was a better version of Sheringham?
Not even close, mate. He was so much more than Teddy.
Not so familiar with Sheringham says 'He played as a forward, mostly as a second striker, in a 24-year professional career'
I've looked up second striker as always thought that meant sub striker (like a Duran) but I think Thomas Muller of Germany is one I'm familiar with in that role.
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It's hard to put any player as similar to Gary. Maybe you could say he was a better version of Sheringham?
Not even close, mate. He was so much more than Teddy.
I did say a better version!
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Sorry for ignoring that.
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I expect the closest you could state for present day was mix Grealish passing and running at defenders with Haalands finishing touches. Maradona wanted his shirt and if he played today, people would be stating a skilful player "is the new Shaw", not the new Messi.
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I expect the closest you could state for present day was mix Grealish passing and running at defenders with Haalands finishing touches. Maradona wanted his shirt and if he played today, people would be stating a skilful player "is the new Shaw", not the new Messi.
Wonderful . I get the picture. An attacking skilled player! And a hero to many !
Best wishes to you enjoying the match and the evening!
Up The Villa!
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4-4-2 is rarely played.
If he was about today I'd say the Modric type role would be his.
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Being a lazy bastard - anyone know what time teams are announced?
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Only just realised this is 5.45pm. I've planned my day around 8pm.
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Being a lazy bastard - anyone know what time teams are announced?
Being a lazy bastard - Yes
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Only just realised this is 5.45pm. I've planned my day around 8pm.
Young Boys literally coming too soon for you?
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Being a lazy bastard - anyone know what time teams are announced?
Being a lazy bastard - Yes
4.30 I believe
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When did we last manage to keep a clean sheet? Tonight would be good.
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When did we last manage to keep a clean sheet? Tonight would be good.
Arsenal away.
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Being a lazy bastard - anyone know what time teams are announced?
Being a lazy bastard - Yes
4.30 I believe
Oops, I look really lazy now, or just a smart arse, but got a call and was distracted and then forgot. Ha
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When did we last manage to keep a clean sheet? Tonight would be good.
Arsenal away.
A clean sheet is a miracle against the Arse.
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I expect the closest you could state for present day was mix Grealish passing and running at defenders with Haalands finishing touches. Maradona wanted his shirt and if he played today, people would be stating a skilful player "is the new Shaw", not the new Messi.
Aguerro is the closest I can think of that would be a good modern-day match for Shaw.
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Only just realised this is 5.45pm. I've planned my day around 8pm.
I only realised yesterday. But my six year old in now thrilled that he gets to watch it rather than being sent to bed.