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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: kippaxvilla2 on April 23, 2025, 12:53:34 AM
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Saturday. 5.15pm.
I’m quite a superstitious sort. And I knew if we won tonight we couldn’t possibly win on Saturday it’s just Villa being Villa.
If we can stop Sarr having yet another great game against us his only great game and stop Kenny Wharton and Eze we are in with a great shout.
Play Mings. Play Mings. Play Mings.
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2-0 Villa, Watkins and Rogers. If they weren't so pissed off with Unai, it would be 4-0 with them each getting a brace.
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Take the game to them and we win comfortably. Play the cautious game and it's 50/50. Mings must play and I also think Maatsen deserves a shout too.
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Mings and Maatsen must start. I'd play Rashford wide left and Ollie upfront. Go all out attack like we did against Newcastle.
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Let's hope Uni doesn't over think this. Play on the front foot, control the game and use our better squad over 90 mins. Our big players need to step up. Emi in particular has slipped well below his high standards. Can't afford to throw one in against another bogey team. Could be a long afternoon...
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Que sera sera
Whatever will be, will be
We'll beat Palace by three
Que sera sera
Emi
Cash, Konsa, Maatsen, Mings
Kamara Youri
SJM Rogers Ramsey
Watkins
I am utterly gutted I can't go (saw Villa 3 times to Wembley and we won them all) but have to do family pick up from Heathrow at 6.30pm of all times.
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Que sera sera
Whatever will be, will be
We'll beat Palace by three
Que sera sera
Emi
Cash, Konsa, Maatsen, Mings
Kamara Youri
SJM Rogers Ramsey
Watkins
I am utterly gutted I can't go (saw Villa 3 times to Wembley and we won them all) but have to do family pick up from Heathrow at 6.30pm of all times.
I’d go with that team too, although Unai may play Mings at centre half over Maatsen !!
Wouldn’t be surprised if he plays Malen over Ramsey, with McGinn and Rogers switching around, there seems to me more space at Wembley but not sure if that’s a myth or not.
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Wembley pitch same size as ours.
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We have to start Mings.
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Expecting a physical battle again against these, it will be interesting to see how strong they go tonight against Arsenal.
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Win please.
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Agreed that we must start with Mings.
We also need to start with Ollie.
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They'll be dreading playing their bogey team.
4-1
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Given the clamour for tickets, is it right that the Semi is at Wembley?
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Given the clamour for tickets, is it right that the Semi is at Wembley?
I guess so, maybe one day we’ll be like Man City and not be bothered about a mere semi final, looking at the resell sites you can get tickets in their end for £50, not even sure they will sell out their allocation.
Might need City to win their semi to keep the price of the tickets down for the final.
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Before the match I sat in a pub for a bit and met some old school Man City fans. They were bemoaning what they'd become. Hated ticket prices etc. Hated that they couldn't give tickets away for games and hated that they were expanding the ground to feed a demand that isn't really there.
Whereas we still have hunger.
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I feel sick.
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Will take a bit more time to get over last night, but having this to focus on helps.
Will be nervous, we’re relatively miles ahead of Palace in the league, because we are a much better side, still we struggle against them. Even the 3-1 at home last season took a late Duran worldy and a Dougie pen.
I’d go with
Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Mings
Maatsen
Kamara
Tielemans
McGinn
Watkins
Rashford
Rogers
Im not sure Unai will start Rashford and Watkins in the same team though. Im also not sure Rogers should start after last night, but he will. Ramsey would be unlucky to miss out.
3-1 us (Watkins, Tielemans, Rogers), could be after extra time gulp..
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We need to go there and play them off the park and not get bogged down with recent history with Palace. If we cannot beat Crystal fucking Palace then we really dont deserve to win anything at all.
Too much respect shown to Man City yesterday as well. Fed up now of getting no silverware year after year. Go out smash the bejeezus out of Palace then smash either Forest or Cheat city in the final.
Score 4-2 to us.
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Martinez
Cash. Konsa. Mings. Maatsen
Kamara. Tielemans
McGinn . Rogers. Ramsey
Watkins
Rashford, Digne Asensio Malen to come on as subs
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This is it, this is what we dream of, what a certain generation crave more than anything else, the one missing honour in a lifetime, in a competition where once the trophy is in touching distance we fail dismally. We need to expunge that hurt, we need to make our mark. We need to win the FA Cup. We need to beat Palace and go one better than 2000 and 2015.
I expect Mings back, I expect a far more positive approach, I expect a wild a ferocious backing from us in the stands.
We were due a domestic defeat, it's out of the way and won't derail our fine end to the season.
2-1 (aet)
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I’m not having 2-1 (aet).
I don’t think my ticker would take it.
4-1 in normal time please.
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The lack of a poll has caused sadnessinhiseyes
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Expecting a physical battle again against these, it will be interesting to see how strong they go tonight against Arsenal.
My guess is a quite a few players will be rested tonight. They're 6 points clear of the team behind them in 13th, and 4 points behind the team in 10th. They might move up one place in the league between now and the end of the season, possibly. But that's it. The league season is pretty much done for them.
Their entire season is now resting on the FA Cup, and I suspect the team selected for tonight's league match will reflect that.
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Expecting a physical battle again against these, it will be interesting to see how strong they go tonight against Arsenal.
My guess is a quite a few players will be rested tonight. They're 6 points clear of the team behind them in 13th, and 4 points behind the team in 10th. They might move up one place in the league between now and the end of the season, possibly. But that's it. The league season is pretty much done for them.
Their entire season is now resting on the FA Cup, and I suspect the team selected for tonight's league match will reflect that.
Glasner says not, they don't want to get smashed before the semi-final I would guess, but I can see Eze having the night off, and maybe Mateta.
If anyone 2 foots Saka and gets sent off do they miss Saturday ? I was going to look last night while Morgan Rogers was kicking anything that moved whilst on a booking, but didn't want to jinx it.
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Extra time win.
It will be scrappy and hard to see us keeping a clean sheet v Eze, Mateta and Sarr but in the form we're in we should score a couple ourselves.
3-2 us.
Mings, Maatsen and Watkins all to start this surely after last night.
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0-2
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Given the clamour for tickets, is it right that the Semi is at Wembley?
I guess so, maybe one day we’ll be like Man City and not be bothered about a mere semi final, looking at the resell sites you can get tickets in their end for £50, not even sure they will sell out their allocation.
Might need City to win their semi to keep the price of the tickets down for the final.
Which site is this for reselling?
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I would definitely start Mings in this one. I’m undecided on Maatsen, but I think I’d lean towards him as I think pace will be important. Ollie has to start too.
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Given the clamour for tickets, is it right that the Semi is at Wembley?
I guess so, maybe one day we’ll be like Man City and not be bothered about a mere semi final, looking at the resell sites you can get tickets in their end for £50, not even sure they will sell out their allocation.
Might need City to win their semi to keep the price of the tickets down for the final.
Which site is this for reselling?
It’s livefootballtickets I have not used them before but I know a few people who have and had no issues with them.
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Anyone had their tickets through for Saturday yet? I assume they'll start to be rolled out today...
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No tickets as yet
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Just seen that a further batch of tickets going on sale to members with 1 or more cup game at 4pm TODAY!
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It's in the Twitter/X thing @avfcsupport apparently.
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Just seen that a further batch of tickets going on sale to members with 1 or more cup game at 4pm TODAY!
Sold out by 4:02pm
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Martinez
Cash. Konsa. Mings. Maatsen
Kamara. Tielemans
McGinn . Rogers. Ramsey
Watkins
Rashford, Digne Asensio Malen to come on as subs
Id drop out Rogers for Malen but likely no chance of that. I thought both our full backs looked a bit flat last night so I'd start Garcia and Maatsen.
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I’m not having 2-1 (aet).
I don’t think my ticker would take it.
4-1 in normal time please.
What's with the 1 for them?
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CP play a back 3 with Munoz a particular threat down their right. I'd guess that Digne might well play for that reason, and we'll use our RB as our attacking force. Maybe that gives Garcia a chance to shine?
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The atmosphere should be electric in the Villa end Saturday. Palace will suffer from the fact a third of their support will be day trippers. All ours regular match going Villans ready to support like they do week in week out. Advantage to us off the field.
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I’m doing a Manchester airport pick up at midday. The flight better not be delayed or I won’t be able to watch on tv
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Given the clamour for tickets, is it right that the Semi is at Wembley?
I guess so, maybe one day we’ll be like Man City and not be bothered about a mere semi final, looking at the resell sites you can get tickets in their end for £50, not even sure they will sell out their allocation.
Might need City to win their semi to keep the price of the tickets down for the final.
Which site is this for reselling?
It’s livefootballtickets I have not used them before but I know a few people who have and had no issues with them.
Spoke with a friend today , who's a City Member. 10 days ago they send him an email saying he could buy 1 FA Cup semi final ticket per member, last Friday they said 4 tickets per member and today said he could buy 7 tickets per member !!
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CP play a back 3 with Munoz a particular threat down their right. I'd guess that Digne might well play for that reason, and we'll use our RB as our attacking force. Maybe that gives Garcia a chance to shine?
Let’s hope that Emery does not try to match the 3 at the back with the disastrous consequences he did last time.
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We have to pick up that intensity we had for PSG and Newcastle, play that slow style from the back we will asking for trouble against their fwds. Hopefully Unai has learnt from the match a few weeks ago.
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Game will be won and lost in the middle of the park. I hope Kamara is on it . Was disappointed with him in the PSG games and again last night, more BMW than the Rolls Royce he's been billed as . Likewise Onana , I'd rest him and put Tielemans/ McGinn back in the team . Cut out the supply to eze / Sarr and we win .
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Game will be won and lost in the middle of the park. I hope Kamara is on it . Was disappointed with him in the PSG games and again last night, more BMW than the Rolls Royce he's been billed as . Likewise Onana , I'd rest him and put Tielemans/ McGinn back in the team . Cut out the supply to eze / Sarr and we win .
“Billed as” - he is exactly what people think he is and he’s shown it plenty. He’s just a bit off form.
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Game will be won and lost in the middle of the park. I hope Kamara is on it . Was disappointed with him in the PSG games and again last night, more BMW than the Rolls Royce he's been billed as . Likewise Onana , I'd rest him and put Tielemans/ McGinn back in the team . Cut out the supply to eze / Sarr and we win .
“Billed as” - he is exactly what people think he is and he’s shown it plenty. He’s just a bit off form.
Yes , my point was he needs to bring his A game back on Saturday as it's been off for the games I mentioned .
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Cars aren't really my thing, but aren't BMWs generally considered to be quite good?
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Cars aren't really my thing, but aren't BMWs generally considered to be quite good?
Thank you yes they are (albeit a VW in a skirt) . But they definitely aren't Rollers .
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Cars aren't really my thing, but aren't BMWs generally considered to be quite good?
Yeah, I thought it was a surprising bit of nuance not normally found in the Coopers Injury stable.
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I'd rather drive an M3 than a Phantom though.
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Phantom you sit in the back . I've had a M3 they are a hard ride .
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Cars aren't really my thing, but aren't BMWs generally considered to be quite good?
Yeah, I thought it was a surprising bit of nuance not normally found in the Coopers Injury stable.
I work at one remove for BMW Roadside Assistance, and it amuses me to see so many 25 plate BMW's breaking down already.
Meanwhile, my 14 plate Dacia Duster, £12,500 off the showroom floor, has gone 11 years and 93,000 miles without a single breakdown
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Phantom you sit in the back .
That must make it hard to reach the pedals.
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Palace are a good side and they’ve definitely had our number of late. We need to play with real intensity in this one and Ollie should be starting.
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Will this be our first FA Cup Semi going in as favourites since 2000?
Made blooming hard work of 2nd tier Bolton that day.
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My ticket for Wembley has now appeared on the app.
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Tickets have arrived😊
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What app are the tickets on?
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My ticket for Wembley has now appeared on the app.
Serious question. What does appeared on the app mean. All my tickets so far have been emailed to me. I don’t even have an app. HELP I’M PANICKING NOW.
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My ticket for Wembley has now appeared on the app.
Serious question. What does appeared on the app mean. All my tickets so far have been emailed to me. I don’t even have an app. HELP I’M PANICKING NOW.
You don’t need the Villa App but as they have sent tickets in download format only and not printable you download to Apple or Google wallet. If you don’t have smart phone or can’t use one contact ticket office and they should send print at home version.
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My ticket for Wembley has now appeared on the app.
Serious question. What does appeared on the app mean. All my tickets so far have been emailed to me. I don’t even have an app. HELP I’M PANICKING NOW.
The Villa App on the phone. If you have it on your phone and logged in, it will appear there as well as email message.
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My ticket for Wembley has now appeared on the app.
Serious question. What does appeared on the app mean. All my tickets so far have been emailed to me. I don’t even have an app. HELP I’M PANICKING NOW.
You don’t need the Villa App but as they have sent tickets in download format only and not printable you download to Apple or Google wallet. If you don’t have smart phone or can’t use one contact ticket office and they should send print at home version.
. The games two days time. 20000 others panicking like me trying to contact the ticket office is going to be fun but here goes.
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Good luck mate but do you not have a phone where you can use the wallet? It's Apple wallet on iPhone and Google on other types.
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Good luck mate but do you not have a phone where you can use the wallet? It's Apple wallet on iPhone and Google on other types.
I’m analogue man. Hard copy season ticket and print at home. At least you usually get a few days to sort any issues not that I’ve had any so far. But this is cutting things a bit too close. May have to utilise younger members who are sitting in a different area of stadium if push comes to shove. Such fun.
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We have tickets in different sections of the lower tier - can we all use the same turnstiles to get in?
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I normally download cup tickets to Apple Wallet from the email.
However, having the App as backup proved useful at the PSG game.
As I was walking to VP, I suddenly realised that I hadn't seen a ticket email.
Searched my messages, but nothing showed up. Luckily the ticket was in the App, so I downloaded from there.
The ticket email must have been accidentally deleted while I was clearing out all the junk/repetitive messages that Villa send out
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My ticket for Wembley has now appeared on the app.
Serious question. What does appeared on the app mean. All my tickets so far have been emailed to me. I don’t even have an app. HELP I’M PANICKING NOW.
You don’t need the Villa App but as they have sent tickets in download format only and not printable you download to Apple or Google wallet. If you don’t have smart phone or can’t use one contact ticket office and they should send print at home version.
. The games two days time. 20000 others panicking like me trying to contact the ticket office is going to be fun but here goes.
Surprisingly quick service on call to ticket office. All sorted printable tickets to be sent. But customer service operator said it might not be today. Finger nails being chewed.
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We have tickets in different sections of the lower tier - can we all use the same turnstiles to get in?
That depends on, I think, on entrance area. For example below is area D turnstiles however I have no recollection if post entry people are able to go to different blocks.
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Mine's arrived on my phone now.
Two more big sleeps...I'm feeling sick.
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We have tickets in different sections of the lower tier - can we all use the same turnstiles to get in?
You'll have a colour zone on your ticket, if they're the same you can use the same turnstiles. However, it's all joined up inside so you can split up briefly and reconvene on the other side.
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Ta! I'm sure the 6 year old will find his way back to us eventually.
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Anthony Taylor is the referee for the semi-final. Craig Pawson will be on VAR duty.
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Ta! I'm sure the 6 year old will find his way back to us eventually.
In that instance I recommend speaking to a steward!! They've got some discretion I'm sure
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Ta! I'm sure the 6 year old will find his way back to us eventually.
All part of learning and growing up. I am sure he will use his smell sense to find you😂
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CP play a back 3 with Munoz a particular threat down their right. I'd guess that Digne might well play for that reason, and we'll use our RB as our attacking force. Maybe that gives Garcia a chance to shine?
Let’s hope that Emery does not try to match the 3 at the back with the disastrous consequences he did last time.
Back 5 really wasn't it? Bailey coming on at half time then at wing back. That was Emery's worst day with us I think. We were all over the place and got worse with every change.
Both Rogers and Watkins did play well from memory.
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Ta! I'm sure the 6 year old will find his way back to us eventually.
All part of learning and growing up. I am sure he will use his smell sense to find you😂
As long as he does before the end of the game all will be fine.
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Anthony Taylor is the referee for the semi-final. Craig Pawson will be on VAR duty.
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No point in going then, we're doomed
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I'm really nervous about this one. For whatever reason, Palace seem to play us really well and will be confident after last night. We will need to match them physically and nullify their main threats.
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Got to control the middle of the park , stop Wharton picking his passes
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I'm really nervous about this one. For whatever reason, Palace seem to play us really well and will be confident after last night. We will need to match them physically and nullify their main threats.
In my head Palace are rapidly turning into the second coming of Brazil 70. Ffs its ridiculous, their a decent premier league team, but we’ve got this, surely, surely!!
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I’d be nervous in equal measure if we were playing Barcelona or Walsall. One thing for sure is that we have a squad who can not only win on Saturday, but win the whole thing!
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We will win and face C115y in the final . Then I'll be anxious.
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We're fucking doomed!
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They’re not a bogey team so let’s fuck that theory right off.
Played 56.
Villa 23
Draw 16
South London shite 17
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They’re not a bogey team so let’s fuck that theory right off.
Played 56.
Villa 23
Draw 16
South London shite 17
Weren’t all their 17 wins this season?
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They’re not a bogey team so let’s fuck that theory right off.
Played 56.
Villa 23
Draw 16
South London shite 17
Weren’t all their 17 wins this season?
Made me laugh.
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If we play well, we'll beat them. If we don't, then we'll get what we deserve.
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For all the stuff about them having our number, in the 4 games we clearly didn't give a shit in 2 of them, and the other one they beat us we started with Disasi, Garcia, Bogarde and Emi went off at HT. They haven't exactly been beating peak Villa. We'll twat them.
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If we play well, we'll beat them. If we don't, then we'll get what we deserve.
ET and Pens
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If we play well, we'll beat them. If we don't, then we'll get what we deserve.
ET and Pens
Ouch!
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For all the stuff about them having our number, in the 4 games we clearly didn't give a shit in 2 of them, and the other one they beat us we started with Disasi, Garcia, Bogarde and Emi went off at HT. They haven't exactly been beating peak Villa. We'll twat them.
There were some very narrow VAR calls also that all seemed to go against us
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I'm really nervous about this one.
Just this one? I am nervous about every game and I bet you are too?
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Anthony Taylor is the referee for the semi-final. Craig Pawson will be on VAR duty.
Fuck no.
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Anthony Taylor is the referee for the semi-final. Craig Pawson will be on VAR duty.
Fuck no.
Admittedly, he wouldn't have been my first choice.
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Anthony Taylor is the referee for the semi-final. Craig Pawson will be on VAR duty.
Fuck no.
Admittedly, he wouldn't have been my first choice.
Mine neither.
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Villa into the final to face Man City.
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Villa into the final to face Man City.
Fuck yeah: and us to win it in the last minute (like Wigan did a few years ago)!
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Anthony Taylor is the referee for the semi-final. Craig Pawson will be on VAR duty.
Fuck no.
Admittedly, he wouldn't have been my first choice.
Mine neither.
Who would be? I'm not being pissy, genuinely who could be selected and people would be okay with it? I feel like any ref could be chosen and there would be several 'fuck no's'. Who do people think is alright nowadays? I haven't a clue. I just shrug at any ref selection.
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They’re not a bogey team so let’s fuck that theory right off.
Played 56.
Villa 23
Draw 16
South London shite 17
4 of those were FA Cup games.
Won 3
Drawn 1
Lost 0
The Full members cup in 1991 is the biggest trophy in their history. A bunch of sarf london no marks temporarily punching above their weight.
Apart from that, 2025 in FA Cup terms happens to be Our Year.
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Beating Palace and City to lift the FA Cup would be most sweet...
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Anthony Taylor is the referee for the semi-final. Craig Pawson will be on VAR duty.
Fuck no.
Admittedly, he wouldn't have been my first choice.
Mine neither.
Who would be? I'm not being pissy, genuinely who could be selected and people would be okay with it? I feel like any ref could be chosen and there would be several 'fuck no's'. Who do people think is alright nowadays? I haven't a clue. I just shrug at any ref selection.
I don't even know which one's which tbh
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Anthony Taylor is the referee for the semi-final. Craig Pawson will be on VAR duty.
Fuck no.
Admittedly, he wouldn't have been my first choice.
Mine neither.
Who would be? I'm not being pissy, genuinely who could be selected and people would be okay with it? I feel like any ref could be chosen and there would be several 'fuck no's'. Who do people think is alright nowadays? I haven't a clue. I just shrug at any ref selection.
I don't even know which one's which tbh
Back in the day, stood on the Holte, someone would always ask who the ref was, when the reply came the come back was always the same:
"he hates us"
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There are bad refs, shit refs, and then there's Anthony Taylor.
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I'm a bit concerned about Palace's forward line rather than the team itself. Sarr always seem to turn into Messi against us but judging by a few of their recent results, their back line can be got at. They got roasted by Newcastle on the flanks. I'd play Malen and Rashford for this one.
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Anthony Taylor is the referee for the semi-final. Craig Pawson will be on VAR duty.
Fuck no.
Admittedly, he wouldn't have been my first choice.
Mine neither.
Who would be? I'm not being pissy, genuinely who could be selected and people would be okay with it? I feel like any ref could be chosen and there would be several 'fuck no's'. Who do people think is alright nowadays? I haven't a clue. I just shrug at any ref selection.
There are a few less worse refs, Jones and Brooks maybe but Taylor is a Villa hating shiybag.
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I'm a bit concerned about Palace's forward line rather than the team itself. Sarr always seem to turn into Messi against us but judging by a few of their recent results, their back line can be got at. They got roasted by Newcastle on the flanks. I'd play Malen and Rashford for this one.
At least Unai wont set it up like Palace away .
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I dreamed a while ago that we would face Forest in the final and win 2-1.
I have my lucky boxers, my lucky shirt (Watched all TV games - Spurs i was in Tenerife- in my 150 black shirt and bought it the night of the WH game) and i have everything crossed.
We are man for man better than them , squad better than theirs and Emery surely can out wit Glasner (although i know that sounds twattish considering recent results)
WE just have to win this - get into the final then they can play with zero stress and pressure to win the last 4 games and see where it leaves us
Come on you Villa Boys
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Players arriving in Retro shirts
https://x.com/theavfcfaithful/status/1915703718613287018?s=46&t=jo4adbG13BgBUR97pIGxUA
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Players arriving in Retro shirts
Not sure I'd have gone with the 1992 quarter-final shirt and the 2000 FA Cup final shirt. At least Bailey wore the away shirt from 1996 rather than the one we wore in the semi-final.
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Doubt they would have had the same association with those shirts that we do. At least when they've had a retro day they've gone with Villa shirts. As opposed to Brentford the other week.
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Anyone else really struggling to concentrate on anything today........... roll on tomorrow
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Doubt they would have had the same association with those shirts that we do. At least when they've had a retro day they've gone with Villa shirts. As opposed to Brentford the other week.
Well some of them went with Villa shirts!!
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I presume they were just wearing the shirt that the PR admin told them to put on, just round the corner from camera shot!
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Doubt they would have had the same association with those shirts that we do. At least when they've had a retro day they've gone with Villa shirts. As opposed to Brentford the other week.
Well some of them went with Villa shirts!!
Just what you want to see if you're a Brentford fan!
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Unai confirms everyone available for tomorrow (except Disasi I assume as cup tied). Difficult to predict the starting team although I think Mings and Watkins will be picked.
2 1 to us AET.
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Unai confirms everyone available for tomorrow (except Disasi I assume as cup tied). Difficult to predict the starting team although I think Mings and Watkins will be picked.
2 1 to us AET.
Ooh I forgot Disasi is cup-tied, that's good news!
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If Watkins doesn't start i'd be hugely surprised
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If Watkins doesn't start i'd be hugely surprised
Mings, Watkins and McGinn nailed on I should think because they were rested.
My guess
Martinez
Cash
Digne
Mings
Konsa
Tielemans
Kamara
McGinn
Ramsey
Rogers
Watkins
Maatsen may be in with a shout.
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If Watkins doesn't start i'd be hugely surprised
Mings, Watkins and McGinn nailed on I should think because they were rested.
My guess
Martinez
Cash
Digne
Mings
Konsa
Tielemans
Kamara
McGinn
Ramsey
Rogers
Watkins
Maatsen may be in with a shout.
Probs this, with Asensio, Rashford, Malen, Maatsen (if he doesn’t start), Onana, as potential
Game changers if needed.
I actually feel a bit sick
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I've been staying/working in West London this West so no early start or long drive for once to I get to the game. Getting excited and nervous already..
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Really nervous about this one. This season is all going to go wrong isn't it?
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Yes.
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Of course. I'm still not convinced we'll get past Preston.
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Hope Emery defers to the old guard to start this one - Cash, Mings, McGinn & Watkins. Wonder if Maatsen’s pace out wide might be useful too.
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I have my nerves about random flixbus texts to distract me!
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There's literally no chance we're winning this. These'd beat us even if we were the whisk and they were the egg.
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Agreed. They will funeral us and it will rain.
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Bayern are going to equalise.
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I have my nerves about random flixbus texts to distract me!
Yeh - that as well!!
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It must be full time surely. Bring on the penalties.
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I've noticed hotels are very expensive in central London on the night of May 17th. It's the only reason I haven't booked one.
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Beating Palace and City to lift the FA Cup would be most sweet...
Beating anyone to lift the FA cup would be candilicious
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I've noticed hotels are very expensive in central London on the night of May 17th. It's the only reason I haven't booked one.
Well hotels are not going to be any cheaper at around 7.15pm tomorrow.
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Players arriving in Retro shirts
https://x.com/theavfcfaithful/status/1915703718613287018?s=46&t=jo4adbG13BgBUR97pIGxUA
It’s the Bobby Moore charity wear any football shirt day.
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I've noticed hotels are very expensive in central London on the night of May 17th. It's the only reason I haven't booked one.
Well hotels are not going to be any cheaper at around 7.15pm tomorrow.
Could get Man City/Forest cancellations Sunday evening/early next week?
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Are we in our home shirts tomorrow?
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Anyone else really struggling to concentrate on anything today........... roll on tomorrow
No not me, I am totally nonchalant about it all, it’s just that I need to check tickets are still in the wallet every few minutes and go out every g sale hour
and check car tyres.
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Are we in our home shirts tomorrow?
We're the AWAY team....in white!
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Like so many on here I am looking forward to the game but because I've been a Villa fan for over 30 years I can only see disappointment probably in the last 5 minutes BUT I have been lucky enough to get tickets for tomorrow and will be keeping everything crossed in the hope that we meet and beat our demons. Either way I have loved this season where it's been fine margins holding us back and we have not looked out of place at Europe's top table.
Bring it home Unai!
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Fascinating league fixtures Sat/Sun, we need Everton to do a good job on Chelsea, you can only assume Newcastle will absolutely slaughter Ipswitch, Man Utd beat Bournemouth, some interesting prediction on YouTube being put out as almost impossible for Villa to get CL even if we win every game, we rely on other teams and results.
The semi final, oh yeah! that as well, so, we beat Palace and go on to play Man City giving them the chance to do the double over us, CL and Cup Final, or we beat Palace and Man City. We have a trophy.
I just hope for a good game, hope we don't do the kind of thing we did in the dying embers v Man City, over to the lads to put in a good performance.
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Only one result matters this weekend.
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Cautiously optimistic. Let's home it's more 2015 v Liverpool than 2010 v Chelsea and not as nervy as 2000 v Bolton. Utv
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We'll win tomorrow.
3.2
It will be bloody hard.
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Edmund Goodman (8 October 1873 – 1960) was an English football manager. He had his playing career at Aston Villa cut short by an injury, sustained playing for the reserves, which meant he had to have his leg amputated. After this, he became assistant secretary at Villa. When Crystal Palace F.C. were formed as a professional outfit in 1905, they asked Villa for help in setting up the club. The West Midlands club offered Goodman to Palace and he helped to appoint their first manager and also chairman. After two seasons he took over as manager and remained so for 18 years, becoming Palace's longest serving manager in the process.
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Our core modern day heroes to get this one done .
Martinez Mings Konsa McGinn Watkins . Build the team around that .
COYVB's
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Uni, if your sleepless tonight.....understandable, just a little from that gorgeous country you come from.......You can do this.
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One thing for sure we are the sexiest football in the world.......Rashy, destroy them in a romantic way.
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I’ve had this gnawing feeling since the draw that Palace have had the better of us in the past 12 months. That we have played London sides 5 times at Wembley and never scored a goal - Spurs 0-2, Chelsea 0-1 and 0-3, Arsenal 0-4 and Fulham 0-1.
I just hope that we turn up tomorrow and Emery works some magic. I’ve just got back from Asia and am jet lagged and knackered and simply hoping we can get through by whatever means necessary tomorrow.
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I’ve had this gnawing feeling since the draw that Palace have had the better of us in the past 12 months. That we have played London sides 5 times at Wembley and never scored a goal - Spurs 0-2, Chelsea 0-1 and 0-3, Arsenal 0-4 and Fulham 0-1.
I just hope that we turn up tomorrow and Emery works some magic. I’ve just got back from Asia and am jet lagged and knackered and simply hoping we can get through by whatever means necessary tomorrow.
Chill out dude and get ready>>>>
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Does anyone know a good boozer in London tomorrow that will be full of Villa? Not near Wembley, somewhere more central. Do the Lions still gather at the small spot in Elephant, Feed The Yak or whatever it's called ?
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That we have played London sides 5 times at Wembley and never scored a goal - Spurs 0-2, Chelsea 0-1 and 0-3, Arsenal 0-4 and Fulham 0-1.
2-2 against Tottenham in the 1981 Charity Shield.
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Our core modern day heroes to get this one done .
Martinez Mings Konsa McGinn Watkins . Build the team around that .
COYVB's
Agreed pal, enjoy tomorrow one and all. No matter what - UTV. I think we will do it
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we have played London sides 5 times at Wembley and never scored a goal - Spurs 0-2, Chelsea 0-1 and 0-3, Arsenal 0-4 and Fulham 0-1.
Perryman started this, the bastard.
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Set the alarm clock for 7am , been awake for an hour . Getting up now , eyes are straining reading H&V on my phone .
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I don't know if it's exactly a GOOD boozer but there always seems to be a lot of villa in the Metropolitan on baker street. It's main advantage is it's an easy tube ride to the stadium.
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Not slept last night and can’t shake bad feeling in this. My rationale? Too many parallels in my personal life from 10 years ago that were not good. I have to work up to the first half and no way other than here to monitor match. If match thread gets tense…….
Give me some hope Villains…….
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Not slept last night and can’t shake bad feeling in this. My rationale? Too many parallels in my personal life from 10 years ago that were not good. I have to work up to the first half and no way other than here to monitor match. If match thread gets tense…….
Give me some hope Villains…….
Our club is in a VERY different place to the one it was in 10 years ago, hold on to that, mate. And remember the semi final in 2015!
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That we have played London sides 5 times at Wembley and never scored a goal - Spurs 0-2, Chelsea 0-1 and 0-3, Arsenal 0-4 and Fulham 0-1.
2-2 against Tottenham in the 1981 Charity Shield.
I was at all of those apart from Spurs in 81, even a 2-0 loss against Arsenal in the 1990 Makita tournament, I don't remember us even having a shot in any of them, sure needs to change today.
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we have played London sides 5 times at Wembley and never scored a goal - Spurs 0-2, Chelsea 0-1 and 0-3, Arsenal 0-4 and Fulham 0-1.
Perryman started this, the bastard.
You too ?
The pain still lingers.
If only Lochead had hit it a bit harder!
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Nervous about this one as they seem to have the hex on us of late.
Best place to end the jinx starts now
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Peter Withe scored x 2 v Spurs 1981
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Woke up before the alarm. Couldn't sleep so went for an early run along the Thames at Runnymede. Off soon to meet the other Bournemouth Lions at Clapham. UTV
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Up the Villa, just do em
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We need to start fast on this one as per Forest and Newcastle games.
Enjoy the day everyone. I shall be listening to the radio whilst driving to and from Heathrow.
We have more match winners 4.3
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Fucking come on today Villa. I need a drink.
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Had a dream that Olsen started and the site crashed.
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Does anyone know a good boozer in London tomorrow that will be full of Villa? Not near Wembley, somewhere more central. Do the Lions still gather at the small spot in Elephant, Feed The Yak or whatever it's called ?
Yes they do.
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I have just finished a hearty breakfast of fried eggs, sausages and beans. I feel very good, nothing can go wrong.
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Anyone else got the matchday email from Villa? You'd be slightly worried if you saw Palaces current form WWDWW until you realise it's completely inaccurate!
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Not slept last night and can’t shake bad feeling in this. My rationale? Too many parallels in my personal life from 10 years ago that were not good. I have to work up to the first half and no way other than here to monitor match. If match thread gets tense…….
Give me some hope Villains…….
You'll sleep soundly tonight.
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We owe these fucking nobodies several. Treat it like a home game, no change of the shape to try and match midtable shite, no passive men behind the ball, we have all the firepower so let it loose.
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We owe these fucking nobodies several. Treat it like a home game, no change of the shape to try and match midtable shite, no passive men behind the ball, we have all the firepower so let it loose.
This is how I feel too.
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One thing I would like to not see today is fucking around at the back.
GET THE FUCKER UP THE PITCH!
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At work and feeling sick as a dog. Let’s smash the cockney ****** as I will never forgive Puncheon in the last minute Boxing Day 2013……ruined my Christmas. It may have been a dodgy balti pie though…
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Anyone else got the matchday email from Villa? You'd be slightly worried if you saw Palaces current form WWDWW until you realise it's completely inaccurate!
Palace current form is 552 in last 3 games.
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On the train to Paddington, a few Villa on here. Have a great day everyone, UTV
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I have just finished a hearty breakfast of fried eggs, sausages and beans. I feel very good, nothing can go wrong.
Tea and toast too?
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I have just finished a hearty breakfast of fried eggs, sausages and beans. I feel very good, nothing can go wrong.
Tea and toast too?
We just have to hope that there isn't a Palace fan who too has discovered breakfast.
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On the train to Paddington, a few Villa on here. Have a great day everyone, UTV
same
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On train now to Euston. An incognito Wolves fan sitting next to me reckons Rashford will score the winner. Not helping my nerves though!
Have a great day all, hopefully with the right outcome!
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I have just finished a hearty breakfast of fried eggs, sausages and beans. I feel very good, nothing can go wrong.
Tea and toast too?
We just have to hope that there isn't a Palace fan who too has discovered breakfast.
Especially if it's one with rashers and black pudding. That would definitely give them the upper hand.
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A nice shortish trip for me from Westminster. Beats the fortnightly trip up to Birmingham for home games. A great occasion, but even greater if we get to the final.
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I'm hearing from some Palace fans with a win and draw at VP and a 4-1 win at Selhurst Park, Oliver Glasner has Unai's number, I certainly don't agree with that and am confident of a Villa win, though I will have a few nerves nearing KO.
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We are without a doubt better than these. Today we need to show it.
UTV
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My usual route to We,Bluey from the south goes through Croydon so will be busier than usual.
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My usual route to We,Bluey from the south goes through Croydon so will be busier than usual.
That's the autocorrect kicking in from spending too much time on SHA.
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The Football Focus pre-match interview is with Adam Wharton of Palace. A good omen for us.
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So how does Emery outwit Glasner, Because so far hes had the upper hand?
It's definitely not matching them up like for like.
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They will try and go man to man with us (like Newcastle did the other week). The games we've lost against both teams over the past couple of seasons has been down to us losing the duels that are critical in a game where its's man to man.
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The Globe, next to Baker St tube, rammed with Villa...
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The Globe, next to Baker St tube, rammed with Villa...
One of our own, he's one of our oooooooown...
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(https://i.ibb.co/DH4mtCMJ/20250426-132219.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DH4mtCMJ)
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Win please boys.
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Jane and Amf’s return coach cancelled and three trains from Euston to Brum after the match cancelled too. What a shitshow.
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I'm hearing from some Palace fans with a win and draw at VP and a 4-1 win at Selhurst Park, Oliver Glasner has Unai's number, I certainly don't agree with that and am confident of a Villa win, though I will have a few nerves nearing KO.
The last couple of league results against them are giving their fans a false sense of security. The 5-1 was the only game under Emery where we simply didn't turn up because we had just qualified for the CL. The 4-1 there earlier this season was also due to difficult circumstances. We didn't have several of our defenders and started with a back 3 of Bogarde, Konsa and Disasi. Today is different. Unai has a full strength squad to pick from and the strongest bench in our history. We need to put these fukkers in their place. We are doing this today. 3-1 to the mighty Villa.
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Enjoy the day all. First Wembley date I've missed since 2000, so feeling gutted not to be there.
On the plus side, this means a win is inevitable, so get your hotels booked for the final now.
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Me and my daughter are here, just eaten the most expensive street food known to man, now back at the hotel bar getting ready for the walk the Wembley.
Come on the Villa.
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Hope everyone has a wonderful day and one to remember before as we all hope the main event in May. Stay safe Villa brothers and sisters
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I’m nervous now.
Have a great day all who’s going down :)
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Rashford out, not even on the bench??
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Watching the build up on the Villa YouTube channel. It's getting very real now.
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McGinn, Watkins, Ascensio all start.
Rashford not in the 20.