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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: olaftab on August 26, 2025, 03:06:58 PM
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When: Sunday 31 August kick off 7pm.
Where: Villa Park
Time to stop being silly and get the season going properly.
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They would have had a flea in their ear all week and we're due to beat Palace. I'm going for an unconvincing 2-0 win that still provides more questions than answers.
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A few shots at goal would be nice
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Christ.
Nervy Villa Park, shite time. Cliche but need an early goal, or nerves will take over. Ive heard they’ve returned lots of tickets, if true I can’t say I blame them, given the journey and such a shit time of the week. We need to be noisy.
Head says 0-2 them, but feck that, 2-0 us (Watkins 2).
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Crystal sodding Palace. Hello darkness my old friend. I know they've sold him but I still expect Eze to score against us. Can someone buy Sarr before Sunday, please?
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Palace only took the lower tier of the away allocation so anyone wanting tickets together may have more joy in the upper as it can be a struggle elsewhere.
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We don't let them bring a drum do we?
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Don’t be meek please Unai.
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We badly need a win. It'll be a draw.
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Drop Watkins and Rogers, start Malen and Guessand.
3-1 Villa FTF.
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Tielemans and SJM double pivot.
Malen Rogers Guessand
Watkins
Please Unai.
2-1.
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Of all teams to play when we’re nervy.
The streak ends here.
We score a late goal to nick it by one.
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Martinez
Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen
Tielemans, McGinn
Malen, Rogers, Guessand
Watkins
We can hardly be as bad again
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Palace only took the lower tier of the away allocation so anyone wanting tickets together may have more joy in the upper as it can be a struggle elsewhere.
Yup, loads in P8-P11 at the moment. First of the season for me and the kids.
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Their support outside of London is shite.
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Martinez
Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen
Tielemans, McGinn
Malen, Rogers, Guessand
Watkins
We can hardly be as bad again
Would probably go with this.
Been thinking back to our first bad run under Unai, when from memory we got tonked at home by Leicester, Liverpool away and Arsenal at home in successive weeks. Didnt we scrape a 1-0 at home to Palace to stop the rot and then weht on a great run.
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We owe these drum wankers one.
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we will come out flying and we will win.
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Their support outside of London is shite.
I've never met any outside of the CR and double digit SE postcodes. They are a locals' team. Can't see what appeal the team would have outside of that area tbh
Getting out of and into that area at that time on a Sunday for a game that's on TV; I can see the appeal of not going...
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We'll squeak a narrow win and I'll try to hide my smirk in the office Mon...
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One of the many reasons I love having been born a Villa fan is that we don't have any of the drum and Ultras wank going on...
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Their support outside of London is shite.
I've never met any outside of the CR and double digit SE postcodes. They are a locals' team. Can't see what appeal the team would have outside of that area tbh
Getting out of and into that area at that time on a Sunday for a game that's on TV; I can see the appeal of not going...
It used to be you had 10% off a season ticket if you were a CR council tax payer.
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we will come out flying and we will win.
If we parade all our latest summer signings before kick-off, it could help give the team and crowd a lift.
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We don't let them bring a drum do we?
Oh don't! I've still got a migraine from the one they brought into Wembley stadium (with the illicit fireworks while I got my handbag-sized hairspray confiscated: riddle me that???)
Let's do 'em under the Villa Park lights 3-0.
No, I haven't had a drink!
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Aston-Lee is asleep. I'll ask him for his prediction tomorrow. Shocking thread title, by the way. Good to see a poll, though. B-.
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We don't let them bring a drum do we?
Oh don't! I've still got a migraine from the one they brought into Wembley stadium (with the illicit fireworks while I got my handbag-sized hairspray confiscated: riddle me that???)
Let's do 'em under the Villa Park lights 3-0.
No, I haven't had a drink!
Yep, don't get me started on that Wembley farce. If ever we needed an early goal it was then.
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Aston-Lee is asleep. I'll ask him for his prediction tomorrow. Shocking thread title, by the way. Good to see a poll, though. B-.
I dunno. Maybe we could just have one combined thread for pre-match, match and post-match from now on? Need something to change the luck.
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No.
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Hear hear. Pre-match thread creation should be the domain of Legion and Bad English only.
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Why not just combine them all along with previous seasons" too. A Palace one-stop shop.....
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I'm going to say 2-1 Villa.
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"Aston Villa are better than Crystal Palace so 2-1."
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It would be the most Aston Villa thing ever, for us to make limited changes and beat them 3 or 4 nil. In turn, this will create two weeks of discussion about what is currently the "real Aston Villa".
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Emi
Cash
Konsa
Ty
Maatsen
Onana
Tielemans
McGinn
Rogers
Watkins
Malen
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Palace only took the lower tier of the away allocation so anyone wanting tickets together may have more joy in the upper as it can be a struggle elsewhere.
Yeah my brother in law who's a Palace fan tells me they've returned 1500 tickets.
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Nothing against them but after last season we owe them a damn good shoeing
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Palace fans receive plenty of praise but the away support is very very poor..
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Palace only took the lower tier of the away allocation so anyone wanting tickets together may have more joy in the upper as it can be a struggle elsewhere.
Yeah my brother in law who's a Palace fan tells me they've returned 1500 tickets.
Who'd have thought, for a Sunday night 7:00pm kick-off and then having to get back to their neck of the woods?
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Shit game at a shit time when we're feeling shit about things.
1-1
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Nothing against them
other than the fkin drum, the ultra wankers and the shit kit
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Not looking forward to this one at all - just want to see the players play with some pride and effort. We don't look motivated or disciplined.
I hope I'm wrong and I never usually vote against us, but we haven't scored and they always counter us so well. 2-0 Palace :-\
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Can't anything here but a defeat for us.
Villa 0 Palace 3
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Can't anything here but a defeat for us.
Villa 0 Palace 3
That’s the spirit
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Can't anything here but a defeat for us.
Villa 0 Palace 3
That’s the spirit
I know I am losing the will to go Sunday everyone is so down at the moment !
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I actually think we will win this.
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They've a pretty dire record here. I can only ever recall the Pulis win in the league.
Looking it up and we lost in 2013, 1991 and 1967. Think some of you have lost the plot bricking it against this lot at home. Not due another defeat until 2033.
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Palace only took the lower tier of the away allocation so anyone wanting tickets together may have more joy in the upper as it can be a struggle elsewhere.
Yeah my brother in law who's a Palace fan tells me they've returned 1500 tickets.
Who'd have thought, for a Sunday night 7:00pm kick-off and then having to get back to their neck of the woods?
But the mid-week sell out for us down there was somehow more convenient? Their away support is shite, drum wankers.
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3-1 to the Villa.
We owe this mob.
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3-1 to the Villa.
We owe this mob.
And Emery owes Glasner. i doubt there are many times in his career he”s had a draw and three defeats in a row to the same team and coach.
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Sans Eze and Guehi, we'll tear the bastards a new one. 4-1
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freak result 5 0 Villa.
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Can't see Guessand being deemed ready to start and Malen clearly isn't trusted, so it leaves us with a few holes in the attacking side to be honest.
When Wales played Belgium in a qualifier earlier in the year, Onana and Tielemans played together in central midfield so could see that happening. If Rogers plays as a number 10. that leaves a hole on the left side with McGinn currently the only option to fill it. That would mean McGinn moving from the right, which leaves a hole there which really we would need Guessand or Malen to fill. If one of them does start there, then we've only really got one sub to cover both the striker and right hand side roles.
Not trying to be too negative, but it's looking a bit stretched already really and we're only a couple of games in.
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Ready for Sarr to turn into prime Messi again?
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I’ve just taken advantage of the Palace returns and bagged a pair of tickets in the Doug. We always draw on my rare visits to VP. So it will be 1-1
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I’ve just taken advantage of the Palace returns and bagged a pair of tickets in the Doug. We always draw on my rare visits to VP. So it will be 1-1
My lad's done seven games now and has a record of one draw and six wins. So if that run continues on Sunday we can start talking about a crowd-funder for his season ticket.
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Martinez
Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen
Tielemans, McGinn
Malen, Rogers, Guessand
Watkins
That's the Badger.
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some. Like, I agree Torres is badly out of form, but had he committed half the errors that Cash has - not to mention generally looking as comfortable on the ball as a giraffe coming off a particularly bad night's sleep - there'd be calls for him to be put in the dock at The Hague.
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some. Like, I agree Torres is badly out of form, but had he committed half the errors that Cash has - not to mention generally looking as comfortable on the ball as a giraffe coming off a particularly bad night's sleep - there'd be calls for him to be put in the dock at The Hague.
Presumably in the absence of Garcia or a right-sided CB to play where Konsa does it's more a case of there not being an obvious alternative?
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some. Like, I agree Torres is badly out of form, but had he committed half the errors that Cash has - not to mention generally looking as comfortable on the ball as a giraffe coming off a particularly bad night's sleep - there'd be calls for him to be put in the dock at The Hague.
Presumably in the absence of Garcia or a right-sided CB to play where Konsa does it's more a case of there not being an obvious alternative?
It's interesting to me that it's not even discussed that perhaps we should try Konsa out there with Mings and Torres, who can shuffle over to make a much more natural three like in fact Cash was asked to do against Brentford (and didn't do particularly well). Like, one thing is considered beyond question (two left-sided centrebacks failed once so it's OVER), and another thing not even worthy of mentioning (Cash at rightback shuffling across has been a weak link dozens of times).
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Five at the back is the answer.
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Five at the back is the answer.
Plus two holding midfielders. At home. Against everyone.
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some. Like, I agree Torres is badly out of form, but had he committed half the errors that Cash has - not to mention generally looking as comfortable on the ball as a giraffe coming off a particularly bad night's sleep - there'd be calls for him to be put in the dock at The Hague.
Presumably in the absence of Garcia or a right-sided CB to play where Konsa does it's more a case of there not being an obvious alternative?
It's interesting to me that it's not even discussed that perhaps we should try Konsa out there with Mings and Torres, who can shuffle over to make a much more natural three like in fact Cash was asked to do against Brentford (and didn't do particularly well). Like, one thing is considered beyond question (two left-sided centrebacks failed once so it's OVER), and another thing not even worthy of mentioning (Cash at rightback shuffling across has been a weak link dozens of times).
I think it's connected to a weird characteristic a lot of people have, where they view hard work as virtuous in and of itself.
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some.
Pick up the ball to concede a penalty?
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some. Like, I agree Torres is badly out of form, but had he committed half the errors that Cash has - not to mention generally looking as comfortable on the ball as a giraffe coming off a particularly bad night's sleep - there'd be calls for him to be put in the dock at The Hague.
Presumably in the absence of Garcia or a right-sided CB to play where Konsa does it's more a case of there not being an obvious alternative?
It's interesting to me that it's not even discussed that perhaps we should try Konsa out there with Mings and Torres, who can shuffle over to make a much more natural three like in fact Cash was asked to do against Brentford (and didn't do particularly well). Like, one thing is considered beyond question (two left-sided centrebacks failed once so it's OVER), and another thing not even worthy of mentioning (Cash at rightback shuffling across has been a weak link dozens of times).
I think it's connected to a weird characteristic a lot of people have, where they view hard work as virtuous in and of itself.
I mean it's admirable, and I do like him, and I think he's been good at times! But he does make rather a lot of mistakes, and the smallest mention of this provokes wails of protest from corners that are one loose pass away from burning effigies of Onana in the streets of global capitals.
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some. Like, I agree Torres is badly out of form, but had he committed half the errors that Cash has - not to mention generally looking as comfortable on the ball as a giraffe coming off a particularly bad night's sleep - there'd be calls for him to be put in the dock at The Hague.
It's a strange time to have a go at Cash, he got a pass last weekend. The best of our back 5, back 6 if you count the 50m hole in our midfield.
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some. Like, I agree Torres is badly out of form, but had he committed half the errors that Cash has - not to mention generally looking as comfortable on the ball as a giraffe coming off a particularly bad night's sleep - there'd be calls for him to be put in the dock at The Hague.
It's a strange time to have a go at Cash, he got a pass last weekend. The best of our back 5, back 6 if you count the 50m hole in our midfield.
I just...I don't care. My point is proved as far as I'm concerned.
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Fuck me this forum needs 3 points at the weekend.
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Cash gets a lot of unfair stick, IMO. We were the best defence in the league in the last two months of the season and he played virtually every game. He's been a massive part of our success in the last two and a half season since Emery turned up.
Edit: second best, Man City better.
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Fuck me this forum needs 3 points at the weekend.
And some sex please
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We’ll camp in their half going side to side without success. They’ll hit us on the break a few times. 3 goals for Sarr and 3 goals for Mateta.
Standard.
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We need to try and not get bullied here
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I think its fair to say that Palace have had a slightly low key start to this season after the heroics of the last, they probably need to play a side they feel they can't fail against - oh hang on.....
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some. Like, I agree Torres is badly out of form, but had he committed half the errors that Cash has - not to mention generally looking as comfortable on the ball as a giraffe coming off a particularly bad night's sleep - there'd be calls for him to be put in the dock at The Hague.
It's a strange time to have a go at Cash, he got a pass last weekend. The best of our back 5, back 6 if you count the 50m hole in our midfield.
I will have a go at Cash for eternity for Old Trafford and multiple cock ups including last week at Brentford.
Yes he has the occasional good game but he has been a weak link more often.
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Palace have had a good start, unbeaten vs Chelsea and Forest in the league, won the CS and through in Europe.
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No way we are beating palace. Will be happy if we actually find the goal
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I do sometimes wonder what Cash could do to warrant dropping in the minds of some. Like, I agree Torres is badly out of form, but had he committed half the errors that Cash has - not to mention generally looking as comfortable on the ball as a giraffe coming off a particularly bad night's sleep - there'd be calls for him to be put in the dock at The Hague.
It's a strange time to have a go at Cash, he got a pass last weekend. The best of our back 5, back 6 if you count the 50m hole in our midfield.
He had far too much of the ball at the weekend and his delivery was mostly poor. As my 15 year kept on saying, ‘give it to the better players’!
Not blaming Cash for all our ills, in the way some do so with Torres and Onana and I think he (Cash) has been a decent player for us for a number of years, but I really do think we need to try something different there now. Whether that’s Garcia when fit, or Konsa, or horses for courses for the particular game.
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If were a mid-table side looking for Europa or Conference league then Cash fits the bill.
If we’re a Europa League team looking to consistently be in the Champions League etc then Cash needs to be downgraded to a squad/back-up player and a better all round player bought in to replace him.
He’s been good at times, and poor at times. Can’t fault his commitment and effort, which we’ve seen lacking from better players.
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Winless, goalless and guileless, Aston Villa now face their nemesis. Under Oliver Glasner, Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their five meetings against Villa, winning four and scoring 16 times.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwyp93w9g5ro
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And now they have confirmed Pino has signed in time to be available against us.
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Onana injured ( shock )
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Onana injured ( shock )
Joking or confirmed? If he's injured again we need to cash him in next summer. He can't cut it.
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Probably got time to try and see what he does between now and next summer before making a call on that.
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Probably got time to try and see what he does between now and next summer before making a call on that.
Time for another 2/3 injuries. £50m rip off. We can't afford to keep striking out on huge transfers.
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Onana injured ( shock )
Joking or confirmed? If he's injured again we need to cash him in next summer. He can't cut it.
He’s been withdrawn from Belgium squad. So frustrating.
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McGinn and Tielemans for Palace it is then.
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Kamara and Onana sing this to each other
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Probably got time to try and see what he does between now and next summer before making a call on that.
Time for another 2/3 injuries. £50m rip off. We can't afford to keep striking out on huge transfers.
Again there’s probably still time before deciding on whether he’s a strike out or now. With this injury he might miss a game or two, we don’t know yet
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McGinn and Tielemans for Palace it is then.
Which means we might see at least Malen on the flanks but I did see Barkley training soooo :)
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Hemmings in for me. Kids quality.
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What position does he play?
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Hemmings in for me. Kids quality.
He’s injured
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I’ve just taken advantage of the Palace returns and bagged a pair of tickets in the Doug. We always draw on my rare visits to VP. So it will be 1-1
My lad's done seven games now and has a record of one draw and six wins. So if that run continues on Sunday we can start talking about a crowd-funder for his season ticket.
Sod that, just make him manager
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What position does he play?
CM/DM. He was superb in pre-season.
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Has anything been mentioned on what the injury for the lesser spotted Garcia is and when he might be back?
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What position does he play?
CM/DM. He was superb in pre-season.
Ta.
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Has anything been mentioned on what the injury for the lesser spotted Garcia is and when he might be back?
All I can find is that it's a muscle injury and he's due back after the international break.
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They're quietly optimistic that they'll only have to amputate one of his legs.
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We love a crocked midfielder.
Tielemens and Bogarde knowing Unai.
Not a chance McGinn will get a full game in the middle of the park, might as well show-horn him in elsewhere.
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Without Onana we'll get bullied by Palace again. Not going to be pretty.
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Without Onana we'll get bullied by Palace again. Not going to be pretty.
madness as Kamara and Wharton aren’t the biggest in midfield. And Hughes is a rat.
Mental how they always smash us off the park.
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Palace haven't beaten Villa at Villa Park in the Prem since 2013 so they don't always smash us off the park...
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Sigh.
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Without Onana we'll get bullied by Palace again. Not going to be pretty.
Onana's as soft as shite
Tielemans and McGinn might actually outplay them
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Palace haven't beaten Villa at Villa Park in the Prem since 2013 so they don't always smash us off the park...
You had to say it!
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Without Onana we'll get bullied by Palace again. Not going to be pretty.
We'll play around them, they won't get near any of our players or the ball. #Unaiball
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Villa still flogging tickets for the Palace game on prAVda.
I reckon loads of STs have been returned due to the idiotic kick off time.
Deffo won't be a sellout.
Lowest league attendance in the last 3 seasons?
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Most of them will probably be the sections Palace returned.
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All because Palace got bumped down to the Conference and had a play-off game on Thursday. Then Sky who had already filled their Sunday broadcast slots decided they wanted to show it live and with the International break precluding Monday night, we got shoved us into this graveyard time. You might have thought it could have been postponed?
Fully expect more and more games to get similarly shuffled as thd Greedy6 (masquerading as Sky) continue their takeover of The Prem.
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Sorry I’m struggling, what’s perceived goal of the “big 6” in terms of this fixture being moved?
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Sorry I’m struggling, what’s perceived goal of the “big 6” in terms of this fixture being moved?
Our unfashionable timeslot means that our game will get lower viewing figures, limiting our ability to grow our global brand by having the good consumers of Michigan or Mendoza marvel at our 2-0 home defeat by Crystal Palace.
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Ah of course, all part of the big plan….
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Au contraire. The Sky/scum/money/tuberculosis 6 know for a fact that our lads love Songs of Praise, and they know that, by missing it, they'll be too upset to take penalties in the FA Cup third round defeat to Rotherham.
It electrocutes my scrotum, it enlivens my stools, it sears my buttocks, it juliennes my tadger to think of them laughing at Aston Villa, which is all they ever think about.
I don't know what we've done to make ourselves such a target. They must be really threatened by decades of mediocrity.
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There twirling their moustaches and laughing at us, all the time, the utter bastards!
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Is julien a verb now? Thought he was a knowitall football pundit.
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Au contraire. The Sky/scum/money/tuberculosis 6 know for a fact that our lads love Songs of Praise, and they know that, by missing it, they'll be too upset to take penalties in the FA Cup third round defeat to Rotherham.
It electrocutes my scrotum, it enlivens my stools, it sears my buttocks, it juliennes my tadger to think of them laughing at Aston Villa, which is all they ever think about.
I don't know what we've done to make ourselves such a target. They must be really threatened by decades of mediocrity.
Made me chuckle.
There is a conspiracy though, you’re just one of the sheeple.
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Has anything been mentioned on what the injury for the lesser spotted Garcia is and when he might be back?
All I can find is that it's a muscle injury and he's due back after the international break.
Six months after it?
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This kick off time is actually brilliant for our US fan base. Prime Sunday lunchtime viewing.
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Liverpool doing their best tonight to get Guehi on a plane
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Scores on doors if you're thinking of heading to Chariie's.
https://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/business/charlies-kebab-house-1118912.html
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Liverpool doing their best tonight to get Guehi on a plane
Pity they don’t take Warton for the journey too. He was superb at Wembley. Maybe Sarr too, while they are at it.
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Villa still flogging tickets for the Palace game on prAVda.
I reckon loads of STs have been returned due to the idiotic kick off time.
Deffo won't be a sellout.
Lowest league attendance in the last 3 seasons?
It is such an awful time, who on earth wants to be watching football at 9pm on a Sunday when the match will finish. Might've helped a little if this was last week and there was a bank holiday the day after but there isn't.
Sky should've got far more stick for not just putting this at 2pm on Sunday given they can show all games in that timeslot now on their various channels.
As regards the game....I actually think we'll win. Nothing amazing but I think we'll finally put together some decent moves and get a narrow 2-1. Guehi being pulled out of their team late to go to Liverpool will help in that.
Palace only have the hex over us within the M25. Don't think they've won at VP since 2013 in the league and we've taken 7 points off them in the three games we've played them at home since Emery took over.
We really need a win as Everton away is looking far trickier than the last few years with what they've signed.
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Scores on doors if you're thinking of heading to Chariie's.
https://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/business/charlies-kebab-house-1118912.html
Best head up to Manor Road.
Villa 4 Charlies 0
https://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1180187/villa-chippy-birmingham
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It is such an awful time, who on earth wants to be watching football at 9pm on a Sunday when the match will finish.
As (I think) Ads said, is it really any worse than the match finishing at Selhurst Park at 10pm on a Tuesday, for which i imagine we'd sell out our allocation twice over?
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It is such an awful time, who on earth wants to be watching football at 9pm on a Sunday when the match will finish.
As (I think) Ads said, is it really any worse than the match finishing at Selhurst Park at 10pm on a Tuesday, for which i imagine we'd sell out our allocation twice over?
We've got a lot more supporters in London than they have here, the short notice hasn't helped and getting here would be more difficult on Sunday afternoon than midweek.
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Either way, I'm perfectly happy as I wouldn't be going if it were easier for them and they'd sold their tickets.
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Pretty sure the ManC FAC match where Richards scored at the death was a daft Sunday KO time, and apart from the away sections VP was half empty.
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It is such an awful time, who on earth wants to be watching football at 9pm on a Sunday when the match will finish.
As (I think) Ads said, is it really any worse than the match finishing at Selhurst Park at 10pm on a Tuesday, for which i imagine we'd sell out our allocation twice over?
Midweek kick off times have been part and parcel of UK football for decades (although the introduction of 8.15pm) is horrible.
Sunday 7pm isn't really especially for our long distance travelling fans so it should not be encourage as a timeslot especially given it could've just been played at 2pm.
I think we all know begrudgingly accept Sky moving fixtures across the weekend but just playing this at 7pm rather than 2pm is really poor imo and surprised the club haven't made a bigger fuss about it after the Spurs fiasco last season.
Why they were allowed to just move it first to the Friday night before Palace's appeal had even been concluded was beyond me.
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Terrible time for a game. Sunday evening is for comfort TV. Like James Herriot sticking his arm up farm animals.
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Terrible time for a game. Sunday evening is for comfort TV. Like James Herriot sticking his arm up farm animals.
Ex Birmingham City keeper in bestiality shocker !
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Just before the schools go back too. It's a bit shit.
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Well - as it turns out this will be our first game of the season.
Can’t believe that after giving up a Villa season ticket and buying a Preston North End one, we have still ended up at Villa first! (We were on various trips away right through August)
The boys will be fine! I’m back!
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Villa win, we have to turn this around.
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Well - as it turns out this will be our first game of the season.
Can’t believe that after giving up a Villa season ticket and buying a Preston North End one, we have still ended up at Villa first! (We were on various trips away right through August)
The boys will be fine! I’m back!
Got the lucky gloves?
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Sadly the lucky gloves were lost shortly after Zat Knight equalised against Arsenal at Christmas 2008. It’s been a long road back from their loss!
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Cash gets a lot of unfair stick, IMO. We were the best defence in the league in the last two months of the season and he played virtually every game. He's been a massive part of our success in the last two and a half season since Emery turned up.
Edit: second best, Man City better.
He's very decent defensively, but utter shite in the final third.
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Win tomorrow and we should be back in the top half, despite our sluggish start. 3 points please, Villa!
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Yup we really need to kick start our season on and off the pitch in the next couple of days.
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Sorry I’m struggling, what’s perceived goal of the “big 6” in terms of this fixture being moved?
Our unfashionable timeslot means that our game will get lower viewing figures, limiting our ability to grow our global brand by having the good consumers of Michigan or Mendoza marvel at our 2-0 home defeat by Crystal Palace.
2.00p.m. or 3.00 p.m. respectively doesn't seem too inconvenient.
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...It's bloody inconvenient for me, though, as I fly out of BHX at 08.15hrs on Monday morning, meaning two trips to Birmingham in the space of 12 hours!
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Ive got to say that my big concern tomorrow is VAR.
I just hope it isn't in the conversation post-game.
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And Attwell reffing!!!!
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...It's bloody inconvenient for me, though, as I fly out of BHX at 08.15hrs on Monday morning, meaning two trips to Birmingham in the space of 12 hours!
Hotel Motel Holiday Inn
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Would be nice to score ago, nevermimd winning.
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I think Unai will go back to that 4-2-2-2 sort of formation he started off with.
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And Attwell reffing!!!!
Oh bugger
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Would be nice to score ago, nevermimd winning.
Yeah, ngl, I'm not digging these barren spring 1992 vibes atm.
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Another reason to batter these twats
(https://scontent.fbhx4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/540297542_1345245243931666_7074755628254823064_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=n0G03plKWToQ7kNvwFO3gtC&_nc_oc=AdnARkM3Kp7S1QJ8Xpdu1YLLpm5F19TD2LmzeQjCaBQxD2NYoJF0--9xGWAC-WZ-baE&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fbhx4-1.fna&_nc_gid=dEkgAnUXZJ3gBMFYi_X1WA&oh=00_AfXDQefVRg_SEQoFb9q8pSGvgQwAZCEmuf378VriGYy5fA&oe=68B9E2C8)
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We will exorcise last seasons ghosts - please Lord.
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If we play pace in our midfield going 2-0 villa. If its the same midfield as last two games 2-1 loss
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Whoever plays, the biggest factor tonight is the vibes. It’s been a shit transfer window and feels like it couldn’t get worse. The players out there need to set the tone from the off.
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didnt know where to put this . . . lets hope both start today.
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That video ought to come with a health warning so early on a Sunday. Excessive charisma can be difficult to process on the day of rest.
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That video ought to come with a health warning so early on a Sunday. Excessive charisma can be difficult to process on the day of rest.
you can see they dont have coffee :)
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Fuck me, first question to a couple of Dutch dudes who play football, " If you were going to a cafe....."?
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Fuck me, first question to a couple of Dutch dudes who play football, " If you were going to a cafe....."?
:D
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20% off away shirts today in store or the bullring to celebrate Lindelof day.
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I think Bizot plays.
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never thought we would have such a underwhelming window again since we got into Europe , does question all the money on Onana, Maatsen and Malen. I do like the players but at 120 million they should be at least getting in the first 11 at that money.
Anyway its not 7pm Monday yet .....
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Had to be these pricks tonight didn’t it.
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Does anyone know, if the ticket office is open at Villa Part today. I'm assuming it is, but when I look online it says its closed . Or is there any other way of getting online support as it's not possible to call them.
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I reckon it’s going to be a weird atmosphere tonight, just hope they put in a decent performance to lift the mood.
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It’s going to be subdued on the back of this news. The players have been impacted by the window. All of the best players have been linked with moves away. That can’t have been easy. We’ve also got key players out now in midfield. I think the window has fucked with everyone’s heads all summer. Can’t wait for it to close.
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Ticket office opens at 4pm I think.
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It’s going to be subdued on the back of this news. The players have been impacted by the window. All of the best players have been linked with moves away. That can’t have been easy. We’ve also got key players out now in midfield. I think the window has fucked with everyone’s heads all summer. Can’t wait for it to close.
should be closed before the season starts .
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Had to be these pricks tonight didn’t it.
Donyell and Ian? Not they're fault they've got boring personalities, they're Dutch.
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Had to be these pricks tonight didn’t it.
Donyell and Ian? Not they're fault they've got boring personalities, they're Dutch.
wasnt has good as JJ and Rogers ones Ive seen.
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I reckon it’s going to be a weird atmosphere tonight, just hope they put in a decent performance to lift the mood.
An early Villa goal will help. Let's hope Unai has us turn up for 90+ minutes, not just the second half. I'm getting a bit bored with this scared to lose/scared to win approach.
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https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2025/08/31/aston-villa-fans-warned-of-reduced-rail-services-ahead-of-tonights-match-against-crystal-palace/
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I reckon it’s going to be a weird atmosphere tonight, just hope they put in a decent performance to lift the mood.
It could turn very poisonous very quickly if things don't go as we hope tonight.
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https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2025/08/31/aston-villa-fans-warned-of-reduced-rail-services-ahead-of-tonights-match-against-crystal-palace/
Yep lots of trains cancelled from bham to Aston and Lichfield to Aston
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I reckon it’s going to be a weird atmosphere tonight, just hope they put in a decent performance to lift the mood.
It could turn very poisonous very quickly if things don't go as we hope tonight.
Only if people can't behave themselves.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GzrK035WkAAQ0DC?format=jpg&name=large)
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I reckon it’s going to be a weird atmosphere tonight, just hope they put in a decent performance to lift the mood.
It could turn very poisonous very quickly if things don't go as we hope tonight.
Are those pro palastine gangs turning up early
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I reckon it’s going to be a weird atmosphere tonight, just hope they put in a decent performance to lift the mood.
It could turn very poisonous very quickly if things don't go as we hope tonight.
Only if people can't behave themselves.
Or maybe, and here’s a thought we could get behind the team.
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They are doing a digital edition of the matchday programme this year - today’s is free to download should you so wish: https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/august/31/Download-your-free-Crystal-Palace-Digital-Programme/
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I reckon it’s going to be a weird atmosphere tonight, just hope they put in a decent performance to lift the mood.
It could turn very poisonous very quickly if things don't go as we hope tonight.
Only if people can't behave themselves.
Or maybe, and here’s a thought we could get behind the team.
Revolutionary!
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gzsd8YdXMAEw6mN?format=jpg&name=large)
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He's out.
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Malen and Guessand though so every cloud
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Wow
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Martinez is a wanker. He can shove that golden hand up his arsehole.
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Imagine calling a kid Travis.
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If Tielemans and McGinn are the holding players I think that's a really exciting attacking forward line.
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Imagine calling a kid Travis.
I know, people would take the piss. Even when the sun is sun shining, you wouldn’t be able to avoid that lightning.
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Emi's off then.
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The outfield team I wanted to see.
McGinn-Tielemans is actually decent as the pivot the 5-6 times we play it in a season, had plenty of good results over last two years with them.
Intrigued to see how Maatsen, Malen and Guessand all look from the start. We've had a week to prepare it at Bodymoor and will mean we start on the front foot which we badly need to do.
Having issues with my regular site so any river recommendations would be appreciated aswell.....