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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Louzie0 on January 26, 2026, 04:31:06 AM
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Welcome to GUESS THE CROWD Round 15.
It’s Match 8 in the Europa 🏆 League; ASTON VILLA v FC Salzburg at 8 pm on Thursday 29th January!! 🥧
It’s time for another New Year Europa League win to consolidate and even improve on second place, to keep this cracking run going and for the Lions to roar again 🦁 on Thursday night!
It’s also time for Unai’s legendary vision, PL experience and expert preparation to inspire our lads to see off this lot. COYVB!!
Wiki on FC Salzburg
Fußballclub Red Bull Salzburg, commonly known as simply Red Bull Salzburg, is an Austrian professional football club based in Wals-Siezenheim, that competes in the Austrian Bundesliga, the top flight of Austrian Football. Their home ground is the Red Bull Arena. Due to sponsorship restrictions, the club is known as just FC Salzburg and wears a modified crest when playing in FIFA and UEFA competitions.
The club was originally known as SV Austria Salzburg and played under various sponsored names, including SV Casino Salzburg and SV Wüstenrot Salzburg. In 2005, it was acquired by Red Bull GmbH, which rebranded the club and changed its traditional violet and white colours to red and white. Their nickname is now The Red Bulls.
Founded in 1933, the club won its first Bundesliga title in 1994, which was the first of three in the span of four seasons which also saw them reach the 1994 UEFA Cup final. The club has won seventeen league titles and nine Austrian Cups, all nine of which came as doubles, as well as three Austrian Supercups. Salzburg has dominated Austrian football over the recent past, winning 14 league titles in 17 seasons including 10 in a row from 2014 to 2023.
They’re not all that… 8)
Once again, we look forward to the Bonus known as...Emery’s Extras!... so let’s hope all our chaps have their scoring boots 🥾 on, including our exciting strikers: Brilliant Buendia, ‘crackers’ Cashy, ‘magic’ Morgz and of course, Wonderful Ollie Watkins👍
With hon. mentions for all assists and world beating saves, and encouragement for anyone else who’s in a scoring mood, let’s just keep the fantastic results - and the points - coming, on Thursday!
The Brucie Bonus is wild from now until KO. A spot-on guess at the attendance at VP that is posted in here before then gets a big Brucie Bonus point!
And…
Anybody can join Guess The Crowd by guessing the attendance at VILLA PARK for the match v the Red Bulls and posting your Guess in here, any time from now until KO!!!👍😃
Please remember:
Only your first guess counts, and
Please don’t edit your post. Thanks!
There’s a new figure for the capacity of VP since last season.
The FA Handbook for 2025/26 says it is 43,205. The link to this is in the OP of the GTC Divisions, rules, points and bonuses thread.
UTV!
Louzie0
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38,478
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36505
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41982
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39,788
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40404
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41,864
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40102
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37,500
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38,912
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34582
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37075
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38,852
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41,874
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32168
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38529
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39339
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34,242
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38,175
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38,002
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38,000
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34500
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35,678
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39,278
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40,330
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36666
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36,512
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40,033
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39,874
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38,974
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If i am reading the wed site correctly there are loads left on sale all over - only 3 sections (lower Trinity by dugout) are all taken :-\
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36286
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35,450
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37584
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36874
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39,885
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38,948
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37,890
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If i am reading the wed site correctly there are loads left on sale all over - only 3 sections (lower Trinity by dugout) are all taken :-\
The spirit of GTC is often, OAAOAE (optimistic against all odds and evidence), Hookeysmith, and who shall say us nay, as the song goes.
UTV!
Nice to see young Harvey turning up.
There’s still time to post your guess!
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38012
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Attendance was 27k, not the 37k on the Beeb.
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Attendance was 27k, not the 37k on the Beeb.
No chance. It was full nearly everywhere.
37k is about right.
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37,457 BBC
Points up soon!
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Results from GTC Round 15
Attendance: 37,457 BBC
Emery’s Extras 3 = 6
8 Skerra! 😎
6 devilla, RudyCan’tFail! 😃
4 260475! 😃
2 Godfrey Brian, KNVillan, TelfordVilla, thick_mike, ironmaidenmania, beness, mjlions, dave shelley, eamonn! 😃
1 Everyone else who played this round! 😃
Very well played, Skerra, the top scorer of this round! 🎉🎸💐🍹
Well done, RudyCan’tFail, the jammy Emery’s Extras bonus winner with double points!
Points coming up from today’s match very soon.
UTV!
Louzie0