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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on March 19, 2026, 06:45:46 PM
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Linders 😎
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Should be good enough to do the job at hand.
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Can't really complain about the selection. Odd to bring Lindelof in from the cold for this game but not the away game. Still he hasn't let us down yet. Cash & Buendia on bench is positive as wasn't expecting them to be involved. Maybe Sancho on left wing combining with Maatsen might work.
Big night for Tammy, really could do with him scoring.
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I'm happy with that, it's a shame Alysson isn't fit for a place on the bench and that Garcia isn't ready for a start but otherwise it looks good to me.
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Lot of changes, hoping we just have a drama-free win. Lol.
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Strongest bench we've ever had, surely.
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I'm happy with that, it's a shame Alysson isn't fit for a place on the bench and that Garcia isn't ready for a start but otherwise it looks good to me.
Yeah, fine.
Bogarde was decent in the first leg, save Konsa and Cash for Sunday. Tell Tammy that it's his chance to show why he should be starting ahead of Watkins in the league.
Just get the job done.
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Well, a lot of us have been saying Tammy should start recently so here's his chance.
I hope Sancho turns up tonight.
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I hope Tammy does so well that Unai at least considers starting him in the next league game.
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I like that line up a lot. Can see a good performance and win upcoming.
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Amen.
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Good to see Cash on the bench.
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Are we putting netting in front of their fans like Lille did to us last week and Midjtyalland have done to Forest this evening?...
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Like that line up a lot. Would just have had Cash in at right back if he was fit but Bogarde has been decent recently. Opportunities for people to stake their claim.
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Cash will get some mins and Elliot likely as not
Buendia, Ollie and Bailey don't deserve to start. Interesting to how the CH pairing go.
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Just win and start to play well.
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No TIFO
Emery out !!!!
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Lille: Ozer, Meunier, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Mbemba, Perraud, Bouaddi, Bentaleb, Mukau, Giroud, Felix Correira.
Subs: Bodart, Lanssade, Fernandez-Pardo, Haraldsson, Edjouma, Tiago Santos, Mandi, Verdonk, Diaoune, Baret, Boussadia.
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John Townley
Villa Park will celebrate Unai Emery's 100 wins in charge of Aston Villa before kick-off with a special display. He wants the place to be a cauldron tonight.
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John Townley
Villa Park will celebrate Unai Emery's 100 wins in charge of Aston Villa before kick-off with a special display. He wants the place to be a cauldron tonight.
We have cards to hold up
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I'm smirking.
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Lille fans have drummers
https://x.com/Ultramaniatics/status/2034711804337615060
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John Townley
Villa Park will celebrate Unai Emery's 100 wins in charge of Aston Villa before kick-off with a special display. He wants the place to be a cauldron tonight.
We have cards to hold up
Waft them with vigour!
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Hopefully the cards say "score some fucking goals"
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Hopefully the cards say "score some fucking goals"
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Hopefully the cards say "score some fucking goals"
Arrows to point towards the goal!
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Lyon have been knocked out. This is ours to win if we can pull our finger out.
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lots of empty seats....
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The Holte is looking good, lovely tribute to Unai.
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lots of empty seats....
Dubai/Muscat/Tehran Lions had a bit of trouble getting to the game.
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Show no merci Villa!
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Still better than any bowl
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The Holte is looking good, lovely tribute to Unai.
and sounding good early on.........
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Sancho on fire their defence is terrified
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Rogers has has 3 touches, and gave the ball away every time.
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Sancho on fire their defence is terrified
O-na-na-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
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Bright start then same old shit. Sort it out Emery!!
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There's the first gift.
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We just look aimless when we have the ball. Do we not train any sort of attacking shape.
We’re so bloody tentative and clumsy.
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Gone to pens in the Forest game
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Sancho has to do better, there
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Unlucky much better.
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great footy
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Rogers and Sancho are visibly on the same wavelength.
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We are bloody terrible at stopping crosses down our right side.
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Strange standoffish start from us.
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pedro more bothered about his socks
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Great pass, unlucky.
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Great pic of the Holte.
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Rogers and Sancho are visibly on the same wavelength.
Are you using an oscilloscpoe or a spectrum analyser?
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Gwarn Bologna. Don't want to deal with the Malen factor.
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Rogers and Sancho are visibly on the same wavelength.
Are you using an oscilloscpoe or a spectrum analyser?
... whatever measures 'no end product'.
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Shouldn’t be offside there Tammy.
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Considering we have Abraham on the pitch we're not exactly getting the ball into the box.
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We're rubbish in the final third of the pitch. We just don't have a clue.
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Ollie would have stayed onside and scored.
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Stop giving the fcuking ball away.
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Shouldn’t be offside there Tammy.
Wasn't watching it at all. Amateur
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Need to up it
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get ollie a bailey and buendia on , this is shite :)
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32 minutes in, has there been a genuine attempt on goal yet, by either team?
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I think we look fine. We're already in front, we don't need to chase the game, but we're still probing.
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We just don’t create chances
No pressure on the goal whatsoever
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McGinn seems less effective played on the left.
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Genuinely is this the plan to conserve energy?
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Need to up it
Yeah, this is all a bit too much 'job done' at the moment
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It's almost as though it's not the attackers but just how we play that's the problem.
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but we're still probing.
Are we aliens?
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Nothing like our style of play for killing an atmosphere.
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I think we look fine. We're already in front, we don't need to chase the game, but we're still probing.
Agreed. It feels though like they're letting us play at the moment.
And if it's 0-0 at half-time, I'd have a quid on them coming out all guns blazing at the start of the second half.
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Be nice to score more than nil goals.We don't have to just squeak through
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They’re going to bring on the two pacey blokes in the last half an hour and put th shits up us.
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not worried about this game
west ham I am
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Genuinely is this the plan to conserve energy?
Probably, we have a world energy crisis.
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Rogers is more lively today
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We are largely in control. They have not got close to a goal. Very comfortable right now. That’s all that’s required.
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Roma have equalised. Malen wouldn't be eligible to play against us, would he?
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We are so tedious to watch.
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Roma have equalised. Malen wouldn't be eligible to play against us, would he?
Of course he would.
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Roma have equalised. Malen wouldn't be eligible to play against us, would he?
He would.
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Come on Tammy, got to do better
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I'm going to declare our belief, decision making and application in the final third is quite poor in the hope I'm immediately proven wrong.
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Colonel not impressing so far, it's like he's trapped.
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Abraham is struggling out there. He looks just like Watkins.
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Colonel not impressing so far, it's like he's trapped.
It’s like he’s played for Lincoln.
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We are so tedious to watch.
Playing like a John Gregory team.
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I'm going to declare our belief, decision making and application in the final third is quite poor in the hope I'm immediately proven wrong.
I doubt you will be as it has been like that for most of the season. We have gone back to how we were playing in the first 5 games but now we don't seem to be having a shots on target from 25 yards anymore either.
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I'm going to declare our belief, decision making and application in the final third is quite poor in the hope I'm immediately proven wrong.
Especially Sancho
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Do Lille know they’re losing on aggregate?
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We are so tedious to watch.
I know this style has mostly got us here but fucking hell it can be a hard watch if are not getting into the box and taking shots
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McGinn seems less effective played on the left.
Even he's giving the ball away easily...
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God, I'm glad I haven't paid to watch this.
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So boring my arse has fallen asleep, I know because it keeps snoring.
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This is shite & it's getting nippy already in the Lower Holte!
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get harvey on Im bored
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In our pomp we were getting 4/5 players in the box on an attack.Not now. 1/2 at best
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That's better Tammy
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No wonder the atmosphere has turned to shit
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Sancho really is about as ineffectual as it's possible to be.
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Close!!
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Sancho really is about as ineffectual as it's possible to be.
Absolutely. Get Bailey on :o
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Chance from Tammy working hard there. That’s a great save to be fair.
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Sancho really is about as ineffectual as it's possible to be.
£200k per week.
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I see we've got the commentary dregs today on TNT.
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Fcuking hell Sancho quick ball inside but no.
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Do we have any attacking coaches? If so, they aren’t doing a very good job. We’ve looked clueless up front for ages now, and everything breaks down in the final third.
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set pieces are so fucking crap
fuck off that catweasle
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Sancho's thing seems to be get as high up the pitch with the ball as possible and then try and win a throw or corner
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I don't expect him to tackle like Des Bremner, but Sancho ducking out of competing for the ball drives me crazy.
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Onana is dead
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set pieces are so fucking crap
fuck off that catweasle
The same players are also doing shit when not taking set-pieces, I don't think just one coach is at fault.
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Sancho really is about as ineffectual as it's possible to be.
£200k per week.
Nice work...
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Might watch The Apprentice
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He is on more then that a week, that amount is what people are saying we are paying.
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Boooooooooooooo
Get the cabbages!!!
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Lille will be glad of this respite after the incessant pummelling they've received.
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Just as well Lille are so limited as we seem to be doing our best to hand them possession wherever possible
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This style is ok if you’re really sharp in attack - we’re not. We need to mix things up more.
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Dear Unai,
I miss the early goals and fast attacking play from your first two years
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Ooh good it's the adverts
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Dear Unai,
I miss the early goals and fast attacking play from your first two years
FTFY
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Very comfortable - another 45 of the same and we are in the next round - and that’s all that matters!!
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I’m watching a rerun of the 1989 Nat west final between the bears and Middlesex. Bears need 210 off 60 overs
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I think we’ve tried to make it happen and I like the faster movement of the ball we’ve seen. Lille have just sat back and fouled all game. Dreadful side
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Well, that was shit.
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I see we've got the commentary dregs today on TNT.
I think Lucy Ward is very good.
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set pieces are so fucking crap
fuck off that catweasle
The same players are also doing shit when not taking set-pieces, I don't think just one coach is at fault.
they are all shit ... the players and the set piece coach .... monthes and its
been useless
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The negativity on this thread is staggering.
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Sancho really is about as ineffectual as it's possible to be.
Absolutely. Get Bailey on :o
Get Elliott on.
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It really is.
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The negativity on this thread is staggering.
It’s because we are pissed Watkins don’t start the game.
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We need Ollie on.
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The negativity on this thread is staggering.
Watkins looks impressive in his warm ups on the touchline.
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The negativity on this thread is staggering.
it's okay: it'll improve when Ollie comes on ;D
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Very comfortable - another 45 of the same and we are in the next round - and that’s all that matters!!
Yeah, but against such a limited side. Why don't we just go and try and win well just for the sake of it?
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On the plus side Rogers is definitely more lively.
We need to mix things up more
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Very comfortable - another 45 of the same and we are in the next round - and that’s all that matters!!
Yeah, but against such a limited side. Why don't we just go and try and win well just for the sake of it?
Because all we need to do is not lose. Simples. I don’t care how we do it
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I see we've got the commentary dregs today on TNT.
I think Lucy Ward is very good.
And who are the non-dregs?
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The negativity on this thread is staggering.
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I do think one of our issues is both Onana and Doug are playing deep, which is unnecessary. So we end up finding it hard to break forward.
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We definitely need to mix it up, maybe having a shot now and again. Or running fast.
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I see we've got the commentary dregs today on TNT.
I think Lucy Ward is very good.
She just likes to fill the silences too much with irrelevant info.
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I see we've got the commentary dregs today on TNT.
I think Lucy Ward is very good.
She just likes to fill the silences too much with irrelevant info.
Well let's face it,there's a fat lot else happening
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At least Stan is on now.
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Sancho really is about as ineffectual as it's possible to be.
£200k per week.
Genuinely don't see what he offers as a winger/ inside forward.
Can he beat his man with pace or skill? No.
Is he dangerous when he cuts inside and gets shots away? (chance would be a fine thing).
Decent delivery from out wide? Nada.
Apart from that, a cracking little player.
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The negativity on this thread is staggering.
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I’m surprised that didn’t take the site down…
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Can't believe I'm actually missing McCoist on comms.
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Onana has been fouled twice by raking studs down his right achilles, which will mean we’ll see him again in November knowing our luck.
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The negativity on this thread is staggering.
get watkins on then.
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This dreadful woman who talks like a machine gun and says nothing. At least Stan makes sense
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I think she's just nervous.
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While it’s 1-0 this performance is ‘ok’. But we aren’t creating anything .
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We definitely need to mix it up, maybe having a shot now and again. Or running fast.
Mixing things up will probably mean more passes going astray.
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I think she's just nervous.
She’s like it every time
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This dreadful woman who talks like a machine gun and says nothing. At least Stan makes sense
She sounds like Nigel Benn.
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Yay, second half.
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It's shite, and it's been mostly this shite all season, apart from some screamers that kept us going in the league for 3 months. I can't believe this is the same manager who had us playing such fast attacking football when he arrived.
Anyhow, 'the results the thing' so enjoy product.
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This dreadful woman who talks like a machine gun and says nothing. At least Stan makes sense
She sounds like Nigel Benn.
Like a 45 played at 78
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bologna winning
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bologna winning
Someone is as quick as our attacks.....
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Just turned it on. Lindelof bailed out Torres big time there. Petrov very critical of our midfield two at half time.
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You know it's bad when the paper planes come out. Memories of the snorefest v Cov.
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Wish JJ was still with us
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How are Bologna doing?
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We are so bad at stopping crosses.
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How are Bologna doing?
losing 5 0
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Lille come out a bit this half
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We have started this half very poorly. We’re so fucking careless.
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Bloody hell, we're not making it easy for ourselves.
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Good to see we are on the front foot again. All out attack. No wonder that chant attack attack attack attack attack has been made redundant.
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Fucking hell - do we actually train??
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Has anyone else noticed that Martinez does not come out to take crosses nowadays. Last Sunday a few times the ball was crossed and he stood there and made the defender make a clearance the same tonight. He should come and collect it to save the defender having to put it out.
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This is all a bit go ahead eagles
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ffs get elliot and petrov on
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Sancho!
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God almighty that’s awful.
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McGinn is hardly going forward at all. That's got to be an instruction.
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Sancho really is dreadfully average
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Get him off
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Has anyone else noticed that Martinez does not come out to take crosses nowadays. Last Sunday a few times the ball was crossed and he stood there and made the defender make a clearance the same tonight. He should come and collect it to save the defender having to put it out.
He's lost a bit of bottle in those scenarios for sure
Sancho running the ball out of play
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Sancho. WTF was that? Basic dribble and puts it out.
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This is the start of it.
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Luiz off, Bailey on the left. Push McGinn into the middle
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Too risk averse this - again.
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SJMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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YEAHHHHHHHHH 2 Shots
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Yessss, get in.
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Nice from Emi and Sanchy.
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The Gas Tank is back.
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Brilliant Emi and Sancho,
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We've got Mcginn!
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goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
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Even Sancho couldn’t Fcuk that up
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And nice shithousing from Emi to the Lille fans.
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SJM!!!!!!!!
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Ollie was about to come on wasn’t he?
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A variation of play and a goal. That was brilliant from Emi and Sancho.
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Emi brilliant there
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God almighty that’s awful.
Think.the last time I saw a player run the ball out of play was in U8's football! Did great for the goal then though.
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Even Sancho couldn’t Fcuk that up
Ah, c'mon ffs.
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Well that was lovely.
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Ollie on
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Easy. Suck them in and then whack them on the counter.
Trust Unai!
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Even Sancho couldn’t Fcuk that up
Ludicrous comment - that was superb from him.
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Great by Sancho too.
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direct at last
martinez sancho and mcginn.... awesome
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Martinez is quite something.
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excellent goal - they enjoyed that!!
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Sancho really is about as ineffectual as it's possible to be.
£200k per week.
Genuinely don't see what he offers as a winger/ inside forward.
Can he beat his man with pace or skill? No.
Is he dangerous when he cuts inside and gets shots away? (chance would be a fine thing).
Decent delivery from out wide? Nada.
Apart from that, a cracking little player.
That aged well. ;D
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Well played Sancho
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Well done Sancho, after the awful touch a couple of minutes earlier.
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Got a feeling Ollie will get 2
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Amazing, we ran fast and had a shot and lo and behold, goal.
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Basically Emi's goal
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Lovely ball by Emi
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Great ball from emi.
Great from Sancho.
Cool
Finish.
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Fabulous goal. What a ball by Martinez, great stuff.
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Ollie was about to come on wasn’t he?
He has, for Tammy
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I thought Abraham was solid.
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Bit harsh on Tammy Thats. Unai obviously thinks he doesn’t do enough
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I thought Abraham was solid.
Don't really remember anything he did
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It'd be great if Tammy was given the same patience some of our other players get.
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Not quite Cash, Digne, Buendia, but not far off
Also, no one else on the pitch does what Sancho just did. That's why I've wanted him to come off, as he does have some serious class in him. Calm, technique, vision.
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Bit harsh on Tammy Thats. Unai obviously thinks he doesn’t do enough
Or he's starting Saturday
I think Tammy did well.
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Basically Emi's goal
Some pass! Sancho laid it on a plate for McGinn too in fairness.
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Bit harsh on Tammy Thats. Unai obviously thinks he doesn’t do enough
Even more harsh when you think Ollie is 'injured'.
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It'd be great if Tammy was given the same patience some of our other players get.
Some of our players get patience in the match thread!?
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It'd be great if Tammy was given the same patience some of our other players get.
lol.
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Brilliant from Ollie.
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Not quite Cash, Digne, Buendia, but not far off
Also, no one else on the pitch does what Sancho just did. That's why I've wanted him to come off, as he does have some serious class in him. Calm, technique, vision.
Sancho's technique is excellent. There's a player there - just on his wages who can afford that.
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Brilliant from Ollie.
Sancho stood up watching him
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Hell of a finish from Giroud, but offside.
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Brilliant from Ollie.
Good work that, unfortunate.
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Phew
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Different side now Ollie is on.
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Torres is definitely sharper on the line to push out than Mings. Was nearly caught there but pushed out.
Ollie giving us a big lift here
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Unlucky Ollie, really good work.
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Lille opening up a bit, Ollie and Rogers should hopefully get more room to do something.
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Ollie too slow there.
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Different side now Ollie is on.
Indeed
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So close.
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Sancho on fire, and unlucky.
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Ollie's getting acres of space here, and looks a lot more comfortable.
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Really unlucky Sancho.
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Every time I hear Muckau I think of the film Kick-boxer
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Ollie too slow there.
There it is!
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Liile making changes.
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Unlucky Sancho, great effort.
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Pau is so graceful on the ball.
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Every time I hear Muckau I think of the film Kick-boxer
I keep thinking Ken Monkou!
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Unlucky Sancho, great effort.
Some pass from Luiz, he has that in him. Did it in first leg too
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If sancho could play like this for the rest of the season that would be a huge help!
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Every time I hear Muckau I think of the film Kick-boxer
I keep thinking Ken Monkou!
Ha!
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I keep thinking of Bob Monkhouse. But I do that every day. I love you Bob!
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martinez celebration is great
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Not quite Cash, Digne, Buendia, but not far off
Also, no one else on the pitch does what Sancho just did. That's why I've wanted him to come off, as he does have some serious class in him. Calm, technique, vision.
Sancho's technique is excellent. There's a player there - just on his wages who can afford that.
Yeah, I agree. It might be too late now, but it's worth bringing up the positives when you can. He offers miles more than Bailey does these days.
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Don’t Fcuk it up now cilla
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martinez celebration is great
Likes Sancho running back to him rather than forward to McGinn
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Bogarde starting to tire I think
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The goal
https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2034740883849982152
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Who is this Sancho bloke?
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Little emi and cash coming on.
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Don’t Fcuk it up now cilla
Still feel we're going to give Lille a lorra lorra chances.
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If there's any positive from the 2nd half of the season it's how Bogarde has matured.
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They are losing Harraldsson too easily.
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Don’t Fcuk it up now cilla
Still feel we're going to give Lille a lorra lorra chances.
Ha ha brilliant
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Don’t Fcuk it up now cilla
Still feel we're going to give Lille a lorra lorra chances.
I couldn’t even be bothered to change it. It would’ve been a surprise surprise if someone hadn’t spotted it.
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Don’t Fcuk it up now cilla
Still feel we're going to give Lille a lorra lorra chances.
That'd be a surprise surprise
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The goal
https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2034740883849982152
Official from TNT with extended celebrations and replays.
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Maatsen that is really poor.
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Luiz fouling a bit now. Wonder if he’s coming off for Cash
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Barry manilow coming on for them
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Don’t Fcuk it up now cilla
Still feel we're going to give Lille a lorra lorra chances.
thats no suprise suprise
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Luiz fouling a bit now. Wonder if he’s coming off for Cash
He had to there to be fair, because of Maatsen.
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The goal
https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2034740883849982152
Official from TNT with extended celebrations and replays.
I know, you just quoted it :P
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Barry manilow coming on for them
Oh Mindy
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McGinn off - don’t be rubbish Emi.
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Barry manilow coming on for them
Oh Mindy
Making his Mork.
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37k there
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I know he scored but really don't like McGinn on left. Just don't think he's at his best there.
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First time Watkins has been captain?
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Dear Aston Villa, you are allowed to score more than once in a game.
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Captain, scorer, legend.
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Maatsen needs to switch on. He’s making lots of casual mistakes.
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Nice of Maatsen to fully turn his back on that shot. All over the place defending our box.
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one of their players wearing gloves .. what a wally
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Captain, scorer, legend.
Occasional smirker.
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Unlucky Ollie, great work.
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Their Turkish keeper has been good
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The goal
https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2034740883849982152
Official from TNT with extended celebrations and replays.
I know, you just quoted it :P
Weird. I thought I had pasted it in my post after your first one was not TNT. Fast edits that the system didn't even register you had changed it. Spent too long trying to XCancel it which doesn't work for the video.