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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Tuscans on April 16, 2026, 06:50:08 PM
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No fucking around. Solid. If we can get to a comfortable place with the aggregate score get some of the key lads off and rested.
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Unai wants this cup in the cabinet.
COYVB
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No messing with that line up. Plenty of in game changes if we need to with a key fixture on Sunday ahead.
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Pwn'd Townley in the presser yesterday but didn't RickRoll him with the actual line-up. I wish I didn't understand that.
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Win please.
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That'll do for me. Don't lose by more than a goal.
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Strong line up, no chances being taken which is good to see.
Nice to see Sancho back as well.
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No Lucumí for them, so presumably the commentator got it right about his suspension t'other week.
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Our strongest side available. Good, exactly what I wanted to see.
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No resting players. Good.
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Pwn'd Townley in the presser yesterday but didn't RickRoll him with the actual line-up. I wish I didn't understand that.
I saw that too. pissed myself laughing at Unai's reaction.
Need a good performance and hopefully the fans will play their part tonight. No yellows tonight, gents.
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Come on villa boys
Plenty of UTV in krakow walking to the pub even a few bologna scarves
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Hopefully Emi will make it to KO!
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Hopefully Emi will make it to KO!
:D
Come on you Lions!
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Come on Villa!!!
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Hopefully Emi will make it to KO!
:D
Come on you Lions!
Wish I heard that as a chant again!
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Come on me Villa babbies!
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I can’t believe some are surprised we’ve gone strong. It’s the QFs of the Europa league for goodness sake. If not strong now then when?
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Really looking forward to this one. Early goal for us effectively kills the tie I think.
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I can’t believe some are surprised we’ve gone strong. It’s the QFs of the Europa league for goodness sake. If not string now then when?
Two goals up at home...not a great look for likes of Maatsen and Luiz particularly that they couldn't get back in tonight. Both seem to have slipped down the pecking order for whatever reason. Martinez, Konsa and Buendia were always going to come back in. Hopefully an early goal puts the tie to bed and can rest some regulars.
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Just put £6 on them to qualify on betfair to win £150. A hedge bet. Seems like good odds.
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Let's do this.
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Pwn'd Townley in the presser yesterday but didn't RickRoll him with the actual line-up. I wish I didn't understand that.
I saw that too. pissed myself laughing at Unai's reaction.
Need a good performance and hopefully the fans will play their part tonight. No yellows tonight, gents.
Yellows are cleared after tonight.
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Pwn'd Townley in the presser yesterday but didn't RickRoll him with the actual line-up. I wish I didn't understand that.
I saw that too. pissed myself laughing at Unai's reaction.
Need a good performance and hopefully the fans will play their part tonight. No yellows tonight, gents.
Yellows are cleared after tonight.
But anyone booked tonight does miss the next match this season still.
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Who would've thought during the dark days of the African car reverser we'd be massive favourites to get to the EL semi final 8)
Come on 8)
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Not this ref again
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Not this ref again
He owes us about 7 minutes.
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Which other match?
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When do yellow cards get wiped?
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English club vs Italian club. Captains, Scottish international team mates and friends
It's these little things with football...
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Card Reset: All yellow cards expire upon the completion of the quarter-finals.
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Card Reset: All yellow cards expire upon the completion of the quarter-finals. (From the UEFA website)
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Right, this lot are clearly going to be playing up for free kicks as much as possible...
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They're conning this ref big time.
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Refs a twat
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This ref is going to be a problem
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So this ref. Is the one that added only three minutes at home to PSG so I understand.
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Such a bad ref
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Oh fuck off already ref
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4-0 down on the 50-50 decisions so far
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Tackles are band?
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Just win. Or draw. Or only lose 0-1.
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This bastard referee
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This fucking ref.
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Flow of the game is being completely ruined by the officiating
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What’s going on? This ref is corrupt
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People are not paying for the ref to be the star of the show
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Konsa you have to be stronger than that - as proven it’s far from certain you get those.
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I like the way we are playing so far. Positive without over-committing. If we can just sharpen up our passing a bit
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An again. We won the ball FFS!
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Guarantee that one of the Fab Four are going to get booked
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Ref is a cheat.
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I feel physically sick
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If this ref was reffing a Newcastle game, the ball would be not in play more much minutes than in play.
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Forest leading, Porto down to 10
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Fucking he’ll ref that was a push on konsa
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Forest 1 up against the 10 men of Porto. Looks like a lot of cancellations needed.
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Konsa you need to play the ref. He’s not going to give borderline fouls.
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It'd be nice if we managed to look like we're in control of a game every now and then.
I know they have to bring it to us, but Christ.
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Beaut
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GET IN!! That'll do nicely
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Brilliant brilliant goal.
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Offside I think
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Lovely move
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What
A
Goal
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See you in the sem-eye Forest
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OLLIE!!!!!!!!!!!
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YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fabulous goal, beautiful football.
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Get in
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Beautiful goal!!!
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Quality Villa
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Super goal
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That's an exceptional goal, brilliant football.
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Brilliant play from Buendia!
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100th goal for ollie
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That was a great goal.
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Beautiful football
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I feel slightly less physically sick
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Brilliant play from Buendia!
Brilliant play from Buendia!
And Rogers. Great positioning from Watkins.
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Hopefully that move perks Rogers up a bit too
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That is fucking football.
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Forest leading, Porto down to 10
Bednarek off, formerly of this parish.
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Buendia is doing some nice touches
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Buendia is doing some nice touches
You can't clear Buendia 8)
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I used to go to school with a girl called Bernadette
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Buendia is doing some nice touches
His linking play was excellent for the goal
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They give these in Europe
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Has to be a pen
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That’s not a pen.
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I used to go to school with a girl called Bernadette
Can you see the envy in my eyes?
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Penalty
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It could be our first pen of the season?
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PENALTY, given
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I'd be peed if that was given against us...but there it is...
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Pen for me
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Right decision
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It could be our first pen of the season?
Thought we had one in an early cup competiton,
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It could be our first pen of the season?
Emi missed against Go Ahead Eagles
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Takes a nick of Rogers as well
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Well Rogers it is.
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Yes so who takes it?
SJM.
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PENALTY, given
What's a penalty?
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Ah fuck Mogz
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And duely missed
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Bit harsh that but after so many not given we'll take it.
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Dreadful decision but if it hits your arm in the box
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PENALTY, given
What's a penalty?
A penalisation
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Dreadful pen
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Good save
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Never a pen
Knew Rogers wouldn't score
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Bueeennndddiiiaaaaaaaa
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Saved, it’s not a terrible pen.
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I hope to God neither the semi or the final go to penalties
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Yeah, you can't smear the Buendia
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Knew he'd miss that. Just looked really nervous to me.
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Aaagh...I'd be lying if I didn't think justice were done there, though...BUT 2-0 5-1 anyway 😊
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Get in!
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Lovely Emi B!
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Buendia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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EMI!!!!!!!!!
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Knew he'd miss that. Just looked really nervous to me.
Totally :(
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YOU CAN'T CLEAR BUENDIA!
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Fucks sake. First penalty in donkeys and we miss yet again!
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Brilliant Emi
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Another great goal
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Slinky skill
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Yes. Who needs penalties
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Who needs penalties?
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After watching the Freiberg match I was hoping we did similar to them and just kill the tie off early. We have.
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Vitik's got a bit of Beavis and Butthead about him...
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Penalty was good goalkeeping as much as anything. Really poor from him for the goal though.
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Goals in the first half? Sorcery
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Get Cash and Digne off.
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For future penalties, please just get Youri or SJM to take it.
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For future penalties, please just get Youri or SJM to take it.
What's an SJM?
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Anyway, now get to halftime and take off 3-4 of the regulars for the rest, game is done.
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So we miss penalty and buendia gets hollered. What’s going on? We scored or did he miss a penalty?
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Get Cash and Digne off.
I agree but wait until end of half
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Digne should take the pens. Cleanest striker of a ball imo.
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So we miss penalty and buendia gets hollered. What’s going on? We scored or did he miss a penalty?
Rogers missed the pen, ball went out for a throw and Digne found Buendia with who scored at the near post.
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So we miss penalty and buendia gets hollered. What’s going on? We scored or did he miss a penalty?
Rogers had his penalty kick saved and Buendia scored our 2nd goal of the evening
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This ref refs the reaction, fucking bunk!
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Take our carded players off now please.
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Reffing opposite to what we see in the PL.
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Villa, Forest, Freiburg and Betis.
Surely we have the ammunition to end this part of our history with a trophy.
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This is the softest ref I’ve ever seen.
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We need to take all of our players on bookings off at half time if not sooner because this ref will book one or more of them
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So we miss penalty and buendia gets hollered. What’s going on? We scored or did he miss a penalty?
Rogers had his penalty kick saved and Buendia scored our 2nd goal of the evening
Keeper saved, it went out for a throw. And that was their only touch before Buendia scored. Their keeper taking his frustration at his defence out on Villa's infrastructure
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Rogers, SJM, Cash, Digne and Lindelof are the ones on cards.
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This referee must've won a contest. Terrible.
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This referee must've won a contest. Terrible.
He reffed the PSG game last year apparently - hard to believe!
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All the players a yellow away from suspension I'd get off now. This ref is ridiculous.
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All the players a yellow away from suspension I'd get off now. This ref is ridiculous.
Don’t the yellow cards reset at the end of quarter finals?
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5-1 ahead and I am still a nervous wreck!
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All the players a yellow away from suspension I'd get off now. This ref is ridiculous.
Don’t the yellow cards reset at the end of quarter finals?
Ignore
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All the players a yellow away from suspension I'd get off now. This ref is ridiculous.
Don’t the yellow cards reset at the end of quarter finals?
This is correct.
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All the players a yellow away from suspension I'd get off now. This ref is ridiculous.
Don’t the yellow cards reset at the end of quarter finals?
Apparently so. I’m not sure what all the fuss is about.
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All the players a yellow away from suspension I'd get off now. This ref is ridiculous.
Don’t the yellow cards reset at the end of quarter finals?
Yes, but if you get the necessary amount for a suspension before the end of the quarter-finals then you're still suspended.
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Get in
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All the players a yellow away from suspension I'd get off now. This ref is ridiculous.
Don’t the yellow cards reset at the end of quarter finals?
The accumalation count does but any suspensions picked up before then carry over. So a card tonight for any on 2 will be the third and will get a one match suspension.
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ROOGGGGGGGGGEERRSSSS
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Mooooorgz!
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YOU CAN'T DODGE THE RODGE!
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For the hard of hearing - Yellow cards are cleared after the quarter finals.
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Rogers.
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I feel like we’re accelerating at the right time of the season again.
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Morg!!!!!
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Game over.
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MORGANNNN!!!!
Really chuffed he scored. He needed that .
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That’ll do
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Morgan class goal
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Their keeper is monumentally shit
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Keeper is almost as bad as the ref
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5-1 ahead and I am still a nervous wreck!
Ok, slightly more relaxed now!
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Their keeper beaten twice at his near post. Not great for him but fuck it, who cares!
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Yesssss, Porto here we come!!!
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Crap at saving anything going in when right on top of the post but gets across well to stop the penalty when nowhere near it.
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5 subs at halftime please
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All the players a yellow away from suspension I'd get off now. This ref is ridiculous.
Don’t the yellow cards reset at the end of quarter finals?
Yes, but if you get the necessary amount for a suspension before the end of the quarter-finals then you're still suspended.
Thanks for clearing that up.
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If Carlsberg did first half's .........
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We can make 5 subs so…
Digne > Maatsen
Cash > Bogarde / Garcia
SJM > Sancho
Rogers > Luiz / Elliot
…keep one spare in the pocket.
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I also feel like we can score when we want to tonight. Utterly ruthless
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Crap at saving anything going in when right on top of the post but gets across well to stop the penalty when nowhere near it.
Yes very strange.
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How nice to sit back to watch a second half with no stress. Lovely stuff lads, rests for all the main lads ahead of Sunderland.
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I hope we do not see this ref again, total spanner.
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We have been ruthless
Ref has been poor
Cash back to his best
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Sub off a few please Unai.
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Not a bad half that! ;D
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Need to keep it tight for the first 10 or 15 mins. Don't want to let them back into it.
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Let's have 45 mins of the Brazilian winger
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God, they're Blose. Fuckin make a game of it, you cvnts. And as for that goalkeeper...Jesus wept. Just shit we have to play Forest 3 times in 3 weeks now.
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I hope to never see this referee again. 4 subs at HT please, Unai. You know who they are.
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Can you have an assist from a throw in ?
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Let's have 45 mins of the Brazilian winger
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How nice to sit back to watch a second half with no stress. Lovely stuff lads, rests for all the main lads ahead of Sunderland.
Depends on how many of the "close to suspension" players Unai leaves on in the second half I suppose. Might still be stressful hoping Cash, McGinn and Rogers stay clean in the refs eyes. Digne as well to some extent.
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Let's have 45 mins of the Brazilian winger
Dougie on the wing.I like it.
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Buendia’s first touch for his goal was superb.
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Let's have 45 mins of the Brazilian winger
Not in squad
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Any links to goals?
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Let's have 45 mins of the Brazilian winger
Not in squad
Jamaican : same thing?
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Just shit we have to play Forest 3 times in 3 weeks now.
It would add a bit of emotional conflict into the Spurs situation. As it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if (assuming they get past Porto) if they played two European games against us sitting in 18th place, panicking about their league games either side.
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With the score as it is there is no excuse for picking up a yellow card in the second half.
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Any links to goals?
1st - https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044858496089309205?s=20 (https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044858496089309205?s=20)
2nd - https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044860976185393252?s=20 (https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044860976185393252?s=20)
3rd isn't up yet but will be on there soon.
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No subs
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No subs?
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Thank you.
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Any links to goals?
1st. https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044858496089309205
2nd. https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044860976185393252
3rd. https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044864027050852599
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No changes? Come on Unai.
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Subs Unai.
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Any links to goals?
1st. https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044858496089309205
2nd. https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044860976185393252
3rd. https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2044864027050852599
Thanks - all well taken.
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I don’t really see why we’re risking all the yellow card players now.
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Watkins looks to have his pace back.
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Martinez proving he can’t be trusted
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Martinez proving he can’t be trusted
Don’t get that.
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Tielemans still not quite back to where he was. But doing ok!
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Martinez proving he can’t be trusted
Don’t get that.
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Obviously just got bored so did a silly up and over!
A character for sure!
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Let's have 45 mins of the Brazilian winger
Dougie on the wing.I like it.
Is Alysson still injured .didmt see subs..anyway some changes please
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Tam and Leon on
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I'd be getting a few subbed now. Mainly as we haven't scored this half so they need to know it isn't good enough.
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All the players a yellow away from suspension I'd get off now. This ref is ridiculous.
Don’t the yellow cards reset at the end of quarter finals?
Yes, but if you get the necessary amount for a suspension before the end of the quarter-finals then you're still suspended.
Apologies for my flippancy earlier - didn't clock that bit.
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Let's have 45 mins of the Brazilian winger
Dougie on the wing.I like it.
Is Alysson still injured .didmt see subs..anyway some changes please
Fit but NOT IN THE EUROPEAN SQUAD,
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Luiz and Garcia next 2 please for Youri and Cash
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Certainly a bit more sluggish this half.
Not that I’m complaining. This is just a training exercise now…
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Slowest match thread ever.
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Come on get Tammy a goal.
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No Maatsen yet surprising
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Slowest match thread ever.
Even the doomsters can't find anything to say when we're 6-1 up.
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Well, Baileys still shite then.
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Game was over at halftime, not much to talk about now.
Onana off as the last sub, he's been really good again tonight.
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Decent from Bailey there
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I'd take a point now tbh.
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Yeah I was pretty sure he fouled the player on halfway but did really nicely once it wasn’t given.
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Looks like whoever wanted an Iberian match will be disappointed.
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So can the game finish at 90 minutes given its a certain Villa win?
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People leaving 10 mins before the end! Kills me.
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So can the game finish at 90 minutes given its a certain Villa win?
I would be surprised if it doesn't.
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I reckon we can start booking hotels for the semi now.
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GOAL
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People leaving 10 mins before the end! Kills me.
Yeah, we're just about to reach the third European semi-final in our history.
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Get in!
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EZRIIIII!!!!!!!
Great finish.
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Nice finish
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Lovely swivel
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Done
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Denied the chance to score more by the ref. Shocking.
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Quality goal Ezri
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No injury time
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Quality goal Ezri
From a quality player