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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on April 30, 2026, 06:46:58 PM
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Dunno why - have a feeling Elliot might be key
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About as good as we could have hoped from both line ups!
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Get the fuck into them Villa
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I'd say the selection is very Emery / safety-first: no risks, no surprises.
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Having spent much of the day on a Forest forum, that lineup is very good news for us. They were desperate for Jair Cunha to be fit and in for Morato, and Sangare to be fit and in for Dominguez.
Talk of there being no point them turning up if those two weren't available. Don't screw this up now.
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Couldn't have hoped for a better team selection. Up to the boys to deliver now . Come on you Villa boys !
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Any reason why Sels is out? Not complaining
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They also only have 3-4 senior players on their bench. And one of them is Bakwa, who I remember being hilariously poor at the VP game
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Any reason why Sels is out? Not complaining
Ortega plays their European matches. And was excellent against Porto in the last round.
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They also only have 3-4 senior players on their bench. And one of them is Bakwa, who I remember being hilariously poor at the VP game
STOP IT!
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They also only have 3-4 senior players on their bench. And one of them is Bakwa, who I remember being hilariously poor at the VP game
Bakwa MOTM it is then.
Thanks for nothing Dave.
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Dunno why - have a feeling Elliot might be key
He'll score the winner and etch himself into Villa folklore.
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Matty Cash to be Franz Carr tonight.
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Very strong line-up.
COYVB
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Their bench is Blose. I'm feeling more confident looking at both line-ups.
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Haven't been this edgy before a game in a long time, happy with the line up.
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It would be shit if celebrity Villa fan Hanks comes off the bench to score for them.
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Only kamara being available could make it a better line up.
Down to mentality and bottle
Coyvb
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Surprised they've dropped Sels.
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Pleased with that.
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Turn up and win please.
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Surprised they've dropped Sels.
This competition is a bit tinpot for them, they've won the Champions League twice and know that the PL is more important :)
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Snake Hodge just been interviewed on TNT. I booed and scared the dog.
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Happy Onana is playing. Still more stressed than I have been about a game since the final day West Ham visit.
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Don’t freeze boys. Don’t freeze.
COYL !!
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Like that team - come on let’s do this
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Come on Villa let's make this has painless as possible, not sure I would have gone with Buendia, other than that lets stick it to them.
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Surprised they've dropped Sels.
They haven't. Ortega's played every European match since he joined them.
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Feel a lot calmer with Onana confirmed. Still absolutely shitting it though, not felt like this since those play off finals.
We have to win this thing, we just have to.
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I had a quick pint at the pub then cremated some sausages on the BBQ to help me relax.
Hasn't worked, if anything it's given me the shits.
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Any reason why Sels is out? Not complaining
Ortega plays their European matches. And was excellent against Porto in the last round.
No complaints here. I really rate Sels so bring it on.
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I had a quick pint at the pub then cremated some sausages on the BBQ to help me relax.
Hasn't worked, if anything it's given me the shits.
Haha! Made me ‘lol’. Relax (not too much by the sounds of it), we’re gonna smash em.
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Come on Villa. Please don’t shit the bed and piss in the pillow…
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I had a quick pint at the pub then cremated some sausages on the BBQ to help me relax.
Hasn't worked, if anything it's given me the shits.
Brilliant :)
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Time to start acting like a big club. Take no prisoners, no excuses.
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I too have had a good few, chippy kebab and now gotten shifts. Thankfully I can see the TV from the ensuite. Bedroom smells like we keep cattle in there
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Too much information, Hookey!
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Talk about putting a shift in
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Forest will be hoping we do them a massive favour against Spuds on Sunday.
If they have any sense there will be no crunching tackles.
COYVB.
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Just out of the simulator for the type rating for my new job. Glass of Riesling in hand. Hotel food on the table.
Come on Villa!
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Anyone else's tnt playing up?
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It wasn’t that long ago that we met in the Championship and pulled a 5-5.
How times have changed
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Let's do it
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Come on lads ,they're not fucking Bradford.
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It wasn’t that long ago that we met in the Championship and pulled a 5-5.
How times have changed
One of the goalscorers has changed sides.
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This is what it's all about, come on Villa, let's play to our potential tonight!
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Come on lads ,they're not fucking Bradford.
I swear this forum is trying to give me as many Vietnamesque flashbacks as possible today.
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My hangover is lifting to be replaced with a tenses nervousness.
Toying with idea of just going to bed and waking up for the result at 10pm...
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Come on lads ,they're not fucking Bradford.
I swear this forum is trying to give me as many Vietnamesque flashbacks as possible today.
Here's a 'Nam flashback:
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lee hendrie looks old on TNT next to stan lol
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TNT loves it's drone footage.
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Just DON'T lose tonight, Villa!
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We are the best dressed team in Europe. Our tracky tops are so bloody nice.
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I am absolutely shitting bricks.
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Loving those shorts.
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Villa supporters nice and loud. So much for the hostile atmosphere!
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Wings wankers
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I am absolutely shitting bricks.
I feel physically sick.
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McGinn to score twice tonight.
I’ve seen it in my wine sediment!
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I can't wait, gotta love big games.
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I swear this forum is trying to give me as many Vietnamesque flashbacks as possible today.
Igor Jesus is wearing nineteen, n-n-n-n-nineteen.
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Atmosphere sounds brilliant on the radio!
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Nerves going in to overdrive tonight. Come on me Villa babbies!
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Cant even listen to it
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Nope I’m turning off already.
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What's this not scoring yet shit?
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McGinn to score twice tonight.
I’ve seen it in my wine sediment!
If your reisling has sediment I suggest a change of bottle.
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Ooooooh
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McGinn to score twice tonight.
I’ve seen it in my wine sediment!
If your reisling has sediment I suggest a change of bottle.
A very good point, but that Riesling didn’t last long. It’s now a Bordeaux.
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Doing ok atm.
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We look fast and alert. Lots of good movement.
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Started alright
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Braga ahead
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Better team so far.
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Decent start.
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Onana has been good so far.
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onana made 2 great tackles
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Tactical set up and attitude good so far.
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We need to deal with woodcock
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Segregation looks OTT I suppose to keep our numbers down. The seat I had for the league match is covered up!
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Braga 1-1
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We need to deal with woodcock
I have it on good authority from a former work colleague that the name befitted the man
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Segregation looks OTT I suppose to keep our numbers down. The seat I had for the league match is covered up!
Probably UEFA regulation
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Segregation looks OTT I suppose to keep our numbers down. The seat I had for the league match is covered up!
Probably UEFA regulation
Nope they just cover a load of seats as they only gave us 5%.
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Ref very quick to give them fouls if they go down
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Segregation looks OTT I suppose to keep our numbers down. The seat I had for the league match is covered up!
Probably UEFA regulation
Nope they just cover a load of seats as they only gave us 5%.
I hope we reciprocate…
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Yep we gave them 5% as well.
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Buendia just gets in the way, he does nothing useful.....except when he ping sone in from outside the box, of course.
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I thought someone on Central News said earlier Forest will have the same allocation as we had tonight.
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Yep we gave them 5% as well.
Good though still means 800 more of their away fans
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ffs buendia wake up brilliant onana
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Onana is showing why he's so important for us with Kamara missing.
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Come on Buendia get a grip!
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The ball is being a twat.
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We have to give them 5%, so that would be more then they gave us simply because of the size of the respective stadiums.
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Careless in last few mins.
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Overhead kick straight to his own player, these are having all the fucking run.
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For all our good work we never make it easy for ourselves because we just don’t score enough goals.
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Fucking "Fletch" and McCoist. Don't they ever have a night off?
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For all our good work we never make it easy for ourselves because we just don’t score enough goals.
It’s back to the XG thing for what it’s worth. Fine when we were banging in 30yd screamers every week but it masked the fact that we don’t take enough shots or score bog standard goals
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Fucking "Fletch" and McCoist. Don't they ever have a night off?
Fletch is a massive Forest fan too
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Ortega saves
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that fletcher is forest
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Decent effort, but we’re being too careless on the ball at times.
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How is that not a foul?
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Decent effort, but we’re being too careless on the ball at times.
That’s been us all season
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Digne is annoying tonight. Heavy touch, crap crossing.
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Buendia and Digne need to up it
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TNT by line camera is annoying for corners and crosses. Hard to tell what’s going on. ITV used to do this and it’s really annoying and adds nothing.
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Think Beundia looked good
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ref giving us nothing
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RED all day
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No VAR for that ankle tackle?
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bullshit
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How is that not a red??
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That's red on Watkins surely. Could've been a leg breaker.
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Dirty runt
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We don’t want anyone sent off
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Forest growing in confidence, we need to peg them back, need to do something about Gibbs White.
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dirty fuck
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That’s was high
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That's a fucking red all day long!
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What a save!!!!
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Take it it’s not been given?
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This is altogether too exciting.
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Fucking SAVE!
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Anderson getting away with one against us again, dirty twat.
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World's number one.
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Grreat save Emi!
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What a save. Got fortunate, switch on Villa
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No repercussions for six studs planted above the ankle. Unacceptable from the referee.
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Incredible save there.
Need to stop letting them get to us though.
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He likes those saves at Forest.
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Bloody unusual for foreign refs not to call that on VAR
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What a save
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Great save
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Bloody unusual for foreign refs not to call that on VAR
100%
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What an unbelievable save
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shit ref
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Hopefully the result means that save is remembered a bit more.
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That's shite, Buendia.
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sort your touches out ffs
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Get your fucking cards out for Anderson ref.
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That from Buendia sums up all of.my.complaints about him.
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There's something off about our passing and close control.
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Anderson still not even booked. FFS.
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red
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A red every day of the week. Except today.
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We are being very disjointed.
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Defo
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McGinn given no help by his teammates at all there.
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How is that not a foul on Ollie....how man!?
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UEFA refs are normally so fast on studs up challenges as well, Red would have been justice but not even a yellow is a disgrace.
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stil fuming about that red and he would miss next weeks game too
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Finally. A decision in our favour.
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We are being very disjointed.
Anderson is trying to.
I'm just not a fan of Buendia starting.
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Farcical refereeing so far. Anderson got away with two, one of them a leg breaker.
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Shoulder barge in the back is ok too.
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this ref is wank
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Don't know who's worse, this guy or the last ref we had.
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This referee is a fucking clown.
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You idiot McCoist of course it was a foul.
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Absolutely knew we would get an utter twat referee against these thugs.
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Absolutely knew we would get an utter twat referee against these thugs.
He's playing with them alright.
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someone said on apodcast if forest get to rough this ref is yellow card happy and they will be booked , what bullshit
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Do we have to endure the same referee in the next leg?
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I'm pretty lenient on refs, but this bloke is fucking terrible.
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this ref cannot be qualified for this level. he hasn't a clue.
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UEFA refs are normally so fast on studs up challenges as well, Red would have been justice but not even a yellow is a disgrace.
Blatant yellow on McGinn ignored too
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Hardly touched him man but the comms, "lucky not to get a card"
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Have that Anderson.
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Fcuking hell I’ve just switched it on to find the referee berating Watkins
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That ref is shocking, but only shocking for us. Very sharp on the uptake for them.
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I'd take a point
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Half-time. Take some deep breaths...
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fuck off commentator
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We are being very disjointed.
Ollie's joint was certainly tested by that challenge from Elliot
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Watkins returning the serve ;D
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Pretty ordinary. Need to be a lot sharper in the second. How Anderson is on the pitch is beyond me.
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Playing okay against thirteen men.
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And that's what happens when the referee doesn't do his fucking job. Prick.
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Apologies but Xcancel will not play the video.
Emi
https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2049936137393672307
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Half the Forest forum are calling that Anderson tackle a red. That's when you know.
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Buendia not good enough, Rogers needs to get in the game.
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well done Ollie
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Started well, but then faded away. Anderson is a lucky boy not to be sent off but he has been the best player on the pitch.
Buendia I hate to say has been a total passenger
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Very even half but they had the better chance that Emi did great to keep out. Digne has been unusually sloppy in possession, Tielemans anonymous and Torres a bit jittery. Think Buendia has been ok, working hard anyway. Cash and Onana our two best.
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We do badly lack pace.
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Buendia off, anyone else on.
Digne - wake up. Maatsen unlucky not to start this one.
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fuck off commentator
Beautifuly put. McCoist is a ball ache.
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Better attitude than Saturday. Onana showing his value, Buendia ineffective and Anderson should be off.
I'd take this at FT
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Thought we’ve done well and look organised. Pressure is on Forest now.
We’ve wasted corners and set pieces.
Pleasantly surprised with Onana but disappointed with Rogers.
Clear red card which was missed! If Watkins had stayed down I wonder?
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Anderson should be out of this game and the second leg the dirty ******. Loved th commentary team jizzing over a slo mo of that meg right after a slo mo of the ankle break lunge. Classy.
We are too nice sometimes.
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Buendia not good enough, Rogers needs to get in the game.
Yep, Bundia has been poor. A tight game might need some real quality to make the breakthrough.
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Pretty happy at half-time. Forest had a good spell, but we've defended well, and pulled ourselves back into it over the last 10 mins. Think it's been fairly even.
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The refree! is bllind or something and let Forest play ugly.
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Hard first half, goals in this for somebody, I would take Buendia off, move Rogers in bring on Maatsen to play wide and in front of Digne so he can get back and support Digne, he's going to need that second half, such an unwieldy side Forest, stubborn.
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I thought it was a good half of football; both sides playing well. Ref missed the Anderson yellow, but he's generally had a decent game. Villa look very composed.
Keep this up!
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Shockingly bad refereeing - not just the center, but VAR too. That's a red card all day long - Forest are being allowed to kick us freely, but when we do it the twat with the whistle blows.
Regardless, a decent 1st half . Doing the business.
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World class save by Martinez.
Buendia, Rogers, Tilemans and Watkins have all been pretty crap to be honest, hopefully one of them can take the game by thw scruff of the neck in 2nd half.
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Andersen is a cn*t.
No.1 target at VP next week. Well done Ollie re the payback.
Well done Emi on that save!
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Need to get Bailey on.
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I’m fcuking sick of us getting shit all from officials
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Rogers playing centrally never works. We are clearly playing for a 0-0 though, so moving him probably won't make much difference.
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Surely someone is speaking to the referee at halftime
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Rogers playing centrally never works. We are clearly playing for a 0-0 though, so moving him probably won't make much difference.
Never?
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Good half. Bit more composure going forward and we win this.
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World class save by Martinez.
Buendia, Rogers, Tilemans and Watkins have all been pretty crap to be honest, hopefully one of them can take the game by thw scruff of the neck in 2nd half.
come on! No one's been crap! Buendia has been weak in a couple of scenarios but generally it's been good
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Need to get Roger’s and McGinn on the ball more. Digne been unusual poor.
The ref has been poor
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Need to get Bailey on.
....the team bus? Niw?
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We haven't created a great deal.
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Thought we’ve done well and look organised. Pressure is on Forest now.
We’ve wasted corners and set pieces.
Pleasantly surprised with Onana but disappointed with Rogers.
Clear red card which was missed! If Watkins had stayed down I wonder?
It wasn’t missed, VAR looked at it and decided to dismiss it. Very fishy
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Surely someone is speaking to the referee at halftime
Marinakis for sure.
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What I can't get my head around is VAR looked at it, studs up, over the ball and straight onto his ankle and didn't even bother getting the ref to check it. Bullshit like that is exactly why 'he got the ball' is about the worst catchphrase to ever enter the game as if a knick on the ball on the way to his ankle makes it any less of a leg-breaker. It wouldn't have taken much more force for that to wreck the end of our season.
To add insult to it 10minutes later Buendia got a touch on the ball and then tripped Hutchinson with his follow-through and the ref gave the free kick.
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My little river has dried up. Anyone got any water supplies please?
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If we keep the ball better we'll open them up.
How Anderson hasn't had a card of any colour is shocking.
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Surely someone is speaking to the referee at halftime
Marinakis for sure.
Would that even surprise anyone?
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We haven't created a great deal.
Same as them really. Onus is on them though. Our crossing and final ball has been poor.
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That Anderson is a ****** - that was a potential ankle breaker
And as for Andy Reid on the TV - fucker Kevin Webster wannabe
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Andy Reid's been on the Guinness.
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Fat Andy Reid thinks Anderson won the ball.
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My little river has dried up. Anyone got any water supplies please?
PM sent
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Andy Reid talking shite
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It’s because Anderson is the new darling of English football. And manure want him
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Ankle breaker that, farce of a decision.
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It’s a contact sport you’ve got to be aloud to break someone’s ankle
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Andy Reid was a shit footballer and, on this evidence, he's an even worse pundit, twat. Not too impressed with Carney either because she knows that's a red card.
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Andy Reid was a fat fuck when he was a professional athlete, to be fair to the fat fuck.
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Buendia, stop giving the ball away please.
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Happy with that half and reckon we still have one or two gears to go up.
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Yeah, but you've got to let the game flow. Yeah right.
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Andy Reid was a shit footballer and, on this evidence, he's an even worse pundit, twat. Not too impressed with Carney either because she knows that's a red card.
Yeah, if someone had done that to her when she was playing, she'd have been apoplectic and rightly so.
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Forest will try to step it up in the second half. I think we'll carry on as we are.
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Th first euro ref to ‘let the game flow’ is a bit of a bind against wrestlemania FC.
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We lack pace. Such a shame we sold Malen. Still don’t get why.
We should be playing v ten men now.
Need a moment from Rogers or Watkins or a long range pile driver from McGinn
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Lets just see what all these twats have to say if Kane gets one like that in the world cup, they'd be calling for a fucking lynching.
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At least we're not playing against ten men.
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Rather have 11 men on the pitch ra ra ra. I'd rather someone didn't risk snapping Watkins' ankle to pieces, but there you go. I got stuck in at centre half and never once led with my studs. You don't have to do it. Ever. That high it's a red. Plain and simple.
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Aston Villa have only won one of their last six away games in all competitions that have been level at half-time (D2 L3), beating Lille 1-0 in this competition in March
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Having seen a few angles now of the Watkins ' tackle ', Anderson is a lucky boy. Barely touched the ball, over the top of it and studs up. How Watkins is still playing is a miracle, could have been a career ender. Like Paulinha got away with it against us.
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Anderson gets his red and that would be tie over. He's everywhere for them.
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Rather have 11 men on the pitch ra ra ra. I'd rather someone didn't risk snapping Watkins' ankle to pieces, but there you go. I got stuck in at centre half and never once led with my studs. You don't have to do it. Ever. That high it's a red. Plain and simple.
Would have settled for a yellow because then he would be worried on getting a second one of those. Instead he is still diving around and fouling.
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Andy Reid was a fat fuck when he was a professional athlete, to be fair to the fat fuck.
Pissed away his career. Cruising around championship when he should have easily been top half PL. Disappointed in Carney there, like her as a pundit usually but she's getting paid to give an opinion.
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Andy Reid was a shit footballer and, on this evidence, he's an even worse pundit, twat. Not too impressed with Carney either because she knows that's a red card.
Red card is excessive force, which that was. I'd be surprised if that didn't get given in the premier league, but I'm stunned that a European VAR decided it was okay. My guess is they thought "It's a yellow, but we don't have a facility for that, so play on".
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Andy Reid was a shit footballer and, on this evidence, he's an even worse pundit, twat. Not too impressed with Carney either because she knows that's a red card.
Richard Dunne and Shay Given are on the Irish coverage. Their verdict when the presenter asked if it was a yellow or a red? "It's an orange".
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Still don't think a one goal deficit going into next week would be a complete disaster
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Referee starting off the same way