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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on May 20, 2026, 10:51:51 PM
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Sunday 24th, 16.00 ko.
Them 0-7 Us
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Who cares?
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Couldn’t give a shit if we lose.
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Unai out if we lose
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BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
ELLIOTT
BIZOT
TAMMY
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Time to piss on Pep’s chips.
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I only wish Man City were still in with a chance of the league!!!
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Who honestly cares
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Absolutely no one will be surprised if this is a repeat of that Palace game.
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Watch us beat them now
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115-0.
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Fuck The Cheats
Fuck The Cheats
Fuck The Cheats
Fuck The Cheats
Fuck The Cheats
Fuck The Cheats
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Bad form to start the pre-match thread before we've had the European trophy parade.
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Really wanted to finish 4th.
Don’t care now
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Hahahaha
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Give everyone involved tonight a day off.
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115-0.
quite funny that Leeg
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harvey Elliot hatrick ....
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13-0. We moonwalk off the pitch.
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Harvey deserves a start, and with Martinez injured there's a starting place available.
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Play the kids, couldn't care less.
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I shouldn't think any of the players who are going to be in World Cup squads would be wanting to play in this one. If Chelsea were in with a real chance of finishing 6th would we be wanting to take this game a tad seriously.
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A hiding for Guardiola's last game likely imminent.
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I want to finish fourth.
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Couldn't give a fuck to be honest.
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A hiding for Guardiola's last game likely imminent.
And balloons in the away end
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Couldn't give a fuck to be honest.
The truth is the truth.
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Bogarde in Goal why not!
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Couldn't give a fuck to be honest.
Same.
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I suspect Mr Emery would like to see at least the point that guarantees 4th and finishing ahead of last season's champions.
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I suspect Mr Emery would like to see at least the point that guarantees 4th and finishing ahead of last season's champions.
Agreed
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Be nice to finish 4th if we can. Hopefully Brentford roll Liverpool.
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Be nice to finish 4th if we can. Hopefully Brentford roll Liverpool.
I think Brentford turning over Liverpool is far more likely than a shattered and hungover villa/our reserves, winning up there on spit the dogs last game.
Would be a shame to get beat heavily, but honestly would take more than that to take me down off my cloud. Think I’ll have more eyes on the spurs game.
Bizot
Bogarde
Konsa
Mings
Maatsen
Barkley
McGinn
Onana
Abrahams
Rogers
Sancho
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Bizot
Garcia
Bogarde
Mings
Maatsen
Barkley
Douglas Luiz
Elliot (if deemed available)
Sancho
Bailey
Abraham
Give the kids minutes for the last half hour.
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Bizot
Garcia
Bogarde
Mings
Maatsen
Barkley
Douglas Luiz
Elliot (if deemed available)
Sancho
Bailey
Abraham
Give the kids minutes for the last half hour.
This. I don't want to see any of our players hoping to play in the world cup get injured in a meaningless friendly.
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Honestly couldn't give a toss - it'll be a repeat of Selhurst '24. Protect those who are off the World Cup as they all deserve it after the season they've had and I'd hate for any of them to pick up an injury in such a meaningless game.
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A hiding for Guardiola's last game likely imminent.
Happy as ever.
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I’ll try my very best to give a solitary shit.
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Honestly couldn't give a toss - it'll be a repeat of Selhurst '24. Protect those who are off the World Cup as they all deserve it after the season they've had and I'd hate for any of them to pick up an injury in such a meaningless game.
That's my take too. We've already shown the level of performance we can expect when the players aren't 100% focussed - and unlike Spurs, they have my complete and total blessing.
Yes, I know 4th is better than 5th. Yes, I know there is kudos associated with beating City and finishing above Liverpool, but right now, that all feels a little inconsequential.
Unai will want to win, guaranteed, but I also think he knows his players well enough to know those with an eye on the World Cup, and with a post-final hangover, might be better off on the bench, or in the stands.
I would like to see Elliott get a full game, if he's fit enough. I'm sure he'd get a good send-off from the fans.
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Liverpool have a decision to make though. Finish above us and they gift another team CL millions and add to the competitiveness of the premier league.
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The Etihad Stadium will set a new attendance record for the game with the new North Stand set to be at full capacity for the first time. It will be an emotional afternoon for the Blues as they bid farewell to club legends.
Bernardo Silva and John Stones will play their final games for City on Sunday after they both confirmed their exits at the end of the season. Head coach Pep Guardiola also looks set to say his goodbyes this weekend.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/unai-emery-sets-sights-man-33985259
It would be nice to piss on their chips.
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Deffo give Bailey, Sancho, Elliott, Barkley, Dougie L and Mings a run out as all gone in summer - Elliott deserves a start and loved to see how the rest of the team included him in everything last night and he enjoyed the celebrations - great attitude.
Them 9 Us 0. Who cares, jobs done, looking forward to seeing some top class fancy dress in the away end!
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Liverpool have a decision to make though. Finish above us and they gift another team CL millions and add to the competitiveness of the premier league.
I thought that sixth place now get a Champions League place whatever?
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Only if we finish fifth.
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Fuck that. Don't want us doing anything that might conceivably benefit any other Premier League club. A point on Sunday would be just fine.
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Plus isnt each place worth £2.5m ?
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I'm expecting a Soccer Aid type performance and the players will be about as bothered as most of us will be. A big piss up celebration day.
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Unai will be planning for the Super Cup so I expect a much weakened side.
Bravo Legion. That was funny!
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I suspect Mr Emery would like to see at least the point that guarantees 4th and finishing ahead of last season's champions.
Mr Emery should’ve thought of that before he started giving us all we’d ever dreamed of.
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4th is worth a couple of mill and keeps a competitor out of the CL. Third biggest game of the season imo.
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Think how stressful this game could have been - brings a nice sense of calm that it’s so meaningless.
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Unai will be planning for the Super Cup so I expect a much weakened side.
Bravo Legion. That was funny!
Oh gosh the Super Cup forgot about that
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PARTY! PARTY! PARTY! PARTY!
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Unai will be planning for the Super Cup so I expect a much weakened side.
Bravo Legion. That was funny!
Oh gosh the Super Cup forgot about that
And they have chosen a stadium with a 30k capacity.
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5-0 us. We'll be taking the piss.
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4th is worth a couple of mill and keeps a competitor out of the CL. Third biggest game of the season imo.
In a brilliant finale to the season, the two niggles are possibly keeping a competitor in the league and giving another team a Champions League spot. I’d like it to be otherwise but whatever happens now it will be a tremendous season.
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Well, I can't imagine anyone who had a mic in their hand on the bus parade will be playing at the weekend. They all sounded absolutely battered!
It's such a shame Man City couldn't beat Bournemouth. I would have loved to have seen the reaction of the Arsenal fans watching our players clearly sleepless and pissed up three days before playing City on the last day!
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Judging by their performance on the bus, I expect them to play like the Keystone cops, and I don't care. Emi won't play given he's broken his finger and will still be pissed.
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Looking forward to the guard of honour from Pep and his team.
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stick petrov, tayls, chester, Macca and Hendrie in after todays events . . The fans will love it thou.
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Got to be honest I'll be watching Spurs-Everton instead!
4-1 defeat.
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I'm in the piss on their chips camp for Peps last game.
1978...When Ardilles and Ricky Villa arrived at Spurs, we went there and won 4-1.
1975...Norwich promotion party last game of the season (we were already up as well) we went there and won 4-1.
1974... Vic Crowe last game with nothing to play for, drew 0-0 at Orient to stop them getting promoted.
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And me to the couldnt care less list. Just hope the WC bound lads get an afternoon off, they've more than earned one.
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I'm in the piss on their chips camp for Peps last game.
1978...When Ardilles and Ricky Villa arrived at Spurs, we went there and won 4-1.
1975...Norwich promotion party last game of the season (we were already up as well) we went there and won 4-1.
1974... Vic Crowe last game with nothing to play for, drew 0-0 at Orient to stop them getting promoted.
Add in Stevie G lifting the FA Cup as his farewell to Liverpool. Whoops!
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Bad form to start the pre-match thread before we've had the European trophy parade.
Yes very very bad. It’s s long tradition to delay the pre match thread for the next match after the trophy parade. Bad eat a cat.
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Fucking Guardian bastards.
Back to being Aston Invisible. Not a single mention. Tossers.
Ten things to look out for this weekend
Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the final day of the season
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THE MANCHESTER CITY FAREWELL
Farewell Pep, thanks for coming. What a decade it has been at Manchester City, where their head coach has changed the course of English football for ever. Kids are desperate to play out from the back and technique, for a long period, was favoured over physique. Like when Jürgen Klopp left Liverpool, it will be a sad day for the Premier League, not that opposition fans will admit it. Nor will they be too bothered that Bernardo Silva is on his merry way too, having distinguished himself as one of the smartest operators to have graced the league, while being incredibly consistent over nine years. The Portuguese bows out with John Stones, who at his best is one of the finest defenders in world football, but has been held back by injuries during his career. City fans will miss all three but it feels like everyone should take a moment to acknowledge their achievements. WU
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It being Guardiola's last game is literally the only talking point of note from the match. How hungover our reserves are is not a point of interest to anyone.
Stop getting wound up over literally nothing.
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Yeah I was going to say - let’s be honest how interested are Villa fans in this game? I would suggest most aren’t fussed, so why would we be a talking point in a game where in the grand scheme of things the outcome is inconsequential for Villa. Guardiola’s last game is obviously the story.
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BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
BIZOT
ELLIOTT
BIZOT
TAMMY
Predicted scorers?
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I know we are likely to get stuffed as they will be up for it and we won't but I would love us to not lose and keep 4th place - worth about 3m more.
Team
Bizot
Garcia
Konsa
Mings
Maatsen
Onana (gets injured on 90+5 which keeps him out for next 6 weeks and missed World Cup)
Barkley
Luiz
Sancho
Rogers
Tammy
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If I fly over and bring my boots can I play please.
I don't really care, I'll probably still be celebrating our Europa Cup win.
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I look forward to mock cheering Man City goals and chanting '1-0 to the Champions' as soon as Arsenal start winning their game.
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Bizot
Garcia
Bogarde
Mings
Maatsen
Hemmings
Luiz
Elliot
Barkley
Sancho
Tammy
And I don't want to see any subs on the pitch over the age of 20. We'll get hammered, and I would genuinely struggle to give less of a shit.
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I hope we're not involved in any way in the Guardiola wankfest. Otherwise: meh.
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Are we allowed to play in our medals?
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I’m half don’t care and half Villa win. But we know it’s gonna be all about Pep no matter what happens in the game so we may not even get a mention even during the game so hardly worth us actually turning up. I think we’ll win 2-1 anyway and I hope we play the team from Wednesday night. I’d love to win this but if we don’t who cares !!
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I look forward to mock cheering Man City goals and chanting '1-0 to the Champions' as soon as Arsenal start winning their game.
No.
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Bizot
Garcia
Bogarde
Mings
Maatsen
Hemmings
Luiz
Elliot
Barkley
Sancho
Tammy
And I don't want to see any subs on the pitch over the age of 20. We'll get hammered, and I would genuinely struggle to give less of a shit.
Think it would be unfair to throw Hemmings and Bogarde at CB in from the start. Lindelof can start at RCB and Bogarde in midfield. Bailey will get a run at some stage too.
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Fuck "Pep", fuck 115 and their dead eyed supporters, the empty seats, the Gallagher brothers, their casual disdain for the domestic cups they win.
Whatever the result, we'll watch from the moral high ground (for now) with that warm glow from Wednesday. A feeling their supporters last had when they got out of L2 probably.
3-2
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I was chatting to my bro in law at a funeral yesterday. He’s a blues season ticket holder and a nice bloke to be fair. They have though convinced themselves we are a team where decline is now inevitable as their trajectory goes upwards. Ot is fooking brilliant.
They are utterly irrelevant to me.
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I was chatting to my bro in law at a funeral yesterday. He’s a blues season ticket holder and a nice bloke to be fair. They have though convinced themselves we are a team where decline is now inevitable as their trajectory goes upwards. Ot is fooking brilliant.
They are utterly irrelevant to me.
In decline - well that can't really happen until end of next season surely as this season we did better than last?
One more season without promotion and their financials won't look so clever and points deduction is inevitable - advise him.
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I love Bournemouth beach and their sexy football but I don't want them in the CL!
How else do we sign Senesi and that young fella they have up-front who scores goals for fun and was born in a casino?
So come on Villa and Brentford on Sunday.
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I hope everyone turns up wearing Arsenal shirts and Arteta face masks.
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We might not see any World Cup players from our side and only a few from Man City. I’d actually go for the following:
Bizot, Garcia, Maatsen, Bogarde, Mings, Luiz, Elliott, Barkley, Sancho, Bailey, Tammy
Put some of the kids and one or two starting players on the bench. I don’t see any point of them risking anything before they head out to their national camps.
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I hope everyone turns up wearing Arsenal shirts and Arteta face masks.
Inflatable bananas for me. Let's party like it's 1988.
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We might not see any World Cup players from our side and only a few from Man City. I’d actually go for the following:
Bizot, Garcia, Maatsen, Bogarde, Mings, Luiz, Elliott, Barkley, Sancho, Bailey, Tammy
Put some of the kids and one or two starting players on the bench. I don’t see any point of them risking anything before they head out to their national camps.
Given it's an absolute nothing game for them and a largely irrelevant game for us I think I'd go the same way.
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Can see Foden starting and doing well and all the newspapers bemoaning him being left out the squad then.
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We might not see any World Cup players from our side and only a few from Man City. I’d actually go for the following:
Bizot, Garcia, Maatsen, Bogarde, Mings, Luiz, Elliott, Barkley, Sancho, Bailey, Tammy
Put some of the kids and one or two starting players on the bench. I don’t see any point of them risking anything before they head out to their national camps.
It's worth the risk for a Villa win or draw IMO. Fuck the WC.
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The players involved might see it differently though.
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The players involved might see it differently though.
Of course, that's why it's my opinion and I wish them all the luck in the World and will be cheering them on but given the choice and it's been said before, I'd choose Villa winning a corner over England winning the WC.
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Can see Foden starting and doing well and all the newspapers bemoaning him being left out the squad then.
Or a knee-high challenge on Rogers as he bids to become a last-minute injury replacement?
(this is a joke, obviously)
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Dont care even if we lose 11-0 the season has been magic
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Three points, no excuses.
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Its not so much losing this game, but I was concerned against Palace 2 years ago they would reach the club record 8-0 defeat against Chelsea; I would sure like a positive goal difference to finish the season with!
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We have. To be. Demanding.
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I’ll be honest I don’t believe anyone who says they don’t care if we lose by a record scoreline.
Don’t get me wrong I’m not that fussed by the game, but I’d rather European triumph isn’t followed up by an absolute hammering.
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I think something like 4-0 wouldn’t be a shock
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I think something like 4-0 wouldn’t be a shock
We're 1/2 to finish top 4, and Liverpool are 6/4. I don't think the punters watched our parade yesterday.
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I think something like 4-0 wouldn’t be a shock
We're 1/2 to finish top 4, and Liverpool are 6/4. I don't think the punters watched our parade yesterday.
Probably says more about how confident they are about Liverpool beating Brentford.
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I’ll be honest I don’t believe anyone who says they don’t care if we lose by a record scoreline.
Don’t get me wrong I’m not that fussed by the game, but I’d rather European triumph isn’t followed up by an absolute hammering.
Agreed. Behaving like a big club is half the trick.
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I think something like 4-0 wouldn’t be a shock
I'd take that now. I think it'll be closer to double.
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If anyone offered me 4-0 with no catastrophic injuries, combined with Everton and West Ham wins, I'd take that.
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I think something like 4-0 wouldn’t be a shock
We're 1/2 to finish top 4, and Liverpool are 6/4. I don't think the punters watched our parade yesterday.
Probably says more about how confident they are about Liverpool beating Brentford.
Liverpool are 3/4 to win at home to Brentford.
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Think its going to have the feeling of a charity match - plenty of players on both sides off to the world cup - Pep leaving, us half cut.
Think they should lean into it - 11 subs a team - bring in some old pros for both sides.
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If anyone offered me 4-0 with no catastrophic injuries, combined with Everton and West Ham wins, I'd take that.
With those two other results absolutely.
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Can see Foden starting and doing well and all the newspapers bemoaning him being left out the squad then.
Or a knee-high challenge on Rogers as he bids to become a last-minute injury replacement?
(this is a joke, obviously)
This is a low.
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Unai Emery smiled at his press conference when asked about his starting XI for Sunday.
“ I will try to be serious and get the best starting XI respecting the competition, but it’s not easy….Sorry but it’s not easy.”
Good good.
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I reckon at least four of our players will be wearing sombreros.
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Hahaha! That makes me nostalgic for the days of having a real job when, having had a post-work mad one on the Thursday, everyone wordlessly agrees to do nothing all day except for a three-hour liquid lunch.
God, it was tough back then.
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Unai Emery smiled at his press conference when asked about his starting XI for Sunday.
“ I will try to be serious and get the best starting XI respecting the competition, but it’s not easy….Sorry but it’s not easy.”
Good good.
Howling reading this. I don't know if we'll be seeing our captain start the game somehow. Perhaps some of the muslim lads will be, ah, in less biochemical disequilibrium.
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Unai Emery smiled at his press conference when asked about his starting XI for Sunday.
“ I will try to be serious and get the best starting XI respecting the competition, but it’s not easy….Sorry but it’s not easy.”
Good good.
Morgan Freeman Narrator voice: in truth, Unai doesn’t give a fuck.
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I expect to see at least two appear in sunglasses and flip flops. And beach towels. And factor 50 sun cream. It's going to be too warm to run around much.
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I expect to see at least two appear in sunglasses and flip flops. And beach towels. And factor 50 sun cream. It's going to be too warm to run around much.
Sounds ideal for sweating some of that alcohol out of the system.
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If anyone offered me 4-0 with no catastrophic injuries, combined with Everton and West Ham wins, I'd take that.
Same here, more bothered about Spurs potentially going down than finishing 5th, and it benefitting Bournemouth or Brighton. It would be different if Chelsea were likely to finish 6th.
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My heart says I think it's all part of a cunning plan. Nobody has been drinking anything stronger than shandy, they have been training just as hard and preparing as intensely as ever. He will play the same team as started on Wednesday and once 3-0 up will take off Watkins, Rogers, and Konsa. 4-0 up McGinn will be subbed. When the fifth goes in Tielemans, Lindelof, Martinez and Digne will be excused. With only 5 substitutions allowed, we finish the game with 8 men but still finish up winning 8-0 as Jaden Sancho scores a hat trick from the bench in the last 15 minutes.
My head says we will lose 5-1.
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As long as we don't lose by more than 4 I won't be fussed.
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This weekend I just want Spurs to go down. A Villa result is a bonus in a game that is all about their manager.
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This weekend I just want Spurs to go down. A Villa result is a bonus in a game that is all about their manager.
Yep.
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Are we showing the game ast the Warehouse??
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Whoever he picks, they should all play in Ski Goggles.
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Unai Emery smiled at his press conference when asked about his starting XI for Sunday.
“ I will try to be serious and get the best starting XI respecting the competition, but it’s not easy….Sorry but it’s not easy.”
Good good.
Howling reading this. I don't know if we'll be seeing our captain start the game somehow. Perhaps some of the muslim lads will be, ah, in less biochemical disequilibrium.
Hilarious, its going to be 8-0, and honestly…cmon Everton and West Ham
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May not be the seasons best performance
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May not be the seasons best performance
But what an honour it is for Villa to provide the opposition at Pep's last game at Citeh.
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The press never mention the squillion of pounds Pep has been able to spend on players over the ten years, wonder how he would have gone with Villa's budget.
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May not be the seasons best performance
Just watched the interview things from the parade yesterday.
I fear you may be right.
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The press never mention the squillion of pounds Pep has been able to spend on players over the ten years, wonder how he would have gone with Villa's budget.
And they always seem to mention how great he is with players without mentioning squandering the talents of two English midfielders.
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This weekend I just want Spurs to go down. A Villa result is a bonus in a game that is all about their manager.
Yep.
Double yep.
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I watch every Villa game I can. except for this one. Really can't be arsed. Because it's irrelevant.
Bizot
Garcia. Bogarde . Mings. Sancho
Hemmings Luiz
Bailey. Barkley Elliott.
Abraham
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The press never mention the squillion of pounds Pep has been able to spend on players over the ten years, wonder how he would have gone with Villa's budget.
And they always seem to mention how great he is with players without mentioning squandering the talents of two English midfielders.
To be fair, if Emery leads us to 20 major trophies I would also not particularly care about how the talents were used.
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Aston Villa have lost their final Premier League match of the season more often than any other side in the history of the competition (16)
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I wonder if any of them are sober yet?
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Aston Villa have lost their final Premier League match of the season more often than any other side in the history of the competition (16)
We are sixteen going on seventeen...
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All that is required is that Everton lose and Spam win by as many goals as is required to relegate Spurs.
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I watch every Villa game I can. except for this one. Really can't be arsed. Because it's irrelevant.
Bizot
Garcia. Bogarde . Mings. Sancho
Hemmings Luiz
Bailey. Barkley Elliott.
Abraham
If Hemmings is in a similar place as he was against Salzburg I think it could really set him back playing this game.
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Unai won’t go for a strong side he’ll go for a sober one! They’re all professionals, we’ll see the usual suspects but no Martinez.
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Maybe give the England / Scotland lads a break,
Martinez
Cash
Linderlof
Torres
Digne
Onana
Luiz
Tielemans
Buendia
Sancho or Elliot if he has any games left before the clause
Abraham
Be nice to get a draw to secure 4th, but I think without a full side that's unlikely.
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I get all the ‘couldn’t give a shit’ vibes but I would really like to earn a couple of million pounds whilst ruining Pep’s last game with his cheating club.
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I get all the ‘couldn’t give a shit’ vibes but I would really like to earn a couple of million pounds whilst ruining Pep’s last game with his cheating club.
Definitely THIS!
Big time!
Up The Bloody Villa!
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Whether we play the first team or not, it’s highly unlikely we’ll get a result. Most of the first team were battered on Thursday evening. It wouldn’t have been a productive training session on Friday.
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There's more chance of Legion winning the lottery than Martinez playing. I'd like to see Maatsen and Abraham starting with Luiz and Mings getting a final runout at some stage.
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I think they were battered Wednesday night and all of Thursday.
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There's more chance of Legion winning the lottery than Martinez playing. I'd like to see Maatsen and Abraham starting with Luiz and Mings getting a final runout at some stage.
My guess is they will all start and Unai do what he can not to play anyone who is headed to the WC. So I expect Elliott, Bogarde, Sancho, Bailey, Barkley also to start or see significant game time. It would be terrible if any one of our key players picked up an injury in meaningless game. The same I imagine applies to Man City.
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I imagine Ollie will want to play to see if he can get goal number 20 for the season.
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Obviously I'd rather we win, or even draw, but a defeat today would be about the easiest ever to brush off. Be nice for Brentford to get a result at Anfield as I'd prefer to finish 4th but again, don't really care.
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Just don't get tonked.
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Even if we do, what does it matter?
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Won't lose any sleep over a defeat, but how nice would it be to give those cheating twats a bloody nose on Pep's last day AND finish above the scousers.... and get a few million quid more for higher league position in the process.
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After the come down from Wednesday, I keep forgetting there's a game left to play. A win would round things off nicely but it's no biggie if we don't.
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I keep forgetting there is still a game to play. Jane and Amfy mentioned watching today's match in the pub yesterday and I thought they were talking about a playoff or something.
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I think Uni will have a plan even if it consists of our reserves playing.
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Hope it's a better one than at Palace 2 years ago.
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My lad has gone and is fully expecting another Palace experience.
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BBC out the traps early with the Football Focus Pep wankfest, no mention of Villa at all, after winning a European trophy, what a surprise?
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Regardless of what you think of him, Guardiola leaving is massive news. And far bigger news worldwide than our trophy win.
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BBC out the traps early with the Football Focus Pep wankfest, no mention of Villa at all, after winning a European trophy, what a surprise?
Not a word on the discovery of penicillin either, which by any metric is more significant in human development than dressing like a toddler and leaving a job.
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BBC out the traps early with the Football Focus Pep wankfest, no mention of Villa at all, after winning a European trophy, what a surprise?
My main takes are that Jonathan Pearce still seems to be drinking too much (sadly), and that Kenny Dalglish may be appearing on the Deathwatch thread sooner rather than later.
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If you listen to how effusive Emery was in his praise of Guardiola this week, today will be all about him. As it should. He’s credited by almost every top manager for being amongst the most influential managers of all time. He’s certainly had advantages not afforded to others in who he has led, but his style and coaching methods has revolutionized the game. Like him or not, today is and should be about him. We will probably give him a guard of honour when he comes out.
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If you listen to how effusive Emery was in his praise of Guardiola this week, today will be all about him. As it should. He’s credited by almost every top manager for being amongst the most influential managers of all time. He’s certainly had advantages not afforded to others in who he has led, but his style and coaching methods has revolutionized the game. Like him or not, today is and should be about him. We will probably give him a guard of honour when he comes out.!
Yeah then they will give us a guard of honour for winning the EL!
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Don’t mind losing, given Wednesday, but please not by more than 5
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If you listen to how effusive Emery was in his praise of Guardiola this week, today will be all about him. As it should. He’s credited by almost every top manager for being amongst the most influential managers of all time. He’s certainly had advantages not afforded to others in who he has led, but his style and coaching methods has revolutionized the game. Like him or not, today is and should be about him. We will probably give him a guard of honour when he comes out.
All this is true.
However, he is also a cunt.
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My lad has gone and is fully expecting another Palace experience.
Yeah I think that’s inevitable
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If you listen to how effusive Emery was in his praise of Guardiola this week, today will be all about him. As it should. He’s credited by almost every top manager for being amongst the most influential managers of all time. He’s certainly had advantages not afforded to others in who he has led, but his style and coaching methods has revolutionized the game. Like him or not, today is and should be about him. We will probably give him a guard of honour when he comes out.
All this is true.
However, he is also a cunt.
I won’t go that far. I’ll reserve that word to far worse individuals. And there are lots of candidates who wear that description almost with pride. I don’t mind him overall and especially some of his views outside of the game. I do despise the club, and his association with all they did to circumvent the financial rules. So admittedly in that context it gets a bit murky.
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He's a fantastic manager it's ridiculous to claim otherwise. However he made football almost so perfect that it was actually boring to a lot of neutrals.
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I agree with TV and PWS.
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He's a fantastic manager it's ridiculous to claim otherwise. However he made football almost so perfect that it was actually boring to a lot of neutrals.
Agreed to a point. He made the game far too robotic at times. Awful to watch. The transition play could be incredible. What I always found interesting is that other clubs didn’t have the top players to carry it out as his teams. The amount of teams and players, including us who got caught playing it out from the back. It’s great when it works as we saw almost to perfection had Emi scored. But a nightmare when it doesn’t.
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It’s the fact that he has maintained this veneer of innocence regarding the charges.
He knows that they refused to co-operate with the PL and before that UEFA.
So if we are to credit him with the intelligence so endowed by others then it’s pretty obvious that he has chosen to ignore all the evidence to maintain this position of collective innocence.
If he said this is nothing to do with me and I am not going to comment, then fair enough but he has gone a lot further than that and is without doubt part of the subterfuge.
So Mr Walnuts description seems appropriate.