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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on May 24, 2026, 02:48:07 PM
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I thought Harvey would have got a final game. Very surprised Tammy isn’t playing. He must have an injury. Just hoping Ollie doesn’t get injured today.
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Weem's gettin' murdered here.
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Also - might we have seen the last of Rogers in Istanbul?
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Yikes.
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I expected us to take it easy but turning up in our pyjamas is taking it a bit far.
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Might have Bogey at RB and Lindy in midfield.
Or go 4-4-2, or 4-3-3, but as Rhett Butler said in Gone With The Wind:
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."
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No Martinez, he's off then.
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I reckon
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No Martinez, he's off then.
Hm, I assumed it was the broken finger.
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Sick note Martinez missing as usual.
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Might have Bogey at RB and Lindy in midfield.
Or go 4-4-2, or 4-3-3, but as Rhett Butler said in Gone With The Wind:
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."
Garcia is at RB, Maatsen at LB, Mings and Lindelof in the middle.
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No Haaland, no problem. 1-1 let's go FORTH!
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Just a wind down game for us.
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No Abraham, Sancho is a surprise too. The two of them have barely played recently and should be in instead of Ollie and Buendia. Makes me wonder if we will see Tammy here next season.
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Haha - let's all have a go at Emi 🤣
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Play up ya drunken bums!! 🥰🤮
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Manchester City haven’t picked their strongest side either have they?
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No Martinez, he's off then.
I heard from a very top top sauce that Martinez, Rogers and Watkins are locked up in an hotel near Manchester airport waiting for Ratspiss to fly in and make em sign papers. Make what you like of that....
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No Abraham, Sancho is a surprise too. The two of them have barely played recently and should be in instead of Ollie and Buendia. Makes me wonder if we will see Tammy here next season.
I was wondering if we don’t want to send loan players back injured. Given Elliott as well. Although Dougie playing!
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I'd have played Elliot if he was fit, of course he may have requested not to play as he's leaving so doesn't want to risk injury so as he can move in the summer.
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Morgan given the day off. Fecking hell he deserves it!
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No Martinez, he's off then.
I heard from a very top top sauce that Martinez, Rogers and Watkins are locked up in an hotel near Manchester airport waiting for Ratspiss to fly in and make em sign papers. Make what you like of that....
That doesn't sound right, Watkins is starting today. Maybe he meant Konsa instead of Ollie.
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Apparently it's "Pep"'s last game today - who knew?
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It might be 4 or it might be 5. But genuinely I don’t care. We’ve had an amazing last couple of weeks.
Rogers deserves a day off.
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I won't mind as long it's no more than a 4 goal beating. It would be very fucking funny if we got a result with that side and shat on Phlegm's big day though.
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Leon to get the winner in the 99th minute.
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Would have liked Elliot to play as he seems popular with the team and has been a proper pro through his weird season . No idea why we bought Tammy to be honest and Dougle Id expect wont be seeing him next season so suprised to see him.
Anyway come on Spammers
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We'll batter them.
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No Martinez, he's off then.
I heard from a very top top sauce that Martinez, Rogers and Watkins are locked up in an hotel near Manchester airport waiting for Ratspiss to fly in and make em sign papers. Make what you like of that....
That doesn't sound right, Watkins is starting today. Maybe he meant Konsa instead of Ollie.
But other that that i think it's bang on. And you know how it is...my hooch is a pro gamblers so to him they all look the same.
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Apparently it's "Pep"'s last game today - who knew?
No one knew that not even those of us who were raised an eyebrow when he he signed a notional 2 year contract last year.
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Blimey, no striker on the bench
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Apparently it's "Pep"'s last game today - who knew?
Wait what? Why had nobody mentioned this?
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Bournemouth and Brighton will be loving that line up!
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Sick note Martinez missing as usual.
why would he play with a broken finger with the world cup coming up. No need for conspiracy theories. Martinez is staying ffs. Without him we would not be top 5 or Europa League winners.
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I assumed it was pisstaking
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Bizot.
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I hope we fine Martinez every time he skives off.
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Sick note Martinez missing as usual.
Makes much more sense to play a keeper with a broken finger, in a meaningless end of season game, three weeks before the start of the World Cup.
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Sick note Martinez missing as usual.
why would he play with a broken finger with the world cup coming up. No need for conspiracy theories. Martinez is staying ffs. Without him we would not be top 5 or Europa League winners.
I hope he fucks off to Man U. Hardly shows he’s committed to the cause.
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I don't for one minute think we can expect to draw any meaningful conclusions from this team selection.
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A lot of woosh going on.
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Some of the comments in this thread. FML.
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Jason Mohammad's research letting him down. Jermaine "at it again" Beckford asked how many Europa Leagues Emery had won, Jason could only name the clubs he's won at. What a coconut.
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Lovely moment between Unai and Pep there tbh. Presented him with s gift of some kind
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Booo for no guard of honour
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Come on, with regular posters like PWS, how can people not tell that he's taking the piss?
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A Citeh fan holding up a shirt with Bernardo 20 on it. Would love to see a Villa fan holding one with 115 on it.
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Unai not in shirt sleeves, he's a cool guy.
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They have made more changes 9-8, from their last Prem line up, than we have from ours
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So Pep has improved every player? What about Grealish eh?
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First time in the history of football* that both teams have made eight or more changes. Stick that on the honours list.
*since 1992
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Who is Mark Bizot? No research at all.
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Ian Maatsen still hammered with that attempted clearance
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If Martinez goes i thought it was likely to be Inter. Rogers could stay, but if he tears it up at the WC we could get crazy offers.
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Maatsen missed that ball by so much he nearly fell over and spilled his pint.
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So Pep has improved every player? What about Grealish eh?
And Kalvin Philips. Remember him? Few do.
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Boss squad rotation, you'll never sing that.
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If Martinez goes i thought it was likely to be Inter. Rogers could stay, but if he tears it up at the WC we could get crazy offers.
My prediction is that I don’t think Emi will leave this summer. I do think he might restructure his contract to ease our financial burdens. A bit like one or two others in recent years.
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good to see maatesen still pi55hed
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that little bit out the back though..
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Good bit of possession from Bailey there, under pressure
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Jason Mohammad's research letting him down. Jermaine "at it again" Beckford asked how many Europa Leagues Emery had won, Jason could only name the clubs he's won at. What a coconut.
And Eilidh Barbour just called us Burnley. Seriously BBC, fuck off, lie down and let Pep spit on your naked bellies.
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Not sure if Lee Hendrie can fit any more of Guardiola's cock in his mouth.
Really annoying.
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So Pep has improved every player? What about Grealish eh?
Philips
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Not sure if Lee Hendrie can fit any more of Guardiola's cock in his mouth.
Really annoying.
I had to mute the commentary for a while
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delayed on comments too much sun on my phone
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Not sure if Lee Hendrie can fit any more of Guardiola's cock in his mouth.
Really annoying.
He's obviously been told to do it!
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It’s going to be attackers vs defenders for the next 80 mins. Try and keep the score line respectable please.
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Not sure if Lee Hendrie can fit any more of Guardiola's cock in his mouth.
Really annoying.
I had to mute the commentary for a while
I don't like him.
I remember he was saying Grealish "had to go" before he left.
Is he even a Villa fan?
Strange thing for a Villa fan to say.
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Wish Barkley would stop giving the ball away!
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Not sure if Lee Hendrie can fit any more of Guardiola's cock in his mouth.
Really annoying.
crikey...what channel is that on. Not terrestrial?
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Tuesday night!??
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Not sure I meant to quote myself then.... Sorry.
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england reject foden moaning
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
He was on the back of a moped when he went past me!
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
Was pretty much trying to sell Grealish for us that summer.
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This is awful, proof that Istanbul just papered over the cracks.
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
He was on the back of a moped when he went past me!
Was it funky? Definitely a closet blue, if so.
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And then hosting the celebrations in Centenary Square with Rambo on Thursday.
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
And goading Forest fans the other week at VP. Lil'Lee forever!
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
Was pretty much trying to sell Grealish for us that summer.
Worked out ok though!
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
Was pretty much trying to sell Grealish for us that summer.
at least we got our monies worth in the end with Buendia :)
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
And goading Forest fans the other week at VP. Lil'Lee forever!
We still stand united after all of these years!
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Pen check.
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No way on God's Earth that this is pen
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Cleared, good
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Relax.
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
Was pretty much trying to sell Grealish for us that summer.
Worked out ok though!
True it did, I just really didn't like it at the time.
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No way on God's Earth that this is pen
Laughable to even check it
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So Pep has improved every player? What about Grealish eh?
And Kalvin Philips. Remember him? Few do.
They should hire you two out for wedding nights for the powerful in the spirit of Roman slaves whispering ‘you are mortal’ to emperors. ‘Remember getting fingered off Barry Crabbe after Sister Act II? You didn’t want to spend the rest of your life with Terry then, did you?’
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1-0 first of many
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All in all the last day so far has been quite dull so far. Happy for our game to stay this way of course.
Edit: sigh…
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How can anyone not like Lee when he was dancing on the shoulders of Punjabi Villains in Istanbul on Wednesday night!??
Was pretty much trying to sell Grealish for us that summer.
Worked out ok though!
True it did, I just really didn't like it at the time.
To be fair, I don't think Lee's opinion affected the decision ££££
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On the beach for sure.
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BOOOOOOOOOO
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Oh well.
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Bollocks. Cue massive circle jerk.
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All in all the last day so far has been quite dull so far. Happy for our game to stay this way of course.
Edit: sigh…
FFS! Looks like TV will cost us a 4th place finish.
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Garcia not covering himself in glory so far.
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Great assist from us...
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1-0 Semenyo, asst Garcia
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wheres the marking there
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Bournemouth in the CL as it stands!
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It’s all well and good having low expectations for the game, and accepting we will probably lose.
But individuals here are not covering themselves in glory and are pretty fucking lamentable.
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How long before I give up and go to multiview?
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It’s all well and good having low expectations for the game, and accepting we will probably lose.
But individuals here are not covering themselves in glory and are pretty fucking lamentable.
Who really cares?!
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This reminds me of the majority of our pre-Emery games against Man City. We’ve come a long way.
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So Pep has improved every player? What about Grealish eh?
And Kalvin Philips. Remember him? Few do.
They should hire you two out for wedding nights for the powerful in the spirit of Roman slaves whispering ‘you are mortal’ to emperors. ‘Remember getting fingered off Barry Crabbe after Sister Act II? You didn’t want to spend the rest of your life with Terry then, did you?’
Thanks for that. I think....
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Bournemouth in the CL as it stands!
Only if Liverpool score.
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Bournemouth in the CL as it stands!
Nope, only if Liverpool win.
Which they obviously will, because Brentford are twats.
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Was Barnado impeding Bizot's view?
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drinks break , what next a bovril break in January
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Bournemouth in the CL as it stands!
Only if Liverpool score.
Oh yeah - goddamit!!!!
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Should be 2-0.
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Bournemouth in the CL as it stands!
Think we have to finish 5th for that to happen.
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It’s all well and good having low expectations for the game, and accepting we will probably lose.
But individuals here are not covering themselves in glory and are pretty fucking lamentable.
Who really cares?!
Obviously not you.
I care though. I always want us to win.
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Garcia having a shocker. Not helped by having Bailey as cover
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How did they miss that gift?
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We cannot even trap the ball, hold onto it or even make a pass to a team mate a few yards ago. Have we got any players who can come into the team?
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who was that at the back then
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We seem to be asleep. Dear oh dear.
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I am surprised Jim
Begin can hear anything with his head so much up Peps arse on my commentary
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It’s all well and good having low expectations for the game, and accepting we will probably lose.
But individuals here are not covering themselves in glory and are pretty fucking lamentable.
Who really cares?!
Obviously not you.
I care though. I always want us to win.
Oh always but I'm not going to have a go at the hungover players when the result makes no difference to us?
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It’s all well and good having low expectations for the game, and accepting we will probably lose.
But individuals here are not covering themselves in glory and are pretty fucking lamentable.
Who really cares?!
Obviously not you.
I care though. I always want us to win.
Definitely don’t want to lose but please don’t make it embarrassing like 8 nil
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This is a chance for fringe players to prove that they are at least good enough to be in the squad next season
Garcia is just simply not up to that standard
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It’s all well and good having low expectations for the game, and accepting we will probably lose.
But individuals here are not covering themselves in glory and are pretty fucking lamentable.
Yep shocking behaviour….should strip our Euefa cup from us
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0 shots, 0 attacks.
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Garcia having a shocker. Not helped by having Bailey as cover
You'd think Leon would want to put on a decent show in his last appearance for us.
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It’s all well and good having low expectations for the game, and accepting we will probably lose.
But individuals here are not covering themselves in glory and are pretty fucking lamentable.
Who really cares?!
Obviously not you.
I care though. I always want us to win.
Oh always but I'm not going to have a go at the hungover players when the result makes no difference to us?
It’s called pride.
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Should be 2-0.
Bailey was hilarious there.
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It’s all well and good having low expectations for the game, and accepting we will probably lose.
But individuals here are not covering themselves in glory and are pretty fucking lamentable.
Who really cares?!
Obviously not you.
I care though. I always want us to win.
Oh always but I'm not going to have a go at the hungover players when the result makes no difference to us?
It’s called pride.
That was yesterday.
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This is a chance for fringe players to prove that they are at least good enough to be in the squad next season
Garcia is just simply not up to that standard
Precisely.
It’s a squad game, players should be looking to impress.
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This is so bad it’s almost unwatchable. I’m pining for the Palace performance from two years ago.
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garcia tut tut
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Bailey and Garcia introducing themselves to each other
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Can't stand this City jizz fest.That's why I want us to turn up
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You're all better fans than me, I have the Spurs game on. Everton are only just slowly getting into it.
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Poor old Garcia isn’t good enough is he.
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You're all better fans than me, I have the Spurs game on. Everton are only just slowly getting into it.
So do I! Alas, Spam won't win anyway.
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In fairness you’ve got the combination individuals who never play and then having to play together. That’s virtually impossible to do effectively.
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whos buying Leon .. Cov?
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You're all better fans than me, I have the Spurs game on. Everton are only just slowly getting into it.
So do I! Alas, Spam won't win anyway.
I have West Ham on
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The Sky commentators are actually chortling at Manchester City's genius!
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Summer signing MGW scores
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Poor old Garcia isn’t good enough is he.
No he's not. I guess having Bailey in front of you can't be easy either.
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If this team played 38 matches next season we will be relegated by xmas.
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Bailey is playing like he’s a fan who’s won a competition to play with the team.
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bounmth losing
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I wonder when the last time we had the second choice 'keeper play in the first and last games of the season without ever being first choice during the season?
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I'm too angry to watch. Disgraceful stuff, not fit to wear the shirt.
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Bailey is playing like he’s a fan who’s won a competition to play with the team.
and Garcia turned up thinking he was selling burgers
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The 0 flatters us.
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The 0 flatters us.
Chin up,eh
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The 0 flatters us.
I dunno. We had a touch in their box a minute ago. It was bad one, but it was still a touch!
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Bailey is playing like he’s a fan who’s won a competition to play with the team.
and Garcia turned up thinking he was selling burgers
...and playing like a proper sausage....
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I don't think Maatsen is much cop either, but Semenyo really is a good player.
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Our heat map will look identical to my cat's. She's been asleep for an hour.
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Garcia didn't cost us much but I still doubt we'd get our money back.
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Bailey is playing like he’s a fan who’s won a competition to play with the team.
and Garcia turned up thinking he was selling burgers
He just said to the linesman, “ do you want fries with that”
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I'm too angry to watch. Disgraceful stuff, not fit to wear the shirt.
Calm down! It really doesn't matter. Look at it as a not-so-subtle hint that our squad-depth needs urgent attention.
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Really not sure what people ate expecting or why anyone cares
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I'm too angry to watch. Disgraceful stuff, not fit to wear the shirt.
Calm down! It really doesn't matter. Look at it as a not-so-subtle hint that our squad-depth needs urgent attention.
Blimey this woosh was worse than mine!
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I thought I was watching Sky Sports but somehow, I've tuned into Man City TV instead.
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This will go down as the most disgraceful half of football in our history.
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Emery has been found out. Chancer.
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Really not sure what people ate expecting or why anyone cares
I always want Villa to win.
Fourth is better than fifth.
Additional prize money
Stopping another English team qualifying for the CL.
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I'm too angry to watch. Disgraceful stuff, not fit to wear the shirt.
Calm down! It really doesn't matter. Look at it as a not-so-subtle hint that our squad-depth needs urgent attention.
Blimey this woosh was worse than mine!
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🤣
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This will go down as the most disgraceful half of football in our history.
Since Spurs at home.
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MARCO BIZOT
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Good save Bizot. Too easy getting past a couple of them though. I can see Douglas Luiz getting breathalised at half time.
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I'm too angry to watch. Disgraceful stuff, not fit to wear the shirt.
Calm down! It really doesn't matter. Look at it as a not-so-subtle hint that our squad-depth needs urgent attention.
Blimey this woosh was worse than mine!
Ah! Was Cdbf being ironic? I did wonder.
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Great save Bizot.
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Great save!!
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Really not sure what people ate expecting or why anyone cares
Roast chicken
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I appreciate that this game means nothing to us but those persons wearing Villa shirts are supposedly professional players who should be a professional level. From what they have shown today they are not of that level.
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Thank goodness we have a reserve keeper worthy of a squad place avaliable
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My expectations from today are that one of the fringe players does something that makes me think “hmmm, maybe they can still play a part next season”. That’s it. The result is meaningless, but I’d like to see “something”.
Nothing so far…
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Great save
Bailey is atrocious
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Really not sure what people ate expecting or why anyone cares
Roast chicken
Burrito and beer.
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Sunderland in the Europa League as it stands.
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If Nass is there I hope he doesn't wait until full time to rage sack the manager.
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My expectations from today are that one of the fringe players does something that makes me think “hmmm, maybe they can still play a part next season”. That’s it. The result is meaningless, but I’d like to see “something”.
Nothing so far…
I take it back, that Bizot save was pretty good. Reserve keeper sorted!
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If Nass is there I hope he doesn't wait until full time to rage sack the manager.
Tiresome
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This an odd match thread.
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Bailey really is the description of the word shit.
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If Nass is there I hope he doesn't wait until full time to rage sack the manager.
Tiresome
You are but we keep you around anyway.
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What we’ve seen so far is how good Emery was at playing essentially the same core group of 15/16 players of a 25 man squad, getting top 5 and a trophy. Because 7/8 of the squad as it stands are not overly trustworthy.
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This an odd match thread.
What did you expect?
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I'm too angry to watch. Disgraceful stuff, not fit to wear the shirt.
Calm down! It really doesn't matter. Look at it as a not-so-subtle hint that our squad-depth needs urgent attention.
Blimey this woosh was worse than mine!
Ah! Was Cdbf being ironic? I did wonder.
They're all at it today James, I got done earlier.
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That was better started by Lindeloff.
Oh dear spuds score.
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If Nass is there I hope he doesn't wait until full time to rage sack the manager.
Tiresome
You are but we keep you around anyway.
Now adding puerile to your skill set
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Hopefully today’s the last we see of Bailey in a Villa shirt
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Bailey tries but just isn't good enough for this level. Mings has gone
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Spurs 1-0 Everton
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Pretty much the match thread equivalent of being in the away end at Citeh wearing fancy dress.
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Speaking of Villa shirts, can’t wait to buy the new one on the 28th. Gonna wear it on our summer holiday in Spain.
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We know the team don't overly care same as most of us don't so we're bound to take the piss especially to those taking the game seriously or have no sense of humour.
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I'm too angry to watch. Disgraceful stuff, not fit to wear the shirt.
Calm down! It really doesn't matter. Look at it as a not-so-subtle hint that our squad-depth needs urgent attention.
Blimey this woosh was worse than mine!
Ah! Was Cdbf being ironic? I did wonder.
They're all at it today James, I got done earlier.
I think it's best to assume everyone is being ironic, all of the time. The world makes much more sense that way.
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We've been excellent this last 90 seconds.
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If Nass is there I hope he doesn't wait until full time to rage sack the manager.
Tiresome
You are but we keep you around anyway.
Now adding puerile to your skill set
At least I have one.
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Pretty much the match thread equivalent of being in the away end at Citeh wearing fancy dress.
Hah it's exactly that! It makes a nice change to be relaxed on the last day.