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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on January 28, 2011, 06:52:55 PM
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Available Saturday lunchtime.
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Several changes today- bannan, Clark,baker, pires and fonz all start!
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Weakened side, but come on boys let's just get through the tie.
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Any streams recommended for overseas Villains?
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Apart from Pires exact team I'd of picked.
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Villa team v Blackburn: Friedel; Walker, Clark, Cuellar, Baker; Reo-Coker, Bannan, Pires, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso, Heskey. Subs: Petrov, Marshall, Delph, Collins, Albrighton, A Young, Downing
Come on You Villa Boys!
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Blackburn: Robinson, Olsson, Samba, Pedersen, Andrews, Hoillet, Salgado, Hanley, Nzonz, Santa Cruz, Roberts.
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I reckon that's 4-3-3, Gabby and the Fonz playing as forwards wide of Heskey, NRC doing the dirty work in midfield and Bannan and Pires hopefully pulling the strings. They're good enough technically to keep the ball in there under pressure, let's just hope our forward line can finish without Benty in the side.
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No sign of coverage on MYP2P, which usually has all the links.
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Nice to see delph on the bench, sorry to say it seems no streams anywhere for this game- wm are having live commentary though.
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I would have thought that means Pires and Gabby wide, with Delf behind Heskey? But it could also mean Delf and Gabby wide in more of a 4-3-3?
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Wow, weak line-up. Oh well, it's not as if this could lead to a trophy and Europe. Oh :(
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These are all of the streaming websites that the PL have asked google to pull from their search pages. I don't know if they'll be anything on them. Take care not to download anything from these websites, there can be dodgy stuff on some of them.
Infringing web pages:
http://asiaplatetv.com/
http://www.livefootballtvs.com/
http://footyfree.com/
http://free-football.tv/
http://www.myp2p.eulivefoot.doctor-serv.com
http://www.footballstreaming.info
http://www.firstrow.net/
http://channelsurfing.net/
http://www.fromsport.com/
http://atdhe.fm/
www.livescorehunter.com
Good luck.
Edit: Oh, and I wouldn't pay to join any of them either.
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Pires what a waste
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Swansea and Torquay home games being streamed but not ours- oh well wm it is.
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Really don't get that line up, why pires? Why not play Jean, give him more match time? The league cUp final guarantees an extra euro spot to the league!
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Playing with 10 again.
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Really don't get that line up, why pires? Why not play Jean, give him more match time? The league cUp final guarantees an extra euro spot to the league!
J 2 Mak is injured, tight hamstring, no need to risk him. Herd must be injured, or he'd have surely started in place of Pires like everyone was saying. Ah well.
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Really don't get that line up, why pires? Why not play Jean, give him more match time? The league cUp final guarantees an extra euro spot to the league!
I think Jean is injured, but playing Pires is an absoloute joke.
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The only streamed games will be those with a full ITV/ESPN OB crew present.
The PL is awash with money and every game has full coverage.
ITV haven't got a pot to piss in, they can't even afford to cover the Grand Slam of Darts (that's gone to Sky). The situation will improve when the amount of games reduces, but that might not matter to us if we continue to contribute to the Pires retirement fund.
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Not a bad team,apart from Pires,he started the last cup game,so maybe he's a lucky charm.
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It's like the old days, watching the football on the wireless.
De, de,de, de
De, de, de, de.
....IT'S A GOALLLLLLLLL.........
and hoping/dreading they're going to the Villa match.
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I know Pires has hardly impressed but why not just give him a chance? Let's just get behind him and see what he does. There's enough in that line up to win today.
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Dammit, didnt bring my handsfree kit to work so cant listen to the radio on my phone. Can UK listeners tune into WM through the net?
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You can tune in but I don't think you will be able to listen to the match for copyright reasons
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Dammit, didnt bring my handsfree kit to work so cant listen to the radio on my phone. Can UK listeners tune into WM through the net?
Not sure for FA Cup, you can't usually get it on the internet for PL games
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I know Pires has hardly impressed but why not just give him a chance? Let's just get behind him and see what he does. There's enough in that line up to win today.
It's precisely because we've "seen what he does" that everyone is decrying his place in the team. How many chances does he warrant? The way things have gone, and with our current squad, I see no justification for his presence at the club never mind in the team.
I would imagine I speak for every Villa fan when I say that I want him to ram these words down my throat and fire us in to the next round, but on the evidence so far, it's not very likely.
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Dammit, didnt bring my handsfree kit to work so cant listen to the radio on my phone. Can UK listeners tune into WM through the net?
Not sure for FA Cup, you can't usually get it on the internet for PL games
It's just switched off.
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I cant find any commentary anywhere, bugger
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Any streams radio or tv
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This isn't going to be a hugely vibrant match-thread, you feel.
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Ah bugger. Gonna have to rely on you lot then!
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Oh well let's hope we win, this is going to be nerve racking with no sort of media!
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Pires is playing a free role in front of NRC (capt.) and Bannan.
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I must have searched 20 potential streams and the match isn't even listed on most of them. 5Live on t'wireless seems the only possibility.
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Cmon lads....us exiles need you in our time of need...Up the Villa boys
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Listening to WM, is sounds like we're attacking the Holte. I've got a bad feeling.
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5 mins gone. Villa have had a couple of attacks, nothing from Blackburn yet.
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Any radio links lads?
Students are too poor to afford radios.
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Can people listening to it please keep us updated please.. 7 minutes in.. no ones said anything yet
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I know Pires has hardly impressed but why not just give him a chance? Let's just get behind him and see what he does. There's enough in that line up to win today.
We've seen what he does, and that thing is nothing.
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From BBC live text:
I can tell you that Villa midfielder Barry Bannan has drilled a decent effort wide early on and Emile Heskey, too, has fired off-target in that one.
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Why cany 5live extra use WMs commentary? they arent using that channel for anything else at the moment. What a waste of TV channel space.
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At vp. Empty seats all around no more than 20 k and worried about this team selection. Should have more respect for the FA cup. Let's see how it goes
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What is "WM"?
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Pires is playing a free role in front of NRC (capt.) and Bannan.
I imagine Bannan's role is something like tempo-dictator in deep midfield, which is fine, but I'd like to see him further forward, where Pires sounds like he's playing now.
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Any streams recommended for overseas Villains?
Bez,
Villasteams.com - £1.99 - may as well go for 2 weeks at £3.50 is the only way to travel.
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This appears to be as good as it gets
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_commentary/0,19764,11065_3354294,00.html
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Even the guy doing the updates for the Beeb can't watch the game.
1306: Now, I must warn you, I don't actually have TV pictures from all the games today so I'm likely to be a bit sketchy on some details as the day goes on. Apologies. One of the matches I'm a touch blind to right now is Aston Villa-Blackburn, unfortunately, but I can tell you that Villa midfielder Barry Bannan has drilled a decent effort wide early on and Emile Heskey, too, has fired off-target in that one.
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What is "WM"?
BBC Radio West Midlands - They have live commentary for this game.
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Rocky Santa Claus injured and off.
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What is "WM"?
Thank you!
BBC Radio West Midlands - They have live commentary for this game.
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Woo hoo!!
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Clark header cleared off the line.
AND THEN HE DOES IT AGAIN AND THIS ONE GOES IN 10 mins
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Clark scores, 1-0 the Villa
:D :D
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Goal, Clarke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kalinic on for RSC.
1-0 Clark
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Good boy Clark 1-0 Lavely!!! 8)
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Get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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He's got rather a handy knack of scoring, has that young man.
Long may it last!
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Goal from Clark...........:)
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How is it in this day and age I hear even hear the game? This is like the 80's
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Ah, no streams...like a trip back to the dark ages, or match-threads circa 2002. It does mean I'm going to have to rely on Woodward though.
As for the Pires baiting, he's here til the summer so he is going to get the odd run-out, especially in cup matches. Deal with it.
And it's great to see Houllier rotating the squad without weakening it significantly. There's more than enough quality there to win today.
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Any streams recommended for overseas Villains?
Bez,
Villasteams.com - £1.99 - may as well go for 2 weeks at £3.50 is the only way to travel.
I'm a lapsed subscriber, now get pretty much all the games via Foxtel (think Sky but for Oz) so have no need.
FA Cup is the one stumbling block as its with Setanta and in any case, this games not covered.
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1-0!!! Get in!!
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Delfouneso volley over the bar.
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Roque Santa Cruz injured, you say? Crikey. How unexpected.
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You beauty! Get in!
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well done Clark
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I think we should give Pires a chance.
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At vp. Empty seats all around no more than 20 k and worried about this team selection. Should have more respect for the FA cup. Let's see how it goes
Lot of empty seats at Goodison too apparently and a very lethargic game. These lunchtime kick offs are most unsatisfactory...
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Pires is playing a free role in front of NRC (capt.) and Bannan.
I imagine Bannan's role is something like tempo-dictator in deep midfield, which is fine, but I'd like to see him further forward, where Pires sounds like he's playing now.
My thoughts exactly.
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Fridel save from Hoillet. Blackburn giving it a go now.
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I think we should give Pires a chance.
That's all we are saying.
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I think we should give Pires a chance.
thats all we are saying
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Looks to have a scorer's touch, young Ciaran.
I wish more people would spell his name properly on here. There's no 'E' in Clark. I can't do the squiggly thing on Ciaran though.
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Bollocks 1-1 Kalinic
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Fuck, 1-1.
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Arse flakes.
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Arses
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For fuck's sake. 1-1.
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Does WM have a sky channel ?
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bugger
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Fucking hell
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Soccer Saturday just took a cheat shop at us.
After reporting on the goal, Stelling said "last years semi finalists ....and last won it in 1957" which brought laughter from the other boys.
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::)Couple more and Clark will be our top scorer!!!
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I was just about to post that RSC injured was bad for us as Kalinic seems to have a knack of scoring against us.
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I was just about to post that RSC injured was bad for us as Kalinic seems to have a knack of scoring against us.
My thoughts exactly
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Soccer Saturday just took a cheat shop at us.
After reporting on the goal, Stelling said "last years semi finalists ....and last won it in 1957" which brought laughter from the other boys.
When were t'last time Noocassil or Man Sheikhy won 'owt, never mind the FA Cup, eh?
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Soccer Saturday just took a cheat shop at us.
After reporting on the goal, Stelling said "last years semi finalists ....and last won it in 1957" which brought laughter from the other boys.
Just a reference to a conversation they had earlier on, I think - they were talking about our proud history in the cup, but then Jeff Stelling couldn't remember the year we last won it.
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Sexy football from Bananaman
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Soccer Saturday just took a cheat shop at us.
After reporting on the goal, Stelling said "last years semi finalists ....and last won it in 1957" which brought laughter from the other boys.
Just a reference to a conversation they had earlier on, I think - they were talking about our proud history in the cup, but then Jeff Stelling couldn't remember the year we last won it.
Ah ok, thanks for that.
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Bannon scorcher of a shot, went close.
We've been well on top so far from what I can tell from the commentary.
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Blimey the crowd looks sparse.
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Any streams???
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Bannan having a stormer by the sounds.
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Bannan having a stormer by the sounds.
I wish he would start more. His passing game is top drawer.
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Barry Bannan the next Charlie Adam??
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Bannan having a stormer by the sounds.
I wish he would start more. His passing game is top drawer.
Ditto. Never mind Adam, we have Bannan who could fulfill that role. Now that we've got a more solid midfield, I'd like to see BB as the playmaker of a midfield 3. In a midfield 2, he's just too small.
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Any streams???
Nothing on Villastreams
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Bannan is fantastic. Absolute class.
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PIRES 2-1
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Pires who??? Get in!!
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Bannan having a stormer by the sounds.
I wish he would start more. His passing game is top drawer.
Ditto. Never mind Adam, we have Bannan who could fulfill that role. Now that we've got a more solid midfield, I'd like to see BB as the playmaker of a midfield 3. In a midfield 2, he's just too small.
Absolutely. I would accomodate him by leaving out a one of the three wide players. Downing to be frank.
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The old man....get in
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2-1 Pires
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Goal Pires, blimey!!!!!!!!!!!
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goal.....
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Woo Hoo ! Pires scores !
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Pires - waste of space!!!!!
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HAHAHA I said give him a chance, get in!!!!!
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Goal - Pires!!!
Stitch that, fascists!
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Like I said, give the bloke a chance.
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Nice.
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PIRES!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well shut my mouth! Well done Bobby Pires!
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Bannan is fantastic. Absolute class.
Are you there? or watching it on somewhere?
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Knew he'd come good!!
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Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès.
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this is so frustrating..
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Anyone know what Pires' goal was like?
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haha no, just.... in general. He's probably my favourite player, love watching someone with his technical ability.
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And sounds a great goal, by all accounts.
To be honest, they could just be making this up and we wouldn't know.
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Let-off at the back, Carlos and Brad fuck-up nearly lets them in
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Pires has just cleared the ball off the line. hahaha
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Thought Pires showed the odd glimpse at Sheffield United that he could still pick a pass. Fair play for getting the goal.
Now pissing about with the ball and giving it away.
Pires cleared one off the line too now! See he does have a use.
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Great clearance from Pires off the line
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A goal out of nothing. The veteran Frenchman siezes upon a loose ball in penalty area to lash a crisp half-volley past Robinson. Superb technique.
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Great block by Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès. Pirès.
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Apparently Bradley on loan is confirmed
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Fantastic save from Samba header by Friedel
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Barry Bannan the next Charlie Adam??
He will be a considerably better player if he answers his vast potential.
By all accounts Uncle Bob scored a cracker. I don't know why but I actually want him to do well for us.
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And sounds a great goal, by all accounts.
To be honest, they could just be making this up and we wouldn't know.
"Delfouneso knocks down Bannan's cross into the Frenchman's path. He scores with a terrific half-volley."
"Commentary available on AVTV now. " Probably have to subscribe.
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Apparently Bradley on loan is confirmed
Really?! That's a top signing if it's true! Really good player! Any sauce with that?
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Apparently Bradley on loan is confirmed
Eh? Houllier is doing well now, I don't want that Yank in temporary charge.
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Barry Bannan the next Charlie Adam??
He will be a considerably better player if he answers his vast potential.
By all accounts Uncle Bob scored a cracker. I don't know why but I actually want him to do well for us.
Why wouldn't you want a player to do well for us ?
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Apparently Bradley on loan is confirmed
Source?
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Apparently Bradley on loan is confirmed
Really?! That's a top signing if it's true! Really good player! Any sauce with that?
ESPN
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Nathan Delfouneso. 3-1
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the fonz .........goal
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3-1. Fonz!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Fonzzzzzzzzzzzz!!! 3-1
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FONZY!!!!
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Delfouneso
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3 - 1
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Anyone know what Pires' goal was like?
Aston Villa goal: A peach of a goal from Robert Pires, who has FA cup pedigree having won it three times with Arsenal in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Nathan Delfouneso gets on the end of Barry Bannan's ball into the box and Pires meets his knockdown by stroking home a gorgeous half-volley.
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3-1 Delfouneso
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Get innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!
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Olsson off the bar for Blackeye
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"Delfouneso heads home Baker's left-wing cross at the near post. "
Blackburn have hit a screamer against the crossbar.
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Apparently Bradley on loan is confirmed
Really?! That's a top signing if it's true! Really good player! Any sauce with that?
ESPN
really?? Michael Bradley's a really hard working, excellent player. Do you have a link to the story?
edit:
Michael Bradley loaned to Aston Villa
By Luke Cyphers
ESPN The Magazine
U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley is heading to the English Premier League.
The 24-year-old will play the rest of the European season with Aston Villa on loan from his current club, struggling German side Borussia Moenchengladbach.
The move ends weeks of speculation that Bradley, who has a year and a half left on his Gladbach contract, might transfer to the EPL's Sunderland. But Sunderland's sale of forward Darren Bent to Aston Villa put them in need of a striker, apparently cooling their interest in Bradley.
The loan to Aston Villa will end in the summer, leaving Bradley with a year on his current Gladbach contract at the start of the summer's more active transfer market.
The loan also gives Bradley -- who had a breakout performance with the U.S. team at the 2010 World Cup -- a new lease on his club season.
Gladbach is mired in the Bundesliga relegation zone, and though Bradley has played solidly all year, with three goals and three assists through 19 games, he was benched recently as coach Michael Frontzeck looked in vain for a lineup that could produce results. At Villa, the American midfielder joins a team that's showed a renewed vigor since Bent's appearance.
Aston Villa marks the fourth club stop in Bradley's professional career. Drafted as a 16-year-old in 2004 by the MetroStars of MLS and coached by his father, current U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley, the younger Bradley spent two years in New Jersey before being sold to Heerenveen of the Dutch league.
Bradley scored 21 goals for the squad in 2007-08 competitions, a record for an American at a first-division European club. That led to a transfer to Moenchengladbach in the summer of 2008, where he's held down a starting position for the better part of his stay.
At Aston Villa, Bradley joins fellow Americans Brad Friedel and Eric Lichaj.
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Get in there, Delfouneso!! Top stuff so far!
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Andy Blair theorising that Robbie Williams wrote ''Let Me Entertain You'' with this game in mind.
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Bobby! I knew he'd come good (seriously, I did! Don't believe me? Oh well). As long as we allow him the luxury of not having to run much and just use his technique, then he'll offer us something. We can do that with a midfield 3.
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This game sounds like a corker.
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Gabby shot from the edge of the area goes wide.
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1 min added time
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Ah, here we are! Although not confirmed as such....
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/872481/usa-midfielder-michael-bradley-loaned-to-villa?cc=5739 (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/872481/usa-midfielder-michael-bradley-loaned-to-villa?cc=5739)
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Anyone know what Pires' goal was like?
Aston Villa goal: A peach of a goal from Robert Pires, who has FA cup pedigree having won it three times with Arsenal in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Nathan Delfouneso gets on the end of Barry Bannan's ball into the box and Pires meets his knockdown by stroking home a gorgeous half-volley.
Cheers mate.
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Apparently Bradley on loan is confirmed
Really?! That's a top signing if it's true! Really good player! Any sauce with that?
ESPN
really?? Michael Bradley's a really hard working, excellent player. Do you have a link to the story?
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6071000/american-michael-bradley-joins-english-premier-league-aston-villa-loan
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Barry Bannan the next Charlie Adam??
He will be a considerably better player if he answers his vast potential.
By all accounts Uncle Bob scored a cracker. I don't know why but I actually want him to do well for us.
Why wouldn't you want a player to do well for us ?
Probably not the best choice of words. It's more to do with how I feel sorry for him with all the stick he gets. It's not his fault he's not as good and young as he used to be. I don't like how he was used as a stick to beat Hotlips with. So I want him to do more well than he has. Goals and goal line clearances might do that.
I did feel very sorry for him ambling around against Arsenal not the player he was.
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GET IN SUNSHIIIINE ;D
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I make that 14 goals so far in the last 2 cup ties against this lot!! Mental!!
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Sounds like a good game. Whats the betting Everton - Chelsea is a dull draw.
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HT.
Sounds like a corker, Rovers a tad unlucky, they've had a couple of great chances. Great to see Pires, Bannan and the Fonz at the forefront of our good stuff.
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Apparently Bradley on loan is confirmed
Really?! That's a top signing if it's true! Really good player! Any sauce with that?
ESPN
really?? Michael Bradley's a really hard working, excellent player. Do you have a link to the story?
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6071000/american-michael-bradley-joins-english-premier-league-aston-villa-loan
yeh, I just found it. Very strange though that it's being reported on ESPN before other sources, but I'll tell you, that he's a very good player indeed. I think, if true, we'll all be very happy if this is the case.
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according to BBC commentary - agbonblahor is taking direct freekicks. anyone know how they've turned out so far???
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HT.
Sounds like a corker, Rovers a tad unlucky, they've had a couple of great chances. Great to see Pires, Bannan and the Fonz at the forefront of our good stuff.
what's really great in my opinion is that we can bring three players in and all three score. It's a sign that things are so much better at the club, and that squad rotation really has it's benefits. The nice thing will be if we can give the likes of Ash and Downing a day off. Anyone know how Gabby's doing?
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Good half. would like to see us tighten up at te back but hey ho. As for Bradley - if it is right then its a great signing. Well, potentially.
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They don't half talk some bollocks on the Eurosport website - description of fonz's goal
"42'GOAL VILLA! Baker finds Delfouneso in the penalty box and the Villa striker has little trouble in heading home into the bottom-left of the net. He was only on the penalty spot, six yards out, and that would have been harder to miss than to score for the Villa man
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Barry Bannan the next Charlie Adam??
He will be a considerably better player if he answers his vast potential.
By all accounts Uncle Bob scored a cracker. I don't know why but I actually want him to do well for us.
Why wouldn't you want a player to do well for us ?
Probably not the best choice of words. It's more to do with how I feel sorry for him with all the stick he gets. It's not his fault he's not as good and young as he used to be. I don't like how he was used as a stick to beat Hotlips with. So I want him to do more well than he has. Goals and goal line clearances might do that.
I did feel very sorry for him ambling around against Arsenal not the player he was.
Fair enough.
His performances for us so far have been fairly pathetic so far. Hopefully this is finally the start of his career .
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Don't understand Bradley on-loan. Can't we just buy him if we rate him? Otherwise he's just holding up the development of Bannan and Delph. Plus, GHou has confirmed Ireland will be here in Feb.
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6-4 anyone? I wonder what the odds are?
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Very cold here in a sparse upper Trinity.
Entertaining game though which Bannan is totally bossing
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Could be another 6-4 this, it's hardly been a defensive master-class from either side!
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Sounds like a good game. Whats the betting Everton - Chelsea is a dull draw.
Everton 1 - 0, Saha just as you typed that :-)
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anyone found the commentary yet?
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HT.
Sounds like a corker, Rovers a tad unlucky, they've had a couple of great chances. Great to see Pires, Bannan and the Fonz at the forefront of our good stuff.
what's really great in my opinion is that we can bring three players in and all three score. It's a sign that things are so much better at the club, and that squad rotation really has it's benefits. The nice thing will be if we can give the likes of Ash and Downing a day off. Anyone know how Gabby's doing?
He has been giving Salgado a tough time but it sounded like Salgado got away from him to put the ball in for their goal.
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1 against city
2 agains wigan
3 against Blackburn
ManU better watch out
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Sounds like a good game. Whats the betting Everton - Chelsea is a dull draw.
Everton 1 - 0, Saha just as you typed that :-)
Could still be a dull draw though ;-)
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Radio WM live commentary ,if you live close enough that is.
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anyone found the commentary yet?
Only AVTV on subscription that I know of.
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HT.
Sounds like a corker, Rovers a tad unlucky, they've had a couple of great chances. Great to see Pires, Bannan and the Fonz at the forefront of our good stuff.
what's really great in my opinion is that we can bring three players in and all three score. It's a sign that things are so much better at the club, and that squad rotation really has it's benefits. The nice thing will be if we can give the likes of Ash and Downing a day off. Anyone know how Gabby's doing?
He has been giving Salgado a tough time but it sounded like Salgado got away from him to put the ball in for their goal.
thank you sir. He's still learning that position off course. The nice thing is Gabby is devoted to the club he'll play anywhere. Especially if we keep winning.
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Radio WM live commentary ,if you live close enough that is.
does it have a sky channel?
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On course for 3 wins in a row. Who'd have believed that this time last week? Incredible.
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Don't understand Bradley on-loan. Can't we just buy him if we rate him? Otherwise he's just holding up the development of Bannan and Delph. Plus, GHou has confirmed Ireland will be here in Feb.
http://tribalfootball.com/articles/sunderland-told-gladbach-asking-price-bradley-1413251
Can't be half bad if Broussia rate him at EUR6m - GH needs a knighthood for pissing Potato Head off again if the link is true. He looked good against England in the summer - mind you...
If the French lad Sessegnon if waivering, snap him up too.
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Radio WM live commentary ,if you live close enough that is.
does it have a sky channel?
It used to be on Virgin, now they have changed it to BBC London.
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Downing on for Agbonlahor.
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Live commentry on BRMB 96.4
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You have to figure that that NRC is as good as gone if Bradley can be signed permanently. Pires won't be at the club, and maybe Petrov is also out. We'll be getting younger and faster very quicly indeed.
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Good start from Villa. Baker close from corners
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Live commentry on BRMB 96.4
You have to be near Brum to get that.
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Live commentry on BRMB 96.4
You have to be near Brum to get that.
I've got it online and I'm in Spain. It's just music though.
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Live commentry on BRMB 96.4
You have to be near Brum to get that.
I've got it online and I'm in Spain. It's just music though.
Music too in Bristol
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I get music too
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You have to figure that that NRC is as good as gone if Bradley can be signed permanently. Pires won't be at the club, and maybe Petrov is also out. We'll be getting younger and faster very quicly indeed.
Maybe worth keeping on as a coach?
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Walker goes on one of his Maradona runs.
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Pires, Always thought that would be the long term option.
Use him to help kill games if necessary and help with the development of the kids
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You have to figure that that NRC is as good as gone if Bradley can be signed permanently. Pires won't be at the club, and maybe Petrov is also out. We'll be getting younger and faster very quicly indeed.
Maybe worth keeping on as a coach?
Yes, absolutely if that's what he wants. There aren't many with better techinical ability than Pires.
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Walker looks to be a very good player
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Christ, Woodward and Blair, what a pair!
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Just music too, here in Germany. I've been pissing cluelessly about with proxy servers, but nowt works. It's embarrassing that the entire media is unable to supply even pictures for 5live to comment on...
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You have to figure that that NRC is as good as gone if Bradley can be signed permanently. Pires won't be at the club, and maybe Petrov is also out. We'll be getting younger and faster very quicly indeed.
Maybe worth keeping on as a coach?
Yes, absolutely if that's what he wants.
And if he has his badges and realises what being part of the staff would entail - i.e not spouting off in the French press about dressing room difficulties.
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Christ, Woodward and Blair, what a pair!
Isn't that three people?
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Christ, Woodward and Blair, what a pair!
It's quite a shock the first time isn't it?
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Live commentry on BRMB 96.4
You have to be near Brum to get that.
I can get it via an iphone app but am getting "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper at the mo - a reference to how we keep drawing Blackburn in the cups, or is the stream not a live one?
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Interesting find on Twitter. @JBradleySports who is a senior writer for ESPN Magazine and Michael Bradley's Uncle just tweeted: Congratulations Michael. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/872481/usa-midfielder-michael-bradley-loaned-to-villa?cc=5901
Story seems to be spreading like wildfire!
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Most of our coaches are midfielders already- if we need another coach I'd rather it be a defensive or striking coach- things are really looking up now and this will be a great win if we hang on today.
Anything officially about Bradley, or is it just espn?
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hope we win 10-5 and ITV have no highlights to show it
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Villa's transfer dealings have been quite excellent. And perhaps with the exception of Makoun, all of the deals with done with really nobody else knowing about them, and with the minimum of fuss.
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Andrews misses a sitter for Rovers.
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''That would have caused us to need a dose of Andrews - a remedy for bad stomachs''
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Woodward:"And maybe teams will meet each other"....
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Baker Off!!
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Baker sent off!
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Baker sent off.
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Nathan Baken, straight red. both feet off the ground.
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Baker sent off !
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Nathan Baker, straight red. both feet off the ground.
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ooops
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fuck me.
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downing at lb!!
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Fucking hell well that's changed the dimension of the game.
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Makes LB an interesting position for the next few games.
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Oh dear! Time to defend and hope like Hell!
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not a yellow card earlier in the game.....................gotta fight hard now Villa
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Is Collins on the bench?
Maybe take Delfonz off and go to one up front.
Clark to LB.
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not one's to make life easy are we !! FFS...
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Makes LB an interesting position for the next few games.
I think Clark will slot in there against Man U, with Dunne and Collins returning. I think Walker's played LB too hasn't he?
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Have to feel bad for Nathan Baker - 3 games out now, after playing really well in his two first starts for the first team this week.
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According to SSN they said he slipped into the challenge as opposed to any malice being involved..??
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Everton 1 v 1 Chelsea, dull draw :-)
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Collins to come on . Heskey has been very quiet, thought he'd come off. But it's Pires.
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Ugh, ''Never seen a tattoo on Collins back before. Why would I have seen his naked back?'' :o
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Pires subbed?
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According to SSN they said he slipped into the challenge as opposed to any malice being involved..??
Radio commentary said he went two footed over the ball and was so high he went over the top of the player.
Collins coming on. Pires off to an ovation from the crowd. Clark to LB?
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Collins to come on . Heskey has been very quiet, thought he'd come off. But it's Pires.
yep, right thing to do. Clark to LB I'd imagine.
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Oh dear! Time to defend and hope like Hell!
Should we maybe bring Collins on for Heskey and put Clark at LB?
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Not to worry for the next three games as he wouldn't have played. Might have an adverse effect on today though. The silly sod.
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Collins to come on . Heskey has been very quiet, thought he'd come off. But it's Pires.
yep, right thing to do. Clark to LB I'd imagine.
Agree, maybe bring Delph or Stan on for one of the forward boys in a few minutes too!
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Oh dear! Time to defend and hope like Hell!
Should we maybe bring Collins on for Heskey and put Clark at LB?
We should. And hope like Hell.
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20ish minutes to go
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albrighton for fonz
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Marc on for fonz!
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They're getting some chances now. Hoillet over the bar from 5 yards.
Albrighton coming on for the fonz.
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Blackeye close again. Hoilett.
Super Marc for the Fonz.
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who's up front, or are we playing 4-6-0?
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Blackburn attacking a lot more now- could be a long 20 minutes or so.
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Obvious 2nd coming for Blackburn and then we try and hold out. Would have happened with 10 or 11 men.
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who's up front, or are we playing 4-6-0?
4.4.1 Heskey up front
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who's up front, or are we playing 4-6-0?
4.4.1 Heskey up front
yeh, sorry. Forgot that the big man was still on.
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If we have to go to Ewood after being 3-1 up it'll be very annoying. Come on Villa!
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Good job we've got the two-goal lead bearing in mind our propensity for giving a goal away just before the end.
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They've got to get a shot on target to score, doesn't sound like happening at the moment.
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it does feel like 1983 again.. but quite like getting the reports off here....
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who's up front, or are we playing 4-6-0?
4.4.1 Heskey up front
yeh, sorry. Forgot that the big man was still on.
Easily done sometimes ! ::)
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Any word on the attendance, usually announced around this stage.
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from Matt Kendrick on Twitter "Reo-Coker tackling his socks off at the moment, if there is such a phrase. Really getting stuck in"
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Attendance 381
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on here
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Come on you Lions
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Downing nearly in.
Fuck, Clark off the line.
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Downing almost scores twice in seconds
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Afternoon all, I'm just back in. How has it been?
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Could have been an OG or another goal from Kieran after a great break from Downing.
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Everton v. Chelsea ends 1-1
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Afternoon all, I'm just back in. How has it been?
Most entertaining game since 6-4 against this lot exactly a year ago.
The ''ressies'' are doing us proud.
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Last 10 now all together
Come on you Lions
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5 ish minutes left
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Thanks Eamonn, I can't find it on the net and the radio don't seem to be covering anything. I might flick teletex on in a minute
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Orient taken the lead at Swansea. Be nice to get them at home in the next round.
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Looking pretty comfortable now - good result, keeps things ticking nicely and Bradley looked good in world cup- could be a very useful signing.
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Benjani on for Roberts, has a shot immediately high and wide.
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Benjani, just on, close with his first touch.
Kyle Walker down injured.
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famous last words...and I'm being brave as its the last minute or two BUT this one's in the bag...
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Is he Ok or playing for time?
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Blair: ''It's sweet and sour for Baker today. Chicken.''
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Is he Ok or playing for time?
Up again, think it was his eye, some facial knock anyway.
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Thanks Eammon, and all other contributors....fingers crossed
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How many have we had sent off so far this season, is that four now?
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26,067
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attendance 26,067
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3 min added time
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26,027 I think the announcement in the background.
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How many have we had sent off so far this season, is that four now?
26,067
thats a lot
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26,067
is that 7 blackburn fans
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26,067
Blimey, wont the FA fine us?
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attendance 26,067
Ah, was it? was not sure.
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No chance for the Fair play place then...
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Blackburn corner. We should be able to hold on with 90 secs to go.... Clark clears off the line.
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How many have we had sent off so far this season, is that four now?
26,067
thats a lot
Nicely played.
Clakker defends well, heading off the line from a corner.
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Job done just about, in the hat and all that....
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Well done Villa ! We're in the hat for the next round ! ;D
Attendance. Just over 26000
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Full-time, lovely jubbly
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Can we play you (at VP) every week?
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well done
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Home v Torquay/Crawley, Orient, Burnley/Burton, Sheff W/Hereford would be nice.
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Exellent result considering all the changes.
A nice handy home draw next please.
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Good stuff, then. Sounds like it was a good game, too. Well done, lads!
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woohooo
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Excellent! Roll on the highlights!
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Lovely. Que sera sera.... Ok, maybe a bit too soon but why not, 2 wins from Wembley!!! :)
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No chance for the Fair play place then...
I was thinking exactly that. They all seem to have come in the last couple of games as well, with the exception of Albrighton in October.
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Exellent result considering all the changes.
A nice handy home draw next please.
Home v Torquay/Crawley, Orient, Burnley/Burton, Sheff W/Hereford would be nice.
No chance. This is the Villa we're talking about. More likely to be Man Ure, Arse, Spudz, Chelski, Citeh or the Sty-Dwellers away.