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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Bad English on May 30, 2015, 03:52:17 PM
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May I have the honour? If this could be stickied...
Oh, and Come on you Lions! FUCK THE FUCKERS!
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Best of luck boys.
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COME ON YOU LIONS!
FUCK THE FUCKERS!
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Nerves beginning to jangle. Still wasn't sure on which pub in London to watch it. Gone for the Irish pub in Fulham. Hopefully not be overrun by Gooners.
Come on Villa.
Let's make this precious.
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Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word,
But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.
Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea.
Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.
Thou on my head in early youth didst smile,
And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee.
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.
I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
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May I have the honour? If this could be stickied...
You may.
It's your fault if we lose.
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Great thread. Not long until the team news 8)
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Our lads look the business in their suits 8)
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Great thread.
Yup.
Just to reiterate, "THE ASTON VILLA vs somebody or other FA CUP FINAL MATCH THREAD".
Hope everyone is having a wonderful time in the Wembley sunshine.
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Just given the boys a huge cheer as they came by the thousands on he green. Booed the fuck out of the Arsenal Tarquins.
Fucking come on Villa!
Destiny and immortality awaits!
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I'm a bit of an emotional wreck here, when the choir break into the Phil Collins medley it won't be just Stevie Me who loses it.
My son has gone off to the park in his Villa kit for a pre match kickabout, must be in the genes.
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Good luck on the Match Thread BE. With great power comes great responsibility. May this thread be blessed and bring us home the FA Cup.
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We deserve this - after the shit we have put up with in the last 4 years - we deserve it
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Come on boys! On my way to the pub now :)
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Given in goal, Richardson and Hutton back in.
N'Zogbia in for Gabby.
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Given
Hutton
Vlaar
Okore
Richardson
Westwood
Delph
Cleverley
Zog
Benteke
Grealish
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Szczczczczceny in goal for them, Walcott up front for them.
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Bacuna on the bench then?
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I hope that Given decision doesn't come back to bite us. Not the right choice for any number of reasons in my opinion.
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Bacuna on the bench then?
Seems like it.
Arse fans I know not happy about Chez starting, wanted Ospina.
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That's a very reasonable team he's decided on. I disagree on the goalkeeper issue, but it's not an insane decision to play Given.
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Gabby didn't deserve to start so am relieved
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Walcott starting is a concern after what Mane did to us ..
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I think Given is responsible enough to let the team know if he wasn't 100% for this game. And Arsenal aren't going to lump in forward. He's still got very good reflexes.
That side is responsible, my only nagging concern is that Hutton providing the crosses vs Bacuna just makes Benteke a little less effective. That said we do need to be aware of what Arsenal can do to us so Hutton provides a little more protection.
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In terms of Given I'm just really hoping that on what could be his last big huge game that he has one last great performance. I don't think we'll see much of him next season, unless we turf out Guzan (which would be foolish).
Shay has largely served us well. Hoping he has the game of his life today.
Zogbia owes us a big performance I think. This could well be his last game. I think we'd be tempted to cash in while we could, were an offer forthcoming.
UTV.
Just had my fist emotional wobble. Had Einaudi playing whilst working and the impending kick off, for us in an FA Cup fucking final just hit me.
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Walcott starting is a concern after what Mane did to us ..
I'd be stunned if we let that happen again
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Subs: Guzan, Bacuna, Sinclair, Agbonlahor, Cole, Sanchez, Baker
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Subs: Guzan, Bacuna, Sinclair, Agbonlahor, Cole, Sanchez, Baker
Cole's not the player he was but if there's a day he could really have an impact and turn back the clock, today would be that day. Would love to see a moment of magic if he makes an appearance.
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I feel all funny.
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I'm off to the pub.... To all of you, whoever you , wherever you are and whatever the result.... ENJOY!!
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I think Given is responsible enough to let the team know if he wasn't 100% for this game.
He didn't the other year for Ireland.
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My pub full of gooner twats
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I feel all funny.
I've been so busy and distracted all week, this has somewhat been at the back of my mind. It's really starting to hit me now. Christ in a few hours I will be a mess.
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Half of H&V on the BBC warm-up coverage...
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The Hutton for Bacuna move indicates a bit more of a defensive approach. I am good with that.
I hope you didnt lie about your fitness Shay.
See you all on the other side!
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Walcott starting worries me. Please Villa, please just win the cup.
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F**king N'Zogbia again. Hopefully the games not over by 60 minutes when he's dragged off.
Not happy about Given but it's Sherwood's choice and he'll have to take responsibility.
Hutton won't take any prisoners.
Would rather have seen Baker than Vlaar.
In my riverside bar, first person I see is a Nose slapper who delights in telling me the Zulu's are in London to fight the Villa before going to the boxing. Just looked her up and down, laughed and walked away.
TSOV Sr is kitted out in his Villa top, flag hanging above us, all set to see the boys full off an amazing victory. The rest of TSOV clam will be here in the next ten minutes. This apart of Tavira is a Villa stronghold.
Come on you Villa boys! Let's bloody do it.
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I think Given is responsible enough to let the team know if he wasn't 100% for this game.
He didn't the other year for Ireland.
This is bigger than that so let's hope I'm right and you're wrong.
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I think Given is responsible enough to let the team know if he wasn't 100% for this game.
He didn't the other year for Ireland.
This is bigger than that so let's hope I'm right and you're wrong.
you and me both.
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I wanted my name on the thread and I stepped up to the plate. I stand proud and erect before you and tell you now...
I'm fucking wetting myself!
Come on you Lions! You want it more. FUCK THE FUCKERS!
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I think Given is responsible enough to let the team know if he wasn't 100% for this game.
He didn't the other year for Ireland.
This is bigger than that so let's hope I'm right and you're wrong.
you and me both.
A bigger concern for me is Okore being passed fit and meaning that Vlaar plays on the left of the pairing. On the right he can be God. In the left he can Titus Bramble. I'd actually feel a lot better if Baker was starting.
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Very worried re Given, Sherwood has put a lot of faith in Nzogbia. Hope it's rewarded today but don't see it.
Wenger made the right call up front, think keeping a clean sheet is beyond us
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Just hope we get a good right back next year
I'm disappointed about bacuna because he does a great cross and look at that cracking ball for cleverley which Hutton can't really do but hutton is better defencely , hopefully injuring Sánchez in five minutes.
But just proves we need a player with bit of both , defence and a good cross at right back for next season.
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The whole back four gives me the shits.
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Come on Villa. Fuck the fucking fuckers.
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Can't remember the last time I felt this nervous
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Unsure how I feel, shitting it knowing Walcott starting,
Shitting it that vlaar on left, shitting it that Hutton in, shitting it that bacuna not ( who gonna feed the beast), shitting it that Richardson and okore are back ( hope they both fit), shitting it that zog starting, shitting it that brad not in goal, shitting it we lookin for a more defensive look rather than going gung ho, BUT, we are Aston Villa.....
The cup is ours, bring it home...cmon you LIONS
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Mixed with coach loads of Wembley bound Villa fans at Beaconsfield M40 service at lunchtime. Now home yearning for this to be our year at long last. Lots of positive omens all day.
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Darren Tullett is on the pitch with Robert Pires for Bein Sports. He just said Robert "played" for both clubs. Pires said yes, but I'm leaning towards Arsenal today. You're shitting me Rob!
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Cmon Villa make us proud and bring the cup back home where it belongs.
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Fucking hell! Doug is looking frail.
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God, Dougie was looking a bit frail. That made me a bit sad. :(
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I'm sure my heart rate is higher than it should be. It won't fucking slow down.
Just kick off the match ffs!
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Fucking hell! Doug is looking frail.
Fair play, the man is 103.
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Don't think Doug will be back it we have to wait another season or so...
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Can't. Breathe.
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Afternoon all!
Just settling down now having avoided all the build up (by playing The Witcher all afternoon!), thinking this would keep my nerves down. It hasn't worked, I really feel a bit jumpy!
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Evening/morning chaps. Is there a match on?
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I felt like doug when Paul lambert was manager
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Come on Villa!!!
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Come on.
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Come the fuck on boys! Good luck everyone! We will win.
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This is just gravy on the most meagre of meals...at last something might come out of nothing !
No regrets, Villains! Want to see Grealish lift that trophy that his ancestor hoisted over 100 years ago! How is that for tradition?
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FUCK THE FUCKERS!
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Here we go, lets stuff 'em
UP THE VILLA
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Good Lord! Was that Randy?!
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FUCK THE FUCKERS!
Best one of the season so far 8)
Enjoy it everyone.
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Good Lord! Was that Randy?!
How did he wangle a ticket, the number of games he's been to?
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My palms are soaked with sweat
God help me when were winning with minutes to go
Make it 3 0villa at least
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Thinking to switch to BT. Watched that when we beat 'The Mighty Reds YNWA'
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Come on Villa
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C'mon on you Villa boys!
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Hope Shay isn't looking into the Sun in this half.
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Got to say, Walcott Vs Vlaar is a slightly worrying thought.
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The more nervous I get, the faster I drink.
Ergo, I'm going to be absolutely fucking slaughtered in about 20 minutes' time.
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Girlfriend just said what you want to drink
Not sure I should
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Recording the beeb watching on BT
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Fuck
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Really poor start.
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Okore struggling already , might be an early change in the offing
Can't get hold of the ball at the moment, just need to calm down a bit
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I'm not happy so far.
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Okore struggling already , might be an early change in the offing
Can't get hold of the ball at the moment, just need to calm down a bit
I thought he was doing OK.
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Were win this
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Arsenal have really come out of the blocks quickly here. Very threatening. Need to get a bit of possession in the midfield.
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We are getting battered on points here
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I'm in the 'Okore's doing well' camp, so far.
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As long as they're not scoring, they can attack as much as they want.
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We just need to keep it tight and make sure we don't concede in the first half. We can take the game to them later on.
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Cleverley's first real impact on the game is a trip, which is pretty obviously borne of frustration.
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Giving way to much ground and set plays away
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What a fucking save
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Fantastic save from Given!
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What a save
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Well done Shay
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What a stop!
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Save!
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Although what the fuck Vlaar was doing there I don;t know.
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We need to wake the fuck up. Really poor so far.
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What a save
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Delivery has to be better than this when we get into crossing positions.
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Our name is on the cup
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Oh boy. This is a very difficult start.
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I'm in the 'Okore's doing well' camp, so far.
Thought he looked to be limping early on, super save from Shay
Can't get Cleverley, Nzogbia or Grealish into it. Hanging on
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That was a vintage Given save there.
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Living on borrowed time at the moment.
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I hope Sczceceznzsy isn't going to have one of his rare solid performances.
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We're lucky not to be behind.
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I'm shaking like a shitting pup at the moment.
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Benteke is making their backline nervous. That's a good sign.
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Bugger me. Got away with that.
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Delphi was ducking sloppy there
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We need more concentration and Cleverly and Westwood neded to show more
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We need to make more of the free kicks when we have them. Too close to the keeper.
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Terrible from Delph there. Wake up Villa.
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That was a vintage Given save there.
Straight at him but makes it look unnecessarily spectacular?
Yup, he's made a career out of it.
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Think Nzog is our weak link
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On the ropes.
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That was a vintage Given save there.
Straight at him but makes it look unnecessarily spectacular?
Yup, he's made a career out of it.
Yep second view was one for the cameras.
We look way off
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Can't give away the ball so cheaply in midfield.
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We've got no space in the middle of the park when we get the ball. When they get it the game becomes spread.
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Great block Rico.
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Names on the cup
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That is a very good block indeed from Richardson.
We really are struggling out there.
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This could end 5 if they get one.
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Cazorla is a wonderful player. Must be said.
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What a block. We should be out of this game by now. Delph needs to get a grip of the team.
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Great block Rico.
Yup, outstanding.
Willing to forget all about QPR because of that.
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Just hoping Walcott's end product is typically inconsistent today.
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Should be over really, getting totally outclassed
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Got the European cup feeling to it
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Great block Rico.
Yup, outstanding.
Willing to forget all about QPR because of that.
And lest we not forget the header off the line in the Semi.
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we are coping well.
so yes we can win it.
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Richardson left us short at the back then
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Nerves + them having a superior player in just about every position = bad, bad situation. Need to get a grip somehow, fashion a few chances at least.
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Delph's given it away a bit too much so far.
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I wish Delphi would stop running into players
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We need to be at our best to win this, and sadly we're far from that so far.
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Too lazy with our touch
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Hopefully this is our bad half.
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Fucking hell Villa stop messing about.
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This is painful....
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If we can get to HT without conceding I'll be very, very happy. Hopefully Tim can turn this around.
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Delph's given it away a bit too much so far.
And Grealish. When we get it we're rushing.
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We need to really hound Mertesacker when he gets the ball. Technically the weakest player in their team, I reckon there's a mistake in him.
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Filthy from Hutton, miles away from the ball
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Good example right there. We get a throw in inside their half, give the ball away almost immediately. They get a throw and it's 10 passes and a dangerous situation.
Total step up in class.
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Seems to me Wenger has told the keeper to come out for all high crosses to subdue the Benteke threat.
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This is horrible.
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Given on a high ball.
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Poor charlie
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Couple of lovely bits of play from Westy there.
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We need to start winning some second balls too. Keep some pressure on them.
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Westwood did nothing wrong there!
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Free kick to Arsenal for Westwood being body-slammed by Cazorla.
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Least we had a few breaks a.but were going back instead of forward
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First chance i had to get a beer from the garage
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Randy there.
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Whose first to get sent off then?
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Delph needs to get a grip and stop getting a grip!
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We'll do well to finish with eleven here.
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If I was a betting man I'd stick a fiver on us having a man sent off now.
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There's a stat that doesn't favour Arsenal if we can keep it to 0-0 at HT. We are playing a dangerous game but Arsenal will panic the longer it goes with the score being what it is. We've done ok, thank fuck for the last minute heroics from Rico and Shay.
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They have gone off a bit 😉
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There's a stat that doesn't favour Arsenal if we can keep it to 0-0 at HT. We are playing a dangerous game but Arsenal will panic the longer it goes with the score being what it is. We've done ok, thank fuck for the last minute heroics from Rico and Shay.
Agreed. Positive thinking 8)
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I can see us being down to ten before the game is out.
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There's a stat that doesn't favour Arsenal if we can keep it to 0-0 at HT. We are playing a dangerous game but Arsenal will panic the longer it goes with the score being what it is. We've done ok, thank fuck for the last minute heroics from Rico and Shay.
I think we've done OK in the sense that they haven't scored, but in my opinion we are currently being fairly comprehensively outplayed.
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Totally outplayed. Its a 0.0 beating. We need them to drop a bollock.
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Fuck the fuckers.
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And there it is. Can't say that hasn't been coming.
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Horse shit
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There goes that theory FFS
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Dammit
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Bastard
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And there it is.
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Fuck.
Deserved.
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It has been coming.
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Fuck but its been coming for ages.
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Well that was coming we've been absolutely woeful.
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Fuck. We have not even showed up. Bit gutting to be honest :(
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If Guzan is in goal, then that cross is just picked out of the air.
Time to start playing now.
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They're too good. Acres of pitch and they spread round with ease. We've got too many slow players who are probably not even 100% fit.
We need to change things up. I'd get Bacuna and Sinclair on. Add some pace.
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What's with us ... passing is uselesss
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Shame that we have barely had a shot on target in 3 successive finals so far.
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Fuck. We have not even showed up. Bit gutting to be honest :(
At least unlike 15 years ago we've got a bit of time to sort out our 'not showing up'.
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Fucking hell. Will we get decision today?
Rico's been excellent today.
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John Moss is starting to really piss me off.
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Fuck off referee.
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We will win. Fuck the fuckers!
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Randy Lerner's date is the highlight for us so far
Fair to say Arsenal deserve to be at least one up, getting totally outclassed all over the pitch
If bring Bacuna in at the break. Grealish and Nzogbia have been lucky to last this long
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We must get to half time now still in this.
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This has been a low-scoring thrashing.
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This is our poor half
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Fuck. We have not even showed up. Bit gutting to be honest :(
At least unlike 15 years ago we've got a bit of time to sort out our 'not showing up'.
I hope so. Feeling a bit down. Jesus. Not sure who to be most angry at. I think I am going to pick the "rich get richer" nature of todays football rather than the players.
Oh well at least we have to get better second half I suppose.
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Massive team talk coming up for Tim. How on earth can we turn this around? I just don't see a way, we've picked up lots of yellows but haven't really kicked them hard enough to put them off their stride, so I don't see that tactic working. And we don't seem able to play through them. Bacuna on for N'Zog, and try and just pump crosses into the box?
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I'm unfortunately having to listen to this on 5Live as am on the way to Nottingham (work). Fuck me, Alan Green could not be any more pleased that Arsenal are leading this match. To say he's making my blood boil is an understatement 😠
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Zogbia has been appalling.
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We came back against the dippers, but this is a far superior Arsenal side and they're really working their bollocks off.
I am not optimistic.
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The only positive is that we're not completed buried. Awful half. They need a massive rocket.
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All going to plan
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We can't play any worse 2nd half.
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Zogbia has been appalling. Utter shit. Hope he fucks off ASAP
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If it comes in i'll tell you.
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Too slow going forward, Grealish and Delph holding on to the ball far too long, doing nothing and losing it.
The back four are performing as best as they possibly can but we couldn't hold out forever.
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We've been really poor so far. The odd chances we've had have been us running down blind alleys.
N'Zogbia off the guy is a waste of everything.
Hutton off before he gets sent off.
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Well hat should have been much worse than 2-0 if we're honest.
Must make changes. Zogs been awful, Grealish looks out of sorts. Sinclair on for Zog.
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Get zog off now. Need two up there. Several seem under par. Their keeper nullifying the crosses, clever hotspot.
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Gabby has to come on for Zoggy who has been appalling ..also got to be a case to stick on Bacuna because 1) he gives us a more attacking threat 2) Hutton is already booked.
As it is Arsenal are just very good.
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Well...given their dominence I think to get to HT only 1 down we've got to take that.
Second half needs an improvement and a change. I'd look at Sinclair perhaps.
I dunno. Do we put faith in Gabby having one of his "big game" performances?
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Midfield has been dire. Sloppy on the ball. Wasteful.
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Shocking display. Benteke can't get in the game, Grealish looks overawed, nzogbia has barely contributed.
However, it I'd only 1 0.
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I'm unfortunately having to listen to this on 5Live as am on the way to Nottingham (work). Fuck me, Alan Green could not be any more pleased that Arsenal are leading this match. To say he's making my blood boil is an understatement 😠
Just be thankful you don't have to watch it.
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They're too good. Acres of pitch and they spread round with ease. We've got too many slow players who are probably not even 100% fit.
We need to change things up. I'd get Bacuna and Sinclair on. Add some pace.
Bacuna for Hutton, Sinclair for N'Zog.
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Bollocks. I especially wanted us to score at the villa end.
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We've been poor but arsenal have been excellent.
I think this is too much for Jack. I'd get Sinclair on
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Richardson is the only player playing at an acceptable level. The rest have been emvarrassing.
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Agree with Tom. Sinclair for CNZ. Bacuna fir Hutton (or Cleverly).
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We can't play any worse 2nd half.
We can, unfortunately. 6-1 to Southampton attests to that.
What's also galling is they have had the better of the physical confrontations too. They're just better all over at the moment.
Come on Tim, work the magic!
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Nzog has to go off.
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Huge gulf in class so far. We should be about three down
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A lack of composure all round from Villa.
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N'Zogbia off, Sinclair on and, if no change in Grealish in the next ten minutes, him off for Agbonlahor is what I'd do.
Of course, I'd have brought Gil on, but there we are.
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We are playing against a very good side so don't the rhonk defensively been too bad but goal always coming. Come on villa x
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We want Tim to lift them now to get Villa playing with a bit more faster passing going forward and Zog needs replacing.
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I'd say in hindsight perhaps playing Sanchez in formation we played against City , crowding midfield and using Cleverly / Delph to support the attack rather than an all our attacker in CNZ who really has been as poor as ever.His inclusion and Gil's exclusion still baffles me ..
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Sherwood is going to have to earn his corn now. Let's hope he and his staff have a new plan for the second half to attack Arsenal. It's been a piece of piss for the Arsenal's defence so far.
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Poor first half. Arsenal have been really good. Sinclair for Nzog
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Gutted will we ever win a pot again ?
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Huge gulf in class so far. We should be about three down
and the rest. Don't think I can stomach another half like that.
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Arsenal are at their best. I think pretty much any team would struggle against them today.
We are a poor to average team, to have any chance we needed to raise our game considerably.
We haven't done that but they've made it very tough.
We could do with some pace to stretch them when we do get the ball.
CNZ and Jack have been very poor.
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They're too good. Acres of pitch and they spread round with ease. We've got too many slow players who are probably not even 100% fit.
We need to change things up. I'd get Bacuna and Sinclair on. Add some pace.
Bacuna for Hutton, Sinclair for N'Zog.
Spot on, Dublin has just said Grealish should come off, he's been over awed.
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Sherwood won't comitt players to go forward Cleverley is just defending. May see us set up different second half.
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Bollocks. I especially wanted us to score at the villa end.
We will do in extra time.
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Right. Swapped Reebok AST Computer for Umbro Mita Copiers. Let's hope it has the desired effect.
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Arsenal haven't given an inch of room. We have found it difficult to get going and with all that possession 1-0 is a poor return for them. We need to change formation and have more bodies in misfield. Sinclair for NZog and match them up 4-5-1.
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Disappointed
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Gutted will we ever win a pot again ?
[/quoteMay be a while. As the rich get richer they will get a greater grip on all the trophies.
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Triple change is needed
Hutton > Bacuna
N'Zog > Gabby
Grealish > Sinclair
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Arsenal are at their best. I think pretty much any team would struggle against them today.
We are a poor to average team, to have any chance we needed to raise our game considerably.
We haven't done that but they've made it very tough.
We could do with some pace to stretch them when we do get the ball.
CNZ and Jack have been very poor.
We haven't tested them at all. No doubt they are a good team but they are a great team if you allow them to be. We've allowed them to play and offered nothing the other way. Knocking only high balls to Benteke isn't the answer.
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Our service to Benteke's on the few occasions we've had opportunities has been terrible. How many times have we got to their byline, got in behind their full backs. We are putting in the diagonal crosses and its easy for them.
That said, the gulf in class in that half was massive. Defensively we've done really well considering the pressure but we've had zero outlet to take the pressure off and cause them problems.
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Arsenal are at their best. I think pretty much any team would struggle against them today.
We are a poor to average team, to have any chance we needed to raise our game considerably.
We haven't done that but they've made it very tough.
We could do with some pace to stretch them when we do get the ball.
CNZ and Jack have been very poor.
Agree with all of this, Paulie, but would add that a few of our players have played really poorly so far too.
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We should be buried. We need a massive half.
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This feels a lot like 2000 right now. I hope we don't leave here not having tried to win.
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Swapped acorns to genting.
On the pitch, Hutton and Nzogbia for Sanchez and Bacuna. Try and get a foothold. Push Delph up further.
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Got a feeling the same team will return.
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None of our midfielders has had the bottle to play an incisive pass. They're all too afraid or overawed to take a risk or make a forward run.
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Gutted will we ever win a pot again ?
May be a while. As the rich get richer they will get a greater grip on all the trophies.
Pretty much. It is halves like that when it becomes very clear.
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This feels a lot like 2000 right now. I hope we don't leave here not having tried to win.
Just like 2000. We've frozen on the big stage.
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Got to get at them. If we have a go you never know
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Got a feeling the same team will return.
looks like it.
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Please don't let this end like the 2000 final with us not turning up.
Please
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No changes oh dear.
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My advice at this point would be 'get into 'em and fuck 'em up'.
I hope Sherwood has come up with something better.
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I reckon Grealish and N'Zogbia will be off soon for Sinclair and Gabby if nothing changes in the next 10
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Cleverley has been disappointing too
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Okore and Westwood have played well in fairness to them
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We can bring Gabby on but will he do anything?
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We look like the occasion has got to us.
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Okore and Westwood have played well in fairness to them
Richardson as well.
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What's wrong with Delphi touch
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******
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Fuck me
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Whoa.
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Game over.
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Oh shite
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Gutted.
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Fuck
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Oh well
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That's it. Just need to avoid humiliation.
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Disappointing Tim's kept the same team this half, unless he's has asked them to change the style.
Can't wait until 60 mins. Too late now, great goal from Sanchez
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Hate to say it: Great goal.
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Game over
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Nice if we tried to have a go when we get a break. Bottlers.
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If only Given was fucking taller. FFS boys it's all coming to an end
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A good strike for sure, but that ball dropped so so kindly for him. It's ben happening the whole game.
We've looked totally overawed from the start.
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Over and out.
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Sorry, Given should get something on that.
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Game over. It's a great finish, but terrible defending again.
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You can't do anything about that second. Fuck!
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This could be a bad score
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Unbelievable goal. Fucking hell. What can you do? He leathered it.
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I dunno…..could Given not have done a bit better with that? Maybe I'm being overly-harsh.
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Great goal. My bets fucked i think
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We've been terribly disappointing.
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If only Given was fucking taller. FFS boys it's all coming to an end
Yeah, if only we had a much better goalkeeper who was half a foot taller.
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Should of made changes at HT you fuckwit
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We're the support cast today
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Fucking tarquins. They decide to turn up against us. Bastards.
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I am ashamed of the way I feel right now. Fuck it. Out.
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Problems now. Our midfield 3 all on a yellow.
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If only Given was fucking taller. FFS boys it's all coming to an end
Yeah, if only we had a much better goalkeeper who was half a foot taller.
Indeed.
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I thought Given should have got a touch on that.
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That's that. Where I begin to be glad I didn't fork out shed loads to go. This could turn nasty. Surrounded by bloody gooners too. We have been an embarrassment
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It means everything to us, and next to jack shite for them, but as Clint says in Unforgiven: deserve ain't got nothing to do with it.
Hope they don't take it too badly and we make up for this next year.
Just keep the score respectable lads.
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Just sat here fucking gutted, my worst nightmare realised
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If only Given was fucking taller. FFS boys it's all coming to an end
Yeah, if only we had a much better goalkeeper who was half a foot taller.
Do we have one on the books? It would have helped if we played him
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Too late now Tim we aren't going to score three against them
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Fucking tarquins. They decide to turn up against us. Bastards.
They play like this and you wonder how in the hell they can't get within a country mile of the Premiership title these days.
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I'm really annoyed with the way we are controlling the ball , no control .just poor touches
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Arsenal have been incredible from the first minute.
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Even Wigan and the filth weren't this bad.
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We've been embarrassingly bad. Plenty of changes needed this summer.
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If Sherwood's thing was firing the players up, he is realizing quickly it will take a lot more than that to wake us up.
You have to wonder had we had better results vs Southampton and Burnley how much more confident we'd be?
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This is the Villa we all know.
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Why does noone try to make an incisive pass when we go forward instead of dribbling into a wall? Can't believe the last 3 finals we've been in. Pathetic the lot of them.
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We've just been horrible.
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If only Given was fucking taller. FFS boys it's all coming to an end
Yeah, if only we had a much better goalkeeper who was half a foot taller.
Do we have one on the books? It would have helped if we played him
Yup, it would have done.
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Just wish we weren't shit.
If Arsenal turned up we were never gonna win this. The bastards turned up. I was hoping for the Arsenal that played Reading.
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I'm really annoyed with the way we are controlling the ball , no control .just poor touches
To be fair, I can't recall the last time I saw an Arsenal side working this hard. They've been sensational.
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Fuck me, nearly 3
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Fucking tarquins. They decide to turn up against us. Bastards.
They play like this and you wonder how in the hell they can't get within a country mile of the Premiership title these days.
Probably because they don't play against wet lettuceses like this every week.
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It's turning out like a practice match for the Arse
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Cleverley has been dog awful
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Arsenal are in one of those moods where they are starting to take the piss
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Cleverley has been dog awful
Don't think the bookings we've had have helped.
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Nobody wanted it
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Our breakaways are poor. Get to the final third then it just stops
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I don't think Tekkers has won one header today.
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We have one fucking tactic. FFS change it up, try something fucking different. Change it from two number fucking 10's to two wingers or something other than this
Edit: sorry for the profanity.
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Benteke's having one of those games where he's not got the spring in his jump. He's not in Beast mode and we could seriously do with him to show up. Mertesacker has won everything.
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Delphi had a shocker
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The problem with us firing crosses in is that it's essentially an exercise in randomness. There's very little control over whether the ball reaches Benteke. You need consistently good deliveries, and we don't have the quality in wide areas.
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Make the rest of the goddamn subs already.
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Farted around and didn't even put a cross or shot in then.
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Not enjoying this.
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We've now got an entire midfield who can't make a challenge now. I'd bring on Sanchez.
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This is horrible. Be lucky to come away with 2-0.
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Benteke looking sold already.
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I know they are good but when he have he the ball we are clueless.
3 0
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Sorry 3-0.
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This is more one-sided than the time Millwall got to the final.
I hope it doesn't undo all the good work that's been done over the last few months.
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Fuck off. Awful.
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Embarrassing.
See you next season everyone.
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All over chaps. Way too easy. We have embarrassed ourselves today.
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Crap.
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God we've been poor. That's a shit goal to concede.
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Fucking shameful.
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Bollocks
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I know they are good but when he have he the ball we are clueless.
Its the fact we don't look like trying to score that I find unforgivable.
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Benteke beaten at near post. Fuck we are brittle. Given in nets and we leak goals like a fuckin tap.
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Absolutely gutted. Piss poor performance.
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Embarrassed.
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Pathetic.
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Embarrassing now ..seems like the Soton and Burnley games were not just blips
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This is fucking abysmal.
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This is more like the Villa I know...
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Benteke looking sold already.
Well he hasn't looked like being worth 3 million today let alone 32 million.
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Brilliant even worse than the 2000 final.
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Oh good! This is fun. How to be embarrassed by your club
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Benteke see you.
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Our team quality is just far too low. Please spare us the worst FAC Final thrashing ever.
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Our team quality is just far too low. Please spare us the worst FAC Final thrashing ever.
what is the record?
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We're going to end a season that was really picking up with three really piss poor results.
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Three goals, two from headers on our six-yard line and one from thirty yards right into the middle of the goal.
We're not great anywhere on the pitch, but it's not hard to see where the goals have come from.
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Benteke see you.
Utter w* nker
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Benteke beaten at near post. Fuck we are brittle. Given in nets and we leak goals like a fuckin tap.
Says a lot we and the TV pundits are criticising Benteke for his defending. He's a centre forward ffs.
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I wish we'd stop bunging in hopeful(hopeless) crosses.
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According to Wikipedia, the FA Cup record:
Biggest win: 6 goals: Bury 6–0 Derby County, (1903)
Let's not break this fucking one please.
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Tactics poor and easily readable. 1.5 midfielders today. Defence under pressure. Goalie poor. Set piece defending rubbish.
And Arsenal too good.
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Why have we been so fecking limp??
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That's rubbish
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14 shots to 1.
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TS fucked up at HT good mangers would of been ruthless now we are just playing to scrape our pride together.
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We haven't had a shot on goal have we?
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Feel for all those who've spent a fortune to go to the match today. They have been let down.
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Every Villa player petrified to take a shot
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We haven't had a shot on goal have we?
Other than the pen against Man U, I don't remember have any shots on target in our last 3 finals. Only Villa...
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Shitness is what we're all about, sadly. It defines us.
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Rico off. Our best player by a long way today.
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Woeful. Truly truly woeful.
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They are not even trying loping round the park like they don't give a shit A disgrace
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According to Wikipedia, the FA Cup record:
Biggest win: 6 goals: Bury 6–0 Derby County, (1903)
Let's not break this fucking one please.
In modern times ManUre 4 Chelski 0 in 1994.
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Richardson and Okore done well. Too many half fit, too many done in. We need a mass overhaul.
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TS fucked up at HT good mangers would of been ruthless now we are just playing to scrape our pride together.
shut up
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At least I wont cry
Just embRrassed
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What a fabulous exhibition match for Arsenal
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Only watching on a shoddy stream and given up now
Hard to remember a more one sided final. Really don't want to get annihilated now.
From what I've seen we've completely frozen with the odd exception of Richardson. We look like lambert's villa - not really premier league class
Just want it to end now
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God, there's still twenty-odd minutes to go.
What an awful anti-climax to an excel……oh.
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Arsenal have played well, we haven't. They are a top side, we arn't.
Score line is inevitable under those circumstances.
Several of our lot look miles off the pace.
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I hope you are up to it Tim. Honeymoon we'll and truly over. Get players in who can play the game and not a bunch of fucking wallflowers. I am sick to death of being second best. In fact I'd be happier if we were just second best today.
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Clearout needed. If you can't be arsed in a cup final you're no use at all.
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TS fucked up at HT good mangers would of been ruthless now we are just playing to scrape our pride together.
shut up
Hey don't take it out on me I know it hurts.
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Painful.
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At least I wont cry
Just embRrassed
This. I'm too frustrated and annoyed. I thought I'd be a blubbering mess.
We've been dire.
Sadly above all else, the biggest factor has been a gaping gulf in class.
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Sanchez for Westwood, tactical genius.
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just like 2000 all over again.
Hope i regret that in 20 mins.
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Clearout needed. If you can't be arsed in a cup final you're no use at all.
Not sure what to read into the character of some of our players today after this performance.
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If this is Lerners last game then it epitomises hs tenure. Cowardly.
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I am sick to death of being second best. In fact I'd be happier if we were just second best today.
To be fair, I reckon we just sneak second ahead of the ref (not that we'd be winning even if we were getting the occasional decision in our favour)
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Don't blame Tim. All he had was Lerner & Lambert's pile of crap after the transfer window.
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I'm ashamed of them. No fight.
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I've had to turn it off. I can't stand watching any more of it.
Arsenal have been excellent but we have been pitiful.
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Abject failure. That's the Villa way.
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Come on villa get us a consolation goal. Give us something.
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Come on villa get us a consolation goal. Give us something.
Consolation shot on target would be a start. ******.
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TS fucked up at HT good mangers would of been ruthless now we are just playing to scrape our pride together.
Amazing, TS all of a sudden has become shit at HT talks. We've been sh*t today not one player except perhaps Rico has turned up for him and the bench isn't any better, although I agree he should have changed Nzog at HT.
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Come on villa get us a consolation goal. Give us something.
Absolutely no chance
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Don't blame Tim. All he had was Lerner & Lambert's pile of crap after the transfer window.
Well if he can get us beating Spurs, Liverpool and Everton, as well as being the better team away at Man City why does he get a free pass for such a poor performance as this?
It can't be that he is the difference in those games but as soon as we go to shit he is blameless.
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We've been fucking pitiful.
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I made a remark after the Saints game that I feared that this final will end up so bad we'd look back on 2000 with fondness. Was hoping for the reverse effect and Villa to prove me wrong, but seriously, this is a carbon copy with a worse scoreline.
The Cup is such a monkey on the club's back, the only way we'll win it is if we get a lower division gimme in the final one day.
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I am sick to death of being second best. In fact I'd be happier if we were just second best today.
To be fair, I reckon we just sneak second ahead of the ref (not that we'd be winning even if we were getting the occasional decision in our favour)
No doubt Dave the red has been a one eyed bandit today. He took away all of our aggression with some of his calls.
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I never expected us to win, but I did expect us to turn up.
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FFS people. We've just been outclassed.
Ive no doubt they care and they're trying. It's just there's a massive gulf in class.
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Here amongst the Ł120 seats and it feels worse than 2000.Feel empty.
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I have to say, i'm glad i couldn't get a ticket, and i tried to. How sad is it to say that.
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Don't blame Tim. All he had was Lerner & Lambert's pile of crap after the transfer window.
Well if he can get us beating Spurs, Liverpool and Everton, as well as being the better team away at Man City why does he get a free pass for such a poor performance as this?
It can't be that he is the difference in those games but as soon as we go to shit he is blameless.
He shouldn't get a free pass at all. He should take the plaudits and the fucking bullets after these past three utterly horrendous games.
And that should have been 4
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This has shown today probably why Delph will never be Top 4.
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FFS people. We've just been outclassed.
Ive no doubt they care and they're trying. It's just there's a massive gulf in class.
Not so long ago they were held to a draw by Sunderland and beaten by Swansea
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The league table doesn't lie (much). They really are that much better than us.
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Truly pathetic.
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FFS people. We've just been outclassed.
Ive no doubt they care and they're trying. It's just there's a massive gulf in class.
Indeed.
They'd have beaten anyone today.
We haven't turned up though, we've been embarrassingly poor, as we were the last two games and most of the season before that.
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I made a remark after the Saints game that I feared that this final will end up so bad we'd look back on 2000 with fondness. Was hoping for the reverse effect and Villa to prove me wrong, but seriously, this is a carbon copy with a worse scoreline.
The Cup is such a monkey on the club's back, the only way we'll win it is if we get a lower division gimme in the final one day.
No, that defeat would be even more painful
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At least Villa have not simply let us down as usual, but every neutral Arsenal-hater, too.
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They are a better team than us but we should have done more than one off target attempt.
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Never even showed up, thanks guys..
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So the cov scum sending me pics on Facebook , just returned the villa 3 2 on you tube.fucks
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I blame Tim when you keep picking shit players like N'Zogbia questions need asking. This side is better than Wigan's and that other team yet we've been the worst out of the three.
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I'm numb
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Fuck off referee.
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Marlboro man on for Goggle Eyes. Glad to see the back of him TBH.
Anyway, come on Gabby/Christian/anyone, let's break this FA Cup record:
Fastest hat-trick: 2 min 20 sec, Andy Locke (for Nantwich Town v. Droylsden, 1995)[27]
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What the fuck is that ref?
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Flunking ref
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At least we can maybe look forward to watching some BETTER FUCKING PLAYERS next season.
Although I won't be holding my breath.
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Referee fucking hell.
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John Moss rides again
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Couldn't even get that decision. Fuck off ref. Have we not got enough to contend with without them being infinitely fucking better in every bastard position.
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Well when your not getting those decisions it's certainly not your day.
Nailed on that was.
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1 shot off target..... You can't make it up at the Villa.
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Benteke had looked half hearted all match
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Still, saves the embarrassment of not even getting the penalty on target.
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Not saying that would have changed anything in terms of who wins the cup but you have just fucking robbed us there ref.
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Benteke had looked half hearted all match
Like a man who knows he'll be playing somewhere else next season?
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Don't blame Tim. All he had was Lerner & Lambert's pile of crap after the transfer window.
Well if he can get us beating Spurs, Liverpool and Everton, as well as being the better team away at Man City why does he get a free pass for such a poor performance as this?
It can't be that he is the difference in those games but as soon as we go to shit he is blameless.
Perhaps it's because Arsenal have played so much better that the other teams you mentioned plus today most of the players have let him down because Arsenal have pressed us and given us no time on the ball and they haven't been good enough to do anything about it.
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Should have had a penalty there. But don't dwell on it. It's the hope that kills you.
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Not hugely surprised that the players are getting a bit arsey now.
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How the fuck is that a foul by Vlaar?!
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If this is Benteke's last game it will have been pathetic.
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Awful gut-wrenching shit from Villa. Failure runs through us like the writing in a stick of rock. It has to stop.
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Benteke had looked half hearted all match
Yep he'll be gone soon and after today of him not he running back or defending then it's see you later for me.
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Benteke has looked poor , a week long campaign of being sold every day in the media has certainly not helped.
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Awful gut-wrenching shit from Villa. Failure runs through us like the writing in a stick of rock. It has to stop.
Feels like we turn a corner then BANG and back to the beginning.
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Can't remember a more one sided final. Depressing.
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The last few weeks have been Lambertesque.
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And surely, SURELY that's a penalty!?
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Maybe Keane was right about Villa. No winning culture. Our 'recent' success was 20 years ago now. Its going to take some kind of genius to rectify that...maybe Tim is the man to do it but not today.
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I think Sherwood got the team badly wrong. Sanchez and Westwood should have been holding.
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Arsenal don't the ref in their team but he is anyway.
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Was that a shot on target?
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This referee's wearing a yellow shirt under his kit
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Don't blame Tim. All he had was Lerner & Lambert's pile of crap after the transfer window.
Well if he can get us beating Spurs, Liverpool and Everton, as well as being the better team away at Man City why does he get a free pass for such a poor performance as this?
It can't be that he is the difference in those games but as soon as we go to shit he is blameless.
Perhaps it's because Arsenal have played so much better that the other teams you mentioned plus today most of the players have let him down because Arsenal have pressed us and given us no time on the ball and they haven't been good enough to do anything about it.
You say that like we have nobody (either player or management) who is able to do anything about how well Arsenal play.
If we play better, it's stops them playing as well as they have.
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Dreadful performance. Absolutely shit and no excuses. They let us down, big time.
In our biggest game for years.
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At the risk of sounding like Stoke or Albion, our support have been fucking brilliant again today.
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So, just the two penalties that we should have had then.
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I think Sherwood got the team badly wrong. Sanchez and Westwood should have been holding.
I agree.
He's limited in the options he has but when i saw arsenals midfield five with Walcott up top against our midfield,we looked doomed from the start.
Still, it would have been nice to try
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At the risk of sounding like Stoke or Albion, our support have been fucking brilliant again today.
If only the team were half as good as our support
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So no penalty for Gabby or Grealish. Lovely. Can we ever get a fucking ref in a final that is fair?
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That's two penalties that should have been given now.
Arsenal deserve this no doubt but the Ref had duded us again there.
He's actually been atrocious on the quiet.
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Jon Moss is nowhere near Phil Dowd levels of c**t, but he's really not given us anything today.
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Referree has been terrible, but we've been a fucking disgrace.
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Hope we get a big wallet in this transferwindow cause if you rattle Sherwood braves a bit you will expose Lamberts Whipping Boys quick enough....and what follows then is just painful to behold.
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I think Sherwood got the team badly wrong. Sanchez and Westwood should have been holding.
I agree.
He's limited in the options he has but when i saw arsenals midfield five with Walcott up top against our midfield,we looked doomed from the start.
Still, it would have been nice to try
I think the first goal just killed us. We have such little confidence the heads dropped after watching them play so well. The ref and the bounce of the ball have not helped. Jack been much better the last 15 minutes.
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Did that cnut play for culture club , needs to stick to the sticks
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I think Sherwood got the team badly wrong. Sanchez and Westwood should have been holding.
[/quote]Dreadful performance. Absolutely shit and no excuses. They let us down, big time.
In our biggest game for years.
I agree. Not the referee's fault and playing Sanchez or whoever wouldn't have made a blind bit of difference. They are very good and we are shit. The fact we didn't even give it go makes me not give a monkey's if the whole team left in the summer. I don't feel an affinity with one single one of them right now.
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Jon Moss is nowhere near Phil Dowd levels of c**t, but he's really not given us anything today.
Whenhe called the foul on Westwood against Carzola I was baffled.
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Arsenal will never win an easier fucking trophy in all their existence.
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We've barely even had a decent chance.
So disappointing.
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Sigh, for a while this season we were Tim Sherwood's Aston Villa, but unfortunately from about the second half vs West Ham onwards we've reverted to being the Aston fucking Villa of the last 4 years.
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Jon Moss is nowhere near Phil Dowd levels of c**t, but he's really not given us anything today.
Whenhe called the foul on Westwood against Carzola I was baffled.
Me too. He was standing next to it aswell the ******.
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Very painful to watch. Blown away. Looked like lambert tactics to me. I can live with a defeat but total lack of passion or ambition. Needs a massive clear out in summer
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Worst performance ever in a cup final. Abysmal
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4-0 just to make it worse
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There is no doubt we lost to the better team. There is no doubt we helped them look so much better than they are. There is no doubt the ref did his best to help them. And there is no doubt I am fucking glad this season is over.
Oh and fucking 4-0
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Fuck off.
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4-0. Fucking disgrace.
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Good God.
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What a poor pathetic attempt at playing football.
No passion, no pride, no roar....
But our fans again outstanding, even worse than 2000, were shit and we know we are...
Nice to see randy having a laugh and enjoying himself
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Don't blame Tim. All he had was Lerner & Lambert's pile of crap after the transfer window.
Well if he can get us beating Spurs, Liverpool and Everton, as well as being the better team away at Man City why does he get a free pass for such a poor performance as this?
It can't be that he is the difference in those games but as soon as we go to shit he is blameless.
Perhaps it's because Arsenal have played so much better that the other teams you mentioned plus today most of the players have let him down because Arsenal have pressed us and given us no time on the ball and they haven't been good enough to do anything about it.
You say that like we have nobody (either player or management) who is able to do anything about how well Arsenal play.
If we play better, it's stops them playing as well as they have.
At this time we don't.
Perhaps Arsenal have so much more quality in every position, so even if we'd played like against Liverpool IMO we would still have lost today. For whatever reason, most of the team haven't turned up today.
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Hammered.
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I wish WBA had beaten us ..would have been less embarrassing than this
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4-0. Fucking disgrace.
They should all be ashamed of themselves. No good blaming the ref, we have been blown away and barely one Villa player looked as if they gave a shit.
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Oh and it was a yard offside to add a final kick to the balls.
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Embarrassing shit. What a fucking shower we are.
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What a load of bullocks
Wenger takes it serious
Took him ten years the twat
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Randy, I hope that is a painful, my team just got battered, I'm fucking selling up smile, as opposed to I'm sticking around for more of this smile.
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We will be relegated next season without some massive changes in personnel. About three-quarters of that lot need to go and I'd drive the fucking taxi for them.
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Danny Murphy has been very fair, kind even, to us in his comments.
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Oh and it was a yard offside to add a final kick to the balls.
That's what I was thinking but he was behind the ball. The fact that he was behind the ball there in that situation speaks volumes about our defence though.
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Perhaps Arsenal have so much more quality in every position, so even if we'd played like against Liverpool IMO we would still have lost today.
Plenty of teams we've beaten have "more quality in every position", but we've not just rolled over for them.
Arsenal have more quality in every position than Swansea, it didn't stop Garry Monk going and winning against them three weeks ago.
Chelsea are better than Bradford but they didn't turn up and let their tummies be tickled by them, even at 2-0 down.
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This is Arsenal who scraped past Reading in the semi. Snuck a win against Hull last time around. It wasn't Brazil of 1970 we were playing. Depressing.
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We will be relegated next season without some massive changes in personnel. About three-quarters of that lot need to go and I'd drive the fucking taxi for them.
Yup, rip it up and start again. Benteke offski not doubts. Let's see how ruthless Sherwood is. He needs to be.
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Big changes needed for next season. Too many coasters. Devastating.
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Ban Bad English from match threads. Glad I didn't get a ticket, sorry for the people who have been sold dodgy ones.
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Being outclassed is one thing but to surrender so abjectly is absolutely not on
Massive clear out this summer, please.
Starting with the chairman and including most of them downwards
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If nothing else it has proved that while we might be able to raise our game to a high level on occasion, we are miles away from the top of the table. We got well and truly battered irrespective of the things that went against us. I hope the board, whoever that is allows Sherwood to tear this thing up and start again. We cannot keep playing this way.
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fuck
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We will be relegated next season without some massive changes in personnel. About three-quarters of that lot need to go and I'd drive the fucking taxi for them.
Yep.
Urgently need to go:
Sherwood (honeymoon is over and we look awful lot like Lambert's team again. Oh and btw, when he is gone, offer Gil a new contract. It's a disgrace how our manager can leave him out and pick Cole instead)
Okore
Vlaar
Bacuna
N'Zogbia
Cleverley
Baker
Weimann
Hutton
Cissokho
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The team seemed frozen in the headlights, but the only way to really stop that from happening is to make FA Cup final appearances so often they become run of the mill. And that will need much much better players than we've got at the moment.
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Last three matches, this horror show, getting owned at home to Burnley, losing 6-1 at Southampton (a match in which 10-1 wouldn't have flattered then) .
And finishing 17th.
This is a club which stinks of decay. Reaching the final has just sprinkled a bit of gloss on it, but what a horrific season
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sherwood needs to be given the money to build his own team.
He's had 2 teams that he has had to deal with and not one closed season to work with what he wants to bring in.
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I wish WBA had beaten us ..would have been less embarrassing than this
You're wrong. Enjoy the fact that their pleasure at what happened today is a measure of their pain at us beating them. And that's why we live football. And how we love the Villa.
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I feel sorry for all those fans who have spent a fucking fortune getting down there, hard earned money spent on some ****** who can't be arsed.
Fuck off Tim with your shit tactics.
Fuck off any player who does not give 100% for the claret and blue.
I honestly cannot believe that any other team in the prem would not have tried harder, in fact fuck that, any other team in any division
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Artetia doing a terry
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Last three matches, this horror show, getting owned at home to Burnley, losing 6-1 at Southampton (a match in which 10-1 wouldn't have flattered then) .
And finishing 17th.
This is a club which stinks of decay. Reaching the final has just sprinkled a bit of gloss on it, but what a horrific season
It's not going to change overnight is it? It looked like it was going in the right direction but these last few games have been simply horrendous. We have to change so much at the club to become respectful again. Today was a big chance to start that and maybe what the last few games have proved is that there is a ton of work ahead.
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Fucking 4-0. Why couldn't we have lost 1-0 or 2-1? FFS
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Fucking 4-0. Why couldn't we have lost 1-0 or 2-1? FFS
Or 3-2? Or 4-3? Or 5-4? Or 6-5?
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OK we got thrashed as it looks on paper.
Lets see what the manager can do in the closed season when he gets a few bob to spend.
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I feel sorry for all those fans who have spent a fucking fortune getting down there, hard earned money spent on some c***s who can't be arsed.
Fuck off Tim with your shit tactics.
Fuck off any player who does not give 100% for the claret and blue.
I honestly cannot believe that any other team in the prem would not have tried harder, in fact fuck that, any other team in any division
That's total rubbish tbh. We got outclassed right across the field from the first minute to the last.
Sherwood was out thought, they played well and we couldn't live with them. Our heads dropped 2nd half and we certainly should have had one or two penalties, not that we'd have deserved to win.
Arsenal were my too good, to say it was because players didn't try is rubbish. The occasion and the opposition were too much for us. I'm disappointed but I'm or overly surprised. We are what we are with this squad.
Let's just pray for a new owner who'll be prepared to spend what we'll need to make us competitive again. We all know we're not at the moment.
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OK
No one more hurt , than me.
We were fucking crap, hang on, they finished 3rd we were 17th the difference in class was there for all to see.
Good luck Tim , buy some decent players and next see what next season brings.
Sorry for family and friends who spent so much money in travelling so far for such crap
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I feel sorry for all those fans who have spent a fucking fortune getting down there, hard earned money spent on some c***s who can't be arsed.
Fuck off Tim with your shit tactics.
Fuck off any player who does not give 100% for the claret and blue.
I honestly cannot believe that any other team in the prem would not have tried harder, in fact fuck that, any other team in any division
That's total rubbish tbh. We got outclassed right across the field from the first minute to the last.
Sherwood was out thought, they played well and we couldn't live with them. Our heads dropped 2nd half and we certainly should have had one or two penalties, not that we'd have deserved to win.
Arsenal were my too good, to say it was because players didn't try is rubbish. The occasion and the opposition were too much for us. I'm disappointed but I'm or overly surprised. We are what we are with this squad.
Let's just pray for a new owner who'll be prepared to spend what we'll need to make us competitive again. We all know we're not at the moment.
Sorry oz disagree, we were outclassed, battered really.
But not just outclassed for 75-80 minutes, they wanted it more, worked harder, got there tactics spot on.
We didn't, and like I said, I feel for all those hard working villa fans.
I'm grateful to TS for keeping us in prem when it looked destined we were dead and buried, but last 3 games in particular has shown TS may need a defensive coach, better tactics and more reliable players.
And don't get me wrong, I was gutted when he was given job, but completely changed my mind after first match, he wears his heart on his sleeve and I love his honesty.
The fact he was nearly in tears when Lerner said something to him shows me he has bought into AVFC, it's going to be another tough season ahead, but he is the right fit for our great club.
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In these dark times of the club, I'm actually glad we have someone like Tim Sherwood in charge. He's got faults but he really saved us this season, he's real, he gives a shit. He's been a glimmer of hope at the club. He's not selling anything, it's not a career, he actually loves football and people.
As for Arsenal, I still can't dislike them but I am sick of the likes of them. I think yesterday will hurt us as fans, more than they'll enjoy it in the long run. Amongst their remaining hardcore, there's a lot more faceless plastics involved in their mob winning all the time, part timers. If anything I can still identify with Villa still just as I did as a kid. Last night a Spurs fan snuck down to the Villa pub, he's hooked up with a Melbourne girl and told me that the support last night here was absolute quality.
So hurry up Randy, sell up to someone like Sherwood, make sure they give a shit.