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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on September 13, 2017, 10:18:10 AM
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Barnsley v Aston Villa
Saturday 16.9.17
17:30 KO
It's live on Sky. Oh joy.
Our magnificent unbeaten run to continue. 0-0 bore draw.
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We will get another draw to extend the agony of Steve the Bruce's Reign of Terrible.
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Worst case scenario.
We lose and still Bruce remains.
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Win the next two and we are 12 points from 6 games and where we ought to be.
Crikey this is such a massive game.
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Yep Merchants of Sadness, Deliverers of Depression, Trojans of Tears, Bringers of Boredom, Carnival of Crap...
2-0 Barnsley
Bruce says don't panic, nothing to see here. In the background season is ablaze and out of control.
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Barnsley's always a tough place to go. There are no easy games in this league. We need to show we're getting better, which we are. We're not hitting the target. It was cold today. We've got a few injuries, Kodj and Jedi aren't up to scratch yet. It'll come though. We'll get there. Don't be so hysterical.
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Kick off clashes with that terrible Len Goodman show, it's debatable what will be more painful to watch.
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us
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Hysterical 1-0 Barnsley win
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Another draw 1-1.
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1-1 and Bruce to tell us to ignore the mass hysteria and remind us all how good we have it under him, that he can turn it round, that he knows what he's doing, that we are on an unbeaten run bla bla bla bla
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SpudUHate's last stand
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0-0. No goals, no passion, no hope.
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Draw.
Get your money on it.
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We won't win, so well to take a point
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Racist Northerners 0-3 Villa.
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Apart from scoring ( the important thing in football ) I thought we played well last night, polar opposite to Brentford. I've gone for another draw but if they put in the same performance from last night the ball has to go in at some point so I'm really hoping for a win.
I don't care about the managers anymore....just win.
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Racist Northerners 0-3 Villa.
Genuine question.
Have you ever got a Villa prediction correct?
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Live on Sky you say? Foregone conclusion.
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Agbonlahor to score the only goal and do that gormless thing where he cups his ears and then puts his finger over his mouth before taking to whatever social media platform he uses to claim that goal was for the #haterz. Steve Bruce will then eulogise about the useless lump of lard in his post match interview and reward him with a new five year contract.
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Johnstone
Taylor
Terry
Chester
De Laet
Adomah
Jedinak
Hourihane
Snodgrass
Davis
Kodjia
Attack. Attack. Attack. Then when that's done. attack some more. Then put your hand in your pocket and pull out a fluffy ball of attack.
Fucking attack these ******. Make them fucking wilt. Show some fucking bottle. For the love of all that is holy. We have two midfielders who know something about being boring. Attack the motherfucking game. If you're going Bruce, don't go out on your arse, go out swinging.
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Some beautiful one touch football, breaking with pace, a high pressing line and inevitably the result we all expect - 2-1.
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if we lose at Barnsley, i bet Bruce will run off the pitch at the end of the game as the tunnel is right by where our lot will be sitting / standing!
1-1 and Bruce will resign after the game because of the abuse he has received from the fans. (oh and it will be all our fault!)
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If you're going Bruce, don't go out on your arse, go out swinging.
When they kick at your front door
How you gonna come
with your hands on your head
or on the trigger of your gun?
Always wanted to shoe-horn that line into a Villa forum
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Win the next two and we are 12 points from 6 games and where we ought to be.
Crikey this is such a massive game.
We would be 13 from 9.....
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I'm talking from Norwich on.
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I'm talking from Norwich on.
Unfortunately the season started before that.
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Four of us Bournemouth Lions going up on Saturday. Let's hope this is the match we look back and say that was the turning point!. However, with Bruce in charge, I fear a long journey home even more depressed than I feel now about the state of our great club. Sad, Sad times!
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Puts our woes into a bit of perspective:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41249300
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0-0 Bruce limps on.
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I'm beginning to think that Ritchie De Laet doesn't actually exist.
A bit like Mattieu Berson
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I'm talking from Norwich on.
Unfortunately the season started before that.
Thanks for pointing that out, I hadn't realised.
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Racist Northerners 0-3 Villa.
What? Please enlighten me. And no, not the score, but rather your description of the opposition.
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2-0 defeat.
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Racist Northerners 0-3 Villa.
What? Please enlighten me. And no, not the score, but rather your description of the opposition.
https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/news/eu-referendum-barnsley-results/
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2-1 to us. Hogan at the double. If I post it enough times, it'll surely come true.
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Hogan will do a Chris Nicholl in reverse...Clear 2 certain goals off the line at either end.
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Racist Northerners 0-3 Villa.
What? Please enlighten me. And no, not the score, but rather your description of the opposition.
https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/news/eu-referendum-barnsley-results/
Ah yes, the whopping 68% of voters wanting to leave.
The top 10 Brexit areas of Birmingham.....
Shard End 75.6%
Kingstanding 71.1%
Oscott 69.7%
Tyburn 67.8%
Sheldon 67.5%
Bartley Green 66.5%
Longbridge 65.6%
Stechford & Yardley North 62.8%
Northfield 62%
Kings Norton 60.8%
Nevertheless balanced by other areas making it far closer overall but Birmingham still a leave City.....
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I know. There are lots of racists here, too. Shameful.
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Racist Northerners 0-3 Villa.
What? Please enlighten me. And no, not the score, but rather your description of the opposition.
https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/news/eu-referendum-barnsley-results/
Ah yes, the whopping 68% of voters wanting to leave.
The top 10 Brexit areas of Birmingham.....
Shard End 75.6%
Kingstanding 71.1%
Oscott 69.7%
Tyburn 67.8%
Sheldon 67.5%
Bartley Green 66.5%
Longbridge 65.6%
Stechford & Yardley North 62.8%
Northfield 62%
Kings Norton 60.8%
Nevertheless balanced by other areas making it far closer overall but Birmingham still a leave City.....
you're all racist northerners from where I am
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I know. There are lots of racists here, too. Shameful.
Racist Northerners v Racist Midlanders....
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Indeed.
At least our captain isn't rac... oh, for fuck's sake.
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Only place I've ever seen and heard overt monkey noises made against our players, the racist northern twats.
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Only place I've ever seen and heard overt monkey noises made against our players, the racist northern twats.
A bit of a tarnish all with the same brush type of attitude, no?
If I took you seriously, I might be a bit offended, as none of my 'northern' mates make monkey noises, nor are racist.
Give it a rest with your boring generalisations.
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so just a question everyone who voted for brexit is racist - if they are I better go and explain this to my 79 year old father and mother tonight?
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0-2
Kodjia with both
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Ahem
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-british-transport-police-10569276
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What's the correlation between leave voters and racism anyway?
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Only time my wife was ever reduced to tears by racist abuse was standing on the Holte End. I was thoroughly ashamed of every single person stood around us that day who didn't step in and left us to deal with the threats and abuse.
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Only time my wife was ever reduced to tears by racist abuse was standing on the Holte End. I was thoroughly ashamed of every single person stood around us that day who didn't step in and left us to deal with the threats and abuse.
That's revolting and saddening to hear, mate.
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Only time my wife was ever reduced to tears by racist abuse was standing on the Holte End. I was thoroughly ashamed of every single person stood around us that day who didn't step in and left us to deal with the threats and abuse.
Well there was no place for that sort of thing back then and there's no place for it now. Simply moronic.
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Only place I've ever seen and heard overt monkey noises made against our players, the racist northern twats.
A bit of a tarnish all with the same brush type of attitude, no?
If I took you seriously, I might be a bit offended, as none of my 'northern' mates make monkey noises, nor are racist.
Give it a rest with your boring generalisations.
Get offended all you like cup cake, it wont stop Barnsley being racist twats. Or Sheffield Wednesday for that matter, they can be lumped on the racist wankers list after last season.
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I've said before, back in the earlyish 70's one of my mates got the shit kicked out of him back of The Holte and was told to fuck off as "Pakis aren't welcome on The Holte".
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Only place I've ever seen and heard overt monkey noises made against our players, the racist northern twats.
A bit of a tarnish all with the same brush type of attitude, no?
If I took you seriously, I might be a bit offended, as none of my 'northern' mates make monkey noises, nor are racist.
Give it a rest with your boring generalisations.
Get offended all you like cup cake, it wont stop Barnsley being racist twats. Or Sheffield Wednesday for that matter, they can be lumped on the racist wankers list after last season.
Cup cake? Haha. Deary me.
And I think you conveniently overlooked the 'if I took you seriously' part.
But anyway, carry on.
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so just a question everyone who voted for brexit is racist - if they are I better go and explain this to my 79 year old father and mother tonight?
Not all, just the majority who voted for it. Thank them for taking the time to ruin the country for future generations.
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I've said before, back in the earlyish 70's one of my mates got the shit kicked out of him back of The Holte and was told to fuck off as "Pakis aren't welcome on The Holte".
As a teenager me and another kid went to the back of the Holte and were told in no uncertain terms to fuck off, I think the other kid got spat at, and we're as white as the driven snow. It was a bit like the football stadium equivalent of the slaughtered lamb in American Warewolf, it was a kind of 'your not from round here' tone. Considering there were about half a dozen and they looked liked they'd broken out of a young offenders institute we duly fucked off further down the Holte.
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Only time my wife was ever reduced to tears by racist abuse was standing on the Holte End. I was thoroughly ashamed of every single person stood around us that day who didn't step in and left us to deal with the threats and abuse.
That's revolting and saddening to hear, mate.
What really angered me was as we moved because she was so upset realized a steward had seen the whole thing and did nothing about it, got in touch with the club who apologised and promised to investigate, never heard back from them, it was the last year of terracing on the Holte End.
It was an isolated incident and doesn't mean Villa supporters are racist. They aren't, just like Leeds, Barnsley, Sheff Wednesday etc aren't.
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Only place I've ever seen and heard overt monkey noises made against our players, the racist northern twats.
A bit of a tarnish all with the same brush type of attitude, no?
If I took you seriously, I might be a bit offended, as none of my 'northern' mates make monkey noises, nor are racist.
Give it a rest with your boring generalisations.
Get offended all you like cup cake, it wont stop Barnsley being racist twats. Or Sheffield Wednesday for that matter, they can be lumped on the racist wankers list after last season.
Cup cake? Haha. Deary me.
And I think you conveniently overlooked the 'if I took you seriously' part.
But anyway, carry on.
Why waste bandwidth commenting then? And you call me boring. Deary me indeed.
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Ok, can we end this please?
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Only place I've ever seen and heard overt monkey noises made against our players, the racist northern twats.
A bit of a tarnish all with the same brush type of attitude, no?
If I took you seriously, I might be a bit offended, as none of my 'northern' mates make monkey noises, nor are racist.
Give it a rest with your boring generalisations.
Get offended all you like cup cake, it wont stop Barnsley being racist twats. Or Sheffield Wednesday for that matter, they can be lumped on the racist wankers list after last season.
Ridiculous. Absolutely pathetic too.
I took a friend of mine to see Chelsea v Villa a few years ago and had to sort a Villa supporting lad in front of us out who was calling players 'black bastards' etc. My friend, who is Indian, was not quite sure what to say.
So, does that make you a racist twat too?
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We were asked to stop it, but seeing as so much stock is being put into this by the cloth cap dwelling fraternity when I think of Barnsley, in my minds eye I think of racist twats.
I don't think of fancy football or marbled streets or any more culture than you'd find in your average Muller yoghurt. I think of dead beat racists making monkey chants. Are they all racist? I doubt it.
The same way as when I think of Sheffield Wednesday, i no longer think of them as a classier bunch, I think of a load of blokes singing about Pakis at 5 to 3 in a Birmingham suburb in 2017.
If it makes your delicate northern sensibilities any better, I cannot think of Spurs and what massive wankers they are without the Villa and likely Brummie c*** bags making gassing noises, the shower of twats that they were and probably still are.
These are just the first thoughts that conjure in my mind when I think of other clubs, none of whom I like. Including ours.
How seriously you want to take it, and apparently it's quite a lot, is up to you.
I hope we bladder the monkey chanting cock ends.
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Can't see us winning away,1-0 to them
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Ok, can we end this please?
Please.
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Win the next two and we are 12 points from 6 games and where we ought to be.
Crikey this is such a massive game.
So what am I doing? Ditching the first 3 games and just working with the following six?
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Yes, I am clearly racist. Or you have no idea what the word means.
Apologies Legion and Dave but I couldn't leave such gross stupidity.
Anyhoo, Barnsley ah.
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Win the next two and we are 12 points from 6 games and where we ought to be.
Crikey this is such a massive game.
So what am I doing? Ditching the first 3 games and just working with the following six?
Bruce claimed Norwich to be a corner turned, that can only be true if we win the next two. I have chosen 6 games as a block, others may see the whole or larger/smaller blocks of games at their discretion.
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2-0 to them
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Yes, I am clearly racist. Or you have no idea what the word means.
Apologies Legion and Dave but I couldn't leave such gross stupidity.
Anyhoo, Barnsley ah.
I apologise, I was trying to make the point about grouping people together. I certainly do not think you are a racist.
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I hear the manager of the England Women's team is a racist now.
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"Only results matter"
3-0
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Johnstone
De Laet
Terry
Chester
Taylor
Jedinak
Hourihane
O'Hare
Adomah
Hogan
Kodjia
Adomah and Kodjia wide and O'Hare in behind Hogan. Jedinak to sit and Hourihane to get forward. That would be my team for Saturday. I think it's time to give Davis a couple of games from the bench.
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Barnsley 0 Villa 2. Kodjia and Hourihane. Put your dinner money on it and thank me on Monday.
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Ok, can we end this please?
Please.
We can. However unpalatable it may be.
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Only place I've ever seen and heard overt monkey noises made against our players, the racist northern twats.
A bit of a tarnish all with the same brush type of attitude, no?
If I took you seriously, I might be a bit offended, as none of my 'northern' mates make monkey noises, nor are racist.
Give it a rest with your boring generalisations.
Get offended all you like cup cake, it wont stop Barnsley being racist twats. Or Sheffield Wednesday for that matter, they can be lumped on the racist wankers list after last season.
Cup cake? Haha. Deary me.
And I think you conveniently overlooked the 'if I took you seriously' part.
But anyway, carry on.
Why waste bandwidth commenting then? And you call me boring. Deary me indeed.
Replying to you isn't a waste of bandwidth. Far from it. I didn't like what you were saying, hence the responses.
Anyway, no offence caused, I hope, and apologies to the Mods.
Let's just beat Barnsley.
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We are hard to beat at least. Kodjia to grab a goal and we cling on to the bitter end to win 1-0
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Dirty Northern Racists 1 - Filthy Midlands Paedos 1
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Dull 0-0 or 1-1. All neutrals watching on Sky will be thinking thank God this lot are not in the prem, & Bruce clings on
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We are hard to beat at least. Kodjia to grab a goal and we cling on to the bitter end to win 1-0
This, perhaps, is one of the saddest statements as to our predicament; "we are hard to beat at least".
In this division I long for the day when the statement is "so who are we beating today?"
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Think Bruce will get a result here. Onomoah back in for Lansbury, De Laet for Elmo and Adamoah for Bjarnason.
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Inside the head of Stevie wonder, Our luck!, (bruces luck) has got to change.
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Dirty Northern Racists 1 - Filthy Midlands Paedos 1
I hope nobody takes ill when we play Bolton and I describe them as Drum Wankers.
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is it possible to refer to an opponent in non pejorative way? Please?
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is it possible to refer to an opponent in non pejorative way? Please?
I'm sure its possible for you to do that yes.
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Doesn't matter how many times we shuffle the pack we're shit. 1-0
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Doesn't matter how many times we shuffle the pack we're shit. 1-0
I believe that was Brucie's (Forsythe not Steve) first catchphrase attempt until he came up with "Don't touch the back we'll be right back".
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If you're going Bruce, don't go out on your arse, go out swinging.
When they kick at your front door
How you gonna come
with your hands on your head
or on the trigger of your gun?
Always wanted to shoe-horn that line into a Villa forum
Bravo Chico
Oh, I think we are going to win very boringly.
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I'm not sure I care anymore - maybe 1-0 to Barnsley
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Dirty Northern Racists 1 - Filthy Midlands Paedos 1
I hope nobody takes ill when we play Bolton and I describe them as Drum Wankers.
So do I. Though not sure why they would.
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2-0 defeat. Nothing new. Terrible performance, no ideas, same old excuses, another nail in the coffin.
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1-1
And another day nearer to Mr Bruce departing at the end of September.
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Up to now we have always done well at Barnsley. W 7 D 2 L 0.
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Ground number 32 for me. And already this season, it's become a tour of duty rather than excitement.
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Up to now we have always done well at Barnsley. W 7 D 2 L 0.
I've only ever been there once. League cup in the BFR years I think. I think we won 1-0, maybe 2-0.
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I think we'll win this one and Bruce will make a tit of himself in the post match again.
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Up to now we have always done well at Barnsley. W 7 D 2 L 0.
I've only ever been there once. League cup in the BFR years I think. I think we won 1-0, maybe 2-0.
My only visit was a 3-0 league win, Draper scored and we got rained on.
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I enjoyed it last season, a proper old ground surrounded by terraced streets, floodlights on, etc. Then the match started.
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I enjoyed it last season, a proper old ground surrounded by terraced streets, floodlights on, etc. Then the match started.
Agree with that, dull first half we upped the tempo got a goal ahead then did the usual sit back and let them score in the 3rd minute of injury time. Sigh...
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Although the score lines have been different I've predicted every result right so far this season except Colchester who I thought we'd lose to. For the last two games I said 1-1 and I'm going for the same prediction for this one.
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Despite all the negativity at Villa Park, forums and social media, I have a good feeling about this.
Barnsley 0 Villa 2
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any type of win for the Merchants of Sadness please
UTV
The Doc
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I would go 4-4-2
Johnson
De leat
Chester
Terry
Taylor
Adomah
Jedinak
Hourihane
Snodgrass
Hogan
Kodjia
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I would go 4-4-2
Johnson
De leat
Chester
Terry
Taylor
Adomah
Jedinak
Hourihane
Snodgrass
Hogan
Kodjia
I wonder if the second half on Tuesday will encourage Bruce to do this. Really not sure a semi-fit Jedi can play in a two though
Can't see Kodjia starting so soon
I had a feeling we might win this, but then I reflected that there's no basis for this!
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Despite all the negativity at Villa Park, forums and social media, I have a good feeling about this.
Barnsley 0 Villa 2
I'm sure it can't be your intention but, you make it sound like unwarranted negativity.
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Lansbury's ban overturned.
Someone's due a tonking! 1.5 Villa
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Lansbury got a few at Barnsley last year.
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Scappy 1-0 away win. Chester.
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Scappy 1-0 away win. Chester.
Now if we were playing Chester we might get a scrappy 1-0 win.
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Barnsley win. Over and out, Steve.
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I've gone from wanting us to bladder someone, to hoping we at least play well, to now hoping we don't get humiliated.
Sigh. Villa 'til I die.
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I do think he'll go if we lose
I imagine he might think that too
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Despite all the negativity at Villa Park, forums and social media, I have a good feeling about this.
Barnsley 0 Villa 2
I'm sure it can't be your intention but, you make it sound like unwarranted negativity.
Negativity? I think the word you're looking for is hysteria.
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Despite all the negativity at Villa Park, forums and social media, I have a good feeling about this.
Barnsley 0 Villa 2
I'm sure it can't be your intention but, you make it sound like unwarranted negativity.
Negativity? I think the word you're looking for is hysteria.
You been talking to Bruce? ;)
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Let's just smash the fuck out of these. No messing around, Bruce to go for it in a guts or glory last chance saloon formation and it to be the start of a 10 game winning run.
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We should win, but we probably wont. A draw if Bruce is in charge and he has a good day.
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Away on SKY against a team who will be bang up for it. A recipe for another bad day at the office.
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Away on SKY against a team who will be bang up for it. A recipe for another bad day at the office.
We've had a year + at this level and have only ever won away games against teams in the bottom 6 or so, plus a last minute winner at reading
There's really no reason to think we'll get a win
Not expecting to enjoy this one
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Tom Bradshaw will obviously score like he did at Villa Park because I went to school with him. We'll win though. 1-3. Terry to score our 2nd in the 86th minute and kiss the Villa badge in front of the away end.
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in your dreams. might fork out for a day pass on now tv to watch this in the hope it's Bruce's Last Stand
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I've gone from wanting us to bladder someone, to hoping we at least play well, to now hoping we don't get humiliated.
Sigh. Villa 'til I die.
Villa then I sigh
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in his press conference this morning he went with hysteria again, after a minute or 2 of talking about 7 points not being good enough and he doubled down on "if we took our chances we'd be fine" which I always take as a sign of a manager who knows he's fucked. That's not to say it's wrong, scoring the chances you get is obviously a good habit, but it's always said as if there's nothing they can do in training or by changing tactics and it's just waiting for a bit of luck. For me it's one of the clearest signs that a manager doesn't know how to fix the mess he's in.
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We simply must win, unless you want Bruce out ASAP as any other result and he's a goner.
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in his press conference this morning he went with hysteria again, after a minute or 2 of talking about 7 points not being good enough and he doubled down on "if we took our chances we'd be fine" which I always take as a sign of a manager who knows he's fucked. That's not to say it's wrong, scoring the chances you get is obviously a good habit, but it's always said as if there's nothing they can do in training or by changing tactics and it's just waiting for a bit of luck. For me it's one of the clearest signs that a manager doesn't know how to fix the mess he's in.
Apparently said he has two promotions from the division and who do we think we can get who could do better? Blaming everyone but himself.
Apparently Taylor and Jedi doubtful for tomorrow, good job we have good cover at left back with our wealth of left-footed players!!
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Taylor is no loss. I thought he was awful on Tuesday.
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Taylor is no loss. I thought he was awful on Tuesday.
Agree about Tuesday, but seeing as we have no other real options at left-back, I would say he is a pretty significant loss really.
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Taylor is no loss. I thought he was awful on Tuesday.
I thought he was alright. And overall probably the best left back we've had in a good while. Lacking a fancy name and hair style though
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Taylor is no loss. I thought he was awful on Tuesday.
Agree about Tuesday, but seeing as we have no other real options at left-back, I would say he is a pretty significant loss really.
Although not naturally left-sided De Laet or Hutton could cover probably...or the lad Clark who played v Wigan?
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Battling draw
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Taylor is no loss. I thought he was awful on Tuesday.
I thought he was alright. And overall probably the best left back we've had in a good while. Lacking a fancy name and hair style though
I agree with Des.
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Taylor is no loss. I thought he was awful on Tuesday.
I thought he was alright. And overall probably the best left back we've had in a good while. Lacking a fancy name and hair style though
I agree with Des.
And you're entitled to. I disagree
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If Taylor is out, would Bruce go three at the back again??
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na, he'll probably play Thor at left back I reckon (shudders)
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Taylor is no loss. I thought he was awful on Tuesday.
I thought he was alright. And overall probably the best left back we've had in a good while. Lacking a fancy name and hair style though
I agree with Des.
And you're entitled to. I disagree
I know.
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in his press conference this morning he went with hysteria again, after a minute or 2 of talking about 7 points not being good enough and he doubled down on "if we took our chances we'd be fine" which I always take as a sign of a manager who knows he's fucked. That's not to say it's wrong, scoring the chances you get is obviously a good habit, but it's always said as if there's nothing they can do in training or by changing tactics and it's just waiting for a bit of luck. For me it's one of the clearest signs that a manager doesn't know how to fix the mess he's in.
Apparently said he has two promotions from the division and who do we think we can get who could do better? Blaming everyone but himself.
Apparently Taylor and Jedi doubtful for tomorrow, good job we have good cover at left back with our wealth of left-footed players!!
There are plenty of things I have done twice in the past but couldn't guarantee I could do again. As for who we could get who could do better, given his record since he took over.....(I will post my list after I have spent the weekend compiling it).
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I imagine de Laet would come in at left back
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I imagine de Laet would come in at left back
You need to get a life. I imagine being in bed with a couple of Babestation girls. (I was very close to posting a 'come in' response to your post but thought better of it.)
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I think we're gonna sneak a win. Don't ask me why but if things are going to turn around then this is the game for me.
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After the bollocks he's been spouting in the press he must be confident of a reaction from the players or he's going to look a bit of a tit.
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3-0 defeat
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A dull 1-1.
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I said a draw, wouldn't be surprised with a loss, but I have a feeling Bruce will grind out an unexpected away win and we'll be stuck with the clueless one for another few weeks in the "crap managers at Villa Park not-so-merry-go-round".
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Barnsley is usually a tricky game for the better teams in the league (although very debatable whether we're classed as one!)Just seen as relegation battlers but they attack well as a team and can score goals.
I have a feeling we'll sneak a win, similar to Reading last season. 1-2.
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I hope we win but am also pleased that I will be on a plane and thus unable to follow the likely horrendous, dour shitfest of a game. Cue us probably sticking 8 past them and then going on at least a 5 match losing streak.
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Hoping for the 8 and not the 5
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Villa never win when I watch a match (and it is on ESPN3) - so I promise I'll spend the whole time out back cleaning our patio.
Fuck the fuckers!
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Ok. Your patio had better be pristine by the time The Villa win whatever - nil.
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Once again, I'm signed up to go to one of those defining away games in the North - Wigan away effectively did for TSM, Preston away did for RDM and now Barnsley away will almost certainly do for PTH (Potatohead).
The life of a Vila fan in the 21st Century ....
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... and, it's a day for getting behind the club and the team, not the manager.
I have never sung his name except in mockery as an opposition manager, and I certainly will not be starting today.
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I'm just going to try and enjoy my Saturday as much as possible until the misery starts at 5:30pm.
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Yep little ale trail across from Manc to Barnsley today so a good day should be had until its ruined by the football.
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0-0 draw is my bet guess.
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I've put my money on a draw. We might sneak a win, as we are due one and Barnsley are very poor. Either way the pain of Bruce will continue for yet another week.
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Barnsley have won four home games in all competitions so far. Let's hope they are "very poor" today.
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0-0 draw is my bet guess.
We might be boring but Barnsley aren't. There will be goals.
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Surely the law of the ex means Hourihane spanks in a 25 trader today?
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We should ask Barnsley to coach Hourihane and Bree while they are there. They seemed to play better when Villa hadn't coached them!
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Surely the law of the ex means Hourihane spanks in a 25 trader today?
Aye, but in whose net?
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Just get hogan to stand behind the goal for hourihane to aim at
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Barnsley have won four home games in all competitions so far. Let's hope they are "very poor" today.
You're right. "Very poor" was wildly incorrect. I think I was getting them mixed up with Brentford.
As a 2nd division club they are, like us, average. Were capable of pulling of a draw or sneaky win though.
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I'd love to see Bruce go 'all in' this afternoon & stick Kod in the starting 11, but I've a feeling that he'll be on the bench & thrown on with 20 minutes left: as we chase a game that's effectively over. I can but live in hope. :(
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0-0 draw is my bet guess.
We might be boring but Barnsley aren't. There will be goals.
Oh good I like football 😊
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I'd love to see Bruce go 'all in' this afternoon & stick Kod in the starting 11, but I've a feeling that he'll be on the bench & thrown on with 20 minutes left: as we chase a game that's effectively over. I can but live in hope. :(
Kodj will play from the beginning. This result is all or nothing for Mr. Bruce so he will sacrifice all to delay the hangman's noose.
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It's 130 anniversary for Barnsley this week so there'll be an atmosphere to fight against. 'We have lots in store for Reds fans as we look to commemorate this momentous occasion, and we can now reveal that a host of former heroes will be attending the fixture as guests of Barnsley Football Club. '
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Yes - that and their chairman announcing he's dying
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I'd love to see Bruce go 'all in' this afternoon & stick Kod in the starting 11, but I've a feeling that he'll be on the bench & thrown on with 20 minutes left: as we chase a game that's effectively over. I can but live in hope. :(
Kodj will play from the beginning. This result is all or nothing for Mr. Bruce so he will sacrifice all to delay the hangman's noose.
Well we'll find out soon enough...
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Have made it as far as Sheffield. Got distracted by a pub. Full of Narwich.
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Great... The Tykes are going to be well up for this. Got a bad feeling.
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1-4 Villa.
Then we do Forest, then we do Burton, then we do Bolton. Then the Barca of the Midlands. Then some twats. Then the inbreds.
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Ads......stay away from the drugs !!!
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It's 130 anniversary for Barnsley this week so there'll be an atmosphere to fight against. 'We have lots in store for Reds fans as we look to commemorate this momentous occasion, and we can now reveal that a host of former heroes will be attending the fixture as guests of Barnsley Football Club. '
130 years of being shit and small. Fuck these shit houses.
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Ads......stay away from the drugs !!!
C'mon it's better this way.
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Ads it's not believe me. Soon you'll be on here saying Bruce is a master tactician. Get help now...it's out there...just ask for help !
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Surprise surprise the pub my brother mentioned on the Tickets and Travel Forum is absolutely rammed. Mostly with Barnsley fans. They obviously read H&V.
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4-4-2 today.
Kodjia and Adomah start.
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Can't be arsed to do the match thread given my record but it looks 4-4-2 with Whelan back in, Adomah and Kodjia starting.
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I see Bruce's lovechild Elmohamady starts again 💩
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4-4-2, Elmo at right back. I guess he thinks this is the bold thing to do.
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I see Bruce's lovechild Elmohamady starts again 💩
He played o.k on Tuesday. I dislike playing him in one of the advanced forward positions. Wouldn't be against him having a run at RB.
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Even with Elmo in there that team should smash Barnsley today.
4-0 Villa
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the bold thing to do would be to wear a sandwich board reading 'CHARLATAN' in the dugout