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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Dave on April 02, 2018, 12:14:24 PM
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Villa Park, 19.45
Apparently there's a game tomorrow.
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Villa Park, 19.45
Apparently there's a game tomorrow.
Hopefully our players will turn up then. You know, just for a change like.
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Reading need a few more points to be totally safe. Job done.
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A smiling Bacuna with the winner. We know it's going to happen.
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Can't we just bagsy 4th and have our next game be against whoever finishes 5th. Derby and Boro won't catch us and we won't catch anybody else. Going to be like walking around the maternity wing till May.
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This has flat atmosphere, poor performance and result, written all over it for me
Then we get back on track with a win at Carrow Road
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I went to the away game at the start of the season where we were pretty awful but we're much better now (well usually). Expecting a win and us getting back on track for the run in. Really need to finish strongly to make sure we get the 2nd leg play off at VP. If we don't win could things get ugly for Bruce?
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The challenge is how do we secure 4 th, maintain momentum and have everybody fit and ready for the play offs?
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Feels like the end of the season already!
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0-0 guaranteed. DLBIA paused.
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Another stonewall 0-0
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We'll probably win 5-0. Every time Bruce feels the heat we suddenly start performing again. If there's a lesson to be learned from this season it's we should have threatened him with the sack before every game.
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Back on track.
3-1. (Albert, Jack, Grabban - Bacuna for them)
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Win by any means will do.
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Nasty nasty feeling about this one. 0-2 and Bacuna will score.
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Easy win. They've lost second place, pressure off. 4-0
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5-5
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Win tomorrow and we’ve got an 11 point cushion with 6 to go
I doubt even we can blow that. Should mean we can rotate, rest, and focus on getting back into form
And hope that Fulham overtake Cardiff
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After watching the lethargy of Saturday, 0-0.
Just seen Harrogate Town thrash Blyth Spartans 5-1: now, THAT'S football!
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3-1
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After watching the lethargy of Saturday, 0-0.
Just seen Harrogate Town thrash Blyth Spartans 5-1: now, THAT'S football!
Chris must have been washing his hair.
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Us 4 Them 0. You can take that to the bank and thank me on Wednesday morning.
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0-1. Clement to out think and out coach Bruce.
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2-0 win.
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0-1. Clement to out think and out coach Bruce.
I never knew Paul Clement was the manager there. Just checked and he's got a 100% win record at Reading. Impressive. Derby were idiots to have sacked him.
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Cement to out think and out coach Bruce.
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Im not taking getting into the playoffs 100% for granted just yet. Under Steve Bruce we are more than capable of continuing a terrible run till the end of the season.
Therefore I really think we need to win this game. I think we'll scrape a very ugly 2-1
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0-1. Clement to out think and out coach Bruce.
I never knew Paul Clement was the manager there. Just checked and he's got a 100% win record at Reading. Impressive. Derby were idiots to have sacked him.
Yes took over this time last week.
Reading are really poor, not a patch on the impressive side who won 3-1 this time last year.
We have to be winning this just to get some form going again.
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After watching the lethargy of Saturday, 0-0.
Just seen Harrogate Town thrash Blyth Spartans 5-1: now, THAT'S football!
Chris must have been washing his hair.
My son returned absolutely soaked but glad I stayed away, I’ve been three times this season and they’ve lost each time.
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0-1. Clement to out think and out coach Bruce.
sorry had to cancel this message
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Reading play in blue and white hoops. Just like Q P R. It is a Tuesday night game, again. Oh, well,,,,,,,,,, 1 -3 ??
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SBT
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Poll added.
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These are the games that we don't do well in. Tuesday night, low crowd, dead atmosphere, flat performance, shit opposition.
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These are the games that we don't do well in. Tuesday night, low crowd, dead atmosphere, flat performance, shit opposition.
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All hail the bundle of fun.
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Dog + Bone = QV
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Cheers lads :-*
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Some changes needed after Saturday's inept efforts. Elmohamady back in at RB, Bjarnason for Jedinak, Hourihane for Lansbury and Hogan for Grabban are the changes I would make. Bench something like:
Bunn, Bree, Axel, Jedinak, Lansbury, Kodjia, Grabban
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One issue on which I will agree with QV is that it will be a low attendance (in terms of actually occupied seats) with a flat atmosphere.
As far as the result is concerned, I have often correctly predicted we would games in far more adverse conditions, but I would not venture a prediction on this one. If the ref allows them to whack Jack, Snodd or Albert early on, expect the worst.
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1-0. Hutton somehow fumbles it over the line from a really scrappy set piece.
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Got to press and do far more off the ball than we have the last 3 games.
Bikir in for Jedinak and Hourihane for Lansbury. The midfield to be 15-20 yards higher and get closer to the front man.
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Woke up feeling confident. 3-1 win.
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can you throw some my way?
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Woke up feeling confident. 3-1 win.
I'm confident we'll pick up the necessary wins. I can't pretend I have much interest in it.
The next month and a bit is going to draaaag.
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0-1. Clement to out think and out coach Bruce.
This
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Don’t get why a low attendance or flat atmosphere is an excuse for bad performances, hostile where crowd get on players back for the first misplaced pass I understand but flat should be easy to play in front of.
Not the crowds job to get the players playing - that’s the players themselves and management are for.
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2-0 Villa win
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Woke up feeling confident. 3-1 win.
I'm confident we'll pick up the necessary wins. I can't pretend I have much interest in it.
The next month and a bit is going to draaaag.
I feel the same although I am hoping that we can finish the season strongly so that we go into the play offs with some momentum. That might renew my enthusiasm although the kick off times for home games seem designed to do the opposite.
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We were hoping to get 2nd, even 1st after beating Wolves, then expectations keep getting downgraded to 3rd, then to 4th. Lose another couple and just making the play-offs will be the target.
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any type of win please Villa
UTV
The Doc
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Turn up, get behind them, hope for a win. And we will.
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4-2
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Expect fulham to wallop leeds. We could do with winning to cement our place in the playoffs. Still cant believe warnock has got cardiff up. Madness. Soon hamburgers will be eating people.
1-0 villa...
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My wife says 2-0. When I asked if she was sure she said it might be 4-0.
So that's good.
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Not been this underwhelmed by an upcoming match in quite a while. I think it will be a crap performance and a 1-1 draw.
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Woke up feeling confident. 3-1 win.
I'm confident we'll pick up the necessary wins. I can't pretend I have much interest in it.
The next month and a bit is going to draaaag.
Same here. Next month is to: dont get injured, and rotate the squad a bit so if they need to change anything in the playoffs then they know how.
oh, and win some games would be nice!
Cardiff and Wolves have got there, by being consistant and not panicing.
Fulham might overtake Cardiff. We wont, 2 losses on the bounce saw to that.
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Dour 0-0 or even a loss 0-1
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In what minute will the booing start tonight? :(
I`ll go for half time
Only kidding guys ... it will be a resounding victory tonight ....1-0 to the Villa
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One thing I've learnt from this thread is that Stam is no longer Reading manager, when did that stop being a thing?
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Last week.
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I'm going for a 1-0 win just about.
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I'm not confident after the last three results and performances but I'm taking us to bounce back with a hard fought 2-1 win, Grealish and Grabban to score
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God knows.
3-2 Villa, maybe.
As long as it doesn't pee it down.
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All about the win so 2-1 to us.
Plus I’ve missed our home league defeats but been to all of the others so it’s a home banker as I’m turning up.
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Nasty nasty feeling about this one. 0-2 and Bacuna will score.
Bacuna will play like the Chamions League player he always told us he was.
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Nasty nasty feeling about this one. 0-2 and Bacuna will score.
Bacuna will play like the Chamions League player he always told us he was.
He was sub in their last match.
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Nasty nasty feeling about this one. 0-2 and Bacuna will score.
Bacuna will play like the Chamions League player he always told us he was.
Even though he never did say that.
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2-0 Grabban, Kodjia.
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3-1 to The Villa. I see we are live on SKY on Saturday the 7th at Norwich and Tuesday the tenth at home to Cardiff.