Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: kippaxvilla2 on May 02, 2018, 09:34:21 PM
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A drab 0-0.
Guess the number of changes. I’m guessing six.
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I am assuming Jack is somewhere in cotton wool. I'd give Kodjia the full game to try and find some form. Rest Terry and Chester?
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Couldn't care less, play the kids. The likes of Grealish and Chester should be sat at home watching Small Heath get relegated on Gillette. Only going for a last game booze up and to make the cockneys foam by singing about Wembley all game. Roll on next Saturday and Boro away.
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Play it safe or prepare for the play-offs?
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0-2.
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Let’s just toss a coin and save everyone’s time and money
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I would like to see this team:
Bunn
Bree
Richards
Samba
Taylor
Whelan
Onomah
Lansbury
McCormack
Agbonlahor
Hogan
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I think I’ve interprefed the new rules regarding selection correctly. The ten outfield players can include the 7 subs on the bench so that would mean a maximum of 6 changes from whichever squad was picked in the last weekend of March.
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This game will be 5-5 for shits and giggles. Hutton will get at least 1 of the goals.
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I would like to see this team:
Bunn
Bree
Richards
Samba
Taylor
Whelan
Onomah
Lansbury
McCormack
Agbonlahor
Hogan
I'd nearly play Richards....just to try and humiliate him into retirement...
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Our first team always loses at Millwall. Our reserves definitely will. Don't let Grealish anywhere near the pitch and don't lose too heavily. Also try not to do much to antagonise the locals as I would like to get out of the ground before 9pm.
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Standard end of season fare. 1-1.
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I think I’ve interprefed the new rules regarding selection correctly. The ten outfield players can include the 7 subs on the bench so that would mean a maximum of 6 changes from whichever squad was picked in the last weekend of March.
I don’t follow. It’s an 18 man matchday squad so doesn’t it mean you can move 8 players out of / into the squad? Or do you have to start a certain number?
Anyway, whatever the rules I don’t want to seee grealish, Hutton (because he’s our only LB) in particular
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1-1
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A ground I can walk home from any other day in 20 minutes. I'm going for 3 hours in this weekend's sweepstake.
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I'm going for a 1-1 draw and everybody gets out alive.
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It is pointless and that's how we'll come away. 1-0 to them. Bruce might save a couple I reckon.
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Well they outplayed our first team at Villa Park, so as to our second string 3-1 defeat. Just can't see us getting anything from this, however history says something else. In 1973 we went to Orient on a friday night, they needing victory to get promotion over Carlisle and what do we do score and come away with a 1-1 draw - so perhaps.
As for Jack - no way do I want to see him on the pitch, we can't afford for him to miss the play offs.
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They'll be out for this. When we were locked in last time, having exhausted hop-scotch on the play ground, I was chatting to a Met officer and he was saying they always like to turn out when a big club comes down. You've got the last day of the season aspect too.
As to the team, I would deviate too much from the strongest XI.
Johnstone
Hutton
Terry
Chester
Elmo
Jedinak
Thor
Onomah
Lansbury
Kodjia
Davis
Rest Jack, Adomah, Davis and Snoddy, flood that midfield and meet them physically with Davis, Onomah and Jedinak.
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They'll be out for this. When we were locked in last time, having exhausted hop-scotch on the play ground, I was chatting to a Met officer and he was saying they always like to turn out when a big club comes down. You've got the last day of the season aspect too.
As to the team, I would deviate too much from the strongest XI.
Johnstone
Hutton
Terry
Chester
Elmo
Jedinak
Thor
Onomah
Lansbury
Kodjia
Davis
Rest Jack, Adomah, Davis and Snoddy, flood that midfield and meet them physically with Davis, Onomah and Jedinak.
So all of the Davis triplets are involved ?
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I'd go:
Johnstone
Bree
Samba
Chester (c)
Clark
O'Hare
Lansbury
Bjarnason
Green
Kodjia
Hepburn-Murphy.
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As there is absolutely nothing riding on this game then I would make this the first team choice (although the FA would find something wrong and punish us)
Bunn
Elmo
Samba
Terry (he needs match sharpness)
Bree
Jedinak
Hourihanne
O'Hare
Lansbury
Kodjia
Hogan
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I think we should rest a few but I don't see the sense in making wholesale changes when we have the chance to go into the play offs with some momentum.
I would go with something like Johnstone - Elmohamady Chester Jedinak Hutton - Bjarnason - Lansbury Onomah - Kodjia Hogan RHM Subs - Bunn, Samba, Bree, Whelan, Hourihane, Davis, Grabban
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No injuries please and a couple of goals for Kodjia would do.
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Use it as a chance to give game time to some players who we might have to rely on in the play offs. I would probably start Bunn to give him some time in case Johnstone gets an injury, give Jedinak another game at CB, give Bjarnason and Onomah a game in midfield, give Adomah a start and probably most importantly, start Kodjia up front.
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We’ll probably win 5-0 with a Hutton hatrick.
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They'll be out for this. When we were locked in last time, having exhausted hop-scotch on the play ground, I was chatting to a Met officer and he was saying they always like to turn out when a big club comes down. You've got the last day of the season aspect too.
As to the team, I would deviate too much from the strongest XI.
Johnstone
Hutton
Terry
Chester
Elmo
Jedinak
Thor
Onomah
Lansbury
Kodjia
Davis
Rest Jack, Adomah, Davis and Snoddy, flood that midfield and meet them physically with Davis, Onomah and Jedinak.
So all of the Davis triplets are involved ?
Sorry I meant Grabban as one of the rested quartet.
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With it being the PL under 23 cup final on the Friday maybe those involved may be rewarded with a place on bench but can't see them necessarily featuring apart from maybe Davies RHM or Bree. However I think have enough squad to play.
I can see Kodjia, Samba, Lansbury getting 90 mins under belts and Hogan involved too.
Maybe be a case of playing the system away from home v likelihood boro without the personnel as practice.
From what I see milwall struggle more at home and also don't finish or create chances.
I'll go for a 1-3
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Apparently the "OB" need to check Grabban's kit bag given the way he looks now.
Backwards fucking twats.
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2-0 loss to get everyone on here confident for the play offs!
Millwall are strong at home, we won't be bothered about this and will put out a scratch team, would be surprised if we got anything.
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We've lost on our last 5 visits there (last win 1975), I reckon it will be 6 for the reasons SHQ says.
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I hope they like our London Lions flag.
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Think we will be saving ourselves for next week and they will want to finish the season on a high,2-0 win for them.
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Do they always leave that lower tier empty behind the goal with the away fans? Dunno if it's safety reasons so there's no segregation in close proximity but it looks shit.
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I hope they like our London Lions flag.
Looking forward to that - should go down well. Did it come to the last game at The Den? can't remember
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I hope they like our London Lions flag.
Looking forward to that - should go down well. Did it come to the last game at The Den? can't remember
Can't wait for them to see the flag.
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Do they always leave that lower tier empty behind the goal with the away fans? Dunno if it's safety reasons so there's no segregation in close proximity but it looks shit.
Only time I've ever seen away fans in it was a West Ham visit about 5-6 years ago.
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I predict the shortest match thread in H&V history......
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I can't see us pushing ourselves too much in this one. A win going into the play off's would be nice but it's not essential. That said, I reckon it'll be a draw.
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Why Mark Bunn? Worst goalkeeper I've probably ever seen at a decent level. Is Jed Steer injured again? Hutton, Chester, Terry, Grealish and Kodjia mustn't play under any circumstances but some probably will.
A win would be nice but a Fulham win and Cardiff defeat is more important.
Small Heath can rely on others to stop up.
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I'd be very surprised if we get anything from this - as Brucie is shirley gonna rest the obvious suspects. I'd like to see Keinan Davis partner Jimmy Danger up front, although I'd imagine the latter will also be rested for the Play Offs. I'd cheerfully take anything other than a proper gubbing (which won't be good for moral). So come on Villa: surprise us all with an unlikely win!
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I'd give RHM a run out. I wouldn't rule him out of play off involvement either
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I'd give RHM a run out. I wouldn't rule him out of play off involvement either
He played last night.
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Yes I know. Wouldn't hurt to give him 20 minutes though, given his form and confidence.
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After a positive first season back up I think Millwall will be keen to sign off with a home win. Not to mention this is a classic example of the sort of away game that we tend to get out muscled in. 1-0 to them.
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Absolutely roasting in that there London today, and only going to be hotter tomorrow. So a nice gentle walk around the park for 90 minutes, with none of that nasty tackling business should do us nicely.
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Yes I know. Wouldn't hurt to give him 20 minutes though, given his form and confidence.
But not given his tiredness. The boy looked fooked last night. Let him off the leash tonight, celebrate the success with a few sherberts and then have him in the squad for the game at the Riverside - his one key contribution to the first team so far was there.
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Shorts weather.
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Shorts weather.
Yep.. think the players will be too hot in tracksuit bottoms.
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First time since Vienna II. A draw would suit me. No lying down in the pub before hand though.
There's a Facebook picture trail you can follow of my recovery from a hangover. 8 years ago crikey.
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Maybe they can go skins?
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Let's just get this out of the way, injury and trouble free.
I'm honestly really looking forward to the play-offs.
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I'm hoping for a marathon Stevie Bruce's claret and blue army.
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Just reading engineering works have overrun at Milton Keynes on West Coast mainline. Hopefully everyone travelling on the choo choo gets there on time.
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Shorts weather.
Yep.. think the players will be too hot in tracksuit bottoms.
I still expect some players will be wearing gloves up and down the country.
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Shorts weather.
Yep.. think the players will be too hot in tracksuit bottoms.
Get Brucey topless!!
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They mentioned on WM last night Colin Calderwood will take the team today, not sure if SB will turn up this time.
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Working on the Great Birmingham 10K Run for C5 today and as the commentators were talking about what sport is going on, Katharine Merry called us "the mighty Aston Villa".
She called Birmingham City "Birmingham City".
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SB is at the Den.
Stronger team than I expected aswell: Jedi, Chester, Hutton, Hourihane, Adomah and Kodjia all start.
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Bunn starts in goal.
Bree, Jedinak, Chester, Hutton
Hourihane, Onomah, Lansbury, Adomah
Hogan, Kodjia
Subs: Sarkic, Terry, Elmohamady, Whelan, Snodgrass, Grealish, Grabban
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How many Villa going to the game today?
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Sensible team line up.... but slightly concerned that Onomah and Hourihane will be overrun if Millwall pack the midfield ...
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More riot police off Lambeth Bridge than when we play at the Sty.