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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on August 18, 2018, 02:02:54 PM
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We go again. The bid for 4 straight to start the season starts here.
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Not what I had in mind but let’s see where we end up.
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I thought RDL is back for this game. Why isn’t he in the squad?
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He is warming up with Conor.
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This is where Jack needs to open his legs and show his class.
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jedinak at centre half? You couldn't make it up
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Jedinak at centre half?
'Kin 'ell!
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I'm guessing GK-4-2-3-1.
If it is I like that, and the options we have to keep that shape and change the personnel.
New keeper
Elmohamady-Axel-Chester-Hutton
Jedi-McGinn
Albert-Jack-Thor
Jimmy
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jedinak at centre half? You couldn't make it up
Dreadful.
Not the right choice.
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I'm guessing GK-4-2-3-1.
If it is I like that, and the options we have to keep that shape and change the personnel.
New keeper
Elmohamady-Axel-Chester-Hutton
Jedi-McGinn
Albert-Jack-Thor
Jimmy
I’ll take that as it’s not Jedinak playing CB
Expect it to be 4-3-3 like last week with Elmo and Adomah wide of Kodjia and McGinn, Grealish and Bjarnsson in the middle.
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Is there a possibility that it is three at the back - Tuanzebe, Chester and Jedinak, with Elmo and Hutton at wing back?
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jedinak at centre half? You couldn't make it up
Dreadful.
Not the right choice.
aye, bruce is turning into MON . Like a 3 year old banging a circle into a square hole with a hammer and shouting "it fits goddamit"
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I'm guessing GK-4-2-3-1.
If it is I like that, and the options we have to keep that shape and change the personnel.
New keeper
Elmohamady-Axel-Chester-Hutton
Jedi-McGinn
Albert-Jack-Thor
Jimmy
I’ll take that as it’s not Jedinak playing CB
Expect it to be 4-3-3 like last week with Elmo and Adomah wide of Kodjia and McGinn, Grealish and Bjarnsson in the middle.
You might be right - probably wishful thinking on my part.
Though 4-2-3-1 offers protection and the prospect of getting forward and more importantly has round pegs in round holes. That is key (for me) as is the intent that he asks them to play with.
Otherwise we have no discernible plan and have to rely on someone doing something exceptional to score/win. UTV.
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For me, it is a sad indictment of Bruce that into his third season and with knowing the line-up, we are guessing as to how we will play?!
I'm not obsessed with formations as intent/approach and the level of performance wins (or loses) games but it is a clear signal of a plan and some sense of what the intent/approach will be, i.e. how will we win the ball back and how are we organised to create chances. UTV.
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TVs image doesn't work. Redsox?
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Is there a possibility that it is three at the back - Tuanzebe, Chester and Jedinak, with Elmo and Hutton at wing back?
That would be the only redeeming feature .How Bruce ,with McGinn and Grealish in the team,manages to come up with such a turgid line up is quite amazing.
Keep it tight lads.It's away in the Championship.
What's the point of an academy with Bruce in charge ?Might as well save the money,so he can bring in some more experience.
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Late to this, we lost I take it?
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Jedinak centre half again. Fucking Hell.
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Ev. Mail online suggesting 4-4-1-1, so if accurate Axel at RB and Jedi as CB.
Bullshit if he is playing people out of position to make a point to the new owners - and should be transparent as he is stockpiling RBs and playing an inexperienced CB in that position.
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well i guess an upside is the ipswich management are gonna be as baffled as we are.
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Jedinak ? At CH ? again?
Fuck off.
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Jedinak ? At CH ? again?
Fuck off.
No-one knows, but (depressingly) likely.
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TVs image doesn't work. Redsox?
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Bullshit if he is playing people out of position to make a point to the new owners ...
If that is the case, it's fu*king depressing - as well as incredibly manipulative to the point of being stupidly obvious.
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Albert is bloody lucky too
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Late to this, we lost I take it?
Feels like it in here doesn't it....
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Win Villa please.
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Albert is bloody lucky too
Very.Needs to bring his A game.
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Is there a possibility that it is three at the back - Tuanzebe, Chester and Jedinak, with Elmo and Hutton at wing back?
That would be the only redeeming feature .How Bruce ,with McGinn and Grealish in the team,manages to come up with such a turgid line up is quite amazing.
Keep it tight lads.It's away in the Championship.
What's the point of an academy with Bruce in charge ?Might as well save the money,so he can bring in some more experience.
How on earth do you come to the conclusion that it’s a turgid line up with the intention to keep it tight? It’s a team full of attacking players. Yeah we’d prob all like to see more of Green and RHM, but they’re likely to play a part. That is a pretty ambitious team in my view, not a turgid one.
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Long journey this down here from the north west. Gutted to read on getting in the ground that we've lost. What a debacle.
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I think it's 541. Kodj up top on his lonesome. JEDI as part of a three at the back for his heading ability.
Would be interested to hear how they line up from anyone that's there.
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Long journey this down here from the north west. Gutted to read on getting in the ground that we've lost. What a debacle.
At least you can set off home now Ads and beat the traffic.
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We need Jedinak to not do any fuck ups. Get Jack on the ball and players around him and get some support to Kodj.
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So Jedinak definitely starting at CH. Well done Bruce
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Is there a possibility that it is three at the back - Tuanzebe, Chester and Jedinak, with Elmo and Hutton at wing back?
That would be the only redeeming feature .How Bruce ,with McGinn and Grealish in the team,manages to come up with such a turgid line up is quite amazing.
Keep it tight lads.It's away in the Championship.
What's the point of an academy with Bruce in charge ?Might as well save the money,so he can bring in some more experience.
How on earth do you come to the conclusion that it’s a turgid line up with the intention to keep it tight? It’s a team full of attacking players. Yeah we’d prob all like to see more of Green and RHM, but they’re likely to play a part. That is a pretty ambitious team in my view, not a turgid one.
Unless,it's 3 at the back.It could be Axel a central defender at RB or Jedi reinforcing a midfield short of pace and Albert short of form and a defensive wide player in Elmo with an isolated striker which works so well under Bruce.
Where's the ambition ?
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We in the home or away kit? We've won both there over the years.
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Avtv audio out of sync elsewhere?
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So we've lost already... I guess the only other question is how many Leeds are winning by?
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We in the home or away kit? We've won both there over the years.
Worn both!
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Avtv audio out of sync elsewhere?
Yes very annoying!
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Late to this, we lost I take it?
Feels like it in here doesn't it....
Zzzzzz
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TVs image doesn't work. Redsox?
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That's a really poor selection
Tuanzebe....right back....RDL did fine v Yeovil doesn't even make squad today? Tuanzebe already seems a ridiculous signing in a position where we had four decent options.
Jedinak...centre half? I wasn't impressed by Tuanzebe the other night but surely Ipswich is the kind of game to properly test him.
Elmo...right wing v Ipswich? Granted Green can't complain about being dropped but Elmo is not a short , medium or long term option in that position.
Looks suspiciously as if Bruce is pointedly playing the likes of Jedinak and Elmo in those positions in order to highlight the need to bring in other players.
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For me, it is a sad indictment of Bruce that into his third season and with knowing the line-up, we are guessing as to how we will play?!
I'm not obsessed with formations as intent/approach and the level of performance wins (or loses) games but it is a clear signal of a plan and some sense of what the intent/approach will be, i.e. how will we win the ball back and how are we organised to create chances. UTV.
This hits the nail on the head for me, we have the team news and have no idea how they will line up, only for the inevitable fact that square pegs are going in round holes AGAIN!
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Avtv audio out of sync elsewhere?
Yes.about 2 seconds in front of the ahem "action"
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Ipswich hit the bar. Just after commentator said they have no real attacking threat
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Boro a goal up. Come on Villa.
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If anyone has a feed, can they advise how we have set up and send a DM to advise where to find the feed.
Cheers, UTV.
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... commentator said they have no real attacking threat
Jedi: ‘hold my beer’.
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AVTV is not worthy of a club of our size.
Absolutely shambolic.
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AVTV is not worthy of a club of our size.
Absolutely shambolic.
Dire!
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AVTV is not worthy of a club of our size.
Absolutely shambolic.
Dire!
Strangely enough, it's working really well on my mobile. But I haven't subscribed.
I'm going to have to look into this. Don't want the fuckers charging me.
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Derby losing 2-0
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AVTV is not worthy of a club of our size.
Absolutely shambolic.
Dire!
Strangely enough, it's working really well on my mobile. But I haven't subscribed.
I'm going to have to look into this. Don't want the fuckers charging me.
£6 for a stream with out-of-sync commentary. Wank!
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Kodj. 1-0.
Sounds like we've mugged Ipswich here.
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Goooooooool!
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Get n!
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Get in
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KKKOOOODDDDDJJJIIAAA!
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Kodj!!
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Great for kod
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Kodjia. Great cross from McGinn again.
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Great goal McGinn's crosses are great and finally a sharp Kodjia
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Goal! Kodjia from McGinn cross
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He’ s back !!!
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That man needed it badly.
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Of course the stream dropped as the commentator said "Kodjia!", 2 seconds before the goal was to appear on the screen. Grr!
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Kodj. 1-0.
Sounds like we've mugged Ipswich here.
Not really, pretty even
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I knew we were going to score then.
Cos the fking commentator told me 5 minutes before!
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Late to this, we lost I take it?
Feels like it in here doesn't it....
Zzzzzz
Open a window, get some fresh air.
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Of course the stream dropped as the commentator said "Kodjia!", 2 seconds before the goal was to appear on the screen. Grr!
😂😂😂 refund
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Early days, but McGinn feels like he could end up being a bit of a legend for us.
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Fucking AVTV jokers! Anyway, great to see Jimmy 'notsodangerous' getting off the mark. Come on me Villa babbies!
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Early days, but McGinn feels like he could end up being a bit of a legend for us.
I agree, but he could be the bargain of the century.
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Kodj. 1-0.
Sounds like we've mugged Ipswich here.
Not really, pretty even
Ipswich hit the bar and had some other shots, we haven't been doing much.
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Fucking AVTV jokers! Anyway, great to see Jimmy 'notsodangerous' getting off the mark. Come on me Villa babbies!
No stream and no Estrella here.
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Refs should not let players treat Jack like that, they are more or less invited to kick him by the refs
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Card the fucker don't give him your parenting skills you fucking twat!
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AVTV now crashed completely on me and returning a timeout. What a bloody state.
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At fucking last! Card for yokel.
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Foul on Elmo, and a card... he wouldn't do that if Jack
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Elmo having the magic sponge.
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Refs should not let players treat Jack like that, they are more or less invited to kick him by the refs
It's every single game. Bruce should be drawing referees' attention to the treatment Grealish gets in his press conferences. The dog-shaggers need to be told.
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Kodj hits the bar!
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Kodjia close, header onto bar from free-kick.
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Boro looking ominous, 2 up at Bristol City.
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Bristol City are wankers.
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AVTV is not worthy of a club of our size.
Absolutely shambolic.
Dire!
Strangely enough, it's working really well on my mobile. But I haven't subscribed.
I'm going to have to look into this. Don't want the fuckers charging me.
£6 for a stream with out-of-sync commentary. Wank!
It's massively out of sync, yes.
I've done a bit of digging and avtv have already charged me £6 to watch the game, without even subscribing. Cheeky fuckers.
Oh well. We're winning, at least.
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FFS. Long throw, keeper fails to collect, they score. 1-1
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1-1. Nyland error.
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Ffs
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FUCK OFF! 1-1
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Twat keeper.
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Bollocks.
Keeper fuck up I think.
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Bugger.
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A defensive howler. Who'd have thunk it? ::)
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Keeper looks useless.
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Can we get a loan keeper please
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We concede far too many.
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Spoke too soon. Bastards.
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Keeper is a useless sack of shiet
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Ipswich down to 10 men.
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Ipswich player red card! Second yellow
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Ipswich down to 10 men
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RED CARD! EDEN!
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Wonderful
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Ipswich down to 10.
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Ipswich down to ten men, no excuses now at all.
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Bruce can keep it tight and take the draw now.
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Ipswich down to ten.
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Can we get a loan keeper please
Can we get a loan keeper back please.
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What was the sending off for?
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I keep waiting for the replay...
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Bruce can keep it tight and take the draw now.
That did make me smile
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When it comes to 'keepers, it looks like Bruce has definitely gone for quantity over quality.
Yay - the yokels are down to 10 men! Maybe we'll hold on for the draw now after all?
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Can we get a loan keeper please
Can we get a loan keeper back please.
Loan out our loan keeper and get a better loan.
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What was the sending off for?
Second yellow both fouls
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Bruce can keep it tight and take the draw now.
That did make me smile
It would be funny if it wasn't true.
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What was the sending off for?
I think it was another hacking down a player job.
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Right win the fucking game.
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These yokels are fucking dirty bastards.
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Are people watching this on AVTV? Is it just available outside UK?
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Are people watching this on AVTV? Is it just available outside UK?
Correct.
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For anyone that doesn't have AVTV there's live commentary on BBC Radio Bumpkin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_suffolk
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We never play well against 10 men!
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AVTV response
"Hi Edvard,
Unfortunately, due to this being lived streamed content that is available via the internet, it is impossible for it to be live in perfectly real-time, and some latency is always going to be there due to the acquisition, encoding and streaming process which takes time. We aim to make the latency as short a time as possible.
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😂
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We never play well against 10 men!
Apart from last time we were in Ipswich?
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Got too many defensive minded players on the pitch, Whelan and AEM etc. Take them off for Green and Hourihane.
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We never play well against 10 men!
Don't worry! Fistface will be drawing up an appropriate formation and plan for the second half as we speak.
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For anyone that doesn't have AVTV there's live commentary on BBC Radio Bumpkin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_suffolk
Thanks found it on tunedin - working fine here in NI.
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These keepers are going to cost us some points this season.
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AVTV response
"Hi Edvard,
Unfortunately, due to this being lived streamed content that is available via the internet, it is impossible for it to be live in perfectly real-time, and some latency is always going to be there due to the acquisition, encoding and streaming process which takes time. We aim to make the latency as short a time as possible.
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😂
I've been watching dodgy streams with no latency problems for years. Jesus wept!
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It's on WM on FM as well.
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Got too many defensive minded players on the pitch, Whelan and AEM etc. Take them off for Green and Hourihane.
Whelan?
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Win the game.
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Just tuned in to that Radio Suffolk. Complaining about the ref giving all the 'marginals' to Villa, and saying their player should have been given a final warning rather than a second yellow - ignoring the fact that the ref had already spoken to their captain about the number of fouls and given their players their final warning. Think I'll go back to WM
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We need Bruce to think tactically at half time.
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Another buggering soft goal. Keeper shouldn't be trying to come through so many players.
Bar a run where their player slipped 5 tackles we've dominated really. Only the two clear cut chances created mind.
That said, it's so stop start as these fuckers are so dirty it's a joke.
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Got too many defensive minded players on the pitch, Whelan and AEM etc. Take them off for Green and Hourihane.
Whelan?
Thought he was starting, my mistake.
Would get Green and RHM on anyway, need as much pace as possible to stretch 10 men.
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Well its the ultimate tactical brain-fuck for Bruce at half-time. How can you catch 10 men behind the ball on the break? bloody crap refs.
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Green and RHM have spent most of half time warming up with a coach on their own. Connor has now joined them.
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Are people watching this on AVTV? Is it just available outside UK?
Correct.
cheers
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Come on Villa.. If we don't win this it will fuck the swingometer up.
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Just tuned in to that Radio Suffolk. Complaining about the ref giving all the 'marginals' to Villa, and saying their player should have been given a final warning rather than a second yellow - ignoring the fact that the ref had already spoken to their captain about the number of fouls and given their players their final warning. Think I'll go back to WM
I too had the misfortune of hearing Mick Mills coming out with that protracted myopic bobbins. What a tedious little nobber.
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WM thought it was a very soft second yellow FWIW.
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Just tuned in to that Radio Suffolk. Complaining about the ref giving all the 'marginals' to Villa, and saying their player should have been given a final warning rather than a second yellow - ignoring the fact that the ref had already spoken to their captain about the number of fouls and given their players their final warning. Think I'll go back to WM
I too had the misfortune of hearing Mick Mills coming out with that protracted myopic bobbins. What a tedious little nobber.
Absolutely. Shit full-back as well. Never understood why he won so many England caps.
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WM thought it was a very soft second yellow FWIW.
It doesn't matter...The twats off.
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WM thought it was a very soft second yellow FWIW.
No surprise them then!! Anti-Villa shite.
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They still haven't fixed the synch problem.
Fuckwits.
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Fucking Leeds!!!! Come on Villa.
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The cricket is boring too.
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Another card for hacking down Jack.
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I reckon Donacien will be off soon the fouling get.
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Jack gets chopped down yet again... ::)
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They still haven't fixed the synch problem.
Fuckwits.
Yea I'm watching without the sound, which is sort of an improvement.
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We are now being dominated by 10 men. Must be part of Bruce's masterplan.
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Having to watch with sound off
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The ducking dilemma is to : turn of the sound and just watch or listen and know what will happen
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Bianca Westwood has a chubby face and a cockney accent. Just saying.
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We need Bruce to think tactically at half time.
Me I don’t do tactics me
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The ducking dilemma is to : turn of the sound and just watch or listen and know what will happen
I just sent a complaint to Lee Preece (again) - it's ridiculous...to state the obvious.
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The ducking dilemma is to : turn of the sound and just watch or listen and know what will happen
The way things are going, you might be better to turn it off completely! :o
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Did they have a player sent off, or was it us?
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Fecking Albion. Why can't Villa just be ruthless and go for the throat. Oh yes, sorry I forgot, Bruce.
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We are now being dominated by 10 men. Must be part of Bruce's masterplan.
Genius
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Fucking shoot Jack
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Why didn't Grealish hit that?
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Did they have a player sent off, or was it us?
You would think it was us.
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Did they have a player sent off, or was it us?
They just said you'd be hard pressed to realise Ipswich were down to ten.
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At that point again, making hard work of it, this will come down to eeking out another goal if we're lucky.
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We’re starting to get on top now
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Or at least settling down a bit after a poor start to the half.
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Nyland not convincing at another corner.
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They should have scored
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Fucking hell. They could have scored. Our new keeper a statue.
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Nyland is Gollini in disguise.
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Hourihane and Green coming on.
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We have no composure. Headless chickens, apart from Jack.
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Hourihane and Green coming on.
Who's going off please?
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Albert continues his run of form.
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Bjarnasson and Axel off
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Barney off for Conor and Green on for Axel
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Hutton booked
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Presume Elmo to full back then. Not exactly an attacking substitution really is it?
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FFS come on Villa!
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It’ll be pretty ‘special’ if we manage not to get 3 points after going ahead and playing half the game against 10.
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It’ll be pretty ‘special’ if we manage not to get 3 points after going ahead and playing half the game against 10.
That’s the Championship for yer
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Not good enough.
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Will wonders never cease...a right back playing at right back.
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Fancy being able to get a job as a manager when you don’t understand tactics. A bit like a surgeon with no eyes or hands.
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Okay Bruce, we've had enough of the lets see what you've got routine, now let's get the 3 points, another goal please, not a lot to ask against a side like Ipswitch and down to 10 men.
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2,027 Villa fans there.
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We get a load of attacking players in the final third, and it's Hutton who puts the cross in. Ffs.
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Not good enough.
That’s Steve Bruce for yer
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Just over 20 to go. We simply have to win this especially with other results around us not going our way.
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Are we really that unlikable? Refs seem to have antipathy against us
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That sums Bruce up - decent interplay out to Andre Green, crosses, no-one in the box. Against 10 men
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Looks like this is our crap half.
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I blame the shirts
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We've had the grand total of 3 shots in the game despite them being down to 10 for so long.
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Other results stacking up against us now we need to win this.
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Looks like this is our crap half.
*crappier
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Thing is, even if we go and win this one late and people crow about how it’s results that matter we’ll still have laboured against 10 man Ipswich while other teams around us went and did the business much more convincingly.
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1-0 up, playing 10 men away to a side yet to win this season and have won 2 of their last 14, and we end up looking unlikely to win and are struggling to even have a shot.
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I guess there's a reason why we haven't won our opening three games of the season since the 1930s.
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RHM coming on for Albert I hope
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RHM on for Albert
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Fuck McGinn should have done much better
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I guess there's a reason why we haven't won our opening three games of the season since the 1930s.
1962/63 was the last time we won the opening 3 league games.
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RHM for Adomah
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1-0 up, playing 10 men away to a side yet to win this season and have won 2 of their last 14, and we end up looking unlikely to win and are struggling to even have a shot.
It’s why we’ll only be there or thereabouts
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Enough Villa, get on and win this.
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1-0 up, playing 10 men away to a side yet to win this season and have won 2 of their last 14, and we end up looking unlikely to win and are struggling to even have a shot.
It’s why we’ll only be there or thereabouts
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Sounds painful
Brentford will pull our pants down in mid week
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I guess there's a reason why we haven't won our opening three games of the season since the 1930s. before I was born.
1962/63 was the last time we won the opening 3 league games.
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I really hope we win.
Whatever the outcome, there has to be a calm but challenging evaluation of Bruce, i.e. not allow him to spout platitudes like "sometimes 10 can play/defend better than 11".
Not having a clear plan as to how we create chances and no evident intent instilled in the players we have to rely on a favourable decision or someone to do something special and that is not good enough.
Whatever the quality of the players - any group should be capable of being coached to understand what their intent/approach is and how they will use the ball and create chances.
Without being hysterical, simply not good enough.
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11 against 10 is where teams with a really well developed pattern of play should always win . . .
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Leeds have apparently just scored another lovely goal with some free flowing football.
That's a side coached by a bloke who doesn't even speak English.
Yet Bruce can't get out lot to string more than three passes together against ten men.
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We have not played well in 3 games, we have no discernible style of play.
Eventually it catches up with you.
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Jedinak is fucking dire.
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I guess there's a reason why we haven't won our opening three games of the season since the 1930s.
I wonder if we've had three easier games since the 1930s.
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I really hope we win.
Whatever the outcome, there has to be a calm but challenging evaluation of Bruce, i.e. not allow him to spout platitudes like "sometimes 10 can play/defend better than 11".
Not having a clear plan as to how we create chances and no evident intent instilled in the players we have to rely on a favourable decision or someone to do something special and that is not good enough.
Whatever the quality of the players - any group should be capable of being coached to understand what their intent/approach is and how they will use the ball and create chances.
Without being hysterical, simply not good enough.
I think that is fair enough. Our lack of an obvious identity is the one thing I think Bruce and the coaching staff are completely culpable for.
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I really hope we win.
Whatever the outcome, there has to be a calm but challenging evaluation of Bruce, i.e. not allow him to spout platitudes like "sometimes 10 can play/defend better than 11".
Not having a clear plan as to how we create chances and no evident intent instilled in the players we have to rely on a favourable decision or someone to do something special and that is not good enough.
Whatever the quality of the players - any group should be capable of being coached to understand what their intent/approach is and how they will use the ball and create chances.
Without being hysterical, simply not good enough.
You are being hysterical. I watched Cardiff play Newcastle earlier. Well, half watched. Both teams shit and didn’t have a clue.
I forgot how all doom and gloom it is on here.
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Leeds have apparently just scored another lovely goal with some free flowing football.
That's a side coached by a bloke who doesn't even speak English.
Yet Bruce can't get out lot to string more than three passes together against ten men.
Bruce doesn't speak English does he..
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I reckon in the 4 games combined so far this season you'd struggle to find an hour in total we've played well. And all 4 sides we've played have been shit.
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How bad a team would we have to be drawing with for Bruce to consider taking off a defender for an attacking player?
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We have not played well in 3 games, we have no discernible style of play.
Eventually it catches up with you.
You haven’t mentioned we’ve won 3 games?
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What do they do all week in training?TM
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Jedinak is fucking dire.
Jediknackered?
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We have not played well in 3 games, we have no discernible style of play.
Eventually it catches up with you.
You haven’t mentioned we’ve won 3 games?
Ffs
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11 against 10 is where teams with a really well developed pattern of play should always win . . .
This (assuming no poor decisions).
I hope we get a late winner, though if/when we do, it should not absolve Bruce from criticism.
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It’s all us trying to win but we simply just don’t shoot enough. And they are looking dangerous on the break. Not finding a way to break them down with the best part of 50 minutes against 10 men will be very poor indeed.
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Jedinak is fucking dire.
Jediknackered?
Jediknack for fucking it up.
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Bianca says it's a really exciting game!!!
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Sounds like they're having the better chances this half?
Come on Villa!!
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Jedinak is fucking dire.
Jediknackered?
Jediknack for fucking it up.
Jediknackersyard.
I will stop now.
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We are so non-lethal it hurts
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It's not too taxing against 10,or at least it shouldn't be..
Move the ball at pace,stretch the game and get people arriving in the box...
Ohh....
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Have we managed a shot on target since they went down to 10? We've managed 2 and 1 was the goal but not sure when the other was.
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We have not played well in 3 games, we have no discernible style of play.
Eventually it catches up with you.
You haven’t mentioned we’ve won 3 games?
Ffs
Quite. How challenging is it to accept that a performance can merit criticism even if we win?
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In Bruce's bizarro world,a draw away is a victory
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Plus, players getting ragged in their play and committing fouls is (in my view) a consequence of their frustration at not having a plan and pattern of play that they can rely on.
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Have we managed a shot on target since they went down to 10? We've managed 2 and 1 was the goal but not sure when the other was.
Not on target. Fucking abysmal.
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For all the plaudits Jack gets this is where he has to do something magic as a top player. And not necessarily at the end of the game. But if we have a man advantage he has to dominate the extra space
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C'mon Villa, right up against the clock now, let's have a goal.
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Fucking 7 for Albion
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Meanwhile Albion are winning 7-1
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For all the plaudits Jack gets this is where he has to do something magic as a top player
Tough though. Teams know if they stop Grealish we are toothless.
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Corner
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For all the plaudits Jack gets this is where he has to do something magic as a top player. And not necessarily at the end of the game. But if we have a man advantage he has to dominate the extra space
Completely agree, this is the difference between an also ran and a player with real talent that can go out and win a game, he needs to show it, now.
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Fucking 7 for Albion
…. putting poor teams to the sword is something we've not been good at for a long time.
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Jeff Stelling is such a hyperactive wanker
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Steve McClaren, I wonder where he'll be next?
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Disappointed if we don't win this. Really disappointed.
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First shot in ages for us saved
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Fucking 7 for Albion
…. putting poor teams to the sword is something we've not been good at for a long time.
less of a sword, more a plastic spork
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Disappointed if we don't win this. Really disappointed.
Gird those loins
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For all the plaudits Jack gets this is where he has to do something magic as a top player
Tough though. Teams know if they stop Grealish we are toothless.
There are 9 other blokes out there
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The ref is a tool.
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Poor result.
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bruce out
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Two points dropped. Alan Brazil will claim it as a moral victory on Monday morning...