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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: UK Redsox on September 18, 2018, 06:46:28 PM
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Moron.
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Axel out and Jedi to cb.
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
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Axel on the bench and Jedi back to CB :o
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Jedi at centre half, God almighty.
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What is Bruce doing Axel on the bench and Jedi in defence.
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There are no words. What a disaster.
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Another (un)lucky dip XI.
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Is Taylor injured? Normally I wouldnt care but to be fair he did ok in the last game , so odd he's not even on the bench
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Midfield amd attack is right, so he had to throw jedi in to make sure there was someone out of position.
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I noticed some people predicted a clean sheet.
Sure.
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Apart from Axel rather than Jedi at centre half this is pretty much the team most people were asking for. No real issues with that team.
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How to destroy young players yet again...yep play Jedinak twice in 3 or 4 days (been here before haven't we?) and chuck him in at CB just for good measure...awesome plan...couldn't make it up.
If it's one up front, then let's chuck our striker out wide and leave a natural wide player out...ah fuck it...
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He can't help himself, can he? He rightly deserves all the crap that he gets.
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Jedi ???? we are at home and Axel needs games there
Bruce , youre an arse at times
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Not the biggest issue given that the twat has reverted to Jedinak in defence, but the loan sub goalie seems to have been dropped from being sub goalie. Bit odd? Not as odd as wasting a loan space on a sub goalie to start with of course.
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Last season I hoped for Gabby to get a long term, minor injury. Jedinak's turn.
Nothing against him, but he's a disaster.
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Apart from Axel being dropped, that's a good team. How deep we play is the issue and how we get Jack close to the front two. UTV.
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Not a bad looking line up attacking wise to be fair, but Jedinak back in defence? For fuck sake man, can you not afford a stamp for an actual resignation letter?
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Rotherham offer their most threat from set pieces and are strong in the air so that would be my guess as to why...
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Rotherham will score tonight and if they score first it will get interesting.
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we shouldn't really need a defence we are playing Rotherham at home
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I can only assume Rotherham play the long ball & he's put him there for the aerial bombardment?
Probably not.
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On the plus side good to see El Ghazi starts.
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I reckon Jedinak has got photos of Fistface eating a salad. It's the only logical explanation.
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Apart from Jedinak what are people mithering about? Midfield is set-up for Grealish to cause havoc, time he stepped up again.
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Jedi over Axel? Apart from that it's a fairly decent line-up.
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The team isn’t that bad with the massive exception of dropping AT for Jedinak. What the fuck does Bruce see in him in that position? Fucking buffoon
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The front 6 players are a decent shout, but how this former defender and his former-defender assistant can keep fucking around with the defence is beyond me. I agree that Elmo is best at RB but Hutton and Jedi together on the left is an invitation to a horror show.
I have a bit of a thing about not having a left footer in the defensive line-up, and Taylor played okay on Saturday.
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Win the fucking game Villa.
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I really hope we don't get to see the reaction if Jedinak makes a goal-conceding mistake. Midfield and forwards are fine with me.
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Anyhow fuck the defence, 3-0 Villa!
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Bruce just can't resist it can he.......he has to go against any logic and drop Axel for Mile......it'll be 4-3 to Villa! Attack and midfield is right, I've no problem with that.
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Anyone feel like his selections are like that Mastermind board game with the black and white pegs?
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Jedinak will do Ok against Rotherham, it's just the constant chopping and changing the defense that will cost us in the long run. How many teams have done well without a relatively stable back 4?
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Win Villa and the march to Championship glory starts tonight
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Personally, other than Jedinak, that is a pretty good side and no excuses not to win. Goals from midfield and up front. I'm ok with the line up to be fair.
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It hopefully won’t matter against Rotherham, but that midfield will offer no protection to the defence and that defence has Jedi at its heart.
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Anyone feel like his selections are like that Mastermind board game with the black and white pegs?
I was thinking exactly that the other day
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4-0-6?
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I really hope Rotherham are a hoof team with strapping ex-miners as their strikers as that's the only reason I can find to put Jedi back in defence. Of course Bodger could have put him in front of the back four to give some valuable support and Axel some experience of dealing with meathead strikers.
No doubt Rotherham will now play it on the floor and pass it around our bodged defence. Most opposition managers seem to be able to out think our rotting King Edward. We still should have enough in attack to do them though. 4-1 Villa.
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It hopefully won’t matter against Rotherham, but that midfield will offer no protection to the defence and that defence has Jedi at its heart.
The Rotherham that is one point behind us? Yes hopefully...
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4-0-6?
Nah.
3-1-4-2 I think ??????????????
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Looks fairly light spectator wise. Not the best camera angle with the upper Trinity closed I suppose.
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All over 'em, come on Villa
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Need to take these chances we are creating
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The sad thing about all this is Jedinak is an OK player.
In the right role, he would fine.
One of the big positives last season was looking at the leadership group of Terry, Chester, Jedinak, Snodgrass and possibly even Hutton,and thinking the piss-taking days were over.
We are ruining a perfectly fine defensive midfielder by persisting with this.
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Need to take these chances we are creating
Should put that on the badge.
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Bright start. See if we can keep it up.
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Let's hope that wasn't our good 10 minutes.
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Any sign of us looking like we've been coached in anything at all?
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Any sign of us looking like we've been coached in anything at all?
Chortle
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More chance of me finding a stream for this game than us looking coached. Anybody?
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Good build up there between Kodjia and Grealish. Abraham close to getting on the end of it.
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More chance of me finding a stream for this game than us looking coached. Anybody?
Sorry mate I'm watching on AVTV
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More chance of me finding a stream for this game than us looking coached. Anybody?
Sorry mate I'm watching on AVTV
I thought they don't show Sky games? Tossers!
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Bright start. See if we can keep it up.
Another good slogan.
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We are too profligate with chances.
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I think red button games are different?
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Bloody hell, Jack.
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More chance of me finding a stream for this game than us looking coached. Anybody?
One on Facebook. AVFCThe Pride group.
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it's all us but they do look dangerous when they do go forward
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Yes
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tammy
stand by our man
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL
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Get in!!
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Get in Abraham.
Nice move.
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Kodjia passes again!
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Lovely build up play and a very tidy finish.
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Great goal
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Once we've got one, we'll score more, we'll get four. lalalala
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Nice goal, good combination. Grealish, Kodjia and Abraham
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Poxy red button on Sky is about a minute behind!
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!
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It's 'only' Rotherham...
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Yeaaaaaaah, Kod pases to his strike partner....get in! C'mon lads keep it up, playing well.
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Nice one, hope we can build on that.
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Tammy Win It
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We're gonna win the league, we're gonna win the league
I never doubted Brucey, I never doubted Brucey,
I never doubted Bruceyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, we're gonna win the league.
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Tammy Win It
Groans!
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Lovely stuff.
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Super Tammy
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Tammy Win It
Groans!
Tammy why not?
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Tammy Win It
Groans!
Tammy why not?
Tammy In Net
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I think red button games are different?
I have the Villa on red button. Cheers guys, pleasant surprise!
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Tammy Win It
Groans!
Tammy why not?
Tammy In Net
Go and stand in the corridor.
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Tammy Win It
Groans!
Tammy why not?
Tammy In Net
Go and stand in the corridor.
What? All of us? (Frickin Hitler)
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Take us farther, Abraham.
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Tammy Win It
Groans!
Tammy why not?
Tammy In Net
Go and stand in the corridor by your man.
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Looks like Sky are using the ITV FA Cup cameras.
Shite.
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That was a poor tackle by El Ghazi.
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Tammy Win It
Groans!
Tammy why not?
Tammy In Net
Go and stand in the corridor.
What? All of us? (Frickin Hitler)
Less of your insolence or I’ll be writing in your contact book.
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Tempo totally dropped since we scored.
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Take us farther, Abraham.
To the Heights of Abraham
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Us and the smurfs.
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Sloppy in the final third.
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Hourihane has an amazing left foot at times. Sublime pass to grealish
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Sloppy in the final third. Those were the days.
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we are playing like smurfs now
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Tammy Win It
Groans!
Embarrassingly i only got this AFTER the groan :-[
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come on free kick
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Sloppy in the final third.
Use more cheese.
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I quite like the stripped back coverage from the red button. With no replays it seems more like you're at the game, and less likely to be distracted. Plus, the commentator doesn't constantly spout the sort of shit you tend to get with a co-commentator alongside.
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I quite like the stripped back coverage from the red button. With no replays it seems more like you're at the game, and less likely to be distracted. Plus, the commentator doesn't constantly spout the sort of shit you tend to get with a co-commentator alongside.
Standard quality definition is shit though and camera angle is too low.
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Ok, but need to be much more clinical in the final third.
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I quite like the stripped back coverage from the red button. With no replays it seems more like you're at the game, and less likely to be distracted. Plus, the commentator doesn't constantly spout the sort of shit you tend to get with a co-commentator alongside.
It's how the Beeb do their coverage of the FA Cup qualifiers and I quite like it.
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Typical Villa performance so far. We score a goal then completely slow the game right down to walking pace with no energy or desire to finish the opposition off.
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Well well well....
An attacking formation with 2 strikers and support from midfield creates chances and goals...WHO KNEW!!!
Unfortunately it keeps the idiot in a job for another week although this clearly isnt his design (not enought defensive midfielders) so wheres it come from,. the players, Agnew?
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1-0 at half time. Playing OK without really looking like we've got a real cutting edge.
Oh for someone that could coach these attacking players into something more than occasional moments of quality.
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Beginning to drop deeper though. I'm convinced that these are Bruce's tactics when we go one in front...
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We seem ok at the back but Grealish not in the game much.
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Played ok at times but watching us with the talent we have you can see the Bruce drag factor holding us back.
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We're going to win the league - Bruce in !
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It's 'only' Rotherham...
This could be Rotherham or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome.
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We're gonna win the league, we're gonna win the league
I never doubted Brucey, I never doubted Brucey,
I never doubted Bruceyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, we're gonna win the league.
You’re easily turned 🤔
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I quite like the stripped back coverage from the red button. With no replays it seems more like you're at the game, and less likely to be distracted. Plus, the commentator doesn't constantly spout the sort of shit you tend to get with a co-commentator alongside.
It's how the Beeb do their coverage of the FA Cup qualifiers and I quite like it.
Some people are easily pleased. Irritating loop in the break. Basic SD quality and crap camera position.....
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Take us farther, Abraham.
To the Heights of Abraham
Great to see Abraham Lincoln up with Kodja for the goal.
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1-0 up at ht. Time to batten down the hatches and hang on for the win/draw/defeat.
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I quite like the stripped back coverage from the red button. With no replays it seems more like you're at the game, and less likely to be distracted. Plus, the commentator doesn't constantly spout the sort of shit you tend to get with a co-commentator alongside.
It's how the Beeb do their coverage of the FA Cup qualifiers and I quite like it.
Some people are easily pleased. Irritating loop in the break. Basic SD quality and crap camera position.....
Or some people don't need HD etc and don't mind watching basic coverage.
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We're going to win the league - Bruce in !
Sorry these two staments are not compatible....its either or im afraid
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Well well well....
An attacking formation with 2 strikers and support from midfield creates chances and goals...WHO KNEW!!!
Unfortunately it keeps the idiot in a job for another week although this clearly isnt his design (not enought defensive midfielders) so wheres it come from,. the players, Agnew?
Or, yet another formation from a manager devoid of any plan. Yet another fag packet written on the back of.
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Well well well....
An attacking formation with 2 strikers and support from midfield creates chances and goals...WHO KNEW!!!
Unfortunately it keeps the idiot in a job for another week although this clearly isnt his design (not enought defensive midfielders) so wheres it come from,. the players, Agnew?
Or, yet another formation from a manager devoid of any plan. Yet another fag packet written on the back of.
As has been mentioned previously, he just keeps on throwing shit at the wall until something sticks for a few weeks then we get worked out and start all over again.
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Jack is sitting too deep. He should be 10 yards further forward.
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Need to be better in second half. I like the coverage.
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It's 'only' Rotherham...
This could be Rotherham or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome.
I prefer Rotterdam
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I’m not convinced. Come out second half and make it 3 and I might be a bit more.
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El Khazi was toilet the first half.
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El Khazi was toilet the first half.
El Khaki was bland.
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El Khazi was toilet the first half.
That joke is piss poo.
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El Khazi was toilet the first half.
bummmm tish!!
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That move fizzling out was indicative of our problems. Lack of incisive decision making.
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We used to have his brother Ben but he deserted.
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Already being pinned back. Reading all over again...
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I think well get another soon and Put it to bed
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What a waste
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Wtf was that Kodjia?
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This is all getting very scrappy. I have a horrible feeling we all know what comes next in about 30 minutes time.
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Hutton is hopeless going forward.
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Wtf was that Kodjia?
Idiot, Id take him off.
We are playing at testimonial pace.
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Where is Chris Samba when you really need him?
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get boliase on - its gone dull
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Does anybody really believe this team is going all out to bury a rank shit championship side?
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Does anybody really believe this team is going all out to bury a rank shit championship side?
They're going all out in the style of a Steve Bruve side.
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Absolutely no pattern of play. So, so slow!
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Sounds like we've been really poor since the goal. Just sitting back and hoping to nick a second.
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good effort conor
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That was a pretty outrageous shot from Hourihane there
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We lack a winning mentality. We look embarrassed to be in front. Why can't we kill teams off.
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Pretty poor showboating when you’re only 1-0 up
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We lack a winning mentality. We look embarrassed to be in front. Why can't we kill teams off.
Begins with S, ends with E.
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We are an utter rabble. Last two counter attacks for Rotherham have been 2 on 2. McGinn very lucky his pass wasn't punished there.
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thought that was in ffs
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We lack a winning mentality. We look embarrassed to be in front. Why can't we kill teams off.
Begins with S, ends with E.
Shite?
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Rotherham hit the post.
Will be riots in the stands if this finishes 1-1!
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That was too close
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Bloody hell, got away with that one.
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rotherham causing problems
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We’re labouring against fucking Rotherham. They’ll no doubt equalize at some point.
Cue Bruce “I’m physically sick. That’s the Championship for you”
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Really sloppy.
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We lack a winning mentality. We look embarrassed to be in front. Why can't we kill teams off.
Begins with S, ends with E.
Shite?
10 letters (5+5)
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Utter pish Villa.
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el ghazi aint done a lot
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chance there
mcginn was ace then
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This has got 1-1 written all over it.
82nd minute I reckon.
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That was better
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We are an utter rabble. Last two counter attacks for Rotherham have been 2 on 2. McGinn very lucky his pass wasn't punished there.
Another one, shocking miss for the millers
We are an utter disgrace. Big time Charlie's, utter fucking joke. Potato head incapable of making a change
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Good break that. Abraham should maybe have done better.
Bolaise on for El Ghazi
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Bolasie for El Ghazi. Fuck me. A sensible substitution!!
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Bolasie getting stuck in.
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Kodjia hasn't been great tonight, other than the assist.
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Even less convinced now.
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this is bruces perfect score
close again for Rot
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Thought that was creeping in.
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‘Kin ‘ell
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Another let off
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Close again for Rotherham.
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Oh, dear.
We're sinking into a mass of sad nothingness.
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Fucks sake close again.
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No bloody good enough.
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bolise showing a bit of class
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Kodjia hasn't been great tonight, other than the assist.
Completely and utterly useless.
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good corner from yannick
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Decent cross from Bolaise.
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Grinding week after week after week. What a time to live.
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good job these are wank
I mean Rot
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We lack a winning mentality. We look embarrassed to be in front. Why can't we kill teams off.
Begins with S, ends with E.
Shite?
10 letters (5+5)
Shite Goose?
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I can feel it. In my bones.
And my heart is beginning to weep.
Come on, Villa.
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kod off - about bloody time
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We lack a winning mentality. We look embarrassed to be in front. Why can't we kill teams off.
Begins with S, ends with E.
Shite?
10 letters (5+5)
Shite Goose?
From here on that can be Bruce's codename.
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gggooaallllll bolaise
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Thankfully game over.
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2 nil
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10 minutes Brucey show us what you can do...........
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He has been shit ever since he came back from the ACON crocked.
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My heart has leapt with a moment of joy.
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Goalasie
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Thank fuck for that
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Get in Bolaise. Diving header from a great cross from Elmo
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Super Yannick
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boliase and tammy have looked class above
bruce will soon suck that out
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Result was never in doubt
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Still insipid shit though.
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Yessss get in Yannick.
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Bruce stays another week.
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Thankfully that puts this one to bed, hard going, 3 points and Bruce survives.
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This has got 2-0 written all over it.
82nd minute I reckon.
Nailed it.
Sort of.
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Thanks Jon. All I needed to know.
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bolaise has to start next game
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Bree coming on for Abraham
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boliase and tammy have looked class above
bruce will soon suck that out
They'll be dropped next game for being good
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stand by your man ovation
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Once again the flavour of the week Individuals save Bruce.
Shame the actual overall performance is poor to say the least.
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good effort Joh McG
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And this little brucie went Bree Bree Bree all the way home
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SHITE GOOSE. Get in!
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ffs jack shoot you tit
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Let's be honest, it's still mostly shit isn't it.
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ffs jack shoot you tit
He's never going to reach his potential if he doesn't improve his productivity in the final third.
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5 mins added time
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Let's be honest, it's still mostly shit isn't it.
bland
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Let's be honest, it's still mostly shit isn't it.
Yes. Yes it is.
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I think Bree is a good steady defender
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Finishing the match with 0 strikers on the pitch against Rotherham. That's Rotherham. Sorry to be overly negative, the 2-0 win is appreciated but we just aren't going up this season playing this non style of football are we. There's doesn't seem to be any umph, they play like the manager, it's just another game, it's a long season, it all takes time, not like it's the be all and end all and promotion is absolutely vital.
I don't know, it just feels like we are still light years away from being a good side.
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That'll do. Now there's a perfect summation of Bruce's "philosophy"
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Thank fuck for that