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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on July 26, 2020, 03:00:22 PM
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A few games ago I stated that I was at peace with the prospect of relegation. Not the event itself but the future given our ownership, squad (even with the inevitable sales of some top players) and the competition we would face next season trying to get back up. To an extent that's all still true as I am confident we would bounce right back up.
But this club we all love has done it again. Like making that long putt to finish a really bad round of golf, after you said fuck this I'm never playing again, it's sucked us all back in. Raised our hopes. 7 points from 9 after a season of misery puts us on the verge of accomplishing what most of us thought was impossible after Man U beat us. Now, it will be hugely disappointing if we cannot finish it off after the immense hard work to get here. But it's Villa, and as much as they are capable of a swift kick in the bollocks, they are capable of precisely the opposite, like a soft unexpected caress across the shoulder by the girl you have always longed for, causing a stir of emotion that things after all might just be fine.
Let's do this Villa. Finish the job and we can all go into this short break in an amazing, positive, optimistic frame of mind.
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I want to go for a walk but my legs are like jelly and I think wherever I go I will be found in a hedge after few hundred yards.
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Please please please win Villa.
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Fuck it, let's just do them. Calmly, professionally, and with a minimum of fuss.
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For 90 minutes we simply must want this more than them. We have to create chances and take them and we must be resolute at the back as we have been in recent games. Stand up and be counted and not give in to anything. If things ultimately go to shit it won't be because we didn't leave everything out there. It's all in our hands now.
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Just do it please, Villa.
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Fuck it, let's just do them. Calmly, professionally, and with a minimum of fuss.
You lost me at calmly
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Arsenal's team looks pretty decent.
Pepe, Lacazette and Aubameyang up front.
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Absolutely stunned that Bowen has made a Lazarus-style recovery in time for this game. 🙄
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Arsenal's team looks pretty decent.
Pepe, Lacazette and Aubameyang up front.
What about Evertons ?
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A couple of scorchios please, PWS.
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Arsenal's team looks pretty decent.
Pepe, Lacazette and Aubameyang up front.
What about Evertons ?
They've made two changes. Kean for Calvert-Lewin.
Not sure of the other.
Arsenal made 5 changes.
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I thought Bowen was injured?
Fuck em. Come on Villa.
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I haven't been this scared since... Well, since Tuesday.
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Both Everton & Arsenal have gone strong. I am feeling more confident.
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Everton and Arsenal teams
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Come on Villa.
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Well, they're definitely not throwing their games.
Although I have no idea what a Branthwaite is.
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Hes a youngster. He played against us.
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West Ham no LB looks like that stamping tosser Fredricks is covering there
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Don't trust Luiz. The one at Arsenal.
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Hes a youngster. He played against us.
He clearly made a big impression on me.
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West Ham no LB looks like that stamping tosser Fredricks is covering there
I think that youngster Johnson is covering.
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I haven’t been nervous all day.
That’s just ended. Now I feel sick. It’s knowing that it won’t just be easy and straightforward. It’s gonna be a roller coaster few hours.
Come on you Villa boy’s. Do us proud.
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He came on as a sub for Holgate early on and did really well against us.
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Jack aint gonna let this happen, it'll (have to be) a team effort for sure but going down, not on Jack's watch.
Pretty sure Jack probably doesn't even have a watch, doesn't matter. Fuck watches.
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Clear eyes, full hearts.
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Jack aint gonna let this happen, it'll (have to be) a team effort for sure but going down, not on Jack's watch.
Pretty sure Jack probably doesn't even have a watch, doesn't matter. Fuck watches.
This is an early contender for post of the thread. Fuck watches indeed.
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Don't trust Luiz. The one at Arsenal.
He is a total 'head the wall', a walking yellow or red card.
I have had a last minute surge of optimism regarding us staying up so I hope I am right (don't worry I haven't bet on us) ;)
I haven't looked but I reckon by full time the Small Time Alliance website will have clocked up so many pages about our game the internet will explode.
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I think we will need at least a draw because I have this sickly feeling Bournemouth will beat Everton convincingly and Watford will lose.
Come on you Villa boys!
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Why the hell did BT Sport drag Savage out of his cryprt for this one?
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I'm ok with the Arsenal team, that's no weaker than the side they put out against us.
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With Arsenal looking forward to a cup final Graeme Souness on SKY has blatantly said Watford should try to kick Arsenal off the park to see how up for it they are today.
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I’m going for a walk, I may be some time.
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Given how they tend to play, I doubt that thought hadn't crossed Watford's minds.
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Fuck it! I am starting on the drink.
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I'm ok with the Arsenal team, that's no weaker than the side they put out against us.
I think its stronger as Xaka back in MF with Cebaos
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Afternoon all.
I could build Hadrian’s wall with the bricks I’ve shat so far.
Can’t even have a drink as on airport standby tonight.
This is torture on many levels.
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Wonder how the drinks breaks will effect the games , now midway in half players can be updated what going on in the other games
If your Smith for example in 2nd half break do you tell players the other games scores or just say carry on as you are ..
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Afternoon all.
I could build Hadrian’s wall with the bricks I’ve shat so far.
Can’t even have a drink as on airport standby tonight.
This is torture on many levels.
Shirley you can have one?
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Fuck it! I am starting on the drink.
Part timer, I'm two hours in. UTV.
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Kelly Cates/Dalglish has pointed out we might stay up on goals scored.
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Kelly Cates/Dalglish has pointed out we might stay up on goals scored.
Thank god for Davis and Samatta.
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Watford have bruisers compared to Arsenal's flowers.
If Souness says kick them, well Watford might go down to 10, and as we know it's harder to play against 10 ;D
But I think Watford might park the bus, and hit them on the break.
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Watford are fucked. If they go one down they're done. I can't see Arsenal losing two straight. And for all their bruisers they got destroyed vs Man City
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Felt sick all day. Started drinking at 1 "to take the edge off". It hasn't.
We will do this. Keep the faith.
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Arteta saying all the right things about wanting a win to bounce back from their last game and to go into the cup final in form.
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I'm going to find this very hard to watch. Very. I am working right now and I will try and avoid but that will be hard too.
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Can we have another poll option as for me it is 'none of the above'. I am too nervous to watch the Villa game so I am watching the Arsenal v Watford game.
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Last Tuesday was torture.
Today is going to be even worse. Any good luck routines you’d like the share??
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Interesting stat on BT since restart we are only team not to concede from a mistake , pre lockdown we were 20th
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Wonder how the drinks breaks will effect the games , now midway in half players can be updated what going on in the other games
If your Smith for example in 2nd half break do you tell players the other games scores or just say carry on as you are ..
You don't tell 'em!
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My buttocks are tightly clenched with the anxiety of it all. If I was to break wind now, only dogs could hear it.
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Last Tuesday was torture.
Today is going to be even worse. Any good luck routines you’d like the share??
If I was watching us on TV it used to be drinking all through the game. Now it is pretty much just shitting myself all through the game.
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Robbie Fucking Savage on BT Sport, FFS. Piss off you thick tramp.
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Can't wait, this is ace. 98th minute winner please.
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this is not ace
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Now is the time Villa, simple choice, Premiership next season or the abyss, personally I think the one to be looking over our shoulder at is the Bournemouth game, dangerous, so we need the win.
Come on Villa, come on Jack, if its the last time we see you in a Villa shirt leave the club with a massive legacy, lets see a magnificent performance.
Here we go.
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My buttocks are tightly clenched with the anxiety of it all. If I was to break wind now, only dogs could hear it.
That doesn’t work for me. It comes out with the same force but with a noise that sounds like a tornado ripping through the house
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I’m watching but if we concede first I’ll have to switch off, can’t take watching us try to get back into it
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My buttocks are tightly clenched with the anxiety of it all. If I was to break wind now, only dogs could hear it.
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Last Tuesday was torture.
Today is going to be even worse. Any good luck routines you’d like the share??
If I was watching us on TV it used to be drinking all through the game. Now it is pretty much just shitting myself all through the game.
And I can’t even have a drink to knock this one on the head!
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Robbie Fucking Savage on BT Sport, FFS. Piss off you thick tramp.
This.
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Just win Villa. Please.
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Almost more than our game in a strange I am way more nervous about the Arsenal and Everton games. I need them to do the business. I want them to score early so I can watch our game without shitting myself every time West Ham attack.
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SKY reckon Wigan in 2011 were the last team to climb out of the bottom three on the last day. I might have misheard as that doesn't sound right to me.
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Can we have another poll option as for me it is 'none of the above'. I am too nervous to watch the Villa game so I am watching the Arsenal v Watford game.
That's what I'm doing, but as much out of tightness as nervousness. I'm not forking out for a month of shitty BT, even for this! WM on the wireless, though. Which means I should hear of news about 2 minutes before it reaches the Roku.
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Need another option on the poll: refreshing H&V every 10 seconds, praying for a SSSCCCOOORRRCCCHHHIIOO.
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Almost more than our game in a strange I am way more nervous about the Arsenal and Everton games. I need them to do the business. I want them to score early so I can watch our game without shitting myself every time West Ham attack.
Concerned about Everton, West Ham will always put a shift in, Arsenal will want a win and the players to prove they are worthy of a place in the final, Everton, I can easily see them not showing up.
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I’m watching the Cricket and following it on the BBC Sport text thingy
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Strapped in and ready to go. All the way down on RMC Sport 11, no commentators, just the "atmosphere" of the empty Olympic stadium with a few manky bubbles.
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Come on Villa!!
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And we're off, come on Villa!
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Come on the Villa booyyyyysssssss!
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Come on you fuckers, get the job done without fuss, or else my sphincter is going to contract so tightly it'll collapse in on itself and form a black hole.
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VAR review for Arsenal penalty.
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Im vaping like Thomas the tank engine
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Im vaping like Thomas the tank engine
Same
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ARSENAL PENALTY.
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I can't take this. I'm shaking like a shitting puppy. Off to play with Aston-Lee.
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1-0 Arsenal.
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Pen to Arsenal
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I’m thinking my arse isn’t going to take this....
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Good start, thanks Arsenal.
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Great start for Arsenal...
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Fredricks needs to f*** off.
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Come on Villa
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I might switch back over to the cricket. This is too stressful.
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Grealish is finding Fredericks pretty easy to wind up.
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Calm down Jack
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Need an Everton goal
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Arsenal scored - penalty apparently
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Bournemouth pushing around Everton. Bournemouth Game plan seems to be to put crosses is
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Norwich ahead, looking to finish bottom and do the double over Man City.
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Fredericks is a little shit.
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Norwich goal ruled out so maybe not.
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Norwich ahead, looking to finish bottom and do the double over Man City.
VAR thought that was so ridiculous they ruled the goal out.
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Fredericks is a bit of a nob.
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Bbc comments reckon Watford and Bournemouth should challenge if we stay up due to Sheffield goal that wasn’t....fuck and off.
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Antonio misses
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So if we win, Watford now need to score 4.
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ffs
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Bloody hell
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Antonio should've scored that. Still a long afternoon ahead.
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VAR as much as it gave Arsenal a penalty really is fucking shit. Dawson piled through Lacazette. Clear penalty but took forever to award. Over 2 minutes to give it. Stupid
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80 mins to go!
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konsa caught out
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Fucking hell what a let off.
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Pen to Bournemouth
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Fucking hell....we ain’t in this yet.
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Norwich ahead, looking to finish bottom and do the double over Man City.
VAR thought that was so ridiculous they ruled the goal out.
It annoyed Man City so they are now 1 up.
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Bournemouth penalty
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Bournemouth going to get a penalty here I think.
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Christ, why is BT on my internet about two minutes behind?
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Fredericks is a bit of a nob.
should have been off in the play off final for fulham
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1-0 Bournemouth.
Here we go....
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Bournemouth penalty
and scored
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Bournemouth winning
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Bournemouth 1-0
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Now it's getting exciting
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1-0 Bournemouth. We cannot fucking lose this today. Bournemouth likely will win today
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Ha. That’s fine, we challenge that VAR joke of a decision at Palace.
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Christ here we go.
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Heartbeat is like a napalm death song
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Chance for Ally
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Now it's getting exciting
Not exactly the word I would use
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Samatta should have done better.
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Samatta does a good header. Slightly to one side there and it’s 1-0 to us.
Jesus... this isn’t good. I’ll be in hospital by the end of this game!
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Another VAR check on Bournemouth penalty. FFS.
Edit: Not given.
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Samatta, ffs at least make the keeper work for that, its not training.
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Not bad from Meatball.
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Samatta has started pretty well for me, couldn't quite find a gap with the header but he's held things up and pressured defenders well.
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Now it's getting exciting
Not exactly the word I would use
Agreed
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Samatta is so shit. Giving the ball away constantly
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Everton you useless scouse bastards!!
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Christ, why is BT on my internet about two minutes behind?
Same here - i seem to be a while behind everyone else....
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Everton ain’t gonna score.
We need to score.
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well done targett bloody horrid this
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Samatta is so shit. Giving the ball away constantly
Yes, a dreadful player. I hope he rams this back down our throats mate! Haha.
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Everton you useless scouse bastards!!
Stats so far:
Shots on target
Everton 1 Bournemouth 5
Off target
1-3
Corners
0-4
Possession
Everton 30% Bournemouth 70%
Safe to say Everton couldn't give a toss so far.
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giving the ball away too easy
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Just be thankful Bournemouth aren't in Watford's position. They have been really quite good in recent games, should have got more at Man City and have been very unlucky with VAR. They will win today. We just cannot lose
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Can't make it if we look nervous or tired but we need to show some intent now 20+mins in lets get this started, I take it Smith has let the players know Bournemouth are leading.
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Antonio booked
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Just watching some of the Arsenal game. Watford look like they’re getting on top.
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yelllow for antonio :)
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Retention hasn’t been great.
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Everton will definitely lose now.
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2-0 Arsenal.
Looking increasingly like we were worrying about the wrong game.
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Hope the drinks break stops Bournemouth's momentum.
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Just watching some of the Arsenal game. Watford look like they’re getting on top.
Nooooooo
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well done super John
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Arsenal 2 up
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Just watching some of the Arsenal game. Watford look like they’re getting on top.
Nooooooo
2-0 to Arsenal
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Playing for 0-0 ?
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Arsenal 2-0
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2-0 Arsenal.
Looking increasingly like we were worrying about the wrong game.
Not all of us
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Antonio booked which is good news - he's looking really dangerous for them.
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thank fuckkkkkkk watford 2 down
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Come on Villa get a goal.
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ffs watford 2 down
Terrible news.
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Scorchio please, PWS.
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I just don’t think we will score today
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I said it before today - Bournemouth is the game I am most concerned about. Very much the case now.
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ffs watford 2 down
i know im shitting
Terrible news.
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Watford are out of it I reckon, we just need to avoid a defeat.
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Taking some unnecessary risks with the ball here on a day when we really shouldn't be.
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This Arsenal game isn’t over, it’s really open. Fucking come on Everton.
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Watford are out of it I reckon, we just need to avoid a defeat.
I wouldn’t say so, Arsenal look incredibly open.
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ffs watford 2 down
Why ffs??
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target wake up
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Hourihane playing like a tart.
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Everton will definitely lose now.
Flicked over to their game, they seem to be more interested in pissing about with passes between Pickford and the defence than equalising.
So a loss will not see us stay up, it's down to draw or win.
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ffs watford 2 down
Why ffs??
ignre me im melting here
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Watford are out of it I reckon, we just need to avoid a defeat.
I wouldn’t say so, Arsenal look incredibly open.
When we score they'll need 5.
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Fuck you Targett
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Villa need the goal, can't risk playing for a draw, the cost could be enormous, plus the last 10mins will be unbearable.
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Watford are out of it I reckon, we just need to avoid a defeat.
I wouldn’t say so, Arsenal look incredibly open.
When we score they'll need 5.
Exactly, even if things stay as they are in our game Watford need to score 3 in just over an hour, having averaged less than a goal a game all season.
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Can't get any attacks going really.
Long time to try to play out a 0-0.
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Fucking Everton. It was obvious they'd be shit today.
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Fuck you Targett
What happened?
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Despite being 2-0 up Arsenal have been really unimpressive, they seem to be treating it like a training session and if I fear what will happen if Watford do pull one back.
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Watford are out of it I reckon, we just need to avoid a defeat.
I wouldn’t say so, Arsenal look incredibly open.
When we score they'll need 5.
Yes but that needs us scoring.
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We're allowing them to play now...
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Fuck you Targett
What happened?
He missed the whale.
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Villa sitting back says Merse
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why do that freddie
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Fuck you Targett
What happened?
Just watched the ball roll in front of him and didn't go for it, giving them a big chance
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Despite being 2-0 up Arsenal have been really unimpressive, they seem to be treating it like a training session and if I fear what will happen if Watford do pull one back.
Watford 18/1 to win, 8/1 the draw.
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Need to get a foothold here.
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I was hoping we'd have a bit more urgency about us, and that West Ham would rest a few...
Come on Villa
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We're so passive.
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Samatta just does not occupy the centre halves.
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What the **** is up with Villa, dopey or what.
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I’d like to see Targett get a bit tighter in his marking.
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Arsenal 3-0.
Can they loan Everton Aubameyang for the second half?
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samatta is shit
now score u fucker now Ive said that
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Not impressed with our pressing. Can’t afford to hope for the draw as West Ham could score anytime with Antonio. Need to up the pressing now.
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Get a grip of this Villa
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3-0 Arsenal
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3-0 Arsenal
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watford 3 down ffs lol
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Need Everton to turn up
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Watford are right in this, Arsenal are just showboating.
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Put a fork in Watford, they’re cooked.
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Samatta will not score if we play til xmas
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That is probably it for Arsenal. Come on Everton, and fucking score Villa.
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Corner!
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That’s not correct is it? One goal for West Ham would shaft us ?
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Watford 50/1 to win now.
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That’s not correct is it? One goal for West Ham would shaft us ?
Yep, if we lose 1-0 and Bournemouth win 1-0 we'd be relegated
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That’s not correct is it? One goal for West Ham would shaft us ?
Yep, we're down with any sort of defeat and Bournemouth win.
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I do not want us to be going into the last 10 minutes at 0-0
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I do not want us to be going into the last 10 minutes at 0-0
Sorry son, that's the scenario
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Get a goal Villa please.
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The commentators keep going on about the antonio chance but I think the header from Samatta was just as big a chance, it should be 1 each really.
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Wondering whether the players give a fuck about this apart from jack?
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My nerves are shredded now
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targett useless ball
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I cant believe how bad Everton are. We are going to have to do this one ourselves
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Got to stop giving the ball away like twats.
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Wondering whether the players give a fuck about this apart from jack?
What? That's daft. Of course they do and so far they're doing OK.
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I do not want us to be going into the last 10 minutes at 0-0
Rather that than losing.
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I do not want us to be going into the last 10 minutes at 0-0
Sorry son, that's the scenario
As long as Everton are 4-1 up, fine by me.
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I do not want us to be going into the last 10 minutes at 0-0
Sorry son, that's the scenario
Exactly how it will be with West Ham camped on the edge of our box. Bournemouth 2-0 up and Everton players on a beach somewhere. It will be fucking brutal
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Wondering whether the players give a fuck about this apart from jack?
The opposite I think, they're nervous as f***.
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I just do not understand Target. He really is terrible.
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I cant believe how bad Everton are. We are going to have to do this one ourselves
### how the fuck we didnt beat that dross
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I cant believe how bad Everton are. We are going to have to do this one ourselves
We are doing, if we don't concede the Bournemouth game doesn't matter. A clean sheet and we stay up now.
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Sacking Pearson worked out well. 0-7 after less than one and a half games.
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That’s not correct is it? One goal for West Ham would shaft us ?
Correct. If we lose by any amount, Bournemouth only need to win by 1
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we seem to be playing for the draw which is very risky imo
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Wondering whether the players give a fuck about this apart from jack?
I'd have thought a few of them wouldn't want a relegation on their record but you're right you'd be hard pressed to tell at the moment watching it.
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Wondering whether the players give a fuck about this apart from jack?
What? That's daft. Of course they do and so far they're doing OK.
I’m straw clutching mate. Just hope we get something out of today
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targett u fucking bellhead
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EVERTON 1-1.
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I cant believe how bad Everton are. We are going to have to do this one ourselves
We are doing, if we don't concede the Bournemouth game doesn't matter. A clean sheet and we stay up now.
Aston Villa. Clean sheet specialists.
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Everton score
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I do not want us to be going into the last 10 minutes at 0-0
Sorry son, that's the scenario
Exactly how it will be with West Ham camped on the edge of our box. Bournemouth 2-0 up and Everton players on a beach somewhere. It will be fucking brutal
2-0?
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Everton I love you
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Get in you toffee nosed cnuts.
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We are so sloppy... Everton goal
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Ally booked.
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Playing too deep for my liking
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Thank fuck for Everton you blue tossers. Get another
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Everton scoring is good news
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Yes get in come on Everton get another.
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How was that a booking for Samatta
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Yes Everton!
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Watford penalty.
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Everton scored
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1-1 Everton
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Samatta booked from standing on ogbonna, rice did the same to Targett 10 minutes agfo and didn't get booked, come on ref.
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targett has give the ball away every fucking time - 14 million quid ffs
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Arsenal 3-1 Watford.
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This is horrid stuff!
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Keep your heads Villa, can't afford silly bookings
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deeney cnut
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Don’t fucking implode Arsenal.
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David Luiz playing as well as ever.
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This game has all the hallmarks of one side bursting into life, I just don't see that side being Villa, very badly prepared in the run up to this, half soaked doesn't begin to describe, nobody could make me believe we are playing in such a vital match where every goal counts and we are risking all on a draw
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Ha! Guardian live stream:
"The biggest goal of the afternoon so far! Ferguson’s Kean yanks Everton level after fine work from Seamus Coleman down the right. It’s looking good for Villa!"
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Will need a 3 hour yoga pass to calm me down
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Deeney that ******.
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Chance wasted
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you have to score that
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It doesn't matter Watford are fucked lads. They will go on to lose 4 or 5-1. I'm still bricking it over West Ham scoring and us not finding a goal and Bournemouth winning it late
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Always liked scousers.
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Half chance for Jack there, not enough power in the shot.
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Oh FFS Jack.
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that was the legend send off
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targett has give the ball away every fucking time - 14 million quid ffs
Given the ball away really poorly three times in a row.
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Bloody hell!
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Grealish.... What
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Chance there for Jack
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Fucking score Villa.
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Would be great if Jack could play in the second half.
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Antonio wants to get sent off here. Hopefully Moyes will hook him at half time.
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Fuck Everton losing
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I would get Samatta off and get Davis on after 60. No goalscoring threat but he will hold it up better and bring others into it. Samatta looks a pale, pale shadow of the player we thought we bought.
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Fucking Bournemouth
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Jack should have buried that.
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Antonio needs sending off... 😁
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i honestly thought that was 1 0 . . I was actually relaxed it was going to be a goal
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Little bobble as it got to Jack but we're still creating decent chances.
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2-1 Bournemouth....
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Meatball’s looking a bit more like his normal self.
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Bournemouth 2-1 up
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ffs bournemth 2 1
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Bournemouth definitely look more up for it than us at the moment
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Come on Antonio, early bath just waitin for ya mate. Nice n hot and you can focus on your holidays.
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FFs Jack - you should do better than that
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Bollocks Bournemouth
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Bournemouth 2 1 up. FFS Everton.
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Bournemouth definitely look more up for it than us at the moment
Don't be silly, we don't need to do anything more than ensure we keep a clean sheet, West Ham have had 1 meaningful chance and haven't had a shot on target yet, we're doing fine. What we can't do is over-commit forward and get caught on the counter-attack.
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McGinn back to the McGinn of old. Also think hotlips is playing well today.
Luiz and Jack, whilst not bad, a little quiet today.
Worried about Bournemouth. Need a goal or two safety blanket
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Always hated scousers
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HT 0-0
Nice and easy so far.
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I love luis we need a player who gets stuck in - we were too weak through the season , too soft
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Not sure I can take another 45 mins of this
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HT
We're halfway there. Living on a prayer...
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So 'as it stands' - where are we now. I'm losing the plot....
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Clear we will need a result.
Done OK defensively apart from poorly allowing the ball over the top for Antonio's chance.
Jack really should have done a hell of a lot better with his chance. Awful awful attempt.
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Too many of our lot don’t look up for it.
Samatta isn’t good enough. Targett and Hourihane constantly giving the ball away and Jack is completely uninvolved.
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As it stands...we’re staying up.
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So 'as it stands' - where are we now. I'm losing the plot....
Staying up but its too precarious.
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Rubbish villa. 2/10.
A bit more urgency, effort and quality, please.
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We are very passive. Nobody in Villa colours taking the game by the scruff at all. Dean needs to be TOUGH at half time, I don't care how nice he wants to be in every every dressing room scenario. This is survival.
Heads out of arses time or I fear we're going down.
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Poor on the left today.
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Awful performance, West Ham much to my surprise are coasting thus far, we should have taken advantage of that, all to easy and it could cost us big time.
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Bournemouth definitely look more up for it than us at the moment
Don't be silly, we don't need to do anything more than ensure we keep a clean sheet, West Ham have had 1 meaningful chance and haven't had a shot on target yet, we're doing fine. What we can't do is over-commit forward and get caught on the counter-attack.
Totally. The most important final score right now is 'West Ham nil'. Anything more is parsley on your spuds. Unnecessary.
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Comfortable there. West Ham are very side to side. They're looking for Fredericks, but so far we're defending fine, save one scare with the big punt over the top.
Don't feel we've kept hold of the ball well at all. Targett has given it away cheaply 3 times. Jack and Trez not in it all and I think that isn't helped by Samatta. He's not occupying their centre halves at all.
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Deleted, I got that wrong.
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Bournemouth are going to win. Villa please just score in the second half and win 1-0.
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Samatta needs binning. Unbelievable that he's making a living as a professional footballer.
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Too many of our lot don’t look up for it.
Samatta isn’t good enough. Targett and Hourihane constantly giving the ball away and Jack is completely uninvolved.
Daft long ball watching when their centre forward should've scored aside, it's been comfortable. But by fuck we need to be careful and we need a goal.
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Not seen Trez involved at all.
Looks like nerves are a problem here which is understandable.
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Think we're playing it just right
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45 minutes of the season left. It is between us and Bournemouth.
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If Bournemouth score again and we stay nil nil, Bournemouth go above us I think?
You best look at that again.
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This is horrible
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That half was horrendous.
I've lost count how many times we've just kicked the ball straight back to them. Someone needs to tell Hourihane we are playing in green today.
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This reminds me of the Sheff Utd game, two shit teams in the sun, shocked to be back playing again. We really need to step it up a level or two second half. I'd get Davis on. At least he hold the ball up.
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Poor game West Ham not doing alot but neither are we.I worry about Jack leaving Fredricks to run in and cross the ball .In general Jack not in the game at all.
Lot of long balls and not much else...need to step up 2nd half
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This is horrible
I feel sick!
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Watching the Bournemouth game as well. Everton are Shiite and doing us no favours what so ever. A goal for us would be like oxygen to a drowning man.
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Very underwhelmed by Jack in the first half. Getting involved in tit for tat with Frederick's was just stupid. And we need to concentrate on keeping the ball. Too many wayward passes there.
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If Bournemouth score again and we stay nil nil, Bournemouth go above us I think?
You best look at that again.
Yes, stress getting to me.
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I'd have Davis on from the off. Samatta just isn't holding the ball up and is zero goal threat. At least wed get the former from Davis.
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Probably the worst we have retained the ball in the last few games which could be down to nerves.
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Too many of our lot don’t look up for it.
Samatta isn’t good enough. Targett and Hourihane constantly giving the ball away and Jack is completely uninvolved.
Daft long ball watching when their centre forward should've scored aside, it's been comfortable. But by fuck we need to be careful and we need a goal.
Worry is West Ham have decent subs, likes of Yarmolenko and Felipe Anderson can come on and score. They've been lacklustre so far but you'd think they'd have a spell at some stage in second half. Haven't had a corner yet and they're decent from them.
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45 mins from staying up and it's in our own hands. Great scenario to be in and it's up to us to make sure we don't fuck it up.
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45 minutes of the season left. It is between us and Bournemouth.
I worry about Arsenal against Watford. No way is 3-1 a proper reflection of the game. Arsenal seem to be on the training field and if Watford get the next goal it will not be good.
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Occasion got to us in first half, didn't show up at all and fortunate not to be behind. McGinn and Grealish anonymous. Rockets required at half time.
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The problem is the margins are too fine. West Ham don’t need to be good, if they spawn in one goal then we’re in the bottom three. We need to take the initiative, score and give ourselves some breathing space. Have we kept a clean sheet away from home this year?
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Jack is not in it, do not think he has won a foul yet
We can not sit back, we know what happens. We need to score.
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I really believe we will need a goal.
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Point is, Villa score, Bournemouth hearts sink,scoring is not just about us going ahead in the game its also has the added bonus of putting Bournemouth to sleep, or should, equally, West Ham score and Bournemouth will play like a team possessed.
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Jack is not in it, do not think he has won a foul yet
We can not sit back, we know what happens. We need to score.
He is more worried about Fredricks runs than getting on ball himself.Also our passing is pretty poor and we are going long alot of the time
Spam bringing on Haller and Yarmelenko ...
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Neither Davis or Samatta has a goal in them, it at least Davis can hold the ball up and bring others in.
I’d have him on second half.
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Half time check list
1) Apologise to the Missus for being hormonal - tick
2) Get a lucky cup and fill it with Bacardi (other rums are available) - tick
3) Look at what I have available around the house as offerings to the Gods of Football
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All too often, second to it. That’s where the urgency simply must kick in, no need to overdo it just fight harder for it, the 50/50’s and from hoofs. That’s where a chance will come from with them possibly caught out. cos I don’t see it coming from building from the back.
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Trez and Samatta are never going to score today.
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Come on you Villa Boys!
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If it finishes like this the point against Sheff Utd will have been massive, the bitterness over the non goal from our local 'rivals' would be delicious.
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Haller on for Messi, Yarmalenko on for Bowen. No changes for us.
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Come on Villa
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Come on Villa and come on Everton.
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Chance missed
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Nearly from McGinn.
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wheres their fucking shooting boots ffs
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Urgh come on Villa.
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Anwar to come on and win this for us.
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Put a foot through it FFS
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this is to much, please Villa, please just nick a goal
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Gotta do better than that. Positive though.
Farken come on!!! Just stick it in there.
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Bloody hell McGinn what was that.
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I'm hard wired to claret and blue which makes it very difficult watching, but we're going to do this. UTV.
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Wasteful.
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Half chance for West Ham
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Never thought I'd say it but we need to get El Ghazi and Davis on.
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Fredericks takes out Jack, booked.
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we look better here
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Watching the Bournemouth game as well. Everton are Shiite and doing us no favours what so ever. A goal for us would be like oxygen to a drowning man.
Three minutes into the second half and the Bournemouth keeper is time wasting.
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Come on Sammagoal
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Samatta is bollocks.
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Come On Villa
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Fredericks takes out Jack, booked.
Just realised how far behind my feed is.
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WTF samatta?
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Come on Everton, please.
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Samatta is supposed to be a good header of the ball.
That was not a good header. It’s almost like he had a 50p shaped head
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Get Samatha off!!!
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get keenan on - samatta is crap
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Glad they took Antonio off.
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Come on Trez, score one of your vital goals.
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Drag him. Just get him off. Looks distracted, cannot see him putting one away.
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I've poured myself a beer, but I'm shaking so much I'm struggling to find my mouth.
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Desperately need to sign some pace next season, we are snail pace at counter attacking.
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Sounds like Bournemouth are going all out, having a right go still.
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We are so fucking shit up front
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Beer no 3 opened.... but difficult enjoying them. Not even calming nerves
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I've poured myself a beer, but I'm shaking so much I'm struggling to find my mouth.
Ive done 3 pints in an hour now.
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Glad they took Antonio off.
##didnt notice this is all a horrible dream
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Beer no 3 opened.... but difficult enjoying them. Not even calming nerves
You’re very lucky. I’m on duty in an hour and 45 mins. I can’t even sniff a beer right now!
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Glad they took Antonio off.
##didnt notice this is all a horrible dream
It is.
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First glass of Vimto fizzy poured.
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First glass of Vimto fizzy poured.
With or without crisps outside the pub?
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I think we're comfortably the better team in this half, we're just not committing enough forward to really put them under pressure, which makes sense, the clean sheet is more important than a goal.
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In terms of how I feel right now... Arsenal was just a warm up. This is serious nerves...
I’m also gripped by my stream and can’t look away - unless it’s to check the other scores.
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I have totally bottled out of the Villa game. I spent the first half watching and cheering on Arsenal and so far the second half watching and cheering on Everton.
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First glass of Vimto fizzy poured.
With or without crisps outside the pub?
Bag of crisps with a little blue bag of salt and a paper straw.
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I can barely hold the iPad never mind a beer! Fuckin horrible afternoon!
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First glass of Vimto fizzy poured.
With or without crisps outside the pub?
Bag of crisps with a little blue bag of salt and a paper straw.
Good man!
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I have totally bottled out of the Villa game. I spent the first half watching and cheering on Arsenal and so far the second half watching and cheering on Everton.
Please put money on Bournemouth
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Come on Everton ffs.
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Bournemouth seem happy with the 2-1 now, Everton more lively at least.
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Currently watching Deep Impact on BBC2.
End of the world is nigh. Seems appropriate.
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El Ghazi on please to score our winner
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oh targett
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Got sky on computer. Bt on phone. Totaly nerve racking
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Target you bellend
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Dangerous area FK Everton.
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We’re too wasteful.
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Get Taylor on for Targett, he's shit.
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I know Wesley was our main striker and getting hurt wasn't ideal but holy crap do we need another striker.
Not sure Samatta or Davis will cut it in either division.
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Targett is a disaster.
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gold medal for trez
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Stepping up... Akvavit schnapps 38% poured
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im out of Jack d now come on vill ffs
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Everton should have had a penalty for handball a minute or two back.
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im out of Jack d now come on vill ffs
Hope jack g does it then
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half an hour to go....
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Come the fuck on Villa and Everton.
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Oh that's beautiful from Douglas, made Rice look like a mug.
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I know Wesley was our main striker and getting hurt wasn't ideal but holy crap do we need another striker.
Not sure Samatta or Davis will cut it in either division.
I still think if Wesley hasn't got injured, we'd be safe. He was slowly improving, and at least chipped in with goals.
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half an hour to go....
Thanks 😂
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Come on Douglas score a screamer please.
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this is so hard to take
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I know Wesley was our main striker and getting hurt wasn't ideal but holy crap do we need another striker.
Not sure Samatta or Davis will cut it in either division.
I still think if Wesley hasn't got injured, we'd be safe. He was slowly improving, and at least chipped in with goals.
Agreed he was adjusting to the pace and showing his qualities. Fuck you Ben Mee.
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Why is Grealish taking free kicks from that area.
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Is it full time yet??
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The last time my head was spinning like this on the last day I was stood on the terracing at Swindon in 1988.
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Get Davis on
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my 4th paulaner salvator - 7.9% please make this end well Villa
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half an hour to go....
Thanks 😂
Ha ha - i'm spending so much time looking in the top corner of the screen!
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I haven’t seen a rusty Freddie yet today...
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Everton aren’t going to score.
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WTF is Jack doing taking free kicks? Pathetic!
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Why did Grealish take that free kick? It was ideal for Hourihane.
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Lanzini getting ready to come on
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KD also getting ready
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How is that not a foul on Targett?
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keenan do get the winner
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Davis shirt on.
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keenan do get the winner
That would be rather poetic
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feels like the pace had picked up a bit now - scrappy but a little more urgency
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keenan do get the winner
That’d be some long fucking odds!
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Fucking Watford now 🙄
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Lanzini on
KD on for Ally
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Davis needs to come on now.
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Arsenal 3-2 Watford....
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Where's Lee Hendrie?
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Watford get a 2nd
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How is that not a foul on Targett?
Bizarre
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Here we fucking go.
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Please run in dangerous positions Davis... not hide in the box.
Ffs Arsenal
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This has got a nasty sting in the tail today
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Holy shit.
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Villa just win the fucking game.
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Arsenal 3-2 Watford....
Just what we need.
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I've basically accepted the inevitable 87th scuffed winner from Noble and am opening my depression wine now.
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Bloody Watford! Still it gives Sky their super exciting final day! Fix?
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Fucking hell Watford...
This is going right to the wire isn’t it??
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This has got a nasty sting in the tail today
Feels like it.
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Fucking score Villa.
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This is fucking bollocks. We are going to fuck this up aren't we?
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This is fucking bollocks. We are going to fuck this up aren't we?
Yep.
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Arsenal are all over the fucking place, most of their players are walking through treacle.
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The only game without a goal now.
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Come on Villa, this is in our own hands and if we fuck it up then we only have ourselves to blame. I don’t see much evidence of trying to win this game.
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My take is if we don't win, we go down
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Me: Watford won't stay up by winning 4-3 after being 3-0 down
2020: Hold my beer
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Win Villa for the love of God.
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Absolutely spineless
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Today is a day where we need Jack to show he is better than all of the other players on the pitch. It's all good and well talking about how good he is. It's moments like this he needs to rise above it all. He just has not done it and we desperately need him to.
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Wtf is Arsenal doing??
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Haller free header, misses
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fuck holding on for a draw - win this fucker
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We’re just going through the motions. Not good enough.
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Nakamba coming on.
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Fucking win the game Villa. I’m convinced Watford will turn this.
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Puuuh that was close
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We’re just going through the motions. Not good enough.
This is why I don't have any faith at all in Dean Smith beyond today even if we do stay up. Just not good enough against a team with nothing at all to play for.
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Ain't scoring from a set piece, West Ham got some big old units.
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hause ffs really
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We’re going to bloody concede here.
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Rice slices it, sort it Villa
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We’re just going through the motions. Not good enough.
This is why I don't have any faith at all in Dean Smith beyond today even if we do stay up. Just not good enough against a team with nothing at all to play for.
100% agree
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It's what Everton dom not us. We are shit.
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Bloody Watford! Still it gives Sky their super exciting final day! Fix?
F*ck Sky!
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West Ham invited us to a sleep over.....and we turned up.
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Sort it the fuck our Villa.
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Marv and Hause on, Freddy and Hotlips off
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Don't understand Hause coming on.
Looks like we're saving El Ghazi for going 1 down.
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They are going to score. We are dropping deeper, and sloppier and moere nervous.
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I’ll for 89th minute. So not enough time to get one back.
I can’t take this
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Don't understand Hause coming on.
Looks like we're saving El Ghazi for going 1 down.
Guilbert is fucked, it's the only option really.
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Rice couldnt score in a brothel
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Too fucking deep
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Quarter of an hour to go.
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Hause, fucking hell.
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Hause!?! Frick!!!
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West Ham now just ever so slightly turning it up a little
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Ooooh
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Here we go. Come in!
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Just picked up the crossword in the paper to take my mind off all this. The first clue I looked at is "Humiliating failure :debacle"
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Nakamba and Hause...
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I`m going to have to start drinking. This is killing me
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Rice couldnt score in a brothel
Why would you tempt fate like that
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If we sit deep we will lose and be relegated. Bournemouth are going to win.
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Not bad from jack
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Im buying that shirt If we stay up
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Fuck me
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Jack save us please.
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Bournemouth 3-1.
We simply can't lose now.
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And 80 mins on the clock.
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Bournemouth 3-1. Come on Villa for fucks sake
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Everton are done, wankers. Villa it is on you now.
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Just picked up the crossword in the paper to take my mind off all this. The first clue I looked at is "Humiliating failure :debacle"
5,5
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Fucking hell
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Fuck me what a place to give away a freekick
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noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
not a FK there
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Villa please.
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Bournemouth 3-1.
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Putting the life savings on West Ham winning now.
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We simply cannot lose this.
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Wasted thank fuck
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Fucking hell this is torture.
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ffs so predictable
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Wasted thank fuck
Thank you... was about to explode
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My liver can’t cope now. Beer 5
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Fair fucking play to Bournemouth. Did the business even if as we hope it won't be enough.
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I literally cannot cope with this any more... resting heart rate normally 58ish... currently 135!
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I must say, this thread bears little resemblance to the largely dull-arse commentary I'm listening to!
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Ooooh close from Keinan
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fuck .........i need to go for walk
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Bollocks - looks like Bournemouth have won..
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Be on the backdoor Trezeguet!!!
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samatta makes keenan look like harry kane
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fuck .........i need to go for walk
Can I come?
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Super fucking Jack
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TEEEESSZZZXXNFHSNZNCXN
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Really??....
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YEEEEESSSSSSSS super Jack
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Yeeeeeeeeees
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Geeeet in!!!!!
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I must say, this thread bears little resemblance to the largely dull-arse commentary I'm listening to!
Is it in Dutch?
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Yessss
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best feeling ever
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eh?
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Get the fuck in!
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Get in there Jack. Poor keeping.
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My stream still hasn’t shown the goal!!
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Hold on!
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Yesssssssssssssss
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GET FARRRRRKIN IN!
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i'm so far behind!!!!!
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1-1 fuck me
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GETTTTTT INNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I fucking love you
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Fucking hell.........
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Ah fuck
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oh it's a good one too!
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Nooooooo!!!
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FFSS. 1-1.
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Fucking deflected fluke
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That is some fucking awful 'keeping. But who cares ?
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Noooooooo
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Can't fucking believe it.
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Oh FFS.
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YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Had to be a fucking fluke against us, that's just how our season has gone.
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Today is a day where we need Jack to show he is better than all of the other players on the pitch. It's all good and well talking about how good he is. It's moments like this he needs to rise above it all. He just has not done it and we desperately need him to.
Cometh the fucking hour Jack
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FFS
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wtf
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Shit
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Fucking hell
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We're throwing away one final winning lead here.
Torture of a last 5 minutes now. Ridiculous.
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YEESSSSS, WHAT A GOAL, Jack Grealish, well if that is to be his last then thank you so much Jack you've kept the club up and we couldn't ask anymore than that, on the other hand did you see his face, absolutely beaming you can see what it means
Brilliant.
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ffs
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YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You may want to sit down in a minute.
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He should had saved that ffs!
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He was more than able to step back
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this is a fucking disaster. that WH goal will have killed any spirit there was...
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Would put El Ghazi on, at least he can run and ball carry to the corner for a bit.
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wtf
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Their only shot on target is a deflected fluke. Hello 2020
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Hold the fuck on.
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Oh my days
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Just so fucking Aston Villa. We cannot fucking make it easy on ourselves. Careless and complacent
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Have I entered another time zone, just 1 1/2 seconds ago we took the lead
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Would put El Ghazi on, at least he can run and ball carry to the corner for a bit.
Wouldn't it be a freekick to them as soon as he picks it up?
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last few minutes....
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Commentators didn't even have time to comment about how many points we have lost from winning positions!
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AEG coming on for Trez
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Going into this game it was something like 19 points dropped from winning positions. Unreal.
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Into added time, 4 mins
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Please Villa. Please. Don't break my heart here.
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I feel sick
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4 minutes added on.
Villa corner.
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I really need a piss. Shall I go?
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Beer number fuck knows what. Heart racing like a death metal track
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3 mins to go
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West Ham 16/1 to win now.
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I really need a piss. Shall I go?
I've not left the bathroom
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longest 4 mins ever
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I really need a piss. Shall I go?
yes where you stand
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Smoking outside in rain with beer schnapps shaking
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2 mins
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KILL THE GAME OFF VILLA FFS
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Into the last minute
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Urgh. PWS... I’m relying on you. My stream is so slow
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I really need a piss. Shall I go?
yes where you stand
Not if your anywhere near my lawn¬
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Pws our hope
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30 secs
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FT
We're staying up.
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Come on PWS
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30 seconds
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Yessssssssssssssss
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Never in doubt
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Oooooof
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Beer anyon5?
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The Great Escape completed. Fuck the fuckers!
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Is Watford ft yet?
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Technically Watford could score twice
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TFFT.
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Well done Villa, way to close but we did it in the end, 17th is good enough.
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Thank the Lords of Kobol!
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Come on ref 6 mins at Watford fuck off. Come on. Blow up..
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Technically Watford could score twice
Don't do that to me PWS
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Lets never do this again please---
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Now it's confirmed. See you all for more fun next season, in the Premier League.
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Thank fuck for that!
Little stream dropped for Jacks goal and came back for their fluke equaliser.
Relieved is an understatement.
GTFI Villa!!!
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Never in doubt.
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game over at arsenal
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And that’s it. I’m shredded. A nervous bloody wreck.
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Well that was close....
Fantastic Villa
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Lads. Unbelievable. Wonderful, wonderful final 3 games. Thank you Dean, thank you Villa, we'll dissect the season later.
We are (still) Premier League.
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And that’s it. I’m shredded. A nervous bloody wreck.
Me too but worth every second to pull off a survival that at one point looked very unlikely. GETTTT INNNN!!!!!
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I'm watching the Sky highlights now. Pretty tame efforts from Grealish and McGinn. Trez would've buried the latter.