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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Bad English on February 07, 2023, 12:11:29 PM
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4.30pm on Sunday at the Council Stadium.
Can we do these boring wankers please? Ta!
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4.30pm on Saturday at the Council Stadium.
Can we do these boring wankers please? Ta!
Isnt it Sunday?
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FFS! Amended.
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They're not playing great but as we all know the Villa are good for handing out points to out of form teams - and our defending on Saturday was abysmal. 3-0 them unfortunately.
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4.30pm on Saturday at the Council Stadium.
Can we do these boring wankers please? Ta!
Isnt it Sunday?
It is, tsk BE.
I'm in with the Liam Gallagher wannabes, as my mate's son is going to be one of the Man City mascots.
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They're not playing great but as we all know the Villa are good for handing out points to out of form teams - and our defending on Saturday was abysmal. 3-0 them unfortunately.
Yep.
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3-1 them most likely. They don't lose one very often, let alone two in a row.
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I think we will get something out of this.
We seem to do better away at decent teams.
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Please, please, please win Villa
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This will be a media frenzy. They will just click and we'll get done over.
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Obnoxiously early and inaccurate!
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I like watching us at the moment but I'm not really looking forward to Sunday. Stockport City's football is excruciatingly boring but brilliantly effective and a victory for us is highly improbable. However we do have a Manager who won't surrender days before kick off, who will put a lot of effort from a tactical point of view to try and get a positive result and could spring a surprise. He will need all our players to be bang at it though and even at that it may only be good enough for a draw. I shall console myself that the fiddling ****** will get their comeuppance sooner rather than later.
1-1
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Obnoxiously early and inaccurate!
Wives can be so cruel bob, my sympathies
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Obnoxiously early and inaccurate!
Whatever.
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This will be a media frenzy. They will just click and we'll get done over.
Yep there will be some kind of siege mentality response and we’ll get tonked.
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This will be a media frenzy. They will just click and we'll get done over.
Yep there will be some kind of siege mentality response and we’ll get tonked.
They can be got at , I hope we have the balls to do it
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I don't suppose the players give a toss, to be honest.
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If ever there for a good time to be playing Man City away this is it. They have been very average since the WC with dressing room and board room unrest. Routine defeat I guess but I think we will get a result. Maybe 2-2. We will create plenty of chances I think anyway as City are all over the place defending counter attacks these days.
I think Emery will continue to pick a very attacking side and try to out score them. Id prefer a different approach. Ramsey unfortunately will have played himself out of the team most likely but I'd give him another chance as he played very well against them at Villa Park. His running power on the counter could be key. No to Bailey, keep him in reserve. McGinn back in for me for the first 70 mins or so. Think Young on left could be the best option to defend against Mahrez or Foden coming in field but Emery will go with Moreno I'd say. Moreno on left further up could also be an option.
------------Martinez
Cash, Konsa, Mings, Young
--------Luiz, Kamara
McGinn, Buendia, Ramsey
------------Watkins
Digne, Coutinho, Bailey, Duran, Moreno, Chambers, Donk, Olsen....not the worst bench either
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3-0 to Man City I suspect.
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I like your optimism BB! I think we're still getting funeralled though
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Obnoxiously early and inaccurate!
Wives can be so cruel bob, my sympathies
Presume you are talking about BE's. Only let's him drink on Saturdays n all.
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I think we will get something out of this.
We seem to do better away at decent teams.
Yup. We're still very much a counter attacking team away from home.
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Obnoxiously early and inaccurate!
Wives can be so cruel bob, my sympathies
Presume you are talking about BE's. Only let's him drink on Saturdays n all.
Whatever.
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1-1 Emery will have a plan
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I think we'll do well over the next two games and pick up points off the top two.
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Obnoxiously early and inaccurate!
Wives can be so cruel bob, my sympathies
Presume you are talking about BE's. Only let's him drink on Saturdays n all.
Do you just randomly wake up in your bedsit around noon, and think "Shit, 12.30, I'm a bit late for being obnxious on the internet"?
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Maybe I've got too much time on my hands but don't really see how I've been obnoxious.
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5 or 6-1 to them. The ******
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Maybe I've got too much time on my hands but don't really see how I've been obnoxious.
Talking about my drinking habits and my wife on a public pre-match thread, for one. I did not ask you to take it out of OT.
I don't actually give a shit but you don't do yourself any favours.
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I hope Ashley Young gets the opportunity to 'do' the greaseball.
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Them 2 Us 3. We'll score on 85, 90+2, 90+4. Let's see how these twats like being on the receiving end of it. Twats.
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Maybe I've got too much time on my hands but don't really see how I've been obnoxious.
...he said, as she walked out the door
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Maybe I've got too much time on my hands but don't really see how I've been obnoxious.
...he said, as she walked out the door
"Are you going to finish that sandwich?"
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I like your optimism BB! I think we're still getting funeralled though
The core of that City team are in decline - Walker, Stones always injured, Silva won't sign a new contract, KdB looks like he is running in treacle these days. There's a lack of pace all over the pitch and some of their recent signings haven't improved at all (Phillips!). Watching them last weekend their only idea for a finish seemed to be to give it to Jack who totted up winning multiple free kicks and cards but no telling contribution either.
We will need to be a hell of a lot more organised without the ball to have any chance but we will definitely create a number of chances.
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I think 4 points from these next 2 matches should be what we’re aiming for.
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I think 4 points from these next 2 matches should be what we’re aiming for.
Why not? I think it's going to be a bit of a topsy turvey second half of the season for everyone, the world cup break will have an effect and a lot of teams at both ends of the table seem to be in flux.
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Is it sill on? Won't the PL have relegated them by then?
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Positive about this match. This lot lost to spurs...spurs of all teams!
We’ve an unbeaten away record under Unai (9 points from 9) and he also knows how to play the media darling 6. Coutinho loves playing against these, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him feature and contribute with a goal. There’s certainly no need to fear them. UTV!
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Them 2 Us 3. We'll score on 85, 90+2, 90+4. Let's see how these twats like being on the receiving end of it. Twats.
Just a shame the Duran hat-trick won't be at Villa Park.
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if we can keep a clean sheet....a big IF....then we will win.
UTV
The Doc
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0-0 I’m thinking we’ve got to be at our absolute best defensively though
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This season in particular, it seems that all the teams can be got at. With the right attitude from the players, this match is by no means an impossible task.
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I'd rather Joe scored than that oversized gargoyle. Decent Villa will turn up and lose gallantly.
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I'd rather Joe scored than that oversized gargoyle. Decent Villa will turn up and lose gallantly.
Sorry, but fuck that.
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0-0 I’m thinking we’ve got to be at our absolute best defensively though
Whatever happens... this isn't going to be the scoreline. Not a chance. I'll offer you the other half if this occurs*
*right hand with a wig on.
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I admire optimism - I'm normally optimistic about us - but they're going to batter us.
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I was letting myself get a tiny bit optimistic about this fixture a couple of weeks ago, but the worst possible thing that could have happened to us was for them to lose at Spurs. I can't see anything other than a convincing win for them - though I hope to go I'm wrong. If Leicester's press can score four against us, christ knows what City's will do.
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I'd rather Joe scored than that oversized gargoyle. Decent Villa will turn up and lose gallantly.
Sorry, but fuck that.
Quite right.
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I'd rather Joe scored than that oversized gargoyle. Decent Villa will turn up and lose gallantly.
Sorry, but fuck that.
Jesus, can you imagine?! I hope he never scores again, least of all against us.
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Think it's a great time to play them. Pep was very spiky recently and in view of the latest smears I bet he's fuming. 3-2 us
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I'd rather Joe scored than that oversized gargoyle. Decent Villa will turn up and lose gallantly.
Sorry, but fuck that.
Jesus, can you imagine?! I hope he never scores again, least of all against us.
Yeah no, no sir, actually I hope we just load our right flank with as much concentrated violence as we can find.
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I'd rather Joe scored than that oversized gargoyle. Decent Villa will turn up and lose gallantly.
Sorry, but fuck that.
Jesus, can you imagine?! I hope he never scores again, least of all against us.
Yeah no, no sir, actually I hope we just load our right flank with as much concentrated violence as we can find.
"The Villa players certainly look up for the battle today Clive"
(https://i.ibb.co/cDzmt3j/warriors.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cDzmt3j)
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Gone 3 nil City in Skys Super 6 mega pessimist me, anyway big decision to be made if we win the toss, do we kick off towards our own fans?
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Champions of Europe you'll never sing that.
Cheating bastards you know what you are.
City's going down with a billion in the bank.
Uh oh you're in trouble, PL came around and burst your bubble.
Blue goons, you celebrated too soon, you thought you'd won all the cups, but now you're seriously fucked.
Smash the Benturions 8)
FTF 8)
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I'd rather Joe scored than that oversized gargoyle. Decent Villa will turn up and lose gallantly.
Sorry, but fuck that.
Jesus, can you imagine?! I hope he never scores again, least of all against us.
Yeah no, no sir, actually I hope we just load our right flank with as much concentrated violence as we can find.
Exactly. Fuck him. He can fucking rot, and I hope they get relegated, can't shift their squad and he has to play in League 2,with a 100 point deduction to start the season.
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We're getting something out of this match.
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We're getting something out of this match.
Satisfaction that they're losers either way.
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We're getting something out of this match.
FootyVill has called victory in this in a bold early move. Should he be correct, he'll have the freedom of the parish.
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We're getting something out of this match.
FootyVill has called victory in this in a bold early move. Should he be correct, he'll have the freedom of the parish.
A few things stand out to me as indicators of victory. And more keep coming. These are nothing but signs. Something I always take note when the universe is telling you something. Man City were particularly bad in their loss to Spurs.They appear dissatisfied, and you can tell they are thinking about something.
Man City's players are clearly upset that they lost perhaps their best or second best player, Cancello. Something doesn't seem right to me, and you can see it in the way they're playing.
In addition to the gut feeling I've had for quite some time that Emery will win us this match.
Man City has a game against Arsenal on Wednesday, February 15th, so they will rest and rotate players.
The most recent information we have indicates that Man City are in a lot of trouble off the field. If they are unable to field some players who have contracts that violate the rules, how will this affect their performance and even their playing personnel? (That last item is more conjecture.)
The fact that we have not defeated Man City but have the rest of the top 6 (and have progressively been better at playing them every match) since rejoining the Premier League provides additional support for the three points.
To defeat Man City is typical Emery. He will embrace the challenge wholeheartedly and have a master's plan.
According to my hypothesis, a win is likely following an unexpected loss to an underperforming team while we were in form because the next outcome will likely also be unexpected.
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How did you think and type all that in thirty seconds?!
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How did you think and type all that in thirty seconds?!
It's perhaps another sign. As the post was enabled.
I have had posts disappearing due to the server but the maintenance and IT support advised what to do and as I signed in to give thanks and then go to pre match thread your reference encouraged me to share my thoughts.
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How did you think and type all that in thirty seconds?!
Did an honest-to-god spit take.
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4-0.
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At least a 3 nil defeat
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I fear a pummelling.
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Footy’s x, y,z has convinced me, 3-1 Villa (Watkins, Beundia, Dougie)
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I think the poll should be updated to remove the Villa win
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They'll still win.
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I think the poll should be updated to remove the Villa win
How about UAE slush fund v Aston Villa
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Not gonna lie, I'm a United fan but hope you boys put up some kind of show at the Council House on Sunday to show the Bitter Berties that cheating will not be tolerated.
Banners would be superb or simply booing or turning your backs as the city team emerges or is read out over the tannoy. Sky would definitely get the cameras on this and the Berties would be seething. Maybe even a kid holding a sign with "Pep - can I have your other pay cheque?" ;D
All premier league clubs should be letting these fraudster cheats know that their cheating days are over and they need to serve the highest penalty.
We're counting on you!
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Not gonna lie, I'm a United fan but hope you boys put up some kind of show at the Council House on Sunday to show the Bitter Berties that cheating will not be tolerated.
Banners would be superb or simply booing or turning your backs as the city team emerges or is read out over the tannoy. Sky would definitely get the cameras on this and the Berties would be seething. Maybe even a kid holding a sign with "Pep - can I have your other pay cheque?" ;D
All premier league clubs should be letting these fraudster cheats know that their cheating days are over and they need to serve the highest penalty.
We're counting on you!
You are aware this is Aston Villa right?
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Not gonna lie, I'm a United fan but hope you boys put up some kind of show at the Council House on Sunday to show the Bitter Berties that cheating will not be tolerated.
Banners would be superb or simply booing or turning your backs as the city team emerges or is read out over the tannoy. Sky would definitely get the cameras on this and the Berties would be seething. Maybe even a kid holding a sign with "Pep - can I have your other pay cheque?" ;D
All premier league clubs should be letting these fraudster cheats know that their cheating days are over and they need to serve the highest penalty.
We're counting on you!
How does the Qatari slush fund sit with you? Better than the Glazers?
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Worse! If we get back to winning trophies then it will be in spite of the Glazers and all the money that they siphon away from our club.
All of city’s success is built on pure sports washing of money. And they know this deep down. Much the same as Chelsea.
I would have thought you guys were a similar sized club to city before their riches and as founder members of the league might take a stance.
The world will be watching…..
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Our record against Man City was dismal, even when we were both just middling Premier League teams, and it's even worse since they've been minted. I wouldn't be counting on us to do you a favour, footballing wise, put it that way.
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I would have thought you guys were a similar sized club to city before their riches...
*snorts with derision*
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I genuinely wish you luck for the result on Sunday but for you not for us.
To me it would be more important that you make a scene off the pitch so we can all show them how shallow their ‘success’ has been.
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One of only 2 times I’ve ever caught the match ball was at Man City, in the old Platt Lane stand in the lane 80’s (the other time was at Stamford Bridge). And the only time a police horse has ever run over my foot was on the pitch at Maine Road, after Tony Coton had played a blinder and helped knock us out of the Cup.
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So now we're being given lessons in morality from a Manchester United supporter.
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Was just a request to do something rather than turn a blind eye like many others. You do what you do pal and for what you believe in. ::)
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Not gonna lie, I'm a United fan but hope you boys put up some kind of show at the Council House on Sunday to show the Bitter Berties that cheating will not be tolerated.
Banners would be superb or simply booing or turning your backs as the city team emerges or is read out over the tannoy. Sky would definitely get the cameras on this and the Berties would be seething. Maybe even a kid holding a sign with "Pep - can I have your other pay cheque?" ;D
All premier league clubs should be letting these fraudster cheats know that their cheating days are over and they need to serve the highest penalty.
We're counting on you!
No, they absolutely wouldn't.
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He's polite and making a point. But you know this can only escalate quickly.
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So a manu fan wants a stand to be taken to highlight that cheating will not be tolerated.
Oh the irony!
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We're not going to have a high press and will be very cautious in our approach keeping it tight for the most part and hoping to pick them off when they are pressured to go for a victory. A draw would be nice. Can't see us getting pummeled like a few have intimated.
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I genuinely wish you luck for the result on Sunday but for you not for us.
To me it would be more important that you make a scene off the pitch so we can all show them how shallow their ‘success’ has been.
Isn’t all success shallow, to a point? Everything is just a combination of circumstance, skill and luck. Some years a team has it, some years it doesn’t.
Winning trophies is the ultimate goal, but if all the substance of supporting a football team came from winning things, 90% of football fans may as well give up. But we don’t - we go every week because there is so much more to it than that.
The second a club starts believing that they have a right to their success is the second it starts losing its grip on reality. They become arrogant. Just be grateful that this has never happened to your club…
I hope they throw the book at Man City, but what Villa fans do on Sunday will have absolutely no bearing on what the outcome is. If you think the Premier League is in any way influenced by what fans think, you haven’t been paying attention for the last 30 years.
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I'd rather Joe scored than that oversized gargoyle. Decent Villa will turn up and lose gallantly.
Sorry, but fuck that.
Jesus, can you imagine?! I hope he never scores again, least of all against us.
Yeah no, no sir, actually I hope we just load our right flank with as much concentrated violence as we can find.
Exactly. Fuck him. He can fucking rot, and I hope they get relegated, can't shift their squad and he has to play in League 2,with a 100 point deduction to start the season.
All of this. The negative parts, anyway.
If that oily fuck scores, I'm likely to try to climb Mount Fuji, naked, with my laptop, before hurling it into the crater.
I despise Grealish. I despise his existence :D
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"It's shitter than ours,
It's shitter than ours!
Your noodle partner
Is shitter than ours"
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So a manu fan wants a stand to be taken to highlight that cheating will not be tolerated.
Oh the irony!
ManU and their supporters coupled with self awareness isn't the best combination. I have found a few good ones though.
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Coming back with anything more than nothing will mean the sportswashers have failed to beat either our men's or women's teams in the league this season. Which will be nice.
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I genuinely wish you luck for the result on Sunday but for you not for us.
To me it would be more important that you make a scene off the pitch so we can all show them how shallow their ‘success’ has been.
I feel exactly the same about man utd's practically Sky-sponsored success throughout the 90s and 00s. With the greatest of respect, a supporter of man utd coming on a Villa forum to moan about another club's lack of ethics really does take the biscuit - your club is a huge part of the problem as well. (I'm pretty sure Villa fans know how to vent their feeling about such things, too.)
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Any other clubs supporters counting on Villa to do something better be prepared for what we've been accustomed to. Being let down. It's a beating incoming and Man City fans gleefully singing anti PL chants.
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I genuinely wish you luck for the result on Sunday but for you not for us.
To me it would be more important that you make a scene off the pitch so we can all show them how shallow their ‘success’ has been.
Thanks for you support my friend , but I think you may have your own fires to put out with the Qataris sniffing around you , good luck with that one ???
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I would have thought you guys were a similar sized club to city before their riches...
*snorts with derision*
How to make friends and influence people.
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I genuinely wish you luck for the result on Sunday but for you not for us.
To me it would be more important that you make a scene off the pitch so we can all show them how shallow their ‘success’ has been.
Thanks for you support my friend , but I think you may have your own fires to put out with the Qataris sniffing around you , good luck with that one ???
Nah, bad luck all round if you ask me.
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Was just a request to do something rather than turn a blind eye like many others. You do what you do pal and for what you believe in. ::)
Fuck off you piece of shit..... 1 would rather a hundred clubs like City over a club like yours. Go back to your Moms spare room and wind some other people up - tosser
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^^ I should have put a ton on it at Ladbrokes.
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Feels a bit like all Liverpool fans thinking SG would win them the league!
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Was just a request to do something rather than turn a blind eye like many others. You do what you do pal and for what you believe in. ::)
Fuck off you piece of shit..... 1 would rather a hundred clubs like City over a club like yours. Go back to your Moms spare room and wind some other people up - tosser
Easy gents, we've all had a few!
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Was just a request to do something rather than turn a blind eye like many others. You do what you do pal and for what you believe in. ::)
Fuck off you piece of shit..... 1 would rather a hundred clubs like City over a club like yours. Go back to your Moms spare room and wind some other people up - tosser
If you don't pack that in then it won't be him who isn't posting here anymore.
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Why are we giving this scum air time?
The minute he declared his allegiance he should of been booted >:(
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Bloody hell Hookey, calm down son!
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Why are we giving this scum air time?
The minute he declared his allegiance he should of been booted >:(
Welcome to the Heroes & Villains forum. Thank you for taking the time to read these guidelines, or 'rules' if you must!
Be nice to each other.
Too many forums are destroyed by petty bickering and fighting. At the end of it all we're all fans - you may disagree with somebody's point of view, but please respect their right to have it and express it on here.
Supporters of other teams are welcome to post here - but you will be banned if you step out of line.
As he hasn't stepped out of line, he deserves to be on the end of your little tantrums as much as any other poster. So pack it in.
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I would have thought you guys were a similar sized club to city before their riches...
*snorts with derision*
And he was doing so well.
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I think the only thing that has been good about Man City’s success is how much it gets up the nose of Man Utd supporters.
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I think the only thing that has been good about Man City’s success is how much it gets up the nose of Man Utd supporters.
I think that all started when that absolute looker Tevez crossed from Salford to actual Manchester and City had that billboard 'Welcome to Manchester'
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Why are we giving this scum air time?
The minute he declared his allegiance he should of been booted >:(
In his defence he didn't say which 'United' he supported. As I've said before, give it a year or two and the only club the media will refer to as 'United' will be the Barcodes. After decades of dominance it must be a real pisser to no longer be the richest club in the league.
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It's confusing but I think he means Manchester United. The name is so common and ten-a-penny it's always worth clarifying.
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Why are we giving this scum air time?
The minute he declared his allegiance he should of been booted >:(
Welcome to the Heroes & Villains forum. Thank you for taking the time to read these guidelines, or 'rules' if you must!
Be nice to each other.
Too many forums are destroyed by petty bickering and fighting. At the end of it all we're all fans - you may disagree with somebody's point of view, but please respect their right to have it and express it on here.
Supporters of other teams are welcome to post here - but you will be banned if you step out of line.
As he hasn't stepped out of line, he deserves to be on the end of your little tantrums as much as any other poster. So pack it in.
Apologies to any one offended by my language / tone (apart from one)
I just have a pathological hatred for anything to do with that club and its glory hunting supporters and to have one come on here with such sanctimonious shit about being ethical and i saw red
Apologies again
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I'm really frustrated by the way that Man City have cynically set-out to distort the competition, and would be pleased if they were punished in a substantive way. They seem to be the most extreme case, but the financing of other clubs such as Chelsea has also had a negative impact on the competition, and I struggle to navigate through what is legal and what it ethical.
My understanding for example is that Man Utd don't seem to pay any tax despite making huge profits, due to the way they have been structured. That also doesn't seem to be quite right. So they can f**king do one too as far as I'm concerned.
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I'm really frustrated by the way that Man City have cynically set-out to distort the competition, and would be pleased if they were punished in a substantive way. They seem to be the most extreme case, but the financing of other clubs such as Chelsea has also had a negative impact on the competition, and I struggle to navigate through what is legal and what it ethical.
My understanding for example is that Man Utd don't seem to pay any tax despite making huge profits, due to the way they have been structured. That also doesn't seem to be quite right. So they can f**king do one too as far as I'm concerned.
It would be pretty hilarious if they were relegated, unless it means Man Utd start winning things again of course. A 15 point deduction would be great though, hopefully paving the way for Arsenal to do it. At least it would be someone that hasn't won it for a while, and hasn't bought it in the same way Man City and Chelsea do.
Fucking Man Utd. The original team that just tried to buy the league with all the big money signing Fergie was making between 87 and 90. The original big corporation and the poster boys for the revolting Sky juggernaut of the 90s. The most graceless fans in the country. Fuck 'em.
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I would have thought you guys were a similar sized club to city before their riches
In the sense of being the biggest clubs in our respective cities? Yeah, probably.
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In all realtity the more I think about it, the more they have to be relegated if they are found guilty of even 50% of it, otherwise FFP would be dead.
From what I understand, they are accused of systematically breaching the rules for a decade. This isn't a breach, it's a complete deception of the rules., which has massively distorted the competitiveness of the of the league in their favour.
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I wonder which manager was having his salary topped-up off-book ? Mauricio the Pellegrin-looking Falcon ?
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I wonder which manager was having his salary topped-up off-book ? Mauricio the Pellegrin-looking Falcon ?
It was Mancini
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Why are we giving this scum air time?
The minute he declared his allegiance he should of been booted >:(
Welcome to the Heroes & Villains forum. Thank you for taking the time to read these guidelines, or 'rules' if you must!
Be nice to each other.
Too many forums are destroyed by petty bickering and fighting. At the end of it all we're all fans - you may disagree with somebody's point of view, but please respect their right to have it and express it on here.
Supporters of other teams are welcome to post here - but you will be banned if you step out of line.
As he hasn't stepped out of line, he deserves to be on the end of your little tantrums as much as any other poster. So pack it in.
Apologies to any one offended by my language / tone (apart from one)
I just have a pathological hatred for anything to do with that club and its glory hunting supporters and to have one come on here with such sanctimonious shit about being ethical and i saw red
Apologies again
You really are a special breed. Forget what goes on at the top of the Prem and go enjoy your tallest dwarf competition with Birmingham, Wolves and West Brom.
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Why are we giving this scum air time?
The minute he declared his allegiance he should of been booted >:(
Welcome to the Heroes & Villains forum. Thank you for taking the time to read these guidelines, or 'rules' if you must!
Be nice to each other.
Too many forums are destroyed by petty bickering and fighting. At the end of it all we're all fans - you may disagree with somebody's point of view, but please respect their right to have it and express it on here.
Supporters of other teams are welcome to post here - but you will be banned if you step out of line.
As he hasn't stepped out of line, he deserves to be on the end of your little tantrums as much as any other poster. So pack it in.
Apologies to any one offended by my language / tone (apart from one)
I just have a pathological hatred for anything to do with that club and its glory hunting supporters and to have one come on here with such sanctimonious shit about being ethical and i saw red
Apologies again
You really are a special breed. Forget what goes on at the top of the Prem and go enjoy your tallest dwarf competition with Birmingham, Wolves and West Brom.
Can you not find other Man Utd fans to talk to in Swindon?
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I would have thought you guys were a similar sized club to city before their riches...
*snorts with derision*
Unreal isn't it.
When Ferguson became manager of MU, only Liverpool had more trophies than Villa. So I assume he thinks MU were the same size as MC until Ferguson took over?
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And you were doing so well. Thanks for stopping by.
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A great first post, a few sideways looks from us with posts 2 and 3 and the wheels came off on posts 4 and 5.
We hardly even got to know you.
r3d_warr10r
08/02/23 - 08/02/23
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If the Gillingham defence had maintained their concentration for 30 more seconds none of this would ever have happened.
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Well i am glad he thought we were special , he will never know .
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You really are a special breed. Forget what goes on at the top of the Prem and go enjoy your tallest dwarf competition with Birmingham, Wolves and West Brom.
"Supporters of other teams are welcome to post here - but you will be banned if you step out of line"
It's been fun, thanks for stopping by Simon.
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He was the Man U fan of our hearts. Farewell, sweet prince.
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Also Blouses Bitters and Dogheads are giants of football doesn't he know anything !!
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There he goes, the greatest bestest Yanited fan ever to post here.
It's a low bar admittedly.
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You really are a special breed. Forget what goes on at the top of the Prem and go enjoy your tallest dwarf competition with Birmingham, Wolves and West Brom.
Imagine being winner of the world's biggest ****** competition though
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"Forget what goes on at the top of the prem". Blimey, they really are fully invested in that Sky narrative that all us perceived numbers-maker-uppers care about them.
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Anyway, one day they might beat us in the league again.
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And you were doing so well. Thanks for stopping by.
He'll be back in May to celebrate his new team winning the Premier League. Not only are they closer to Swindon but can still use his red and white scarf. Getting rid of that stupid Manc walk may take longer.
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Shame he honed in one post in particular when there were quite a few even-handed posts and some discussion about the corruption going on in the league. The forum's had it's fair share of posters coming from other clubs, a fair few of them go on to be appreciated when they pop back.
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It's very Man Utd that we're talking about them in a preview of a game that's us Vs Man City.
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Shame he honed in one post in particular when there were quite a few even-handed posts and some discussion about the corruption going on in the league. The forum's had it's fair share of posters coming from other clubs, a fair few of them go on to be appreciated when they pop back.
He could always have seen that Dave issued a warning to Hookey and chosen to focus on the other responses. But like every Man Utd fan I've ever met, he thought he owned the place and could say whatever he wanted.
Balls to him, the condescending git.
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It's very Man Utd that we're talking about them in a preview of a game that's us Vs Man City.
So true.
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Hope Hookey’s new mate is enjoying their game tonight.
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5-2 to the Villa
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His response has made me feel a lot less bad as thier true colours always come to the fore.
I have never been so disrespectful to anyone on here...but them fuckers bring out the real worst in me.
I really would like Leeds to be relegated as I really don't like them but tonight I am behind them to beat the fuckers as I am with any team that plays them
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Was just a request to do something rather than turn a blind eye like many others. You do what you do pal and for what you believe in. ::)
Fuck off you piece of shit..... 1 would rather a hundred clubs like City over a club like yours. Go back to your Moms spare room and wind some other people up - tosser
Bit harsh
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Was just a request to do something rather than turn a blind eye like many others. You do what you do pal and for what you believe in. ::)
Fuck off you piece of shit..... 1 would rather a hundred clubs like City over a club like yours. Go back to your Moms spare room and wind some other people up - tosser
Bit harsh
Apologies, i was a bit behind on the the thread, f**k him.
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How many believe that Man City will be sanctioned in any way deserving of what they have done over ten years?
Again it will come to pass that if you are one of the so called elite clubs the most that will happen is a stinging rebuke and a hefty fine, they make examples of clubs lower down the pecking order but will shrink when faced with powerful entities.
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From what I heard earlier on a podcast the consensus seemed to be that they would get a points deduction rather than being relegated. I expect something like a 20 - 30 point deduction and a hefty fine. They'll obviously still survive and then it will be back to normal the season after. The EPL can say they 'did' something whilst everyone else knows it isn't enough.
This investigation is up until the 2017/18 season but would they have really been doing any different in the years after? I know this has taken ages, which is why, but an investigation would surely need to be started for the intervening years also.
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"Forget what goes on at the top of the prem". Blimey, they really are fully invested in that Sky narrative that all us perceived numbers-maker-uppers care about them.
That's it in a nutshell. Just when you thought City supporters were the most ungracious in existence you get a reminder that they're still amateurs compared to their gloryhunting neighbours.
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I long for the days when kids automatically followed in the family tradition of their choice of football club, when growing up not one of my extended family, which went into many dozens, followed any club but Villa. It seems to me that once a minority of clubs became all powerful, winning almost every competition, the need of many kids to identify themselves with a successful club overcame tradition. For many years the Premiership has not been a competition, it has been a coterie of four or five clubs battling it out between them with just, very occasionally, A leicester appears from nowhere, shines, then just as quickly fades. The reputation washing through the buying of Football clubs is just another example of how the governing bodies do not prepresent what is best for the game.
I am desperately clinging to a small hope that for once a club is held to account and the penalty is so severe that it will send panic through all clubs that have given the finger to rules and regulations.
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Even if they win, I’d rather be second than a cheat.
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I reckon we will beat them 2-1
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I long for the days when kids automatically followed in the family tradition of their choice of football club, when growing up not one of my extended family, which went into many dozens, followed any club but Villa. It seems to me that once a minority of clubs became all powerful, winning almost every competition, the need of many kids to identify themselves with a successful club overcame tradition. For many years the Premiership has not been a competition, it has been a coterie of four or five clubs battling it out between them with just, very occasionally, A leicester appears from nowhere, shines, then just as quickly fades. The reputation washing through the buying of Football clubs is just another example of how the governing bodies do not prepresent what is best for the game.
I am desperately clinging to a small hope that for once a club is held to account and the penalty is so severe that it will send panic through all clubs that have given the finger to rules and regulations.
Tradional family life as well can not be so apparent for all children.
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If we had beaten the Foxes I’d be a lot more positive going into this game. However they need the victory more than us to keep the media wolves from the door - oh no we’ve lost 2 on the spin ! Empire crumbling ! Pep will walk ! Ad nauseam.
If we’re 1-0 up, a VAR or dubious penalty to let them back in. Then MOTD wholeheartedly agree it’s legit as the ping of their banking app sounds. Followed by a rule change by the FA the next morning so no other club can repeat the injustice.
The PL hasn’t suddenly become righteous and championing fair play - their gratuity has lessened or stopped and blue moon called their bluff.
I’m hoping it effects them on the field as they start looking for a get out and points deduction ala Juventus.
1-0 to the Good and Emery is King.
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I long for the days when kids automatically followed in the family tradition of their choice of football club, when growing up not one of my extended family, which went into many dozens, followed any club but Villa. It seems to me that once a minority of clubs became all powerful, winning almost every competition, the need of many kids to identify themselves with a successful club overcame tradition. For many years the Premiership has not been a competition, it has been a coterie of four or five clubs battling it out between them with just, very occasionally, A leicester appears from nowhere, shines, then just as quickly fades. The reputation washing through the buying of Football clubs is just another example of how the governing bodies do not prepresent what is best for the game.
I am desperately clinging to a small hope that for once a club is held to account and the penalty is so severe that it will send panic through all clubs that have given the finger to rules and regulations.
Tradional family life as well can not be so apparent for all children.
There is no such thing as traditional family life.
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I long for the days when kids automatically followed in the family tradition of their choice of football club, when growing up not one of my extended family, which went into many dozens, followed any club but Villa. It seems to me that once a minority of clubs became all powerful, winning almost every competition, the need of many kids to identify themselves with a successful club overcame tradition. For many years the Premiership has not been a competition, it has been a coterie of four or five clubs battling it out between them with just, very occasionally, A leicester appears from nowhere, shines, then just as quickly fades. The reputation washing through the buying of Football clubs is just another example of how the governing bodies do not prepresent what is best for the game.
I am desperately clinging to a small hope that for once a club is held to account and the penalty is so severe that it will send panic through all clubs that have given the finger to rules and regulations.
Tradional family life as well can not be so apparent for all children.
There is no such thing as traditional family life.
My Dad was Chelsea and Mother is Arsenal and here I am :D
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My old man has no interest in football and I'm a Villa fan thanks to my big brother, who was taken to his first game by our uncle and cousins against Liverpool and they're all reds. We won 3-1 and he still hates them more than anyone else (Liverpool, not our extended family)
It takes all sorts.
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My old man has no interest in football and I'm a Villa fan thanks to my big brother, who was taken to his first game by our uncle and cousins against Liverpool and they're all reds. We won 3-1 and he still hates them more than anyone else (Liverpool, not our extended family)
It takes all sorts.
My nan and grandad were both gloryhunting Villa fans from the early days, when we used to win everything in sight, I get my love of Villa from them. My dad hates football, and my uncle, their other son, is a Wolves fan. One of his sons is a Villa fan, the other bizarrely, Sheffield Wednesday. My kids are all Villa, whether they like it or not.
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My old man has no interest in football and I'm a Villa fan thanks to my big brother, who was taken to his first game by our uncle and cousins against Liverpool and they're all reds. We won 3-1 and he still hates them more than anyone else (Liverpool, not our extended family)
It takes all sorts.
My nan and grandad were both gloryhunting Villa fans from the early days, when we used to win everything in sight, I get my love of Villa from them. My dad hates football, and my uncle, their other son, is a Wolves fan. One of his sons is a Villa fan, the other bizarrely, Sheffield Wednesday. My kids are all Villa, whether they like it or not.
Villa on my dad's side, who've been Villa since the beginning as far as we can tell. My late grandad was on the Villa books, and was even offered a contract as a promising young centre-half, but decided to go into the Navy as it paid better. Now those were the days.
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My old man has no interest in football and I'm a Villa fan thanks to my big brother, who was taken to his first game by our uncle and cousins against Liverpool and they're all reds. We won 3-1 and he still hates them more than anyone else (Liverpool, not our extended family)
It takes all sorts.
My nan and grandad were both gloryhunting Villa fans from the early days, when we used to win everything in sight, I get my love of Villa from them. My dad hates football, and my uncle, their other son, is a Wolves fan. One of his sons is a Villa fan, the other bizarrely, Sheffield Wednesday. My kids are all Villa, whether they like it or not.
My kids aren't interested in football but are 'Villa' if anyone asks. My daughter has on occasion tried to wind me up over it but has realised this is not a productive position to take. I think they'd both be genuinely worried by the blowback of saying anything else, which is as it should be.
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My dad is a filthy fox, my mum is a Cardiff swine. I'm Villa because of my mum's dad. 'The smartest ground in the UK', he used to tell me.
The first time my dad took me there, I was stunned. I'd only been to Filbert Street, the City Ground, Highfield Road and the Baseball Ground before that.
Both my wife and daughter are Villa whether they like it or not.
Up the fucking Villa. Fuck Man City
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My dad was a Chelsea fan who disliked Villa because we ‘cheated’ the Busby Babes (everyone loved that United team, so he said) out of the double in 1957.
He then moved to Birmingham with work and married into a Villa supporting family. Tbf he never put in much effort to make me a Chelsea supporter, made more effort trying to make me a Tory supporter, God love him.
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I long for the days when kids automatically followed in the family tradition of their choice of football club, when growing up not one of my extended family, which went into many dozens, followed any club but Villa. It seems to me that once a minority of clubs became all powerful, winning almost every competition, the need of many kids to identify themselves with a successful club overcame tradition. For many years the Premiership has not been a competition, it has been a coterie of four or five clubs battling it out between them with just, very occasionally, A leicester appears from nowhere, shines, then just as quickly fades. The reputation washing through the buying of Football clubs is just another example of how the governing bodies do not prepresent what is best for the game.
I am desperately clinging to a small hope that for once a club is held to account and the penalty is so severe that it will send panic through all clubs that have given the finger to rules and regulations.
I tend to agree. Been trying to bring ours up as Villa-Wrexham supporters.
My granddad was the first Villa supporter in the family. Before him, my great gran wasn't really interested in football. She only ever went to one football match in her life - the 1923 FA Cup Final ... the first ever game at Wembley / white horse final. My granddad said he wouldn't be interested in football either if the only teams he'd seen were West Ham and Bolton! Anyway, she was convinced that *every* football match was like that, and so wouldn't let my granddad go to watch Swindon Town because there were 'too many people' and it was 'too dangerous'. So my granddad followed football on the radio and in the newspapers - this was the early 1930s and coincided with Villa scoring 128 goals in a season. He decided at that point that Villa were obviously the best team to support ... given he lived in the Cotswolds, it was either them or one of the London teams for top flight football that he could get transport to ... and so he took to going to watch the Villa. That passed on to his kids (my dad & uncles), and then on to most of us. We've all started on highs really - my grandad with the 128 goal season, my dad's first memory of any description was Villa winning the FA Cup in 1957, and I was 3 weeks old when Villa won the European Cup. We've all then had a bit of a 'downhill' trajectory after that, really ;D
Anyway, our kids - they all know they're Villa supporters. I've told them that, once they've been to see Villa, I'll also take them to watch Wrexham play since that's where we live. Don't mind if they're Wrexham supporters with a soft spot for Villa or Villa supporters with a soft spot for Wrexham really, although I'd prefer the former. As long as they support either the local team or the family team, not any crap side they've no connection with just because they happen to be flavour of the month.
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Forget what goes on at the top of the Prem and go enjoy your tallest dwarf competition with Birmingham, Wolves and West Brom.
That’s pretty much what I do. And it’s what supporting your football team is all about - but I’m guessing you have no regional connection to the team you support and so have no idea what local rivalry is about. Having to engineer some sort of fake rivalry with Liverpool or Man City fans who also have no connection to the clubs they decided they will support
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Man City are massive cheats but fuck them and fuck Man Utd even more who have spent the past 3 decades getting the smooth end of bent decisions. I'm Villa, my kids are all Villa, my Dad and his Dad and his were/are all Villa. As far as I know there's never been anything other than Villa in my family. We're pure bloods and thoroughly miserable because of it!
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My old man has no interest in football and I'm a Villa fan thanks to my big brother, who was taken to his first game by our uncle and cousins against Liverpool and they're all reds. We won 3-1 and he still hates them more than anyone else (Liverpool, not our extended family)
It takes all sorts.
My nan and grandad were both gloryhunting Villa fans from the early days, when we used to win everything in sight, I get my love of Villa from them. My dad hates football, and my uncle, their other son, is a Wolves fan. One of his sons is a Villa fan, the other bizarrely, Sheffield Wednesday. My kids are all Villa, whether they like it or not.
My dad is a filthy fox, my mum is a Cardiff swine. I'm Villa because of my mum's dad. 'The smartest ground in the UK', he used to tell me.
The first time my dad took me there, I was stunned. I'd only been to Filbert Street, the City Ground, Highfield Road and the Baseball Ground before that.
Both my wife and daughter are Villa whether they like it or not.
Up the fucking Villa. Fuck Man City
In the present UK and Commonwealth Royal family The King doesn't seem to have the authority on which team his son's support:
Prince William of Wales is Aston Villa but his Dad King Charles III supports Burnley, and his brother Prince Harry, the Duke off Sussex is an Arsenal fan.
So you two are technically more powerful than the King in some respects!
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My Dad was (and still is) Villa. I am Villa. My son is Villa. He loves it.
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Aren't Wrexham the most fashionable team in the UK to support now? Shouldn't be that hard to get kids on-board.
We still await Tom Hanks investment, maybe he can buy us a world-class centre forward in the summer.
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My family (both sides) are all Villa, apart from an uncle and his son (cousin bluenose is his name) and given mom was one of 8 and dad one of 7, that's a far few Villa fans - though not many go to games.
I grew up in B44 and no-one supported anyone other than the Villa, except one lad in my class who switched to Derby when we sold them Bruce Rioch. We were about 7 at the time.
I now live in Bristol and my two adult sons are Brizzle born and bred, though both support the Villa, even though one has no interest in football. The other one lives in London and as we have ST's we both travel from different places to catch up over a pint before sitting in the Holte End. UTV.
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Forget what goes on at the top of the Prem and go enjoy your tallest dwarf competition with Birmingham, Wolves and West Brom.
That’s pretty much what I do. And it’s what supporting your football team is all about - but I’m guessing you have no regional connection to the team you support and so have no idea what local rivalry is about. Having to engineer some sort of fake rivalry with Liverpool or Man City fans who also have no connection to the clubs they decided they will support
or Leeds....someone called it in the local pub last night the Roses Derby.....the fake noocastle supporting twat.
UTV
The Doc
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I can think of three things that can go fuck themselves.
Man United, Man City and the city of Manchester. Plus the entire conglomeration of council estates connected by motorways that makes up ‘Greater’ Manchester.
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I can think of three things that can go fuck themselves.
Man United, Man City and the city of Manchester. Plus the entire conglomeration of council estates connected by motorways that makes up ‘Greater’ Manchester.
That's four things.
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I can think of three things that can go fuck themselves.
Man United, Man City and the city of Manchester. Plus the entire conglomeration of council estates connected by motorways that makes up ‘Greater’ Manchester.
Lots of Greater Manchester, like Wigan where I lived for ages, doesn't consider itself anything to do with Manchester whatsoever, and probably has more Scousers than Mancs if anything.
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I can think of three things that can go fuck themselves.
Man United, Man City and the city of Manchester. Plus the entire conglomeration of council estates connected by motorways that makes up ‘Greater’ Manchester.
That's four things.
Let's make it 8 rather than 3, then they can each go and fuck themselves twice over.
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I can think of three things that can go fuck themselves.
Man United, Man City and the city of Manchester. Plus the entire conglomeration of council estates connected by motorways that makes up ‘Greater’ Manchester.
Lots of Greater Manchester, like Wigan where I lived for ages, doesn't consider itself anything to do with Manchester whatsoever, and probably has more Scousers than Mancs if anything.
I've no problem with strecthing out to include Merseyside too.
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I loved it up there, had the time of my life.
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I long for the days when kids automatically followed in the family tradition of their choice of football club, when growing up not one of my extended family, which went into many dozens, followed any club but Villa. It seems to me that once a minority of clubs became all powerful, winning almost every competition, the need of many kids to identify themselves with a successful club overcame tradition. For many years the Premiership has not been a competition, it has been a coterie of four or five clubs battling it out between them with just, very occasionally, A leicester appears from nowhere, shines, then just as quickly fades. The reputation washing through the buying of Football clubs is just another example of how the governing bodies do not prepresent what is best for the game.
I am desperately clinging to a small hope that for once a club is held to account and the penalty is so severe that it will send panic through all clubs that have given the finger to rules and regulations.
Nice post, ROBBO.
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I long for the days when kids automatically followed in the family tradition of their choice of football club, when growing up not one of my extended family, which went into many dozens, followed any club but Villa. It seems to me that once a minority of clubs became all powerful, winning almost every competition, the need of many kids to identify themselves with a successful club overcame tradition. For many years the Premiership has not been a competition, it has been a coterie of four or five clubs battling it out between them with just, very occasionally, A leicester appears from nowhere, shines, then just as quickly fades. The reputation washing through the buying of Football clubs is just another example of how the governing bodies do not prepresent what is best for the game.
I am desperately clinging to a small hope that for once a club is held to account and the penalty is so severe that it will send panic through all clubs that have given the finger to rules and regulations.
It happens because people let their kids do it. My lad wanted to support one of the red teams because his mates did. That was until I told him he had a choice, Villa like his dad and uncle, or Sheffield Utd which is his mum's and local team. Then, of course I took him to Villa Park. ☺
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My dad was born and brought up in Ward End. All the family except him were noses (shows who got the family brain cells). My mom was born in Smethwick and all her family were bitters. When I was very young her brother and cousins all tried to turn me to the stripey filth, but the old man wasn't having any of it. He took me to the FA cup replay against Southampton in 1969 and that was that. 59,000 and we won 2-1 ( we even won cup matches in those days). My 7 year old self had found his life-long love. My son is now 32 and lives in Minneapolis. He has a large range of replica shirts which he wears around the city and spreads the gospel of The Mighty Villa. Thanks to the club going out there in 2019 we are very well known, probably more so than down here on the Isle of Wight. We are VTID. Even my daughter, who has no interest in football, signs off e-mails to me with UTV. P.S. we are all a bunch of miserable feckers as a result.
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As long as they support either the local team or the family team, not any crap side they've no connection with just because they happen to be flavour of the month.
That’s my opinion as well. Neither of my parents are interested in football, so supporting Villa is essentially something I chose for myself, growing-up in Boldmere.
I know that some people say they didn’t have any choice in the matter, but it’s not really true is it? Which football team you support isn’t like your race, gender, sexuality etc. it’s more like your politics in that you can be conditioned to think a certain way, and it becomes part of your identity, but you can also change your mind (unless you got a tattoo). That’s why if your choice is based on ‘who’s the best team’ or ‘what’s my favourite colour’ rather than ‘what’s my local team’ or ‘who my ancestors supported’ it basically marks you out as being superficial.
I’m not going to force my kids to support Villa, as we don’t live in Birmingham. I’m going to make it clear who I support and why, and give them opportunities to experience games, but ultimately let them decide for themselves. If they want to support their local team then that’s fine too.
One side of my family are from the Black Country, and my great grandad was a regular at the Hawthorns either side of WWI. My grandad was notionally Baggies, but not that bothered and only ever complimentary about Villa. He did install crush barriers on the Witton End in the 1930s.
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I had the choice of Villa (my dad's team) or Albion (local).
Sorry, I had the choice of Villa (my dad's team) or Albion (homeless aged seven).
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My dad was Celtic. Most of the rest of the family, like a lot of Irish people in England, were/are Man Utd.
My big cousin rescued me just in time.
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I had the choice of Villa (my dad's team) or Albion (local).
Sorry, I had the choice of Villa (my dad's team) or Albion (homeless aged seven).
Haha, excellent parenting.
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I can think of three things that can go fuck themselves.
Man United, Man City and the city of Manchester. Plus the entire conglomeration of council estates connected by motorways that makes up ‘Greater’ Manchester.
Lots of Greater Manchester, like Wigan where I lived for ages, doesn't consider itself anything to do with Manchester whatsoever, and probably has more Scousers than Mancs if anything.
I think times have changed Risso. I work in Wigan now and just about everyone supports Manchester City or a United (or maybe Liverpool) Some even say they support one of those three…’AND Wigan where I’ve got a season ticket’. It was the same in Blackburn but for some random reason there were more Everton fans there too. It’s weird.
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Look i'm a pretty old guy (very old)and I Know times have changed but it is my belief that it is inadequate parenting that is a big part of the problem. I have said that all my extended family followed Villa, choice didn't come into it, there was never any question, it was a given. I will own up to having the odd relative that had absolutely no interest in football but even then if asked who they support they would say Villa. t
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I posted before finishing, appologies.
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Just watched the League Cup final again... Nakamba, Nyland, Engels, Targett, Elmo, Trez, AEG, Hourihane, Samatta... Yikes!
We've come a long way squad wise, but not much to show for it... Let's do them please.
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Just watched the League Cup final again... Nakamba, Nyland, Engels, Targett, Elmo, Trez, AEG, Hourihane, Samatta... Yikes!
We've come a long way squad wise, but not much to show for it... Let's do them please.
I genuinely had no recollection of this, I've just had to Google. I think Will Smith must have wiped my memory... and slapped me. Not sure why I can't picture it.
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Yeah, that team of tat ran Citeh close while our lot this season got Stevenage'd. Bloody football.
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Yeah, that team of tat ran Citeh close while our lot this season got Stevenage'd. Bloody football.
Different competition, but yeah. Not being sarcy, I just don't even think about the FA Cup. I'd rather we didn't enter it, such has been our misery in it over my lifetime.
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My patents were immigrants from Dublin, coming over to Brum in the late 50s. My dad as far as i can recall liked football but didnt support a particular team, other than Ireland of course. My older brother died last year unfortunately, he was die hard Chelsea, all through the late 70s and 80s when they were generally shite into their current couple of bank rolled glory decades, travelled everywhere to watch them through thick and thin. No idea why he started supporting them growing up in Brum. I had no real clear idea why i started supporting Villa, i was already clearly supporting them when they won the European Cup, so ive always figured maybe i was a bit of a glory hunter from the 80-81 season when i would of been 6 or 7. However, at my brothers funeral i found out something quite interesting, one of my brothers oldest mates, said my parents used to worry sick about my brother travelling to London and to away days as a 15/16 year old Chelsea fan, so as early as they could, started getting me Villa kits etc so i’d get hooked on a local team, fair play it worked.
In regards to thick and thin, my first game was with my dad and his mate who was a Villa regular, up at Old Trafford in Feb 82, we lost 1-4, i didnt go to another game till December 82, lost 2-4 to Liverpool at home, followed by a horrible 0-3 to Blues at St Andrews a few weeks late on boxing day, i was a regular from probably 83/84.
My kids are both season ticket holders and have been for years, my 16 year old daughter isnt that bothered about football per se but always wants to go on match day, my nearly 13 year old son is Villa mad and has already seen us relegated, 3 years in the championship and just avoid relegation again….a year of Stevie G. So safe to say after all that its for life.
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My Dad grew up in Smethwick - his dad didn’t follow football, and split up from my Nana, so my Dad had to find his own path. There is a scandalous photo of him in a Wolves kit when he was about 5, but as soon as he was old enough, he went with his mates to the Villa in the 60s. It’s weird to think of the impact that his decision back then has made on all of our lives since!
My mum’s side, also from Smethwick, mainly supported West Brom. My Nan on that side of the family used to tell us about a song Villa fans used to sing when she was little about the Blues - something like “The only cup you’ll ever see is a cup of Joe Bradford’s tea” (does that make sense?). Football chants hit differently back then…
I grew up in Shropshire, but went to my first Villa game when I was 4. (3-3 against Norwich in the 89-90 season). There was never a suggestion that I would support anyone else - my older brother had already been going to games at that point - it was just what we did. My boys are 5 and 2, both have been to Villa Park, but the youngest has only seen a women’s match so far (a great win over Man City earlier this season).
I want my children to be happy, and to live their lives however they want to - career, hobbies, sexuality, partners, lifestyle - it’s all up to them and I will support them in anything they do. There is one thing that just isn’t negotiable though - they are Villa. Whatever happens, that will not change.
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My patents were immigrants from Dublin, coming over to Brum in the late 50s. My dad as far as i can recall liked football but didnt support a particular team, other than Ireland of course. My older brother died last year unfortunately, he was die hard Chelsea, all through the late 70s and 80s when they were generally shite into their current couple of bank rolled glory decades, travelled everywhere to watch them through thick and thin. No idea why he started supporting them growing up in Brum. I had no real clear idea why i started supporting Villa, i was already clearly supporting them when they won the European Cup, so ive always figured maybe i was a bit of a glory hunter from the 80-81 season when i would of been 6 or 7. However, at my brothers funeral i found out something quite interesting, one of my brothers oldest mates, said my parents used to worry sick about my brother travelling to London and to away days as a 15/16 year old Chelsea fan, so as early as they could, started getting me Villa kits etc so i’d get hooked on a local team, fair play it worked.
In regards to thick and thin, my first game was with my dad and his mate who was a Villa regular, up at Old Trafford in Feb 82, we lost 1-4, i didnt go to another game till December 82, lost 2-4 to Liverpool at home, followed by a horrible 0-3 to Blues at St Andrews a few weeks late on boxing day, i was a regular from probably 83/84.
My kids are both season ticket holders and have been for years, my 16 year old daughter isnt that bothered about football per se but always wants to go on match day, my nearly 13 year old son is Villa mad and has already seen us relegated, 3 years in the championship and just avoid relegation again….a year of Steven G. So safe to say after all that its for life.
My first 2 games and I kept going back for more :D
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My grandad on my Mom's side was a big Villa fan, they lived in Witton in the end but before that they were in Handsworth near the Hawthorns. My nan used to say see could hear the crowd there on matchdays so they must have been very close, fair play to him for not having any of that shite. They were also the barren years post war and he never wavered, nan said he used to come back with frost on his chest hair at times.
The poor sod passed away the year before I was born, only in his mid fifties, and only a few weeks before we lifted the League Cup and won promotion.
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The poor sod passed away the year before I was born, only in his mid fifties, and only a few weeks before we lifted the League Cup and won promotion.
That's a bloody shame. I really hope there's some kind of afterlife where they give you the classified results.
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The poor sod passed away the year before I was born, only in his mid fifties, and only a few weeks before we lifted the League Cup and won promotion.
That's a bloody shame. I really hope there's some kind of afterlife where they give you the classified results.
If you're a Villa fan and you've gone downstairs rather than upstairs I'd imagine that would be a regular feature.
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When Villa won the European cup my brother was sitting at lights in the centre of Melbourne, when the final result came over the radio he went beserk, so much so that the cops pulled him over, they thought he was having some kind of fit.
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Mom was born and raised on Copeley Hill until the house was demolished to make way for Spaghetti Junction. The love of Villa came from her and the maternal side of the family who had been attending matches for generations. I am eternally grateful !
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Pre-match thread, eh?!
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The goals from the 2013 VP meeting popped up on Facebook. I'd fucking love a winner like the one from that day!
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Pre-match thread, eh?!
Have we got a game this week?
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Pre-match thread, eh?!
Have we got a game this week?
That ManUre Dude has knocked our chakras out of whack. Collective corrosion of the cerebral cortices. Language is a virus.
We'll be back on an even keel by 6pm this evening by my calculations.
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Fantastic language!
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My uncle (or great uncle) Stephen, who I’m named after, died after catching cold from watching the Villa in the rain.
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Born in Aston, schooled in Aston, family back to great grandfather etc…all Aston.
Who else could I have supported .
Suppose when I’m dissected in aid of medical science they will discover Aston in my bones just like Blackpool rock
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I hope we annihilate them for further ruining my weekend back in 1995 when stuck in the A&E with my Great Uncle for 7 hours only to head home listening to them on WM beat us. And my Mom did that tinned bacon stuff instead of the real stuff for tea that night. I was a very unhappy 12 year old that evening so you owe me Villa. You owe me for enduring that!
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Tinned bacon...that made me wince, Wince.
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Tinned bacon...that made me wince, Wince.
It’s alarmingly nice in pasta bakes however but yep. Alas was not source of my nickname. I just hope I don’t have to relive it again this weekend.
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Tinned bacon?
Is that a thing? Or was it?
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The poor sod passed away the year before I was born, only in his mid fifties, and only a few weeks before we lifted the League Cup and won promotion.
That's a bloody shame. I really hope there's some kind of afterlife where they give you the classified results.
Are you saying we have to carry on going through all this in the afterlife, ffs 🤦♂️
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Tinned bacon?
Is that a thing? Or was it?
Is it this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_Grill
Sounds … delightful.
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What a pre-match thread this has been! It's had it all.
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Don’t forget those chaps we are the equivalent to football Calvinists
There’s no such thing as free will.
We did not choose, we were chosen
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Pre match chat from Emery (or quotes attributed to Emery more accurately) suggest Young and McGinn will be on the right flank similar to the Spurs game.
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Tinned bacon? Never heard of that. I know my mom fed me stuff like tip top, but not tinned bacon.
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We're doing them on Sunday.
FTF.
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Tinned bacon? Never heard of that. I know my mom fed me stuff like tip top, but not tinned bacon.
Tip Top on your favourite puddings, with a natural creamy taste.
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Tinned bacon? Never heard of that. I know my mom fed me stuff like tip top, but not tinned bacon.
Tip Top on your favourite puddings, with a natural creamy taste.
I bet you say that to all the girls...
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Tinned bacon?
Is that a thing? Or was it?
Is it this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_Grill
Sounds … delightful.
That’s the one. Not much money growing up
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If you think tinned bacon is less than mouth watering you should try whale meat. (Purchased from Frederick Normansell) Ask your granddad.
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If you think tinned bacon is less than mouth watering you should try whale meat. (Purchased from Frederick Normansell) Ask your granddad.
Commemorated by Vera Lynn about about a family fed up of their diet.
Whale meat again.
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If you think tinned bacon is less than mouth watering you should try whale meat. (Purchased from Frederick Normansell) Ask your granddad.
Soon we will be enjoying our tinned chicken from usa
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Not looking forward to the 90 mins tomorrow. We could be on lambs to the slaughter after their most recent results. 3-0 to them hoping to hell I am wrong.
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Pep is really on a fucking whinge about this FFP stuff. I can't stand the weird, intense, bald twat.
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He's an arsehole. Didn't know he was like this before he came to England.
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Pep is really on a fucking whinge about this FFP stuff. I can't stand the weird, intense, bald twat.
He is a cheat and always has been, the nandrolone chugging twat.
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Pep is really on a fucking whinge about this FFP stuff. I can't stand the weird, intense, bald twat.
Ha ha like how you’ve thrown ‘bald’ in there.
He actually contradicted himself, first by complaining they’ve already been judged (presumably by the general public, press etc) then praised the country for having a fair legal system in which you are innocent until proven guilty - hence the second statement made the whinge redundant. Didn’t make sense.
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Pep is really on a fucking whinge about this FFP stuff. I can't stand the weird, intense, bald twat.
Ha ha like how you’ve thrown ‘bald’ in there.
He actually contradicted himself, first by complaining they’ve already been judged (presumably by the general public, press etc) then praised the country for having a fair legal system in which you are innocent until proven guilty - hence the second statement made the whinge redundant. Didn’t make sense.
Don’t mess with “his people” as he kept calling them. The whole thing was hilarious.
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He's a spoilt bastard.
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He's a spoilt bastard.
Are we on about Viz again?
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If you think tinned bacon is less than mouth watering you should try whale meat. (Purchased from Frederick Normansell) Ask your granddad.
Commemorated by Vera Lynn about about a family fed up of their diet.
Whale meat again.
Brilliant :)
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Can't Pep go and manage Wigan? See how he gets on, only then can he be fairly judged against Kolo Toure.
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Can't Pep go and manage Wigan? See how he gets on, only then can he be fairly judged against Kolo Toure.
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I can’t hear Kolo Toures name without’ is a beautiful human being ‘in an Irish accent
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Man City need a positive result, also to close the gap on Arsenal. Our defence looking very shaky so 5-0 to Citeh.
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Man City need a positive result, also to close the gap on Arsenal. Our defence looking very shaky so 5-0 to Citeh.
Thats the spirit
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Man City need a positive result, also to close the gap on Arsenal. Our defence looking very shaky so 5-0 to Citeh.
Thats the spirit
Sorry…..
4-0.
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With the win tomorrow I reckon we'll trigger Klopp's no-compo sack clause.
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Man City need a positive result, also to close the gap on Arsenal. Our defence looking very shaky so 5-0 to Citeh.
Thats the spirit
Sorry…..
4-0.
Happy clapper.
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i hope we have a go , you can get to this lot !!
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I think Emery is much closer to having us play as he wants to away from home or against better teams than he is at home, or against shitter teams.
To that end, I reckon we're going to get something tomorrow. A point probably.
LET'S FUNERAL THESE OIL CUNTS.
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7362ba_c5122566880a479c90d6c5248d9f82c8~mv2.gif)
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Crikey, what a pyre!
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Apparently Unai has beaten Pep in 12 attempts..
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Apparently Unai has beaten Pep in 12 attempts..
For some reason that’s given me confidence about tomorrow, even though I know you’ve got that statistic completely the wrong way around.
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Pep is really on a fucking whinge about this FFP stuff. I can't stand the weird, intense, bald twat.
Ha ha like how you’ve thrown ‘bald’ in there.
He actually contradicted himself, first by complaining they’ve already been judged (presumably by the general public, press etc) then praised the country for having a fair legal system in which you are innocent until proven guilty - hence the second statement made the whinge redundant. Didn’t make sense.
Being bald myself I feel like I can freely use it as an insult and he is BALD. You're right about his statement.
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Man City need a positive result, also to close the gap on Arsenal. Our defence looking very shaky so 5-0 to Citeh.
Thats the spirit
Sorry…..
4-0.
Happy clapper.
Those were the days, my friends
We thought they'd never end
The Gnasher here
For ever and a day
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Anyone else got the 9 month free Sky Sports PL on your phone?
Bit worried I might throw my little Moto G82 G5 out the window if it goes pear shaped.
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Apparently Unai has beaten Pep in 12 attempts..
For some reason that’s given me confidence about tomorrow, even though I know you’ve got that statistic completely the wrong way around.
Think I heard it was met 12 times, 4 draws and no wins for Unai.
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Pep is really on a fucking whinge about this FFP stuff. I can't stand the weird, intense, bald twat.
Ha ha like how you’ve thrown ‘bald’ in there.
He actually contradicted himself, first by complaining they’ve already been judged (presumably by the general public, press etc) then praised the country for having a fair legal system in which you are innocent until proven guilty - hence the second statement made the whinge redundant. Didn’t make sense.
Being bald myself I feel like I can freely use it as an insult and he is BALD. You're right about his statement.
Bald is sexy.
Alas, 3-0 to the Shitty.
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If we give the ball away with the same degree of carelessness as last weekend vs this lot they will run up a cricket score. Brendan Rodgers had his team target an area that we as of yet aren’t great at and it’s exactly what Pep will do tomorrow. An incessant high press for 90 min so we will have a chance to break but will be under a lot of pressure. I’m praying for the best.
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Pep is really on a fucking whinge about this FFP stuff. I can't stand the weird, intense, bald twat.
Ha ha like how you’ve thrown ‘bald’ in there.
He actually contradicted himself, first by complaining they’ve already been judged (presumably by the general public, press etc) then praised the country for having a fair legal system in which you are innocent until proven guilty - hence the second statement made the whinge redundant. Didn’t make sense.
Being bald myself I feel like I can freely use it as an insult and he is BALD. You're right about his statement.
Bald is sexy.
Alas, 3-0 to the Shitty.
Amen, Baldy.
And yeah, I'll give us a goal though, 3-1.
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If we give the ball away with the same degree of carelessness as last weekend vs this lot they will run up a cricket score. Brendan Rodgers had his team target an area that we as of yet aren’t great at and it’s exactly what Pep will do tomorrow. An incessant high press for 90 min so we will have a chance to break but will be under a lot of pressure. I’m praying for the best.
Pessimism of the intellect
Optimism of the will
A great man said that
The sun's not yellow
It's chicken
Bob Dylan said that
Villa can play some good stuff when their dander is up
Alan Smith said that
Any slackness and will get a good doings.
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Sky are doing an extended interview with Unai, sometime between 10 and 12.
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On my way. Hopefully a decent Villa performance and finally some points at the Ethiad. UTV
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If they win today they will just consider it another day at the office. If we win it will be like being at one of the best raves we have ever been to. That is the difference. We actually appreciate it more and that's what life is all about.
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Got my tinned bacon if we lose.
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Sky are doing an extended interview with Unai, sometime between 10 and 12.
It's on at 11am
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Entertaining 2-2 today as I really think we'll get something.
Hopefully not a good hiding.
We've been so effective on the road and will certainly carry a threat, although the "world's against us" rubbish might work in City's favour.
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Got my tinned bacon if we lose.
I've got three bottles of sake.
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Got my tinned bacon if we lose.
I've got three bottles of sake.
Christ, I can feel the hangover just reading that.🤪
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Those stay with me here I strongly believe that a victory vs Man City will happen following last week.
I already had a gut hunch, but given the philosophy behind football results, and more signs yesterday.
According to my hypothesis, a win is likely following an unexpected loss to an underperforming team while we were in form because the next outcome will likely also be unexpected.
Spurs 1-0 Man City
Leicester 4-1 Spurs
Unexpected scoreline following one another.
Aston Villa 2-4 Leicester City
Man City 1-3 Aston Villa*
It's can be even more possible as Man City are expected even more to win after last week and Arsenal result yesterday will only mean they are even more focused on Wednesday when they play them!
Come On we're gonna win this one! I can feel it!
*i forecast outcome of win I don't know actual scoreline.
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I thought you were on holiday, footy :D
Anyway, love your positivity. There's absolutely no way we'll get anything in this game. The result has already been fixed, they've already cheated, Grealish has already dived for penalty.
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I was but Martinez comments before the season end and the idea some isn't all right between player and manager brought me back.
I'll now have to add Goal Keepers to my scouting.
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I thought you were on holiday, footy :D
Anyway, love your positivity. There's absolutely no way we'll get anything in this game. The result has already been fixed, they've already cheated, Grealish has already dived for penalty.
Would you stick Cash in for this one or Young?
Or both?
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After yesterdays VAR brain farts going against Arsenal and Chelsea, Shockley Park will be under strict instruction to address the position and give all marginal and non-marginal decisions in favour of the wanky Mancs.
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After yesterdays VAR brain farts going against Arsenal and Chelsea, Shockley Park will be under strict instruction to address the position and give all marginal and non-marginal decisions in favour of the wanky Mancs.
Shockley Park! :D
Free hit this one, folks! I'll be cleaning my Mum's inside windows while this torture is on.
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Im going for a 4-1 Man City, and a perfect hat-trick of:
- Being in the game right up until some awful refereeing decision / var injustice
- Grealish scoring and no-one knowing quite how he should react (including himselve)
- Sky fawning over how Man City are "right back in the title race"
Resulting in me drinking too much and being in a foul mood for the rest of the day
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Got my tinned bacon if we lose.
I've got three bottles of sake.
Is that to wash down the crystal meth?
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I think Grealish will score or win a penalty or something today alright. Still I think we won't be too far off at all today. McGinn coming back into the team will be positive. I don't think we can afford to carry Bailey from the start but I expect Emery will give him another chance. 2-2.
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I've got a feeling about this one. We eventually beat Man U at home again, and some day we are going to beat Man City away again. Today is going to be that day.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE VILLA ?
OH YEH !
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I thought you were on holiday, footy :D
Anyway, love your positivity. There's absolutely no way we'll get anything in this game. The result has already been fixed, they've already cheated, Grealish has already dived for penalty.
Would you stick Cash in for this one or Young?
Or both?
Young for me.
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My predictions: we will lose, Risso will mention not getting a striker in jan, VAR will go against us. The tinned bacon will still taste like shit .
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Got my tinned bacon if we lose.
I've got three bottles of sake.
Is that to wash down the crystal meth?
Ha! Absolutely.
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My predictions: we will lose, Risso will mention not getting a striker in jan, VAR will go against us. The tinned bacon will still taste like shit .
I'll also be raving about a lack of January signings :D
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I've got a feeling about this one. We eventually beat Man U at home again, and some day we are going to beat Man City away again. Today is going to be that day.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE VILLA ?
OH YEH !
When I'm shitfaced it helps. Gone on then you've convinced me.
OH YEH!
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I am afraid the prevailing atmosphere around cheating bastards antics has made this a very difficult match for us. They were obviously going to rectify last week's defeat at Spuds but now have the added motivation of "they all hate us mindset" so it's not going to be pretty.
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Is it going to be Lescott and Micah Richards for Man City Villa in the studio today?
Sky please no don't ruin it.
Time to find out.
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I've got a feeling about this one. We eventually beat Man U at home again, and some day we are going to beat Man City away again. Today is going to be that day.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE VILLA ?
OH YEH !
When I'm shitfaced it helps. Gone on then you've convinced me.
OH YEH!
All aboard the positivity train! Lets Go Villa! Next stop Victory !
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Guardiola vs Emery. 12 matches No wins 8 defeats 4 draws.
Its time to change that.
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I think Grealish will score or win a penalty or something today alright. Still I think we won't be too far off at all today. McGinn coming back into the team will be positive. I don't think we can afford to carry Bailey from the start but I expect Emery will give him another chance. 2-2.
What do you make of Haaland vs Mings.
In the game at Villa Park there were a few tussles.
One time Mings tossed him aside.
And he also did a stupid foul on him .
Can expect a battle
Did you see Godfrey of Everton basically give a running battle in a 1-+ draw recently.
Maybe thats more of a Gerrard thing but Emery must have a plan for Haaland.
Who may even be rested and roatated for Arsenal.
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Im going for a 4-1 Man City, and a perfect hat-trick of:
- Being in the game right up until some awful refereeing decision / var injustice
- Grealish scoring and no-one knowing quite how he should react (including himselve)
- Sky fawning over how Man City are "right back in the title race"
Resulting in me drinking too much and being in a foul mood for the rest of the day
I can't see Grealish bringing himself to start. It would be too peculiar all round if he played whole match. I think he'll politely be on the bench.
And there's the Arsenal match Wednesday for him to be looking at.
He won't want to play against his own team today. I don't think he be in the right frame of mind.
Wonder if Dean Smith is going today? Sometimes Jack invites him.
Villa till we die!
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Think we will win this one, we play better against less defensive teams.
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I think Grealish will score or win a penalty or something today alright. Still I think we won't be too far off at all today. McGinn coming back into the team will be positive. I don't think we can afford to carry Bailey from the start but I expect Emery will give him another chance. 2-2.
What do you make of Haaland vs Mings.
In the game at Villa Park there were a few tussles.
One time Mings tossed him aside.
And he also did a stupid foul on him .
Can expect a battle
Did you see Godfrey of Everton basically give a running battle in a 1-+ draw recently.
Maybe thats more of a Gerrard thing but Emery must have a plan for Haaland.
Who may even be rested and roatated for Arsenal.
Mings to pocket Haaland and get him sent off
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If we win this one I’ll eat my…… well you all know what I’ll eat !!
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If we win this one I’ll eat my…… well you all know what I’ll eat !!
Tinned bacon?
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I am afraid the prevailing atmosphere around cheating bastards antics has made this a very difficult match for us. They were obviously going to rectify last week's defeat at Spuds but now have the added motivation of "they all hate us mindset" so it's not going to be pretty.
Yeah that's what worries me.
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Too soon in the Emery revolution to see us getting a result here. Like last week, I want to see evidence though of his style on show - a defeat here not the end of the world at all, anything more would be a moral victory over those cheating bastards
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I met Will Ferrell at the Etihad half an hour ago. Dean Smith isn’t here, Footy. I can see Grealish’s private box from where I’m sitting.
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Come on Villa. A club that stand for what was good in football. Wouldn't it be brilliant if for once we leaned into that rich tradition and slapped down the club that has become the symbol of greed and all that's wrong with the sport. I'm probably asking too much, but what a day for it...
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He won't want to play against his own team today1. I don't think he be in the right frame of mind.
Villa till we2 die!
1I've not seen him on the Holte recently.
2I fucking knew it!
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Mings not in squad?
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Two keepers on the bench yet again. What the fuck is that all about. And no Duran.
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Greasy ****** playing for them.
So much for not wanting to play against 'his' team, eh Footy.
Come on Villa, chop him down, and fuck Man City.
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Neither is Duran.
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Mings not in squad?
No reason given on the BBC site, just reports he's replaced by Chambers...
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Two keepers on the bench yet again. What the fuck is that all about. And no Duran.
What a nonsense that is!
Is it Emery's way of saying we didn't sign anyone again?
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Two keepers on the bench yet again. What the fuck is that all about. And no Duran.
What a nonsense that is!
Is it Emery's way of saying we didn't sign anyone again?
I’d say so.
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We’ve also only named 8 subs instead of the allowed 9. He’s definitely making a statement to the board.
Correction Duran is on the bench, a mistake in the line up released.
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Yh something is 100% definitely going on behind the scenes. Are we assuming mings and Duran are injured?