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Offline Legion

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #90 on: May 08, 2013, 08:09:23 PM »
Provide a definitive list and I'll do the honours.

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #91 on: May 08, 2013, 08:13:52 PM »
Two turning points for me.

1. The signing of Sylla which we all took the piss out of has turned out to be an extraordinarily important signing for protecting the shambolic defence prior to that.

2. The launch of my plot an escape from relegation thread shortly after the Newcastle game when no one gave us a prayer :-).

1: Some weren't impressed with his signing. But some were.

2: And some of us did!

Interesting to look back on this thread. The "Will Sylla and Dawkins help keep us up" thread.

http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=49036.0
Really is a good read that, cheers for resurrecting it. And fair play to glasses for calling it almost exactly as it transpired (albeit it not particularly confidently)!

Some of the posters on that thread seem to have vanished for some reason.

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #92 on: May 08, 2013, 08:17:56 PM »
Never read that before. Interesting post from glasses.

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #93 on: May 08, 2013, 08:18:59 PM »
I seem to remember plenty of 'were already resigned and preparing for the Championship ' type of posts.....( scurries to check if i posted one of them..)

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #94 on: May 08, 2013, 08:52:55 PM »
Two turning points for me.

1. The signing of Sylla which we all took the piss out of has turned out to be an extraordinarily important signing for protecting the shambolic defence prior to that.

2. The launch of my plot an escape from relegation thread shortly after the Newcastle game when no one gave us a prayer :-).

1: Some weren't impressed with his signing. But some were.

2: And some of us did!

Interesting to look back on this thread. The "Will Sylla and Dawkins help keep us up" thread.

http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=49036.0
Really is a good read that, cheers for resurrecting it. And fair play to glasses for calling it almost exactly as it transpired (albeit it not particularly confidently)!

Some of the posters on that thread seem to have vanished for some reason.

I remember the mere question left me mortified at the time, so convinced was I that the answer was no.  Glad I was wrong!

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #95 on: May 08, 2013, 09:00:43 PM »
i have to say from Christmas onwards i have been preparing for relegation , now it is almost like promotion !?

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #96 on: May 08, 2013, 09:12:30 PM »
Two turning points for me.

1. The signing of Sylla which we all took the piss out of has turned out to be an extraordinarily important signing for protecting the shambolic defence prior to that.

2. The launch of my plot an escape from relegation thread shortly after the Newcastle game when no one gave us a prayer :-).

1: Some weren't impressed with his signing. But some were.

2: And some of us did!

Interesting to look back on this thread. The "Will Sylla and Dawkins help keep us up" thread.

http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=49036.0
Really is a good read that, cheers for resurrecting it. And fair play to glasses for calling it almost exactly as it transpired (albeit it not particularly confidently)!

Some of the posters on that thread seem to have vanished for some reason.
Speaking of, I think someone needs to change Fletch's username!

(Hope all is ok with him btw, haven't seen him post in a while)

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #97 on: May 08, 2013, 09:53:25 PM »
Provide a definitive list and I'll do the honours.

* January Signings (Sylla)
*Newcastle Second Half (new formation)
*Everton away (3-1 up)
*Gabby goal against QPR (changed the game)
*Other (please state)

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #98 on: May 08, 2013, 09:54:07 PM »
Lowton?

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #99 on: May 08, 2013, 09:55:16 PM »
* January Signings (Sylla)
*Newcastle Second Half (new formation)
*Everton away (3-1 up)
*Gabby goal against QPR (changed the game)
*Lowton V Stoke (goal of the season)
*Other (please state)

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #100 on: May 08, 2013, 09:56:27 PM »
Baggies at HT.

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #101 on: May 08, 2013, 09:59:38 PM »
* January Signings (Sylla)
*Newcastle Second Half (new formation)
*Everton away (3-1 up)
*Gabby goal against QPR (changed the game)
*Lowton V Stoke (goal of the season)
*Stripeyfilth Away (2-0 up)
*Other (please state)

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #102 on: May 08, 2013, 10:02:12 PM »
Dropping Stephen Ireland.
« Last Edit: May 08, 2013, 10:04:10 PM by Clampy »

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #103 on: May 08, 2013, 10:19:01 PM »
Baggies at HT.
That first half was the finest I have seen a Villa team play for many many years.

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Re: Season turning point?
« Reply #104 on: May 08, 2013, 10:35:41 PM »
Baggies at HT.
That first half was the finest I have seen a Villa team play for many many years.
Agreed.

Hated it when half time interrupted a brilliant performance.
Odemwanky's equaliser was almost inevitable in a shit 2nd half though and I came the closest I've been for years to punching someone in the face - a fat, smug Boggie's fan singing  - just out of reach - that "We know what we are" shit!
We're coming to get you Stripeyfilth!
UTV!

 


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