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Offline ciggiesnbeer

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #75 on: December 16, 2013, 04:09:58 AM »
Well, if you have been a Villa fan Pre Sky days you'll know we can bear loads. Like being a Junkie, "Is this our low point" Not on your Nelly. We are showing an improvement on last season, things still aren't right in areas....In Lambert we trust. UTV


FFS I've seen Stainrod in a Villa shirt. Jeez I've seen Steve fuckin Foster in a Villa shirt.

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe, Stainrod in a Villa shirt, I watched Villa get relegated with Preston North End, All those... moments... will be lost in time, like Holt Enders in the sky. Time... to die...

Offline russon

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #76 on: December 16, 2013, 06:50:24 AM »
I would normally have gone to one or both of the Christmas home games but won't this year. We may win one , we may win both, but the football down there is so turgid I get no enjoyment. The Sunderland 0-0 will take some getting over, I'm still in shock.

Offline Damo70

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #77 on: December 16, 2013, 07:35:54 AM »
You should have been there the day we were relegated in the 90th minute of the last game of the season.  A huge lazy lob was thumped towards our goal at the Holte End.   It seemed to hang in the air for an eternity.   The legendary Jimmy Dugdale had tracked back to defend the goal line.   The Holte End held its breath.   If it went in we were down.   If Jimmy cleared it we were safe.   Jimmy Dugdale was the most one footed player I have ever seen in a Villa shirt.   With his right peg he was majestic with his left he was like Long John Silver.   You could feel the prayers ascending from the Holte.   Please God let it fall to Jimmy's right foot.   It fell to the left, Jimmy kicked fresh air and we were down.

I seem to remember going to a testimonial game for Jimmy Dugdale. He was getting on and suffering with his health. If my memory is correct, at that point he was literally one footed.

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #78 on: December 16, 2013, 07:46:37 AM »
Quote
I hate the fact at Villa I was a customer, at Halesowen I'm a fan.

One sentence sums up the modern game in the top flight

Quite sad really

Offline Dave Clark Five

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #79 on: December 16, 2013, 08:56:52 AM »
When they did that ridiculous competition at half time and announced that one of the prizes was a five year season ticket, half the ground could be heard muttering about booby prizes. I bet there won't be many match tickets for Boxing Day as presents this year.
We keep going, not in the Lambert way, but must need our heads examining.

Offline Ads

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #80 on: December 16, 2013, 08:59:47 AM »
I wish I had won a five year season ticket. Over two and a half grand saved would be very welcome.

Offline richard moore

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #81 on: December 16, 2013, 09:02:36 AM »
Well, if you have been a Villa fan Pre Sky days you'll know we can bear loads. Like being a Junkie, "Is this our low point" Not on your Nelly. We are showing an improvement on last season, things still aren't right in areas....In Lambert we trust. UTV


FFS I've seen Stainrod in a Villa shirt. Jeez I've seen Steve fuckin Foster in a Villa shirt.

I've seen all of that and more if we are talking badges of honour and the present crop of crap aint that much better believe you me

Offline Dave Clark Five

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #82 on: December 16, 2013, 09:07:39 AM »
I wish I had won a five year season ticket. Over two and a half grand saved would be very welcome.

Just reporting it as it is. Music Hall stuff, like it always is at times like these. We all keep going and all have claret and blue in our veins but it is fucking crap at the moment.

Offline Ads

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #83 on: December 16, 2013, 09:08:45 AM »
We are in a poor run of performance and iffy results. Things change and always have done.

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #84 on: December 16, 2013, 09:15:54 AM »
When they did that ridiculous competition at half time and announced that one of the prizes was a five year season ticket, half the ground could be heard muttering about booby prizes. I bet there won't be many match tickets for Boxing Day as presents this year.
We keep going, not in the Lambert way, but must need our heads examining.

I think it's a great prize personally. Like Ads said, it's saving you a fortune should you win it.

Offline Dave Clark Five

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #85 on: December 16, 2013, 09:21:54 AM »
We are in a poor run of performance and iffy results. Things change and always have done.

Things do go down and up but, like a yo-yo, never come as far back up, unless you are very good at it.
You can give me the 5 year ticket as well, even though it would only save me £1500.

Offline Chico Hamilton III

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #86 on: December 16, 2013, 09:33:58 AM »
I've had a night to sleep on this.

Decent performances and results in the next 4 games and he'll have bought himself a bit more time to convince me that this "project" is something other than the emperor's new clothes. Load of rubbish yesterday, same at Fulham the week before. Even if he's not sacked, is someone going to stand up and tell him this is unacceptable? The only reason he can point to some improvement over the same period last year was simply because we were so absolutely shit last year that it would be harder to not improve on it. Is that the best we can say about ourselves at the moment?

Offline supertom

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #87 on: December 16, 2013, 09:38:21 AM »
When they did that ridiculous competition at half time and announced that one of the prizes was a five year season ticket, half the ground could be heard muttering about booby prizes. I bet there won't be many match tickets for Boxing Day as presents this year.
We keep going, not in the Lambert way, but must need our heads examining.

I think it's a great prize personally. Like Ads said, it's saving you a fortune should you win it.

On the flipside it's kind of like being invited to a boring relatives house every other week to watch a 90 minute slideshow.

Online Meanwood Villa

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #88 on: December 16, 2013, 09:39:47 AM »
When they did that ridiculous competition at half time and announced that one of the prizes was a five year season ticket, half the ground could be heard muttering about booby prizes. I bet there won't be many match tickets for Boxing Day as presents this year.
We keep going, not in the Lambert way, but must need our heads examining.

I think it's a great prize personally. Like Ads said, it's saving you a fortune should you win it.

On the flipside it's kind of like being invited to a boring relatives house every other week to watch a 90 minute slideshow.

Very good

Offline Jimbo

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Re: How much more can we bear?...
« Reply #89 on: December 16, 2013, 09:40:16 AM »
When they did that ridiculous competition at half time and announced that one of the prizes was a five year season ticket, half the ground could be heard muttering about booby prizes. I bet there won't be many match tickets for Boxing Day as presents this year.
We keep going, not in the Lambert way, but must need our heads examining.

I think it's a great prize personally. Like Ads said, it's saving you a fortune should you win it.

On the flipside it's kind of like being invited to a boring relatives house every other week to watch a 90 minute slideshow.

It's not just boring. It's also painful and inconvenient. How's that for add value?

 


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