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Author Topic: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread  (Read 18563 times)

Offline Jimbo

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #90 on: April 25, 2014, 05:47:19 PM »
What price a scandalous West Germany-Austria stitch-up by the two clubs?

We wouldn't...they wouldn't...would they...?
Wouldn't think so

We would, they wouldn't.

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #91 on: April 25, 2014, 05:49:44 PM »
What price a scandalous West Germany-Austria stitch-up by the two clubs?

We wouldn't...they wouldn't...would they...?
Wouldn't think so

We would, they wouldn't.

I saw an old episode of Goldenballs the other day. Trust nobody.

Offline damon loves JT

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #92 on: April 25, 2014, 05:59:52 PM »
What price a scandalous West Germany-Austria stitch-up by the two clubs?

We wouldn't...they wouldn't...would they...?
Wouldn't think so

We would, they wouldn't.

That game finished 1-0. Nobody would want to be Austria

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #93 on: April 25, 2014, 06:00:54 PM »
Yes!

A repeat of the Anschluss game!

Offline Des Little

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #94 on: April 25, 2014, 08:06:52 PM »
It's times like this I wish Jimmy Hill was our chairman
« Last Edit: April 25, 2014, 08:09:23 PM by Des Little »

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #95 on: April 25, 2014, 08:15:29 PM »
It's times like this I wish Jimmy Hill was our chairman

I read about that recently (assume you mean that Sunderland thing). Staggering.

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #96 on: April 25, 2014, 08:43:22 PM »
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Seven of Aston Villa's last 10 Premier League games have been 0-0 at half-time.
They have won just one of the eight Premier League games that Christian Benteke has missed this season, scoring only six goals in the process.
It is now 17 months since Swansea last won two Premier League games in a row.

Hmm...

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #97 on: April 25, 2014, 08:44:20 PM »
It's times like this I wish Jimmy Hill was our chairman

I read about that recently (assume you mean that Sunderland thing). Staggering.

Yep. The Mackems haven't, and will never, forgive him.

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #98 on: April 25, 2014, 08:48:42 PM »
Is what Hill did any different to us flashing up goals as they happen on the screens? I know it was over a tannoy back then but surely the principal is similar? I even remember the old electronic scoreboard flashing up Ipswich latest scores when they weren't winning a few times.

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #99 on: April 25, 2014, 08:59:26 PM »
Hill reportedly sent a message down to the bench to his manager to instruct his team and the opposition of the score and if they played out a draw they'd both be safe. The remaining minutes of the game were a farcical scene of two teams playing unchallenged keep ball. It was a fair but more serious than flashing scores up I think.

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #100 on: April 25, 2014, 10:47:08 PM »
Swansea to win 2-0. I hope I am wrong. A Sunderland/ Cardiff draw would be great.

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #101 on: April 25, 2014, 11:22:37 PM »
It happened a few seasons back, Man. United needed a point to win the league, Blackburn needed a point to stay up and they just let MU pass the ball around in their own half for the last 5 minutes.

A point would suit both tomorrow and this game usually ends in a draw anyway.

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #102 on: April 25, 2014, 11:45:30 PM »
Is what Hill did any different to us flashing up goals as they happen on the screens? I know it was over a tannoy back then but surely the principal is similar? I even remember the old electronic scoreboard flashing up Ipswich latest scores when they weren't winning a few times.

He also manufactured some crowd congestion nonsense excuse to start Cov's game 15 minutes late. That's the biggest thing.

Offline manic-road

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #103 on: April 26, 2014, 08:01:36 AM »
1-1 but we are safe anyway.

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Re: Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #104 on: April 26, 2014, 08:42:32 AM »
Well I'm at a wedding today, so avoiding this. I really hope I'm pleasantly surprised when I see the score.

 


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