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Offline pbavfckuwait

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #165 on: February 28, 2016, 09:53:25 AM »
23 points ahead of us, I stand corrected, apart from Ireland I would have had all 11 plus their bench.

Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #166 on: February 28, 2016, 12:20:28 PM »
We are now starting to resemble dare I say it plucky Smethwick fans having a party and being just delighted to have had a season going to PL grounds before going down again.

Offline aj2k77

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #167 on: February 28, 2016, 04:35:47 PM »
We are now starting to resemble dare I say it plucky Smethwick fans having a party and being just delighted to have had a season going to PL grounds before going down again.

Well we've gone from expecting top 6, to top half, to staying up, to winning a few games, to just being around and thankful we aren't in administration. We have 11 more games of nothingness, the only thing left is for the support to get pissed or enjoy the day in whatever manner they see fit, there will be no entertainment on the pitch, all we are playing in effect is some very expensive friendly matches.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #168 on: February 28, 2016, 05:08:57 PM »
Even worse myf, there were a number of their players playing yesterday that I thought, would not mind him, in fact there was probably comfortably 6, that's how bad we are, wanting 6 of that lot.

I'll go with the obvious question - who were the five that you wouldn't take?

Bardsley is the only one I wouldn't take from their starting 11 yesterday as he was bang average for us on loan but then again he hardly ever plays for Stoke.

Pretty much every other player would improve us though, Butland excellent keeper, Pieters solid left back, Walters hard working forward etc.

Offline LeeB

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #169 on: February 28, 2016, 06:29:28 PM »
Even worse myf, there were a number of their players playing yesterday that I thought, would not mind him, in fact there was probably comfortably 6, that's how bad we are, wanting 6 of that lot.

I'll go with the obvious question - who were the five that you wouldn't take?

I'd go further and say the original quote applies to every opposition we've faced this season.

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #170 on: February 28, 2016, 08:32:35 PM »
Even worse myf, there were a number of their players playing yesterday that I thought, would not mind him, in fact there was probably comfortably 6, that's how bad we are, wanting 6 of that lot.

I'll go with the obvious question - who were the five that you wouldn't take?

Bardsley is the only one I wouldn't take from their starting 11 yesterday as he was bang average for us on loan but then again he hardly ever plays for Stoke.

Pretty much every other player would improve us though, Butland excellent keeper, Pieters solid left back, Walters hard working forward etc.

It was really rammed home for me when I caught 10 minutes of a Stoke game and caught myself thinking, "we could have done with him" as a Stoke substitute came on.  It was Charlie F¤¤KING Adam.

Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #171 on: April 29, 2016, 07:27:46 PM »
Pulis talking about us again. As one sensible bloke on the phone in said tonight 'he's got an infatuation with Villa and if he wants the job he needs to apply like everyone else.'

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tony-pulis-hits-back-critics-7863498

Offline alftitimus

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #172 on: April 30, 2016, 05:38:48 AM »
The ones that are getting me are people I have barely heard of, and people who have never had anything to do with us, suddenly popping up to give their expert opinion on how crap we are!

Like WHO ?

Who have you heard of -- that are currently "popping" at us ?

I've seen no one slag us, no ex-player nor manager have actually said we are Cr@p.

We are  ;D...but all I've read is a sadness and a shaking of heads from our friends.

I've read nothing and seen nothing about anyone slagging us...although we would deserve it...I've not seen it.

WE SLAG OURSELVES MORE THAN ANY MEDIA-MONKEY.


WHO ? actually, has had a 'pop' at us ?

As I see it, the majority opinion is 'Bad Management'  devolved from "Bad Ownership"
~ to put it bluntly. 
That isn't a "pop-at-us" that is just being objective.

The Thing Is
~~ we are going down....WITH RESPECT for what we are.
The Mis-management, from cost-cutting then NOT cost-cutting, 10 managers in 10 years.
That is what other people see.

Other people than the other half of the City..... see that, and realise we are not a Club to be laughed at nor have a pop at.

We may be the most RESPECTED team to go down since the Prem began.
Newcastle/Norwich etc ... other fans just laugh.

WITH US...THEY SYMPATHISE....and BLAME LERNER.

 ;D



« Last Edit: April 30, 2016, 05:46:18 AM by alftitimus »

Offline CJ

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #173 on: April 30, 2016, 09:38:27 AM »
No, it's no use. I tried, but got half way down the post and found my mind had drifted on to other things

Offline in exile

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #174 on: April 30, 2016, 09:45:56 AM »
Is it written in some kind of code?
-- ~~ ....
Hidden messages to fool the hun

Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #175 on: April 30, 2016, 12:10:06 PM »
Jesus.

Offline LeeB

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #176 on: April 30, 2016, 12:22:23 PM »

Offline Kevin Dawson

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #177 on: April 30, 2016, 12:56:58 PM »

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #178 on: April 30, 2016, 01:30:31 PM »
The ones that are getting me are people I have barely heard of, and people who have never had anything to do with us, suddenly popping up to give their expert opinion on how crap we are!

Like WHO ?

Who have you heard of -- that are currently "popping" at us ?

I've seen no one slag us, no ex-player nor manager have actually said we are Cr@p.

We are  ;D...but all I've read is a sadness and a shaking of heads from our friends.

I've read nothing and seen nothing about anyone slagging us...although we would deserve it...I've not seen it.

WE SLAG OURSELVES MORE THAN ANY MEDIA-MONKEY.


WHO ? actually, has had a 'pop' at us ?

As I see it, the majority opinion is 'Bad Management'  devolved from "Bad Ownership"
~ to put it bluntly. 
That isn't a "pop-at-us" that is just being objective.

The Thing Is
~~ we are going down....WITH RESPECT for what we are.
The Mis-management, from cost-cutting then NOT cost-cutting, 10 managers in 10 years.
That is what other people see.

Other people than the other half of the City..... see that, and realise we are not a Club to be laughed at nor have a pop at.

We may be the most RESPECTED team to go down since the Prem began.
Newcastle/Norwich etc ... other fans just laugh.

WITH US...THEY SYMPATHISE....and BLAME LERNER.

 ;D




Maybe you should go back to all those 'other' sites that you seem to frequent ...

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.
« Reply #179 on: April 30, 2016, 01:55:11 PM »
No it isn't

Yes it is not.

It is you know it isn't ~

 


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