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Offline Richard E

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We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« on: May 05, 2016, 04:58:25 PM »
Typical Villa - even in this direst of seasons we fail to top the ineptitude table:-

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/may/05/premier-league-ineptitude-index-2015-16-leicester-city?CMP=fb_gu

Quite amusing to see who is top, mind.

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2016, 05:03:42 PM »
Typical Villa - even in this direst of seasons we fail to top the ineptitude table:-

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/may/05/premier-league-ineptitude-index-2015-16-leicester-city?CMP=fb_gu

Quite amusing to see who is top, mind.

Am I reading this wrong?  We appear to have won. A magnificent performance from the squad!

Offline German James

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2016, 05:05:22 PM »
Typical Villa - even in this direst of seasons we fail to top the ineptitude table:-

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/may/05/premier-league-ineptitude-index-2015-16-leicester-city?CMP=fb_gu

Quite amusing to see who is top, mind.

Am I reading this wrong?  We appear to have won. A magnificent performance from the squad!

Yep. Five points clear of our West Midlands rivals.

Offline Richard E

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2016, 05:05:35 PM »
Typical Villa - even in this direst of seasons we fail to top the ineptitude table:-

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/may/05/premier-league-ineptitude-index-2015-16-leicester-city?CMP=fb_gu

Quite amusing to see who is top, mind.

Am I reading this wrong?  We appear to have won. A magnificent performance from the squad!

No, it's me who can't read - I thought I'd got to the end and Albion were top but I  now see there was some more. 

Offline PeterWithe

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2016, 05:08:09 PM »
Who is going to ring the Mayor to book the Town Hall?

Offline HolmesyVilla

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2016, 05:08:25 PM »
We are top of the league say we are top of the league so we have succeeded at failure

Offline Richard E

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2016, 05:11:00 PM »
I think the ineptitude of my reading skills means I win, so Villa only finish second.

Which paradoxically means I was right in the first place.

Offline kieron

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2016, 05:55:50 PM »
A magnificent performance from the squad!

This cracked me up. Thanks, Ron.

Online Villa in Denmark

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2016, 07:36:55 PM »
It was rigged.

One of the categories was yellow cards for removing your shirt after scoring a goal. Given that we've barely troubled the scoreboard this season we had a category where we didn't have a chance to pick up any points.

Offline Ian.

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2016, 08:01:04 PM »
Wow, considering we have hardly scored we're high up the chart for removing the shirt. We must have had a player booked for about 80% of our goals!

Offline Ian.

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2016, 08:03:28 PM »
Edit. I think I've done a 'Richard' and have not read that section very well.

Offline passport1

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2016, 11:37:31 PM »
Let's hope Gabby &Micah are presented with a trophy  on behalf of the team for this achievement ahead of the Newcastle game. I'm sure supporters would show their appreciation.

Offline Chris Harte

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2016, 11:39:40 PM »
Wow, considering we have hardly scored we're high up the chart for removing the shirt. We must have had a player booked for about 80% of our goals!
Ha-ha! Never thought of it like that.

Offline ExclDawg

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2016, 08:00:33 PM »
Hoist the cup!


Offline Mister E

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Re: We Can't Even Succeed At Failure!
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2016, 08:10:55 PM »
Great to see the Bitters push us so close.

 


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