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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2021, 10:00:41 PM »
Good, measured summary of where we are.

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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2021, 10:09:05 PM »
Done.

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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2021, 12:32:30 PM »
Love the “ time to be Franz Beckenbauer and a time to be Shaun Teale. ” quote, spot on

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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2021, 06:25:56 PM »
Your well reasoned optimism has trumped my disappointment/frustration and pessimism Dave
I should be used to us failing to take advantage of opportunities to progress further up the League having watched Villa over almost 60 years  .....yes you  are right we are heading in the right direction ...sometimes our feelings get in the way of rational thinking ...good article- cheers VCTM

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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2021, 06:28:54 PM »
Sensible.

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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2021, 06:44:25 PM »
Great article. One with balance and realism.

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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2021, 10:05:46 AM »
Great read Dave.

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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2021, 10:21:09 AM »
"as will the latest couple of young unused substitutes to make their way into the matchday squad. Again, it’s a sign of progress that they were there because Dean Smith thinks them worthy of a place on the bench rather than because we had no-one else available."

They were there precisely because we had nobody else available.  They won't be in the squad when Grealish, El Ghazi, Cash and Hause are back.

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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2021, 10:39:23 AM »
Great read Dave.

Glad to be of assistance Daz.

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Re: Press-ing along
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2021, 10:43:13 AM »
In 2 years we have become a fairly solid mid table PL team with resources and ambition to improve. Think we would have all taken that back then. Our good start has probably led to some recent disappointment in results. Aside from the clean sheets the most promising signs for me this season is that we are now capable of giving anyone a game.

 


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