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Author Topic: Pre-season 2023/24  (Read 202576 times)

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1065 on: July 27, 2023, 01:21:03 AM »
Here we go..Come on you Villa boys!

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1066 on: July 27, 2023, 01:21:25 AM »
For once, living in strange time-zone is a bonus.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1067 on: July 27, 2023, 01:31:21 AM »
I don’t think I’m going to be able to make it to half time!
Play up, chaps, I hope we win. Looks promising. UTV!

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1068 on: July 27, 2023, 01:32:36 AM »
As a co-commentator, Stephen Warnock needs to learn that sometimes less is more. Especially with that grating Scouse accent

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1069 on: July 27, 2023, 01:32:59 AM »
lol. Torres on the opposition byline

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1070 on: July 27, 2023, 01:34:20 AM »
Pretty bland start. Konsa closest. We are marginally the better side.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1071 on: July 27, 2023, 01:39:22 AM »
Can clearly see the three at the back when we're in possession. Not much activity to deal with, so far. I sometimes feel Konsa tries to pass much earlier than Young or even Cash would.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1072 on: July 27, 2023, 01:41:58 AM »
Cracking work by Big Diego. Super positioning, pace and strength. Warnock just called him an Adonis

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1073 on: July 27, 2023, 01:43:08 AM »
I was based in Wichita, Kansas for most of the 1990's, and was surprised to learn that lightening kills more people than tornadoes.

Fascinating stuff. So basically what you're saying is The Wizard of Oz was like one bad acid trip?

It was a heavy scene, man.

Bizarrely, I ended living off the the Yellow Brick Road, aka US 54.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1074 on: July 27, 2023, 01:43:32 AM »
Thats the defending we want to see from Carlos

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1075 on: July 27, 2023, 01:44:09 AM »
Not 2-0 up already? Emery out!

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1076 on: July 27, 2023, 01:47:03 AM »
If they made the Villa kit claret and blue sweat coloured it would the perfect shade.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1077 on: July 27, 2023, 01:47:05 AM »
I think we're looking a little bit weak/open in the middle - anyone else?

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1078 on: July 27, 2023, 01:48:16 AM »
We've been ok but Archer doesn't give us the same focal point as Watkins. Missing Doug as well.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1079 on: July 27, 2023, 01:48:20 AM »
If they made the Villa kit claret and blue sweat coloured it would the perfect shade.

Pau Torres looks like he's wearing a bin bag!

 


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