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Author Topic: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread  (Read 11156 times)

Offline Drummond

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #120 on: January 26, 2025, 09:57:08 AM »
Must win if we gave any ambition for CL next season.
If not mid table mediocrity beckons.

Wouldn't life be easy if life was that binary.

Offline Nii Lamptey

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #121 on: January 26, 2025, 11:16:45 AM »
They'll have one eye on Wednesday, as will most fans. We've lost both league games after the last two CL away games, so really need to be on the ball today to avoid a third.

Personally, I think we'll come unstuck today, with a dour 0-0/0-1 result.

*Still amazed this has been selected for telly.

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #122 on: January 26, 2025, 11:43:11 AM »
Are we expecting Buendia to be out with a "little injury"?

I thought the same, I guess it depends on whether the talk of a move has any substance.


He’s signing a 1 year extension apparently.

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #123 on: January 26, 2025, 12:18:29 PM »
Are we expecting Buendia to be out with a "little injury"?

I thought the same, I guess it depends on whether the talk of a move has any substance.


He’s signing a 1 year extension apparently.

Good news.

Offline VillaTim

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #124 on: January 26, 2025, 12:20:14 PM »
Was thinking of the late Jlloyd Samuel RIP, who is another player who also had links to both clubs albeit I think he only played for them at youth levels .

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #125 on: January 26, 2025, 12:30:48 PM »
Must win if we gave any ambition for CL next season.
If not mid table mediocrity beckons.

Wouldn't life be easy if life was that binary.
It would and sometimes it is.Binary not easy.

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #126 on: January 26, 2025, 01:05:10 PM »
Front 3 of Watkins wide left, Malen wide right and Duran down the middle would scare the crap out of them I reckon.

Offline Skerra

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #127 on: January 26, 2025, 01:19:49 PM »
Very late in the day but, my brother is not feeling well so I have a spare ticket. Good seat, £40 if anyone is interested. Please pm me.

Offline Goldenballs

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #128 on: January 26, 2025, 02:43:13 PM »
1-2

We start in relative control, they score with their first shot on target. We get one back in the first half, but concede another shitter at the start of the second half. They defend like beavers and we can't get through.

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #129 on: January 26, 2025, 02:47:34 PM »
1-0 Win. Mings winner.

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Re: Aston Villa vs West Ham pre-match thread
« Reply #130 on: January 26, 2025, 03:38:15 PM »
West Ham have one recognised centre half, no forward except Danny Ings up front, we need to take advantage and build up our goal difference.

4-0 Villa

EDIT: Potter not a fan of Ings it would appear.
« Last Edit: January 26, 2025, 03:39:55 PM by Rudy Can't Fail »

 


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