Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on April 02, 2025, 06:34:20 PM
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Not a shock to see Mings rested. Surprised however that Ollie isn’t starting.
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Well for better or worse, percy's defence stats are going to get another update
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Bang goes the clean sheet!
No surprise with the rotation to be fair. Rather have Mings for Sat.
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Not convinced with Olsen but apart from that it's got to be the strongest bench I have ever seen us have. Unbelievable.
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No surprise with the rotation to be fair. Rather have Mings for Sat.
Yeah, we'll have greater need of Tyrone's strength against Dark Arts FC.
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Most of our squad are going to see a lot of action this month.
Suspect Saturday will look different again.
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Not convinced with Olsen but apart from that it's got to be the strongest bench I have ever seen us have. Unbelievable.
Stick another central midfielder on top and that bench would probably do fine against most of the league.
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that is some bench.
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Not convinced with Olsen
Don't do that to me! Combined with Nev's clean sheet comment, I had to double check he wasn't starting.
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Looks like another tight first half and then hopefully expansion later.
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Well for better or worse, percy's defence stats are going to get another update
I think we all know by now that it’s our worst defence for conceding goals but I’m still hopeful we can win. Mings probably needs a break and Pau should add something going forward.
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Attacking line up. No messing.
Prefer Ransey on left if Torres is playing.
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Win pleeeease.
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A very sensible selection for me. We very much need to rotate the players over the next 3-4 weeks. Roger’s is my only concern with the amount of games he’s been involved in but I guess its difficult to drop him given his recent form.
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Just noticed that Baleba is only on the bench for them - isn't he supposed to be their Kamara and they're much worse without him?
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This is a must win everyone must be aware of that.
also the team selected I think will cause a lot of problems to Brighton defence
Enjoy the game everyone !
I confident will win having seen team sheets of us and them.
UTV!
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"Now is the moment..to save our best players for the 2nd half".
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I'm enjoying having Rashford and Asensio here but I really want Watkins to break that scoring record this season.
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Not a shock to see Mings rested. Surprised however that Ollie isn’t starting.
I'd felt he's needed a bit of a break for a while now. He's a great player, I love him to bits, but he's been carrying the team as far as the attack goes for pretty much a season and a half with very few breaks. Duran played the last 30minutes quite often, but that's not really the same IMO as Ollie was still playing 2 games a week for the best part of 18 months. I don't think it'll do him the slightest bit of harm to have a couple of weeks where he can just recuperate properly and get his energy levels back up.
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9 league games to go. This is one of 4 which are against teams around us.
It's in our own hands. Our destiny to get 4th or 5th. We can do this.
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9 league games to go. This is one of 4 which are against teams around us.
It's in our own hands. Our destiny to get 4th or 5th. We can do this.
I agree totally :)
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I'm not sure about Rashford as the 9 as he does not hold he ball up well. Maybe SUE sees more opportunities for Emi to go long as they have done in recent games.
Come Villa good professional performance required please.
I would of liked Asensio in the ten and Rogers take the bench and a deserved breather
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I would have gone with Disasi up against Mitoma not MCash.
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No start for Malen again🤔 Thinking Emery said yes to his signing before he got his hands on Rashford and Asensio.
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I would have gone with Disasi up against Mitoma not MCash.
I thought Cash offered next to nothing against Preston and was expecting/hoping to see Garcia at right back tonight.
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No start for Malen again🤔 Thinking Emery said yes to his signing before he got his hands on Rashford and Asensio.
This is the general consensus from what I've read
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I would have gone with Disasi up against Mitoma not MCash.
I thought Cash offered next to nothing against Preston and was expecting/hoping to see Garcia at right back tonight.
I too would have gone with Garcia. Won't we look daft when Cashy gets a brace?
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Not a shock to see Mings rested. Surprised however that Ollie isn’t starting.
I'd felt he's needed a bit of a break for a while now. He's a great player, I love him to bits, but he's been carrying the team as far as the attack goes for pretty much a season and a half with very few breaks. Duran played the last 30minutes quite often, but that's not really the same IMO as Ollie was still playing 2 games a week for the best part of 18 months. I don't think it'll do him the slightest bit of harm to have a couple of weeks where he can just recuperate properly and get his energy levels back up.
True. He's got a cracking record against Brighton. Oh well 2 second half goals will have to do.
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Malen is turning into the 2025 version of Mathieu Berson.
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I would have gone with Disasi up against Mitoma not MCash.
I thought Cash offered next to nothing against Preston and was expecting/hoping to see Garcia at right back tonight.
I too would have gone with Garcia. Won't we look daft when Cashy gets a brace?
Yes, but if he do a blunder that gives a goal against it will not hurt me that much as I have said we should have started someone else.
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I would have gone with Disasi up against Mitoma not MCash.
I thought Cash offered next to nothing against Preston and was expecting/hoping to see Garcia at right back tonight.
I too would have gone with Garcia. Won't we look daft when Cashy gets a brace?
I think we're on safe ground tonight. ;)
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No start for Malen again🤔 Thinking Emery said yes to his signing before he got his hands on Rashford and Asensio.
Did Unai miss the games Malen played as a striker? Is he aware Rashford prefers to play on the left? Now is the moment not to fuck it up.
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Am I right it's not on the telly box?
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Although Rashford is also on a role, and JJ played well on the left. The plus point is we have enough players to reset the attacking options.
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Am I right it's not on the telly box?
Is the right answer.
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Am I right it's not on the telly box?
Is the right answer.
Anywhere in the world?
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Am I right it's not on the telly box?
Is the right answer.
Anywhere in the world?
It's on Peacock in the US.
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Am I right it's not on the telly box?
Is the right answer.
Anywhere in the world?
I would happily pay tribute to anyone with an appropriate tributary.
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Am I right it's not on the telly box?
Is the right answer.
Anywhere in the world?
Here in Germany I can get it. Not that it helps y'all very much.
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Am I right it's not on the telly box?
Is the right answer.
Anywhere in the world?
Peacock
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Am I right it's not on the telly box?
Is the right answer.
Anywhere in the world?
Peacock
Piffle.
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I might go for a swim
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I thought we were at Brighton but it must be Liverpool they are playing as there were fireworks.
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Am I right it's not on the telly box?
Is the right answer.
Anywhere in the world?
Peacock
Piffle.
Balderdash
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Time to drill these harder than Texas
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I don't want a lover, I just need a win.
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:)
Am I right it's not on the telly box?
Is the right answer.
Anywhere in the world?
Here in Germany I can get it. Not that it helps y'all very much.
Here in Kilians they're putting it on the little karaoke telly on the stage just for me!
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If/when they bring Wellbeck comes on with instructions to bully Pau, we counter with Mings or Disasi?
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Are there any little rivers a going?
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Are there any little rivers a going?
check your messages
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Are there any little rivers a going?
There are in my part of the world
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McGinn should bury that
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Feel like a swim.
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Are there any little rivers a going?
check your messages
Same here!
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McGinn should have done better with that
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I don't want a lover, I just need a win.
The guitarist from Texas used to live next door but one to us. He's married to her from Alisha's Attic.
But they've moved now.
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book the fucker ref, wtf.
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Are there any little rivers a going?
check your messages
Same here!
Too
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Are there any little rivers a going?
check your messages
Coughs. Please.
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Commentator Rashford smile klaxon.
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Oof well done Digne.
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They're starting to get on top
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Continuously losing the ball very cheaply. Passing needs to be quicker and crisper.
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French commentators going on about Martinez again. They really are whiny twats when it comes to him.
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I don't want a lover, I just need a win.
The guitarist from Texas used to live next door but one to us. He's married to her from Alisha's Attic.
But they've moved now.
'Kinell, that's a serious blast from the past. I can't imagine they'll crop up again for a few decades.
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Would love a babbling brook
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Decent effort from Cash
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Would love a babbling brook
In your messages
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Would love a babbling brook
They sell that at my local cinema. Quite nice with some spicy nuts.
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Just tuning in. How are we doing so far?
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Would love a babbling brook
Twenty four seven h d dot tv
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Nearly 1-0
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Just tuning in. How are we doing so far?
Cautiously, I'd say we've done ok.
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Would love a babbling brook
check you messages mate
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Nearly 1-0
No closer than Cash’s effort
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Anyone got a working ‘cough’ link please ?
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If anyone could help me out with watching the game too it would be greatly appreciated!
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Just tuning in. How are we doing so far?
Cautiously, I'd say we've done ok.
Yeah, pretty even. And given we don't seem to be an out-of-the-blocks team these days, that's fine.
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Mitoma trying to con a pen
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Cash had no idea where Mitoma was then.
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Never a pen
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Same as the requests above, please...Ta
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As usual, we're causing most of our own problems.
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Cheating git.
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We’re flapping with the ball in our own half
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Our own worst enemies here, giving the ball away and playing ourselves into trouble in defence.
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Mitoma's feet just magically fail.
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We don't appear to be playing with a striker.
Rogers, Ramsey, Rashford and McGinn are all taking up the exact same positions that they would be if Watkins were also playing.
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This is not a comfortable watch.
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We don't appear to be playing with a striker.
Rogers, Ramsey, Rashford and McGinn are all taking up the exact same positions that they would be if Watkins were also playing.
Suggest Rashford should be more central and further up?
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We’ve reverted to this walking football again. Bit static in midfield.
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They foul every time we go forward.
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They foul every time we go forward.
Foul count
BHFC 8-3 Villa
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Cash makes me nervous at the best of times, but whenever I see him swig a Red Bull in the tunnel before a game, even more so. He's the last player who should be drinking that. His default mode is "frantic".
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Cmon Ipswich
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With this ref, not that I can see anything
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VAR check for a Villa pen
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Is Morgz playing?
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Can’t see that given
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They foul every time we go forward.
Foul count
BHFC 8-3 Villa
After 30 minutes, they're on track for 24 fouls.. its plainly obvious and the referee needs to set a precedent.
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Can’t see that given
I bloody can
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Can’t see that given
I bloody can
They seem to be sticking with the ref lately
It should be
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No pen
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Can’t see that given
Looks like one to me.
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As I thought. VAR is mostly pointless now
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How the fuck is that not a penalty??
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How the fuck is that not a penalty??
Because VAR are hiding behind the ref now.
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Clear as day on the replay. Should have got that decision.
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Well there's a shock. Cheating ******.
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told you about Attwell
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how tf is that not a pen?!
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Unbelievable.
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That should've been a penalty, really unlucky to not at least have the ref look at it.
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Inept.
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What the actual fuck.
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seemed pretty clear to me - unreal how they just make shit up each week
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Wtf - that's an outrageous decision. Blatant penalty for Ramsey
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I’m sorry but that’s a disgrace.
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this league has a serious problem.
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It's an Attwell game, what else did we expect?
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VAR is pointless because of the morons in the van. They either overrule everything or nothing. Twats.
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Fuck me that's stonewall!
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Horrific decision
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Fuck me off the post
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That was an obvious penalty. B*stards.
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They've had numerous replays and decided to clear it.
That is outrageous.
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There’s n point to VAR is there.
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This ref needs his head hitting off the post
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Absolutely stonewall that. VAR has become pointless.
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There’s been some bad ones but that’s the worst I’ve seen from the lads in the portacabin.
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That was an obvious penalty. B*stards.
The French commentators were absolutely convinced it was going to be given.
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Like, absolutely no point. That’s a scandalous decision.
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Any chance of a river via a PM please?
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VAR fucks us over again
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Are you telling me that’s not a penalty? ? ?
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I honestly don't understand that non-pen decision. Ramsey hasn't dived, the guy has tripped him, it's a penalty. How is it any other decision?
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The game is bent.
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Attwell being a useless c**t is one thing, but for the VAR to back him up is just poor, they really need to change things so it isn't "mates in the van" looking after him.
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How can they spend that long looking at it, then show the clearest angle as their final view to effectively confirm no touch on the ball by the Brighton lad, then when it’s clear to see he’s only taken the man, not give it. Jokers.
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I really hope we get to hear the VAR refs reasoning.. needs to be furloughed.
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Imagine you're a Brighton player, have just seen the most obvious penalty in the world not given and you get stroppy about the ball hitting Ramsey's upper arm from three yards away two minutes later.
Twats
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Attwell being a useless c**t is one thing, but for the VAR to back him up is just poor, they really need to change things so it isn't "mates in the van" looking after him.
I wish they'd bring in foreign refs. Don't understand why they don't.
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Dopey looking fucker was already on a yellow as well.
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And only one minute extra time. These officials have brain disease
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Fucking fuming
That's a penalty
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Meanwhile, Rogers having one of those games so far where nothing sticks and he is mostly anonymous.
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To be honest - pen aside our front 4 have offered very little.
I dont understand why we dont put mcginn on the right and rogers through the middle.
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Meanwhile, Rogers having one of those games so far where nothing sticks and he is mostly anonymous.
He quite often has a great 2nd half in games like this though.
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Villa 0-0 at HT is a safe bet these days.
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1 minutes added, after 3 trying to find a reason to not give us the penalty.
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Who hit the post ?
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Meanwhile, Rogers having one of those games so far where nothing sticks and he is mostly anonymous.
He quite often has a great 2nd half in games like this though.
Reverse psychology, that's why I was saying it ;-)
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Ayari
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Need Malen and Watkins on at the start of second half.
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i will never understand why they changed the rules so a Warwickshire ref could ref a Warwickshire team.
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These officials need to go to A&E at HT to check for MND symptoms. Totally inept.
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Meanwhile, Rogers having one of those games so far where nothing sticks and he is mostly anonymous.
Literally didn’t realise he was playing until I seen him in the defensive wall on Brightons free kick 5 minutes from the end.
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These officials need to go to A&E at HT to check for MND symptoms. Totally inept.
Wow...that's a bit OTT.
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Bit of a yawnfest to be honest. JJ has been poor, McGinn and Rogers anonymous. Hope this is our 'patient' tactic and we wake up a bit in the second half.
Cast-iron pen though for us denied by the wanker VAR official.
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Both our centre backs are struggling. Midfield getting a bit of a chasing in all honesty but Emery hasn't helped matters with an idiotic decision to play Rogers on the right. Such an obvious swap with McGinn and shouldn't be waiting until half time to do it.
Funny one, they have been the better team no doubt but we had a blatant peno not given after great play from Ramsey, great forward play from Rashford for our other chance. He had the hard work done but no composure in the shot.
Loads of options to change things but McGinn/Rogers swapping should be first.
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Why did the ref cede the pen decision to var? He was as near the foul as anybody
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Atwell has been an awful referee for 15+ years now, get him tf out of this league.
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Worst decision I have seen all season in any game. VAR doesn't work, it just a second opportunity to make the wrong call.
Having said that we haven't been great, SJM never works that high up the pitch and Rogers is lost.
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He's the same twat from Ipswich away. Worst referee we've had this season.
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1 minutes added, after 3 trying to find a reason to not give us the penalty.
The reason is that they’d have had to give a second yellow and they didn’t want to.
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Seriously how is that not a penalty? Ramsey skips past Hinselwood and is taken out. Can't see any reason why that wasn't referred as we see penalties given for that every single week. More of a penalty than the one Rogers got on Sunday.
With regards the game decent first 15 minutes and we've just reverted to type.
Rashford trying his best but we need him wide left to go at Hinselwood on a yellow.
Also no idea what is the tactical thinking behind playing McGinn as a support striker and Rogers on the right. Rogers touched the ball about three times and not tracking Mitoma to help out Cash.
Defence been very sloppy, feels like it could be a repeat of last season and losing 1-0 late if we don't use the bench early second half.
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Well, that was clear and obvious to me!
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Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Mike Dean on Soccer Special:
"He's dangled his leg to play the ball and doesn't touch it whatsoever and kicks Ramsey's left leg. I think it's a penalty."
7m ago
20:25
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
39: The more you look at it, the more it seems like a baffling decision. Hinshelwood is on a booking too, remember.
20:23
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Sky Sports' David Richardson:
"No idea how Hinshelwood and Brighton have got away with that."
20:23
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Mike Dean on Soccer Special:
"I think it is a penalty."
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He's the same twat from Ipswich away. Worst referee we've had this season.
The one that let Morsy get away with 500 fouls after getting booked? How Ayari didn't get a yellow after ten minutes is another head scratcher.
He should be seeing that as a penalty at the least.
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Even that cretin Mike Dean says pen
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Well we’ve not really competed as well as we could but fuck me that’s as poor a penalty decision you’ll see in any game. FFS. Hinshelwood would had to have been sent off as well.
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We lack balance with Rogers on the right. It's a mystery playing Rogers him there. Such a waste. We haven't really got going at all. However that that was 100% a pen.
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He's the same twat from Ipswich away. Worst referee we've had this season.
The one that let Morsy get away with 500 fouls after getting booked? How Ayari didn't get a yellow after ten minutes is another head scratcher.
Three bookable fouls, none given.
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Even non Villa fans on SM think it was a clear pen.
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1 minutes added, after 3 trying to find a reason to not give us the penalty.
The reason is that they’d have had to give a second yellow and they didn’t want to.
I don't think so, penalty would've been sufficient.
Lucy Ward on comms seemed to think there was a slight touch of the ball but was minimal and irrelevant when he's followed through on Ramsey.
I await the PGMOL explanation with weariness...
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Well we’ve not really competed as well as we could but fuck me that’s as poor a penalty decision you’ll see in any game. FFS. Hinshelwood would had to have been sent off as well.
Would it have been a yellow really? It's a clear foul and penalty though.
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TIL via a half time advert (whilst watching this game in an entirely legitimate fashion) is that Burger King is called Hungry Jacks in Australia.
Non-penalty aside that’s been the most interesting part of the game.
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Not really a fan of playing Rashford through the middle, and Ramsey is not doing it this evening. Perhaps we need Watkins in.
Ayari should have at least a yellow; Hinshelwood lucky not to have a second.
We need to set the agenda rather than chase the oppo.
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Should have had a pen but we have been poor so far, I'm expecting a better second half.
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Danny Mills was adamant Brighton should have had a penalty shortly after the non-Villa one. It was almost amusing watching him discuss it with Mike Dean, who was equally adamant Brighton shouldn't have had a penalty.
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I kind a get the impression that the referees decisions often somehow give the game to Brighton.
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I try not to get too wound up about ref's decisions. They're usually subjective and you can see that in how two sets of supporters can argue about a decision with the benefit of replays.
But that is a fucking penalty and these useless wankers can go fuck themselves.
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Time for our usual 'play well for 15 mins and then kill it off" second half.
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I try not to get too wound up about ref's decisions. They're usually subjective and you can see that in how two sets of supporters can argue about a decision with the benefit of replays.
But that is a fucking penalty and these useless wankers can go fuck themselves.
😂
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Rashfords 2 goals against Preston has done nothing to convince me that he is a viable option through the middle against decent teams. Get Watkins on and Rashford wide
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Hopefully
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Danny Mills was adamant Brighton should have had a penalty shortly after the non-Villa one. It was almost amusing watching him discuss it with Mike Dean, who was equally adamant Brighton shouldn't have had a penalty.
Danny Mills has some playground ‘beef’ with Gabby so it’s probably more about that than anything he saw or didn’t see.
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Danny Mills was adamant Brighton should have had a penalty shortly after the non-Villa one. It was almost amusing watching him discuss it with Mike Dean, who was equally adamant Brighton shouldn't have had a penalty.
Could've got either way, Ramsey dangles his hand out but not sure it actually hit it, looked like upper knee first.
That was a minute after the non penalty so that play wouldn't have happened if we'd got the penalty we should've.
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Danny Mills. Less than average player with a big mouth. Ignore.
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The officials are now using VAR to protect each other and any pretence about getting decisions correct has gone out of the window.
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Nailed on pen, but very hit and miss that half. Tielemans, McGinn and Kamara all over the place,all in and out of the game, and shout out for Rogers who has been desperate. Move him to the middle or hook him, because we pretty much played that half with 10 men
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Nailed on pen, but very hit and miss that half. Tielemans, McGinn and Kamara all over the place,all in and out of the game, and shout out for Rogers who has been desperate. Move him to the middle or hook him, because we pretty much played that half with 10 men
We will surely put on Asensio around the hour mark so can't see him getting any action in the middle unless we switch him and McGinn for fifteen minutes.
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The officials are now using VAR to protect each other and any pretence about getting decisions correct has gone out of the window.
Whether its incompetence or corruption, I don't care, just get it out of the fuckin league.
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would never have started rogers , he has played too many games including england and looked pretty below par for ages , Id have probably gone malen to freshen him up but IM STILL FUMING ABOUT THAT PEN where my wife has told me to calm down and shes gone to bed as my language is out of control.
yes IM FUCKING FUMING !!!
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I wonder if the referees have a look at replays during half time - you’d be quite embarrassed to come back out if so..
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Rashfords 2 goals against Preston has done nothing to convince me that he is a viable option through the middle against decent teams. Get Watkins on and Rashford wide
Agreed, shooting doesn’t appear to be his greatest asset.
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I wonder if the referees have a look at replays during half time - you’d be quite embarrassed to come back out if so..
I suspect they don’t give a shit
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"Didn't meet the threshold for a foul" apparently. Lets see how many free kicks get given tonight alone where there's less clear contact than that, I'll vote for it being double figures, bullshitting twats.
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Funny how that was a foul by Rogers even though it wasn't.I despair
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how is that a villa foul fuck off ref
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Time for our usual 'play well for 15 mins and then kill it off" second half.
Hope so
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This ref is a fucking cabbage
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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RASHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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Yay!
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Rashfords 2 goals against Preston has done nothing to convince me that he is a viable option through the middle against decent teams. Get Watkins on and Rashford wide
Agreed, shooting doesn’t appear to be his greatest asset.
Awful at scoring
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Yee
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Well done Denny
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss! Marcus!!!!!!!!
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well done you lot. my screen still showed Brighton having a corner when you posted that
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Rashfords 2 goals against Preston has done nothing to convince me that he is a viable option through the middle against decent teams. Get Watkins on and Rashford wide
Agreed, shooting doesn’t appear to be his greatest asset.
That comment aged well! :o
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Get in Rashers
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Rogers and Rashford! Get in!
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Was that wow Pau Torres with the assist?
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Rashford just needed to break his duck!
Awesome!
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Brilliant, nice one Denny!
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Please tell me Brighton weren't claiming offside
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Who played that pass?
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Rashford is good.
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Absolutely fantastic long ball from Rogers, spotted the run really early.
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Rashfords 2 goals against Preston has done nothing to convince me that he is a viable option through the middle against decent teams. Get Watkins on and Rashford wide
Agreed, shooting doesn’t appear to be his greatest asset.
What do I know lol
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Clever finish, just got stuck under his feet. Great run.
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Route one!
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Superb stuff.
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now means i cant read this whilst game is on
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what a finish what a pass love u villa you have calmed my anger
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Well done Marcus
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https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1907522227873996880
We've been hit like that from Corners before, nice to do it to someone else.
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Goal
https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1907522227873996880?t=kf-LbmOoQGq4TBPaLa3J2w&s=19
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Who played that pass?
Rogers, excellent play.
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Great from Emi
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Great limbs (as they say) from the away end.
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Shit 1-1
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Maybe he should be our striker
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Fuck off
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Good mam Galtee!
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I was about to type out a post criticising rashford and calling him our fourth best option in that position. I won’t bother now.
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Ffs what happened there?
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Lols
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Oh bollocks. Game alive. Asensio on now please!
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A great goal, a Torres - Rashy combo! I would get Disasi in for Cash now.
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VAR check
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Ffs
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Handball?
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Looked like hand ball to me in build up
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Ugh, it's a "wait until the second half to score then concede an equaliser immediately" kind of day then .
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VAR check
After the penalty call, I have no faith
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Off to the screen
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what the fuck villa
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Woeful defending.
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Var, after the penalty we must get this
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Shocking defending by about five of our players there
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handball???
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Mr Atwell is a wonderful man and an excellent ref.
Still 0-1
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Phew
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That's gotta be given as a handball, looks pretty blatant.
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Come on, big warning there
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There's only Stuart Attwell...
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Job done, justice served
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Well done ref
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Have to get Rogers off the right, Emery asleep here
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What happened, my feed suddenly decided to stop for a few minutes?
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Love VAR. Always said they do a great job.
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The most obvious decision since the last one about half an hour ago. And they take an age to disallow it. Fuck me, it's almost as if Attwell doesn't like the Villa.
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Phew - off the hook, Emi really fucked up there. If you’re going to take the ball you’ve got to hold it.
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That was so meek from Pau and the rest of them. Would back Mings to clear that ball.
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Phew - off the hook, Emi really fucked up there. If you’re going to take the ball you’ve got to hold it.
Pretty sure we let them score as we knew it would be overturned by VAR and wanted to use up a bit more time.
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Mike Dean getting rinsed by Merson for saying no handball and would be given, comical...
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That was so meek from Pau and the rest of them. Would back Mings to clear that ball.
Yep. One of them needed to take charge of that.
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For me that wasn’t handball so makes up for the penalty we should have had given
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For me that wasn’t handball so makes up for the penalty we should have had given
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Phew - off the hook, Emi really fucked up there. If you’re going to take the ball you’ve got to hold it.
He's been spilling balls all season.
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That was so meek from Pau and the rest of them. Would back Mings to clear that ball.
Yep. One of them needed to take charge of that.
Blaming Pau for that is peak narrative. That was Emi’s fuck up and arguably Konsa’s before.
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It was a clear handball, he controlled it with his arm!
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For me that wasn’t handball so makes up for the penalty we should have had given
Show your workings pls.
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Always liked this ref. Top man.
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For me that wasn’t handball so makes up for the penalty we should have had given
Really? The big thing for me is that he clearly moved his arm towards the ball that he was never controlling otherwise, the only surprise is that it took so long to rule out.
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We’ve had a let off and need to make a change now to hang int o the ball better in the final third.
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For me that wasn’t handball so makes up for the penalty we should have had given
Really? The big thing for me is that he clearly moved his arm towards the ball that he was never controlling otherwise, the only surprise is that it took so long to rule out.
You were surprised they took so long to give a decision Villa's way?
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3 subs made
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Asensio, Ollie and Onana on
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3 subs made
That must scare Brighton silly. Superb bench
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Rogers or McGinn moved to the left?
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Rogers or McGinn moved to the left?
McGinn
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Asensio, Ollie and Onana on
That’s ridiculous. We might not have had the best season league wise, but we’ve certainly strengthened immeasurably
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Rogers or McGinn moved to the left?
The Byrds tactic.
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They usually go by the sleeve line. As that’s where the ball hit then the referee doesn’t have to change his mind. Put it this way, if that had been chalked off for us then I think a lot of people would have been aggrieved. All ifs and buts, goal wasn’t given so, good enough for me!
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Brentford equalise against newcastle
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C'mon Villa, this could be a massive win if we can hold on.
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Asensio, Ollie and Onana on
Sensible as long as latter 2 are fit enough
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Welbeck getting ready to come on
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cash final ball again shite
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cash final ball again shite
Then a good tackle
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Welbeck getting ready to come on
Uh-oh.
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Do we need to bring on Ty and Disasi and go 6-3-1 like in Unai's first game at Brighton?
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All of the streams on my Firestick have gone down so I will be following from here and the Sky Sports app. I expect PWS will be well ahead of any app.
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I'm surprised he has played Torres for the 70 mins. Thought he might have eased him back and subbed him on 60. Although rare central defenders get changed during a match.
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All of the streams on my Firestick have gone down so I will be following from here and the Sky Sports app. I expect PWS will be well ahead of any app.
Depends. Sky is the closest to catching him. He even beats the people at the match sometimes.
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I have a theory that Emery's success in cup competitions is down to the fact that his teams play quite conservatively and are therefore relatively fresh at the sharp end of the season.
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I'm surprised he has played Torres for the 70 mins. Thought he might have eased him back and subbed him on 60. Although rare central defenders get changed during a match.
Welbeck getting ready to come on
Probably keeping Mings for the more physical Wood/Forest challenge on Saturday.
Interesting to see which one starts in CL too
Uh-oh.
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cash final ball again shite
Then a good tackle
fair nough but a shite cross which he shouldnt be defending it if the cross was decent :)
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A second goal would be lovely.
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Do we need to bring on Ty and Disasi and go 6-3-1 like in Unai's first game at Brighton?
Ah, Boxing Day 2018 with Arsenal.
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I have a theory that Emery's success in cup competitions is down to the fact that his teams play quite conservatively and are therefore relatively fresh at the sharp end of the season.
It does feel like last season we went off like a train, and then fizzled out at the end. This year felt like we played within ourselves early on, perhaps with a view to finishing strongly.
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I would love a 2nd goal now to kill this game off
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Onana gets my dander up he really does. I don’t see what he brings other than his actual psychically size
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Need to stop allowing crosses in
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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ASENSIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Asensio! He plays, he scores!
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Sky app.
ASENSIO TROUBLES VERBRUGGEN!
Not sure if that means a Brigton save or he has hit it so high and wide it landed in Belgium/
.
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Incredible
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Onana gets my dander up he really does. I don’t see what he brings other than his actual psychically size
I say FV don't get in such a fluster.
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Yay!
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A S E N SIOoooooooooh
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Rogers on the right - really grinding my gears. No impact from the subs yet either but it's due to the structural issue in midfield
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Jammy jammy goal for Newcastle. 2-1 up now.
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Any VAR checks? Bet365 not showing odds yet which always worries me.
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What a fucking goal!
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Get in!!
Great move
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Sign him up! Sign him up! Sign him up!
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Rogers on the right - really grinding my gears. No impact from the subs yet either but it's due to the structural issue in midfield
Insight!
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You should never fall in love with a loan player, but I can’t help it.
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Onana gets my dander up he really does. I don’t see what he brings other than his actual psychically size
I say FV don't get in such a fluster.
He has a "psychic" hold on FV it seems.
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Marcooooo
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Rogers on the right - really grinding my gears. No impact from the subs yet either but it's due to the structural issue in midfield
As I was saying ;D
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There is a VAR check. Ollie foul
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How is Ayari still on the pitch?!
The commentators are soooo pro-Brighton.
Lucky it's now 2-0!
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You should never fall in love with a loan player, but I can’t help it.
He's fit as fcuk in fairness.
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Stands
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Here comes VAR again. Fucking hate it
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This is going to be ruled out.
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Stands
Phew
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Phew
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This is going to be ruled out.
So clode to a correct answer
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How is Ayari still on the pitch?!
The commentators are soooo pro-Brighton.
Lucky it's now 2-0!
i’m very annoyed by Villa only having Regan on and no ex villa co commentator on him.
So cheap for our biggest and must win game of the season.
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BUMBBBEERRRCLAARRRT
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Mike Dean on Sky needs a bit of a lie down I think.
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Great ball from Cash, great ball from Rogers, great finish from Marco. 8)
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A second goal would be lovely.
As I was saying.........
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Marco is what weve been missing a number 10 that can consitently finish.
Rogers is also ok on the right when Marcos on
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These two might be the greatest January double signing in history.
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Hard to pick what was better there - the perfectly placed finish from Asensio or Watkins somehow managing not to touch it.
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How is Ayari still on the pitch?!
The commentators are soooo pro-Brighton.
Lucky it's now 2-0!
i’m very annoyed by Villa only having Regan on and no ex villa co commentator on him.
So cheap for our biggest and must win game of the season.
Our biggest game of the season. Please expand on that
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2nd goal
https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1907529120319168803?t=KjnvJ0WOft2QV5oVI04OZg&s=19
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Does anyone have the second goal please? It would be nice to see
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2 assist for the ineffectual Rogers.
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I think I might be in love with Marco. Is that wrong?
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That was so meek from Pau and the rest of them. Would back Mings to clear that ball.
Yep. One of them needed to take charge of that.
Blaming Pau for that is peak narrative. That was Emi’s fuck up and arguably Konsa’s before.
“And the rest of them”. With that now-trademark dullard look from Pau as a ball comes across the six yard box.
But GOAL. UP THE FUCKING NARRATIVE VILLA
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Lovely finish by Asensio, he had to be so precise with that finish. Wonderful stuff.
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How is Ayari still on the pitch?!
The commentators are soooo pro-Brighton.
Lucky it's now 2-0!
"Brighton have been the better the side; so unlucky..." Yady-yah, commentator!
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I think I might be in love with Marco. Is that wrong?
Join the queue. We all love Marco!
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Watkins could have had it denied for both the coming together and then offside. Lucky the defender was playing him on.
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It was a cracking ball from Cash as well.
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Here comes VAR again. Fucking hate it
I love it
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That goal started with us knocking it around in our left back position. Great stuff
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Kamara really busy a gut to open the angles to get us out of defence then. Great play after that but he is so important for us, he can really see the picture several steps on.
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I think I might be in love with Marco. Is that wrong?
Fuck off, I saw him first.
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ollie hit it first time
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We seem to have finally realised we have players who can be played in over the top with long balls. Especially with Brightons defence.
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I think I might be in love with Marco. Is that wrong?
No, he's handsome and hard-working. It's only natural you should feel attracted to him.
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Great ball from Cash, great ball from Rogers, great finish from Marco. 8)
Watching the replay the ball back from Rogers wasnt all that. It was bobbling all over the place.
Elite level finish from Asensio
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We are so bloody good at the moment
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We are so bloody good at the moment
And with Kamara back, we’re looking much more assured. Thankfully.
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We are so bloody good at the moment
. Winning games at the business end. Bosh.
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I think I might be in love with Marco. Is that wrong?
No, he's handsome and hard-working. It's only natural you should feel attracted to him.
Thank you Eamonn. If nothing else I'll invite his left foot or dinner. The handsome fucker.
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Kamara been solid second half.
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You'd imagine Brighton are a bit knackered after extra time against Forest. Makes our insanely strong bench an even bigger advantage.
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hopefully keep the clean sheet and 6 straight wins. What a job Emery has done. Fuck me we are so lucky.
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I'm going 20 mins stoppage/VAR time
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Kamara makes the whole team tick.
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Morgz off for Malen
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Sky Soccer Special or whatever it's proper title is has been better than usual tonight, in that there's been some differences of opinion.
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kamara again class
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Effing commentators still talk about the 'disallowed goal' - no, it was a clear effing handball, you clowns.
And what about the clear penalty?!
"Villa had the easier weekend" - these commentators are blowing my mind!
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hopefully keep the clean sheet and 6 straight wins. What a job Emery has done. Fuck me we are so lucky.
This
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10 added mins.
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It’s been a while, from memory, since Emi has been booked for time wasting.
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Emi gets a yellow for something. Can’t see what it is, but I have a gut feeling
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Emi booked. Someone is going to get riled over that.....
10 Effing minutes??????
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Onana has been really good since he came on.
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Martinez yellow. Shock horror
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hopefully keep the clean sheet and 6 straight wins. What a job Emery has done. Fuck me we are so lucky.
Getting Asensio and Rashford has taken us up a level, 8 games to go with real quality off the bench to win in the 2nd half..the new Villa way..
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10 added mins.
Haha. After 1 in the first half when they spent five minutes looking at our penalty
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10 fucking minutes!
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TEN. FUCKING. MINUTES.
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10, where did that come from
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Ollie booked
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Obligatory Martinez time-wasting yellow.
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How the fuck did they get to 10 minutes? Retards
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10 WTF
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2nd goal
https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1907529120319168803?t=KjnvJ0WOft2QV5oVI04OZg&s=19
Thanks so much
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I'm going 20 mins stoppage/VAR time
Not far out... only the 10mins
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Watkins. Touch of a baby hippo FFS.
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10 mins twats
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How the fuck did they get to 10 minutes? Retards
You are not Musk and this isn't Twatter. Any need?
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Southampton relegated
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Looking at the empty seats, it's clear that the Brighton faithful aren't.
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Let off!
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Inept referee and officials. Utterly inept. Honestly, if this was Liverpool or Arsenal it’d be national news for weeks. We haven’t wasted any time. ******
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How the fuck did they get to 10 minutes? Retards
You are not Musk and this isn't Twatter. Any need?
Ummm. I meant cabbages.
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Atwell getting his yellow card quota in.
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How has this ref booked 3 villa players?! ...
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Phew
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Going to have to put up with Onana celebrations. Has he contributed tonight ?
His fist pumping should be reserved for finals or really a whole team effort . Merely a glorified cheerleader!
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Going to have to put up with Onana celebrations. Has he contributed tonight ?
His fist pumping should be reserved for finals or really a whole team effort . Merely a glorified cheerleader!
I love them.
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Going to have to put up with Onana celebrations. Has he contributed tonight ?
His fist pumping should be reserved for finals or really a whole team effort . Merely a glorified cheerleader!
Do shut up with this shit you tedious troll
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yikes Martinez, very fortunate to get away with another clanger
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Going to have to put up with Onana celebrations. Has he contributed tonight ?
His fist pumping should be reserved for finals or really a whole team effort . Merely a glorified cheerleader!
Foolish take.
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That Brighton player committed three fouls in the first 15 minutes and didn't get booked!!
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Going to have to put up with Onana celebrations. Has he contributed tonight ?
His fist pumping should be reserved for finals or really a whole team effort . Merely a glorified cheerleader!
Foolish take.
Just getting his feeding in.
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I think Onana is wonderful
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Phew
Going to have to put up with Onana celebrations. Has he contributed tonight ?
His fist pumping should be reserved for finals or really a whole team effort . Merely a glorified cheerleader!
Put up with a player celebrating 🤣. Maybe supporting Villa isn’t for you?
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That Brighton player committed three fouls in the first 15 minutes and didn't get booked!!
Should have been sent off and a penalty
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Going to have to put up with Onana celebrations. Has he contributed tonight ?
His fist pumping should be reserved for finals or really a whole team effort . Merely a glorified cheerleader!
Do shut up with this shit you tedious troll
Calm down calm down
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I hope we see Onana celebrating after every game.
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yikes Martinez, very fortunate to get away with another clanger
Why is it different to any other save?
It's going in, he saves it. Happy times all round.
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I hope we see Onana celebrating after every game.
And Digne with his ANOOTHHHERR ONE
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How has this ref booked 3 villa players?! ...
The conventional way. Held up a yellow card and then wrote their names down.
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I'm also looking forward to ANOTHER ONE!
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How has this ref booked 3 villa players?! ...
The conventional way. Held up a yellow card and then wrote their names down.
Sibling squabble!!!
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Going to have to put up with Onana celebrations. Has he contributed tonight ?
His fist pumping should be reserved for finals or really a whole team effort . Merely a glorified cheerleader!
Do shut up with this shit you tedious troll
Calm down calm down
Nah I try to ignore most of the nonsense but slagging one of players for celebrating when we win is pure trolling.
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How the fuck did they get to 10 minutes? Retards
10 substitutes
2 over lengthy VARs
But re the VARs- how come he only added on1 minute in the first half?
Woefully inconsistent.
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"2 against the run of play" is the commentator's summary of the game. Nice.
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yikes Martinez, very fortunate to get away with another clanger
Why is it different to any other save?
It's going in, he saves it. Happy times all round.
Not watching, only reading the text updates but they seem to think it was a freak cross that is clawed out by Martinez, so yes not sure what the criticism was. If you see Newcastles 2nd tonight you can see weird crosses can catch keepers out.
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Head up Ollie
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"2 against the run of play" is the commentator's summary of the game. Nice.
It's not really unfair.
But it's fine. It's just what good teams do.
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALEN
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Fucking brilliant
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Going to have to put up with Onana celebrations. Has he contributed tonight ?
His fist pumping should be reserved for finals or really a whole team effort . Merely a glorified cheerleader!
Do shut up with this shit you tedious troll
Calm down calm down
Nah I try to ignore most of the nonsense but slagging one of players for celebrating when we win is pure trolling.
No I don’t like it that’s all. but i won’t go on about it if you get annoyed . but let me tell you i get annoyed seeing it when nothing has been achieved yet and not only that i dont see the contribution being as high as would like but ok agree to disagree and i’m happy for the win and that the important thing !!!
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Icing on the cake!
UTFV
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10 minutes added time was just what we needed!
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Yesssssss!, that will do very nicely thank you.
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Chuffed for him.
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BOSHA
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Superb
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Almost in positive GD.
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Great from the officials to give us enough time to score a 3rd.
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Marvellous stuff.
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Donnie!
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What did I say in the pre match? Bosh
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what a finish
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Get in, delighted for Donyell.
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How has this ref booked 3 villa players?! ...
The conventional way. Held up a yellow card and then wrote their names down.
Sibling squabble!!!
Nah, he's my idiot younger brother.
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Lovely finish that from Malen, delighted for him.
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https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1907534381561897339
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Not a great performance but exactly what you need to do in an end of season run in.
We'd take this 90 minutes in the cup SF. April signings stepped up and lovely to see Malen get off the mark. I'd like to see him get a start v Forest.
Starting to get the hang of this clean sheet thing again aswell.
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Goal
https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1907534381561897339?t=nQ9-vRrNBb8get2aMmgf7Q&s=19
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Here we go SEVEN in a row.
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Fuck me that's a big sack of bullshit from the commentator, trying to suggest the ref should've stopped playing for a head injury.
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McGinn squatted to take a shit on the pitch at the end of his run after passing.
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Not a great performance but exactly what you need to do in an end of season run in.
We'd take this 90 minutes in the cup SF. April signings stepped up and lovely to see Malen get off the mark. I'd like to see him get a start v Forest.
Starting to get the hang of this clean sheet thing again aswell.
A very fit and well positioned Kamara back makes a huge difference in both senses
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Fuck me that's a big sack of bullshit from the commentator, trying to suggest the ref should've stopped playing for a head injury.
She has been fucking terrible today - its nauseating.
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Great to see our January signings doing the job! Awesome night.
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Fuck me that's a big sack of bullshit from the commentator, trying to suggest the ref should've stopped playing for a head injury.
TBF he should have. I suspect he didn't notice it though at first.