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4 minutes ago, Davkaus said:

That's taking the piss. And why on earth don't away games count? 

Its a head scratcher yeah. 

1 hour ago, P.O.B said:

Does anyone know if the recent play off semi at home qualifies as a league home game in the sales criteria?

I have five home games on my record this season, one being the play off semi which technically speaking isn't a league game?

Last year they clarified it with the play off game counting (see link) but no clarification this year and can't spot anything on the FAQ's page either.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2018/05/15/play-off-final-ticket-news

I just saw on twitter (AVFC Support) that the playoff game doesn't count towards the 3 or 5 game criteria unfortunately. 

It only counts a a booking history game for the last criteria of sales. 

1 minute ago, tommytenjobs said:

Back him. Show him how much we trust him and start him. Keep Connor biting at the leash and keep Glen as a key part of the team that has made it this far. He is so often in the right place at the right time to sweep up the second and third balls. He does the basics well and his organisation of others should not be underestimated. As some have said, he'll not be here if we go up, he is limited and slow, but people also sometime overlook what he does do. 

Agreed with everything except "limited and slow" I think he's quite capable as a DM and not so slow as people say. Personally I think it's lazy opinions by people who don't really understand the role he plays. although I do think that under pressure he does tend to rush passes which can leave us exposed.

2 minutes ago, TRO said:

I could be tempted to go 3-5-2

With Axel-Mings- Hause and Tammy and kodj up front

you could then play Elmo -Whelan-Hourihane -McGinn - Grealish in the middle.

Interesting, who'd be left wing? Mcginn? 

Just now, KenjiOgiwara said:

I thought he was slow and error prone. His passing was often behind the man he aimed at as well. Not his best game at all. But it might be a better match for him on Tuesday? Guess we have to sit a bit deeper then and counter. 

He definitely hadnt his best game in fairness, although I thought the passing in general wasn't great for much of the game. 

Hard to know at the Hawthorns, I'd be still leaning towards playing Hourihane from the start, try and put more pressure on them. 

2 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said:

Whelan was piss poor. 

Apart from the absolute howler in the first half I thought Whelan was good, but Hourihane was definitely more suited to that type of game. 

West brom certainly didn't come to play football anyway, look very well drilled. Need a spark. 

43 minutes ago, Junxs said:

I've been so confident all week, but I'm a bag of nerves tonight

People think I'm accepting defeat by saying this but totally disagree. Im happy and think just being in the playoffs is a bonus all things considered, when you look back to february say.. Considering how poor we were for the majority of the season. Funk it we're in good hands now. if we do lose we'll go again next year with Dean and the boys but We have as good of a chance as any team in it. No fear,  pressure is for tyres.

4 minutes ago, Londonastonvilla said:

 

I hope the coaching staff have been studying Johnstone from what I remember last year his big weakness was dealing with corners that are delivered on his 6 yard line.

Yeah agree, as much as he has his strengths, he has very weak points. I'm sure Dean and Co will be attempting to exploit this. 

Excellent game today from the big man, a warrior defensively after a few early shaky moments and kept the passing simple but generally accurate.

He's slotted in very admirably when needed lately, very impressive considing his lack of football, well done Mile. 

54 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Number 10!

That's good stuff now. 

1 minute ago, Brumstopdogs said:

 

 

Paul McGod style

14 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

You think so? I think spence is big very big and he can hit. Crawford is showing for a small guy he can hit hard as well. It's one of the biggest fights I want to see. 

I do think spence size will be a problem for crawford tbh. 

Spence definitely has a distinct size and reach advantage which gives him an upper hand but I honestly think Crawfords superior technical ability and boxing iq would see him win. 

I wouldn't be putting my life saving on it though! 

10 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

As for crawford well I think he is the second best at welterweight behind spence so that's the fight I want to see. For me he beats thurman porter and garcia. 

I have it the other way personally, I think Crawford beats Spence but we won't know until they actually fight I suppose. Definitely both top 5 lb for lb fighters. 

I really hope they make that fight next year, although knowing boxing they probably won't. 

39 minutes ago, AVFCDAN said:

Embarrassing fight by Khan and not the low blow which may well have been very nasty. What exactly was his game plan there, no speed whatsoever and still carried absolutely no power. He is beyond shot and wouldn’t get past 6 rounds with Brook anymore on his last few showings, such a shame it’s come to that.

 "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."

In fairness to Khan it was a total mismatch, it was a ridiculous fight to stage. I actually thought Khan did well to survive the first round he tried to make a contest of it with a few decent combos but he's simply not in the same league as Crawford. 

While it made for a poor spectacle with the low blow ending the fight I actually thought it was the humane call from Virgil Hunter, Khan couldn't win that fight and was taking a lot of heavy shots. 

1 hour ago, av1 said:

I don't know why given their form, but I'm more worried about baggies in the semi final than Leeds or UTD in the final. 

I have a healthy respect for West broms team, Dwight gayle and Jay Rodrigues are prem strikers and really that squad should be in the top two. On the other hand I think I think we are well capable of beating them,  as a cohesive unit I think we are the best oiled machine in the league (at the moment). 

These last few months have felt like a glorious dream I don't ever want to wake up from. 

1 hour ago, tomav84 said:

whilst i thought he did OK when he came on, but think you could see the gulf in quality between him and mings/hause/axel. really hoping hause is OK for saturday 

"OK" is a bit harsh in my opinion, He was pretty much impeccable when he came on, his block late on saved what looked like a certain goal going in.

33 minutes ago, sidcow said:

We beat Rotherham and Albion lose to Brizzle and we are only 4 points behind them and all! 

I get the feeling Rotherham away will be a tougher game than people are expecting. 

They're fighting for their lives now and will have taken confidence from beating forrest. It's definitely not a gimmie anyway. 

Oh sweet christ that'd remarkable 

Get in wigan!! 

Brentford 3 3

Derby 2 1