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    It was amusing to see the player get up and chase after McGinn and then suddenly remember to put on the agony, to get the result the team wanted. Its a cynical old game!
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    The deadlock at half-time was a decent representation of the balance of play. Tottenham looked pretty solid and the one chance Villa had was spurned by Watkins trying to gift-wrap it for Bailey. Villa's long hoofs downfield never looked like bringing much joy. Villa's lack of pace down their left had already been exploited by Man United and Tottenham's opening goal came the same way. At that point Villa were still in the game but a misdirected pass across the back-line, quickly followed, which took the game beyond Villa, and McGinn put the final touches to a bad day. We've seen it all before, when Villa have chased glory on two fronts, and ran out of steam. In previous years such a shock has led to serious decline, and we can only hope the club is more resilient this time around.
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    The defender scuffed the top of the ball with his studs but made sure he tripped the man.
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    Maybe they have noticed that secular values carry no political weight but theological values do?
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    So he promised to end the separation of powers; wouldn't that bring about the one-party state?
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    Too reminiscent of previous turgid European nights to be enjoyable, and although the name Ajax suggested European glamour, it was more like a replay of Helsingborgs. So the return fixture does not promise to be very appetizing.
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    You can't beat the glamour of European football but there are definitely exceptions. I have often wondered why it was called the conference, but its obviously where they get the referees from.
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    Looking at the Isle of Dogs on Google Maps, it looks to be pretty well gentrified, as compared with countless places around the UK.
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    I think it fits the definition of rehypothecation; which is to say, the Government is using collateral they do not own (public money) to finance future assets, that is to say, party donations.
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    Villa will need a lot of vim if they are to clean up against Ajax!
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    So what do the republican media say, which might have convinced democrat voters to switch?
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    Just say Robbie Fowler!
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    First of all, I think the headline is bollocks. But I definitely blame myself for voting for Blair in 1997, even though wiser heads warned me that he was a total phoney. But as for blaming the boomers, it could only apply to those who pissed their good times up the wall, as anyone who bought a house, council or otherwise, have a massive amount of equity to draw upon, and still have a substantial amount to live on and/or leave to their children. What they are not telling you, is that if they taxed property and not just wage-earners, they might be able to deal with the country's debts, or attempt to remedy some of the squalor, which is to be seen in every town and city.
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    I've read a few books by Chomsky but I have always been disappointed that after he's laid out the problem, he always seems to conclude that there's no solution because the system is built to make that impossible. I've never been that keen on Orwell's tales and fables and much prefer The Road To Wigan Pier, which lays out the conditions of the working-class in the north, including the lousy food/diet and the vermin-infested housing.
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    For non-accountants like myself, the only question is, whether such accounts are a matter of fact or a matter of opinion?
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    America's claim to be a democracy sometimes seems doubtful but moving to a single-party state would definitely be a bad look.
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    Philip Larkin's Letters. Amazingly interesting and a reminder that before the age of ubiquitous phone and Internet access, people were incredibly isolated, so if you wanted to discuss some arcane subject, you had to subsist on a meagre supply of letters from the few people who shared your interest, and who might live the other side of the country. On the subject of poetry, I see JCC has a new book out, called What!. I'm looking forward to that one.
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    Only to the bloke in the mirror!
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    He could play the exact same role as Haaland, and with De Bruyne providing the assists, he could do really well.
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    Sorry to be pedantic but they have already ****ed themselves.
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    Villa have sold just about every decent striker they've had on the books, from Gerry Hitchens to Benteke. So it is not beyond the possibility, and no doubt Mr Heck would call us cocksuckers for complaining about it.
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    Sending on Rogers sent the wrong message by suggesting the win was a certainty. The players seemed to think so and the team completely lost its shape for most of the following 44 minutes. Iroegbunam was the obvious replacement, even if he's not quite up to speed yet. I had suspected the possibility of a banana-skin but I didn't think it would be entirely self-inflicted.
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    No doubt Barkely will be humming "I remember when!" in the changing room, thinking of his problems at Villa, and being determined to put it right. They are in the bottom-three and remembering recent history, it looks like a possible banana-skin. On the positive side Luton had a very tough game on Tuesday and have had less recovery-time than Villa. Watkins has the pace to exploit their lack thereof at the back, but who is going to provide the assists? Good Villa need to turn up or it's red-faces all round.
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