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Thanks for the season everyone and congrats to @Beastmix

On 30/12/2023 at 15:36, MNVillan said:

The product has to improve, plain and simple. I try to watch Minnesota United, but the quality is seriously lacking.

Over expansion? The league is huge!

You’d think as a Villa and Browns fan right now I’d be happy, but I’m not. The Pistons are crushing me.

8 hours ago, lexicon said:

Any word on when Louie Barry might be back?

They are hoping early Feb from what I can gather.

On 22/12/2023 at 21:54, Monkeypuzzle said:

Is there a reason that Bogarde never seems to play? Their manager, Joey Barton, was raving about him last season. Is he just not deemed good enough this season?

I think Barton was sacked near the end of October it looks like the new manager (Matt Taylor) doesn’t fancy him.

Holiday Season Catchup

Chisom Afoka (Bradford City) 10th/24th [League Two]
Away at Doncaster (1-3) - Not in the squad.
Home to Morecambe (2-2) - Not in the squad.

Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle) 16th/24th [Championship]
Home to SHA (3-3) - Played 90 minutes. 56 touches, 72.5% pass accuracy, 1 shot, 2 key passes, 1 assist. WhoScored.com rating of 6.27 / Sofascore.com rating of 6.7

Louie Barry (Stockport County) 1st/24th [League Two]
Home to Notts County (2-1) - Not in the squad (injury)
Away at Barrow (2-2) - Not in the squad (injury)

Lamare Bogarde (Bristol Rovers) 10th/24th [League One]
Away at Blackpool (3-1) - Unused substitute.
Home to Portsmouth (2-1) - Unused substitute.

Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth Argyle) 16th/24th [Championship]
Home to SHA (3-3) - Came on in the 52nd minute. 36 touches, 83.3% pass accuracy, 1 shot on target. WhoScored.com rating of 6.41 / Sofascore.com rating of 6.6
Away at Cardiff (2-2) - Played 90 minutes. 55 touches, 79.5% pass accuracy, 1 shot, 1 key pass. WhoScored.com rating of 6.70 / Sofascore.com rating of 6.8

Sebastian Revan (Rotherham) 24th/24th [Championship]
Away at Leicester (3-0) - Played 90 minutes. 45 touches, 79.2% pass accuracy. WhoScored.com rating of 6.21 / Sofascore.com rating of 6.7
Home to Middlesbrough (1-0) - Played 90 minutes. 55 touches, 64.1% pass accuracy. WhoScored.com rating of 6.66/6.8

Viljami Sinisalo (Exeter City) 20th/24th [League One]
Away at Cambridge (2-0) - Played 90 minutes. 32 touches, 66.7% pass accuracy, 1 save. WhoScored.com rating of 5.77 / Sofascore.com rating of 6.5
Home to Wycombe (1-0) - Played 90 minutes. 41 touches, 69.2% pass accuracy, 4 saves inc. 1 penalty save. WhoScored.com rating of 8.44 / Sofascore.com rating of 8.1.

Need to get to the half with the margin intact.

In the spirit of positivity, United score, Hojlund scores. We win 2-1

VAR is a mess and so is the quality of referees in general, but I’m still pissed at Ramsey for holding the keepers arm. No need for it.

Please don’t let it be this week we slip up at home.

Summary from Thursday night

Philippe Coutinho (Al-Duhail) 6th/12th [Qatar Stars]
Home to Al-Ahli Doha (3-5) - Played 90 minutes. 72 touches, 85.5% pass accuracy, 2 shots blocked, 5 key passes. Sofascore.com rating of 7.9.

Wordle 915 6/6

Good times

Summary from Wednesday night

Morgan Sanson (Nice) 2nd/18th [Ligue 1]
Home to Lens (2-0) - Played 90 minutes. 44 touches, 74.1% pass accuracy, 3 key passes. WhoScored.com rating of 6.97 / Sofascore.com rating of 6.9

Wordle 914 4/6

I got a 4 yesterday also.

Pretty stoked to get my first ever playoff victory!

2 minutes ago, villa4europe said:

Potter will more than likely be on gardening leave, being paid a monthly wage by Chelsea, if he takes up employment with someone else the Chelsea money stops so there's zero emphasis for him to do anything 

He looked terrible at the end of his Chelsea reign. He could use a full 12-24 months looking after himself.

Archer going to come back and haunt us?

Hope my dodgy spreadsheet is right, but believe today was his 200th start for the Villa. 

I lost count of the amount of times Konsa got called Diego Carlos by the commentator today. 

And yes, I thought Welsh great David Phillips was a prat but at least he called it a red card. 

22 hours ago, Kiwivillan said:

Wilson didn't want to come to us because we couldn't afford his ridiculous wage demands and contact length at the time

I thought it was because his son liked the movie Goal! 

Quick turnaround

Wordle 912 4/6

Don’t think he’s been mentioned in here yet,  but shout out to Nathan Collins who’s currently drowning in his own tears. Dive was pathetic, of course not booked. 
 

Great turnaround away from home. UTV!!!

14 hours ago, MNVillan said:

I went to in-patient rehab in May for alcohol abuse and we were given a couple free hours in the afternoons. I brought my Switch Lite with me, and Super Mario Odyssey gave me a lot of smiles in an otherwise pretty bleak time. 
 

Hoping to get Wonder for Christmas from Mrs. MNVillan

Take care of yourself @MNVillan! Glad you got some enjoyment.