The_Rev
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It's been a sore point for years, but realistically if the new stand needed to be bigger then it had to go over the top of Trinity Road and having a red brick Victorian facade in the style of Archibald Leitch was borderline impossible.
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The clip. Like @MaVilla I work in a safety critical environment where we are drilled on communication protocols. The VAR guys could do with bringing some outside consultation in to bring them up to speed. I still think it was a red.
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Ive just remembered I went one other time when John Harley scored for them from about 45 yards out but that game was when they were ground sharing with QPR at Loftus Road. Basically I’m Jonah.
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I’ve been twice. Last season and the one where JPA missed two penalties.
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I think Fulham are currently my second favourite club. They are in line for some kind of award for services to Aston Villa given that: They got rid of Dr Tony by beating us in the playoff final. They got rid of Slippy G by hammering us at Craven Cottage last season. Gave us six points this season. Just after losing to us they go to Old Trafford and win. Just after Spurs beat us they host them at Craven Cottage and win. Up the Fulham!
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@MrBlack There's no way Ollie will want to pull out of this squad. This will be the one which determines if he goes to the Euros or not, and being part of a squad that travels to an International Tournament is bucket list stuff for professional footballers.
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Last night was absolutely his best performance in a Villa shirt. He looks like a guy who needs to play on the edge, I think if he chills out he might not be as the same player but he needs to find a way to channel the energy. Physically he has everything, he has the pace and power which even the most cultured defender will struggle to deal with, Ajax simply couldn't handle him. Getting him in the same team as Watkins is going to be difficult given our tactical identity and I suspect that's going to be the factor that determines Duran's long term future at the club. I do hope he can play a role during our run in.
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Italy have no presence in the Champions League and Spain seem to need an all Spanish Champions League final.
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Oh it was. It was a horrible challenge.
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That square ball is suicidal. We’ve ridden our luck with it a few times but it’s obvious Spurs were looking to pounce on it.
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Is the Liverpool vs Manchester City game the World Cup final or something?
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I really wish Ollie would have a crack with his left foot when it opens up for him.
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Watkins isn’t making it through the 90 today.
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I'm not sure Unai rolls like that. He's been happy to leave big signings on the bench and sub off people who have been subbed on so it's always been about what's good for the team not what's good for people's egos.
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I find that surprising. I’m not following the Bundesliga too closely but I listen to a couple of podcasts that cover it fairly closely (Totally Football Show and Stadio, which is based in Germany) who seem to suggest that Kane & Musiala are carrying Bayern this season.
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Bayern turning back into Bayern now the league has gone. Won 8-1 today, Harry Kane with another hat trick which takes him to 30 league goals (25 appearances) and 36 in all competitions (34 appearances) for the season. Even if he doesn’t win anything it’s another remarkable season individually.
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Huge caveat tonight is we are 60 hours away from a potentially season defining game against a Spurs team who have only played once in the past three weeks. They’ll have a huge advantage in being fully rested for the fixture and tonight was just about getting through the 90 minutes unscathed.
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Did Ian Taylor seriously just say “nobody ever talks about Emi Martinez” in his post match analysis?
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Dafuq is this referee smoking?
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@LondonLax It was going to be helpful either way tbh. Sociedad going out was more predictable but very helpful.
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Last season the three promoted sides all stayed up so jumping to conclusions based on one season isn’t ideal.
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Swindon but in a 42 game season. Most in a 38 game season is that Derby team with 89 conceded. Swindon’s goals per game was worse (-2.38 vs -2.34). Sheffield United are currently shipping at a rate of 2.7 per game.
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They’ll get more points than the 2015/16 Villa team managed.
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This is probably already in the thread somewhere but for my own sanity the points tally of the club finishing 4th: 22/23 - Newcastle - 71 21/22 - Tottenham - 71 20/21 - Chelsea - 67 19/20 - Chelsea - 66 18/19 - Tottenham - 71 17/18 - Liverpool - 75 16/17 - Liverpool - 76 15/16 - Manchester City - 66 14/15 - Manchester United - 70 I can’t see sixty something being enough for 4th this year, it might get 5th and the bonus spot if England get the coefficient but 11 games to get 20 points and I’ll be happy. We just need to keep ticking along at the rate we have been since Unai arrived at the club.
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It probably will but I’m working under the assumption that we need top 4. We should be aiming for top 4. If fifth ends up having a spot too I’ll take it of course but we shouldn’t be hoping for a back door way of getting in if we can help it.
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