osmark86 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 26 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: A team playing the same XI every week will win and lose this or it will be a draw succinct and impeccable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thinking about their team, would you take any of their players over ours for the first eleven? I’m not sure I would. I’d have some for the bench, Creswell for Taylor, Bowen for El Ghazi, Soucek for Nakamba. I don’t even think I’d want Rice in our team, certainly not over Luiz or McGinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Posted February 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2021 We were very unfortunate to lose at West Ham in November and we have the opportunity to get a win against them, that could leave us in fifth or sixth place tomorrow night. A win would also take us above our visitors, with two games in hand of them, which would be nice. It would also give us the same number of points that a draw at West Ham gave us on the last day of last season, but this time with 18 games to spare! West Ham have had a good season to date and have some decent players in Rice, Antonio, Bowen and Benrahma (the last two of which were prominent names in past transfer window threads on this site), but they are not Bobby Moore, Martin Peters or Geoff Hurst are they? West Ham last won at Villa Park in 2014. Since then we have won one and drawn our last two home games against them. Overall, we have won 34 and have drawn 33 of the 103 league games, that there have been between the two clubs, so we have a little ground to make up. Another clean sheet would be nice and that would guarantee that we would at the very least match our last two home results against them. One or two or more goals for us tomorrow, alongside that clean sheet is what we want though. Just win it for us Villa! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsworthvilla Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Anybody else think Declan Rice is the most over-rated player in the league? I saw some nonsense about Chelsea preparing an £80m bid for him, so ever since I've been deliberately watching him closely in the West Ham games I've seen. I am completely baffled by what he is supposed to be so good at … other than a few inches in height I can't tell the difference between him and Ashley Westwood 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_82 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, It's Your Round said: Thinking about their team, would you take any of their players over ours for the first eleven? I’m not sure I would. I’d have some for the bench, Creswell for Taylor, Bowen for El Ghazi, Soucek for Nakamba. I don’t even think I’d want Rice in our team, certainly not over Luiz or McGinn. I really like Rice, definitely would have him for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsworthvilla Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, It's Your Round said: Thinking about their team, would you take any of their players over ours for the first eleven? I’m not sure I would. I’d have some for the bench, Creswell for Taylor, Bowen for El Ghazi, Soucek for Nakamba. I don’t even think I’d want Rice in our team, certainly not over Luiz or McGinn. Good point. I don't think there is a single player from our first 11 I'd swap out directly for one of theirs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 3 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: I just can't bring myself to say anything positive about a club owned by Gold and Sullivan who have cheated the taxpayer in giving them a multi million stadium for nothing. Well it’s not for ‘nothing’ - their documented ‘donations to the Conservative party’ (not sure I can think of another club donating to any political party!) are a matter of public record... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 hours ago, It's Your Round said: Thinking about their team, would you take any of their players over ours for the first eleven? I’m not sure I would. I’d have some for the bench, Creswell for Taylor, Bowen for El Ghazi, Soucek for Nakamba. I don’t even think I’d want Rice in our team, certainly not over Luiz or McGinn. I really like Bowen - I’d have him over Traore. And I think they have a few that run us close but mostly agree I prefer our players to theirs... maybe some bias in that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, handsworthvilla said: Anybody else think Declan Rice is the most over-rated player in the league? I saw some nonsense about Chelsea preparing an £80m bid for him, so ever since I've been deliberately watching him closely in the West Ham games I've seen. I am completely baffled by what he is supposed to be so good at … other than a few inches in height I can't tell the difference between him and Ashley Westwood Yeah I’ve not been massively impressed with Rice when I’ve seen him. Admittedly though that’s only in the games Villa have played plus England. I’m sure he’s a decent enough player but didn’t seem £80m worth. I’ll acknowledge my bias and emotional attachment to Luiz and McGinn and keep them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 57 minutes ago, cb_82 said: I really like Rice, definitely would have him for us Who would he replace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Draw. 0-0. Moyes will love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 It's actually quite interesting seeing the perception of Villa from West Ham fans (on their forum). They think Grealish is basically a cheat and have posted some very convincing clips - two clips where he definitely dives and 1 clip where the angle just makes it look like that. I hadn't seen or noticed the diving clips before, he does need to cut out those otherwise he he will start matches with that reputation and so the ref will be less likely to give fouls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doaflip Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Getting the same vibes from this game that I got from the Burnley game. West Ham have limited their opponents to relatively few good chances in their games in January (Liverpool aside). This, coupled with their strength from corners, may make it really tough for us. We will need to be at our most creative whilst finding a way to stand up to them on set pieces. Hoping for a win for us, but have a horrible feeling about this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 01/02/2021 at 06:29, Michelsen said: Really sorry, mate, but it was only a light hearted joke. Genuinely no offense intended at all. We all make spelling mistakes. (For the sake of clarification, the intended butt of my joke was the country of Czhechia, whose name reads like a spelling mistake, not you. I know it wasn’t the funniest joke ever, but I’m not sure it makes me a word removed.) I've been trying for years to find out what this "word removed" is, I know its an auto filter, but never managed to work out which word/phrase is replaced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Time to burst that bubble!.. 3-0 Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Zen Posted February 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Junxs said: I've been trying for years to find out what this "word removed" is, I know its an auto filter, but never managed to work out which word/phrase is replaced The C-word. Although, for me, I’ve lived with the VT swear filter for so long, it has become its own phrase, independent of the beformentioned vulgarity. I’ll typically type out ‘word removed’ instead of letting the swear filter handle it, and have used the phrase in spoken English before Edited February 2, 2021 by Michelsen 3 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 13 minutes ago, ender4 said: It's actually quite interesting seeing the perception of Villa from West Ham fans (on their forum). They think Grealish is basically a cheat and have posted some very convincing clips - two clips where he definitely dives and 1 clip where the angle just makes it look like that. I hadn't seen or noticed the diving clips before, he does need to cut out those otherwise he he will start matches with that reputation and so the ref will be less likely to give fouls. I know which ones. The one is pretty indefensible really. The other where he spins to his left and goes down clutching his knee cap, I'm convinced a bootlace raps him on the knee cap there. The stray boot catches him on the right knee but he goes down holding the left knee. Why hold that one if the he felt contact on the other? I think he felt something quite sharp which then wasn't anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, Michelsen said: The C-word. Although, for me, I’ve lived with the VT swear filter for so long, it has become its own phrase, independent of the beformentioned vulgarity. I’ll typically type out ‘word removed’ instead of letting the swear filter handle it, and have used the phrase in spoken English before Ah OK, thanks. I've never used that word in my life so I guess that why I've never figured it out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 13 minutes ago, Michelsen said: The C-word. Although, for me, I’ve lived with the VT swear filter for so long, it has become its own phrase, independent of the beformentioned vulgarity. I’ll typically type out ‘word removed’ instead of letting the swear filter handle it, and have used the phrase in spoken English before haha, i do this as well. I call someone in real life "word removed" and they look at me strangely. and when i sigh and start to explain, they just switch off and ignore me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_82 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Quote MATCH FACTS Head-to-head This is the 100th top-flight fixture between Aston Villa and West Ham. The East London side have 34 wins to Villa's 33, with 32 draws. Aston Villa's only Premier League victory in the past nine meetings was 1-0 at home in May 2015 (D5, L3). They scored just four goals in those matches. However, West Ham have won only one of their 10 most recent Premier League visits to Villa Park, when Kevin Nolan scored both goals in February 2014. Aston Villa Villa have won 10 matches at the halfway point of a top-flight season for the first time in 11 years. They have only twice had as many as 11 wins after 20 Premier League games: in 1998-99 and 2008-09. Dean Smith's side need just three more points to match last season's final total of 35. Aston Villa are vying to earn three consecutive Premier League home victories in the same season for the first time since a run of four between August and October 2007. They can equal the club Premier League record of four consecutive home clean sheets, last achieved in September-October 2001. Jack Grealish has been directly involved in 15 league goals in 19 appearances, scoring six times and providing nine assists. It's already his highest tally in a season. West Ham United A win on Wednesday would give West Ham 38 points, their highest tally after 22 matches of a top-flight season since 1985-86. The Hammers can win three consecutive away league matches for the first time since December 2018. They have already equalled last season's total of 10 Premier League victories. An eighth Premier League clean sheet would be the most in a season by West Ham since 2017-18, when they kept 10. Manager David Moyes is unbeaten in nine Premier League matches against Aston Villa, winning four and drawing five since Everton's 1-0 defeat at Villa Park in August 2010. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55820961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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