Category: Opinion
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Everton – Villa; Am I expecting too much?
Well, it’s the middle of winter and it looks like we have a good chance of snow early in the week. Fortunately it’s early twenties here in Fuerteventura, so I don’t have to worry about that rubbish for another ten days. I’m taking the proverbial. Apologies, but I can’t help gloating. So over the last…
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Middlesbrough – Villa; FA cup round 3
If I say to you that Villa haven’t won a third round FA tie in eight years and that no club has been in the top two divisions and lost nine ties on the trot, I’ll bet that I know exactly what you’re thinking. “We’re just the club to re-write that record” And I’d agree…
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Villa – Burnley; The doubt returns
Football can do funny things to the mind and the least of it’s abilities is to take you through a whirlwind of emotions; from massive lows to the ultimate highs when you win games you really didn’t expect. And we’ve seen plenty of that already this season. Beating Man City and Arsenal were very unexpected…
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Villa – Sheffield Utd; A pre Xmas cracker?
Or a damp squib? I’ll bet you know exactly what I’m going to say, because you’re no doubt thinking the same thing. Even if you’re not, I’m fairly confident that there will be at least a bit of niggle at the back of your mind. It’s a banana skin game isn’t it? There’s been quite…
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Brentford 1 – 2 Villa; Great win, but a really poor show
I’m sighing as I think what to write. What the hell was that? To my mind, the result has been totally outdone by some of the scenes we saw. I really wouldn’t be surprised if both clubs are charged with bringing the game into disrepute and get fined. I think Brentford were mostly to blame,…