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So those of you who have been reading/contributing or whatever for a while will know that I’m not a fan of speculation because 95% of it is typically absolutely rubbish. But at the same time, I know some of you…
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POLL: Should we take Grealish?
Okay, so it’s just a quick one, basically so we can move on from the last post, where the subject has become a little out of date. I said in the previous batch of comments that I’d take Grealish at…
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At last, Champion’s league. But now what happens?
So after Spurs’ defeat against Citeh it’s official. We’ve qualified for the Big Ears cup. First off, congratulations to the players, the staff, the owners, but probably mostly Unai Emery, who whatever happens in the future has probably already established…
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Villa – Liverpool; I’m not sure if I should be worried or not.
Of our last two games, Pool and Palace, I’d normally be most worried about the former, probably because it’s rare for us to beat them. But Palace are in excellent form and have taken 16 points from their last 18,…
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Olmpiacos – Villa; Another European farce?
Let me say from the off that I’m sure most of you know I’ve never really believed in conspiracies and corruption in the game to much of an extent, but after last week’s debacle, I’m rapidly changing my mind. Hence…
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Brighton – Villa; Is today the day we qualify?
I’m sure you already know, but I’ll say it anyway. It’s nothing like a prediction from me, but the simple facts are that if we beat Brighton and Liverpool beat Spurs, we will qualify for the champion’s league and finally…
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Villa – Olympiacos; Our first European semi since 1982
The Intertoto cup that we won in 2001 obviously doesn’t count then, even though it was administered by the same Uefa that administers all the current European competitions. Just like football didn’t exist before the Premier league, nor did any…
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Villa 2-2 Chelsea; I’m sorry, but that was tactically wrong, imo.
Quite simply, we controlled the game for the first half, but for some reason that I really don’t understand, we played a low block through the second until they got the equaliser. And so that approach remained even though Chelsea…
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Villa – Chelsea: Is this the one?
I can’t say I’ve watched Chelsea very many times this season and if I have, it’s mostly through interest in seeing how Chucky has been doing. The fact that he hardly gets a start is satisfying, even though it’s also…
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Villa -Bournemouth; Surprise, surprise. I don’t know what to think.
I really don’t like Bournemouth. I used too, but they’re such a tricky side to play. They were absolute rubbish early in the season, but they’ve now proven to be a very resiliant, physical side, which is exactly the sort…
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Arsenal 0 – 2 Villa; This could have been 4-0!
I was contemplating what to say and even if I should say anything at all, because the result today pretty much said it all for me. But then it dawned on me that we were actually very unlucky in that…
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Arsenal – Villa; Minimal expectations.
What’s the saying? Expect the worst and anything else is a bonus. That about sums it up for me, as I can’t muster any confidence whatsoever for this game. I’m very tempted to predict a four or even five goal…
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Villa – Lille; European quarter final
So we face a Lille side who are actually in a very similar position to us in the French Ligue 1, where they’re challenging for a Champion’s league place, although without wishing to be disrespectful, I’m not convinced that’s the…
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Villa 3 – 3 Brentford; Disgusted and a massive two points dropped.
Work. The curse of the drinking class. That’s the saying, but it also applies to the footy fan class as well. I didn’t finish work until 3.20, so missed most of the first half. What I did see of it…
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Villa 2 – 0 Wolves; An excellent, deserved win.
After what was a torrid fifteen or twenty minutes, where Wolves were sharper and frankly better than us, we managed to fight our way into it and went on to dominate for the rest of the game. We had a…
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Villa – Wolves; Another big game. Aren’t they all now?
So the utter waste of time that is the International friendlies is over and we’re back to the proper stuff. My disdain for these friendlies was only increased when I heard that Matty Cash got injured when he was out…
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West Ham 1-1 Villa; I’ll definitely take that point.
I feel the footballing gods looked down on us at least a little today. I’d got the headline in my head for most of the first half and it was “A defeat of our own making” given how poor we…
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West Ham – Villa; Another where I don’t know what to think
I’ve left it late for a couple of reasons. One, I’m either a terrible manager of my time or I just have too many things to do and two, because I just can’t see how this game is going to…
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Villa – Spurs; The big one!
So I’ve made the move to Liverpool for six months and it’s been a nightmare. It’s said that moving house is one of the most stressful things in your life and although I haven’t moved house, I can see why,…
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Luton 2 – 3 Villa; That had me worrying!
Sorry chaps, I was going to write a preview, where I was going to predict a 3-1 win. I got that wrong, but wasn’t far off. Anyway, the reason I didn’t do it is because I was actually researching which…