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Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 25 Jan 2025, 07:53
by stubbo-admin
Match Centre:Odds:West Ham: 11/2
Draw: 7/2
Aston Villa: 4/7
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Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 27 Jan 2025, 07:18
by stubbo
Massive Attack" wrote: ↑27 Jan 2025, 07:01
As for Alvarez, it was a fantastic cross for the goal but he was lucky to stay on the pitch again with the way he goes about it. We should never have spent £35.4M and big wages (£100k) on him with his chequered disciplinary past, but then Steidten clearly doesn't do proper due diligence on players, so no surprise there.
He flies in to far too many reckless last ditch challenges that will more often than not get punished in this fast paced League and he's also too trappy spoiling for a fight with either opposition or officials. I'd sell him and try to recoup as much of the big outlay we can as he just isn't learning or adapting with yet another booking and it could have been a lot worse again.
He had a massive 17 bookings last season for us and he had 16 and a sending off for Ajax the season before Steidten signed him, 9 cards before that season and 6 yellows and 2 red cards before that in Holland. Nice fella off the pitch but he's a Disciplinary nightmare.
Signed during the Moyes period. Identified by Mark Noble. Finances signed off by Sullivan, player signings signed off by Moyes (per his contract) and the fêted Moyes 'MOT'....but yes...this one is all Steidten. Behave!
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 27 Jan 2025, 07:01
by Massive Attack
As for Alvarez, it was a fantastic cross for the goal but he was lucky to stay on the pitch again with the way he goes about it. We should never have spent £35.4M and big wages (£100k) on him with his chequered disciplinary past, but then Steidten clearly doesn't do proper due diligence on players, so no surprise there.
He flies in to far too many reckless last ditch challenges that will more often than not get punished in this fast paced League and he's also too trappy spoiling for a fight with either opposition or officials. I'd sell him and try to recoup as much of the big outlay we can as he just isn't learning or adapting with yet another booking and it could have been a lot worse again.
He had a massive 17 bookings last season for us and he had 16 and a sending off for Ajax the season before Steidten signed him, 9 cards before that season and 6 yellows and 2 red cards before that in Holland. Nice fella off the pitch but he's a Disciplinary nightmare.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 27 Jan 2025, 06:35
by Texas Iron
Well done…
Great spirit and fight…
Keep it up…COYI…
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 27 Jan 2025, 06:34
by Massive Attack
We did well in the end, liked a lot of the 2nd half where we could have snuck it at the death, but the opposite can be said about a poor 1st half with 0 efforts on target and fortunate that Villa's 2nd goal was also rightly ruled out for offside. Had that gone in after 10 minutes I would have feared the worst. However the players stuck in there and deserved a hard fought point which was the right result. Potter made the right changes 2nd half and did well with bare bones at the back. 7/10 all round performance.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 27 Jan 2025, 06:11
by Mex Martillo
Guardian emphasising that Villa were down to just one CB after Mings went off, but no mention that we had that problem from the start! Poor reporting.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 27 Jan 2025, 00:22
by Monsieur merde de cheval
Does Carragher have a soft spot for us or something?
He had it spot on about us tbf
Hendrie's barnet is an abomination and an insult to manhood.
Is he in transition?
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 27 Jan 2025, 00:13
by Monsieur merde de cheval
That sort of performance is all we ask for.
we could all see the difference..and we're all happy.
With a DRAW.
The CFC lot would be moaning like fuck with a draw if that was them under Potter.
Not full mast cock out yet..more a good morning half mast
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 27 Jan 2025, 00:02
by Monsieur merde de cheval
THUNDERCLINT wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 20:02
That patched up regurgitated abortion of a starting XI had no business performing that well. We might actually have a coach on ours hands here and after the Chelsea fiasco one who might not be tempted should one of those clubs come calling again.
And we have the arse hunters up next...
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 23:38
by Sydney_Iron
A tale of 2 halves for me, Villa won the first, we won the second!
Disappointed in some ways we didn't come away with all 3 points in the end but overall i feel optimistic the remainder of the season and going forward.
Also nice to see the Manager interviewed and talk and it all make sense, and you can understand them, Lopi was just a mess. LOL
COYI
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 22:40
by F 129 Row66
Sky coverage:
1.Why don't they put in subtitles when Carragher is speaking?
2. When you want to see the goals after any game on the net you have to put up with that moron dancing in the We Buy Any Car indent
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 21:38
by El Scorchio
Gaffer58 wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 21:17
Does anyone actually believe that under Moyes we would have got today’s result with the squad available.
He MAY have been able to grind out a horrible backs to the wall 0-0 but no way do we score unless it’s off a corner. Likely it’s 1-0 or 2-0 Villa. Under Lop we’d have been utterly raped. 4-0 or 5-0.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 21:17
by Gaffer58
Does anyone actually believe that under Moyes we would have got today’s result with the squad available.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 21:07
by dealcanvey
That was a very good performance today from a squad that’s missing some key players.
looking forward to seeing what we can do once Bowen and Summerville are back.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 20:02
by THUNDERCLINT
That patched up regurgitated abortion of a starting XI had no business performing that well. We might actually have a coach on ours hands here and after the Chelsea fiasco one who might not be tempted should one of those clubs come calling again.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:27
by Nutsin
Much better second half, for the first time in a while we looked the more likely team to win it.
Soucek should have scored, the ball was laid perfectly for him.
overall team performance much better AWB was the man of the match. Killman had a solid game.
Happy with the point, looks like Potter is making a difference, still too early to tell but promising signs.
Feeling a bit better about our chances after that.
COYI
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:25
by Keep dreaming
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:02
I bet KD and Takashii are fucking gutted.
As will ladyboy/sad ferret
WTF are you on about? I bet you still got the hump for me calling you out with roller coaster support of Moyes?
We are under recovery with Potter, so back off you complete nutjob
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:20
by ,
I thought that we performed exceptionally considering we had a patched together defensive formation, due to being one centre back specialist short, and no recognised striker.
Potter came back to the UK with a reputation for building team spirit and the esprit de corps shown by the players today bodes well for the future. I do not accept the excuse of Villa being tired from their midweek exertions but for me they are not quite the team they were last year.
I expected a defeat and yet by the end was slightly disappointed we did not get all three points.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:16
by ironsofcanada
Some enjoyable bits there today.
Lacked quality up from or we could have taken 3 points. (Hopefully correctable)
Still too slow in midfield which showed even after they tired. (Hopefully correctable).
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:12
by Takashi Miike
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:08
lowlife wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:05
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:02
I bet KD and Takashii are fucking gutted.
As will ladyboy/sad ferret
Does COYI still post on here or did he run away to KUMB?
I’m sure he will reappear at some stage to say “ I told you so “
two dead braincells, you're not out on the beat now bullying the public. stop policing the site, you moronic fucking cսnt
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:11
by Ron Eff
Seeing a lot of criticism of Paqueta for the incident with Digne. Another one from the absolute div Agbonlahor, but absolutely zero criticism for the attempted elbow from Digne. Weird logic. If he fully connected, he would have been off. The way football is, Paqueta has to go down to draw attention to it.
Like I said earlier in the thread, I thought after the Pedro incident for Brighton, it was universally agreed an attempted elbow was a red card.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:09
by El Scorchio
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:08
lowlife wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:05
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:02
I bet KD and Takashii are fucking gutted.
As will ladyboy/sad ferret
Does COYI still post on here or did he run away to KUMB?
I’m sure he will reappear at some stage to say “ I told you so “
Next loss. Guaranteed
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:08
by twoleftfeet
lowlife wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:05
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:02
I bet KD and Takashii are fucking gutted.
As will ladyboy/sad ferret
Does COYI still post on here or did he run away to KUMB?
I’m sure he will reappear at some stage to say “ I told you so “
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:07
by El Scorchio
wils wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:04
So much better watching this team under Potter. Feels like the start of something good.
Don’t worry, Sullivan will soon put paid to that somehow.
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:05
by lowlife
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Jan 2025, 19:02
I bet KD and Takashii are fucking gutted.
As will ladyboy/sad ferret
Does COYI still post on here or did he run away to KUMB?
Re: Villa vs West Ham | PL | 25.1.24 | Predictions and Match Thread
Posted: 26 Jan 2025, 19:05
by Maverick180180
Scarles has got to start
the kids pure class everytime he comes on
