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Aston Villa 1-0 Saints - Match Thread

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Harry_SFC

Harry_SFC

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Looks like the game will be going ahead. They're not in good form and if they lose this then I can't see Gerrard lasting much longer.

Bazunu; KWP, ABK, Salisu, Perraud; AMN, JWP; S.Armstrong, Aribo, Edozie; Adams. 

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Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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1 minute ago, SuperSAINT said:

Is Coutinho going to show up as per usual?

I'm still haunted by that last game at Villa Park.

Yes, in the sense that he’ll be sh*te and score an absolute worldie.

petermcpete

petermcpete

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Any idea when it'll be confirmed if it's on? Last time I went to Villa Park they were on the verge of going down and the atmosphere was toxic and we beat them 4-2. More of the same this time please.

Pilchards

Pilchards

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With Wolves being shit and managing to beat us then I’m not sure I hold much hope for this game either.

Hoping Ralph goes for it to get the fans on the teams back nice and early.

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Kenilworthy

Kenilworthy

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Train travel now possible thanks to the strike being cancelled. I have some doubts about the game going ahead though. Chelsea v Liverpool on Sunday will surely be cancelled. Will they allow some teams to play and not others this weekend?

Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

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Surely out of common decency, they should tell us today whether this is on or not.

Did read yesterday that for this weekend's games, only the ones in London are at risk of being cancelled.

SNSUN

SNSUN

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GB

KWP

ABK

MS

RP

JWP

ID

SA

JA

AA

CA

 

Let's hope Che has his heading boots on (wait, what's the equivalent of shooting boots for heading?), that Diallo has one of his better games, and that Aribo does something brilliant. The back 5 writes itself right now.

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beatlesaint

beatlesaint

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59 minutes ago, Kenilworthy said:

Train travel now possible thanks to the strike being cancelled. I have some doubts about the game going ahead though. Chelsea v Liverpool on Sunday will surely be cancelled. Will they allow some teams to play and not others this weekend?

I think games in London will be very doubtful with The Queen lying in state and the Police resources stretched to cope with the crowds for that.

The rest will, or should go ahead.

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Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

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22 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

GB

KWP

ABK

MS

RP

JWP

ID

SA

JA

AA

CA

 

Let's hope Che has his heading boots on (wait, what's the equivalent of shooting boots for heading?), that Diallo has one of his better games, and that Aribo does something brilliant. The back 5 writes itself right now.

Had to have a proper think about who some of them were. Particularly ID and JA

SNSUN

SNSUN

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15 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Had to have a proper think about who some of them were. Particularly ID and JA

I had Salisu down as MH when I posted it but luckily this was one of the times I proof read myself. 🙄

Saint Garrett

Saint Garrett

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I still worry about us not having enough of a goal threat, or this could be another frustrating 1-0 loss.

Will DCC come straight in? If he does who for? Poss 3 atb ?

I'd prob go:

Bazunu; KWP ABK Sali Perraud; AMN; Elyounoussi JWP Aribo AArmstrong; Adams

JRM

JRM

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38 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said:

I still worry about us not having enough of a goal threat, or this could be another frustrating 1-0 loss.

Will DCC come straight in? If he does who for? Poss 3 atb ?

I'd prob go:

Bazunu; KWP ABK Sali Perraud; AMN; Elyounoussi JWP Aribo AArmstrong; Adams

I agree, the frustrating defeats to Man Utd and Wolves will continue to happen  in games where we don't take our chances. 

Courtinho to score and be man of the match as he always seems to be against us. 

Our game will probably get quite a bit of focus being first Premier league game since the Queen passed. 

Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

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2 minutes ago, whelk said:

Don’t know why people are asking if it goes ahead. It will.

Well if people were planning on going to games, it would be quite careless of them to to arrange all their travel and turn up at the ground without checking it's still on.

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Saint Fan CaM

Saint Fan CaM

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There’s something about Villa that always makes me feel they’ll be poor for large parts of the game but still find something in the locker to score a goal or two and win. Especially against unpredictable us. I really don’t know what to expect…the break may have worked for us, but it doesn’t usually. Would like to think we can win 2-0, but can see the reverse given our blunt attack. Let’s hope another week with team sharpens AMN’s game and JWP finds his mojo again.

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whelk

whelk

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29 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Well if people were planning on going to games, it would be quite careless of them to to arrange all their travel and turn up at the ground without checking it's still on.

They have said no further games will be cancelled due to mourning period. Only way it gets postponed is if stretches police resources unduly, which it won’t in Birmingham on a Friday night.

Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

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3 minutes ago, whelk said:

They have said no further games will be cancelled due to mourning period. Only way it gets postponed is if stretches police resources unduly, which it won’t in Birmingham on a Friday night.

Where did they say that? Officially I mean.

Turkish

Turkish

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This was the game that started our horrendous run back end of last season. Seems like we’ve got a bit more resilience about us this year but still lack goal threat as others have said. AMN has to start to give us that power in midfield, probably be quite a dull game, Villa out of form but will see this as a big chance for a win. Expect a 1-1 or narrow Villa win. Would like to see Mara get more game time, he’s got a  bit about him and can open a defence up

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whelk

whelk

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52 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Where did they say that? Officially I mean.

Fair enough I thought I had seen something but found an article that said yet to be decided. Enough furore over last weekend decision so can’t see them going again. As said unless policing is a factor not an out of respect line

Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

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2 hours ago, whelk said:

Fair enough I thought I had seen something but found an article that said yet to be decided. Enough furore over last weekend decision so can’t see them going again. As said unless policing is a factor not an out of respect line

I still maintain that a postponement might not be the end of the world. Lavia, Tino etc getting an extra month to recover (with the international break and the postponement that's already taken place) can't be anything but a good thing. Against Wolves, IMO we missed Tino more than we've missed any other injured player in recent times, the space between our midfield and defence was ridiculous (was for Wolves as well tbf, that's why I actually thought it was quite an enjoyable game. I'm in the minority I know).

I appreciate that it's a trivial matter in the grand scheme of things and as much as I'm craving my football fix, this game could be a real six pointer that Lavia could make all the difference for.

Then again, I guess there's always going to be a couple of injuries floating around so maybe I'm just overthinking it.

Wurzel

Wurzel

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Hints that  Sky won't have enough personnel nor outside broadcast vans to televise it. Presumably, if that turns out to be the case, that would not be a reason to call it off. ?

BARCELONASAINT

BARCELONASAINT

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games in London are those under threat because of policing demands in the capital. Police are being drafted in from other force areas and that includes Hampshire who are looking to provide mutual aid to the capital. Our game will probably be unaffected.

Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

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Just now, Simo is back said:

The boy is looking for a ticket if anyone has a spare . Thanks

My mate was advertising one in the Villa end if you wanted me to pass on your details?

The Cat

The Cat

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18 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Must be looking forward to Saturday 

He can do what he wants on Saturday considering the game is Friday.

Someone had to point that out in the absence of our Pedantry Official (MLG)

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Chris cooper

Chris cooper

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                      Banzunu 

 

Kwp            Abk            Sali          Perraud 

          
               Jwp                Amn

 

Aribo               Stu                Adarma 

     
                       Adams 

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egg

egg

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3 minutes ago, Chris cooper said:

                      Banzunu 

 

Kwp            Abk            Sali          Perraud 

          
               Jwp                Amn

 

Aribo               Stu                Adarma 

     
                       Adams 

Yep. I have a feeling AMN will do well for us. 

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Turkish

Turkish

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1 hour ago, The Cat said:

He can do what he wants on Saturday considering the game is Friday.

Someone had to point that out in the absence of our Pedantry Official (MLG)

I was obviously referring to Match of the day on Saturday evening where he can watch the highlights of his previous nights performance without the fatigue of having played during the day. 

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Chris cooper

Chris cooper

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2 minutes ago, egg said:

Yep. I have a feeling AMN will do well for us. 

That 11 has a plenty enough to beat a struggling villa .

yep agree mate .. think Amn and the skipper will form a good partnership in there .. 

saints - 1-2 

Aribo and Adams 

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Pilchards

Pilchards

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I reckon Caletta-Carr is going to play in a back 5.

He offers something for defending and our attacking free kicks and corners and I think Ralph will get him in somehow.

egg

egg

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8 minutes ago, Pilchards said:

I reckon Caletta-Carr is going to play in a back 5.

He offers something for defending and our attacking free kicks and corners and I think Ralph will get him in somehow.

We've looked better with a back 4. He'd be nuts to go back to a 3/5 in my opinion. 

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