posted Dec 3, 2007

I'm from near Swansea, so, if they win in the replay with Horsham, which they should if Martinez plays his first team, would be nice to see them against Havant & Waterlooville.

Swansea have been guilty of taking it too easy so far by playing reserves against the non-league sides.

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posted Dec 3, 2007

While there are smaller clubs involved, they should get the exposure they deserve for doing well in my opinion.

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Its easy saying that but advertisers pay big money for pitchside advertising etc and the BBC want big viewing figures to justify buying the rights. Hardly anyone will watch a non-league team play a league 1 team for instance as the standard of football will undoubtedly be very poor compared to Villa v United for example.

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posted Dec 3, 2007

Saw highlights on MOD. Must say Aresenal were magnificent in the 1st half.

Their 1 touch football is great to watch and something I wish we saw more of in the Premiership. There 2 goals were sublime and even players like Gareth Barry and Scott Carson were made to look very ordinary.

It says something about the Premiership when even someone like Barry who is considered on e of the best English passers is left chasing shadows.

All credit to Villa though for their second haal display. Real guts and character but also good passing football. This is what Martin O'Neill can do. Most teams would have been swamped by such a first half display by Arsenal but O'Neill knows how to tactically change things and man motivate his players.

Could you have imagined McDonought or Sven doing such a thing?

This is why O'Neill has to be the England manager.

Oh and anybody who says Barry can't tackle did you see that magnificent tackle on the edge of the Villa box that stopped a most probable goal?

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posted Dec 3, 2007

regarding comment made by gunner -rossmcd. I agree Arsenal were brilliant in the First half , but please give us credit Arsenal played with 10 men behind the ball for most of the second half, please don,t tell me that was due to them switching off. I cannot believe a team like Arsenal would stop playing football.Villa were excellent in the second half , simply did not get goal they deserved.

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posted Dec 3, 2007

Its easy saying that but advertisers pay big money for pitchside advertising etc and the BBC want big viewing figures to justify buying the rights. Hardly anyone will watch a non-league team play a league 1 team for instance as the standard of football will undoubtedly be very poor compared to Villa v United for example.

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You hot the nail right on the head.

Football, like everything else in this world is ALL about money!!!

Sod the little ones, lets just give the big ones more exposure.

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posted Dec 3, 2007

Sod the little ones, lets just give the big ones more exposure.

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I don't think it would really give the smaller clubs more exposure as hardly anyone would watch the game, hence why there isn't a great clamour to show League 1, 2 or Conference games on tv as the interest isn't there on a big enough scale. It would give them more tv revenue which i'm sure they'd appreciate though.

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posted Dec 3, 2007

Our Villa team doesn't have the mental toughness to beat Man Utd at this moment in time. On our day we have the quality to pull off a result, but there seems to be some mental block stretching back years and years now. It will end one day but as much as id like to believe we can win, ive lost confidence that we'll beat Man Utd anytime soon.

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posted Dec 4, 2007

If you look at the draw, number 25 which is 'Boro was pulled out to play Villa, but the guy said "number 24", Man Utd. It's a fix

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posted Dec 19, 2007

Don't talk lile a prat.

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posted Jan 2, 2008

villa 2 man united 1, any body bet on that? i saw it in my dream.

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