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Too right, not won a single pot in almost 30 years.

I was also thinking, if we were to win the Conference League, that'd normally put us into the Europa League, but if that happens and we finish fourth or even fifth (which is mathematically guaranteed now), what happens to that extra Europa League place? Does that shuffle further down the league?

A good weekend for us, despite a dog shit performance yesterday. Of all the things that could have happened, Robin Olsen saving us at the death was the last I expected. So, now, if Spurs lose at Chelsea midweek and Liverpool next weekend, and we beat Brighton on the Sunday, Spurs can no longer reach us. And on top of that, there's a really decent chance Blues will get relegated and Albion will fail to reach the play offs. FUCKING HELL, please. However, what could possibly go wrong?

Get in, Arsenal, you beauties.

Barring 4 Man U wins, 4 Villa losses, and a GD swing of 20, we're actually going to finish above Man United for the first time in 34 years. Even the two times in that spell we finished second, they were first. God, I hate them. How the fuck they've managed to remain as high in the table as they are whilst being so utterly dog shit for so long, is beyond me.

Found myself trying to work out what "UTS" meant, not knowing their nickname, settled, childishly, on "up the shitter!"

The only surprising thing about Hillsborough was that it took so long to happen. Anyone who went to matches in the 80s and stood will tell you about situations where they were basically in a cage with far too many people in it, unable to feel the floor and unable to move anywhere. I remember a match at Upton Park in which we were crammed into way too small a space and I genuinely thought someone would die. It was that bad. I saw it on YouTube a while back and I felt sick watching it. Chelsea’s chairman back then wanted to put electric fences up. Google Stamford Bridge in the 80s and a photo of that place alone will tell you all you need to know about how football fans were treated. Although ironically I just read that the pricing for our home match against Chelsea this weekend had the cheapest adult seats at £58.50 - for a match played at eight o’ fucking clock on a Saturday night, so although we’re not treated like animals who risk our lives going to games any more, they’ve introduced a different kind of contempt - economic - instead.

Also, her face doesn't move, largely because it's 90% botox by the looks of it.

Also, isn't their stadium built into a cliff or something insane?

I think it’s seen as a joke by fans of clubs who aren’t in it, partly because if you look at West Ham’s run to the final it seems insanely easy. Ours has been tougher- obviously still easier than EL but: Hibs Mostar Legia Warsaw AZ Alkmaar Ajax Lille Olympiacos and then if we get there, probably Fiorentina. That’s way tougher than West Ham had. It has also thrown some really tough ties- Mostar was tougher than you’d think and Legia Warsaw (lost away) and Lille (beat on penalties) were really tough. Then there’s the fact that we’ve played 12 matches in the competition already - we’ve had awful injury problems already this season and until last week looked dead on our feet. No, they aren’t CL ties but traipsing around places like Mostar or Warsaw on a Thursday night takes a toll. To Emery’s credit though, we’ve only lost once in a Sunday match following a Thursday game. Clearly knows how to handle it, but it’s gruelling. Having said all that - it doesn’t feel like a joke competition to our fans. 18 months ago we were stinking of relegation. We haven’t won anything for 28’ years. Next week we’re in a European semi final and have a very real chance of winning another European trophy. That feels massive, and if you play in it next year and get to the same point (similarly having been recently out of the top flight and also having not won anything in decades), I guarantee, you’ll love it.

I don’t mind Karren Brady (even when she was running Blues, she made sure it remained a hilarious shambles, so that’s fine by me) but PornDwarf strikes me as a particularly unpleasant person.

God bless the blessed Unai, great news indeed.

Castore still demonstrating their commitment to quality. Look closely. So fucking shoddy.

Ollie Watkins in the second half today gave what I really reckon is the best 45 minutes performance by anyone, this season. Unplayable.

It hasn't all been shite, though, toony, has it. *you and me know the truth*

OMFG

Onana wasting time against Coventry.

We just need to carry on grinding out results for a little bit longer.

Also - Morgan Rogers, what a great piece of business that was.

Good performance for us today, after a fucking knackering week, It says a lot that, in the Gerrard era, I was on here saying Ollie Watkins was never going to be good enough. Jesus. How wrong.

We are dead on our feet, I wouldn't be surprised if we lost our game at home to Chelsea. Totally fucked by injuries*, suspensions, European games kicking in, really, really feeling it. On the other hand, we've got two matches, both at home, before Spurs play again, so theoretically, we could open up a 9 point gap if we won them both. I can't see it, though. * yes, yes, yes, I know.

He has apparently been abysmal since going there. Shame. He's a warrior. Anyway, much happier facing Olympiacos than Fenerbache in the semi final.

Fuck me, I mean, you're Newcastle fans and I'm a Villa fan, it's not like there's been a constant flow of good times to keep us interested.

I can't believe anyone who loves football doesn't do so at least in large part because of the joy of seeing others - cunts, basically - fail. Most of my happiest moments in football have been about seeing other teams fail.

Also, I mean, almost getting yourself sent off during a penalty shoot-out, fucking hell.