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Some boy this bloke. Expected him to be sumptuous to watch, creative, different but not prolific with goals. Snip of a signing. The recruitmanship now might even pass Keegan's.

Have looked forward to us getting a lead like that with the other team trying to get back in to see what we'd look like. With, for example, freshly brought on Miggy, Maxi and Murphy running at them. Turns out, unsurprisingly, we'd be decent.

I don't mind Moyes at all. He often seems to have these seasons though - was like this at Everton, over-achieve, then under achieve. Good solid mid-table and cut out all the mood swings would probably be better for him. Victim of his own success, or maybe regulator of his own under-achievement I suppose.

That's the game I was at, not the 1-5 one so couldn't say for sure. Down to ten too. Was very frustrating but strangely positiive too with the fight. Sir Bobby's fire in his post match was fantastic along the lines of 'you wouldn't know who was down to to ten' - Lineker made some glib comment back in the studio like 'you got stuffed Bobby' and remember argueing with people that weren't there that we were actually pretty good.

"Can’t wait for next season when hopefully teams like Spurs, Liverpool and Chelsea at least make a fist of the top 4? Some strong opposition in the CL will also be most welcome." (Joey Joe Jo Shabadoo) copium much? Be a right laugh watching your hated rivals playing at the highest level of club football, beyond what you will ever experience, because three other clubs will be a stronger challenge to their quest to finish in the top4 (also beyond what your will ever experience). Just the cure for losing to Rotherham and Stoke that like.

Gabby's just referenced the Coventry away game in 98, also 1-5. iirc much like this it wasn't as sublime as it lookied, though we thought it was the start of 'sexy football' under Gullit. also iirc we played better the following season and lost 4-1

Cursed in front of goal. Would love a notch just to see if we goes on a Miggy. Never hides from a crack mind. The assist was percentages. So great seeing him contribute like this. Looks as happy as toon fan playing for a quality toon team.

JoGODtin!!!

Apart from a good portion of the game, its like what Man City do to these there on a regular basis

Easter 1-4 deserted stadium takes me back

Scrappy really, but we know Eddie will be on that, confidence from the result will coarse through the veins, Howe will moderate that too. good that Brentford haven't been battered scoreline wise too weekend in mind

The perennial dangerous score. The other team gets one back and feels like all momentum with them and what happens next is inevitble

Responded. All over Brentford by the looks.

Kin hell a buffer with time to spare, can actually relax and enjoy this until such time as the arrears are reduced, if they are

Do think that will happen at Brentford.

over half a billion pound spent in a year and end up with the worst manager in the league

Just that one. Leicester were always mid-table. Making out he's Ranolph Fiennes because he once did better than Bruce 11years ago.

Am encouraged by their having won on Sunday too. Less desperate. It'll be close. A win would be a bonus. Just feels like a lot to ask to keep the wins going and when you see the efforts in previous games. So much more comfortable with home games.

O'Neill was dinosaur over a decade ago. No plan B at Villa past keep it tight, launch and hope. Hells bells even when he wasn't a dinosaur his football at Leicester was putrid. Horrible team of spoilers. Obviously it would just be short-term but still.

Worryingly just gone through the predictions for the remainder of the season - without doing our scores (I daren't). Got 16 more points is CL or 15 depending on extending the goal-difference a bit more. Worrying because now I know its on. 11 games. Forest, Leicester, Southampton going down unless the latter two beat us in which case Bournemouth and Wolves go.

On the other hand if Villa get Europe this season and Chelsea/Liverpool don't. I can't see Villa finishing ahead of either of them

Seemed like neither want the hassle of Europe next season so they can go all guns blazing at the league

Would much rather be concerned about Villa than Brighton, Liverpool, Chelsea or Spurs, so be it.

Thought it was (Simon) Bird is a Lion Cock

Palace with an interim manager and midtable has got to be as good a fixture as you can get