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The Space Karen killed Twitter, see you on Bluesky.
Joined August 2021
If you’re getting upset about a tiny detail on a football shirt… wait until you hear about consecutive UK governments funnelling billions of pounds of tax payers money into the pockets of their family, friends and donors. Whilst the public services we all rely on fall to bits.
A playful update to the 🏴 of St. George appears on the collar to unite and inspire.
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You may think you’re being clever buying fake shirts, but in a sport with PSR, you’re actively screwing over your own club. If you can’t afford the latest shirt, consider buying last seasons, otherwise, the club gets nothing. Real “supporters” actually support their team. #avfc.
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We can discuss the game and all, but the long and short of it is… football died the day they let a historically shit second tier club spend a billion quid on players, then changed the rules to stop anybody else from doing it. #avfc.
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We’re the only side left still playing European football, and yet we’re the only side in the top 7 to have played 33 games. It’s nice to see the PL have done absolutely nothing to help us with fixture scheduling this season. #avfc
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This performance sits squarely at the feet of Purslow, with his ridiculous Gerrard experiment. Look how far Newcastle have come in 12 months. Whilst we’ve been paying a useless chancer to take us backwards. Purslow has a lot to answer for. Emery has a lot of work to do #avfc.
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Another embarrassingly biased performance from the @peacock commentary team for the Chelsea v Villa game yesterday. Particularly @JacquiOatley who was pretty much cheering Chelsea on, especially in the first half. I recall her saying at one stage she “hopes” Chelsea score. #avfc.
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Villa fans saying that it’s a “gamble” finishing the season with a trimmed down squad. Literally everything in football is a speculative risk. I’d argue it’s a much bigger gamble spending £488m on players in one season and giving them 8.5 year contracts. #avfc.
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So… that Douglas Luiz deal is starting to look like a bit of a stinker. #avfc.
🚨💣 Valencia want Enzo Barrenechea on loan — he wants the move. @MatteMoretto #avfc.
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Unpopular opinion: With VP at a limited capacity, Maybe #avfc STHs should stop hogging access to tickets. If you can’t afford 4x £97 why not buy a ticket to 1 game instead of all 4. Stop being greedy & make room for fans that have been sat on waiting lists for years.
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@r1medi And when the contract is up for renewal, what metrics do manufacturers use to decide what kind of fee to offer the club. I’ll give you a clue… it isn’t how many bootleg shirts they’ve sold.
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@AdamP1242 Some solid whataboutery going on in this clip, a tragic and desperate diversion tactic used by those that can’t defend their position on a specific subject. Newcastle fans, it is possible to be pleased about your success on the pitch without defending the Saudi state.
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…and yet try to get any English pundit to admit he’s the best keeper in the PL (never mind the world) and they’ll usually say something along the lines of “he’s in the top 3” or “He’s up there”. If he played for Liverpool or City there’d be no question. #avfc.
Emiliano Martínez is the only Premier League goalkeeper nominated for the Yashin Trophy award tonight at the #BallonDor . Diogo Costa.Gianluigi Donnarumma.Gregor Kobel.Andriy Lunin.Mike Maignan.Giorgi Mamardashvili.Emiliano Martínez.Unai Simon.Yann Sommer.Ronwen Williams. #AVFC
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@CaptainGlobie They’re related because culture war subjects are nothing more than distraction tactics. Metaphor: Someone is saying to you “Look at this over here! You should be mad at this!” Whilst at the same time that person is pissing on your shoes.
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Revealing the 20 Premier League stars nominated for the @easportsfc #TOTY 🤩. Voting will open on EA's website on Monday 8 January at 16:00 GMT!
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@FootyAccums @mike_reape “Born in blue and white”? 🤨 Haaland is pretty open about being a Leeds fan.
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@B6Nigel Are you saying they shouldn’t have a right to express how they feel about how their country is governed? . Sounds a bit fascist to me, mate.
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@villareport @David_Ornstein I’m guessing David Ornstein missed Emery’s press conference today then.
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@mattlyynch Isn’t Saturday Social just a bunch of YouTubers pedalling out the same tired big six nonsense?.
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@implausibleblog What kind of selfless, principled career was it that Sunak was pursuing whilst Starmer was out there prosecuting criminals? 🤔 it must’ve been something extremely noble to give him the right to be so critical.
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@theStephenJKD Wow. You lot really are the biggest bunch of babies in the league. Thanks for the three points (again).
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@HolidaiSon You’re right, I can’t tell people what to spend their money on. But I can tell them they’re not supporting their clubs ability to compete by buying fake shirts… because it’s true.
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@StokeyyG2 1: Aston Villa 2: Alfheim Stadion, home of Tromsø IL and the most northerly stadium in the world. Still 900km south of where I live.
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@samiichels @FabrizioRomano 🥱. 1. Arsenal.2. Tottenham.3. Brentford.4. Fulham.5. Crystal Palace.6. Chelsea. Not even in the top five clubs in your own city.
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@AVFCOfficial @UnaiEmery_ Quite clearly has them working on moving in cohesion when out of possession. Feels good to finally have somebody who knows about tactics and doesn’t rely on “moments of magic”.
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There’s quite a bit of misogyny in the replies. To be clear, I have no issue with the fact she’s a woman, it’s just the barefaced lack of neutrality from what is supposed to be a broadcaster providing a service for all fans.
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@AVFCTheReligion @FabrizioRomano Energy is literally the last word I would use to describe his style of play.
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@ThomasTParker @SpursOfficial For a club with a famously large Jewish following, it seems they have their fair share of Nazis too!.
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@SeanMad88 It’s just tireless nonsense. The only thing anyone should be talking about is the 115 charges. Until that is resolved, everything that happens between now and then is just a pointless waste of everyone’s time.
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@STAUNT0N @Somerstown4 @AllisonPearson 1) Underfund a public service to the point that it doesn’t function. 2) Tell the public the only solution is to privatise. 3) Sell off to the highest bidder. Tory rule book to privatisation: A story older than time. Water, energy, rail, mail… the list goes on.
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@Football__Tweet Lineker is 63/white/male and he isn’t going anywhere. I wonder if he has considered that it’s not actually his age, race and gender and maybe it’s because he’s a grumpy bore that sucked all positive energy out of every conversation.
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@jwj_ltd @FootyAccums How about we copy you by taking your place in the Champions League next season. 😘.
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@Dpn76 If you’re asking me whether I’d be happy to trade the colour of the Villa badge for well funded and functioning public services. Yes, 1000% I would. Because ultimately symbolism means nothing if what it represents is 💩.
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@AVFCOfficial @Phil_Coutinho A nice 10 second clip of our shiny new left back getting skinned. 😬.
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@henrydodds @BBCNews The Thatcher line: sold for pittance at the earliest opportunity. Then crumbling, overpriced amd not fit for purpose a couple of decades later.
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@racingblogger @SkySportsPL Why is it always Arsenal fans that are the biggest bell ends on here 🤷♂️.
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@WhoScored As someone who watches him every week, I can confirm he is massively underrated. Non-Villa fans are sleeping on him big time.
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@JustSayNope @BBCNews Why would they, the BBC is ran by Tories. Impartiality only seems to matter when somebody is critical of them.
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A lot of fans seem to be attributing anything positive that happens at Villa to NSWE, and anything they’re not happy with to Heck. Which is a ludicrously simplistic view. Do fans genuinely think that all important decisions are not discussed in great detail with the board? #avfc.
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@Matt_Law_DT Can we solve the issue by binning them off and getting a deal with a decent kit supplier please?.
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@visualzbyjb @myoldmansaid Oh, they’re singing now? Pretty much silent for the majority of the game.
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@CianByNature @AVFCTranstweet I’m no fan of Castore, but the fact that it’s currently 27c and 71% humidity in Valencia could have something to do with it.
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Imagine being this obsessed with a manager the club you support fired. Is there a more pathetically fragile fanbase in the league, I’m not sure there is. 🤔#avfc.
Emery rotating for City away when Villa are going for the top 4 is the latest in a career of cowardly decisions from a coward.
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@DerreckDaLarge Credit where its due. Newcastle are a clear example of what can be done with a few choice additions and coaching by a legitimate tactician. Our CEO is a Liverpool fanboy, and it has cost us a lot of time and money.
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@primevideosport I wonder how he reacted after this….
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@AVFCMarkM If this makes him a “stunner”, I wonder what Douglas Luiz scoring direct from a corner three times in two months makes him.
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Shushing the crowd after saving a penalty, then telling the ref it’s because he can’t hear the whistle. Genius. #avfc
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