Reach the final, and how well Villa played throughout the competition, especially when some of the nations complaining had the chance to build their leagues but refused. EG. Spain, who dominated the UCL and UEL from 2009-2023, split most of their TV revenue between 3 clubs! #avfc
I'm seeing people complain about the financial power of the Prem after Villa won and although I have sympathy for Freiburg (because German clubs are fan owned), this final was more of a one-off because most of the "established" teams (Roma, Lyon, Porto and Betis) imploded. #avfc
And when I say imploded, they all either blew 2 goal leads, received early red cards or (in Porto's case) even managed to score an own goal from 40 yards! It's unfair to make sweeping statements about finances when the focus should be on how well Freiburg did to... #avfc
@SouthamptonFC Leeds were caught spying once when a specific spying rule wasn't in place. You cheated on multiple occasions, including against a managerless Oxford side in December. You have no divine right to fight for a "£200m prize", stop making a false equivalence with the £200k Leeds fine
@secondtierpod McBurnie, Thomas-Asante, James, Burrell, Morris, Makama and Philogene have all missed at least 2 months, Armstrong left Southampton and Josh Sargent went on strike so I don't think the top scorers are reflective of some lack of quality
@SultanateOfFun@BisqueBoi Exactly this, especially when I'm drunk I tell people that I'm 5ft 11 just to mess with them. The best reactions are from short men who start doubting themselves and they think that they're shrinking 🤩
@tomisaidwhat I don't think people realise that even if you're only -0.5 to -1 myopic then it's quite hard to tell specific people from a long distance which is very important as a manager lmao
Every time we face Newcastle it either ends 0-0 or the match ends up being like the thumbnail of a 2016 Top 10 Craziest Football Moments | 720p HD YouTube video #avfc
#AVFC's away record against Newcastle in the Premier League since December 2005 ⤵️🤮
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Every club in the league ends up on the receiving end of poor refereeing decisions, but every mistake that affects Villa seems to involve a referee failing to dish out a clear yellow card to one of Villa's opponents #avfc
I don't think Palhinha set out to injure Kamara but my disappointment with the foul from Palhinha stems from the lack of a yellow card. Palhinha then got away with 4 or 5 fouls before he was eventually given a yellow for what was actually his cleanest challenge of the game #avfc
Exclusive: Boubacar Kamara is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Further tests over the weekend showed extent of the injury, with the 26yo likely to be out for a significant length of time.
Story @TheAthleticFC#AVFC
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