David Smith

England rugby/football/cricket fan, Villa fan, and all-round sports fan with a few other minor interests thrown in. Views are my own.

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@dannykellywords Keep fighting Danny-boy. If Spurs can beat the drop then you can beat this!

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@jmcginn7 I saw you made a surprise visit to a hospice back home to meet someone you had planned to do a video for and went down a storm. Villa are lucky to have you as our captain as you bring so much to the team, not just as a player. I hope you have a great World Cup SJM! #UTV

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@terrychristian @Miguel20734259 Who’s paying you Tel? Also your spelling/grammar isn’t very good for someone with all those science qualifications.

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@MatKendrick Mat, just heard you on my H&J talksport podcast. As you said what a time to be a Villa fan. You mentioned the players also being great human beings. It’s also the case that for us fans it’s brilliant having Villa podcasters who are great lads too! Up The Villa!

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@danbardell @PunjabiVillans Apparently Dan he didn’t make the shortlist of 6 for Prem Manager of the Year. I’m just giggling to myself. We know. If we can improve in transfer market we could be lethal, despite PSR/SCR holding us back.

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@HodgsonHoward Just heard you on talksport. Great points made and loved the Deano quote about us not knowing how big we are. I’ve always thought that. Up The Villa!!!

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@NJ_Timothy What a night Nick. Up The Villa. Let’s hope despite PSR the giant has truly awoken!

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@MatKendrick Get him on the pod. What are his favourite crisps, Matt?

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@jmcginn7 @natsiobhan_ Wow. Just thank you. What a club. What a captain. #SJM

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@danbardell So glad your Dad cancelled that trip to France Dan and you watched it together. What a night. What a club. And remembering Holte Enders In The Sky. #UTV

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@StanCollymore Stan, I once called into your phone-in show after Villa lost 1-0 to Man U at VP 12 yrs ago. We’d been to game and I had my 9yo son in car and your final comment was may he become a Villa fan for life. He’s 21 now and driving from Durham to VP tomorrow. I’ve sent him your tweet.

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@PendleFox_ @geedeeaitch Why then play our key players (Rogers & Tielemens) from start as well as our only right-back. Rogers has started nearly every game. It makes little sense if the main thought was to rest players we ate most reliant on for Thursday.

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@PendleFox_ @geedeeaitch It could happen. As a Villa fan I really wanted a win tonight. We play Liverpool and City in our last 2 games. Bournemouth or Brentford or Brighton could still pip us. We missed out on goal difference last year which could also happen again.

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@J_Tanswell I had to miss most of game but almost sounds like we weren’t bothered? Why? That was a massive game. We desperately need CL.

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@J_Tanswell I think we can’t afford to rest anyone. We need CL first & foremost and a win today would virtually guarantee it. Then a bit of pressure is off for Thurs but we’ll still be highly motivated as desperate for a trophy. Not to mention everyone bar Spurs fans will be wanting Villa.

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@J_Tanswell @SportSJA Congrats - well done Jacob for this and your Villa coverage.

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@toadmeister @CMorrisonEsq How come they are not being challenged on this? What are their defences to these claims (if any)?

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@J_Tanswell Buendia and Torres are both struggling out there and giving ball away.

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@johntownley11 Rogers can look awful when he gives ball away so cheaply in those areas. And why aren’t we shooting more - it’s a skiddy top! Need more efforts from around edge of box or just outside. We’re overpassing at times.

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@J_Tanswell Hope you made it back ok, Jacob.