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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Spurs plus the ref and seemingly every pundit in English football 2 Aston Villa 3. UTFV.

Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Buendia fantastic today off the ball, and marries that work rate with a worldie. You love to see it. Still so underrated by the fanbase despite that night in Istanbul.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Robertson at left back is their weak link and we are benching Mbaye and playing McGinn there. Robbo will be relieved.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Can someone please explain why I'm sitting here wishing we had Dominic Calvert-Lewin when we've spent £65 million on a centre forward this summer?

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You heard it from them first

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We will probably finish mid table this season, and that's about right given we've lost most of our best players. If you are thinking we are going to be winning 11 or 12 in a row again and finishing top 4, I fear you are in for quite a shock.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We'd clean up as a walking football side.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Chelsea got several penalties last season for pushes in the back on João Pedro just like that on Cash. Probably given by Michael Oliver.

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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Possibly the most shocking revelation in this whole thing is that Nigel Farage was at one point in Clacton.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

BBC news at 10: ok so our democracy is in tatters but WHAT ABOUT THE MEGA DINGHIES!

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James Nalton @jdnalton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rare to see an owner respecting a club's heritage like this

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Guillem Balagué @guillem-balague.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Nobody at Villa Park will pretend this rebuild was the plan back in May. But in football you cannot always decide what happens and a rebuild, at a pace that was not expected, eventually became the plan.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Spurs are BACK. 😂😂😂😂😂

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Absolutely unbelievable business to sell Ollie Watkins for £55 million. Was dreadful for the majority of the last two seasons. We move on.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Without wanting to sound like I'm scapegoating Matty Cash, it would be nice if we went a few matches without him playing someone onside for a goal.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Surely no one is surprised that Mr High Performance Podcast wants to maximise his earnings in Saudi Arabia? It's incredibly on brand.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Genuinely was thinking at 13mins we really need to sub gomes, clearly lost his head. How on earth has he been kept on the pitch to get sent off?

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Youri is really finding out about the levels between Michael Carrick and Unai Emery here 😂😂😂

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Not going to get a big fee for Emi at 33 on 200k a week for another 3 years. Also feels like it's an opportunity to actually sign a good replacement, something very difficult when it comes to iconic, world class goalkeepers.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

1989: Margaret Thatcher, "Water privatisation I believe will go very successfully indeed. It will go very successfully indeed" 2026: BBC News, "Both terminals at the UK's second busiest airport, Gatwick, are without running water.. Toilets can't be flushed"

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thanks for missing that penalty Vs France but it's time to retire, Harry.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 15/07/2026

put up the licence fee QR code now, you cowards

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Blimey, what a generational bottle job from Tuchel. That Argentina side was there for the taking and he went for Dan Burn and Ezri Konsa and bent over.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Well, there goes the moral high ground.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We didn't even get asked if we wanted the good news or bad news first! Hammer blow, this. We cannot replace him with the restrictions placed on us. With losing Onana to injury and with Barkley and Luiz gone or being sold that creative 6 slot goes from being our strongest to weakest position.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Rice: "some of the best teams ever have lost on penalties". True mate but you lot ain't one of them.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Oh well @migueldelaney.bsky.social you'll never have ol' big ears, but at least you're "cool".

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Dazzybabes @mrdg3.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

It's not for everyone 😏

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Maybe he can go to Turkey for a fake European Cup?

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Lovely bit of karma there for Gabriel. Horrible cheat.

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John Townley @johntownley.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Aston Villa will play PSG in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday, August 12 at Stadion Salzburg in Austria. 🏆 #AVFC

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

European Cups. Aston Villa: 1. Arsenal: 0. Just in case anyone needs reminding.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I never want to hear Raya is better than Martinez ever again. That was embarrassing.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Fantastic performance from the ref tonight. Arsenal's cheating getting them nowhere. They'll need to win this by actually playing football.

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Sue Mason-Burns @suemasonburns.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I would like to congratulate @jacobtanswell.bsky.social on being a journalist of integrity and sufficient (and very much deserved) self esteem, as evidenced by the fact that he doesn't feel the need to search his name on social media and fight with people about what he has written. We love you Jacob

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

He's now mansplaining what is and isn't mansplaining.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Indeed. Nothing is cooler than being sponsored by the tourist board of a war torn country and winning a league title by channeling your inner Tony Pulis.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Easy to forget what an unbelievable player there is in there, somewhere.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Villa got to the 1/4 final of the Champions League beating Bayern, RPL, drew against Juve and only lost narrowly to the eventual winners. I'm sure they would have dealt with the bottom 8 teams from the CL if they dropped into the EL. For context these were: (24/25):

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I guess he completed it. So happy for him.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Decent goal that by the 'shit' Emi Buendia 😂. UTFV.

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Thunderclap Noonan @benidormbutcher.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Yeah, well done Arsenal and Lego head. All on a shoestring as well. 🙄

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Now do Villa finishing in the CL places 2 out of 3 seasons (only corruption stopping 3 out of 3) with a fraction of the wage bill and net spend of the 'big 6'. That's real over performance. Zero pens yet most fouled team in the league. Lost best player to ACL injury. No problem.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A reminder that Aston Villa beat this Bournemouth super team 4-nil.

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Chris Poyner @rags326.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

You can catch the ball now as long as it hits a part of your body first, so that's cool. Good process, boys.

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