Swain on the derby

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Chief Sports Writer Martin Swain gives his thoughts on derbies past and present as Villa and Albion prepare to meet in Saturday lunchtime’s Premier League showdown.

What thoughts and memories do you have of the derby?

Post your comments below.

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This article posted on January 7, 2009 at 7:30 am

12 Comments

  1. TERRY NEW TOP BAGGIE said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 9:37 am

    wim gunna batter um aye boing boing donk

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  2. TERRY NEW TOP BAGGIE said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 10:59 am

    simpson will score on saturday arsenal reserves always do well agenst the vile,aye boing boing donk

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  3. Cov Baggie said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 11:52 am

    Terry, I do like your optimism but battering is how they kill the fish in chip shops,I do agree that we will beat them but only by the odd goal and Luke is going to get the winner.All the best me old mate.Boing Boing

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  4. AJ said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    Scott Carson will have a nightmare when the pressure is on him. Villa to win by 2 goals, as they haven’t been playing that well recently but they have still managed to get results. We will put on a performance for the Baggies.

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  5. Sandwell massive?? said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    Why is it only Albion fans recognise this game as a derby?

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  6. W.B.A.78 said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    THE GREAT ESCAPE CONTINUES,villa where lucky at the hawthornes,it will be a pulsateing game and i see albion winning the game by the odd goal 2-1 bednar n beatie

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  7. wolves1877 said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    Good luck Villa you should beat these steptoe’s easily 3-0.

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  8. TERRY NEW TOP BAGGIE said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    3,sorry i shudent mention batter or fish infront of the seals,aye boing boing donk

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  9. Wbaforever said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 3:05 pm

    7

    You are boring me now.
    Steptoes aint really catching on is it dumbell.
    And why do you deem it nessesary to quote your
    IQ followed by your hat size in your name.

    Toodle pip ding.

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  10. ValeroLoves Brum said: Jan 7th, 2009 at 9:23 pm

    I`d like Tony Mowbray to try Marek Cech at
    right-back as Young will run rings round Hoefkens.
    MY WESRBROMWICH ALBION TEAM:
    Carson,Cech,Barnett,Olsson,Robinson,
    Greening,Valero,Koren,Simpson,Moore,Bednar.

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  11. rotterdam 82 said: Jan 8th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    Seals. Is that all you can come up with. I’m sure that Terry is on drugs, he does half talk a load of west bromwich .
    It will be close on saturday, like last season against the blue noses.

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  12. wolves1877 said: Jan 8th, 2009 at 4:29 pm

    9. You’ve always bored me as you’ve never got anything good, sensible or intelligent to say, you can’t even spell and you’re questioning my IQ, for the record steptoeforever it’s dumbbell, don’t you look silly now.

    Toodle pip step

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