Written by Damian Monday, 26 April 2010 07:45
I don't know where to begin so I'll start with something quite controversial; we need The Clowns in this league. Six points every season is the perfect gift and they seem to want to give it every season now. It's like the toll the have to pay to be in this league and they hand it over willingly.
Maybe it isn't controversial and I am sure we will have a bad day soon, although we had a pretty awful day yesterday and we still won - it was like we couldn't give it away and Friedel had more to do yesterday than I remember having him to do in any game this season - it just goes to show we couldn't give it away against them.
I don't want to go on about The Clowns as all publicity is basically that, publicity, but let's just take a moment today, if you meet a Clown, to say thanks. Six points is the perfect gift and we should be able to accept this gift every season.
James Milner: Young Player of the Year
He beat Fabregas and Rooney to the award and yes, this is the same one that Webcam won last year and yes, we will all hope his next season doesn't end up like the one Webcam has had this time out and I actually don't think it will and anyway, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan are all interested in Webcam now and you never know, they might also be interested in Milly this time next season if he has an average season too.
Back to Milly and since he has gone into the middle of the field he has gone from someone that wouldn't have got into my side to the first name down and when that happens - a player goes from nothing to something nearly irreplaceable, then stand up Mr Milner and take the applause, you deserve it.
Team of the Season
Moving on and we are going to include Milly in this, but Ricardo Dunne gets a mention today too, because he got into the team of the season. This is, as is the player of the year award, a special award, as it is voted for by other players and if you win it or get in, it is basically a nod from your word colleagues.
Well, Milly won the award and got into the team of the year, as did Dunne. The full team is below.
- Joe Hart, The Clowns
- Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea
- Richard Dunne, Aston Villa
- Thomas Vermaelen, Arsenal
- Patrice Evra, Manchester United
- Antonio Valencia, Manchester United
- James Milner, Aston Villa
- Darren Fletcher, Manchester United
- Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal
- Didier Drogba, Chelsea
- Wayne Rooney, Manchester United
It's nice and now as long as results go our way, we will also finish fifth. Fifth is progress and progress is good. Progress means more money this summer because the manager will have proven more money and he can progress. More money means I think we can challenge for third nest season.
Monday Morning Rumours
This is from yesterday, but I'm putting it down today, because it is a bit of speculation. Apparently, according to one national rag yesterday, Martin O'Neill is interested in signing Robbie Keane, Kevin Doyle, Aiden McGeady and Stephen Ireland.
He can be interested in one of those, maybe two - but all four would be too much and actually it doesn't matter because we all know O'Neill doesn't know the transfer window opens in two weeks. He think it opens in August. He won't be planning now.
Found on the Internet
Click here to see what I found on the internet - it is the match! I also found this new flag that I think you will like - James Milner and welcome to Birmingham.
Right, that is it for now. Post-mortem later and don't forget to vote for your man of the match.
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martygra808
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... but it feels so good to see them relegated! kinda worried that they are buying all our leftovers... ridgewell and gardner looked the best not counting joe hart! |
Wose Jales
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... According to Graham Poll it was a nailed on penalty yesterday: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/spo...ilner.html Polls comment at the foot of the article. |
Damian
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... Re. this penalty - does it really matter? At the time - you wont find many people, even a Clown, that would have thought it anything other than a penalty - sure on replays we might be able to come to a different conclusion and we might not. Fact is, the penalty was given and rightly so many thought at the time. We converted it and won the game. Hindsight is a fantastic but at the time, you put 100 of us in the same place the ref is and the vast majority would have given that penalty - that is all that counts. |
CSM
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... The best bit of news regarding the team of the year is that no Spurs players made it!!! |
thom
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... Those four players would be great signings. Also, if someone popped a bid for £25m for Ashley Young, does anyone else think we should take the money and spend it wisely on players such as sessegnon and Hleb or other players with more "european" experience? Im undecided but it could be a wise move. Great win yesterday but a horrible game to watch, we should all be grateful that there is still excitment for us all so later in the season. One last thing... Damian - do you have to always call Ashley Young webcam??? It just makes me feel like im reading a news of the world article sometimes. |
VillaNick
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... Some pundits are tipping us to win "ugly" against City and Blackburn. I can't see it myself, but we deserve a bit of luck for a change. We all would have took a UEFA cup place after the Wigan game in August, lets face it. |
frem
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... spurs want young for 22 mil. i said all along he will go to spurs and im sure he will. keep milner though. |
b30 villain
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... been reading the comments from the scum on the evening mail site. its hilarious. we beat them and pissed em right off at the same time so its gonna be a fantastic day for us at work. Congratulations to Milly and Dunne |
b30 villain
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... Damo any chance of sticking a vid of the penalty up on the right hand side for us to watch  |
Damian
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... VillaNick now - it is getting interesting we play man city next saturday but they do have a game in hand so next saturday becomes extremely important - because if we do win we will go 4 points ahead of them and all we would need to do is then beat blackburn to finish 5th and really progress it doesn't really matter about the spurs / man city result or what they both do with the extra game - we just need to beat man city and blackburn and 5th is ours for sure |
Dubai Dave
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... Damian, I don't think many of us would admit it but secretly we all hope for the outside chance of 4th. |
b30 villain
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... We would love 4th but its out of our hands. I would be happy with 5th over Citeh just to get one over fat barry |
Dubai Dave
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...would love 4th but its out of our hands Agreed - but we all know spurs love to implode, and a win over city would put us right in the mix and turn up the pressure on spurs. call me a delusional optimist or whatever, i just can't help think we MIGHT just do it... even if it is out of our hands |
VijayD
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... 5th would be great, 4th would be madness!! I would have no problem if Young left and we got 25 million for him, we must keep Milner, pay him big wages, that boy is just absolutely out of this world, if he contiues this progress in 2 or 3 seasons time he will be worth 40 million, then we can sell him  |
ak_27
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...Also, if someone popped a bid for £25m for Ashley Young, does anyone else think we should take the money and spend it wisely on players such as sessegnon and Hleb or other players I would take anything over 18m for him. Sorry but he is over rated and no way are Barca really interested in him. He is not their type of footballer at all. |
neil-bangor
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... Some idiot in previous thread compared us to 4 centre back Stoke. Luke Young played v Chelsea. Carlos did not feature, means he is most successful Villa player this season. I think MON knows more about team selection than the few tossers who post here. Why do we see quotes of MON going to Pool or Man U ? MON is class, he has built a very solid defence, turned Milner, a former dislike of Damo, into an England certainty. Dunne will be player of the year in next awards, Milner young one. BTW, congrats to James and Richard on their team selection. UTV |
BrooksterMax
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... Can anyone confirm have we secured at least the Europa League for next season? |
Dubai Dave
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... Spurs remaining games: Bolton (h) Man City (a) Burnley (a) Man City remaining games: Villa (h) Spurs (h) Westham (a) Villa remaining games: Man City (a) Blackburn (h) For the sake of argument lets say Villa pick up six points, a bif 'if' for us to stand any chance we need it. Man City will be 7th. Spurs have to win 2 of the 3 games (given their goal difference)no easy task - i fancy they would take bolton, lose to man city, taking it to the wire - I find relageted teams tend to play surprisingly well for the last match if they can make a differenc (ie prevent spurs taking 4th) as they really have nothing to lose but can gain a bit of a consolation, so a draw would do it. Living in cloud cookoo or hanging on to a dream? |
neil-bangor
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... We are def in Europa. Win next 2 games and we are defo 5th. Think of previous seasons, we could not win in march, feb and april were much the same. Apart from freakish Chelsea result, we areb class. Will anyone answer me this ? It was asked, would you prefer one or both cups and 6th place to neither cup and 4th ? At time , I wanted a cup. Now , I want 4th. Dear God, is this too much to ask for ? Please, you doubters, trust MON. That absolute w****r, John Doyle,has gone in to hiding since he was asked if that was his name. I much prtefer Taglor to him Is the current Vogra the same as the old one ? Where are JPA, Churchill, Pancho,Badger,Keefvilla and VillaChris? They were the positive ones. Thanks, Damian, for the nice comments on James. I like Ash, he is good. Sell noone this summer |
AussieLion
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... An alright match and at least we won. It was the first match ive watched in a while due to the time zones and I was a bit disappointed by Collins and Dunne. A through ball at least twice beat them and had them on the back foot, if this was against a good team they could have scored from those oppotunities but due to Birmigham's shitty players and Friedel saves they never scored. But overall a good game and win that was needed, bring on Man City. |
neil-bangor
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... Just read that we are playing Man U in reserve final at Old Trafford next week. Academy team in its final v Chelsea also. Has to be best season in years. ENJOY and celebrate. These are good times. Even the eloquent Simeon must be happy UTV |
Dubai Dave
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...bring on Man City. Getting goose pimples at the thought of turning over man city and teaching fat baz a lesson - leaving to pursue glory are ya? Tosser. |
Villa_Chris
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... neil-bangor I'm here Don't comment too much, I can't believe some of the rubbish I read on here. Also, for the record, I agree with everything Graham Poll has said. Well done to Milner and Dunne!! What a daft mistake by Hughes! |
neil-bangor
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... Aussie Lion Dunne will be well fired up next week. Did you like Collin's shot ? He should teach Carlos how to pass We will win next week, no Given. BTW, no Spurs, Citeh or Pool players in PFA team. My surprises were Ivanovic and Valencia. Fat Frank, Gerrard and Torres not on |
Andy Lochead in the Air
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... Blimey, someone that seems to hate the Bluenoses as much as us ... http://www.wigan.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=196469 |
Dubai Dave
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...eloquent Simeon He is certainly expressive, I would have said he likes the sound of his own voice ( or typing... )or alternatively just a t**t. on a more salubrious note, it must be pretty unanimous that we've had a better season and have improved - or must we wait to confirm this by the only final table... |
Andy Lochead in the Air
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... Damian, how many points did we get over past couple of seasons? I don't remember but we must be pretty close now. |
neil-bangor
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... Good to hear from you Chris. Away for a while, look forward to next read this evening. Keep it positive. Next two games most important in 28 years We have done this with a strong and healthy team. Terry's comments on the fitness have spurr4ed the boys on. I was at Arsenal, Gabby scared the pants off them. Only for Cesc, who is superb, we would have won. My Arsenal bro-in-law thought we would win. I think they are sliding If we had not lost that and the Pool one, imagine where we would be No answers to my questions. Damo, is that same negative Vogra or an impersonator? UTV |
The Droyd
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... Being a posh c**t, I watch the Villa from the comfort of the Trinity Lounge. The food is excellent, the service is shit but it's really interesting to talk to the ex players roaming the dining room. I was told yesterday that Lerner wants to fund the expansion of the stadium by selling players. I couldn't help thinking that this would be a disaster. We aren't filling the stadium week in week out so can you imagine a 55,000 capacity stadium with all those empty seats because we haven't got our star players. That worried me. What a great day yesterday though. Their fans are truly repulsive and it serves them right that they got an unlucky penalty decision. Our magnificent stadium was full of great banners. Villa Stella Balti etc. Did you see their pathetic, solitary banner in appalling handwriting? I could barely read it but it said "Danny is a grass" I thought that banner spoke volumes for the high percentage of underclass, chav criminals that support them. |
croni
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... i really like those players that have been rumoured if we kept all our players and bought ireland and doyle, 3rd position would be a realistic target |
Damian
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... The Droyd that particular flag was taken down but good day all round and lerner does want to increase the stadium but if he can do that without it costing him any money it only goes to increase the value of the club or the potential value of hte club - so it is something that will happen |
Villa_Chris
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...I was told yesterday that Lerner wants to fund the expansion of the stadium by selling players. That worries me too, if its true of course. I suppose we'll find out one day. Fill the stadium, then expand. Logical? I hate seeing the ground with empty seats. Imagine if we expanded another 8-10,000 seats and still only got 38,000 on average?!? Would be a poor, poor decision. |
ak_27
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...Fill the stadium, then expand. Logical? Yep thats what i would have thought as well to be honest. But i guess like Damien says it would increase the value of the club which Learner could sell on for a profit. He is business man first and in reality has no real tie's to this club other then selling it on for a profit down the line. |
KingoftheLions
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... I agree with Neil Bangor's comment about some of our more positive bloggers going awol. Simeon's comment of positivity yesterday is encouraging. Let's get real, after we all work don't we? Money is tight everywhere.To improve the team Mon will have to sell. I believe a motivated Carew would be a Supersub for next two years. If we are to improve Milly and Ashley need to stay and Downing, who would now be valued at £5 mil needs to improve--I thought he was supposed to be fast?? There has still been no feedback from Damian on the use of foul and abusive language on this blog. Perhaps Damian's silence indicates indifference or compliance |
TheKid
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... Quick question......What is the exact capacity of Villa Park? Sky sports has it at 42,640 but there was 42,788 at the game yesterday and there was still a few empty seats??  Also any news on Lerners redevelopment of Villa Park? UTV |
Damian
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... its part of the process and bigger picture and if there is a new stand in place for the north stand with better facilities and all that - people might want to sit there and who knows - if we finish 5th this season - i'd actually expect more tickets to be sold for next season ... |
frosty
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...Do not underestimate the effect of John Terry in Villa's stunning surge. For a throwaway comment from the Chelsea skipper has proved a catalyst behind their excellent run of 13 points from a possible 15. And I was starting to hate John Tery |
Luckynumber7
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... but on the plus side, when we did play the big teams in the big games in the Champions Leagues  and in the league - another 10k could fit into the stadium. RL could also keep prices lower; more people, same price, bigger turnover. I love VP for all that it is today, but to compete with the bigger clubs it's an area that we can improve whilst retaining the heart and soul of what is Villa. We've managed to do this well over the years with improvements to all the stands but to fill the corners and increase the capacity would be amazing. I agree - not through the sale of Milly and Webcam - but maybe on the cheap through the sale of the Hare, Salifou etc.... so that's the paint covered..... anyone got 20 million for the building work and materials? |
doubledown9
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... Missed the game yesterday but just watched it on Sky+. Was a typical derby and to be honest I expected a draw akin to the Wolves game. However, the win was fantastic and I was impressed with the application of both teams. As for the penalty, while I understand the remonstrations of the Blues fans / players, I agree with Poll in the Daily Mail article. Just because the ball was touched does not justify a foul. It must be a telling touch on the ball which prevents the goal scoring opportunity rather than a telling touch on the player. Despite the suggestions that we will only show progress if we finish 5th, I think it is clear we have progressed. For starters we are still in the mix with 2/3 games to go rather than being out of it with 2 months to go. On top of that we have contested a domestic cup final, a domestic cup semi final, have both reserve and academy teams in cup final /play offs and to top it off we have won a trophy this year, the Peace Cup. Ok it is a friendly competition, but do not United treat the World Club cup seriously despite its Mickey Mouse nature and are not Charity/ Community shield wins celebrated by clubs. Winning trophies is winning trophies, success breeds success and all appearances in such games helps to raise the clubs profile in Europe / world. As for selling Ashley Young. Sheer insanity; for a player who is "overrated" and who has been having a "poor" season; he has scored 9 goals (equalling his best haul) and has 16 Assists (1 less than his best total) with 2 games yet to play. If he scores 1 goal against either City or BBurn he will get into double figures for the first time at Villa. To use a topical example Antonio Valencia has been named in the Team Of The Year for this season, his Premier League stats stand at 5 Goals and 9 Assists, Ashley Young has 5 Goals and 10 Assists. Young may not have appeared to be as influential this season, but maybe that is because he has had help from other players. |
The Droyd
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... Doubledown - I agree with your final two paragraphs 100%. I still think we got lucky with the pen. I would have been furious had that been us on the receiving end. Still, it wasn't. It was the Blues. Which makes it a very sweet moment to savour along with the last 6 matches we have played against them. |
BrooksterMax
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... Damian, thanks for confirming European qualification. Should that not at least be mentioned in your next post - it is something to celebrate? There was a short period of time where we thought Everton may pip us to qualification. Lets hope we get Champ Lge qualification but we can at least celebrate some Europa football again |
ak_27
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... Doubledown how many crosses do you think Ashley has attepmted during the season to get those 10 assits? I bet he has probably put in over 500 at least. I like him but there are better out there then him and if we got offered stupid money for a winger who often struggles to beat defenders then surely it would make sense in cashing in and improving other area's? We need to move away from this predictable play where all we do is go wide and cross it in. This play has probabley cost us 4th as at home we are way too easily stoped by average teams. It would have been the same story yesterday bar a really poor ref decision. The guy probably won't make th England sqaud for the WC. Does not say something about him? Sorry about being harsh on the guy but i really do think he is over rated and over valued. I still think though he would be better played in the centre but MON doesn't seem to want to try this out. He caused most of his danger yesterday when he picked balls up in the centre and ran at their defense. |
Luckynumber7
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... Penalty decision; Can I put it any more concisely or elequently. Bovvered. If the truth be known, the fact that we got it and won the game from it, makes it even sweeter. Let's do the unthinkable; let's smash fat gaz and all those money grabbers at citeh and take 4th place. |
frosty
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... Would love to see MON experiment with Young alongside Gabby up top leaving Milner, Albrighton + a new signing sitting behind, I think he has the traits to be a better centre forward than anyone else at the club including Gabby, sadly he's just not a target man so we may never see it. |
villarobin
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... DAMIAN / SIMEON / JOHN DOYLE ETC - Re Milner hats off to MON for moving him to the middle and making him the player he is eh ? I kind of get a feeling that A Young has peaked, don't know why , just get a feeling. As long as 25m was spent on players like Hleb, skillful with Euro experience then fair enough. The ideal scenario would be to keep him and get better players in as well though. |
The Droyd
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... ak_27 - Who do you think is better than Ashley Young that Villa could realistically buy to replace him with? |
Greg1981
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...i said all along he will go to spurs and im sure he will. keep milner though. I don’t get this and other similar comments here. Once you lose top players it’s the thin end of the wedge. Other will follow. Milner for sure. AK It’s just about the only thing I don’t ever agree with you on. Ash is a star and his defensive work is brilliant too. Our quality goals usually stem from his work. Take out his deliveries and we are very average. However I do think this falling over nonsense needs shaking out of him by MON. |
ak_27
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... Krasic at CSKA Moscow, Helb for starters. I think Petrov at city is a far better player(can beat defenders, score and delivers a great corss) then Young but is probably too injury prone but might be worth a shout if price was cheap. There are better players out there and just take a look at how much money is being spoken about when you are talking about Young? 20 odd Million. Thats a hell of a lot (if you really believe the rumours which i don't to be honest). As long as the full amount was put back into the club for players then it could help improve a few other keys area's. |
ak_27
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... Greg1981 i don't know why but Young just rubs me the the wrong way over the last 18 months. I just think if you are a winger then you should be able to beat defenders better then he does. But like i said i think he may be a far better player in the hole behind a front man. |
doubledown9
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... Ak_27 As for number of crosses, so what? He is a winger, wingers cross.With regard to his not making the England squad, do you not think that has more to do with England having in all honesty a plethora of players in his position(s)?; Walcott, SWP, Lennon, j Cole, Gerrard, Milner, Downing, Bentley, Beckham (I know Beckham will not go, but AYs chances in the England set up have been limited by Capello pandering to Beckham thus he had not had the chances when in form to have a substantial impact on games)He has the potential to be great, and If we do need to sell players I can think of a couple with less potential to improve who could be sold to raise around the same amount of money. Try John Carew, yes he does score goals, but if a 29 year old Bobby Zamora is valued at 10-15 mil with 8 league goals to his name, then a 30 year old John Carew with 9 league goals in less appearances, regard less of how long he has on his contract, should command a fee in the region of 8-10 mil. Try Carlos Cuellar; I think he is a great player, however, we have adequate cover at CB in Davies and Clarke. MON does not appear to want to play him at CB, he will not get into the Spain team playing at RB and like Arteta etc he is being ignored for international selection playing while in England. A move to Spain would suit him and as we paid 8 for him and he has proven himself to be of Premiership quality at 28 he should command a big (10+) fee. Add these big sales to a selection of middling (3-7) ones Sidwell L Young Heskey Bannan (good season for Blackpool discipline issues aside) And a host of small sales (1-3) / released players Beye Harewood (28k per week) Bouma Salifou Osburne And with maybe 10-15 mil from the chairman, we should amass quite the war-chest dont you think? |
.vogra
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... neil-bangor Damo, is that same negative Vogra or an impersonator? No,no impersonator..look, i've mellowed of late due to the fact of us picking up 12 out of 15 points (maybe wrong) which is a tremendous response from that hammering at Chelsea. I want to see us do well, and if we managed to get 4th then i'll take my hat off to O'Niell, but i just cant see it, that may sound negative but im being realistic, Spurs vs Man City now ud'e expect one of them to win, so thats 3 points futher away..then we go to City which is a boogy side for us away... But as an eariler blogger said, if after the Wigan game at home someone said we would finish up in Europe at the end of the season i would have snatched there hands off.. |
PaulMcGrathsGoneAWOL
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... Graham Poll said it was a penalty, end of conversation. Actually I thought it was quite fitting that the one tackle where they actually won a bit of the ball gave the points to us. Each time they scythed down one of our players they were claiming to have won the ball, a couple of times the replays showed they were a least a foot away. Goes round, comes round....... |
PaulMcGrathsGoneAWOL
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But the point is, if we avoid defeat by Mancity, we'll go into the final game of the season with something to play for. It might well be out of our hands but I cant remember the last time it was still interesting on the final day. |
KingoftheLions
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... Ashley is the most effective winger we have had since Peter Mcparland. I rate him just better than Tony Morely. What about if we sold him to Barca for £30 mil and got Cole on a free?? Would Cole come for the captaincy and a 'signing on fee'? |
doubledown9
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... King of the lions J Cole is injury prone and over paid. Hi current wages translate to roughly 6 million per year and over the course of a 4 year contract thats 24 million. No thanks. |
ak_27
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...But the point is, if we avoid defeat by Mancity We have to go there and win to really stand any chance at all. |
DizzyVillan
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... We will always be underdogs. It's in our nature. We were underdogs in '81/'82, we were underdogs in '57. Keep on proving everyone wrong Villa. I love you dearly. |
.vogra
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... The only glimmer of hope has come in the fact that Shay Given is injured, and they will have to rely on their 3rd Choice keeper, look, we could go there and win..i just cant see it..i hope to god i'm wrong but look at our recent record at Man City, its not good.. |
corleone
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... Sour grapes from the scum. They're all trying to hide behind the penalty decision but if your going to make a tackle like that in the box then your asking for trouble. Did you see the gestures that w****r Steven Carr was making to us at the end of the game? People in the stands don't even do that and how he can just get away with it is beyong me the c**t. He was kicking the penalty spot aswell before milner took it. I'm just so glad we beat the scum when they had the audacity to say our support was 'shit' when half the game they were shitting themselves in silence. UTV! |
LukeYoung
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... FA are investigating Carr's gestures. Where can I see him scuffing the spot, they didn't show it on MOTD// |
Villa_Chris
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...i hope to god i'm wrong but look at our recent record at Man City, its not good.. Nor was it at Man U |
John Salter
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... What a cracking game, Villa had the better of it in the first half and Birmingham in the second. Villa had more possession but Birmgham had more shots on target, which was dissapointing to be honest! As for the penalty, of course it was and anyway the ref gave it, so it was, end of story. We've been robbed of penalty appeals of late, just look at the Cup Final and Semi in the FA Cup. If, as some say it all works itself out at the end of the season, we'll be getting at least two more in the remaining games. It could have gone either way at the weekend but fortunately we won it. You have to feel sorry for Birmingham (ha NOT). Massive game against Man City next, wouldn't it be great to beat them, consolidate that spot in the league and even better to beat the mercenary Barry! Up the Villa |
DavidC
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...But the point is, if we avoid defeat by Mancity Yup. Looking at how Man City were set up at Arsenal, seems to me like they're putting all their eggs into the beating us basket. Will be tough for us on Saturday, but certainly not a foregone conclusion. They'll come flying out the traps at us, so we need to weather the first 25 mins and hang on in there. |
john doyle
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... villa robin far play to milner he has played well but dont put that down to the great martin he would be good in any team king of the loins as for ashley young sell him quick he is the most overrated player in the prem if we got 10 mill for him it would be a steal i in 20 crosses on target .and as for compearing him to tony morley you are joking in todays game morley would be worth 50mill he could go past players on both sides have you ever seen young go past someone on the outside and cross to a man he cant as for goals do you rember the goal of the season morley scored at everton you cannot speak of young in the same class as morley . it would be like compering collins to god |
john doyle
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... cant under stand you lot going on about barry you seem to forget he has beenthe best player we have had in the last 10 years he only left because of the kick and rush that martin plays as he said he was offerd the same money at villa |
KingoftheLions
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... For those of you who might be interested Mon gave an interview in yesterdays Irish Independent in which he reveals the lot. By his own admission he is not computer literate. Perhaps he does not realise that all interviews go on the web. Well worth reading as he allows you youngsters to see how a 58 year old thinks. Good point about Cole doubledown9 |
john doyle
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... i just hope that randy dont give any more money for martin to piss up the wall this year if we have to put up with him staying the first thing he should do is get rid of all the rubbish eg sidwell heskey baybe downing eveen both youngs harewood ect but it will be hard as any other team will only pay these lot half of what get now as they are all overpaid. if he has no money he will have to play the likes of allbrighton and the fonz .albrighton is better than young or dowining and costs f**k all |
IanTaylor987
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... Great result and what a team that can bounce back from the misery of two wembley defeats and a pasting by Chelsea. Fantastic team spirit - second to none in the premier league. All down to MON. Same old thing with Ashley Young - never performs when the pressure is on. Capello in the stands, home derby, match live on sky and a packed stadium and he was truly abysmal. He was so bad and so on the periphery of the game that it was painful at times watching him. Having massive ability but not being a big game player is far worse than having not so much ability but being able to stand up and be counted when needed. It is the reason fergie loves players Fletcher and OShea. When push comes to shove, these boys turn in massive performances when it really matters despite not having half as much ability as Ashley. He seems like a good lad, can bury the lesser teams on his day but he just does not have what it takes in terms of that x factor or big time personality to be our main man. This is largely the reason why Capello won`t take him to the WC. HOWEVER, we can`t do any better than Ashley Young. If someone can name me a better player than him that would come to Villa then fair enough but even with 25 million from his sale to spend I can`t think of anyone? On this basis, I wouldn’t sell him (yet). |
Fenian Villain
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... That interview in the Irish Independent: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/i-think-i-can-do-any-job-please-thats-not-bravado-2151636.html |
Fenian Villain
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... That interview in the Irish Independent: http://www.independent.ie/spor...1636.html |
.vogra
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... I just cannot see A Young making it on the plane to South Africa, he's had many many opportunities to impress Capello but puts in sub-par performances when he's there. Maybe after his superb season last year we're building him up to much. I wouldnt sell him , lets see how well he preforms next season, i think him not going to the World Cup will be a huge kick up the ass he needs. |
Fenian Villain
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... John Doyle I don't disagree with much you say, because I'm as pro MON as you are anti. We'd all like Albrighton and the Fonz to get more football because they have potential. I certainly would not say however, that Albrighton is currenty BETTER than Young - although he probably has the potential to be. I just really wish you'd use punctuation, as it would be a lot easier to read and understand the point you have to make. |
Fenian Villain
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... Sorry, that meant to say I don't agree with much you say... Sorry for the confusion  |
IanTaylor987
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... Said it before, say it again...John Doyle is a bluenose. Did he "p!ss up the wall" 13 million for Friedel, Collins and Dunne ? Or 23 million for those three plus Ashley Young? Think those four are the same price as Joleon Lescott son. Not sure what you make of whether he p!ssed Baros up the wall when he swapped him straight for Carew with no cash swapping hands? Also not sure what you make of him getting 12 million for a player in the last year of his contract who has been truly awful this year. With your logic, am glad you are a bluenose and not a Villa boy. |
The Droyd
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... Man Citeh have officially asked if they can sign a keeper on loan as emergency cover for Shay Given. I think we should offer Guzan and give him a bonus for every goal he lets in. |
corleone
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... no i didn't see it on MOTD either however it has been widely reported this morning that he did kick the spot and his claim was that 'he had to get something off his shoe'. No apology or nothing from the bold t**t. Just makes me laugh because Milner said they were trying to wind him up sayin they knew where he was gonna put the pen etc... well that didn't work either |
Gabbyismylovechild
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... Can I stop smiling @ the result yesterday? My face is beginning to hurt )))) |
villarobin
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... John Doyle - so Milner was as good on the wing as he is now then - Nah MON fought tooth and nail to land Milner, he has then changed his position and changed his game, so the gaffer takes at least 70-80% credit for that. Also RE the youngsters, imagine if Oneil plays Bannan / Albrighton etc and we get absolutely thumped, people like you would crucify him. Hes introducing them slowly and giving them a chance. |
villarobin
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... Re the penalty. It was a penalty. People these days wrongly assume that if you get the ball its not a foul. Thats simply not the rules. Its up to the referee to judge whether there was malice in the tackle , ball or no ball. |
VillaDude
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... I think more credit needs to go to Milner, he was getting a lot of abuse off the blues players and the keeper trying to psych him out! He did really well to keep his head and put it away... The blues players really remind me of their fans...inbred |
GonzoAvfc
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... lol u cant see the whole thing but its written by graham poll heres a link to the picture http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hp...8431_n.jpg |
lufbra
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... Ashley is a good player. I dont think he can be blamed for following the managers orders. And he's still, pardon the pun, young. I reckon he suffering from the same thing as Jimmy. He can do a job out wide but his best position is through the middle running at people and looking for one-two's with the main striker. So he should play second striker or in the hole behind Gabby and Fonz. Or in a free role doing whatever he likes. Then I think we'd see the player that he can become. It also means we'd have to leave the big lumps on the bench as impact subs. So we can then play the ball on the floor as most of us want. |
Villa_Chris
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... I think Young's best position would be in the 'hole'. Yesterday, he got the ball in the middle and drove forward at pace, beating a few players. Its something we don't see often enough. Albrighton Petrov Milner, Downing Young Gabby 4-5-1.....yes please! |
lufbra
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... No probs Villa_Chris. But you had a go at me the other day for suggesting that we drop move Carew on (or back to the bench) so that we could play the way you've just said.. Maybe I shouldn't have called hm a lump! |
Bosnich13
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... great win yesterday - its all about results at this stage of the season - as for the penalty - its a penalty every time...if Johnson had cleared the danger by putting it out for a throw or corner then it cant be given, but he dived in (defenders are always told not to do this) and gabby would have got the ball 3 yards from goal had he not been brought down...theres no debate - McLeish would be better served having a word with Johnson - if he hadnt dived in theres no decision for the ref to make...UTV |
Villa_Chris
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... Lufbra Sorry about that. Must have been the name calling I think that formation and selection would be an alternative; plan B if you like. |
lufbra
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... Aye Villa_Chris. Good formation though. Nothing wrong with a Plan B for Stoke, and Bolton and Small Heath.... |
Bosnich13
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... not sure i agree totally with youor formation villa_chris...if we play 5 across the midfield i'd rather see 2 holding midfielders and 3 attacking midfielders pushing forward to help the front runner. Petrov Delph Young Milner Downing Agbonlahor |
jonnie5
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... Bosnich 13 I'm with you mate, had collins or dunne made that kind of tackle in the game I would of gone mad. I felt it was very unprofessional of johnson to go and make that kind of tackle he should of stayed on his feet, end of. His touch on the ball was not enough to have taken that ball out of play, hence in taking gabby out he prevented a goal scoring oppertunity. If the shoe had been on the other foot I can honestly say my anger would be with our defender no one else. As for how the blues players reacted and have acted after the final whistle is another sign of there unprofesionalsim. Did you see villa players acting like that after our wembley debacles I dont think so. So to there fans the banner which was later taken down just goes to show there class of support. They as fans dont deserve anything they always let themselves down and I beleive what goes around comes around. UTV |
Villa_Chris
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... I also agree Bosnich, just that Delph is injured at the moment. I had high hopes for him next season |
john doyle
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... ian talyor 987 i am a bluenose am i it that why i have missed 5 games home and away all season and have 4 season tickets went to rotterdam just because you dont like the truth dont make me a bluenose i have seen villa play proper football in my lifetime and would like to see some more before i am in my box but with this prat martin i dont think i will you have addded up 23 mill what about the other 100mill he has spent what has happend to that if it aint pissed up the wall |
john doyle
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... ian taylor 987 we have a player better in albrighton he just dont get played he can go round fullbacks on the outside and cross to a man or did you not see him in the cup setting up fonz as for 25 mill for young you are joking we would be verry lucky to get 10 or 12 he just cannot cross the ball to a man he gets i cross out of 25 on target dont you watch the games at all |
Bosnich13
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... yeah i think he'll(delph) be a great player for us and i know alot of people have been giving o'neill stick for not using him enough this term but it has to be remembered that he is v young, has jumped up in class significantly (from league 1 to premier league)and so gradual introduction to the first team was always the way to go - i cant think of too many players who have transitioned from league 1 to premier league who have been overnight successes or instantly command a first team spot for their new club...i know we all want success overnight but in the real world it takes time...very much one for the future |
Villa_Chris
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... Bosnich13 My thoughts exactly on the lad. I honestly believe with him and Delfouneso, we have 2 future world class players. |
ronvilla
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... John Doyle your grammer is shocking, I teach at a primary school and their writing is better than that. Try again and I may then begin to understand it! |
Bosnich13
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... ... Really cant see us having too much issue Sunday, as you say man for man we're the much stronger team, we're hitting some form and i just think we might even score a few 3-0or 3-1... Summer outs - Bouma, Harewood, Sidwell/Reo-Coker(or both),Heskey, Shorey, Salifou, Osbourne, Beye or Luke Young Ins: N'Zogbia (Wigan) OR Belhadj (Portsmouth) Mcarthy (Wigan), OR McArthur (Hamilton) Parker (West Ham) Bellamy, Ireland (both M City) Mathews (Cardiff) if we sell young or beye possibly Prince Boateng (p'mouth) Hart (Man city), santa cruz (if we replace heskey with another targetman) |
Bosnich13
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... shit now its happened me that i cant even complete sentences - john doyle see what you've started |
frem
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... very interesting reading the posts today. cant man city call back joe hart ? on ashley young id like him to stay but 25 mil for him would go far for us. and finaly ireland, keane, doyle and mgeady would be very interesting |
andy5759
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... If that was a stonewall penalty our satisfaction would be rated 10 out of ten, as it was so hotly disputed our satisfaction is rated at twelve out of ten. That made my weekend. Thanks Villa. I hope that we don't sell any of our key assets (Jimmy, Ash, Gabby etc). If we need to sell before buying then not buying becomes an option. |
Simeon
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... I would rather read intelligent points made ungrammatically than vice versa. Given that john doyle's knowledge of Villa's youngsters puts virtually all of us to shame, I find it difficult to believe that he is a bluenose. |
IanTaylor987
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... John Doyle - The amount of season tickets you have is completely irrelevant to whether you are right or wrong in your incessant ranting against MON. Based on every single one of your ridiculous posts, I am quite sure you will be peeved if we do make 4th as it will prove you utterly wrong in everything you say. That makes you less of a Villa man than Stephen Carr. You said that MON has “p+ssed money up the wall” – I gave you a number of reasons why he hasn`t. In my original post, I also neglected to remind you that he spent 12 million on Milner. What a waste of money he has been? Has he made some dud signings, of course he has, but that is the name of the game. Along with Ronaldo, Evra, Vidic and Rooney – Fergie signed Kleberson, Veron, Forlan and Bellion. It is the same with Wenger. He has signed Fabregas, Van Persie and Henry but also Francis Jeffers and Richard Wright. Are you going to slate them too? We have been to the Wembley twice, and are still in the mix for 4th against two sides that have spent way more than we have. How that makes MON a prat is beyond me. Despite all what I say, I thought we were truly awful in the second half yesterday, am concerned that MON won`t buy the type of player we need this summer, can`t keep the ball for long enough and that MON cant see Petrov fades every game after 60 minutes. There we go son, that is balanced for you - and the best bit is we only have 2 season tickets in my family..... |
Simeon
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... john doyle In defence of Ashley Young, I think that he is encouraged to pepper the box with crosses above anything else. Whether or not he's overrated is difficult to say. Given that he is our primary creative outlet, he receives the bulk of the opposition's attention, making it that much harder for him to impress. What I like about Ashley is that he has a tremendous work-ethic, two good feet, and is capable of going past players and delivering well. (I'm a little mystified as to why he his quality of crossing has appeared to have gone backwards in the past 18 months. Maybe we haven't been as effective at getting on to his crosses as in the past.) I think that given the right encouragement, he could be an even better player than he is, and for my money he is already our best player. I agree with you that Delfouneso has more potential than any young Villa player I can remember, and I include Gareth Barry in that, who as you say has been by some distance the best player we've had at this club for at least ten years. I would hope that Delfouneso sees far more playing time next season. I don't believe I've ever heard you mention Ciaran Clark before. Would it be worth him going out on loan to another Premiership club next season? |
IanTaylor987
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... Simeon - what intelligent points did John Doyle make. Enlighten me? Does MON need to put a bit more faith in his bench and youngsters of course he does. We all know that. That is a far cry from him being a "prat" or "p+ssing money up the wall. Remind me, who has played and therefore transformed Gabby from promising youngster to the fringes of the WC squad. It was the "prat" wasn`t it. The same "prat" that will elevate the Fonz to stardom all in good time too. |
ki
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... Thought we under-performed yesterday but we still beat them. Nearly a 20 point difference between us and the scum and the table doesn't lie. At points in the game they were more up for it but that still doesn't justify stephen 'i'm a has been' carr. Surely he should have been behaving like he did, by aiming gestures at the villa fans, when he was a kid not at 30 plus. What a t**t this isn't North london!! |
Simeon
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... IanTaylor987 You may not be aware, but I have taken a vow of non-negativity until the end of the season. This necessarily limits what I can say, although my views on most issues are already fairly well known. john doyle might well be using hyperbole to make his point, but this is no different to virtually every other poster on here. Gabby is, in my view, our most important player, and if I were making these decisions he would be going to South Africa along with Milner, Ashley Young and Luke Young. He has worked incredibly hard on his game and has improved season on season. He deserves a tremendous amount of credit for that. He also showed great initiative in making the decision to bulk up, which has improved him further. As I said, I would hope that Delfouneso sees alot more playing time next season. I wish I was saying that I expect him to. |
dave w villa
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... Damian the video does not work but if anyone wants 2 see the penalty again go to www.footyroom.com look at The Ginger One he could not look at the penalty kick i was at the game and it was a great day |
14 yr old villain
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... i hav a sbeaky fealing spurs will drop points at bolten hope gary cahill ( hus a villa fan ) helps us to finishin 4 i hope |
IanTaylor987
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... Simeon - by defending an irrefutably pessimistic post by John Doyle you can`t really be serious about invokîng a vow of non-negativity ? In fact, forget just defending it, I believe you referred to it as "intelligent". Using hyperbole is absolutely fine as long as you can back it up with some vague reason and logic. MON has been called a "prat" and that he has "p+issed money up the wall" - niether you nor John Doyle would be able to put any arguments to support these two ludicrous comments. |
Simeon
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... IanTaylor987 That is your opinion. As I said, I am limited in what I can say between now and the end of the season. If you're looking for reasoned arguments, they have been made previously, you've probably already seen them, but haven't been persuaded by them. I would guess that your opinion hasn't changed between then and now. I can't see any logical reason why it would have. Naturally, I'm not going to leave a fellow poster to hang out to dry if I think they have a point. If that makes me 'negative' by association, so be it, but that doesn't mean that my vow of non-negativity isn't still intact. After all, I have made it very clear that I stand by what I have said prior to the vow. Standing by those comments also makes me 'negative' by association. In this sense I make you correct. But the vow of non-negativity was never intended to be an endorsement of anything that has happened, is happening, or will happen at Villa Park. I am simply not making 'negative' comments about anything connected with Villa for the time-being, out of respect for 4th place still being a (mathematical) possibility, and out of respect for a fellow poster. If you want to tangle, you will have to find someone else, or wait until the end of the season. In the meantime, my advice is to use all the resources at your disposal to get behind the team for the last two games. |
Simeon
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... I should add that not only am I not offering any criticism, but I am also making positive comments. There are good things to be said about this football club, about it players, and even about its manager, and that is what I am exclusively (as opposed to occasionally) doing from now until the end of the season. |
Bosnich13
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... Man City cannot recall Joe Hart...the terms of his loan is that he stays until the end of the season, hence City are looking for special dispensation to sign a keeper in emergency circumstances...personally i dont think they should be allowed - its called squad management and if they cannot manage the massive squad that they have then they should get any help...they have a goalkeeper in Gunnar Nielsen and they have reserve and youth team keepers also...you dont see Pompey being allowed to sign players on loan even when they cant even find 7 players for the bench |
Bosnich13
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... 14 year old villain - do you mean Gunnar Nielsen might be a good keeper??? i would imagine he probably is but hes young and inexperienced and it kinda shouts of the manager having little confidence in him when he is looking elsewhere so desperately |
14 yr old villain
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... but watever happens i am sure every fan will be happy at the end of the season UTVVVVV!!! |
whitey09
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... 14yr old villain- hey its cool mate i dont mind,just some others dont like it and i got a wrap across me knuckles when i used tex speak lol damian will not be a happy bunny lol utv loving all the positive vibes even from simeon!!!!!! lol |
deansaunderspermthatsperm
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...is that a little better ??? btw thankx whitey09 all you need to do now is change your name to 14 yr old VILLAN and everyone will be happy |
Damian
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... ome comments removed. i cant read text speak whitey09 - there is a register link if you click the login button at the top of the page |
14 yr old villain
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... erm damien do u mean u are going to delete all my comment if u are im tryin but all my school friends text lyk this nd i kant stop so dnt know wat to do LOL |
Mostyn
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... It was a derby game. It wasn't pretty. We won. The level of criticism towards some of our players is staggering. They've only lost once in about 17 games. Joint fourth with the reckless spenders, and players who we can only dream of signing. It is testament to MON, that despite being our most successful manager for years, rearing players to world class level and having such negativity spat at him by so called supporters even considers carrying on. We have progressed year after year with MON. We are consistently top 6. Not an easy feat with wealthier clubs who can afford any player at any cost. |
Chiefy
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... To the tune of Gloria Gayners I will Survie, First i was afraid, i was petrified, Then I realised Birmingham City were the other side They came to Villa Park, They tried to prove us wrong, and now they've gone.. back to the sty where they belong. Milners ace! he plays with grace did you see that cheeky smirk all over Gabby's face. The scummers crying loud, oh it makes you feel proud but do i care DO I f**k......I was there !!!! So go now go you blue nose scum your a little team from small heath we're the f**king pride of brum we should have beaten you by more just like we did before i feel alive How the f**k do u survive !!!!! |
deansaunderspermthatsperm
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... very nice chiefy, i was a bit unhappy that we didn't boss them around yesterday, but after sleeping on it watching the pen again, i find myself happy that it has caused a hullaballo....oh the agony, oh the pain |
IanTaylor987
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... Simeon - you've just hit the proverbial nail on the head and touched upon why posts like John Doyle"s regular entries vex me so much. Our home form is the reason why we are in all likelihood going to miss out on 4th. Part of this is because of the way we play and the fact that we find it difficult to take the game to the opposition. However, another reason is the way that the crowd has got on the back of the team way too early in matches. The groans and negativity that comes from the crowd is obvious to everyone and is completely unwarranted. You can hear the stiffled murmuring of discontent every time before Carlos has even trapped the ball... Now herein lies the point as to why I felt the need to respond to John Doyle - do you honestly think that someone that holds his views gets behind the team 100% during the 90 minutes and just saves his ill founded venom for a blog? |
villabiker
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... fair play damian the kids got a sense of humour smirking all over my face with his reply |
frem
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... does anyone else think that carton cole and gabi would be a great partnership. there fast, strong, good feet and they can get goals |
Chiefy
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... There is a certain more satisfaction in us winning by a contriversal decision for three reasons: 1) it makes a change it going for us 2) it could not have happened to a nicer team 3) it leaves them scum bags moaning about what if's and crying into the scummy crap shirts. Even better the day after a defeat to the local rivals the Dog eater decides it would be a good time to let his fans NO that they only have SMALL CHANGE to spend in the summer !!! Anyone else think their bubble is slowly bursting all they need now is Oleary and if that happened i think i would go to their club shop and laugh so hard while at the counter i would wee everywhere and then walk out |
14 yr old villain
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...fair play damian the kids got a sense of humour smirking all over my face with his replyhus the kids villa biker??? |
Simeon
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... Agreed. The controversial nature of our victory makes it that much sweeter. And let's not forget that they're losing their best player at the end of the season. By McLeish's own calculations, without him they will be in a relegation battle next season. Which is of course exactly where they should be - though I do like Damian's idea of them sticking around just so they can give us six points a season. |
Gabbyismylovechild
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... Sadly, most of the entries on this blog have grammatical errors, it is simply that English has deteriorated to such an extent that it is almost illegible. |
14 yr old villain
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... nothing to do with football but mite9should) make ppl laugh saw it in mathshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v...r_embedded |
Damian
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... The transfer window opens at midnight on the last day of the season. So, midnight on May 9th. |
john doyle
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... ian taylor 987 cant you understand that i dont hate mon and the way that run him down is because of his boring ways when i say he has pissed randys money up the wall you have to understand what i mean is that he has brought some poor players or he has no bottel to play them as for the wasted money it is the wages moor than the fees if you take heskey and sidwell 50k each ged rid we could have i 100k player baybe and dowing 100k a week between them plus 15 .5 mill transfer fees just add up these 4 lots of wages up and fees thats over 10 mill a year plus 22mil transfer fees if that aint pissing money up the wall what is than thers harewood 35k aweek plus 3mill curtis davis 10 mill fee plus 50k aweek this is all money martin has pissed up the wall we could have 3 or 4 100k aweek players for this wast thats why randy wont put more money in the pot.i for one am glad i wish that there wher no transfers at all then the kids would be given a chance i will be at the play off final against manure this week to cheer on our great kids |
villabiker
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... carlton cole missed a fair few games through injury plus not sure how much he would cost |
Simeon
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... A fascinating insight into Craig Gardner's bacground here: http://www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=7504290 Not, I should emphasise, the main articles, but comments by a fan called voiceoftheholte. |
whitey09
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... i was thinking the same,how can any1 say no to cheryl cole lol but if its carlton i suppose he will av to do lol |
taglor
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... If our football team Aston Vanilla win more football games than other football teams from other parts of the English country they finish higher in a league called the English Premiership League. The team that gets the most points over the whole season wins the league. Some other teams get to play in a final of a cup competition and if they win in the final they win a cup (just for a weekend). So I am hoping our football team plays well enough to earn more points than other football teams. We may not win the league but we will have points in the league and we can look at them and they will tell us how well we have done (it also says how many goals we have scored and goals we have let in sometimes called conceded). |
IanTaylor987
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... john doyle - we finally agree mate and so i will shut up now. If MON wants to pay Beye, Sidwell, Reo Coker and Davies the best part of 200k a week then they have to be good enough to be genuinely part of the first team. At the moment he doesn"t seem to trust them or rate them which would make this particular part of his spending a waste. I still think that overall he has bought well and, Gary Cahill aside, has sold well too. |
john doyle
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... ian taylor987 just because i think mon is crap and not the right man to lead our great club to the next level. dose not mean that i do not support the team i never boo the players ever. even carlos when he gets the ball it is not his fault he cannot pass the ball 5 yards he is a center half and can head the ball and tackel that is what he dose is the same old story of square pegs in round holes every time he knocks the ball out up the wing or gives it away its mons fault because even you mr Talor know that martin f**ks up playing him full back when we have 3 better ones not playing that just another reaason i dont think martin is good enough they are basic schoolboy errors week in week out. if only he would have played a few diffrent faces this year like the fonz i know we would allready be forth or even third the diffrence between mon and odrery is odrey only played what we had at the time martin has twice as big a squad and wont use it but still has only finished 6th so far if we finish higher this year i will take my hat off to him but when you look back at the points drooped at home this year besause of negavity with subs well what do you think? |
john doyle
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... we had cole on loane at the club for a year he is bone f**king idel he could not lace the fonzes boots if i had to chose between them i would have fonze every day |
churchill
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...erm damien do u mean u are going to delete all my comment if u are im tryin but all my school friends text lyk this nd i kant stop so dnt know wat to do LOL 14 yo villan. Henceforth you may regard me as your headmaster. One who has the ability to improve your mind and the power to make you stay behind after school if you don’t make the effort. You are privileged to have permission to post comments on this blog but you need to be aware of something. It has standards. The reason we all come here is that there is no other blog worth going to. Thus you must treat it with respect. It is part of Villa culture so it deserves respect. Post comments in (fairly) grammatically correct English and spell words properly (or at least make the effort). You will get brownie points for trying even if you make mistakes. Overuse of redundant acronyms (e.g.: “lol”) is frowned upon – “ffs” can be used intermittently to denote anger or irritation and “sotc” and “bioyc” can be used more liberally if the mood is positive or aggressive. Many different opinions are expressed here and you must try to control your temper when idiots piss you off. Insufferable pedants are known to visit here and bore us all shitless. Just ignore them. Anyway, young fellow, enjoy your time here, respect your elders and keep your nose clean. If you have any 18/19 year old sisters in the family, I do private tuition on Tuesdays. |
Chiefy
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...Surely, even Lionel will find the net on Saturday. It has gone full circle and surely Lionel must find the net before he goes of to SA, somehow this bloke manages to keep getting the call up's and in our team surely he can give us a goal. I must admit his impact in the last few games against HULL and the scum has been noted all. Open letter Dear Lionel, Lionel I used to be your biggest critic I even referred to you as EMULE and threatened to have it on my shirt. I am now aware of all the pre pre pre assists and nearly goals that you contribute to. Lionel please get me a goal before the end of the season and I will have Lionel on my shirt and your number as a sign of respect for you and your goal scoring ability. Please Lionel just this once. Thanks Chiefy P.S failure to deliver and its back to EMULE !!!! |
villarobin
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... If you want good players on the bench you have to pay them big wages, whether they play or not. The first 11 have got us where we are which is why Oneil has tried to stick with them. Get used to it. Big squad , big wages... |
KingoftheLions
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... If you look back to my earlier comment today and Fenian Villa's helpful reference to MON'S "overseas" article, all you youngsters will get an insight into the mind of a 58 yearold who has been in football all his life and currently earns £3mil a year.He is doing a real job in the real world and not playing Championship Manager on his computer. It is a good read |
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... Ha-ha Nanwasafan that little guy is saying... "what the fudge Heskey I was taking a leak at the time and you still missed" Headmaster Churchill your fighting a losing battle there sir Mr 14 year old is probably some 40 year old saddo blues fan having a laugh....but anyway it does put into perspective the retards this blog attracts |
Chiefy
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...but anyway it does put into perspective the retards this blog attracts tongues on the window got my helmet and crayons at the ready |
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... 14 year old Villan; have you ever been taught how and where to use punctuation? Those little marks help make your point as much as the words you use. I would make try to read your prose if I thought it was an attempt at a new literary style, such as Jack Kerouac's "stream of consciousness" as in On The Road, but I fear that is not the case. Ho Hum, and on we go. |
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... I would try - rather than "make try", sorry all. That puts me at the bottom of the class. Sod it, I thought I was being sooo clever. |
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... Even if city get permission to get a new keeper regardless of how good he is , it has to be unsettling for their back 4 . I think plenty of crosses might just do the trick this time ,for once!. The fact that two villa players are on the team of the season and one of them is ex-city has to give that added impetus to villa for this game. I have a good feeling about this one , like how i felt prior to the utd game at old trafford. |
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... this is the first time ive been on in ages and some of the comments have bewildered me about ashley young- im sorry but he has been aewsome in the last few games and we cant afford to sell him, and especially not to the yids the system we have got is working fine and i watched the match on SS1 and the commentator said we have lost 1 game in 16 and to me that really good and im sorry to say this but when we start losing regularly then start putting players up for the chop |
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... The challenge for the penalty was reckless and the referee had no choice but to award the penalty. The birmingham players were an absolute disgrace. Did our players act that way in the cup final when blatent decisions went against us? No!!! they did not. Sebastian Larrson was acting like a wild animal after the game. He was swearing at the ref and calling him names within earshot. We have seen the same with Chelsea players in the champs Lge against Barcelona last yr when drogba behaved like a spoilt child throwing a tantrum. I WANT, I WANT, I WANT AND THE TOYS COME OUTA THE PRAM, f**kIN' ARROGANT ASSWIPES.... The FA need to do something about these arrogant players who think they can get away with this behaviour. Our players have behaved like real men should all season even in the face of some unexplainable decisions. Through all the shit, good and bad, they have behaved impeccably and we should feel very lucky to have them at our club. I want to congratulate James Milner for winning young player of the year. He deserves it, 100%. The whole team have been immense all season and even though i've had days where i've felt disillusioned with things, the players continuely raise my spirits. They have fought and fought all season long even when all looked lost in games and managed to pull something out of the fire. We should not forget these players for the effort they have put into this season. They are not used to playing so many games and yet we are still in the mix for 4th/ 5th places. We should be thankful for the players, for their willingness and never say die spirit. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE PLAYERS. BOO-f**kING-HOO I hear u say? |
proxopera
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...I would try - rather than "make try", sorry all. That puts me at the bottom of the class. Sod it, I thought I was being sooo clever. yep Andy5759 , you f**ked that one up Just direct him to "Eats shoots & leaves " and stop being a clever arse |
taglor
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... andy5759 i would make try to read your post but I couldn't make try heads nor tails of it even after make try to read it several times |
astonmichaeldevilla
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... RE:Chiefy, Chiefy, Gloria Gaynor would be proud of those verse. Good stuff mate. Come on the villa........  |
churchill
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...I would try - rather than "make try", sorry all. That puts me at the bottom of the class. Sod it, I thought I was being sooo clever. Andy, don't worry about missing the odd word. We all knew what you meant. I recently reposted an entire article. The awful thing was, no-one noticed. I recently asked a 16 yo at a Grammar School if he was ever taught how to parse a sentence. He had no idea what I was talking about. "Adverbial Clauses?" - blank. "Subjunctive mood?", "Intransitive verbs?" - blank. Wtf do they teach our kids all day. The British Education System has them for at least ten years of their life, forty weeks of the year and they come out unable to read or write or rithmatic. The intricacies of the mobile phone? They've got doctorates in that little bleeder. Something that will prove useful in their disgusting, grubby, little lives? Perish the thought. Learn the sublime certainties of Double Entry Bookkeeping? They'd rather forge i/d cards and powder their noses with recreational drugs. IT WASN'T LIKE THIS IN OUR DAY. That's it. I'm off down the pub. |
taglor
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... Yeah churchill in our day nobody sprayed "cock" or "f**k" on walls, we sprayed "phallic" and "procreation rules"! |
VillaNick
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...doyle, keane, mgeady, ireland , wistel and mathews should be are summer buys. I hope not! |
Nanwasafan
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... First of all, I'd like to point out that the young scoundrel has not been in my class. Secondly, in my experience 14yr olds do not refer to themselves as 14. Anyone who claims to be 14yrs old, is either 11 or on the special register. Finally, the reference to texting reminded me of a request I was going to put to Damian....when is the 'VillaBlog App' gonna get made? |
frem
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... villa are interest in carton cole for 10 mil, martin petrov for 5 mil and hleb. i like them three but i want stephen ireland |
Chiefy
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... I have just done the bbc predictor again !!!!! Man Utd 85 Chelski 83 Arse 78 VILLA 70 Spuds 69 LPoo 68 Citeh 67 Stranger things have happened i can feel it in my water, LIONEL goal the weekend |
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... Stephen Ireland would be a great signing...I reckon a few clubs would be in for him so price would be quite high but I reckon worth it. I was thinking about SWP as well, he's a bit out of favour at Citeh and at his age they couldn't demand anything north of 10 Mill. Another fast option on the flank. We often complain about a lack of plan b and not sure albrighton is ready to carry the can yet. West Ham will be off loading along with Portsmouth and Hulll I should imagine...anyone there that takes your fancy? Bit early to talk about transfers in a world cup year but why not? |
Chiefy
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...Portsmouth and Hulll I should imagine...anyone there that takes your fancy? Boaz Myhill - Hull Belhadj - Portsmouth thats about it |
JimVilla
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... Good shout Chiefy. I'd take Carlton Cole (what an upgrade for marlon), possibly Diamanti and Collison. |
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