Aston Villa Banter Archive January 01 2016 to January 31 2016

 

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31 Jan 2016 21:33:43
most season on transfer deadline day i sit and watch most of it hoping we make some sort of go for a name but this time round? really can't be bothered.

ill just wait for the texts off my mates taking the mickey out of the horse crap we are signing.

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01 Feb 2016 08:22:21
I don't think we'll even be signing the horse crap today.

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31 Jan 2016 19:51:38
Does anyone think Gayle would be a good shout and hopefully sign someone tomorrow.

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31 Jan 2016 18:49:52
I suspect many have seen this. But for those that haven't, this is a Cleveland Browns fan when Randy still owned them
I now spend my days sitting at home, rocking backward and forward, watching this on YouTube and occasionally penning a letter to Mr Lerner, in my own
excrement.

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31 Jan 2016 20:12:06
'You are a factory of sadness!.
See you on Saturday. '

Quality, true, and quite sad!!

(And I feel bad that a did laugh!)

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31 Jan 2016 17:22:21
Anyone think Hall from mk dons could be an option if we go down?

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01 Feb 2016 20:23:22
Peter crouch seen at villa park.

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31 Jan 2016 17:15:51
Lets be realistic, we are not going to make any signings now that gabbys back, god help us. The board are not interested in our club. They can't even see that the fans have given up, 23k for a match v man city says it all. We are the next leeds utd waiting to happen. Hope remi stays but wouldn't blame him if he walked after this shambles of a transfer window.

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31 Jan 2016 18:08:56
I think Remi knew what he was in for when he came, comments about staying if we go down along with reassurance from the board that his job is safe if it happens in my opinion suggests he was aware of the budgets available. Financially we haven't gone for broke like Leeds had when they went down so we should be fine.

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31 Jan 2016 20:55:01
I know what you mean about leeds but we will need to invest to get back up and i don't see lerner doing it, so we will just go into freefall. Remember pompey had a rich owner who didn't spend and look at them. don't mean to sound defeatest but never seen us look so dire on all fronts.

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30 Jan 2016 17:50:20
God i. m fedup watching this crap week in week out, think i might take up kniting got to be more interesting.

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30 Jan 2016 22:02:53
week in week out? untill today we looked a good team for 4 games or so. we started to defend and even create chances, if it wasnt for lack of strikers we could have won more games.

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31 Jan 2016 01:01:51
56% possession today but sadly the cutting edge of porridge in and around the box. Movement off the ball was dire and no creativity again. Dubious penalty and two errors especially the back pass but saying that we were never going to win today! WBA I believe we're shocking today and SHA only drawing we may have a full set of WMs clubs in the championship with Walsall too! Didn't expect a win and at least we can concentrate on the league lol.

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31 Jan 2016 07:18:23
Nice to see Villa giving a young English player a chance to shine - just a shame it was Iheanacho.

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31 Jan 2016 08:41:28
I thought Iheanacho was Nigerian, could be wrong tho.

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31 Jan 2016 13:43:45
56% possession no good if its all in your own half.

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30 Jan 2016 17:14:44
How can our board and owners watch as this happens. We lost 4-0 today to a good team but surely we should aspire to compete with them? No money spent, already resigned to the championship. I hate the hierarchy more and more each match. Please invest.

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31 Jan 2016 17:11:08
The simple truth is because it doesn't bother them like it bothers us, it's just like how much would you care about your company not performing too well as long as it didn't effect your job and your income? Not a lot I presume. Sadly that has what is has come down to, Randy Lerner is the only apparent support amongst the lot and he's the worst role model for any supporter ever and people give Mike Ashley stick.

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30 Jan 2016 11:37:10
In the true spirit of Iron Maiden (i. e. 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter') I've just bought a ticket for mine to accompany me to this afternoon's impending debacle. Blimey, there are a lot of spare tickets kicking about. Makes me think no-one is planning to turn up any more.

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30 Jan 2016 17:56:52
Most of the fans decided to Run to the hills today.24000turned out to show the board of idiots that the way they are ruining, sorry, running the club, that this what will happen as the tap door opens.
Come on board pull you fingers from up your as. And allow Garde to at least have a chance to get us a striker.
Just two days to go before you should be charged with bringing the game into disrepute by pretending to be a football club.

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30 Jan 2016 19:25:37
A few observations on today's predictable rout.

For a start it was bloody cold. A 2-pie match for me.
Swathes of empty seats, 23,000 so just over half full.
First 'fans' exodus after the penalty so just 24 minutes in
Out-sung throughout by the large MCFC contingent
After goal #2 we rallied pretty well up to half-time
Second half collapse. Utterly static defence
Gana back-pass had to be seen to be believed
Ayew was on the pitch but otherwise absent
Guzan made 2 vital saves, but obviously conceded 4 others
Mass exodus after goal 3, didn't even wait for the 4th one

Still, at least we can now concentrate on the league .

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30 Jan 2016 20:02:09
I feel I must make comment regarding the not-turning-up or walking-out protests, I bet Lerner is sitting in one of his mansions or Yachts crapping himself because Steve from Pleck and Geoff from Brownhills didn’t turn up to the match today in protest at his errant ways, or because dozens of fat bald blokes walked out and went back to the pub after 24 minutes. I bet he’s thinking ‘I really must immediately change my ways and buy the entire Barcelona strike-force before close of play on Monday or risk the Villa fans not liking me anymore’

All I felt today was a huge sense of sadness that there was almost no support for the team at all. There were a few rallies from the half-empty Holt, but City fans bawled us out, at one point singing (to the silence of the Villa fans) ‘your support is F***n S**t’ and rightly so. I don’t think staying away or walking out does anyone any favours – if I was on the pitch, the message I would get would be ‘no-one gives a s**t so why should I .

Lerner doesn't give a s**t, why be the same as him?

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31 Jan 2016 01:10:47
I left today at the final whistle determined to see it through! Can't believe how cold it was today and on leaving the overwhelming feeling for me was sadness and anger that Learner has seen our wonderful club slide to this level of dejection and hopelessness. Shame on them and here's to us bouncing straight back to the PL with a new owner in 2017/ 18. If/ when we go down I for one am going to raise my villa flag in defiance UTV.

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31 Jan 2016 10:31:55
I know replying is not compulsory but when disagree a few times there has been no comment? Always in a less tolerant mood Sunday's post loss but disagree posts with no comment leave me with what's the point? Thought the idea of banter was 2 ways otherwise I would email myself lol if it saves time please say a, b or c etc

a) it was cold
b) I was right to stay to the end
c) I had the right to feel sad and angry
d) We are a great club
e) learner and the board are to blame for current situation
f) There is now an even more aire of hopelessness and dejection
g) We are most likely to find ourselves in championship next season
h) it is right to hope to bounce straight back
I) it is right to hope we are bought in the summer
j) it is right to hope new owners will build the squad pre season2017/ 18

Alternatively just say my wine fuelled post was negative defeatist and all the above p*****ed you off something rotten! Choose k) Moan over and here's to beating WHU away next up! (See can be positive lol)

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31 Jan 2016 10:34:04
Oh k) maybe you don't have a flag and or your are post code is B9 so house insurance maybe affected!

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Police Tear Gas Halts Friendly International, Transfer News And More

30 Jan 2016 05:59:44
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29 Jan 2016 23:42:25
So we can't sign a goalkeeper because he's only played twice in last two years and croatia in eu. But chelsea can sign a player who not played for brazil since 2013. Tipical fa big clubs getvwhat they want. We are doomed no signings with windoe shutting monday. Fairplay to other teams down there with us at least they spending and trying to improve there situation.

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29 Jan 2016 22:41:42
Another one going begging and we will miss out again
Middlesbrough in advanced talks with Jordan Rhodes.
What the hell are we playing at
Our board want shooting, we deserve all we get, and I feel betrayed as a supporter.

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30 Jan 2016 02:15:28
Why would jordan Rhodes come to us, he will be playing prem football next year with Middlesbrough, not championship with us.

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29 Jan 2016 20:04:42
Since I have absolutely nothing better to do in life than pander to my fellow Villa faithful - and I feel we all need a distraction from the resounding lack of transfer activity - I've come up with a few anagrams of 10 First Team Squad players for you to solve. The 11th anagram is a phrase that largely sums up our performances this season so far - Enjoy!

1 - Oblong Baby - aargh
2 - Slag Hijacker
3 - Eject Toll Soon
4 - Cranial Rack
5 - Cram Hid Chairs
6 - Tonal Haunt
7 - Replenished Popsie
8 - Whale Weds Sooty
9 - Uno Candelabra
10 - Subnormal Colin
11 - Sell a Shabby Doom.

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29 Jan 2016 21:08:50
None make any sense.

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29 Jan 2016 21:36:55
Of course they do dan, 4 = Ciaran Clark that's a clue for you.

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29 Jan 2016 22:12:42
I mean because It says first team starting at no 1 is gabby first team squad anymore?

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29 Jan 2016 22:14:52
Sorry mate.

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30 Jan 2016 20:11:14
Meant to be an amusing entertainment not an exercise in pedantry. Though I am sure avfcdan will soon point out that there should have been a comma between 'entertainment' and 'not' in that sentence.

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29 Jan 2016 19:33:47
I think a punt on Peter crouch or Peter odemwingie would be a good idea.

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29 Jan 2016 18:49:14
Will me sign anyone. Will we spend any money, no. Linked with lots of players but as usual nothing. We signed Eric Black a once European cup winner, too bad he's on the managing side of things. Someone said something about Bakkali but its bull.

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29 Jan 2016 18:12:50
So there is now no possibility of Vidic stepping in to shore up our bone-china defence for a few months, as he has now decided retirement is a more attractive option .

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29 Jan 2016 10:14:53
It's a sign of where we are: for years I have spent January transfer windows hoping that we wouldn't sell our main assets (Barry, Milner, young, Delph, benteke) but now in 2016 we all face the reality that nobody wants any of our players and no other players want to play got us. Progress?

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Neymar Wants To Play For Pep, Vassell Announces Retirement After Not Playing In Over 3 Years And More

29 Jan 2016 10:30:18
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28 Jan 2016 22:57:40
Transfer window please close!

Put me out of my misery, I keep doing this to myself

Every few hours I check the rumour sites with my fingers crossed that there is news of a signing

But no, nothing, nothing but disappointment.

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28 Jan 2016 21:49:17
I'd sign jordan Rhodes the left back from Walsall and Lewis cook Leeds to play cm with laden Rhodes up top with Robinson.

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28 Jan 2016 22:38:41
Yes Djb we would all sign Jordan Rhodes but it ain`t going to happen mate.
We all wanted Austin and at 4 mil he was a snip, the bloody shower we have running our club are useless.
Having supported Villa for 60 years I am lost for words to be honest.
This is all going to get a lot worse before it gets any better, it’s a mess, it’s a shambles, and it stinks.

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28 Jan 2016 23:24:26
Would love Rhodes at villa but let's be honest it won't happen, we'll be lucky to get anyone in.

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29 Jan 2016 08:35:56
Cook and Henry be perfect for us.

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29 Jan 2016 10:35:21
Dave, can't believe that you are lost for words.
The idiots in charge have no interest in us the supporters and even worse no interest in the history and heritage of OUR football club.
Highly paid lackeys of the most stupid owner in football.
He wants caviar but will only pay for tripe.
They are prepared for relegation but the way the club is being run it could be the first of two or three drops.
If it happens then I only hope I am still alive when we get back to the top.
Hopefully!

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29 Jan 2016 13:31:56
Agree Oldvillan.
The people who own and run the club are rotten from top to bottom, with the exception of Garde.

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28 Jan 2016 14:27:22
Gabby been on the injured list for 579 days in the past two years. Has anybody noticed?
Kozak 555 days out.
Could Gardes disinterest with Gabby be down to his injury time?
Kozak less days out than Gabby seems strange.

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28 Jan 2016 14:58:16
I think his uninterested as he is rubbish!!

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28 Jan 2016 12:25:39
Cheeky bid for gary Cahill on loan would be sweet.

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28 Jan 2016 08:57:52
If the board are to allow Garde to buy a striker, a good option could be Pelle. He has slipped down the order at Southampton and may be prepared to take a challenge.

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Sunderland Get Their Man, Cole Not Ready For The Beach And West Ham Hit By Injury Blow + More News

28 Jan 2016 08:32:40
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28 Jan 2016 07:31:10
Anybody think the premiership is getting like WWE
I know we are are a circus but the move by Huth on Kozak and last night Ramiro Funes Mori on Kevin DeBruyne would haven't have looked out of place in WWE.

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28 Jan 2016 15:17:19
In lots of ways you've hit the nail on the head mate. Football is becoming exactly like WWE in the sense that it's a big soap opera and the actual emphasis is being moved further away from the pitch. I haven't watched wrestling for many years but when I did watch it as a youngster there used to be 5/ 6 matches in a show, I see odd glimpses about it now advertising on a couple of Villa blogs and it's all talking and bullshitm jut like football.
The actual 'football' is being overshadowed by the controversy surrounding refs decisions or what a manager said in his interview or what hair cut or news boots someone has on.

Now people seem to be more bothered about what so and so been up to or who said what on Twitter. It's a big part of the reason Villa are in the mess they're in and most people haven't even noticed it happening before their very eyes. You look at the main headlines on sky sports every day and most of them are either Man Utd, Chelsea or Liverpool related regardless of whether they've played the night before. It's what sells now. There's a new religion in this world call celebrityism and sadly its getting bigger by the day.

Nobody in journalism cares about the supporters, they only care about who's dating who, who's been banned from driving etc.
You think of the power that a newspaper actually has even the Birmingham Mail for example, If they wanted to and cared enough they could put so much pressure on Lerner things would have to change.
I mean for years he's gotten away with "being shy" but I think you could say the same thing about many 'celebs' and yet the media hound them all over the globe. If I was a journalist Randy Lerner would be a challenge in the beginning and as time has progressed I would now be sitting on his doorstep ready to ask him on camera as soon as he left what he is doing to our club. You can't even be bothered to face us? Who the F*** do you think you are!?

It's sad.

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31 Jan 2016 10:48:07
Could no agree more mate, well said! .

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Moves Galore As Leeds Legend Backs Signing And Former Villa Assistant Slams Their Fans Plus More News

28 Jan 2016 05:34:57
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Moves Galore As Leeds Legend Backs Signing And Former Villa Assistant Slams Their Fans Plus More News

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28 Jan 2016 00:16:13
Iv supported the Villa for 50+ years and never in all that time have, I seen such hurt and upset . what we have today goes even deeper, it is hurt at what these clowns are doing to our fantastic club . To these people us fans, sorry customers, mean nothing more than bums on seats . We all remember the old type chairmen, who new what it was to be a fan . because they loved the club with the same passion as us . All the bad press Deadly got, you can't denigh he loved the Villa . These people like Fox and co, have got to be made to see, it's a commitment that true supporters make for life . I mean some marriage s don't last 50ys HaHa . Had my rant Villa for ever.

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28 Jan 2016 01:47:11
Hear hear.

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28 Jan 2016 13:38:09
My marriage lasted five years!
But in my defence, it felt like 50

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27 Jan 2016 11:41:17
Dembele, 4-6m surely worth a sneaky bid?!
Jordan Rhodes for me though is a no brainier!

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27 Jan 2016 12:53:04
Dembele would be a great addition going into championship next year him an gestede could be pretty decent combo gestede has proved he can do it at that level also like the idea of Rhodes too an even Ross McCormack them 4 at that level would be decent.

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27 Jan 2016 08:43:50
Agree with all comments
It feels as we are all repeating ourselves
The same message but in different words
We love Aston Villa football club

We accept we will be relegated but are hopeing on for a 10 match winning streak

We are frustrated that our board have accepted relegation and we won't sign s player of any note this window whilst Newcastle, Sunderland, Bournemouth Norwich, have done so

Remi Garde is the right man at the wrong time
The Gana's, Gil, Sisoko's 'Ayew want to play for the club and manager
And if Remi had the pre season we would not be here now!

As the other posts say
Two much funds on middle management and not enough investment in the squad

I will be there as all others who are passionate enough to post on forums
Which league we end up in

Great reception for the players and manager at West Brom during and after the game

It is a shame Hollis, Fox, learner don't sit with us and share our passion

VTD.

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27 Jan 2016 08:19:44
Don't worry guys, it's still mathematically possible for Villa to win the league!

UTV!

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27 Jan 2016 11:33:40
No it's not! How can all teams above us not pick up any points?!

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27 Jan 2016 13:12:56
Maybe they all refuse to play each other on the basis that they can't bear the thought of Villa being relegated and thus get docked points by the FA. Didn't Pardew say it would be tragic if we went down? OK, I'm re-starting my medication again now .

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27 Jan 2016 16:28:53
lol!!

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26 Jan 2016 22:57:45
With all the new appointments over recent months (few years) in the management structure of villa can anybody explain why we are unable to sign (or unwilling ) a single player in this window? I hear about our training facilities being amongst the best around, but we produce hardly any player worthy of a place in any perm team (and those that might be we sell for next to nothing), I hear about us scouting hard around Europe, but nothing appears to have come from that. Are we just full of Middle managers in positions doing nothing?

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27 Jan 2016 13:58:54
Like so many companies we are overloaded with "brains" and under achievers in management.
Trouble is that our management have forgotten that they should be running a football club.
We now have a guy successful at turning companies financially, not making them into football clubs.
Also we are now to get an 18 year old expert in f. all.
Lerner has no idea about anything, least of all a football club.
If only we could turn the clock back 10 years.

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26 Jan 2016 20:01:55
All teams closest to us buying players less than a week to go and we got no one looks like the board have accepted relegation feel sorry for remi as the board are ruining our once great club players once mentioned with have moved on and are all doing well at new clubs we need a new owner asap as Lerner and his accountants that are running our club are ruining us.

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26 Jan 2016 17:04:14
No adebayor. blessing in disguise but come on villa give us something!

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26 Jan 2016 17:44:40
At this point in time I would take anybody that can score goals because that is all we are lacking at the moment if we would have had someone who new where the net was we would have a few more points than we currently have and there would be a lot more pressure on Newcastle Sunderland Norwich Swansea WBA and the likes. All around us are adding to their squads while all we get is a new chairman and an assistant and links to possibly every foreign player going we have it all to play for and a very good chance of survival if we get that one striker who knows how to score!

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26 Jan 2016 21:27:26
Craiggers Adeboyer would definitely have been worth a punt tok the end of the season, and I'm stunned you don't agree! We simply will not get a striker of his potential unless we spend millions and that isn't going to happen, Adeboyer knows the premier league, is arrogant enough to swagger his way to scoring valuable goals, and would be free. its a no brainer - ask. Alan Pardew!

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26 Jan 2016 23:09:31
sellars is banging them in in the reserves, give players like him and green a chance!

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27 Jan 2016 07:24:38
But he didn't want to join us at the start of the season and why would he join us when we are bottom?

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27 Jan 2016 15:28:14
Devlins I'm not doubting his ability but I think garde has enough to worry bout without that added pressure of pleasing adebayor! I'm hoping villa do sign a striker capable of scoring goals but one that is actually happy and wanting to be at the club.

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27 Jan 2016 18:58:39
Listen guys don't get sucked in, the people at he club will of course want us to believe Adeboyer wouldn't join because of the difficult commute, but the truth is probably more like they refused to meet his pay demands and Tim Sherwood might fill us in on that but for legal restrictions! Anyway we have missed out again because Lerner does not love the club, and I seriously doubt we will sign anyone, the towel has been thrown in guys!

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26 Jan 2016 13:14:19
Apparently, we've got a new Coach. Well, an additional 52-seater should make travel to away games a bit easier - or am I somehow missing the point .

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26 Jan 2016 14:29:37
Quality.

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26 Jan 2016 22:52:43
We have more coaches than national express.

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26 Jan 2016 12:26:20
We keep hearing about debouchy, why, just play richards where he's best and spend the money on someone who know where the goal is. I would go for Rhodes, scores goals in the championship which is where we'll need him next season. If by a miracle he scored loads for us this season the unlikely might just happen.

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26 Jan 2016 12:50:39
I completely agree with you mate. I however seem to think the problem lies with the money which is available, I really don't think Villa are willing to pay any fees for players, unless they are loans. It's stupid really. They've essentially publicly admitted we are going down and they're not going to fight to stay in the league, so they should be looking at using their reputation whilst they still have it to attract the best of the championship and league one to fully prepare for next season. Typical clueless Villa.

You hear Tom Fox and Hollis talking about how the club have stood still for years whilst others have moved forward and yet it's still happening. This transfer window is a prime example. Look at Newcastle, they don't want to go down.
Or if we've decided we can't be saved then look at the likes of Forest, Derby, Boro as a model they have all shown more intention and ambition than us the last few seasons.

For me this transfer window was quite simple, We either went for broke and tried to stay up or we started very early preparations and got a head start rebuilding for next season.

We have done neither. We aren't even standing still any more, we're just falling further behind.

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26 Jan 2016 13:04:37
Would lambert sell us his best striker?

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26 Jan 2016 14:30:54
Dont think Lambert would get a say in it, Blackburn need the money.

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26 Jan 2016 21:38:22
I think lambert owes us for the drugery he put us through. The facts are wekeep wasting good money in areas we don't need. Bunns done well and looks composed so why spend on another unnecessary gamble.

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26 Jan 2016 14:03:26
i've just seen the article from last week where timmy says we need to get gabby fit again as he's the only one to save us now - it either confirms his dismissal was the right decision or he's still very bitter!

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27 Jan 2016 14:29:53
Gabby couldn't score in a dentists. Timmy is obviously deluded. Perhaps we should get him on the board to go with the rest of the lunatics. Even MON wouldn't save us now with the lernerbles at the helm.

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Ronaldinho In Near Miss, Football Leaks Reveals Arsenal And Real Madrid Deal And More

26 Jan 2016 05:39:19
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Ronaldinho In Near Miss, Football Leaks Reveals Arsenal And Real Madrid Deal And More

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25 Jan 2016 20:43:55
One pointless, and probably get shot down fir,(again!!)
But, why have we as a club scrapped ALL half time entertainment this season??

I know no one won the ball at the target, or the games played by local teams where irrelevant, but, they at least entertained me and my dad, and my son is to busy looking at his phone, but, it kept something alive during the break!
Why was it all stopped?

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25 Jan 2016 22:01:10
Who's bothered
Makes no difference to me getting lashed on the concourse.

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25 Jan 2016 22:11:20
Obviously I am!

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26 Jan 2016 00:21:24
Said exactly this to my son against palace, no target game, no player parade, no kids racing round the pitch? Smells of contempt for the hardened support still watching dross for last few years! Also what has happened to our season ticket holder free calendar or year book!? It's the little things that hurt lol!

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26 Jan 2016 13:08:01
Presumably there's a Board decision that no entertainment is allowed on the pitch this season - at half-time or at any other time for that matter .

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26 Jan 2016 13:45:28
Very cynical
Funny though!!

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25 Jan 2016 17:01:26
I saw gabby at shelfield soccer centre yesterday were my lads were playing the way he was jumping around he ain't got a bad back either remi don't fancy him or he don't want to play under remi if that's case get shot of him and recall Robinson and give him a chance or bring in a loanie like lambert remy both goal poachers.

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25 Jan 2016 14:46:19
I didn't know why villah did not appoint ex villa defender ugo ehigou. He has done a brilliant job with the spurs u21s. He would have sorted that defence out plus he loves you club big time. I think he would have done a better job than remi garde.

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25 Jan 2016 15:04:07
I think romance in football is long gone.

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25 Jan 2016 16:11:03
Loved the club so much he left for more money at boro.

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25 Jan 2016 19:53:24
Jesus wept!

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25 Jan 2016 20:15:02
Thank god your not the chairman the raver you would want fabion delph as his assistant.

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25 Jan 2016 20:39:13
Haha mendax you do crack me up

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25 Jan 2016 23:15:31
I do my best Flackie.

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24 Jan 2016 20:58:21
Surely John Gregory, Brian Little or Ian Taylor would have been a better choice of a number2 to Garde thoughts?

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24 Jan 2016 23:26:16
Gregory and Little both would I think would be by now in their careers wanting a number 1 job or director of football type role be it in a lower league club to be realistic about PL opportunities, Taylor isn't a bad shout, lacks coaching experience but is villa through and through.

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25 Jan 2016 13:14:36
The best choice of Assistant is somebody that Garde actually wants and Black is this. Also, Little has just taken a job managing Jersey so would have time constraints. Adding someone like that to the Board though would go down well.

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{Ed007's Note - Eric Black played for Metz for a while back in the 80's so perhaps him and Garde's paths have crossed before and they've known each other for years.}

24 Jan 2016 20:22:06
I may get shot down a bit here so before I start let me say that I am fully behind Remi and I think that if he is given time to bring in his own players and then play his style with those players he will prove to be a good appointment. BUT, I think we sacked Sherwood too early. I know results hadn't gone well and he was struggling to find that winning formula but with 13 new players it was always going to be difficult at first. I genuinely believe that we'd have more points now If we'd have stuck with him. Last season when joined us we needed wins and with his mentality, coaching and the confidence he gave the team they went out and won those "must win" games. this season the 4 games over Xmas (Newcastle, West Ham, Sunderland and Norwich) were so crucial and I still believe they were "must wins" (a) because we needed the points and (b) 3 of the teams were at our end of the table. I think he'd have got is 7/ 9 points and a few more in other games. When you look at Tims win percentage, even with those 9 games before he was sacked he still had the best win percentage of any of our previous managers or the one we have now. What was worse is that he still had most of the fans on side. We were all getting a bit restless but we all appreciated his efforts at the end of last season and all thought he could change it around. Hindsight is a wonderful thing I guess and it's just an opinion but I think we should have showed him some loyalty and given him another 10 games.

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24 Jan 2016 21:59:56
I agree re remi, but, and as you all know from my comments on here I am a sherwood fan, I think he lost the dressing room, and regardless of results, had to go.

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25 Jan 2016 12:06:06
How do you know he lost the dressing room flackie? But totally agree with the original post in that Sherwood shouldn't of been sacked. This is what I thought at the time and this is what I still think now. This club has been teetering on the brink of relegation for years, you take away benteke the goal scorer from that team and then you're deep in trouble. It was a gamble buying all these guys from France that hasn't paid off. Players like veretout, ayew and gana have all got better but its too little too late. Amavi looks an exceptional player and I think veretout will be a great player over the next couple of years for us. But Sherwood/ garde have/ had little to no chance of keeping us up.

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25 Jan 2016 15:06:15
Reports of fractions, ignoring certain players, slagging off board members in the press.
Shall I go on?

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26 Jan 2016 23:05:10
slagging off board members, good on the bloke!

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24 Jan 2016 12:54:30
Just been looking at premier league fixtures, the teams around us . when we have games we should get something out of, they have got some stinkers . I know I might be clutching at straws, but have a look, it might raise the spirits .

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24 Jan 2016 15:49:03
next 5 game if we put in 100% and maybe buy a striker i can't see why we can't get 9 points at least . clutching straws too but don't see why not.

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24 Jan 2016 18:10:04
Know what you're saying and my fingers are raw from clutching at straws! Swansea winning today has got rid of a few straws and even further compounds the missed opportunity yesterday!

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24 Jan 2016 00:32:49
Seems its time to roll the dice in the last chance saloon, to our "new" wanted list is a venezulan chap playing in holland with a buy-out clause of only £370,000, if that falls through then we may be having a nudge in the direction of peter odemwingee, (spelling? ), and if sources are to be believed randy is going to send a member of his family over to play a big part in 'turning'the club around, remi garde being a man of honour will embrace this but is shocked at how badly the club's heiarchy are veering off in one direction and then lurching off on another, ashamed to say it does not bode well, grey skies ahead and just to tee it off;apparently one of the things discussed at the meeting in new york was a contingency plan to sell the rights to rename villa park, nice of them not to mention anything about that, up the revolution;randy and his cronies out and stay out!

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23 Jan 2016 20:31:55
I find it quite ridiculous how we didn't sign Austin in the summer. Why didn't anyone with him in the summer?

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23 Jan 2016 21:06:19
because they want 15m in summer they only took 4m now before they lose him for free.

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23 Jan 2016 18:22:09
Never know a season when all the midlands clubs bar Leicester are terrible. I think west brom will be joining villa in the championship next year as they are very poor and boring just like villa.

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23 Jan 2016 16:51:59
Today we played well, just need someone new to inject some quality.

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23 Jan 2016 17:12:16
Yes we did play well.
We need a couple of strikers, someone who knows where the bloody net is, we are giving teams far too much time to organise when we go forward.
If we do not bring in someone who can score goals we deserve all we get, this has been a problem for far too long and needs sorting.

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23 Jan 2016 18:40:19
A guy who scored 5 mins after coming on today and only cost 4 million would of been brilliant.

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23 Jan 2016 20:15:00
We would never have got austin anyway. He wouldn't sign with the probability we were going down. I know its all doom and gloom but i agree, if we could get a bent esk signing in the next week and have the impact he had when houllier signed him, we might have a chance. We struggled to score goals with benteke, we were always going to struggle without. Good defence today and if you look at the goals conceded, we're certainly better than the 2 teams above us. Considering gestede's main attrbute, he struggles to score goals with his head. I don't think he's really cut out for prem.

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23 Jan 2016 16:03:35
Just a quick thought, how about wellington silva at bolton wonderers, i know it's the championship but i've been watching him for a good few games and not only is he creatively premier league material, but can tackle, is tenatious, good eye for a pass and has a good engine, all game up and down the pitch, buy him and jordan rhodes, not to mention the main man at oxford united, we'd have a very good chance of staying up, what do you reckon editor?

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23 Jan 2016 16:28:07
We might with them I agree have a chance of getting back up, but sadly we need to realise that we won't stay up.
We need points, and play one up top at the baggies.

Our manager doesn't play for goals, he plays to not concede. Would rather lose going for a win, than scrape a nil nil.

Tick tock

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23 Jan 2016 17:36:42
Missed opportunity there, out played the Baggies all over the pitch . don't know where he's coming from but we are desperate, for a striker . Gill and Gana where brilliant today, so frustraiting when balls are played into the box and nobody there, somebody like Jorden Rhodes should be in there. Time and again, nobody ever attacking the ball, they have got to get in there, Now Ruddy out, it makes a striker a priority.5 games unbeaten and another clean sheet, as others have said, with a decent striker, who knows . Villa forever.

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23 Jan 2016 20:52:27
So disappointing that again no finishing power! Listened to Albion callers on radio saying how appalling their team performance was today plus good penalty shout again! A real missed opportunity but not too unexpected I suppose. Winning today would have given us a potential 7 point gap but have been saying the likes for the last few weeks to no avail. As I have said before by the time we start to 'take off' we will be out of runway! 15 games left, sorry still can't see us doing a Leicester last season. VTID.

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Posh Chairman Tells Liverpool To Buy A Bentley, James Told To Be Patient At Real Madrid And More

23 Jan 2016 09:02:01
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23 Jan 2016 08:15:31
Very disappointed to see the deal for Kalinic fall through not just because I am desperate for us to sign anyone but because I did my own bit of research on him and he seemed a very good prospect also the fact he was keen to join.

I really don't understand these work permits and how some players and clubs breeze through coming from South America or somewhere and yet Villa seem to have serious issues with them, especially when it comes to goalies. If I remember rightly twice we failed to sign Guzan before we finally landed him cause of work permit issues and I could never understand it.

I've read its harder for goalkeepers because on average they earn less money but I can guarantee he would earn more than most people in the country and therefore pay more tax so why should this make any difference?

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22 Jan 2016 23:47:24
Mr Hollis. Have some self respect, resign now. I don't think I have ever disliked someone so much after such short exposure to them.

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23 Jan 2016 15:34:50
Must agree with you Mendax.
This idiot is on a par with Lerner, neither have any idea of what is expected of an owner/ chairman of a football club.
Lerner worked out that there is no profit in a football club, merely breaking even would be a success.
Now we have a Lerner mk2 who tells us that Scrooge has spent massive amounts of money since he bought our football club. The ground looks great but the team would be out of pace on a park pitch.
Has anyone worked out how much has been spent on players since Deadly sold up?
To maintain prem. status about £35m pa is required and without checking I doubt that this amount of money has been spent on players. Most has been spent on the ground and Bodymore Heaths state of the art facilities.
None of our management group will ever get a job anywhere else so I guess we are totally shafted as they will remain in place until we get a turnover of £100 and a profit of £10 and gradually sink like the Titanic into the dark abyss of non league football.

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23 Jan 2016 18:17:22
The worrying thing is that this idiot has been brought in to draw the fire away from Lerner
The sycophantic nonsense he comes out with is something I would expect to hear out of the mouth of one of Kim Jong Un's lackey's
I actually find what he says to be an insult to my intelligence.

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22 Jan 2016 23:26:35
Anyone expecting any rumours or glimmers of hope to be found here I bring terrible news. Doubtful that anyone will sign due to league position, we will have to hope that the squad we have can do it.

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22 Jan 2016 19:29:53
I really had hoped we have that new goalkeeper in place for tomorrow. We have lost so many games because of guzan. I believe we only need a decent keeper who doesn't pee himself every time the other team get the ball to start taking points in games. I think we gave the making of a decent team already.

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22 Jan 2016 23:11:00
The deal for the new keeper has fell through, no work permit!

Also the defender now not happening, back to the drawing board, oh yeah that's blank with no ideas or back up plans

I really think we are all being lied too, strange feeling that there will be no new signings to even try and save ourselves

Got to feel sorry for Remi, another manager who has been lied too about money to spend and being backed by the board

You really can't make this stuff up. This doesn't even happen on champ manager!

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22 Jan 2016 17:18:20
Basically there is no money going to be made available until next season and then there won't be much unless we sell stars and buy league 1 players clubs doomed until we're sold and that ****er they got as chairman is only here to balance books.

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22 Jan 2016 08:33:14
Just seen a video of Kalinic's best saves, I have three words. SIGN. HIM. NOW!

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22 Jan 2016 08:27:38
What is Hollis telling us? It looks as though he believes that our esteemed owner has been looking after our football club exactly how it should.
Poor deadly sold to the man who said would look after the club best.
What a bloody liberty!
The man has overseen the biggest catastrophe our club has ever seen. What has caused the problem, lack of investment on players.
Scrooge has built himself a mausoleum. Unfotunately he will be remembered as the idiot that destroyed one of the greatest football clubs in the world.
His total lack of investment on the pitch is clear for even the doubters to see. His support of his managers is also questionable.
O'Neil saw it coming and walked.
Houllier was an ill man.
McLiesh was never going to survive.
Lambert was given a vision by the owner who then renaged by withdrawing his support.
Sherwood got the most money, funded by sales of the two best players.
Gardes tenure looks fragile but still Hollis says the cheque book is not closed.
I really fear for our football club while the current board and owner are involved.
Many clubs have gone to the wall and some have risen to the lower divisions but Aston Villa are not just any club, they are a massive part of football history.
The owner and board should look in the mirror and see what we all see. A collection of idiots with no idea about running a football club.

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22 Jan 2016 10:17:09
That's a bullseye, couldn't agree more, but we live in hope.

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22 Jan 2016 10:55:14
Spot on oldvillan -what a disgusting bunch of people we have in charge - Lerner is a fake and a very rich greedy one!

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22 Jan 2016 07:42:39
Nice to see old 'reg'hollis saying he's in charge and just spending money buying players to try and fix the problem is NOT the answer! if anyone could slap him round the face with a wet fish it might liven the numpty up a bit sharpish! and now he's got his catchphrase I'M IN CHARGE the worlds all calm and jim dandy!9 days to go, i'm thinking we've now got our own MR. MANNERING! remember don't panic i've just heard from bodymoor we're signing a new striker today, goes by the name of PIKE! joking aside we're so snookered we need Steve Davis double lively! come back "Deadly"all's forgiven, and yorkey get your boots on son! aaaahhhh.

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21 Jan 2016 17:52:47
Hi Eds can't get the predict scores on my phone or the league table any ideas please?

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{Ed033's Note - what does that mean? Are you going to the Correct Score Competition page?

21 Jan 2016 19:58:12
Yes ed sorry was not coming up on mobile it's their now thank you.

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21 Jan 2016 18:21:06
So, another day gone, no signings but reports say we're looking at a croat keeper, french defenders, forwards from germany and rejects from italian teams, we might as well change our nickname from the the "villians"to the "voyeurs", i think our board has learned a trick or two off gold and sullivan, make all the right noises about getting in this and that, and at the last minute come up with some jackanory about last minute changes demanded by the agent or player and how we won't be insulted and move on to the next target, yadda yadda yadda, they must be following the mushroom equation when deal with us, keep us in the dark and feed us pure "bulls**t",10 days to turn it around, hope i'm mega wrong but don't hold your breath, will hollis the 'novice'save the day with his business know-how, i bleedin hope so, "UP THE VILLA-sing loud, sing proud".

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21 Jan 2016 18:05:56
I have just been reading that bottom club Aston Villa are in the top 30 richest clubs in the world, which is incredible given our current situation. Frustrating then that with just a top ten finish we could easily be in the top 15! For any doubters in the football world about Villa being a big club please pay attention - it gives an idea of the size of our beautiful sleeping giant! I guess it also leaves us all feeling angry and let down by our American owner who clearly does not share our vision and passion for one of the worlds richest and most historic football clubs. Shame. more like disgusting!

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21 Jan 2016 17:02:56
All playing in the championship

Carson

Lichaj Davies Baker Bennett
Bannan Gardner Hogg
Weimann Bent Delfouneso


Myhill
Whittingham
Robinson
Lowton
Graham
Johnson
Carruthers


just saying.

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21 Jan 2016 17:24:22
But "just saying" what exactly?
I don't see your point.

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21 Jan 2016 17:37:19
And a couple of them will be playing in the premiership next season if things don't get sorted soon you will be waving to them as you pass them!

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21 Jan 2016 18:54:17
Just saying they were all released, loaned out or sold for small fees and deemed not good enough by Villa and most of us. Yet all the millions since been spent on transfer fees and wages and what have we really gained?

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21 Jan 2016 21:14:34
I agree that many were released for poor fees.
Do I think we would be better off as a squad of players than what we have?
Not at all.

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22 Jan 2016 15:55:07
It's conjecture as we really don't know. The facts remain they wouldn't be any lower in the league.

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21 Jan 2016 15:51:21
Couple of decent lads at Walsall we could buy any views.

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21 Jan 2016 18:38:24
There's one lad who's a LB called Rico Henry. He is already a good player. He came on in the friendly against Villa and was easily the best player in Walsalls teams and showed a few of ours up too. I'd like to think we could keep Amavi for a season but if not I'd be snapping this kid up. Remember the name because I can see him being a big team player one day.

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Real Madrid Top Money League, Poch Lauded By Puyol And More

21 Jan 2016 13:52:56
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21 Jan 2016 08:40:40
Heard on talksport this morning that the bottom placed club in premier this season will get £13mil. qpr got £1mil, 1st year in championship parachute payment is £30mil, is it any wonder that yank doesn't give a **** about our club!

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{Ed001's Note - you get more for staying in the Prem.}

21 Jan 2016 17:53:17
Not disputing that ED just trying to answer in my own head and sharing my thoughts on why we are not signing anyone. I want my club in the premiership as well but if we had have finished bottom last year we would have got £1mil. if we finish bottom this year mr Lerner gets £12mil more therefore does he care.

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{Ed001's Note - yes, because the club is completely devalued, plus the money on offer in the Prem shoots up next season.}

20 Jan 2016 22:58:16
Mervyn King, Ian Taylor and Brian little all should be on the board.

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21 Jan 2016 17:42:16
Little announced today as Jersey Team Manager so don't reckon my boyhood hero is coming home!

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Leicester Relocate To London According To US TV And More As Former Arsenal Defender Fears For His Career

20 Jan 2016 22:35:48
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20 Jan 2016 16:47:05
Just a little over 12 days left some outs but not one in, very very frustrating clubs above and around the relegation area all spent on new additions, all i have heard/ read is we are linked with this player that player we are in talks with this one or that one but alas. anything positive? Nope same old villa dragging there feet again ending up with the slops, wouldn't surprise me if the powers that be have said "oh look we're on a good run we don't need anyone". heard we would have someone before the Wycombe game and now its before the tesco game. I can see last minute scrambles for the dregs?

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20 Jan 2016 19:35:47
so which league 2 kid or OAP do you think we signing in the next week or so.

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20 Jan 2016 14:14:31
The table must be upside down. We must be top of the league with all the players we're sending out on loan!

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20 Jan 2016 11:48:35
A poor showing in this transfer window! Much needed reinforcements don't want to have certain relegation on the cv's. It is now inevitable. With the time left, we'd surely never get deals done we actually need. Talk of certain players going has died down, probably because garde knows he can't get anyone in.

I haven't been on this site for a while due to feeling uninspired by our plight. Had to come sooner or later though! And to think we were all so buoyant in the summer.

I don't blame garde! I don't even blame Sherwood, he should have been given more time. We're no better off than we were in November when he left. In my opinion, we should have just kept lambert and suffered relegation last year. Horrible to say, but could be what we need to get this great club going again. Get rid of the mercenaries and actually have people who want to play for the club and do well for the club. That way we could at least build a team, a squad and get a winning mentality going again!

Loans for players like ramos and sane no good! Accept the inevitable and look at buying players like Jordan rhodes, Tom ince and Andre gray.

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20 Jan 2016 17:05:56
I agree with that, Villa should be using their little reputation they have left to try and attract the very best which is already established in the championship especially anyone unlikely to come up this season.
There's lot of good young players in the championship who would still relish the chance for a shot at the big time all be it for 5 months.
And next season we'd have established players.

Jordan Rhodes, Adam Henley, Henri Lansbury, Will Hughes, Andre Gray, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Charlie Taylor, Lewis Cook, Teddy Bishop, Jon Toral, Moussa Dembele, Isak Sse****ambo, Zach Clough etc etc.

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20 Jan 2016 19:23:11
ha i didn't even notice what was in the middle of his name until it got censored!

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{Ed007's Note - I'd never heard of him and had to go hunting to see who you were on about - it was the built in swear filter that done it btw. It's one of the best names I've came across in a long time (no pun intended).}

20 Jan 2016 19:39:53
God I hope we sign him!! Just purely to hear the chants!!

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20 Jan 2016 21:40:19
I play quite of football manager that's the main reason I know the players but I've always followed ex villains at their other clubs and Derby have quite a few now.
I think he's a similar player to bacuna quick and skilful not the best defender though but still young can play rb cb or cm. His name is great though and can only imagine the chants I'm not sure how it's pronounced though.

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Lampard Rules Leicester Out Of Title Race, Inter Milan And Napoli In The Centre Of Homophobic And Racist Abuse Row Plus More

20 Jan 2016 08:44:52
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20 Jan 2016 07:31:00
Just heard Tom Ross on Talksport
Utter garbage
He reckons Clarke should start Clarke is going to the Euros with Ireland
Clarke is to rash
Lescot and Okore look better
Agree with him on Grealish
Not a team player and he couldn't be bothered
Sinclair much the same
The young right back put the crosses in
Gestede is awful
Richards all heart but wouldn't play him
Sanchez still hasn't got to premier league pace
In all fairness it was a no win game for the villa
Win 5-0 it's only Wycombe
Lose1-0
We are slaughtered by ever pundit
The ref was awful
Constant pushing kicking pulling
Off the ball fouls
But villa will be playing in that league next year
We need to toughen up or we will do a Leeds
One question we were 3 unbeaten until last night and we all agree the previous 2 games Palace Leicester we were better
Why did Remi not play that team for the first half to get a couple of goals then bring the others in
Another note
That number 20 from Wycombe was a nightmare how many fouls pushes grappling did he do and the ref did nothing
Nice to see Gana get his goal
A light in a dark place.

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20 Jan 2016 10:40:08
I would play Clarke an okore
On less wages than Richards an lescott an have something to prove an fight for we need rid of all the big earners in my opinion a back 4 next year of

Lyden okore Clarke amavi


Decent young players who not on big money.

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20 Jan 2016 10:41:25
Then build the midfield round jack


Traore westwood gueye Robinson
Grealish
Gestede.

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20 Jan 2016 16:53:50
westwood no way, he's been there a while now and been sh-t.

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20 Jan 2016 19:25:33
Rather build team around Gil than Grealish, both lightweight but at least Gil offers something in most games, Grealish for me is STILL living off that semi final from last season.

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20 Jan 2016 20:11:15
Build the team around grealish? Really?
The kid believes the hype around his name, and he is no where near!
1 goal, and nothing else.
He is a weak lee hendry.
Not commited, uninterested, rather go on lash with mates.
We need warriors, not cadets.
Gil 10x the player.

Also, Clarke in team above Richards and lescote, Richards is a right back, end of argument, won't play there, then leave.
Lescote is past it, can't read a game, and here for a payday.
Clarke is committed, passionate and the only real team leader we have.
Yes he occasionally mistimes, lunges and gives silly free kicks, but, he is a fighter, will roll his sleeves up and get in the trenches with us.
As would of baker.
Would Richards, or lescote??

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21 Jan 2016 15:46:19
Totally agree, I was looking at some of our ex players playing in the championship and else where the other day and to be honest most of them would still get in our team certainly the squad and also the likes of weimann, bannan, lichaj, albrighton whittingham etc actually cared more about the Villa than almost everyone who has replaced them.

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19 Jan 2016 23:14:31
Always good to leave villa park after a win which has been too rare in recent years. A very poor first half with Gil and Gana subs giving the extra spark. Perhaps not too big a spark? Someone at the match mentioned apart from the young right back this was a Sherwood starting team. Perhaps more credit where credits due for Remi? His gamble paid off with the 9 changes even though it was a dreadful spectacle first half especially. Fully expect a different team and performance Saturday! Just a note but fair play to the town of Wycham for turning up! They did their team proud. Ax for the meagre 20,000 crowd it is a debt week post Christmas, really freezing and a school night plus was a lowly opposition can't expect too many. VTID.

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19 Jan 2016 19:57:07
Anyone got a link to watch the game?

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19 Jan 2016 06:14:23
P. s. one final hail mary of buying a player, what about the young centre forward at oxford united (apologies can't remember his name), they got him on a free from the boing boing baggies, as quick as vardy and i reckon you'd get him cheap if we jumped in now, he's making a name for himself and a few clubs starting to look at him, where the bloody hell are our scouts, what are they doing!

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{Ed001's Note - Kemar Roofe, excellent young prospect:

19 Jan 2016 08:56:43
Thanks Ed001 for finding out his name and the video you put up, your a legend, unlike our board and owner unfortunately! nice one!

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{Ed001's Note - to be honest, I already knew about him from his West Brom days so it was someone I was keeping an eye on as I felt they made a mistake releasing him. So I only had to do a quick search for the vid. Very good player I think.}

19 Jan 2016 18:15:46
Ed, great video!
I don't know this kid, but he looks quality, abs just what we need!

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{Ed001's Note - he is a good player mate, had a great game against Swansea in the cup, tore them to shreds.}

19 Jan 2016 18:29:05
I've just been watching!
He looks perfect for us, pacey, skilful, and knows where goal is!!
Would work perfect next to a big man, like rudy, or gestede, but alongside ayew would scare defences to death!!

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{Ed001's Note - I agree, he is definitely good enough to play at a higher level.}

19 Jan 2016 05:49:00
Just a quickie, seems sunderland and big Sam could be persuaded to sell defoe for big money, will they sell to another team in the relegation battle-well we won't know if we don't try, i reckon a nutty amount of 10 million, give them gabby (on loan if nothing else), that quality wingman the "zog", senderos and guzan, and i reckon we might have a chance, others to try and sign, well crouchie said he's looking for regular first team football, even if only on loan, and what about the lad at leicester kramaric on loan, its only a phone call to find out yeah or neah, and finally, euro 2016 round the corner, lots of top clubs around europe (real, juve, barca, ac and inter, etc), have centre forwards itching to play first team football to get into their national teams, pay a kings ransom to loan with option to buy at the end of the season, and finally what about the likes of hernandez at hull, or my own choice, jordan rhodes, failing all that how about the hail mary of calls, SAINT AND GREAVSIE., i reckon they'd do a better job than gabby or our super skipper richards (i'd sell him double quick or trade to get defoe) keep the faith, up the villa!

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19 Jan 2016 13:54:53
Being playing champ manager i see.

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19 Jan 2016 18:07:59
Sad to say, don't worry about playing it, unless we splash the cash we'll unfortunately be living it.

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18 Jan 2016 23:30:27
OK, here's another one, bearing in mind we are picking up scraps, not challenging for the Champions League, Nemanja Vidic has had his Inter Milan contract cancelled after failing to make one appearance this season.

Thoughts?

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18 Jan 2016 22:59:13
Unless I'm missing out an already-existing invite, apart from those so remote that they cannot easily get to VP, wouldn't it be good to get together pre-match for a pint or two and at least a face-to-face chat about the imminent future of our beloved club? Someone name a home-game .

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18 Jan 2016 21:49:05
Just read on another site that Pelle is looking to get away from Southampton as he is now third in line.
Could he do a job for us?

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18 Jan 2016 20:07:55
Shola Ameobi being let go by Bolton because they can't offer him a new deal in their current financial situation.

Any takers?

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18 Jan 2016 20:45:00
I hope not villa!
We need a goal scorer, not another gabby.

Adebayor is the option I would risk.
Always great for 6 months. Yeah, not great long term! But we got to try to stay in league.

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18 Jan 2016 22:18:29
Not apposed to your point of view Flackie, but I'm not entirely sure who we are actively in for at this stage. Lots of folks railing against Adebayor back in the Summer .

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18 Jan 2016 22:32:45
I don't disagree Flackie but, from recollection, you live a lot closer to a side likely to end up at the top half of the league, which must be a complete neighboring nightmare. We have no signings so far and, though some of the rumours come from a potentially better source than Jackie in the car-park burger-van Where is this transfer-window taking us so far? Hopefully not just signing another load of French Jordans again .

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18 Jan 2016 23:25:56
Ha!!
Yes not losing on sat was crucial to me actually leaving my front door this week!!!
I think we are leaving it late!!. But. I believe that garde is the right man, and that players will come this window!

Just who??

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18 Jan 2016 18:52:04
Tielemans an praet both linked

Would be amazed if any of these top prospects signed for us.

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18 Jan 2016 21:53:10
pretty please but it won't happen.

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18 Jan 2016 18:59:37
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Aston Villa - Where did it all go wrong?

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18 Jan 2016 18:20:18
We are clearly better at the back with Okore and Lescott even though occasionally they get a lapse in concentration (Leicester goal)
Do you think that Garde is strong enough to leave Richards out or at best at r/ back.
Gabby is ready to come back but should he be included?
Some of the players seem to think that they are above change if you read reports in the papers. Garde is stating that some are not responding to his style which appears to reflect the reluctance of some over the past few seasons.
A good win on Tuesday could relaunch the season.

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18 Jan 2016 18:45:29
Id go

Bunn

Richards
okore
Lescott
Cissoko


Westwood
Gueye


Gabby
Grealish
Ayew

Kozac.

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18 Jan 2016 17:53:47
What is Jamie Redknapp on about
With villa look better with Gestede starting
I am far from moaning and the fight in the team against palace and Leicester has not been seen since the Martin Oneil chapter is is enjoyable to watch again the atmosphere is electric when the team put the work in But Kozac won every flick on against Huth against . he had 2 clear chances to score and with match fitness I can see him putting the chances away
Ayew seemed a little quite so didn't show as much as normal but the ball was knocked down to him from Kozac
Granted Gestede scored but how many knock downs and flicks does he win.
Leicester couldn't handle kozac and Gestede
Looking forward to Wycombe could kick start our season
I think Remi is starting to swing things his way. And it looks better
Viva la revolution.

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18 Jan 2016 18:20:22
Don't stress about it mate
Redknapp is a thick man who has a job where he has to say something; that was the best he could come up with
How many times do you think he has watched us before coming to that conclusion?
Clearly, very few.

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18 Jan 2016 15:13:49
Getting excited over Wycombe match. Good result could spring board great result against west brom and west ham.

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18 Jan 2016 15:30:19
in next 4 i can see us getting 3 wins and maybe a draw.

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18 Jan 2016 15:52:17
I daren't dream.

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20 Jan 2016 07:52:19
Now I hoped for a goal frenzy, but two will have to do. Hopefully, west brom will gave sold berhino by Saturday and we can carry on from this win and beat them on Saturday.

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18 Jan 2016 11:55:54
havng a twitter rant day

tweeting loads of players and villa pages. wonder if it will work hahaha

Aston Villa bring Benteke back home, villa fans copy let's flood this page and all villa page, its the way to get our POV across.

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18 Jan 2016 12:06:56
even if just on loan. its a goal scorer with prem quality.

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West Brom Selling Berahino, Chelsea Bid Rejected By Zagreb And More News

17 Jan 2016 19:18:57
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, West Brom Selling Berahino, Chelsea Bid Rejected By Zagreb And More News

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17 Jan 2016 17:45:05
Going to throw this out there. The Wycombe match could be perfect. Am predicting goal fest for villa. Maybe 4. Perfect boost before west brom match on Saturday. Believe we could get the points at west brom and possibly save season.

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17 Jan 2016 16:13:37
Does anyone else agree that Benteke has been completely wasted more or less since joining Liverpool, certainly so since Klopp has taken over.
I might be a little bit bias but for me he is easily their best and one of the best strikers in the league and to see him on the bench game after game.

Sherwood spoke out before Liverpool signed him about the lack of system in place to suit him and how he might struggle and it seems like he and others were right.
I know it is only a game but often when playing football manager he gets loaned out or sold the following summer also. I'd have him back on loan in a heartbeat.

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17 Jan 2016 18:55:47
I resigned him on footy manager an he was poor.
Now got lacazette, embolo, Jesé and alcacar as my strikers. Did the villa get taken over by a new chairman on yours mine did after 1 season an I get loads money

Butland/ horn

Trippier/ chambers
Stones/ richards
Balanta/ sulimam
Robertson

Samper/ besic

Ward prowse/ mensah
Wilshire/ strootman

Embolo/ salah
Delefeou/ grealish

Alcacar/ lacazette/ Jesé

That's my squad.

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17 Jan 2016 19:43:37
If only that was our real squad.

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17 Jan 2016 20:41:40
signing them players on footy man? you cheating hahaha.

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17 Jan 2016 20:58:19
I've played the first season quite a few times with various teams and Villa get taken over almost every season quite often with Graham Taylor becoming the chairman.

However almost every time also they are cemented in the bottom 3 or 4 only once can I remember them finishing about 11th and it automatically starts with Remi Garde as manager.

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17 Jan 2016 22:04:42
I finished 16th first year
11th second
6th third
12th fourth.

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16 Jan 2016 20:33:51
Decent result today considering where Leicester are in the table and that we managed to come back from behind. I was impressed with Bunn so I hope he gets to continue in goal and Okore was class too. Kozak and Gestede looked an effective partnership up front if not pretty. Its a shame Adama is injured as he would provide that direct attacking threat we were missing today and he would have plenty to cross to. Maybe there's still hope .

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16 Jan 2016 21:00:59
Great shame NUFC got a win today but agree all said we battled second half and held the leaders to a draw! Negatives we're didn't think Ayew was at the races and Veratout was very lacking in quality crosses and distribution. Positives with Bunn and the two tall centre forward partnership! If only we had battled this much from October I reckon we could be in a better position VTID.

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16 Jan 2016 21:21:12
I honestly thought we were no were near good enough today against a Leicester team that were also pretty poor. I can not see a way out of this. We need 9 wins its took us the last 57 games to record 9 wins so how now can we do it with 16 games left. We are nowhere near good enough for the prem with this squad an management and above. We don't deserve to be in the prem I hate to say it but we are a complete mess. I jus hope we can soon have a massive overhaul an be back in the prem an competing where this great club deserves to be in the next few years as this is breaking my heart. Sorry if I upset anyone with this but I'm a realist.
Villa till I die!

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16 Jan 2016 23:07:09
No your a pessimist.

Today, although not perfect, was loads better, positive and had fight.
We played the league leaders, top v bottom.
And we at least matched them.

The only consistent thing here is your positive outlook dan.

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17 Jan 2016 08:29:04
I wouldn't say it was Villas greatest performance, no but certainly better than some of the earlier ones this season.
Dont want to make excuses for Villa either but, the Cissokho handball was very harsh, and Huth blatantly elbowed Kozak twice should have had at least one pen and he should have been sent off.

The confidence around the dressing room now must be considerably better than it was after the Sunderland game.

I'm certainly not going to get carried away, it's very much against us, but it's still not impossible. And the performances and effort levels have definitely improved.

I do agree Leicester were certainly not at their best yesterday, but I also think Villa need some credit for making things hard for them. I'd personally like to see us really start going for games the last 20 minutes or so, even if it takes all 3 subs and we just go all out.

I certainly think even if it was for the last 10 mins against teams. I'd love to see Micah Richards come on as a CF for a bit, Rudy, Kozak and Richards would give defenders no rest.

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17 Jan 2016 11:51:29
Ok here's my predictions based upon the last two matches improvements compared to what I thought after Sunderland Away! Bear in mind this is being the most optimistic now!

WBA away before SAFC lose now win based too on their injuries 3 points
WHU away before lose now draw 1 point
Norwich Home before win now win 3 points
LFC home before lose now draw based on their inconsistency 1 point
Stoke away before lose now lose 0 points
Everton home before lose now draw based on can't kill many sides off 1 point
Man C away before lose and now lose despite the snake getting a red card 0
Tottenham home lose and now lose based upon last few years and current 0
Swans Away before draw now must must must win 3 points
Chelski home before lose now draw based on our past hoodoo overl them 1 point
AFC Bournemouth home before win now win 3 points
Man U away before lose and now as always lose 0 points
Saints home before lose now draw 1 point
Watford away before lose now win as will be fighting for lives them safe 3 points
NUFC home before win and now prem survival win 3 points
Arsenal away before lose now lose o points

So pre rececnt form I was thinking 8 points plus 10 points=20 and definate relegation now with complete delusional belief 23 points plus 12 is 35 so still good chance of down but not the impossible dream to stay up!

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17 Jan 2016 11:52:12
No flackie I'm a realist. You my friend are a deluded optimist if you think we are going to stay up. However I do hope you make me look stupid👍🏻.

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17 Jan 2016 12:03:05
Those maths people 8 plus 10 is 18 as saw no points against CP or Foxes!

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17 Jan 2016 12:42:23
Nah mate, I've not said we WILL stay up, but what I have said is we are NOT down until there is an 'r' after our name.
I also disagree with you saying we looked crap yesterday.
I don't think we looked like we are world beaters, but playing like that, we would win more than not.
Ever thought Leicester had a bad game as we got in their faces, out fought them, and didn't allow them to play?
If, and it's a big if, they play that way, with that intensity for rest of season we will stay up.
Or, we could just throw the towel in right now?

But don't stress mate, your looking that all by your self.

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17 Jan 2016 12:53:14
If we do turn this around, I pledge here that I will give £25 to acorns, and £10 for every point we are above the relegation line!!

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17 Jan 2016 14:58:13
Great gesture re Acorns reckon won't be too much out of pocket budget for about 35 quid! But fancy £25 and goal difference!

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17 Jan 2016 15:01:17
That's a good shout!!

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16 Jan 2016 12:30:46
Austin to Southampton

Gutted!!

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16 Jan 2016 13:03:21
So am I absolute bargain. For 7m we should have had Austin Byrom an caulker on loan. Then sell lescott for 3m so only be 4m out of pocket.

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{Ed002's Note - It doesn't work like that at all.}

16 Jan 2016 13:58:52
By all accounts Austin didn't think we were a decent proposition in the summer; what chance then that he would have come now? Absolutely none, no matter what he was offered
Lescott for £3 million? Come on.

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16 Jan 2016 14:28:47
I agree mate, and starting to think our silence in this window is deafening.

White towel anyone??

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16 Jan 2016 16:32:45
I think we have to face the fact that this owner is not in any way interested and that in all likelihood things are going to get worse before they get better
Desperate times.

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16 Jan 2016 17:30:26
My shout would be try and get Shane Long off The Saints, I'd think he's behind Pelle, Austin and Mane and with the Euros coming up would need games and maybe to prove a point, I've always seen him as a potential £20M+ player myself

UTV.

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16 Jan 2016 21:40:17
As previously said over the weeks who will want to come to the villa in our current position? We will be last in the pecking order and iver here in the uk will be lucky to pick up any scraps? Some player overseas may wish to come till the end of the season to get themselves on the Premier League shop window? Even then will they get to strut their stuff in our side. All said and done this window is all too little too late and blame lies on the policy of the board to appoint cheap managers/ yes men who are given no funds and meagre players pay structure post MO'N. At least we now are showing some fight today with supporters and players reunited, shame the quality is still lacking and little chance of that greatly changing this window. Shane Long isn't a bad shout though?

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16 Jan 2016 12:29:51
Austin to Southampton then!
Another player we missed!!

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16 Jan 2016 12:42:41
Would have been good for us but I'm sure we have more targets! Ha.

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Owner Kicks Assistant Manager, Players On The Move At Newcastle And Leicester And More

16 Jan 2016 04:34:22
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Owner Kicks Assistant Manager, Players On The Move At Newcastle And Leicester And More

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15 Jan 2016 11:05:17
This Beauvue character, upon further research, seems to only score penalties and headers with the odd tap in, in an under par league. We already have a Gestede. I know we are clutching a straws here but come on let's try get a player slightly more versatile.

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15 Jan 2016 15:36:32
He's going to Spain anyway. Remy is our target on loan or if not Ntep is another one being looked at. Talks have taken place.

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{Ed002's Note - Just to be clear and to avoid any misleading information being spread about is that Aston Villa has not held talks with Chelsea regarding Loic Remy and Ntep was a target of Tim Sherwood last summer.}

15 Jan 2016 18:12:41
You mean he was target for paddy riley last summer hence why he is still on there list now ed. I've herd we have let Chelsea know we'd like remy if he becomes available and is our 1st choice due to knowing the league. Suppose that's why we have looked at obi Martins as well.

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{Ed002's Note - Aston Villa has not spoken with Chelsea. The rest of the post I don't understand.}

15 Jan 2016 18:14:01
I ment talks with ntep s club have taken place not remy just to be clear.

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{Ed002's Note - Neither are true - Aston Villa has not spoken with Chelsea and the interest in Ntep dates back to the early summer - as i have explaiend.}

15 Jan 2016 19:23:21
You mean paddy riley was looking at ntep ed hence why we still are and I belive we have had discussions with his club. It was him I was saying we had contacted not remy just to be clear. That being said I do belive we have let Chelsea know that if he is available we want him.

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{Ed002's Note - No, clearly you don't understand even the most basic of English. Aston Villa has not spoken about Chelsea. I have explained the Aston Villa interest in Ntep and don't understand the nonsense you are repeatedly typing. I am sure you posts are painfully embarrassing for the Aston Villa fans.}

15 Jan 2016 21:52:40
Sorry typed same message a few times has had not appeared. And I guess we will see if either happen in next 2 weeks. I hope we get some quality in and quick.

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15 Jan 2016 10:11:17
Can't believe we haven't gone in for Nolan yet. Would be a perfect signing in our current state and experience of the championship if we go down too. Also believe Dwight Gayle would be a good signing, seems out of favour at Palace.

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15 Jan 2016 14:33:17
think he's out injured, but still doesn't get enough game time.

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15 Jan 2016 08:35:55
Hollis not worried about relegation!
Think he might be in for a shock on Saturday. Knows nothing about football and nothing about the supporters.
What have we done to deserve another guy like Lerner?

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15 Jan 2016 16:35:05
Ridiculous appointment Lerner is p**sing me off good right and centre now, another bloke who knows nothing about running a football club. what hope have we now, none at all.

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14 Jan 2016 22:49:07
Have you heard the rumours, of Little and Mervin King joining the board . If true this could be what we need, people with some kind of idea of football. Mervin King with his business knowledge plus his love of Villa, perhaps would have been ideal as chairman . Brian Little as we all know, love the Claret and Blue, also he knows how the club works ( or used to work ) . Pluss he has a knowledge of football, If the ex Arsenal muppets only knew a third of what he knows we wouldent be in this shite . we need people like this, can't see Fox and co liking it .

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14 Jan 2016 23:24:03

Love it to be true! Just can't see it, sadly

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14 Jan 2016 23:37:17
Flackie be good if it was though, as I said people who actually know about football plus care about the Villa.

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15 Jan 2016 14:36:21
Can see Mervyn King joining, know he's friendly with Lerner and although I hope someone like Little or Taylor etc will join also I would be surprised if they did. Think anyone that has ever stood up or pointed out the clubs problems have been pushed out or moved on.

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Monaco Show Some Love While PSG Admit To Cavani Troubles And More News

14 Jan 2016 16:22:49
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Monaco Show Some Love While PSG Admit To Cavani Troubles And More News

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14 Jan 2016 13:18:17
New chairman in place with little or no knowledge of football. Read his statement, states "money no longer provides success. as Lerner showed last year.
It wasn't last year that initiated the problem, it was the previous 5/ 6 years were Scrooge invested sweet f. k all.
Where's does that leave us? God only knows!

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14 Jan 2016 14:37:43
Lerner knows the future and he is just getting out of the firing line! The new guy is just a front man on a good bonus to take the crap and to get as much cash back to Lerner as he can before the curtain falls.
I hope I'm wrong guys but I can't see anything positive in this appointment.
Lerner did not acknowledge the fans in his statement yet alone give any encouragement.
Look at Mr Hollis and his history, Auditing. Tax and advisory positions! I see no Soccer or sport, not even
entertainment so what does he bring to the party?
Then the great comment "money no longer brings success". Does he know our squad when he says that?
I pray I'm wrong guys but I am even more fearful of the future now.

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{Ed007's Note - Chairman don't normally have a background in football or even sport, most of them come from a business or financial background.}

14 Jan 2016 15:03:34
I agree Ed but Hollis has in Lerner a like minded man, who has Remi got above him who loves the Game? Who will care about us, the fans?

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{Ed007's Note - Sadly it's the way the modern game is, perhaps they're going to trust Garde's judgement on footballing matters. I genuinely don't think that there's many people in footballing boardrooms that do care about fans, as long as you're buying tickets and merchandise etc and they're getting their TV money they (not AV specifically) won't change things.}

14 Jan 2016 18:33:44
I know very little about this guy, but!!
I totally disagree with this point, this guy is from the area, knows how much this club means to the area, and it's history, and it's importance.
He may not be a football guy, but I bet he is a football fan.

Also, who goes into a club from their local area with the remit of asset stripping, to run the club to the ground??
He will have family, friends, people he has known his whole life now relying on him to do the best for there club.

Now, if he taken this job in an area he didn't know, wasn't from, and had no ties, like a Newcastle, Everton perhaps, then I see the point.

And also, let's be honest!! Not one of us here is a football man, (meaning earned our crust in the game!) but we could all do a better job than our Yank owner!!)

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{Ed001's Note - KPMG do handle all the football club's auditing, so he might have had some involvement in the game.}

14 Jan 2016 19:25:51
I'm fairly sure he's a Man City fan which is why I laughed at his "money can't buy success any more" line. So he does have a footballing interest. I agree with Flackie above though, I imagine he's got a lot of people he knows and are friendly with who are Villa fans and will expect some sort of improvement for their club.

I'm not sure who people were hoping we would appoint as chairman but I can see a fair few positives from this appointment regardless of his footballing background which I'm not sure any other Premier League Chairman has?

He's locally based and therefore will attend games regularly, that's a big bonus over Lerner, straight away. He will actually speak to us, again something Lerner will not do.
And I think behind the scenes he will be very active in helping Villa balance the books and attract local investment, but I don't think he will have anything to do with the footballing side. I am hoping one of two things will happen either he will appoint someone who does have the required background to assist him or he will more or less let Remi Garde have a Martin O'neill like control of the club.
Either of those would be better than the muppets we have running the show right now, I also have a little suspicion that if this guy has anything about him Tom Fox, Paddy and Hendrik might not have jobs for too much longer. with a bit of luck.

I think many are suggesting he is another yes man or a fall guy for when we go down, but the truth is naming a new chairman was never going to make any real difference whilst the owner remains the same.

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14 Jan 2016 20:59:01
What he said!

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14 Jan 2016 21:26:38
I agree. we need an accomplished bean-counter that can work out how much we can spend on on-loan wages if we quickly offload the dead-wood. Problem is we are quickly moving through the transfer window with no firm signings and none of the required brutal offloading done yet. Meanwhile, the clubs we need to leapfrog to stay up such as Newcastle and Sunderland have signed players over the past few days. Sunderland have signed a big striker (Dame N'Doye) today and these are the teams that we need to lose in order for us to creep back into safety. So, signing a new Chairman is great, but I would rather we were signing some players and cashing in on the expensive non-performers.

Personally I would rather have seen Sir Peter Rigby appointed as Chairman.

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14 Jan 2016 11:51:05
Any notice even Siri mocks us. ask siri which football team it supports.

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14 Jan 2016 21:35:20
B******s. Pieces of my iPhone are now lying on my Kitchen floor .

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16 Jan 2016 10:08:35
Just read my email from our new chairman. Willing to give anyone a chance, has the business credentials, local connection and said all the right things as you would expect on such an email. Give him a chance plus add Mr Little to the board any change would surely be better than the recent shambles, come on now and get 3 points today to start making things really interesting! VTID.

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14 Jan 2016 09:18:55
Black cats win last night suggests that even with a poor defence if you have a striker on form you can still win. Defoe 5 in2games has lifted them.
Time is now to spend £10m on Austin and get the goals that could motivate everybody.

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14 Jan 2016 10:44:23
There is a loan to end of season then if we stay up would sign a full contract. Grelish may go other way on loan till end of season. This deal is close I'm told.

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14 Jan 2016 11:33:30
This was toted last week as Grealish is realising that he must work not rely on his talent and Austin wants to be in the prem.
Looks like a deal made for us.

Also just read that Garde can sign loan deals but no mention of buys. Is this what has come from discussions with Lerner?
What planet is Lerner on?
Defo not a human being that owns a football club!

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14 Jan 2016 11:50:06
Players would only want to come on loan as its looks like we are down. And we won't have to pay prem wages in the championship.

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14 Jan 2016 14:23:01
only problem with that deal is isn't his contract up in june. if he stays with us on loan and we go down he's leaving QPR on a free and i can't see them agreeing to that.

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14 Jan 2016 14:44:49
They gain grealish till end of season so that's the fee as such. I think this will happen unless this new chairman let's us spend a little.

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13 Jan 2016 19:50:10
Simple question to agree or disagree.
Aston Villa will be in the prem next season .
I believe they will, do you?
Let us start believing.

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13 Jan 2016 19:52:57
I believe with my heart, that next year we will not only be in it, we will win it!. ,
But.
Then my head speaks.

And sadly no!!

'Walsall on a Friday night, Walsall on a Friday night, Walsall. '

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13 Jan 2016 19:57:51
see what happens in next week or two.

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13 Jan 2016 20:23:38
Saturday is crucial!

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14 Jan 2016 00:15:35
Staying up!

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14 Jan 2016 06:42:09
If we can take 4 points out of next 2 we will be back in with a shout. 2 wins even better. Less than 4 points then not a chance. Very important time of season for us now.

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14 Jan 2016 09:07:17
Villa to remain in the premiership? Looking at the fixtures it's not going to be easy, This weekend is going to be a pivotal point of the season we need to take all 3 points. We need to continue to play as we did against palace, we could do with a few more players with ayews drive ambition and determination. So could villa remain in the premiership? OnTuesdays performance yes why not and untill flackies wife starts singing (joke lol) I Still Believe!

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14 Jan 2016 17:33:47
Our next six games are all winnable games keep believing just read Sinclair is being chased by Swansea don't think we should sell him especially to a relegation rival need our best players to pull this off tell Steve Mc to start his motorbike escape started Tuesday.
villas staying up so flakie tell the wife singing lesson not needed.

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13 Jan 2016 16:12:26
This must be some meeting going on in ny. has Lerner just realised he still owns a football club?

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13 Jan 2016 11:50:10
Can we have that Ref for all our remaining games please.
He was the Ref for our last win at Bournmouth.
STRANGE.

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13 Jan 2016 08:09:42
Any one fancy a wager at the bookies? 12 to 1 on offer that we don't stay up.
Last nights results lights the fuse of recovery and I already had £50 on us staying up.
C'mon Villa, I believe.

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13 Jan 2016 12:37:57
do you mean 12/ 1 that we stay up?

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13 Jan 2016 14:01:45
Sorry, yes.
If we do it I get the party paid for by the bookie.
Really looking forward to AVFC doing the impossible.

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13 Jan 2016 18:35:31
Thats the spirit old villan.

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13 Jan 2016 02:08:21
Evertonian in peace!
Just thought I would pop over to say well done villa a few more like that and it is possible

TBF you lot have been awful and I thought you had no chance but a win at the weekend an things look much more promising

Anyway I'm hoping you lot keep it up as your what I would call a proper club good luck villains.

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13 Jan 2016 07:36:14
Thank you Liam

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13 Jan 2016 11:45:49
Thanks a lot Liam.

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13 Jan 2016 00:50:24
The difference between todays performance was the commitment. Everyone ran their socks off.

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13 Jan 2016 01:21:43
We were really at them tonight, closing down and agree ran their socks off! Ayew was great and Kozac was good to see holding the line. The main difference to me was how the defence made no stupid errors and held firm. CP have been no mugs this season so a great result, roll on LCFC and let's continue to get behind the lads and build some respect! VTID!

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13 Jan 2016 07:53:34
I was discussing yesterday morning with a customer what the starting line up might be and I suggested it had gotten past the stage of picking your 'best' team and it was a case of asking which eleven wanted it the most before the game, seems like that team wanted it a hell of a lot more than any other team I've seen this season, few new introductions and a bit of belief and once we scored the fans did their job sublimely. Not getting carried away, it' one very overdue result, but if the performances can be sustained the very least we will do is go down fighting, rather than surrender.

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12 Jan 2016 23:48:25
17 more wins. Villa staying up!

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13 Jan 2016 11:48:04
Blimey Queenvilla. you look an Ideal partner for Kingvilla.

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12 Jan 2016 22:45:45
Just heard a rumour that villa won a game. Only a rumour though as can't believe it.

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12 Jan 2016 22:43:47
Only seen the highlights but fair play kozak.

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12 Jan 2016 22:24:46
Different team without Richards!
They looked like a unit than a rabble. Still like to see Lescott getting closer to his man.
Ayew and Kozak could play together.
3 pts so welcome and who knows another 3 on Saturday and we will all be more cheerful, not hard.

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12 Jan 2016 22:20:42
Well done Villa.
NOW COME ON YOU VILLA BOYS.

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12 Jan 2016 21:59:13
Villa staying up, staying up
Villa staying up? Probably not but surely there's a hope? Only 17 more needed.

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12 Jan 2016 21:47:06
What a result. Big performances from kozak and ayew, look a great partnership. Kozak ran his socks off something gestede doesn't offer. Veretout and gana were brilliant. Ran, tackled, passed well. We actually looked like a half decent team. Encouraging.

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12 Jan 2016 21:42:48
Guys. what's this thing they saying about villa. they said they won. what's this word "won"?

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12 Jan 2016 19:47:08
Ok. We're struggling and maybe spending big transfer fees would be foolish. So what do people think of this?

Victor valdes - free
Ashley Cole - free
Namanja vidic - free (released today)
Inler - loan
Townsend - loan
Ronaldinho - free
Adebayor - free


Don't get me wrong - wages may be a stumbling block and age isn't on their side but we have a fair bit of youth in our side but we lack experience and quality which all of these have in abundance. They are all winners - and regardless of any negatives they're better than what we have. Thoughts please.

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12 Jan 2016 21:57:24
Why would any of those names want to sign for Villa when they have interest from other clubs (aside from Inler)?

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13 Jan 2016 08:23:06
offer them cash till end of season ccant see why not. people say we don't need these sort players but sure if we stayed up they won't care.

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12 Jan 2016 19:31:16
First villa game of the season for me tonight so 2 0 villa.

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12 Jan 2016 22:44:42
are you free saturday? get your @rse to villa park, you maybe a good luck charm.

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12 Jan 2016 23:08:05
Yes I will be there, raging thou had a tenner on 2 0 villa but I'll take 1 0 all day long. BELIVE FELLOW VILLA FANS.

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12 Jan 2016 18:41:29
Definately doomed now as other teams around us buying players us nowt rumour is learner is happy going down as he get 120m parachute payment then he can sell for 80m any views on this.

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12 Jan 2016 19:15:51
That means we've got him for another three years payments over three season not a one isn't it?
As remi seen the light no Guzan, gestede or Richards in starting line up and giving Kozak a start maybe just maybe.

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12 Jan 2016 13:36:21
How sad and pathetic my clubs become now, with no one wanting to join us. i wouldn't blame remi walking away from it. Sad sad times.

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12 Jan 2016 13:07:30
Just been reading the reports in papers etc and it seems the inevitable is happening no one wants to sign for the villa giving our position in the tables as the reason and wouldn't surprise me if they thinking they don't want to be booed every week best we can hope for is some half decent lower league players who wouldn't mind 4 months in the premiership and possibly put up a good fight for survival. I also wonder if ayew and the likes will abandon ship if so might be a good idea to hold onto gabby for plan B.

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12 Jan 2016 09:39:51
Selling Agbonglahor at this point could turn into another stupid sale like Marc Albrighton, Gary Cahill ect. I know his next to useless now but when we inevitable happens he could easily become a good championship striker, especially when the Prem clubs come calling for Ayew and anyone else decent (so not that many) . Only way we should sell him is if he's going to America or abroad and we know he won't be back, at somewhere like Wolves in the next 12 months scoring against us.

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12 Jan 2016 08:03:55
So now we are targeting players kids, abusing family members, and justifying this in the name of support.
I'm ashamed to be associated with these people.
It's a disgrace

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{Ed001's Note - sadly it is the world we live in now. About time people grew up a bit really. Good that there are some good uns about like you to condemn it.}

12 Jan 2016 08:17:01
Thanks ed, but we will still have people trying to justify it, say it's fair, and that they all deserve it!!

There point that these players don't care is even mute! Because let's be honest!! Even if that was true, which professionally I totally doubt, how is targeting there loved ones right??

Makes me so angry.

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{Ed001's Note - I understand booing them off after a match or even protesting, but abuse is ridiculous.}

12 Jan 2016 08:29:51
I agree, booing after a performance, or lack of, is fine.

Protest against owner/board/lack of investment I back.

I can't condone abusing players loved ones, I don't see booing as players arrive at away ground, in their warm up, before kick off, i find abusing them as they get on team bus to come home, abuse so bad that they needed protection, moronic, and the arguments on here to support these actions as insulting.

I love this club, and until this last week have been proud to call myself a villa fan. Regardless of results. At min I'm ashamed.

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{Ed001's Note - it is not just a Villa problem mate, this happens at clubs all around the country sadly. Every time they hit a bad run fans get abusive like that. It is not you that needs to be ashamed.}

12 Jan 2016 08:35:22
Fair comment ed, just felt, obviously in error, that we were better than that, above that.

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12 Jan 2016 08:54:18
I'm starting to see that!

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{Ed001's Note - it is sad really.}

12 Jan 2016 09:03:36
Thanks ed.

Have a good day mate! Might all change if we beat the Eagles tonight!!
(I won't hold my breath!)

Belated happy new year mate!

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{Ed001's Note - Happy New Year to you too, I really hope things start looking up for your lot now. Having nothing to lose could make things a whole lot different though, players playing with no fear can surprise you. I hope you beat Palace and make it a proper relegation fight, instead of a surrender!}

12 Jan 2016 09:34:25
Me too mate!
But sadly time, and games are running out!

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11 Jan 2016 23:26:11
Doubtful that anyone will sign now, allegedly players have been to villa park and would rather not have relegation associated with them. Lerner offering money yet no players want to sign, oh if only he'd invested earlier.

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11 Jan 2016 20:55:52
I have been here many times and moaned at fans for being too negative - so your turn to turn on me!
One of two things are happening. Either we're waiting to sign players, because at some point players are going to want to leave their own clubs for more playing time and the only way to convince them is when they have no other option than Villa - Or theirs no plan.
So on the 11th of January (10 days in) there is a meeting to discuss who we buy whilst every club around us buys the players they need. Sunderland have a bayern Munich defender, Newcastle have just signed Saviet from Bordeaux Bournmouth have just spent £18m on 2 strikers (grabban grossly overpriced) whilst we sit still. Bournmouth are in trouble because of financial fair play from last year but even with that in mind they're pushing on.
I'm Not saying we can be saved because I don't think we can now but the this transfer window will be the biggest indication as to where Randy see's us. A few years ago he spent £24m on Darren bent to keep us up. This month we'd be lucky to get Dareen Bent back, in fact we'd be lucky to get Marcus Bent.

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11 Jan 2016 21:17:35
I see your point but the last thing we need right now is rushed decisions. We are in a fairly unique position of being almost certainly relegated by the January window so there isn't much of a history to look back at and draw out what the best action to take in this scenario is. We have been pinching every penny for years so to go out now and spend spend spend to try and stay up will reverse everything Lambert had to do during his tenure. I imagine that wholesale changes to the current playing squad will be being discussed with a view to the long term. It will be just as interesting to see who is sold as who is brought in. If I was in charge the first action would be to identify the players who will not want to play championship football or are too good and get the most money for them as possible. They will only go on the cheap once were relegated so it makes financial sense. Replace them with some promising academy players and buy from the championship. Start getting together that nucleus of a squad and use the rest of the season to get them playing well together.

But at least there are talks going on so we should see something happening in the next few days.

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12 Jan 2016 00:13:30
Deep down I know you're right Andy. We're down and the best thing to do if you use your head is to start to build for next season. It's the heart over head thing that creeps in that sees us beating palace tomorrow, signing 2 or 3 good players and going on a 3/ 4 game winning run (LOL) . My head knows we're down but my heart wants to fight on. It's a shame some of our players don't feel the same.

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12 Jan 2016 01:09:07
I agree that meetings should have been taking place earlier, but they probably have been behind the scenes. Plus we had that run of 'easier' fixtures over Christmas where everyone was hoping we would pick up a win or two and maybe push on a bit and if that had been the case then investment and a big survival push might have been on the cards. Sadly pretty much the opposite happened. We get a couple of unconvincing draws whereas our closest competition pick up wins no one was expecting and pull even further away. Everyone can see we are down, so what we need to do is make the best of our situation and by that I mean make sure the clubs finances are healthy and build a team that will smash the championship next year and bring us back at the first attempt.

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11 Jan 2016 20:47:58
What a sorry state we are in
Pathetic displays on the pitch
An emergency meeting called in Mid January
Players who don't give a s***
An owner who cares even less
Fans falling out with each other
Fans booing and haranguing the team after the games
Fans booing and haranguing the team BEFORE the games
We are a calamity on and off the pitch
We are a calamity on and off the terraces
Have I missed anything?
I'm going to bed and I'm not getting up until it's all finished.

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11 Jan 2016 21:34:56
Night

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11 Jan 2016 20:23:08
I don't like Justin Bieber, so I'd think myself pretty foolish if I should take my hard earned money and hand it over for a ticket to one of his concerts to then attend and boo for the entire duration before finally verbally abusing him as he left the arena and boarded his bus.

The only person winning in that situation would be Justin Bieber, because at the end of the day what the fu*k does he care what I think and he's got paid.

Now let's apply that principle to Aston Villa. For those of you who are still planning to attend games or have season ticket commitments.
Ask yourself the question of why you would pay or put the effort into travelling to a game to boo and abuse your own team.
Who exactly is winning in this situation?
There's only one man to boo and he can;'t hear you because he is not there.

Booing the players, decreases confidence if there is any left, booing the manager does the same thing, fighting with other supporters makes us look prehistoric and thuggish.

If you all put half as much effort into staying away for 3 or 4 games as you did booing and shouting, things might have already changed.


People argue they have the right to boo, because they've paid their money and they have their own opinions and that's fine I completely agree, but what about the other people around you who don't always agree? Or who visit the games to support the players no matter what the result? What about the potential players the club are looking to attract, would your antics make them want to come here?

I do not mean to offend anyone, I wish for all Villa fans to unite against the owner, not fight amongst themselves or the players or the manager or even the ceo, for all their own individual faults it has been at the control of one man, the only person that can change things is too scared to face you. Has been since day one.

I beg, plead for those of you going to the game tomorrow, do not boo, if you must demonstrate your feelings then direct them at the owner not at the players or the manager or other fans, the owner is to blame.

Just remember this, if you're a supporter you support the team, win lsoe or draw if you can't do that, you stay away. If you visit and boo and moan and ruin the time for everyone else around you, you are just a customer, like me at the Justin Bieber concert, and you're losing.

At least if you roar the team on and they get a result you have contributed, if you boo and they lose, what benefit was there for attending?

The best kind of protest is the kind where nobody enters the stadium, no who can hurl the most abuse, or steel the most wheelchairs. makes you look like blues fans.

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11 Jan 2016 20:36:13
Spot on

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11 Jan 2016 22:13:59
Well said fplmorg!

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12 Jan 2016 00:09:06
Great post. A lot of sense spoken there.

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11 Jan 2016 10:40:49
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11 Jan 2016 10:34:39
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11 Jan 2016 09:46:53
watched villa n wycombe over the weekend and it was pretty much like my old school report, must try harder lacks effort and desire does not show any ambition or creativity work rate is very poor and is easily distracted! Yes another dire performance but sadly yet again another Neanderthal so called villa fan went above and over the top with his rant at the players, think he must of wrote down every swear word in the dictionary and screamed them at the players right down to RG as they were boarding the coach regardless of the younger supporters that was there not to mention the woman and I wonder if he has any children and dare I ask if so what would his reaction be if it was someone else behaving as bad as he did infront of his children? I'm sorry it was unacceptable and TBH I am very surprised that the police who was stood right by him never removed him or arrested him for the usual public order offence. Yes we are diabolical at the moment we are all frustrated we all get angry at the performances we know we are better than we are but untill we turn that corner we have to ride the storm but with vile language and abuse that was shouted at the players WHO in there right mind would want to come and play for us?

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11 Jan 2016 09:31:22
Villa manager Remi Garde hopes to be handed a large transfer fund to turn around the club's season after talks with the board.

the suns headline today sums it up for me really, its the 11th and either he hasn't been given the money to spend or he doesn't even know what he can spend.

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11 Jan 2016 18:39:05
Emergency meeting! . You would think the meeting would have been held weeks ago and all the transfer targets sorted out to get straight away in Jan

This is a complete and utter joke! . Just about sums up our club at the moment

We need a striker now.

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11 Jan 2016 09:22:46
Hi Flackie
Maybe "more than most " was passion coming though
Something our team lacks
Interesting reading in the sun
Garde to get backing
If you read the article he could walk if not backed with money
Another villa management cock up?

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11 Jan 2016 19:11:52
Reading back mate I understand!
And I totally agree!

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11 Jan 2016 01:15:44
The list of useless players we need to get rid of is endless.

Guzan
Steer
Senderos
Hutton
Bacuna
Crespo
Richardson
Sanchez
Nzogbia
Gestede
Kodak
Gabby

Any I missed? And how many of these will go to prem clubs ha.

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11 Jan 2016 07:19:08
Senderos, crespo steer, and Kozak haven't really been given a chance this season, so can't really call them useless.

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11 Jan 2016 09:24:01
i do not agree with guzan or hutton

guzan if you remove the silly mistakes is a bloody good shot stopper, he might not be the best keeper we have ever had but he's been a damn good servent over the years and if i remember rightly kept us in this league only 2 or 3 seasons ago for a couple seasons. but feel we do need a change

hutton for me if has been one the better players this season once in a while yes he's out of position but he has put more crosses in the area where if we had a better player like benteke on the end rather than that useless lump we could have scored hell lot more and if he's bombing forward other players should cover for him i say.

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11 jan 2016 10:49:45
westwood get rid.

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10 Jan 2016 20:37:16
Afobe to Bournmouth for £10M? Coulda done a job for us, wouldn't have thought he'd be on stupid wages either, considering where we're going to be next season? I'm actually starting not to care now, my father would be turning in his grave, thanks Lerner.

UTV.

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10 Jan 2016 21:07:04
Heard bony offered back on loan to swans!

Now he would be perfect for us

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11 Jan 2016 09:25:37
says a lot to me when Bournemouth are a better option than villa at the minute, we are meant to have been watching this guy since last season what happened with our bid? we need to start now.

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11 Jan 2016 19:25:04
I'm not sure we ever actually made a play for him.
Just let him slip by!

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10 Jan 2016 11:49:15
Did any body hear Martin O Neil. On BT sport. "He didn't think this would happen when he left"
O Neil gave in recent years the most exciting times at villa park
But how much of our current plight is down to his signings and wage structure
Paul Faulkner is also to blame
With his managerial appointments
Randy Learner yes he holds the purse strings but can you blame him after the amount those to spent on contract pay offs
I really fear for us
The fans yesterday I understand there frustration more than most but the language was over the top
The problem is we have just rolled along all season thinking we will pull out of this like the last 5 seasons . We Won't
Gabby is a championship striker at best
Where are we next season? Keep him
Garry Gardener is a doing it for Forrest
Keep him
Rudy at Blackburn keep him
Richardson, Hutton Westwood lescot bacuna get rid
Gil and Grealish will get kicked off the park
In the championship
Keep the faith
You never know Garde might string the results, I doubt it but stranger things happen
(Alex Mcleash a football manager)

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10 Jan 2016 20:19:30
Why more than most?

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10 Jan 2016 20:33:05
Richardson, Hutton Westwood lescot bacuna get rid agree someone with sence.

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10 Jan 2016 10:28:54
There have been quite a few games this season where I have been embarrassed as a Villa fan while watching some of the performances this season. However yesterday was a lifetime low for me as a Villa fan. Not with the draw and performance at Wycombe but at the disgusting conduct of some so called Villa fans. What gives any human being the right to shout and behave in that manner to another group of human beings. If I walked into Birmingham City centre and started shouting at people like that I'd either have had my head punched off or I'd be arrested. Somehow because football is involved it's a little more acceptable? Some fans think it's unacceptable for the players to laugh at these fans. But in that situation I think I would too. How could you not laugh at some bloke, who's chin is covered in his own spit and dribble, shouting every swear word under the sun because he's not educated and socially able to articulate it in another way. Just think about it for one second, your boss comes to you at work and rather than talk to you like a human being he calls you all the b's and c's. Some would shout back, some would laugh, some would crumble and even cry i guess - but because they're footballers they have to act different to other human beings. And then just think about how you'd work for that boss in the future. Would you go above and beyond for that boss? Regardless of what you were paid you would have no desire, morale or interest. And before anyone replies to this saying its fans showing passion, don't bother because there are real fans with as much passion but we manage to show a bit of class when we show it. Murderers, rapists and pedophiles have walked into court to better receptions than those players got yesterday and it's at that point that surely we must agree they went too far. Every Villa fan whether you pay thousands a season or just buy a shirt has the same rights to their own opinions but in a way that separates us from the animals.

I apologise now if I've offended anyone but I love my club just as much as every other Villa fan and it hurts as much whether you go to every game, just home games or sit in an armchair. Maybe as a club and supporters we could show a bit of solidarity instead of behaviour we'd expect from our Small Heath neighbours.

VTID.

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10 Jan 2016 10:37:37
Mike, that is the best post I have read on here for a long time.
Thank you for getting across what I have tried to say, and failed, in a far more intelligent manner.

I can't agree more

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10 Jan 2016 10:52:45
I think any paying fan has a right to their opinion and for the players to laugh at the angry fans who have spent money going down the Wycombe to watch their team ain't on. We have not won a football game since September and it simply ain't good enough, I think Tuesday could get ugly if we go behind
Dark days for our club
I want my villa back.

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10 Jan 2016 11:06:46
Here here.

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10 Jan 2016 11:09:31
They did this with team coming off bus, they did this before they kicked a ball, before they even put their kit on!
And you see this as right?!
How will that inspired but of support motivate them to sweat blood and tears on a football pitch?

Lack of intelligence + alcohol = thug!

Congratulations

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10 Jan 2016 11:22:15
Do you go to the games? The players I'm afraid don't care like we do, do we just accept this awful mess we are in? We can't defend we can't create and we don't score goals
I will argue with anybody I want a team that try their hardest and if we lose then so be it but hand on heart can you say we try every game?
We are a laughing stock of English football and I hate seeing my club like this.

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10 Jan 2016 11:37:59
I have missed two games in five years, ten I last 30
So yes, a few! But that's irrelevant. People can't go, for different reasons.
But the logic is sound!
Explain how in any way those actions yesterday motivated the villa players to perform?
Or how it didn't motivate the opposition, who must of thought we where beaten before we got off the bus!

Then explain how in any walk of life, to treat, talk and rant at a fellow human being in that way is morally right, let alone humane, just or correct for the kids in the crowd to see this!

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10 Jan 2016 11:42:27
If however I didn't go to the game, would my point be void?? Would it make me less of a fan??

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10 Jan 2016 11:46:57
I go to games. I can't get to every game but I go a to a good few games a season. I appreciate and agree that any paying fan who has to watch our performances has the right to show their discontent BUT there is an acceptable and an unacceptable way to do that and yesterday was unacceptable in my view. There are so many ways to show your discontent but yesterday wasn't that way. It will never work. It just shows those fans to be thugs - even if they're not thugs, even if they're normally nice guys it paint us Villa fans as thugs. Why drive or pay to get all the way to Wycombe to shout at the players before they've even started. Why not make your point by not going. That hits the club, chairman, players, and board where it hurts. But no, of course, by going to EVERY game it shows that you're a "die hard" fan that supports Villa wherever they go! The irony of it. If that's the "die hard" support any fan offers I'm sure everyone would prefer it stayed at home.

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10 Jan 2016 11:55:10
well said Mike. It's a pity that the fans concerned won't be reading this as
A: the point you make would be lost on them intellectually
B: They probably can't read.

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10 Jan 2016 12:04:57
I don't condone the abusive language but you all miss the point, we have not won a game since September and the players are woeful, simple things yesterday were missing, pass to a villa player 5 yards away and the fact of the matter is if the fans don't show their frustrations (in the right way) then things will never change
Unless you want this rubbish football for our football club, but I certainly don't and will support my club no matter what happens I just think fickle fans who think we are Aston villa and we will be alright are mistaken.

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10 Jan 2016 12:21:49
I think you miss the point, so let me say it again.
It was wrong, on every level. End of.

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10 Jan 2016 12:27:19
No its not end of
You have your opinion I have mine I have been a season ticket holder for 18 years so I can voice my opinion.
Swearing Abuse to the players is wrong but don't tell me they don't need a kick up the backside because they do.

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10 Jan 2016 13:04:27
Vtid82, unfortunately I have not missed your point. Every Villa fan on the planet can see it's not good enough. Any fan of any club can see that our club is playing atrocious football. But however bad it is, yesterday's antics by some fans is not acceptable. Our beloved club not so long ago sank to the third tier of English football and I'm sure that throughout that dark period scenes like yesterday were not witnessed. That is because the fans of yesterday knew how to "SUPPORT" their club. Every great club goes through tough times. We have no God given right to win every game and from time to time over the course of our lives we will drop and we will rise.
The measure of a great club is how we react and behave during the bad times The Alan Huttons and the Micah Richards of this world will only wear the shirt temporarily but we wear it for life and it's our responsibility as life long ambassadors of our great club to honour and keep safe the REPUTATION of Aston Villa Football Club right up there with the best. Where we belong, so when we rise again. And we will. We will still have our dignity intact.
This all sounds very dramatic but the reputation of a club is as important as the results.
Even in the good times there are some Villa fans who are never happy but it our job as REAL fans is to drown them out and sing our hearts out. Not for the players, but for the badge, because that badge and our club will live on past those players who wear the shirt so poorly today.

VTID.

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10 Jan 2016 13:17:22
I agree villa fan mike well said
I just don't think we will improve until the board and chairman are gone and that is who we should be angry with
Like i said I will support villa no matter what but the players we have signed and managers we have signed and sacked have not been good enough and I sympathise with the angry fans I don't agree with the abuse but I can see their frustrations when we can't beat ANYBODY.

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10 Jan 2016 13:59:48
Well said Mike!
To try and justify that yesterday is offensive.
No true fan or supporter did that, or was involved with it, just Neanderthals, throw backs from the 70/80s name them, shame them, there is no place for it, or them

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10 Jan 2016 14:04:25
Folks I'm a villa fan all my life I don't get too many matches as I'm from Northern Ireland and the cost is huge. I wish I was a season ticket holder but I'm not. I don't want to take away from Aston villa matters but for years I've been at Windsor park watching NI getting thumped, people get cross but we sing on and support. We aren't blessed with the greatest pool of players but this last qualifying campaign the players have been motivated and do respond to the fans. Maybe that is the managers credit maybe it's the fans but shows team belief is a huge. the villa squad needs to find some belief in themselves and quick. All fans are entitled to their opinion I just wish the players would air their opinions in a team meeting and get some passion back to villa park.

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10 Jan 2016 16:25:29
When we went down to the third and then back up, the Villa fans broke every record for support, football had never seen anything like it . This shows the support we have and always will have . If things like yesterday ever happened, you wouldent hear about it . Today with camera phones and Internet, these things are soon made public . These people as supporters do have a right to show their frustration, it's just the way they went about it . As Flackie and others have said, nobody deserves to be called the names with such hatred as yesterday . This certainly wouldn't have boosted any of the players or the manager, they already know that what's happening, is not good enough. The only ones who can get us out of this, are the people being abused . So let's get back to doing what we do best, get behind them and hope they can pull it together, Abusing them certainly won't put them in the frame of mind to do anything . Villa forever.

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10 Jan 2016 16:35:54
Exactly!
Thank you

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10 Jan 2016 16:56:46
One last point in all this. We are in a transfer window, trying to attract players in.
How would those actions inspire anyone to join our fight??

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10 Jan 2016 17:47:47
I mentioned this on the rumours board but I will say it again here. Some of us can't go to the matches and have no choice other than to support from afar. Doesn't mean we care any less or are lesser fans. We are in the Holte End in spirit cheering every goal just as loud, and feeling every one conceded like a punch in the gut. Those of you who can attend the games represent all of us as fans who can't be there, and what happened at yesterday's game was unacceptable. We are all frustrated at the way things are going, but anyone who is still here supporting the club after the last 4 years of misery is every inch a better fan than those hurling abuse.

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10 Jan 2016 19:09:37
Again well said Andy!

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10 Jan 2016 21:06:28
This is a difference of opinions and you obviously don't have a clue about football. Fans who swear at the players is wrong accepted but at the end of the day they are garbage players playing for garbage management simple as
If you constantly make mistakes at work you would get the sack.
Villa are a great club and I would sweat tears ffor club and these tossers who wear the shirt are a disgrace
And that is end of.

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10 Jan 2016 22:12:50
Who obviously doesn't have a clue about 'football' vtid82. You yourself have just said that fans abusing the players is wrong which is what most others are saying, so what exactly is the disagreement. Yesterdays events were unacceptable. And that is end of!

The club is poorly run. We all know this. The appointments made have not been good enough. The bulk of players who have been brought in are either inexperienced or are simply not good enough for the premier league. Its a bit like shouting obscenities at the person on work experience for not being up to speed. Its essentially workplace harassment. Get behind the players, no matter how good or bad you think they are, otherwise they have no incentive to play their hearts out for the club. Get on the back of Lerner and the board for sinking us into this mess.

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10 Jan 2016 22:53:04
Vtid82, I bow to your experience, knowledge of the world, how it works, and obviously your great intelligence on all football matters.
I didn't realise that to abuse, bully, swear at, shout at, and to be insulting is not only acceptable, it's not only the norm, it's how we all should be acting. Sorry.

Jesus. Is this what we have come to?!
With 'support' like this, how can we
A) expect the players to want to try to get out of this?
B) expect them to be able to perform with this extra pressure?
C) expect new players to want to come to villa?

Would rather come sit in an empty vp, say 10k fans supporting the team, than a full vp abusing them.

And these guys seriously think they are helping!?

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11 Jan 2016 04:35:53
Everyone has an opinion whether you agree or not, the players are complete rubbish and have won 3 games all season including cup games
I agree we should get on the backs of Lerner and Co
But when clowns of fans expect us to accept this dire football then you deserve us to go down, rather sit in an empty vp than the fans voice their opinion what a Boring life you must lead and aa for what players would want to join us is easy, no decent player would come to vp as we are a shambles of a club and the fans have nothing to do with it freckle.

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11 Jan 2016 06:39:02
The last resort of someone who can't back up his points rationally - Ad Hominem attacks. Classy. Just like the fans hurling abuse.

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11 Jan 2016 06:51:29
What makes you right Andy? Nothing like I said I respect your opinion and every other villa fans buy I am entitled to mine

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11 Jan 2016 08:07:18
Of course you are but you clearly don't respect other peoples opinions. You have insinuated that because I can't go to games I am less of a fan and know nothing about football and that Flackie must lead a boring life because he would rather support his team in a half full stadium with real fans than a stadium full of abusive ones. Unfounded Ad hominem. Your opinion however is demonstrably wrong. I doubt you would disagree with Confucius' golden rule so try applying it in this case.

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11 Jan 2016 10:51:32
so the fans were swore at by the guzan and lescott and you wonder why the fans reacted like they did.

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11 Jan 2016 19:09:10
What about the provocation??
They may be footballers, but, they are human. I know how I would react someone shouting, swearing, and insulting me in my face.

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11 Jan 2016 19:50:03
Guzan and lescott were throwing chewing gum on the pitch and a life long villa fan asked them to stop and get behind the team and he was told to f##k off
I'm sorry but they are a disgrace And should be sacked if found guilty
Utter disgrace.

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11 Jan 2016 20:41:59
For once you and I agree!
But what happened there, and after I disagree with.
Two wrongs and all that.

To abuse coming off the bus was wrong
To abuse coming out for warm up was wrong
To abuse before kick off wrong

All this gives the opposition the upper hand if nothing else.

To attack getting on bus on way home was thuggery.
We as a club are better than that

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10 Jan 2016 10:26:48
Are we suppose to accept the same rubbish season after season? We blame the referee when we lose when we all know the club is operated by muppets, we are no longer a big attraction to players and we may find it extremely hard to get out of the championship next season.
The players simply aren't good enough and some of them simply don't do enough on the pitch so I ccan understand the fans frustration, we should get behind the team but this works 2 ways.
I hate seeing my team laughed at every week, I have been a season ticket holder for 18 years and will always go no matter what league we are in.
All I ask is that Lerner sells up and we replace this stupid backroom staff we have, fox, paddy and the rest.
Garde needs a win bad and I pray it cones against palace on Tuesday
Vtid.

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10 Jan 2016 09:56:28
Absolutely disgusted by our fans behaviour yesterday. Why would they want to fight for us if your hurling abuse at them? It's like working for a boss that constantly tells you your crap at your job. No matter how professional you are that will affect your performance. Yes they get payed a lot of money but why would they care when they have idiots screaming abuse at them. Give it a try why don't you? Get behind OUR lads SUPPORT!

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10 Jan 2016 10:10:49
I agree danny

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10 Jan 2016 02:35:58
Right people as you no i never miss a game home or away but i got to say there's somethink seriously wrong with our football club there's no togetherness its as if the teacher is out of the class an we are playing up lol due to randy lerner absence i belive there's to many people doing what they want an getting away with it as there's nobody to stop them! Right 1st video micah richards talking to villa fans about lack of passion from the team i agree with the fans i for 1 pay 100 pound every away game i travel for hours watching them put in simply awful displays i will always go an back my team but there is no passion no commitment or desire which is why i ask you all why can't the fans talk to players yes it will get heated but will only get heated when they play crap an don't fight! 2nd video players getting on the coach again they should take some stick for the rubbish they serve up but in the right way some of the villa players laughed getting on the coach i don't see what they see funny we are the worst team in premiership history this season fans are really hurt what do these players find so funny they should be ashamed but as i say there's ways of doing it but put it this way they can't get any worse. Some of you villa fans don't feel the pain as much as you don't travel to every away game sometimes 4 or 5 hours so you would just sit there an say it don't help but let me tell you the fans have been right with the team all season an the team havnt give them anythink to cheer so why can't we have our say they have put us down we have right to be angry! I know most of you are true villa fans but be fair you telling me this villa side put 100 per cent in come on we have ran the least in all 4 leagues! The protests tuesday for lerner to go are pointless because he wants to leave the clubs up forsale nobody wants to buy it so don't see how lerner out banners help as he wants to go! Thanx for lisening.

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10 Jan 2016 09:24:07
I agree with you they are poor at the moment and have been in decline for a number of years. But even so there are right ways and wrong ways to have your say or show your feelings and belive me the booing don't help them and won't make them try more or give them confidence it will just make them nervous and struggle even more that being said we do all work hard travel for hours to follow them and have a right to be angry. The seens after the match abusing every player and member of staff as they got on coach was an utter disgrace and made me ashamed and to be honest I don't think they can call themselves true fans. More like thugs.

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10 Jan 2016 10:12:26
I agree Kingvilla and I look at it like this. May seem a strange analogy but bare with me.

You walk into tescos and the shelves are half empty, the staff are lazy and not doing their jobs properly so you complain, the staff for the most part don't care about tesco they care about their salaries and that's about it. So moaning to the staff will ultimately get you nowhere, the staff will dislike you and probably some of them will work even less hard due to your complaint especially if you're abusive.

So you complain anyway and the senior management decide to sack the line manager and instantly replace him with someone else, for a small bit of time things look a bit better inside the store, but it's not long before they're back to normal if not even worse!

So you take your complaints further and you complain to senior management about the staff who hear you complaints and for the most part agree and in turn sack all the staff and replace them with more or less entirely new bunch, next time you visit the same problems occurring if not worse now, despite the different staff.

Now you must realise that the problem was not actually the staff in the first place, but the management.

So you're left with two choices, you again complain, this time trying to go ever higher hoping that your complaint will not fall on deaf ears or. you boycott tesco for good no matter how much you love them or how long youve been shopping there, until they're forced to change things in order to bring people back.

Some may not agree that these things are the same, but they are.

If you are not happy with Villa then do not go, if you feel you want to vent your frustrations then write a letter to the club, and stop investing in them any more until things change.
If you're a season ticket holder, essentially youve already paid your money so its up to you whether you choose to further spend on travel and beer etc, I don't know why like me and my friends do if you love the day out and seeing mates etc, why you don't all go around one of their houses and stream it! I stopped all investment the day we got put up for sale. Though if I still went I wouldn't be negative inside the ground. why boo the players? Why even boo the manager? The only person that can do ANYTHING about the mess that Aston Villa are really in is 4000 miles away not giving a shit.

Supporters can't wait to turn on the players, the manager, one another even. Yet the obvious culprit has been obvious for years and many have still defended him. THE FIRST TIME VILLA PARK IS ALMOST EMPTY FOR A HOME GAME WILL BE THE ONLY TIME THINGS START TO CHANGE. Whilst people are still ATTENDING and SPENDING NOTHING will ever change.

Tom Fox called us CUSTOMERS, that is what we are. so if you wouldn't put up from this shit from tesco don't put up with it from Villa. They take advantage of 'loyalty and love and admiration and support' they don't value it.

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10 Jan 2016 10:19:10
Being a small shop owner, I feel you should boycott them, and spend money in my shop

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10 Jan 2016 10:29:39
But, this post is actually spot on!
And I totally agree.

However, there is also the argument, that simply to enjoy the good times, you have to endure the bad.

I don't want us to be a club, with fan base that only attend games when things are going well.
We deserve better, we have done since the day MON walked.
But let's be honest, it's not the players fault, they don't go out with the intention of losing, and it's not there fault someone brought them to the club on these wages.
It really is mr Lerners fault.
The only way we can get through this, is together. I keep saying its us against the world.
Lerner won't walk, he won't just leave, he wants his money back. So we have a duty to make us look a great investment off the pitch.
Win, lose or draw, we should stand as one.

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10 Jan 2016 10:53:15
Totally agree with you both. Well said.

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09 Jan 2016 17:18:31
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Micah Richards In Confrontation With Villa Fans And More News Of The Day

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09 Jan 2016 14:53:51
just watched wycombe n villa and to be honest we are not going to get the points we require to stay in the prem on them sort of performances gana was awful his touches are diabolical always puts it to far ahead of himself and gestede absoloute waste of space never chased the ball once in the box always waited for it to come to him which was never going to happen just hope we get some signings to help us because we sure going to need it on that performance.

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09 Jan 2016 17:42:11
Sorry to say but remis tactic are awful he takes off Gil leaves on gana vertrout should of started so should of ayew gestede is shocking no commitment no passion no hunger we looked in second half like lost souls looking for a leader, garde and Lerner needs to go otherwise championship will bypass us and we could be a Portsmouth we need a manager who's going to kick some rear ends like Nigel Pearson or David Moyes buy British we need steel not flair.

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09 Jan 2016 17:46:19
I know it was the FA cup and lower league teams are up for beating the big teams but I can't see how we will survive and if we do go down how we return?!? Sorry for my negativity but i don't want my club turning into the next Leeds or Bolton.

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09 Jan 2016 20:26:38
Started to watch the game. But then I realised 60 minute makeover was on it was really good.

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08 Jan 2016 21:19:15
i was quite annoyed when llori went back to liverpool. really thought he was a decent player and we could have used him. but watching him i'm glad because he has been shocking.

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07 Jan 2016 18:38:44
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, More News As Norwich Chase Signings and Liverpool's Hamstring Jinx Continues

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06 Jan 2016 18:48:05
Just heard off a friend of mine we are about to sign Swan Vesta if this is true I'm sure he will light up Villa park and would create a bit of a spark down B6.

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06 Jan 2016 19:05:09
Bet he will play rest of season in reserves, till he gets used to the pace, would be more of a safety match for him

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06 Jan 2016 20:00:18
Hell of a striker though.

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06 Jan 2016 20:13:58
Better out the box though!

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06 Jan 2016 20:28:37
Is he the red headed one? I'd prefer him to be lighter but he runs out if gas too easily!

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06 Jan 2016 21:43:20
Only plays certain games, don`t want to burn him out.

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07 Jan 2016 07:43:39
Always thinking outside the box but if in the box with other strikers could be deadly.

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07 Jan 2016 16:51:51
Could be the spark we are looking for to ignite our season.

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07 Jan 2016 18:26:28
These jokes are flaming awful!

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07 Jan 2016 20:58:46
Lighten up Dan ;)

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07 Jan 2016 22:03:58
You all got it wrong. Villa signing Bryant and may.

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07 Jan 2016 22:18:56
Some of the best stuff on here for ages. Thank goodness we still have a sense if humour. Most of em are old but great. Well done guys.

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07 Jan 2016 23:21:36
A bit like most of the posters!

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08 Jan 2016 18:51:15
Let's have more like this and havevavrest from the woes of Lerner.

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09 Jan 2016 08:21:34
Apparently the possibility of signing swan vesta has burnt out after he failed a medical. Sources say he just could not stop smoking. The villa fans are left fun in an I'm sure at the next MATCH he will get a lot of STICK.

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09 Jan 2016 23:33:36
Killed it!

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06 Jan 2016 11:42:30
call me impatient but i really think we need to get our butts in gear with signing players.

its going to get to the point where we miss all the players we need and can do the job so we end up buying league 1 players or loaning in past it players or getting free tranfers of players that couldn't even get in a championship team.

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06 Jan 2016 16:11:36
Let's get real.
Lerners way of funding managers is to give them £5m + self funding From sales.

We now have this d. head Krulak telling the team that they take a lesson from the marines. What the f. Is he about?
Lerner and Krulak have lost the plot totally and merely offer words of no substance.

Lerners favourite item is money and he will not part with it in sufficient quantity to support his managers.
Don't hold your breath, Lerner doesn't give a sh. t about AVFC, the club, the players, the staff and us the die hards, the most resilient supporters in the land.
LERNER JUST GO AS FAR AS IS HUMANLY POSSIBLE AND DO IT NOW.

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09 Jan 2016 11:15:00
I'm hoping that we have identified targets and already started negotiations; so that we bring players in as soon as high earning flops are moved on. Freeing up wages and slots in the 25 man squad. I can't see us signing anyone until space is made as we already have Senderos getting paid for doing nothing.

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06 Jan 2016 08:58:42
Aston Villa will beat the drop if they fight like the US Marines, insists club director and Vietnam veteran General Charles krulak,
what they suppost to do shoot the opposition what a dope.

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06 Jan 2016 11:39:31
can you really see any of our players even hitting that target if we tried this tactic too?

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07 Jan 2016 18:18:20
Heard we are signing. RAMBO.

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05 Jan 2016 16:11:04
The major problem is still Lerner. Some say £30/ 35m but this will not bring in enough talent to stem the tide.
One sports writer commented zero to Nero as he watches his club go down in flames.
Two options, championship players who want the challenge and will relish 18 games in the prem. Then prem players out of favour and playing "keep the bench warm".
Defenders, midfield, strikers and gk, all positions need bolstering.
If only Lerner would face facts and get the wd40 to open his purse and make a polite name for himself instead of the ones we would like to call him. Surely the man has some pride.
Our situation is that we don't get the ball into the box so any No 9 will starve to death while he waits to score. Not a new problem to us as it has been this way for several seasons.
Interesting to note that Adidas have told MU that they don't like possession football an want to see the ball in the box. Could it be that shirt sponsors tell clubs what style they want to see?
Naa, can't be true, can it?

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05 Jan 2016 17:23:09
Totally agree, Oldvillan. Read a stat today saying that Jordan Ayew has the 5th best shot conversion rate and 3rd best shooting accuracy rate of any striker in the PL. I don't think our strikers are as big a problem as we are all making out, but getting the ball to them seems to be the problem.

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04 Jan 2016 17:24:30
Amidst all the doom an gloom there is an opportunity during the window to bring in some new faces. Not an attractive proposition to be playing for a team in the championship next season but a great opportunity to blood some English talent from the lower echelons to develop and come back stronger with villa to the prem. One thing villa have always done is produce England internationals and financially in this league (we are currently in) they're worth a pretty penny. It seems like a no brainer to go and do this to me.

Its a sad time for all of us but there could be an opportunity to breath some optimism and confidence back into the club, I hope remi gets the final say in recruitment. Utv.

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04 Jan 2016 16:07:57
So your in remi's position and RL as said you can spend 30-35 million to keep us in league who'd you bring in and release
Bring in - loic remy, andros townsend, kev nolan John ruddy, Sam byram
Out - Charlie, gabby, bunn, steer, Hutton, sendoros, Richardson
Recall baker and cole.

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04 Jan 2016 16:36:01
Two bibles might not go amiss, plus a manual on tactics.
Austin, Nolan ( suggested last season and got blasted), Byram and almost anyone that can catch a ball.
Not enough room to list the outs as most will go if money is offered.

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04 Jan 2016 17:00:19
Who or where as it been said he as got 30 to 35 mil to spend. I'd try and get remy on loan adebayor on a 6 month deal with option of longer if we stay up. Go for carlos kamini as new keeper and I'd take a punt on someone like huddlestone great pass on him prem experience. Rb I'd go for byran from leeds.

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04 Jan 2016 17:30:42
We should just go and pick the best of the championship. I think a lot of them would relish the chance for half a season in the PL and play their hearts out for the chance (however slim) of staying up. Players like remy and townsend won't want to come on anything other than half season loan deals which doesn't do much for the long term and there isn't much of an incentive for them to leave it all on the pitch every week. You never know, we might just grab the next Jamie Vardy.

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04 Jan 2016 19:04:47
I tend to think Andy is right here
Nolan is well past it; there is a reason nobody has gone for him
Adebayor is the last player we need in our position; I wish folk would stop mentioning him.

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04 Jan 2016 20:25:37
One thing about Townsend and remy neither are regular starters at there clubs and both want to go to euros so a trip up M1 and M6 to villa park maybe what both Villa and they need and if they play there part in our survival they may want to stay for long haul, well here hoping.

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04 Jan 2016 20:31:07
I know he's the way he is but you normaly get a good 6 months from him and he's prem proven and gets goals. I know he ain't a player you want long term or in normal conditions but we are a bit past that now and we need a gamble if we are trying to stay up. Or we give in take we are down in which case I then agree go for the best championship players we can.

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04 Jan 2016 20:52:40
Sorry to sound defeatist but we are down mate. We need 4 wins just to catch up if those above didn't win a game.
Get Afobe from Wolves. He could do a job in either division.

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04 Jan 2016 21:03:12
I'd not argue with that. I am grabbing away at the last bit of hope but I think we all know and accept our fate deep down. I also think afobe would be a good target. Byram as well I think would be an upgrade on what we have.

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04 Jan 2016 22:13:48
Ok so if we have a bit of cash now
Id like to see us go rest of season like this then have a good go at getting back up next year

Alex McCarthy (5m)

Byrom (3m) okore clark Bennett/ amavi

Westwood gueye
Ayew. Grealish. Townsend (loan)

Afobe (8m)

Get rid of as much dead wood as poss.

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04 Jan 2016 23:10:38
I think AndyVilla is onto something. Take the best in the championship, give them half a season in prem, some might do so well we sell them on, but for all who stay, along with SOME of the current players, you go all out next season to come right back. The trouble is, just as with what got us into this mess, is that it will be Lerner's decision. If he decides he WANTS to splash, and go all-in trying to keep us in the league so as to not further devalue his investment, that's what we'll do, and then we'll pay that price next season. It's an endless loop.

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05 Jan 2016 00:30:22
For me, I think we're already down. My heart says fight till the last and buy the best but I also don't want is to make silly buys that lose us more millions that will be needed to rebuild us. For me I'd buy proven championship players now. 2 nailed on goal scorers in that division in McCormack and Rhodes, reuniting Rhodes with gestede in that league. Tom ince and Ssm Byram. I know he's unlikely to play in the championship but victor Valdes until the end of the season at least. Any money saved I'd plough into making sure we kept the likes of Traore, Okore, amavi and Gil as they would be very good a league below. I also think the likes of Lescott would be very dominant in that league. Whatever happens and whoever comes in, it hasty be with next season in mind otherwise the best players will already be at other clubs and we'll be buying expensive "wannabes" as usual.

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05 Jan 2016 02:51:13
Valdes is a great shout mate.

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05 Jan 2016 06:04:25
Thanks SPfister9, I think you make a good point too. The key is whether the board is going to be reactionary or proactive. Judging by what Lerner has done in the past he has either been very reactionary or seemingly apathetic so the outlook is pretty grim - panic buying DB9 for 24 million comes to mind, and business like that is no use in the predicament we are in. It won't keep us in the division and will leave us with players on massive wages who have no interest in playing in the championship and will probably end up leaving on the cheap just to get rid of them. Personally, I think we need to be proactive and ensure we bounce back at the first opportunity, which means we need to use our 6 month advantage and poach some of the best the championship has to offer, blood some youth, and get a squad gelled and playing Garde's system. That should leave us with less work to do than our rivals in the summer, and put us several steps ahead of the competition as we will be putting the gloss on the team and not doing major overhauls. Plus you never know, an injection of hungry players with a point to prove may just see us pull off the greatest miracle the premier league has ever seen.

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03 Jan 2016 14:07:35
I am really concerned with Richards. He is frequently AOL when he should be in the middle of the box directing others around him, after all he wears the arm band.
When Defoe scored the third I am sure that Bacuna was the only player in the box. The rest were in the corner. The discipline is awful, chasing the ball and ignoring the man.
Okores sat on the bench and he is our best defender.
When will we get the ball into the opposition box quickly? I am not bothered about how many successful passes we make, most are in the middle of the pitch.
Let's try route one, ball in the box behind there defence.
Pretty ain't going to work so why waste energy and effort.
Has Garde lost it already?
I can't work out what system if any he is playing.
Should we be lucky enough to get a striker, the poor sod will spend 95% hoping he sees the ball.

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03 Jan 2016 12:02:41
the hustle and bustle of excitement and nerves rattles through the air like a school about to break up for christmas. as you walk through the corridors people are stretching, exercising, furrowed brows abound cramming for the last time using every emotion to get across their tiny role in supporting her. within her room the buzz that exists outside is drowned out by her almost ecclesiastic serenity. she sits calmly proudly examining every aspect of herself in the mirror, make up is applied seamlessly, no hair is out of place, teeth are bright and shiny, chest is ample and promoted. she says her final prayers, kisses her fingers and touches the photos of her parents which always adorn her dressing mirror. she stands, undertakes her final exercise, one final look in the mirror and proudly she departs the room. elegantly she walks the corridors, cast and crew fall silent and still as she passes by, all look at her but dare not try to hold her gaze, they couldn't as she strides boldly, supreme confidence that borders arrogance, the type all geniuses have. the respect and admire in equal measure. she is why they are there, she is the reason they want to be better, she is what they both dread and expect in equal measure and they don't know quite how to behave. the house lights dim, the stage is lit the most glorious bright, everyone gathered goes silent and still, the excitement in the air is almost touchable. she enters stage left, she walks slightly slower now, less theatrically, allowing everyone to take her all in. she stands at the microphone. she looks down to the pit to signal the conductor that she is ready. she takes a deep deep breath. my friends, the fat lady is about to start singing.
no matter what, they will always be my team - UTV.

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03 Jan 2016 12:26:17
Well there is 30 seconds I won't get back!
Can't believe I read all that!

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03 Jan 2016 14:16:14
lol flackie I just did the same must admit made me smile!

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03 Jan 2016 18:08:51
I was wondering had Learner sacked Remi already and signed fellow yank Madonna to manage villa till end of the season?! Anything is possible with Learner and Fox! Thanks Brynner69 for some light humour in the dark hours lol.

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03 Jan 2016 18:29:23
you're welcome NickB6.
sadness has passed and melancholy has set in, though i can't quite shake off blind hope!

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03 Jan 2016 10:59:37
In the words of Tony Butler "get your prayer mats out".

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03 Jan 2016 00:06:07
Well, call me a pessimist, but that was almost certainly the final nail in the coffin for Villa today. Question is realistically what does Garde do now? He's going to have no chance of buying the calibre of players needed for the Prem with us so far adrift of safety. I can only see two options: 1) Get as much of the deadwood, excessive wage earners and players who just aren't up for it out the door as he can. Replace them with players from the academy and get them some real game time and look to rebuild in the summer. Its almost admitting defeat, but would help solidify our future financially and identify a core of players we can build a squad around. OR 2) Make an all or nothing fist of staying up (if RL will provide the funds) by attempting to assemble the ultimate team of on loan mercenaries ever, which would do nothing for the future of the club but might just give us a prayer of staying up and getting that TV money. (Well, I think the point of prayer is long behind us - were more in the territory of sacrificing a goat, or possibly Agbonlahor to Satan) In any case we need to remain behind the players and the manager because getting on their backs won't help at all.

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03 Jan 2016 00:22:17
Andy, you pessimist

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02 Jan 2016 23:54:54
Let's change the set up soon to ensure the current bunch of misfits don't take us to the depths of the old third division, we have been there before with a team not much worse than the current team.

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02 Jan 2016 22:19:27
Villa fans heckling the players after the game at Sunderland
Well done lads; that will improve the the performances and you can tell your mates how big and clever you were. Everyone wins.

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03 Jan 2016 00:15:52
Absolute disgrace.
Being beaten and bettered with skill and ability is ok. As long as you give 100%, AND STAY TOGETHER!
To abuse, insult, question there commitment, what incentive do you offer for them to try there best?? Pride??
Next year, believe me, someone will still pay them to play.

Well done boys, very inspirational, I'm sure you have inspired them to go the extra mile.

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02 Jan 2016 20:10:12
Flakie the one in semi final.

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02 Jan 2016 23:12:38
He had a great semi against LFC but goals were from Benteke and delph, his only goal I can recall is Leicester away this season, a cracker too!

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02 Jan 2016 23:53:27
Lol haha

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02 Jan 2016 18:16:10
Some fans really get on my moobs. Aston villa facebook page drives me mad.

My latest post sounds this way. "agree with a lot of the comments saying they are "leaving this because they are sick of reading the crap that AVFC writes" only differnce is i'm leaving because i'm sick of reading the horsepap some of you "FANS" write. call yourself die hard fans? utter pish. Calling for gardes head and saying guzan is at fault for all three goals. And all i ever see is play kozak.

One poster even said he's not watching or following the team anymore till next season.

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02 Jan 2016 18:39:20
I agree mate, but sadly Guzan is becoming a liability.
I don't doubt is commitment, ability or drive but a goalkeeper with no confidence is a terrible combination.
He starts to second guess him self, thus becomes a little slower, less instinctive, which makes the whole back line doubt him.
He was at fault for there second however.

Priority is a keeper, striker and full back.
But today was a killing blow, may just be to late now.

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02 Jan 2016 18:39:20
I agree mate, but sadly Guzan is becoming a liability.
I don't doubt is commitment, ability or drive but a goalkeeper with no confidence is a terrible combination.
He starts to second guess him self, thus becomes a little slower, less instinctive, which makes the whole back line doubt him.
He was at fault for there second however.

Priority is a keeper, striker and full back.
But today was a killing blow, may just be to late now.

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02 Jan 2016 19:42:53
yeah can't argue a keeper should never be beat from that angle at his near post. but first even the to pkeepers could sort that out. third other than maybe he should have just laced it rather than play to the lb but why are the defence playing around in the first place? clear the bloody thing.

keep reading how we are done already and we should buy for the championship but it will take a complete fluke but still fight at least,

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02 Jan 2016 21:40:37
Wonder if we could get enckleman out of retirement.

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07 Jan 2016 14:30:18
Enckleman one of the most underated keepers we ever had. Wasn't really given a fair chance after the blues game. It wasn't his fault Mellberg should never have thrown that ball so hard to him.

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07 Jan 2016 18:21:00
Good job gestede wasnt pleaying for us then his throw in would have broke net.

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07 Jan 2016 23:08:25
The side netting tough.

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02 Jan 2016 18:13:02
Lack of belief/fight is alarming.
I'm speechless.

The chant we sang 'randy Lerner, what a w****r!' So apt

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07 Jan 2016 18:23:24
Best thing Randy Lerner ever did was repossess my MBNA card.

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02 Jan 2016 17:34:21
I am getting worried that Garde has taken on more than he is capable of achieving. Why did he leave Okore on the bench? He has Ben our best defender when on the pitch. Richards is not a central defender, he is a R/ B.
Or is Okore on his way very soon as part of the plan for the championship.
Kozak came on late, why this change of heart by Garde?
It almost looks as if the plan is to go down and come back the next season.
If we can get a striker in the window could he save us?
57% of the ball but we concede 3.
Jesus I could go on all night but that will not change anything.

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02 Jan 2016 17:09:30
Well TBH I don't think it matters who we bring in, short of the worlds greatest miracle ever seen we are championship bound I cannot for the life of me see us pulling this one out the bag? we had em all today gill kozac traore grealish, fabulous equaliser though. Oh well all we can do is start to build and hopefully come straight back up!

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02 Jan 2016 17:08:51
Just checked the remaining fixtures and being bias and claret and blue blooded seriously see only 5 possible more points till the end of the season! That is a home draw against Norwich and Bournemouth and home win against NUFC! Anyone on the Christmas period doubt this? Or am I being too optomistic expecting 13 points at the end of the season? By the way today I predicted 2:1 to the awful black cats. Love villa with a passion since my first season down there in 1975 on the witton bank but can see no way out of this now. Must get club sold and clear out all the dead wood including the board! VTID.

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02 Jan 2016 20:48:44
Can't believe next year. Villa v Burton Albion.

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02 Jan 2016 17:03:48
Words simply fail me with this Villa side, and Grealish is slow, predictable and lazy.

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02 Jan 2016 16:52:56
I've had enough now. I'm with Collymore, but the entire squad up for sale. Not one do them is good enough. Why are Hutton and Bacuna smiling and grinning on the pitch, they're about to ruin our club, there should be no smiles anywhere. Richards isn't good enough, he's not a premier league CB, so either push him right or drop him. Watching the crap we put on the pitch is tearing me apart. Everyone can talk about we the fans should be supporting them, but they don't deserve it, they're not trying, they're picking up pay checks and that's it. 1 win all season. Micah Richards and Brad Guzan are simply shocking. The only player that seems to want it at all is Adama. It's embarrassing and depressing. In 30 years I've never seen a Villa team that cares so little. Well, that's the end of my rant I suppose, just can handle it anymore, can't see us surging the championship to be honest. And despite what people have said about Lerner and how he has and hasn't funded the club, he crippled us with 2 stupid decisions. Hiring Houlliet and McLeish, unacceptable, stupid.

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02 Jan 2016 16:51:37
You know what it's probably best for us to get relegated because this lot is just a laughing stock of the league. The best bit is while we are feeling s. t about the results they still pick up there 50k aweek. F. in joke.

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02 Jan 2016 16:47:33
Well that's it then championship here we come, can't even beat a poor side like sunderland, looks like this manager was a bad choice not one win under his leadership. poor decision all round.

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02 Jan 2016 16:53:25
Name on decent managerial appointment Lerner has made?
Putting a bet on tonight that we won't win another league game this season. Probably odds-on!
What an absolute shambles our club is.
Worse than when we were relegated to old 3rd division.

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02 Jan 2016 15:41:33
Behind again! How the hell do we expect to get anything from games we need to win when we keep having to come from a goal down? It's almost as if we start the game losing. Just shocking. Not a clue from the owner, the manager or the players.

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02 Jan 2016 17:03:11
Who the f. k can disagree with this comment. is that u lerner?!

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02 Jan 2016 14:48:11
My opinion only but it's time for players to step up now too many have underperformed over past few weeks and now is the time especially grellish he's done nothing to prove him self apart from 1 goal at Wembley step up and prove your as good as the hype.

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02 Jan 2016 15:07:42
I agree, apart from. What goal at Wembley are you referring to??

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02 Jan 2016 21:30:19
Think the only time grealish scored at Wembley was in the hotel.

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02 Jan 2016 13:17:07
Just reflecting on the last few months and how this compares to 1987! I can recall back then the holte cheering when we got a throwing! With the pre back pass rule era perhaps it allowed that clueless side the option to do so little in creating anything! This season we have shown some flashes of creativity in build up with very little decisive action in front of goal and woeful regular defensive and midfield errors along with zero confidence low work rate and lack of battling spirit. In all I think The current team is better than. 1987 however hope they have the same luck if/ when go down. On our last 2nd tier season we were fortunate to get straight back and never looked convincing but scraped through that glorious day in Swindon.

Keeping positive till the maths say no and who knows the odd glimmer compared to class of 87 may make for a battle come March April 2016 with a good window in Jan! UTV.

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02 Jan 2016 11:13:38
Question for the more mature Villa fans, is this your worst ever side?

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02 Jan 2016 11:24:22
Nah, that boring Arsenal side under George graham is mine

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02 Jan 2016 12:57:14
And the point of your question is?
Are you really interested in the answer or are you just enjoying rubbing salt in others wounds?
These are rhetorical questions by the way; I already know the answers.

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02 Jan 2016 14:46:40
Give him a few mins, he will need to google rhetorical!

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02 Jan 2016 17:09:34
It was a serious question touchy chappies, it is possible to have banter without having a go you know :-)
But nice to know your a gooner flackie as you consider your worst team an Arsenal team mate, I'll wait while you google if you like :-)

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02 Jan 2016 10:28:28
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Leicester Reject Mahrez Transfer Talk And 9 Other Stories Of The Day

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01 Jan 2016 22:54:02
We have had player after player saying how they love the fans, the fans are brilliant . Now is the time for them to show and prove to the fans, that it's not just empty talk . We have lost points in recent games, because the other team have wanted it more . Now is the time for this to finish, now is the time to show the fans that you do care, now is the time to show some fight . To the people who turn up, game after game, season after season, this is their life . Now is the time to not just take the money, it's pay back time . Villa for ever.

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{Ed003's Note - that's just modern day chat to fans - the clubs media will put out all the love.}

01 Jan 2016 02:50:10
Happy new year one and all!

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01 Jan 2016 16:06:57
Happy new year Flackie.

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01 Jan 2016 16:08:21
Thanks Dave

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01 Jan 2016 16:48:20
Happy new year dave flackie and all.

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01 Jan 2016 20:28:38
Thanks jb.

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01 Jan 2016 21:14:45
Thank you mate

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