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12 Oct 2023 20:48:28
Zaniolo sent back to villa by italy under suspicion of possible illegal betting involvement.
11 Aug 2023 20:11:38
Just been speaking to a friend in turkey and he is saying a deal for zaniolo is good for gala but not for us
1.) 14 Aug 2023 17:24:53
Blimey - you’re in Turkey. I didn’t think you were that far south SV ?
05 Jul 2023 11:00:59
Whatever happened to the oxlade chamberlain rumour
1.) 05 Jul 2023 15:53:04
It was just lies
18 Apr 2022 16:47:10
We have apparently bid 15m for Szalia from fenerbache. Central defender. This comes from a direct source at the club I met yesterday.
18 Apr 2022 11:22:55
We have apparently bid 15m for Szalia from fenerbache. Central defender. This comes from a direct source at the club I met yesterday.
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10 Nov 2023 08:26:36
Quick opinion poll. Lenglet or pau. Pau good playing out, lenglet I think is quicker and a better defender overall
1.) 10 Nov 2023 10:39:21
Torres every day
2.) 10 Nov 2023 13:05:37
With you SV, pace is so important, Torres has been found out a couple of times that have lead to goals.
3.) 10 Nov 2023 18:12:36
Torres for me, when he brings the ball out from the back he draws players to him and creates space for our midfield, he also looks a bit more comfortable on the ball in tight spaces and particularly when closed down by the opposition.
4.) 11 Nov 2023 11:50:16
LOTM, doesn't his lack of pace worry you.
5.) 11 Nov 2023 14:15:13
A little, but I guess you pays your money and take your choice. I like my full backs to be good defensively but both Digne and Cash are more effective going forward than at the back. Similarly with Lenglet and Torres they have different qualities but the way Emery likes us to play then I think Torres will always be his preferred option
6.) 11 Nov 2023 16:19:06
I agree that Torres will be first choice, but I still think Torres is always going to struggle with his obvious lack of pace and teams will continually exploit this, remember this has already proven to concede goals.
7.) 11 Nov 2023 16:19:35
Thanks guys some interesting thoughts on both. I couldn't decide who is the better
8.) 11 Nov 2023 18:32:56
SV, remember Emery will always decide, we can debate but the coach should know best.
9.) 11 Nov 2023 23:12:16
Torres for me aswel, I think he brings more and the fact he’s starting cup games rather than the league tells me Emery sees him as cover, Carlos I think is still higher than lenglet in the pecking order also.
10.) 12 Nov 2023 00:57:46
The basic truth is that we're not in a position yet to sign the perfect cb, if there is such a thing. Every player outside the top1% has a weakness or two, all we can can do is trust our proven manager to select the best complimentary set of attributes in our quest for points, which so far he's doing well and selecting Torres.
We're not perfect and won't win the league, but it would be a big surprise if we finish outside the top 7, which is astounding given our journey in recent years. Enjoy.
20 Oct 2023 12:48:55
Coming up on Sunday by train. Just want to when leaving the game would you say quicker to walk the Birmingham new street or train from Witton. Can't ever seem to get a taxi back
1.) 21 Oct 2023 09:40:00
If you leave abit early witton would be your best bet
2.) 21 Oct 2023 10:41:58
Thanks Tom. Usually happy to walk but with later kick off need to get back to new st ASAP to get down to London and the connection down from there
3.) 21 Oct 2023 16:43:20
I'd check the trains before you set off tomorrow SV. There's currently a lot of flooding disruption and Avanti West Coast have had numerous cancellations. Depends what happens overnight weather-wise I guess.
4.) 21 Oct 2023 18:42:19
Thanks menace ill check in the morning
04 Oct 2023 13:50:58
There seems to be a lot of tickets available for tomorrow
1.) 04 Oct 2023 16:14:13
I said there’s a lot of unrest going on, people can’t afford it . I got lambasted on here, for bringing it up before, those people should check out other sites and see for themselves. We all want to see Villa do well, but not at the detriment of the fans . Lots of them feel they are being pushed aside and left behind .
2.) 04 Oct 2023 19:02:09
Dave, totally agree as I have said many times, I also have been lambasted.My take on the matter is many who think it's ok what's going on, haven't been affected and it's easy to accept things if it doesn't impact you.Dave did you notice the empty block in the Doug Ellis, these are obviously earmarked for the new holte suite set up and it appears the uptake isn't as expected.Greed will often catch owners out.
3.) 04 Oct 2023 22:13:19
Roughly 1200 tickets available. It's a midweek game against a completely random team but has still sold better than the Everton game did I believe?
We need to wait for the home games against AZ and Legia to really judge. People who aren't local aren't going to take time off work to watch our second string take on Zrinski.
4.) 05 Oct 2023 00:15:11
I’d agree with that RK. Already on telly, I’m in my mid 60’s and not entirely keen to do the 2.5 hour round trip to VP on a Thursday night only to get home near midnight. Those younger than me that could be arsed probably don’t have the money for it. Back in the day I used to travel back from Poly in Sheffield for all the home 82 European matches, but it was only £2.50 payable on the turnstile for a standing place on the Holte back then ?
5.) 05 Oct 2023 01:18:56
Is that 12,000 tickets RK? 1200 would suggest its nearly sold out?
6.) 05 Oct 2023 07:07:06
Only 1,200. Might sound a lot to some but means we're around 98% capacity.
That awful thing that nobody wants is also sold out by the way.
25 Aug 2023 09:01:28
Just seen the new third kit.opinions. not one for me
1.) 25 Aug 2023 18:18:51
Me neither ?
2.) 26 Aug 2023 01:28:09
It not the best kit, still think gk jersey is the best in my opinion
03 Jul 2023 12:22:35
Just seen yhe motorbike pics on the website. Are we really that desperate for cash to risk the playing surface. Two concerts and now that.
1.) 03 Jul 2023 23:22:31
Plenty of football clubs run major events over the summer, I'm pretty sure we have adequate planning capability and ground staff to deal with it.and keeping up revenue streams over the summer whilst boosting Villa Park's reputation for being able to host events is good business sense.
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05 May 2021 10:38:59
villajohn, I suggested Aguero a couple of weeks back and got slated that his is injury prone and isn't worth the money.
08 Feb 2021 14:33:56
Sorry not for me at any price. I think there are more consistent performers out there we could look at. He's too hit and miss for my liking. We need players who like jack/ Luiz can influence games not to play a bit part. Goes missing far too much for me.
09 Sep 2020 13:39:13
Dave, what I like about Watkins is that he is a six yard box man. gets the scrappy goals which count. So I say let's give him the support and hope he fires on all cylinders.
07 Aug 2020 08:34:24
Not really seen a lot of watkins if i'm honest. Looks quite decent in what I have seen but I just get a bit jittery when we sign the in form championship strikers ( Mcfatface, Hogan) if you get my drift. I would rather we went out and splashed the cash to get Tammy in.
30 Jul 2020 18:38:35
John remember poch made his name at Southampton and potentially we are much bigger than them. Potentially bigger than spurs if we choose to get someone of his calibre.
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07 Dec 2023 07:50:29
Scott, for me this was better than the Liverpool drubbing the other season. To a man we were superb. Even the subs got at them for the last 10 mins.
06 Dec 2023 15:40:12
Menace, if we give em too much respect we're done for. If we have a go at them we'll get a result. In my mind go for it we've nothing to lose as most people will expect a cty win. let's break this run of not winning and do the same on saturday. UTV
29 Nov 2023 17:05:31
Dave I thought he'd gone permanent
11 Nov 2023 16:19:35
Thanks guys some interesting thoughts on both. I couldn't decide who is the better
04 Nov 2023 20:29:06
Well after the arsenal result today tomorrow gives us a great opportunity we really don't want to miss