Beastmix

My unpopular (or, at least, subjectively - creative talking about creative - controversial) opinion is Paul McCartney is not only the greatest musician of all time, but the greatest pure creative talent, in ANY artistic field, this country has ever produced. Him materialising the song 'Get Back' on the Get Back documentary, in real time, and no cuts, is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. He DREAMT the song 'Yesterday' too (he thought it might have been one of the other Beatles' stuff - but they confirmed it wasn't). Also, to do the almost THREE HOUR Glastonbury set he did last year, at 80 years old, with no breaks, and hardly any Beatles songs was, not only wild, but a testament to how extensive his back catalogue of songs really is (I reckon a lot of people didn't realise he wrote the song off the Postcode Lottery ads. Also, the lyrics to the chorus of 'Waterfalls' by TLC are McCartney's). On the matter of Jeff Lynne though, I don't think ELO get anywhere near the credit they deserve. They're barely ever mentioned in lists of the UK's best ever bands. For me, they're on the Mount Rushmore of it, without question. He also worked with individual Beatles on their solo projects (as well as with Harrison in The Traveling Wilburys), so there's a direct connection there too. It's also crazy to think how many songs Lynne just wrote and gave to other artists. Lynne like McCartney, is a creative force of nature.

Not saying it doesn't work. It's just personal preference.

I'm never comfortable with the idea of CBs playing at either LB/RB. I'd much prefer players to just play in the positions they specialise in. This said, my doctorate isn't in football like our glorious Basque leader, so I trust in whatever he feels is best. In all seriousness though, I don't think there's going to be a set 'first 11' this season. It'll be an almost constant rotation, based on opponent and competition. Everyone will need to be prepared to play on any given match day. Add in another right back and we're in a real strong position, personale-wise.

I don't mind which manufacturer it is, as long as their sizes are correct (ie: not skin-tight). I find Adidas to be the best for this. For me, this automatically eliminates Puma and Kappa. I found the Nike kits we used to have weirdly itchy (I think it was the recycled plastic bottles they were made from), so they're out too. Hummel have class designs and some of my favourite ever Villa kits. I'd opt for them or Adidas who, for ownership reasons, we're not allowed to have?

I wish!

Ditto, but on PES2020. I'm doing it all manually myself at the moment, but buying the option file sounds like a much better option. Just had a flashback to when you had to buy a memory card off ebay for the option files on PS1&2, and then on a USB stick for PS3. Crazy times. I guess the only question I had was, because e-football is limited in terms of clubs and whatnot, can an option file add in game play modes, leagues, and whatnot? I don't see how this works, unless they're implementing code from previous titles to make it so. What I don't want to go is get e-football 2023 and then be stuck with about 12 teams to pick from, none of which being Villa

Vinicius getting hardcore bullied by Konsa and Carlos tonight.

Apparently you can edit in teams/kits/etc on the newest version of e-football to add leagues/teams/players and create your own version of the offline modes last seen in PES2020? There's a website with the download files and such. I don't fully understand the scope of it (although I'm well-versed in kit/player patching) as I don't see how you can create game-modes or add new teams. It looks as if you can download a patch to essentially turn e-football into a new PES game, but with all new graphics and whatnot. Anyone done/doing this? I'm still manually updating PES 2020 squads/players as I really can't get on with Fifa.

Not transfer window related, but this, 100%. It's wild how they managed to con the system into reaching world #1. Proves how broken the ranking system is, really. To keep this relatively on-topic though, I trust in whatever Unai wants to do with him, although I do see the usefulness in the qualities he brings to the table. As you say, it's different to what we already have... which is a good thing.

Don't agree with the Donk slander. He hasn't really done much wrong. Nothing particularly notable and exclusive to him. We effectively need 1.5 to 2 first XIs for this season, playing in four competitions. Donk would be a good starter in the domestic cups, for instance.

I love how they didn't even have temporary floodlights or anything. Just straight-up street football style.

I used to enjoy them, but these days I'm happy to sit back and await official confirmation. Anything more feels like wasted energy on my part

Thanks, all. All changes have now been made. I've provisionally set the draft for 8pm UK time on Saturday September 2nd. I would normally have had it be on the Sunday, but Villa are playing at Anfield on that date so figured we'd have it on the Saturday just in case anybody was going.

Very much a "let's have a look at cha" sort of game for the young uns.

Look at our own Jordan Veretout. Was touted as a prospect in France, couldn't make it happen for us, but has gone one to be one of the better (not top tier, but probably the level below) players in Europe in recent years. Regular starter at Fiorentina, Roma, and Marseille isn't exactly a joke. Perhaps this time it will be the other way around and we'll get the better end of the deal (if, indeed, we are interested).

Despite my De Bruyne comparison on the previous page, I agree with you on this. A loan to a top Dutch or big-ish German team would be ideal, if we signed him. If not, at least we have the right people in place to help build him up domestically. It's just a case of game-time then, which is currently the issue at Milan with him getting a few minutes here and there.

The comments surrounding this guy are eerily similar to the comments about De Bruyne back when he was the same age at Chelsea. Not strong enough, not fast enough, lacking confidence. Not saying he'll become as good, but the similarities are there. Clearly a technically gifted player from what I've seen. Just needs a bit of nurturing.

Okay! There's no need to take the last two votes as they'll have no deciding impact on the tally. Results: 1: 0.25 points per carry should be awarded to RBs - 7/12 - passed 2: PPFD (point per first down) instead of PPR (point per reception) - 1/12 - not passed 3: Addition of a line backer spot? - 3/12 - not passed 4: WR/TE flex (to free up some RBs) - 7/12 - passed Changes for this coming season: 0.25pts per carry for RBs WR/TE flex Trade review scrapped (just keep it respectful) 1 day waivers I'll sort the draft time/date later, but it's likely to be on the Sunday before the season kicks off (best for avoiding pre-season injuries) and somewhere between 6 and 8 UK time.

I said I'd tally these at the end of June and, so far, we don't have a majority to change anything (apart from the two things we're changing anyway) As a reminder, we're voting on: ex: 1: 0.25 points per carry should be awarded to RBs - yes 2: PPFD (point per first down) instead of PPR (point per reception) - no 3: Addition of a line backer spot? - yes 4: WR/TE flex (to free up some RBs) - yes These are the people who have cast their vote: Beastmix rjw63 abdomlahor Brumerican Tubby Hornso Rhyscartwright_avfc I'll give the following another week as I'm a bit ill at the moment (so, until 23:59 on July 12th) to cast their votes, if they want to: @Xela @Dante_Lockhart @LancsVillan @sexbelowsound @maqroll

It'll be iconic once we've won the Conference League in it.

I didn't buy the previous Castore shirt. What's the fit like compared to an Adidas football shirt (the only brand which gets the sizes right)? I just like wearing them super-baggy at 5-a-side, is all.

Thing is, fans didn't like that either when it was first released. We tend to warm to the kits over time. It'll be the same with this one.

It's also done a scale of what the club are prepared to pay. For example, Arsenal usually get a clean home shirt and a unique/quirky 2nd/3rd kit, because they pay into that design tier. Whereas Championship clubs (and some Prem) with the same manufacturer get the template design. Same for some countries (ex: Japan) with their designs. I hope we get a nice 2nd/3rd kit.

Definitely some Burnley vibes with this. I don't think it's horrible though and I quite like the shoulders. We always do this when a new kit launches and then we warm to them over time.

Out of morbid curiosity, why a tyre company?