Vancvillan

From a Lille fans forum via the magic of Google Translate: "Would worst choice for him but as € 10 million for an English club is a gift for such a player! " "That if we played in PL would be left for 30-40m " "bah, since when one can speak of a bistro counter? " It went a bit off topic after the last one. Edit: Sorry mods, http://www.allezlelosc.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=104755&sid=ce2cc22e862085b2efd8e691b0a8be85%22

Gil: Am I starting tomorrow boss? Tim: It's 50/50.

In my humble opinion the Begovic bid is win-win. 1. If we get him for a cut price $4-$6 million we'll be able to sell on Guzan and the net of our GK transfer fee won't be that high. 2. If we don't get him for steal, Guzan knows that Sherwood is serious about replacing anyone with quality (fwiw I think Guzan is a decent keeper), and he's exactly the kind of player who reacts to that by getting his head down and doing everything he can to prove Sherwood wrong. I think we'll either get a better keeper, or see a better version of Guzan next year. I'm fine with either.

From a different generation, but got Sensible World Of Soccer running the other night. Immediately bought Chris Armstrong - had completely forgotten that he existed until remembering that he was rapid in the game.

It's called the Bra of Shame. It's used to punish players every time they make a backward pass or ask why Gil isn't playing.

I can't believe anyone who's seen him this season would rather have Tim Howard over Goose. Terrible shout.

I get why there's a fine here - fans aren't supposed to go on the pitch but it's sometimes tolerated if it's after the whistle. Our fans went on before, thus it's worse. The part that raised my eyebrows was the $200K number. Really? Exactly $200K? If you took your car in to a garage and the mechanic had a quick look and said "it'll cost you exactly a grand", you probably wonder how he got to that number. You'd hope there would be some kind of basic equation for figuring out fines. Maybe even a spreadsheet. This feels more like they blindfolded an (admittedly talented) monkey and got him to throw a dart at a board and multiplied it by 10,000.

We could do worse than signing former Swindon players. Luongo, Matt Richie, Michael Carrick, Milner and Charlie Austin? We've already got Shay Given. We'd be in trouble if we used the same pool for our next manager. Gus Poyet, Paul Ince or Glenn Hoddle anyone?

This one wont. People win the lottery every week, but I'd bet that I won't.

If you're even slightly nervous, chuck twenty quid on us to go down at 66/1. That's at least a couple of seasons of free football. Except it's not since it won't happen. Lock it up, we're safe. Edit:if you can get 1/110 you only need to out a tenner on. A horse at those odds would have no legs.

Great win, solid gritty 3 points. You can only beat what's put in front of you, over the moon, etc. Sanchez reminds me of that toy you can buy for your dog - you pop the ball in and it fires it in all directions at random.

Obviously a Bluenose then. #foxout

Not trying to be a dick (just an accident I guess) but Vincent Tan is Malaysian. Mentioning him in a conversation about Chinese ownership makes about as much sense as saying "wouldn't want Klopp as our next boss, he's German which usually means... " and then using Alex McLeish's managerial record to prove your point.

Solid performance against the champions on their own patch, though marred by individual errors. To put it in perspective, if on Feb 14th you'd predicted that Sherwood would have us pushing for goals, 11/2 (best price) for relegation with four games left, playing like we have a chance against anyone and be in an FA Cup final, you might have been accused of being a bit too optimistic.

I checked the news but seem to have missed the tragic events in Manchester today that led to City fans holding a 90 minute silence.

This thread is begging for someone to pull out an old Panini sticker album or a shoe box full of Pro Set cards. Also, Ruel Fox.

I've done this a couple of times before + replaced a couple of screens. Long story short, it's not hard since someone has probably already done it with the same laptop and posted a step-by-step online. Search Google for "HP XXXX screen replacement DIY" where XXXX is the model number. I know you're not replacing the screen but you do need to disconnect it from the motherboard before you take it off it's hinges. Same deal with the web cam if it has one built in. You'll likely have to remove the keyboard to do this (which is really not as big a deal as it sounds). It's usually a little bit fiddly - allow yourself 30 minutes. You'll need a set of jeweller's screw drivers - and make sure you keep track of the screws that you take out. Honestly, if you can follow a recipe you can do this without too much trouble.

This is probably the most disgusting turn of phrase I've heard in a while. And I fully intend on using it in conversation at least once tomorrow.

I would imagine Fox was talking to a few people (managers, agents, members of other club's boards, other industry professionals), and probably for some time. Think about any other business you've been involved with where a deal is potential up for grabs in the future, or a project is in the works. Just through business contacts and social circles a lot of informal talks happen. Even if Randy was yet to give the nod, he (Fox) would have had a fairly solid idea of who was available and interested - so the speed doesn't surprise me, and "interest" doesn't necessarily mean someone faxed their CV over with a nice cover letter. Like in any other business, I'd guess it's not all done with official telegrams bearing the Aston Villa coat of arms.

Sanchez definitely didn't get the ball there. He's been a bit of a liability to be fair.

I have this nasty habit of checking other teams forums before and after a match. Sometime they are way off base (imho). Hull nailed it. Top article: Aston Villa are **** awful

In my humble opinion Benteke lacks confidence and is coming off the back of a serious injury. Sometimes it takes a few matches, other times it takes a few months. I think he has the speed, strength, technique and footballing brain to turn it around and re-capture the form we've seen before. Though I think this is more suited to another thread (Benteke, not Lambert if that's where you're going with this). Bent is an ageing one-dimensional footballer who doesn't fit any system that requires him to do more than find space 5 yards. So he doesn't fit anyone's system in the Prem. Good luck to him in the Championship, MLS or A-League.

Yeah, because there is no way a fan could be slimmer and fitter than a football player.. Impossible! Have you seen the rogues gallery in OT? I always think this is an unfair comparison - DB is a highly paid professional athlete who chose that career path. I think it's ok to be critical in that context. Put it this way, if you're on a plane coming into Heathrow and the pilot forgets to put the landing gear down, as you slide down the runway are you going to be thinking "fair play, I couldn't have done any better"? Back on topic, the issue isn't that he's fat; it's that he's a one-dimensional footballer who doesn't fit out system. That's not a slight on him or us - it's just a bad combo.

But has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

You've clearly never attended the Randy Learner school of business.