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I think Joey signed a permanent deal with Burnley in the summer.

Two pieces of soft white thick sliced bread, smothered with so much butter that once you get the chips on it melts and dribbles out while you're eating it, dipped into a dollop (pat?) of red or brown sauce. Lovely.

I've just discovered that the fourth official - Ms L Rashid - is actually the daughter of former employee Abdul Rashid! :shock: Sorry Abdul, please don't take me to court.

Sorry about the score - I've got a cold. :oops:

General, I'll be sleeping with my boots on and not putting the car away until I hear more !

A great article, and I agree with just about all of it. These are days we'll remember and this is a fantastic time to be a Villa fan. Considering where we've all come from, I don't think there can be another group of fans as happy with their takeover as us.

Great stuff General, I'm very much looking forward to seeing these come through, I know that this was a big topic of discussion at the last SCG meeting. Are you looking at having another meeting soon ? I read elsewhere that there might be one in the next few weeks while everyone's together for the games against Liverpool and Arsenal ?

General, I'm excited by some of the talk I've heard about ticketing and next years season tickets, you've told us that we're going to be very pleased, can you tell us when you are likely to be revealing details on next years season ticket prices and benefits ?

These players are all going to be relegated ; Dean Ashton Paul Konchesky Nigel Reo Coker Yossi Benayoun Luke Young Darren Bent I'll take the lot.

General, Alan Perrin the Villa fan from Devon who was nominated as the Barclays fan of the month has won the award. (He was particularly pleased with your vote !) Can we have him on the pitch at half time at one of the next two home games so that we can give him a round of applause?

I'd say yes, and if the right players played I'd go. If you say no to a testimonial for Lee, I think you need to do away with them altogether. If the rule is that you play for ten years and you get a testimonial, that should be the rule. If the rule is that you play for ten years and if people like you then you can have a testimonial, then you open a can of worms. I've never been interested in what Lee's done off the pitch (except when it's been funny) and he's had a good career with us, think of some of the best moments of the last ten years, and you'll find that Lee was there for most of them, regardless of whether he's a dick. It would need to be for charity though, I think the days of footballers feathering their own nests with testimonials are long gone.

I'm a yes, although as ml1dch says I'm no expert on pre-season training. If it's a matter of getting together with players to get them used to certain things away from the pressure of games, then we've just done that. My reasons are largely selfish though in that I just want to see more football, especially given how little we've had lately.

General, Just wanted to ask about a couple of things I don't think you've mentioned here, Are the European cup squad going to open the new training ground and the Holte Hotel as part of the 25th Anniversay celebrations ? Will the Holte Hotel be open to everybody? And also I can recommend the White Swan in Digbeth for your St Patricks day delectation and delight. Most years they host a group of New York firemen that worked through September 11th, they were on the pitch at Villa Park one year ( a miracle if you'd seen them the night before!) so they'd be more than happy to look after another American or two. Ask for Agnes !

Bring back the brick ! Bring back the brick ! Bring back the brick ! Ian, I couldn't agree more, to update the North Stand you'd have to take away the roof, its supports, re-model the rear which looks poor, and find a way to model the profile to match the seating in the Trinity. Surely it would just make good sense to start again ? Still, it's a challenge I'm looking forward to seeing Randy and co tackle. The Bendalls fell on it, Doug didn't seem to know quite what to do with it, Randy has a chance to make a statement. The development of the North Stand will be another good sign post as to where the club is headed.

Excellent report Lancs, a thoroughly enjoyable read. I'm looking forward to keeping that "Played Shane" going. Stieber and McGurk seem to be improving quickly to me, I'm not sure if you'd agree ? I just hope Stieber puts on a bit of a growth spurt. Moore seems to have mastered looking bored in reserve games but grabbing the headlines, I think it's time we saw him back with the first team. Here's hoping that the Chelsea game brings you the opportunity to see a reserve game that isn't played in stinking weather !

Me like a lot.

General. I'd like to say a big thank you and well done to everyone at the club that has been involved in backing Alan Perrin for the Barclays fan on the month award. The articles on the official site have been excellent, and it's great to know that regardless of the result of the BBC's poll you've made sure that Alan is already a winner, and in a way I think that means we all are. Thanks again General, that's great work.

General, On the potential for questions for players, if we e-mailed them, it would give the club plenty of scope to pick out nasty questions (and nasty answers.) Now if you don't mind I'm off home for the opening of my newly re-named Bushmills-Krulak front gate ! :winkold:

As a child, Stephen King would read the obituaries in the papers and cross the names out of his local phone directory.

General, I know you've mentioned elsewhere that we're going to be pretty happy when we see next seasons ticketing policy. Can you tell us when details will be released ? It's great to hear that the relationship with the council has improved, it hasn't always been a positive one. We look like we're becoming one of the best run, best prepared teams in the Premiership, please pass on our thanks and good wishes to everyone that was around that table with you. Remember though, as a great man once said :

Oops. :oops: I was looking at the last three home games ! (and he came off injured after 20 minutes of one of those.) He is a very versatile player though, and I think he's worth keeping. Are you doing the Arsenal game LV ?

General, With no first team games going on it's very very quiet at the moment, and I was wondering, would it be possible for you get a player to answer some questions from us if we were to e-mail them ? I know it's difficult with first team players as they have all sorts of complicated commercial arrangements, but maybe somebody from the reserves or youth team, just so that we can get a flavour of what it's like growing up at Villa. Maybe Marc Albrighton, or site favourite Barry Bannan might answer our questions ?

Y eh, or N eh? Either way.

Eh ?

Fan of the month vote May I encourage you to cast your vote for Mr Alan Perrin in this national poll Sir ?