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  1. John
    I would hazard a guess, that there may have been a few St George's flags available from Euro 86 and it was a gradual process after then.
  2. John
    How about?
  3. John

    Douglas Luiz

    John replied to LondonLax's topic in Villa Talk

    Douglas is without a doubt a crucial cog in the team that has brought us to the verge of CL qualification. He would walk into a top 4 team if he left us and is arguably our most valuable player, his presence in our side is a big part of why we were ourselves in the top 4 until yesterday.
  4. John
    Agreed, but every other club knows it and he would have his choice of top clubs. He's also likely to extend his contract there, if they go up given his family's history with the club. Leeds would also want big money for him, so I doubt a cheeky bid would work.
  5. John
    I sullied myself by having a look at KRO this morning, I've added the link below for those of you who want more later: - "People on social media are very confident about our run in. Can’t understand it. Next two home games against teams in the top half of the table. Away games against teams that are as desperate as we are. It’s not inconceivable to me that we don’t win again this season." - don't want to go into the last day of the season as this lot won't be able to cope with it." - "I honestly don't think it'll go to the last game of the season......one way or the other." - "True but if we 4 points adrift before our game weds puts a huge amount of pressure on us to win, something i dont think this bag of shit have the mentality to achieve when pressure is on tbf." - "We have flirted with relegation for far too long and if the inevitable should happen we cannot complain.We have made more escapes than Hudini. How many of the current team would you want in the trenches to fight to the end ? Two or three maybe. The majority are second rate journeymen who know their respective P45,s are being readied and don't give a "Donald Duck" if we get relegated." Who is Hudini? Link: https://wewilljourneyon.proboards.com/thread/8309/run?page=1&scrollTo=151019
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    I thought that they would pull safe after unexpectedly beating Preston, but Weds and Huddersfield winning have made it great fun again, haven't they?
  7. John
    Look at that table and weep Noses. It's squeaky bum time again, it breaks your heart don't it mate?
  8. John
    We can still qualify for the CL, but this game has made doing so much harder. A win would have kept us above Spurs, but now a win for them tomorrow puts them above us. A win would also have likely ended once and for all Manchester United's hopes of pipping us at the post, but we are now relying on Liverpool to beat them, to widen our gap on them. At half time I said that we needed another goal, we got it and that should really have been enough, but 9 minutes of madness left us a goal down. The point that we got back, may yet prove crucial, but it's still 2 points that we dropped. We will need to take those 2 points from our remaining games, by say winning a game, that we might otherwise have been satisfied with taking a point from. Our potential CL qualification may now not be decided until the last game, as a result of this result, so we can't take our foot off the pedal until the last kick now. That referee couldn't wait to book Douglas, although the game was by then almost done. I'm sure he knew a booking would lead to a suspension for him and he took the only opportunity he really had to show him that card. It made me wonder where he comes from and who he supports. He comes from Preston and has not disclosed who he supports. Surely referees should have to admit which team they favour, at least if he had I wouldn't be thinking Preston is rather too near to Manchester for my liking and clearly a Manchester United supporter would not be adverse to seeing Douglas suspended, although I'm not suggesting for one moment that he might be, after all he didn't add any Fergie time to the stoppage time at the end of the additional minutes did he?
  9. John
    It doesn't interest me.
  10. John
    I wouldn't mind the luxury tax idea, as long as it didn't mean that clubs could spend really silly money. I wouldn't have a problem with clubs spending £150m in a season above what they brought in, so long as their owners put up the same amount, so the club wouldn't go out of business, if they pulled the plug later. The figure should be the same for every club though. For the likes of Luton and Citeh, as well as for every club in between them. They should have the choice of making that investment or not, but should still be penalised harshly if they spent above that figure, as should Citeh still be now. That way clubs that get promoted could spend a decent amount to stay up, clubs like us are not put in a position, where they are forced to sell players and the likes of Newcastle cannot just spend what they like, as often as they like.
  11. John
    Yes, progress, but....whilst I accept that it is a fine stand now, how I miss what it once was (final picture) and the first three photographs below are so hard to look at, for those of us that stood there for so many seasons:
  12. John
    That could have been a lot worse (not as bad as those drummers before the game though). Was I the only one, that was worried, we might have Douglas sent off towards the end of the first half? UE sensibly prioritised our next two games and given the team we put out, I would have not been shocked by a three goal margin, at kick-off. As it was we gave a good account of ourselves in the first half and had them worried, until our wall collapsed for their second. Foden was the difference and playing Citeh after their draw at the weekend, was always going to be a bad time to meet them. This was always going to be a free hit and home wins from our next two games is what matters to us now.
  13. John
    I know he's older, I just wonder if we will have £25m to spend on another left back, given that we will have other positions to spend, what money that we are allowed to spend on. I like Tierney as well, by the way.
  14. John
    I think they started thinking much the same last year. Just when qualification looks to be in doubt, they don't actually want it. Looks like they are beginning to accept that it is beyond them to finish above the mighty Villa.
  15. John
    I doubt that we will sign a PL left back (money wise), if we are in the market for one, would we possibly go back in for Acuna? Or if Ipswich don't come up, Leif Davis looks an option to me.
  16. John
    No!
  17. John
    Yes, I thought the fee was below £20m (somewhere between that and £15m). Not bad for an Italian international.
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    They have only picked up 1 point from their last 7 games, 2 wins from their last 7 is a big ask for them. Perhaps this will be their year after all?
  20. John
    A new Villa bus from New Street to Birmingham starts today for fans. £5 return. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/march/28/New-express-city-centre-shuttle-buses-set-to-launch-on-matchdays/?sc_src=email_5709204&sc_lid=571397305&sc_uid=teJc9pr3Mp&sc_llid=7601&sc_customer=ddc71e91-8f12-403d-b848-bd596f230a31
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    That's really good news. £5 return from today New Street Station to Villa Park. What's not to like?
  22. John
    Sad news again. Such a nice bloke, great company and what a player! He's a fighter though and I wish him well in this battle. My thoughts are with him and with his family, as they continue to face this cruel illness. Like many of us, I lost a member of my family to this, but my Nan fought it for a couple of years and had her moments of clarity even near the end. Keep fighting Gordon, we are all thinking of you and wishing you the very best.
  23. John
    A "mate" has shown me what the new "Small Heath Stadium" will look like when it is completed, they are confident of filling it every week:
  24. John
    Photo (1) taken in 1975 (against Manchester United) showing "The Grader" and the right hand side of the old Witton End, as well as the old club buildings that were demolished a few years later. The second shows Ron after our LCF semi final win against Chester, alongside our 1957 FA Cup winning manager Eric Houghton and seated, Chris Nichol and a bit of the head of Ian Ross between someone who agreed to have a stand named after him (love to see those two ex-managers together):
  25. John
    1975 We're back!
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