Ron Burgundy

We dont make anything with the intenation of it being the best in the world anymore. We make things on the basis of how cheap can we make it and how many we can sell.

I don’t think I made my point properly. Basically we need to think bigger. The HS network is all well and good, but the rest of our network is poor. Why can’t we have all mainlines made up the HS spec? (I know the cost would be enormous) but come on UK PLC lets go balls to the wall! What can’t we re-open all redundant / derelict lines. I know the village I live in would benefit greatly. My point about the Victorians was that they over-engineered everything. Look at Armstrong’s Tyne Bridge, Barlow’s work on the Manchester and Birmingham line, Bazalgette’s sewers, all of Brunel’s work, Greathead's work, Telford’s aqueduct, I could go on. My point is there buildings, bridges, tunnels etc. have lasted 100’s of years through change that could not have been anticipated. They have gone above and beyond what they were originally designed for. Nowadays we embark on projects that have a shelf life of 30, 40 50 years max. We do things on a piecemeal basis rather than seeing the bigger picture. If you work in an office look out of you window and look at how many buildings from the 60’s and 70’s are being torn down for new office blocks. I bet in 30 years they will be tearing them down again. Wasteful, naïve, pointless. I think the HS2 will be great for Brum but its small beer and we need to think bigger.

For some reason I sense a win. 3-1 villa

We need some heat maps .. .. .. ..

This information hasnt been presented in a meaningful manner. 5/10

The key to us doing well is a simple flat 4 at the back.....

It will be good for Brum and mainly people who travel for business purposes. They generally don't pick up the costs though their firms do, god knows how much it'll cost for tickets. Thing is the whole rail system needs upgrading to this specification not just a few mainline stretches. All the rolling stock needs improving, stations refurbising, and only defunct branch lines reopening. That would genuinely make a huge difference to the way people traveled and lived and conducted business. It would be massively expensive though so doubt it will ever happen. Problem is we don't engineer like the Victorians did, we only see 20/30 years into the future now. Stupid country.

I really hope QPR go down......

My projections suggest otherwise

PS we wont win away at Wigan if it comes down to the final day

No - i beleive 39 pts will be the magic number this year based on statistical projections i ran earlier today. However, GD will play a factor, and according to my projections we will go down on the basis of a -2 worse GD than wigan. How d'ya like them apples? This however doesn't take into account a two game win streak in the next 8 games, which if we achieve, blows my projections to bits.

Billy Beane

We need some heat maps .. .. ..

Another solid ass pumping - im going to be positive though, a loss, but not by more tan two goals. 3-1 or something. UTV

Has he got his nosed pierced in the officil AVFC photos? either that or hes got a massive zit on his konk!

Has anyone ever been to an MLS game some of those crowd shots of San Jose look quite lairy. Shirts off, beers in hand, sunshine out, surging forward when they hit the goalsack. looks like a right laugh!

He's not signing. AVFC have officially confirmed. They are however in talks with a stoke player regarding a loan deal. Won't say who at the moment. Can't think who it might be.... Any suggestions....

The poll is a bit irrelevant but I've voted 442. The issue here is that with the players we have it needs to be a flat back 4. Our defenders need to focus on DEFENDING. I don't have a problem with the wingback systems but only if you have players who have Ben brought up that way. Otherwise your on the fastlane to a complete pasting. In reality I don't care how our midfield and forwards set up. But it must be a flat back 4. If they LB and RB get the opportunity to go forward all well and good, but the main focus must be defensive duties. I actually think Bennett would look a lot better if he wasn't being asked to be a wingback.

....Wow...

DENCH

Hooray he's 6ft tall!

Thats only one word.... and a series of numbers. Just sayin...... :D

£16.36m actually, assuming a 4 year contract and allowing for the transfer fee. Thats assuming the Toon have put him on a four year deal. I dont know the exact terms of the deal, perhaps you can enlighten me. seems pretty reasonable for a player of his calibre to me, assuming he will play a big part in keeping them up, and will have 'sell-on' value that everyone seems to be obsessed with. Your not Randy in disguise are you?

I was waiting to see last night’s performance until I decided if, in my opinion, we were going to go down or not. if we had been battered I think it would have been nailed on that we will go down but we did show a bit of spunk in the 2nd half. However, I don’t think the second half performance on its own warrants much optimism, despite all the pressure we had to rely on a dodgy penalty to even score once. I think it’s going to be tight down there but I’m ready to call it - IMO we are going down, the only real debate for me now is whether it’s in last place or not.