NurembergVillan

Two great saves. All came from Watkins having an absolutely pointless shot at the other end.

2 minutes ago, AshVilla said:

Has Direby touched the ball yet?

Come on man. Goodness me...

The number of teams that are allowed to clatter into us at will but go over like a sack of spuds at the slightest touch is remarkable.

5 hours ago, Rob182 said:

Would

It's the double jointed knees isn't it?

1 minute ago, nick76 said:

Looks like concrete finish to me, not seen rubber with that finish 

Could be right. But that visual is entirely achievable on a shirt. My point was to counter posts that had said "it'll still look shit like the initial image when it's on the shirt", which just fundamentally isn't true.

9 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

 No worries mate, always appreciate your expertise and insight.

So… you’re feeling quite positive about this new badge then? And the kits?

I'll wait until I've seen them

6 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said:

Are we considering this a leaked image as opposed to something fan generated?

 

I'm just going based on the way on-kit crests have been looking in the last couple of seasons. It could well be fan-generated but, importantly, it's plausible.

Also, to refer back to my point about the badge execution on the authentic/player jerseys from the World Cup, look at these stunners!

PS - the Germany one isn't an embroidery - it's textured TPU so it looks like one but without the weight...

2 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

We can only comment on and judge what we see, is shared or revealed…

Revealed, yes. Shared, we have the choice to reserve judgment.

2 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

that image is still ugly… regardless of whether or not it accurately represents what we are getting… and it’s been trademarked by the club… so there was “cause for concern”…

It is, yes. But looking at it with the context of the physical badge, the drop shadow seems to represent that fact that the lion is three-dimensional.

As you've said, it remains to be seen what the full execution looks like across all media but this new image is promising.

And colours are always a really difficult thing to judge on screen. I've got 3 top-notch panels in front of me right now and even the claret border of VillaTalk looks different on each.

And the paper bags thing was said tongue-in-cheek. We're all sometimes guilty of jumping the gun.

1 hour ago, Genie said:

Rishi seems to be about as good at holding a pen as he is using a credit card.

Grealish got slaughtered on social media for holding his pen like that.

36 minutes ago, bickster said:

He's hardly gonna call Mersey Minicabs from over there is he?!

1 hour ago, Chindie said:

Had to go get my prescriptions. The pharmacy is visible from my house. Halfway there started to panic. Kept going. Panic rising. Get to the door. Thankfully no queue. Get the prescriptions in a few seconds. Quickly walk home, binning off the plan of getting some milk on the way back, stomach playing up, get home, rush to loo.

This isn't a life. I've had enough.

Wish I knew what to say to you mate. I know you've tried so many different avenues to get beyond this and I really hope you can find the right one soon.

20 hours ago, rjw63 said:

Santa Monica CA

As Stevo said, the place is lovely. Very different from the rest of LA. I've been fortunate to spend a fair bit of time there and have some friends living there.

It's spacious, and down to earth. not so much of the BS you might see elsewhere across the country. Even when the place is busy it never feels crowded. Last time I was there I saw a band of pensioners (must've been about 20-30 of em) sat on the steps to the beach playing ukuleles. It was class.

For the type of music you love, it'll make everything make sense. Seeing what influenced the Wilsons, how it's still like that today - I think it'll be great for you.

Ubers are fine, they're everywhere there. Just like food and attractive women.

I get the pre-holiday slump, but once you're out there I bet you won't wanna come back.

Are you flying into LA or Orange County? If it's the latter there's a huge statue of John Wayne out the front. Standing there looking like he's shit himself

16 hours ago, chrisp65 said:

 

"Who are we going to feed these to?"

13 hours ago, Villatillidie95 said:

I hope it’s West Ham away (provided they beat Bristol city ofc)…262 bus straight to Stratford and walk to the ground, 30 mins door to door from my flat 

19 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

This is better than all of them:

This one is good. Better than using a claret background, as when it's on the home shirt it will stand out whereas the claret background wouldn't.

20 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

This is better than all of them:

My understanding (as fan, not in any other capacity) is that there are trademark issues with the 1982 badges and variations thereof. That is why we switched to a shield for the dawn of the PL era.

Similar to the Italian national team shield during the Kappa era, it had been used in such a ubiquitous manner without ever being protected that it could no longer be protected. If accurate, that won't have changed over time.

I'm happy to be corrected on that though.

7 minutes ago, R.Bear said:

The last time Newcastle won a major trophy, the Beatles were still together and man hadnt walked on the moon 

It was the year Nelson Mandela was sent to prison.

2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

Trippier has been a complete disaster the last month

You love to see it.

21 minutes ago, JPAngel said:

It really sounds like Heck is concerned about having 10,000 extra people use the existing transport links around Villa Park and I do understand where he's coming from. Anyone who visited the ground when we were pulling in 30,000 fans in the Championship can attest to how much worse travelling in is now we're filling VP again. Now add 10,000 more fans on to already strained transport links and it's clear to see there's a problem. Perhaps he wants that solved before moving ahead with extra seats.

Isn't it the case that the planning application is only approved on the basis that transport links are upgraded too?

16 minutes ago, GingerCollins29 said:

Thomas Frank picks fluff out of his belly button and records the size and weight of each one. Has been doing this daily for the last 31 years

Once the record is complete he eats the fluff.

Thomas Frank smells like the inside of an old woolly hat.

PL fines incoming here. Failing to control players.