privateer

We need a plethora of fish puns to push this deal over the line.

The mods are trolling here. They'll let it get to 999 then lock this thread.

Wait, what? Did you use the word "Lazy" in that post? It's pretty obvious to me why that particular word came so effortlessly to you when posting on this subject. I'm not sure even a three year term in a Common Purpose Reeducation Gulag will get you sorted.

I really hate lazy thinking comparisons like that. This kind of casual robotism needs to be called out.

TBH, it doesn't sound like the kind of acquisition we're targeting. There's a big emphasis on character and so far we've shown no indication of any interest in re-railing derailed talent. And I'm fine with that. There's enough talent out there and we have enough resources to buy stable, quality players rather than gambling on mining the talent seams of mavericks. There's one phrase that is used to describe some players that absolutely gives me the shits: "Unplayable on his day". I could go my whole life long happy if Villa never sign another UOHiD waster. Fortunately, I think the management have a similar aversion to the mercurial and value 9/10 consistent quality. Where a player puts in a 7 rating for nine games out of ten with one dud performance over a 1/10 stellar where a player gives one 10 rating (UOHiD) and nine 5 ratings with his load then having to be picked up by others.

Doesn't look ready. We should loan him out to a Championship club, where they play at his speed, such as Brentford. They've got a great rep for developing players and it would be nice to take money off them for the loan fee and not have to pay them £25m to get a player off them.

And we should turn the TV volume up.

Might have a bet on Dean finishing above Lampard again this season too.

His head's gone. For me he has to be dropped for O'Hare against Bournmouth (c Keenan). Or, if Deano thinks we need an Alice Band talisman, Jota.

It was two such awful decisions even the Spuds players were shouting, "Man on" to him through embarrassed pity.

Didn't do a thing right. It looked like a **** up sending him on within minutes and he got no better. He was bordering on a liability in terms of the effect he had on the game.

I remember our mate Witton_Lane was the same. I remember him saying to me me once on that subject. WL: "I'm the most one-eyed football fan you could meet, I'm only interested in watching Villa." privateer: "Don't glance at his blind eye. Just don't look at his unseeing opaque pupil." pivateer: "D'oh!" privateer: "OK. Ppppppppokerface."

Oh, and Rafael van der Vaart, your shoes are even shitter than your acshent. Buy black ones, you spashtic.

Yeah. I'm more than a little annoyed about how some of the players were dawdling and gave the ball away so cheaply. Not saying they wouldn't have prevailed but way too many times we gave the ball away cheaply. There's a few who need to wake up fast and realise they ain't in **** rural Kansas anymore, they're in New York.

Elmo gonna Elmo

Doesn't really fit in with Smith's "Go out to win every game" philosophy. That says he has already given this up as a loss. TBF, maybe that is entirely realistic as an expectation. It's one shared by many on here, as has been written by many leading up to the game. Personally, I'd rather lose a game we are going to lose with Guilbert in and Taylor out.

**** sake. That's a shocker. I have no idea wtf he is doing with those fullbacks. Be fair to say that gives me a huge sinking feeling and all optimism has just drained away. I assume Guilbert is injured? Surely?

Yes, I understand that view entirely. You couldn't pay me to watch Match Of The Day and hearing that word removed Tyldesley parroting "Beckham territory" any time there was a free kick within 40 yds of goal made me want to reach for some pliers to start pulling my own teeth out to dull my senses to what I was being subjected to.

I suppose now we are back I might watch some other non-Villa games but I've never really been one for that. Odd as it may sound to some, I'm a Villa fan, not a "football fan". In much the same way someone may characterise themselves as a, say, Bowie fan or a Black Sabbath fan rather than a "music fan".

I still haven't watched one since we were relegated.

Signing up megrim for another five years was a masterstroke.

Quite. **** the haters and double the the imitators. One of those weird games. I hate Norwich - mainly because I loathe Delia Smith and Ed Balls with an intensity that would chill their blood if they knew the depth and malignancy of it. And that Stephen Fry's turned into a bit of a word removed as well since he became a housewife. And I hate Liverpool. No further explanation or justification required there, obviously. So, not actually watching it but I guess it's the result I'd prefer that's going to eventuate. We won't be challenging Liverpool for position, I don't think, but we absolutely want Norwich losing every game because that'll leave only two more teams we have to be better than.

Can't help thinking we've dropped a right pollock by not getting Benrahma ad another striker in.