Marka Ragnos

Villa helper of the day. 

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Maupay has this incredible talent for looking like a boy who’s just been scolded all the time.

Oh yes!!!!!!

101st minute goal from McTominay. 

Jeez. Maupay really took one. I guess I didn’t see that. To me I just saw him get hit in the chin.

Oh, Maups. You gotta love the delayed reaction to getting hit on the chin.

And on comes the most devious little shit in football.  Surely he can make something happen?

Omg. Beeyond frustration. 

The problem seems really simple. It’s not bad luck. It’s that Brentford can’t shoot for shit. They are really awful. They take lots of shots that have no chance or that gets skied. How many shots have gone over the crossbar today? It must be 60,000.  

1 minute ago, AshVilla said:

No chance.

I know. 

Just now, StewieGriffin said:

What minute are United going to get their completely undeserved winner then?

I'll go 84th

87th

Please, oh, please, let this at least be a draw. 

I swear, I’m so tired of watching Brentford almost score, that I am almost hoping for United to put them out of their misery. Almost. But not quite.  

18 minutes ago, Pinebro said:

Can smell another flukey United win 

I’m gonna be so irritated if so. United do not deserve to get champions league football this year.

1 minute ago, AshVilla said:

United so Jammy.

How are they not losing this?

It’s ludicrous. Just no finishing quality. Bees can’t seem to keep the ball down and on target. They’re going to regret all these misses when united counters and scores.  

1 hour ago, mjmooney said:

Americans overshare, Brits don't. 

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We overshare. And overeat. And sometimes, the dogs attack our cars. This is national news today.

2 minutes ago, GingerCollins29 said:

I believe so. Very nervous about it. We seem to bottle it against them every time

My ManUnited mate is always praising the shit out of Villa before we play -- I wish he would stop that crap!

On 27/03/2024 at 14:45, Xela said:

 

I don't have the words to describe how much I love this video. It's been a personal favourite for a few years. I don't know the year -- '79? The haircuts, Glenn Tilbrook's tired eyes, his shirt and gold-lamé tie, the hanging cake tins and women working in the background, and the lyrics -- Jesus. So depressing and perfect and real and strangely hopeful, too.

1 hour ago, mjmooney said:

FAO @Marka Ragnos

 

The songs are marvelous. Seems like a bunch of talented kids trying to work out what direction they want to go. I especially love the first one, "Paradise Lost." Reminds me of very early Genesis/Moody Blues.

28 minutes ago, GingerCollins29 said:

My doghead friend thinks we'll batter them. 

 

But has your doghead friend thus deployed the jinx?

3-0. I think we'll control this one.

6 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said:

I keep meaning to investigate Frampton’s collaboration with the Bee Gees (and George Burns). Just to see for myself if it really is as bad as it supposedly is.

That was the year -- 78 or 79? -- Frampton ended in the US. '76 and '77 were his peaks, if I recall, but then it got stupid.

14 hours ago, mjmooney said:

Pfft. We embraced him long before you. He was 'The Face of 68', three huge hits as frontman of The Herd. Hence Humble Pie having 'supergroup' billing when he teamed up with Steve Marriott. By the time the US caught up, he was old news over here - although 'Show Me The Way' was a top ten single in the UK (and 'Comes Alive' likewise as an album). Personally, I was a fan of his earlier stuff, but I found the material that sold so well in the US to be bland and uninspired. Good guitarist, though, and by all accounts a very nice bloke. 

Wow, what interesting history. I'm glad I made some foolish assumptions and got to see this. 

Hat tip to @chrisp65 ...

1 minute ago, chrisp65 said:

I get the point about the Englishness of Small Faces though, I think that’s fair. 

 

I think the critics respected Marriott. But sometimes that's the kiss of death. In '76 and '77, Frampton and "Framptonness" were inescapable in America. I wonder whether part of it was how the record labels chose to promote or not promote the artists. But in the end, with the crazily talented Steve Marriott, I have to throw up my hands and say America can be kind of thick sometimes.