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  1. 2 hours ago, spiezels said:

    West ham ffs.

    Where in Sydney are ya, are there ever any meet ups? If we get conference final for example.

    Am working in sydney until July.

    A bit off topic but:

    I'm unaware of any meetups, sadly. Perhaps any other posters from Sydney can help there.

    One thing I do know: Getting to a pub to watch Villa in the conference final will be difficult. Firstly, it's waaaay low on the radar here as far as sport goes. You'd more likely see a repeat of an NRL game from the previous weekend. Secondly, if it's played at a similar time as our games against Ajax - that's 7am down here. Most places aren't even open yet.

  2. Mings has "gone viral" down here, apparently.

    In his recent upload of his workout, there were 2 NRL jersey's on the wall (for Manly -  traditionally the club everyone loves to hate - and one for Newcastle)....

    ... but here is what the mainstream media had to say down here (emphasis mine):

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    Fans lose it at Aussie detail in Premier League star’s viral video

    Social media users have been left in disbelief over one detail in the background of a football star’s video that whipped around social media.

    English Premier League star Tyrone Mings has gone viral after posting an update in his recovery from a horror ACL injury.

    The West Ham United centre back suffered the nightmare knee injury in August when the club fell to Newcastle.

    .... I am so ashamed to be an Aussie :blush:

    They got it right by the end of the article, mind. Full article here (not worth reading): https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/fans-lose-it-at-aussie-detail-in-premier-league-stars-viral-video/news-story/8bd2c441a2a4e393c00742990fe6a194

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  3. 9 minutes ago, colhint said:

    I think we should look at overseas refs and offer them positions. A bit like teams transfers.  A prem ref makes over £100k a year up that by 50% it'll cost the FA less than a couple of mill. If the league buys the best players from around the world, why not the best officials.

    Also employ more technicians in the var room. At the moment it's a bit like watching a  granddad using tiktok.

    ... our ref against Wham _was_ from overseas.

  4. Good point away and a decent performance all things considered.

    3 things I learned:

    • Duran is a talent, but he's not a starter. Yet.
    • Zaniolo does have something to his game. ....Maybe.
    • There's credit cards, PayPal, cheques and ApplePay - but Konsa is not a suitable substitute for Cash.
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  5. Thought we started well, but after 20 minutes the back 5 (including Martinez) have been inventing ways to turn over possession casually/lazily/stupidly.

    The shining example being Konsa's appalling "free kick" to Lenglet. It was only 2 more passages of play and they scored.

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  6. 7 hours ago, ender4 said:

    It doesn't weaken everyone in the same way.  

    For Man City with a revenue of £700m per year, paying £16m to lower leagues is peanuts. They can simply get another fake sponsorship for £16m. 

    For Bournemouth with a revenue of £160m, paying £16m to lower leagues is huge. It's the difference between staying alive or going bust. It also strengthens a rival like West Brom as they might be in the same league the next season.

    Then that is just crazy.

    I assumed it was a "tax" based on income, which would see Citeh and ManUre slugged with larger amounts compared to your Luton's and Burnleys. After all, we hand out income/rewards based on league position, so you can't evenly tax if you don't evenly distribute wealth.

    I'm glad we refused.

  7. 50 minutes ago, Mic09 said:

    Sure, hence I see your arguments and very much sympathise with them. 

    But as you mentioned yourself, the government looks to intervene precisely because it is unlikely Villa or Chelsea or any other ownership might want to take their money and just give it to lower league clubs. We do so already don't we? This is an improved deal. 

    And from a business perspective (which I have no doubt is the perspective of NSWE) it is about Aston Villa having the most money to compete with the clubs at the top. And while I share your sentiment, it is their money so their thinking might be purely bottom line driven. 

    But it's not just Aston Villa paying the clubs below us, right? We all pay an amount, I'm assuming based on something like income or league position.

    So the argument of having the most money to compete seems null and void - it "weakens" everybody else in the same way.

  8. 4 hours ago, Bazmonkey said:

    Gave the ball away yes.

    But go back.and watch the lack.of options when he gets the ball.

    Nothing from.the midfield...not his fault.

    1st goal was just a great cross

    Disagree.

    At this point we've had 50-odd minutes of spurs pressing us at the back. There are no options in midfield because our defensive line has the extra man (5 at the back).

    Regardless - and when we are reeling from a spuds goal out of nothing - Konsa decides not only to dribble the ball forward through that press, but delivers a shocking short pass when his running forward leaves him out of position and surrounded.

    Brain fade.

  9. Saw a studs up challenge from Brighton right in front of the referee. Caught the opponent with the studs on the ankle being off the ground and out of control.

    This one went to VAR.

    ..... not even a yellow.

    McGinn was stupid with his tackle and should never have made it - but foul/yellow/red is a lottery.

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  10. 5 at the back. All sitting deep. 76% spuds possession in the first half alone. All the play in our own half.

    Say what you like about McGinn and Konsa - that was as negative a game plan as I've seen under Unai. Very poor and played into Spuds hands.

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