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In a match with a card happy ref....

... not sure Duran will see out the last 60 minutes

Diaby looking sharp!

Watkins down, season over?

Imagine looking good at half time then conceding 4 in the second half. I mean, who does that?

Luton have a nice away shirt.

That is all.

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.

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.

When it comes to Big Ange - it depends where you are from.

Down here, it's the only thing we see or hear in the mainstream media - because he's an Aussie, mate!

Ditto:

• Daniel Riccardo
• Oscar Piastri
• Nick Kyrgios
• Sam Kerr

etc, etc

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.

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.

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.

Just now, 1974Centenary said:

Konsa thought it was a red and told mcginn he'd lost the plot when he was walking off!

He'd know with that daft play just after they scored the first!

I'm not sure what Zaniolo brings. We are a man down - feels like 2.

Shame the 2 players you can usually count on to keep their heads - Konsa and McGinn - both lost their's today.

Can anyone enlighten me to who the dour commentator is on my stream? Never a good thing to say.

Why isn't Hendrie commentating?

We look tired - especially our attacking 2.

5 at the back is too generous to Spuds. We can't play out with both wingbacks sitting deep.

If we lose this it won't be the end of our season....

... but it will sure feel like it!

Thread title immediately reminded me of this:

I'm with @JAMAICAN-VILLAN on this one.

These are notes which contain 1-line responses from a set of questions. They are not going into any detail. That immediately makes them sound glib and insulting.

The FFP response, in particular, reads badly. It sounds like a "nope - you're wrong and you don't know what your talking about" type of response from the club on first reading.

But what I think it's trying to say is, essentially, there is NO secondary level of FFP approval for everything. That is, if they decide to buy a player they do not first have to run it by the FFP department which rubberstamps the signing or tells them to GTFO. It's simply a budget they have to keep to and everybody is aware of it at every level in the club.

14 hours ago, Tomaszk said:

 

I love it. Unai is talking to Digne, but there isn't a person on the bench(es) that isn't listening intently to what he has to say, rant or no.

1 hour ago, Marka Ragnos said:

Sometimes if you get mad at one of the kids, you get mad at all the kids.

Loving the avatar @Marka Ragnos

1 hour ago, villa89 said:

Looks to me like he just didn't see him. 

That's what Beale said

Makes such a difference in our midfield compared to the previous 4 of McGinn, Luiz, Kamara, Tielemans - who are too similar in my opinion. He's more likely to drive the ball forward and get into scoring positions.

Excellent against Forest and still not at 100% capacity. Will be important for us as the season comes to it's conclusion