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There must, MUST be a reason (or reasons) why we seem to start games so poorly. It's been going on for so long now that I've come to expect it. I'd be interested to hear Lambert's thoughts on this and what is being done to address it.

I can't remember the last time a result gutted me quite as much as this. Feeling genuinely angry after that. Typical Villa - build you up and get you feeling positive then same old same old. Blurgh.

Holy shit, that was good but how the hell am I going to hold out until next week?!

I haven't seen Pain & Gain but it sounds like the sort of premise that would be awesome if it was done by the Coen brothers. However, as it's Michael Bay, I'm 99.9% sure that it will be utter shit.

Ah yes of course, cheers mate . I really need to find the time for a rewatch!

Probably goes without saying that this was awesome, as per. However, my memory is failing me slightly:

I don't think it's writing him off to say that he was absolutely awful on Saturday, until he moved to RB, when he was slightly better. His inability to pass or control the ball reminded me of NRC... And he didn't do any of the good things big Nige did. Hope he manages to get over this and kick on!

Has anybody seen 'The Arrival of Wang'? Looks intriguing. Wondering whether it's worth staying up for.

I know, 3 points and a 0 goal difference after those 3 opening games is something to be positive about but I just can't help feeling really deflated after that game. Massively disappointed to lose that. I think Liverpool were there for the taking. After all the positive feelings of this past week, we've still just lost our first home game of the season without scoring. It's clear we're lacking a cutting edge and I'm growing increasingly concerned about Vlaar. He inspires almost no confidence IMO. On the plus side, I bloody love Delph. I felt as if he was a class above everyone else in a Villa shirt today and nobody else was quite on his level, in that he tried a few things, played passes, made runs etc. that nobody else read.

Delph ALWAYS finds the best possible pass. Awesome.

Coming back into this... COME ON BOYS!!!

Unlucky Leandro! Although it did start from his horrendous first touch that he pretended was a return pass

Totally agree with Trent. My dislike for Spurs is all about my experience of their fans. They seem to feel the need to tell everyone why Spurs are so amazing, how they have more fans than anybody else, why they're really the biggest club in the country, much bigger than Villa blah blah blah and they cannot hear a single criticism of the club. To be fair, it's mainly what I've seen on here as I've only met two Spurs fans in person (that I can recall). But they both fit the profile. One of them was constantly chucking all sorts of Spurs-related facts and figures at me that I didn't ask for, encourage or give a shit about. He even gave me a list of reasons why Spurs were a bigger club than Villa (not an argument I'd asked for). The other was my former housemate's boyfriend, who was just a complete tit. He reckoned that Assou-Ekkoto (sp?) was the best left-back in the world. Seriously. And that a PL XI would have "at least" 5 Spurs players in it. Apparently Real Madrid was also not much of a step up for Modric... These weren't stupid guys either - both university educated, in good jobs etc. I'm genuinely curious about where it comes from. Perhaps it's some deep-rooted insecurity about Arsenal's superiority. I think it's quite telling that such a disproportionate amount of them feel the need, and have the motivation, to come on here to tell us how awesome they are. I don't recall any fans of other clubs doing the same. I agree that every club has its fair share of 'special' fans but I think, on the whole, we're a pretty self-effacing and realistic bunch on here. It's pretty pathetic of me to care tbh, but I would rather Chelsea get a player over Spurs. I share the dislike for Chelsea but they will loaded for as long as Roman sticks around and will buy as many players as it takes for them to succeed. There's nothing we can do about it. If Spurs continue to crack on and get top 4 again, then it widens their financial advantage and makes it harder for us to catch them.

Really unlucky boys. Only caught the second half but was really, really impressed by what I saw of us. Delph outstanding and Okore looked very, very promising. We created better, more clear-cut chances than Chelsea and were just undone by an unbelievable set piece, great goalkeeping from Cech and really, really shitty reffing. Sending off, offside, penalty. All blatant. Unbelievable. Feeling massively frustrated about the loss but nevertheless very positive about the future. Lambert and this team are really starting to make me love football again. I can't wait to see how this season unfolds.

It's out on Netflix, I watched it on there this morning. Had second thoughts about the episode, it's actually awesome. Again!

Easy - get a Netflix free trial and watch it on there .

Yeah certainly wasn't the best episode by its own very high standards but it was still good.

Take Shelter. Excellent film.

Awesome. Absolutely awesome. Best TV show ever, bar none. With regards the last line, I read an interview with Dean Norris on IMDB and he said that it was tweaked to come across as "more of a plea than a threat"...

Thought the first part was merely OK (having once been a massive fan, Gosling's identikit characters are getting on my tits now). Enjoyed the second part (find Cooper very watchable). Third part was shit IMO. Very little about it rang true and, to an extent, it spoiled the film for me.

Can't wait for this. I was under the impression that all 8 episodes were being released at once on Netflix but I've just read something saying that they're coming on one at a time, weekly. Anyone know for sure? Edit: Just found out that they're coming out weekly. Shame, was looking foward to a binge-watch! It's going to be a long, long 6 days between each episode!