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3 hours ago, John said:

I prefer to remember them in their playing days, as I prefer to think of myself, as I was back back then too. That said Gary still looks pretty good for a 63 year old! 

Yeah I was trying to find a picture of this 63 year old man looking old and that was the best I could find

Watkins has surprised me this season. I think he has improved more than any other player under Emery. Smith and Gerrard's Watkins wouldn't have scored either chance vs Fulham.

He would have snapped at the first on the turn and been blocked, and then ran the second another touch and gotten closed down by the keeper.

4 hours ago, cheltenham_villa said:

Shaw and Gray are not "old-timers"?

Daley Atkinson is an "old timer" as far as I'm concerned. Anyone that left/retired before I started following Villa.

JPA is an old timer for some fans

8 minutes ago, calcifer said:

I suspect they wouldn't  let our fans go IF we got them, they would get an absolute beating 

Legia would get a beating from our plucky away fans? Would they? 

Diaby looks like he's playing with a live audio feed of his wife getting railed by 4 Newcastle fans playing in his ear 

Casemiro is a very normal looking man who behaves normally

Referee today is Johnny Unitas

Wtf is Watkins' run there? Go to the ball ffs

17 hours ago, CVByrne said:

It's been 6 months to the day that Emery said he had his injury in the press conference and said it was a 6, 7 or 8 month injury.

Let's hope he's back in training next month. We could use him for the run in as impact off the bench especially in Europe or against these low block PL teams.

ACL injuries are typically 9 months I think for a professional footballer. Not saying Emery is wrong, but I wouldn't say he meant literally 6, 7, 8 month injury. Was probably just differentiating between a 6 week injury and  long term injury.

I wouldnt expect him back until May at the earliest. So next season. Both back next season. Like two new signings 

On 03/02/2024 at 00:20, YLN said:

I had a thought on the bus home about how we need our good players like Ramsey and Diaby and Douglas Luiz and Kamara to start playing like good players and stop playing shite. 

I think once they start playing good again, we'll start winning games.

So it turns out I was right

I don't know who told Chris Wilder that playing on the front foot against Villa is a good idea, but thank you. 

I had a thought on the bus home about how we need our good players like Ramsey and Diaby and Douglas Luiz and Kamara to start playing like good players and stop playing shite. 

I think once they start playing good again, we'll start winning games.

Giving it to Harewood and Ireland is what cursed it

19 minutes ago, Zatman said:

Anyway we move on but Sheffield United while not season defining is definitely a bigger game now.

We actually need a really good performance plus a win

Would you say it's a must win? 

Just now, villa4europe said:

Or more likely bailey carrying some sort of a knock for most of the week

Yeah. If you can only have Bailey for 30 minutes, you want him on the last 30 minutes

That is quite the anecdote about McGinn's mother there. It would be even better if I knew what isolation is.

Good barge from McGinn there

A toe off

This was all part of the plan. Bring on Bailey when we're 3-0 down and turn it around

We miss Pau Torres so much

This Scottish analyst has too many marbles in his mouth and doesn't know the offside rule and is an idiot 

Why would he not hit it? There's no way he makes that a better chance even if he makes the perfect pass. Just smash across the keeper. Terrible