NorthNottsVillain

Agreed Ian. I could go with the Irish model but if we were saddled with the American one it'd be a recipe for disaster.

(Although Bliar thought he was President didn't he. :x )

Royal Family. The thought of a President Bliar or a President Bottler sends a cold shiver down my spine.

What was that "goodbye horse .. he was saying goodbye to his horse" ditty all about then?

:?

They will stay down this time so I really don't know when "we'll meet again".

Odious individuals both ... but they have both made a fortune out of it all.

Englishman,Irishman and Scotsman in a pub.

Englishman says "My boy was born on St George's Day so I called him George"

Scotsman says "What a coincidence. My lad was born on St Andrew's day and I called him Andrew"

Irishman says "It's a bloody amazing coincidence. Wait till I get home and tell Pancake about all this"

General Krulak here:

1. As you all know, the quotes in the media were taken from comments made by Randy in October. BUT, his feelings towards English Football...its history, its traditions, its ethos, the value of the fans...do NOT evaporate over a 4 month period. I remind everyone how this all started...a request to "explore". 20 Teams said "yes, go ahead and explore"...that does NOT mean agreement for the idea. Randy's comments 4 months ago are as germane today as they were then. At NO time did AVFC "agree in principle" to this scheme...at NO time. As I have said before, trust Randy.

General.

Would Mr Lerner be prepared to veto this absurd idea? If he did my opinion of him would reach the stratosphere. not answering for the Gen. but it's not possible to "veto" the idea. It requires 7 clubs to prevent it from happening, under PL rules (2/3 majority req'd for it to go through=14 clubs). Nevertheless, "vote against, if it came to it" seems a fair, if currently hypothetical, question. Blandy

Edited to say that Scudamore should lose his job over this fiasco.

General Krulak here:

1. Colour of paint. We've got too much going on to try to repaint at this time. Not even sure I can tell the difference but my wife has always said I was colour blind.

2. We have received word that a loo was damaged...and that it was our fans who did the damage. Obviously, we are trying to follow this up and see if we can verify all the reports. If, in fact, our fans did damage another Club's stadium (notice I said if), then it is a sad day for us. We are Aston Villa FC...we are not a bunch of hooligans. Our reputation is superb and IF this happened, it reflects on all of us. I hope and pray that the initial reports are not accurate...but IF they are, then shame on us.

General, I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but the male toilets on the left hand side of the Darwen End at Ewood were vandalised by Villa fans. I saw the damage with my own eyes at half time.

The suspended ceiling had been ripped down and the light fittings smashed I'm afraid.

Welcome to English society, General. :cry:

General, are there any plans to install escalators in the Trinity? My mother turns 70 this year and still likes to get to the match. If the Lower Trinity is full she has real problems.

I know there is a lift (elevator?) but it can't take many people up to the Gods at any one time.

Great game Sunday by the way. Keep up the good work and I will be very interested to see you plans for stadium improvement.

General, are season tickets transferrable? I ask because I have one and my son has an U16 concession. We will miss Fulham and Chelsea because we will be on holiday and my brother and his daughter (who is 10) would like to use the tickets for those games.

Is this OK?

General, I am a season ticket holder in the Holte and also a smoker. The ban is here and I accept that I can no longer smoke in Villa Park.

Is it possible for the club to arrange for smokers such as myself to be given a pass out at half time so that I can enjoy my filthy habit?

Thanks a lot.