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Ashley Young said not long after he joined Villa that his favourite position was left midfield, he was playing left midfield for Watford when he wasn't playing off the striker. He doesn't like Ash because he hasn't done well when he played for England, no, your right, it's MON's fault. ha ha. Yep, couldnt agree more. His exclusion from the world cup squad is nothing to do with him being played on the right. Another thing i'd about Ash is that apart from when he tore Clichy a new one against Arsenal, I have noticed that he does seem to struggle a bit in the bigger games for us. I wouldnt use the phrase " goes missing " but in quite a few games ( cup final, semi final etc ) he has been very quiet. Maybe Capella sees this as a weakness ? He's definately better than Wright Phillips and Walcott for me although they have put in better performances for England at times. actually thought he was one of our better players in both the cup final and semi final. Think Youngs goal scoring and assist record is decent for this season as well. Think hes struggled a bit since Barry left though as his first thought was always to find Young on the left.

Correct, Capello didnt take Young becuase hes a right footed winger playing on the left, to chuck some salt into the wound he has also decided to take SWP who is a right footed winger playing on the bench.

my tip, get out of the house, hit the library/dads office anywhere you cant get distracted where others are also working. Also makes you feel like you've got an appointment and you'll be more committed to doing this. I used to find a couple of hours revision in somewhere like that was much greater benefit than a days revision at home.

Ye so imagine being one of your mates - you're now considered to be a bit of a boring ****. Those of us who don't want kids can't get our heads around wanting to give up your freedom like you have - I'm with young Chindie, kids FTL. (For now) You may also find though as your generation becomes older everyone starts to settle anyway. Im 29 and always had a large group of friend that went out religously Friday Saturday. While im pretty much the only one with a child now, most are settled with girlfriends/wives even living in different parts of the coutry. We still have nights out but are more commonly found at each others houses or enjoying shared interests. Its certainly not something i expected to happen when i was 25. Apologies if this sounds patronising, its certainly not meant that way.

The Contented Little Baby Book - the most contraversial book in the history of baby-books. 20% of parents regard it as the devil's book, and 20% of parents regard it as the bible of childcare. i guess the weaning edition isn't so contraversial though? I can understand why, all children are different. For us its been excellent (so far), for those who's children arent as keen on eating it would be rubbish.

GARENTEE, serious lack of teachers is it a touch ironic that you check the blues forums, label them obsessive and then post in a 200 page thread aimed at blues on a villa board. Mildly amusing.

he's getting better at eating baby rice & baby porridge. but anything else, and his face makes the funniest expressions like "what the hell is this grossness you've put inside my mouth!" we've done what you said & pureed & froze in ice-cubes the food. so far we have tried carrot, Parsnip, sweet potato, banana and brocolli. we then mix it with a bit of porridge to help take away the sharpness of the taste. going to try peas & some other fruits next. (maybe plum?) the book we used was The contented little baby book of weaning by gina ford has been excellent so far for us.

This, this and this. I am yet to know anyone around me who has had a child and maintained that. If/when I do, I will do my very best not to turn into some glorified robotic babysitter who is totally and utterly unable to talk about anything other than my child, because that has happened to every woman I have known have a child around me, I have no idea where the intelligent, socially aware, bubbly and vivacious women I used to know went. Its the sacrifice you make to have kids. You become rewarded in many other ways but have to accept that a large part of your life will change. For me it was a simple question, where else are we here if not to give life. I get to watch my son grown a little more every day, ill get to teach him and help him develop into a young man hopefully sharing many experiences along the way. There has to be a bit more to life than simply working 9-5 crashing down in front of the telly a few holidays and waiting to retire. Thats my take on it anyway

A 10 minute walk through your average shopping mall would confirm that. I wonder why some people have kids if it's only to ignore them, shout at them or alternate between the 2. It's a f**king human. Treat it like one and it might behave like one. its not just these people though. A woman who works in my office spent years trying to have a child IVF etc. Eventually managed to and has regretted it every day since (child is now 5). Shes well educated and professional but has no idea about discipline and so has been walked over by her child since day 1. Shes admitted that her and husband will be divorced as soon as the child is off to uni as the child has driven to big a wedge between them. Some days she turns up in her husbands car, purely becuase her child told her she had to use that car and she couldnt put up with another tantrum.

Indeed. I absolutely adore my boyfriend, I couldn't imagine anyone else being the father of my child. But if I got pregnant before the age of say, 35, I would be absolutely devastated. My mortgage says you wouldn't. Forget about your mate's experience, she's not you. Some of the best and happiest families I know were "accidental"/unintentional and the immediate news of pregnancy filled them with dread and anxiety - for a few days. Ask them now, and they wouldn't have things any other way. You'd be amazed, believe me. That doesn't mean I'm actually recommending early parenthood - your 20s are a good time for freedom and working on your career and all that. But there are compensations - if life changes, embrace it. I'm all for unexpected surprises and life changes, I moved jobs and half way up the country on a whim - bring all that business on. But there is just one surprise I would never want - and it's that. I'm just not (currently) a 'child' person. I don't coo over babies, I don't have any desire to babysit my friends children or hold them when they come round or talk about how they wouldn't sleep last night etc. etc. etc. I'm a Godmother and I take that very seriously - that, for me, was a huge commitment. Anything else, for the foreseeable future, no thank you. couldnt agree more, we always wanted kids and put if off for years. I couldnt face the idea of not being prepared, needed a bigger house, more financial stability, didnt know enough about raising children. Eventually we made the move and couldnt be happier, your whole life changes but for most people you wouldnt change it back. I do think some people just arent made to do it though.

start on heinz, those pots are good. also try yoghurt and fruit pots to start with. They nom them down pretty quick, especially if they are teething. Probably soothes them a bit. Don't try anything like curry or bolognese, go for boiled chicken and sweet potato or just mashed potato and cheese that has very low salt in it. shouldnt you be starting on baby rice? ours is 5 months and doing well on his feeding. Started with a small amount of baby rice at 11 every day. After 3 days of successfully finishing his baby rice we started to try different vegetables. Puree everything and freeze in ice cube blocks. He would then have one ice cube block worth of food at 11 (so far tried corguette, peas, carrots, sweet potato) and a bit more baby rice at 6. We've got a really good book that were working through and for us its been amazing. As well as giving you a good eating plan it gives you advice on feeding technique (very important to stop them spitting it off the spoon.) Ill find the name of the book and let you know. Best tip weve probably had is just to accept that some days he wont be interested and if he gets to a point when hes screaming for food then you havent got a chance. Routine seems the best thing.

worth bearing in mind that we are in a position spurs have been in many times. Raided for players over the year. Carrick, Berbatov, Keane. They managed to sell and went on to achieve Champions League. Its just about building a team and reinvesting your money. Milner is good but replaceable.

basically anything by cadburys

i still regularly see about 20 or so people i went to school with and that was ten years ago. A group of us have had a 5 a side team for 11 years in the local pitch invasion starting out at school

interesting thought though. do we think this is a love of target men or just circumstances.

not sure if its already been discussed on here but a mate asked me who was the last striker MON signed who wasnt a target man?

Interesting, do you reckon they'd go for that? Quite like that, 4 pretty bloody decent players for 1. dream land tbh. the club have to try their best to hold on to Jimmy. Cant see why not, I would say on a combined current market value that those players average around £9million each!.. what do you think that deal does to your wage bill?

Fail. Marc Albrighton is "decent prospect", Danny Wellbeck is a "decent prospect", Chris Smalling is a "decent prospect". Jack Rodwell is a potential world superstar. Im with VillaChris, not seen it myself.

trying to convince yourself that you havent just swallowed your boys wee is also great

Arsenal have never spent 30m on one player

would people want him to stay if he doesnt sign a new contract?

we'd have a stronger squad but a weaker starting 11.

my lad lucas is now 4 and a half months old. hes just started on solids, a very fun experience and were going to our first swimming lesson at the weekend. cant wait. best thing i ever did.

sounds like a bit of website envy to me.

do people still consider Walcott a striker? when was the last time he played up front. Never at Arsenal in my recollection. Hes a winger now and we have better.