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    Achievable or not, the mindset to chase those above you is better than worrying about someone 11 points behind you. I'm trying to think like Unai, I'm convinced he is only looking upwards
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    So good to have him back but he looked rusty I think. Lost two chances to win the ball for the first goal, gives away the free kick for the second goal. Hopefully a chance to build before the spurs game.
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    Needed to be introduced earlier, moreno was struggling against the winger for the second week in a row. Digne brings more defensive stability and I think works better with Lenglet. Would start for me out of the two.
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    Wouldn't we want a draw in the city game, both teams close to us. We can look up the table rather than at a team 11 points behind us
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    Thought he looked like a young lad playing his first minutes. Way off it at times. Nothing to worry about
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    I'm not sure about that, the Cost of food, programs and drink is very small I suspect. I'd be very surprised if the club is spending more than £6-7 per person on that. We don't really know the cost of all the refurb that went into it, even with a third of the previous capacity though I think the club are comfortable
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    I think you can safely say it's making more money else the club would have done something different. People seem torn of Heck but one thing I think we can all agree on is that he will make difficult decisions quickly in his pursuit of increasing revenue without regard for fan opinion.
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    I I dont think the club have hidden the need to increase revenue and recently commented on the use of GA+ seats as a way of doing this. I particular their preference for more seats vs season ticket price increases. I think we've seen this year that they have a place and that the demand is there. I think the club still needs to work on the quality of the offering but it opens up a market of day tripping tourists who are looking for a seat, food, atmosphere, maybe even accommodation. It's foolish of the club to ignore this. I hope football remains accessible for all, I'm not sure I'd have been a villa fan if today's prices existed when I started following football. Unfortunately I think most of the damage in that regards is done.
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    They do also cost money.
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    I don't think it's necessarily down to team size but more positioning. I can't remember too many set piece goals coming direct from headers but more often second balls in the box. It would help to win the first header, but if not we've got to be more organised to win the second.
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    I think his club average is 2-3 years, some of that his choosing and some of that the clubs I guess. I'd like to think he's here for a project but I also worry that getting us into the champions league would have him thinking he's hit our ceiling. If he gets a chance at a big job (United, bayern, barca, real) then he's off I'm sure.
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    No where near Young for me, Young did this for consecutive seasons, could play left, right and down the middle. Went on to win everything. Even now he's adapted to play a premier league full back role and can do it either side (something we don't ask any of our current full backs to do). Bailey (as much as I'm enjoying him) hasn't even done it consistently for this season.
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    Personally I wouldnt sell either...but If you did need to sell Ramsey, Diaby, buendia then they are sellable to teams below you. Watkins, Luiz, etc will only go to clubs above you and there aren't many of those. Are we that confident that Buendia is coming back effective. He's got an injury to get over and we're now asking him to contribute to a top 4 side. I don't see Buendia starting for Arsenal, Liverpool, City and I think that is where we're trying to be.
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    I'm a bit nervous about this. We've needed these high earners at some point and next season if we make champions league we will need an even higher quality to rely on. Digne has played a lot of games, lenglet a previous high earning fringe player has been essential and probably dendonker would be getting some game time if he was still here.
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    Looks like chambers is coming on to me. Very lengthy warm up
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    I want both
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    brilliant, regardless of form, it will feel like a big tie between two European giants. I dont want easy ties, i want fun games that i can get excited about.
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    Shaw and Gray are not "old-timers"?
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    Is it possible that Zaniolo has some form of compulsory purchase clause based on appearances? Im struggling to understand why he isnt used more frequently. especially compared to his run of games at the start of the season and our subsequent injury crisis.
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    These recently released accounts are not a huge surprise for me but they really highlight the problem with the recent fixation on FFP. Its important that we remember that FFP is about allowable LOSSES and that they are in fact that, Losses. No other business in the world carries on running in this instance. Everytime we scrap out compliance with FFP, our owners are digging deeper into their pockets. In my experience this only happens for so long before they decide to cash in and pass the baton on.
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    based on our recently reported losses. Im struggling to see where the club is getting the money to invest in a new stadium tbh
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    I hate this narrative, I don't remember prices going down when we got relegated.
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    Good point. It's closer and probably has two price increases since then. I'm still expecting another unfortunately.
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    The biggest proportion of matchday per fan is still ticket income and ours is unfortunately still far to low for a premier league club. I think we have a proportionally higher number of season tickets compared to others and that is one of the biggest problems for the club. I'd predict another 15% rise on my season ticket is coming in the summer.
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    I'm very torn on the alleged letter from villa employees. I have absolutely no doubt that activities are happening behind the scenes that make some season employees uncomfortable. What we don't know is how necessary some of those things are. I've worked in a lot of business' that require change. Villa is definitely one. This forum is full of poor service examples from the ticket office, the match day staff and our finances point to the fact that we have an awful lot of waste. Im sympathetic to those impacted by the change but also not surprised that the changes are necessary.
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