Ponky

Mexicans hoping Jesus can save them

:!:

MON's on the phone but alas just to Robbo I'd say

Shorey playing right mid???

like to see Herd or Bannan on for Sidwell now.

It's the Wee Man!!!

This Villa defence is functional at the moment - WTF????

Albrighton clobbered - this **** ref must be from WWE!

Brilliant save by Baby Brad

Albrighton showing something Milner lacks - a killer cross!

3-1 Young!!

This ref's a rocket polisher

Now we're starting to play a bit.

Davies looks like he is really lacking in confidence. Carew's been okay, but he really needs someone to play off and Heskey's not providing it.

LOL at MON sent off at the Peace Cup!

GOAL ALBRIGHTON!

For what it's worth I don't think the figures in the original post are racist. They are simplistic representations of an African / Caribbean person but don't convey any particular negative stereotype (Africans DO have frizzy hair and are by and large proud of it so why should it be negative?) However, in my view gollywogs most definitely ARE racist because they convey negative steretypes about Afro / Caribbean people by emphasising big red lips etc in the tradition of the black & white minstrels etc... Just my opinion. To me anything that perpetuates an exaggerated steretype about someone's racial or ethnic background is racist because it is essentially prejudicial - whether subliminally or consciously it conditions preconceptions about people of a certain race.

I can't believe people getting so pissy about this game! It's our first major pre-season hit-out and we still don't have three key squad members ready. We learned that Lichaj may be ready to take the step up and we confirmed what we already knew - that Albrighton is ready if needed. Two very huge positives for us.

What no Simon Le Bon? (just kidding......honest). For sheer theatre and performance it has to be Freddy.

LOL that Davies goal reminded me of a stampeding giraffe herd from a National Geographic documentary. Still some very classy touches from the big guy.

Great to have you back General. You are a very valuable asset to the online community of Villa supporters.

I couldn't hear me but my dog's pissed off up the road and won't come home...... Nah kidding - I'm 38 and relatively deaf & couldn't quite hear it be I felt it - quite an "icky" feeling actually.

Homer by a love-handle. Homer wins just because while he is dim-witted he retains a sliver of humanity that I can identify with but PG is just a different species altogether.

I utterly love Timmy Cahill when he plays for Australia. I utterly hate him when he plays for Everton.

Great article BOF. I too chose to support Villa because it was something different. I can't understand people who choose to support a team just because they "win stuff". Interestingly enough, I finally decided to follow the Villa about 3 years ago - and a Chelsea-supporting mate warned me off them saying they had a crap chairman & manager. Funnily enough about 2 weeks after I declared myself for the Villa MON was hired and Ellis sold the club to Randy. So I reckon I missed out on being a potential glory hunter by a matter of days.