brommy
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More snow on the way back from VP tonight. An extra inch has settled on top of the 5 or 6 we've had so far here in Lickey End. Enough to make it a very slippy return trip up the two hills in to my Close.
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+1. I am being serious. Least favourite is easily Thatcher.
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I agree with DDID.
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He has the wrong three letters on his number plate. O C D
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I think it was intended ;-) not [ /spoiler]
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Bent interviewed live on BBC Radio 5 at the O2 a couple of hours ago. Mostly about basketball but finished by saying he was happy at Villa (in context of the January window).
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The age gap discussion has been covered well on VT. The final decision has to be yours but the 'half plus 7' rule is not a bad guide, IMO. Age 22 gives you access to a 30 year old (30/2 + 7 = 22). Life is more complex than a formula though!
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You can't buy a half decent defender for that from a club that values their services, let alone a young forward who has proved he can score against top Premiership teams and could score a dozen or more goals in a struggling team. His value to other teams depends on what they see in him and how he would suit their team for potentially the next decade. I'd guess £10m currently and £12m in June if he continues his form. His value to Villa far exceeds those figures.
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I don't remember 'cashing-in' on many players that didn't want to leave. Faced with losing a disgruntled player for free at the end of their contract or paying wages we can't sustain, what choice do we have other than accept a decent offer? It must be difficult to convince a player who has a very good season to be part of a medium term process when their agent tells them they can double their salary immediately and be part of a title chasing team the very next season.
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Are you confusing 'links' with something genuine?
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Smirk!
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0-0 after ET. 1-0 to leads after 22 penalties each. Please.
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Sigh.
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Wouldn't that be 5?
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2 assists - he won the knockdown header for Holman's goal and cutback for Weimann's finish. I've yet to see the good build up to the 4th but Benteke's strike of the ball was as sweet as it could possibly have been. He does seem to have a lot to his game! Some advice to any clubs taking an interest in our Christian - he's too slow so don't bother. ;-)
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A green flag superseded the yellows. The overtake was perfectly legal, as confirmed by FIA film footage.
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Are you assuming that the same number of people voted in general and by elections?
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They stay an MP under the new party. It does tend to annoy their constituents who voted for them under their original party banner.
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Eh?
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I hope that GG recovers to allow him to prove he can avoid what I call the 'Lee Hendrie Plateau' - very good considering his young age but didn't progress to being a very good senior player. I see Westwood as a different type of player and hopefully his lower league grounding will help him avoid 'LHP' and he will become a mighty fine footballer for us.
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The atmosphere was good and, as I wrote, helped my perception of the game; the same as your enviroment didn't. I marked the game in the context of what I was watching - a struggling Villa team more than matching a team that is consistently good enough for the later stages of the CL year after year. What's clear is that it's a better experience to watch us at Villa Park than on TV in the company of so-called 'neutral' pundits and background interference from mother.
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Did you hear any reactions about our performance or was the talk all about their lacklustre display?
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Watching a game on TV in your living room with your Mom in the background would have an effect on anyone's judgement. My judgement was affected in a positive way, as was the majority of those around me in the middle of the Upper Holte. There's a large gap between a match being a cracker and dire, which is where this game stood. A solid 7 out of 10 game that would have been an 8 if Holman's rocket had crashed in under the bar.
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Someone might be along to tell me it is relatively simple conjuring but I found the timing and overall effect very impressive.
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By knowing his footballing ability is better than his geographical knowledge and that he's the right player for us at the right time.
