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Cool. Do they ask all the half decent looking women to move forward to the 'filming ringside' or is it a constant coincidence?

General, Most importantly, welcome back! I know you are a positive and determined man, but somethings are out of one's control. Are you 100% better yet? I hope you are, or at least very close. With regard to the final sentence of the above post, you may gain a broader perspective by reading the last couple of pages of the Downing thread. I believe most fans don't see a problem in the quotes from Downing. In my opinion Downing expressed his affection for the club he has supported since he was a boy. I'm sure Stewart would like to be successful at Villa for the next 10 years, but when he and Villa are ready, it would be nice for him to play a final season for his home club. I don't see an issue with this. As for dictating Villa's player policy, I imagine it's common for a well regarded player to establish the ambitions of an interested club. I took the comments as a confirmation that our best players are likely to stay with us. Positive news I thought, but some find a negative. Are you familiar with the expression "storm in a tea cup"?

I normally arrive 5 minutes before kick-off :oops: , but tomorrow I'll get my family to Villa Park a couple of hours early. A great idea to fill a late afternoon on a bank holiday. Thanks Villa!

K5 Row 12. Just 7 seats away from Neil. Always sat in the same seat since the stand opened.

How do you know? On second thoughts, don't tell me. I can't confirm it myself, but my guess is Dr. Pepper does not taste like shit. Even if it does, I still like it.

Good job he was given a chance to win all those trophies wasn't it. Exactly. How many manyoo fans wanted fergie out all those years ago? Every manager should be given a decent chance. It's easier to turn a relegation team into a mid-table team than a mid-table team into a CL team. MON has taken us from looking like relegation candidates to certainties for a top 6 finish in less than 3 seasons. Granted top 4 is not very close this season but why get rid of a manager who has moved the club forward?

Only since christmas :oops: Took about 6 attempts but hope to have sorted it this time 3 months is nothing to be :oops: about! I'm guessing the physical addiction is over but you need to stay strong on the mental side?

I was aware that things are far from perfect on the OS, hence my comments: I just thought 'credit where credit is due'.

Dear Kirk Douglas, I've just received my family's ST renewal pack. I don't know if you're familiar with the 'Action Villa' theme which gives everyone their own website with personalised Villa wallpapers to download. I do know that you get lot's of negative comments over the Villa website and that there was a personnel change because of this. After reviewing the 'Action Villa' stuff my family, especially my lad, are very impressed. Plenty more to do on the official site, no doubt, but a very good start in my opinion. Hopefully you will be able to pass positive comments on!

All answers appreciated, I hope! General, have you EVER 'dropped the ball'?

General, With reference to questions asking why the club management entered the UEFA cup if it is such a distraction from the league, would you agree with the following statement? At the time of entering the Intertoto/UEFA cup our potential league position was unclear. If, at this stage in the season, we were comfortable in mid-table (not threatened by relegation or realistically able to qualify for Europe), MON may have chosen more first-teamers to play in Moscow. MON could not have known for certain that we would be in such a good position, only hoped. Are you surprised by the number of fans that seem to believe that playing a stronger team in Moscow would directly lead to lifting the UEFA cup? It was a difficult tie anyway as I'm sure Moscow would have shown more effort against a stronger Villa team, but after a scoring home draw and with 31 other teams still competing in the competition (it wasn't the semis!), I'd rate our chances as 1 in 10. I trust MON's knowledge of our squad above anyone else and if MON thought that competing strongly in the remaining rounds of the UEFA cup would have damaged our chances of CL qualification then I'm glad MON took the decision to follow what I see as an evens chance rather than chasing a much lesser chance. Does this make CL a certainty? No, but it increases the chances, perhaps from 2 to 1 to evens. MON turned our '1 in 10' UEFA chance to 1 in 20. I can't blame him for going all in on an even bet. Of course having typed all of this I expect that your response on all of this issue will be to refer to MONs statement. :winkold:

8) It looks like there is less of Randy to hug than a couple of years ago. Is Randy keeping himself fit and healthy?

Did you pass maths? :winkold:

Thank you for your speedy reply. Your previous responses on this issue, and the fact you continue to ask, indicate the club is far from happy on the current numbers permitted. If there is no third body that could advise in this disagreement, we can only hope the authority sees sense on their own. There must be a standard calculation available and I am disappointed that Villa cannot follow the people per square feet/emergency exit formula that the other establishments are successfully permitted to follow.

Has anyone asked the relevant authority why the Holte appears to be a 'special case' compared to other nearby alcohol establishments on match days? A 'special case' to the detriment of many Villa fans and to the finances of the club. If so, what was the answer? If not, could the question be asked? Please thank Randy, on behalf of myself and many other Villa fans I know, for continuing with the reasonable season ticket prices. I wish you a safe trip back to Villa land.

General, an early warning! Prepare yourself for lots of fans concerned about MON leaving us.

James Milner built Lozells with his bare hands during a one day school trip 'doon soof'.

Correct. I meant to write 'James Milner knows his own address.'

James Milner knows where Osama Bin Laden lives.

...he was also in the car with diana. That's strange. I heard he stuck his foot out when it went past. james milner is so superhuman that all three of these stories are true. It's funny because it's true.

...he was also in the car with diana. That's strange. I heard he stuck his foot out when it went past.

That's so stereotypical! :x Didn't you know they've moved on to two minutes as a standard. :winkold: The perfect result tonight IMO.

I haven't read through the 17 pages of this thread, so this has probably been written already: Isn't there a massive gap between hero and flop which Angel surely falls into? If hero is 10 (Mortimer, Cowans, God) and flop is 1 (Bosko Balaban), I would rate Angel at 6.3. Ish!

General, I wish yourself, Randy and all the other hard workers at Villa, a very merry Christmas. May all your family and friends be happy and healthy. Here's to 6 points against Arsenal and Hull, then a great 2009!

And Bolton won those two away games quite convincingly, 1-3 and 1-4!! Maybe it's something that could be discussed and considered, General? I believe the General has answered similar requests recently along the lines of targeting money elsewhere at the current time.