chrissmith921

fair play to them if they managed to sign VDV before the deadline.

thats a hell of a grab.

who'd going to sing them? does anyone on here sit at the top of the holte upper?

all it takes is a reasonably sized group of fans together to sing in unison, but how does that happen?

we need a villa talk section at villa park.

get it sung in pubs before away games, it'll spread quickly.

thats how it gets going.

Hi General

When Randy and yourself first joined the club - there was a meeting with Supporters Groups in the North Stand before a midweek home game against Man City (IIRC O'Neill's first home defeat and a wonder goal by Distin...)

You stood there and told us Villa WILL win the Champions League during your time here. In fact, guaranteed it.

So, in terms of this, do you feel we're a lot closer than then? I appreciate obviously there are outside factors that were unforseeable (Man City mega rich, ONeill walking out, etc) - but in light of these has this guarantee changed? I personally dont care, I'd love it, but I'd still support the Villa if we were in the depths of the Conference - however I'm interested if your belief or viewpoint has changed at all over the past few years, especially as you're obviously a lot wiser now to the English game than I think you may have been beforehand (I mean as a sport, not as a business...)

General

Following yesterdays defeat, once i'd stopped throwing inanimate objects at the TV screen & abuse at the 11 people lucky enough to be wearing the lion rampant on their shirt (but not one of them could condsider themselves to be worthy of wearing that lion rampant i got to thinking. Players receive a 'loyalty' bonus do they not where they are rewarded for honouring a contract or a win bonus for winning a game?? Why don't you consider a similar scheme for the loyal fans of the football club?? for example Yesterday the travelling fans should receive "an embarrassing, humiliating, disgraceful humping bonus". This is how i see that particular scheme working - a 6-0 defeat realises a 100% refund on match ticket & travel - a 5-0 humping realises 50% refund - 4-0 25% - 3-0 10%?? You could fund it by deducting it from the players wage packets!!!!! After watching that yesterday i think this scheme will save myself & many other loyal villans like me a load of money this season???

Also General i do appreciate the fact that since Randy took the club over you have acted as the first genuine interface between the fans & the boardroom. I also appreciate that Randy has put significant investment into the club on & off the park!

That said right now is not the time for ambiguous, saying lots but saying nothing bullsh1t PR answers / quotes. Now is the time when as fans we want it straight! You said in a previous response "rumours like that do no one any good" Well General, the easiest way to stop that is to come out & tell us whats going on!! The truth & the whole truth!! We may not like it but at least frustration won't be born out of Mushroom management!!!!

VTID - Smudge

Second this - is it true we're holding on until after Sept 1 to announce it, so that the transfer window is closed?

If so, has Randy stopped taking lessons from Doug how to run this club because that would be very much the Doug Ellis move...

a few people will shout something from the safety of the upper holte and give a few V signs but all in all it'll pass without trouble.

Guitly, im double hard from up there

But agree with everything else you put, I've been to loads of away games and loads of home games including blues away/home, stoke and all the places you might expect "trouble". I've not once got into any kind of violent trouble and I expect it to stay that way as you really have to go looking for it.

Yes - you actually need to be actively involved in it now, as its so sparse.

Even the 'high profile' incidents of recent years are things that are made out to be far bigger than they really are, usually by people trying to talk it up over teh net.

All in all, its pretty much dead, and has been for quite some time.

I really think someone needs to take there head out of there arse!!! *rolly eyes*

please...

ps - when do the kids go back to school?

Is that directed at me? I may have come across a bit ranty, i'm just a bit pissed off at it. And the abysmal officiating.

villa fans wont retaliate. most of the home crowd will be kids with parents and groups of teenagers enjoying their last week off school.

however much you might want to think otherwise - there is very little hooligan element in top flight english football anymore.

a few people will shout something from the safety of the upper holte and give a few V signs but all in all it'll pass without trouble.

some people on here seem to think that we have some sort of hooligan element to our support, quite amusing to be honest.

Oh come on ppl, those idiots in the stand were throwing coins and lighters too, I can think of a few worse things to call th than hitler inbreds! Don't start feeling sorry for them!

you jokin right , have you read some of the articles , one chap has sent a fritz face and suggested to cut it out and where to the next game , havew you heard of human rights ? He imprison his own daughters for how ever long , they had not even seen sun light and there will be fans in the stadium subject to that , This is not a song about an arsenal player who has broke his leg

bloody hell not a paper mask to a football game? oh god help us all.

Bellamy to Cardiff????

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tbf, Bellamy has said plenty of times during his career that he would like to play for Cardiff one day. It's his home town club, isn't it? Afaik he still lives there.

He does yes, I have to drive past his mansion every day on my route home to my 3 bedroom terraced house.

But yeah, I can slag him off on the interweb to even it all up

leave the national team for a local job, wont happen

Well, Gareth Bale up to his old tricks again.

'Injured' yesterday. Cock.

GT MkIII...

Now that is a scary thought. I'll fly Bob Bradley over immediately.

I wouldnt delay, the better option of all 3 would be bob bradleys wife.

Bryan Robson is looking for a club.

General.

Bring in David Moyes.

That is all.

If it ends up being Bob Bradley, David Jones, Alan Curbishley - we're up shit creek and it will paint Randy et al as just new Doug Ellis'.

Let me just sign off with that. I trust you will make the right call - but the only one that will make the English football setup stand and take notice will be to march to Everton and take the best **** manager in the country and bring him here.

Whatever it takes, you have to get him.

For **** sake are we all still winding up this poor word removed?

My options:

Labour

Conservative

Lib Dem

UKIP

BNP

Not even a Plaid option.

Lib Dem it shall be, unfortunately.

I cant see Leicester beating Cardiff over two legs.

Do I take it there's a slight change of heart from when this was posted?

Yes, they've had their debt problems cleared. Joe Ledley has committed to the club, and they're playing well.

Three big things to have changed.

Id rather City won this - reason being - we can compete with Spurs financially next year if they're in Europa quite comfortably. Man City, regardless, we can't,

Therefore, if Spurs get CL, we're destined for a battle for 6th with Liverpool and Everton.

Although a battle for 5th with Spurs and those two isn't exactly appealing either, its better than the other option (marginally).

I cant see Leicester beating Cardiff over two legs.

Shut it, I just don't like SKY! They are rocket polishers - who else would employ Andy **** Gray?

Villa did?

Cardiff - beating Blackpool in the final.

Its not hard to devise some software to generate fixtures and put in the various permeatations (eg Villa/Blues not in same city same day, unless playing eachother of course!)

I'd reckon they run off a few fixture lists that meet Police requirements, then sit down with Sky and ESPN to confirm which one they want to take.

Just watching it back and they really are a disgrace as a team. Just got to the part where one of their players is down and we played on and win a corner. Larsson and Johnson go up to Downing and have a go, as if he's going to kick the ball out when he's in a crossing position.

Joe Hart comes over and pushes the pair of tossers away, gives Johnson a dirty look and pats Downing on the back. You can tell he aint a proper sha player.

Was that the one where he was down on the half way line, rolling around wanting us to put the ball out, then when we play on leapt up and sprinted to try and win the ball back? Absolutely pathetic. Not sure who it was that was down, seem to remember it being over near the doug-outs.

To be fair actually the player laying down signalled he was ok.

I think loans between teams in the same division should be stopped.

Why?

Not disagreeing, Im just not aware of too many disruptions!

And you could argue that transfers between teams in the same division should be stopped.

Its simple

Does Joe Harts loan agreement allow him to re - join Manchester City under such circumstances?

If Yes: Then fine

If no: Then no

The FA need to grow a pair of balls and practice the rules they set out, whichever team is involved.

The biggest issue with inter-divisional loans is that bigger clubs can then get massive squads of top class players and keep them happy simply by loaning them out.

The loaning club will usually have to pick up the wages bill and a fee, and they have no ownership on the player. Ultimately then the huge clubs then have masses of talent at their disposal that other clubs cant compete with.

You shouldnt be allowed to do it - not in the same division.

The Premier League will allow it, for crying out loud, they bloody allowed Tevez and Mascherano to play for West Ham. Remember all that rubbish they gave to Villa when we tried to sign JPA. Were outsiders for the Champions League, if Man City pull this off, i can see a certain twitch face complaining.

Which would be the funniest thing to happen of them all.

Others will disagree but always liked Hendrie. Very strange he was a one club man for so long but he has had 5 in 3 years with a lot of loans in there

Now I know why you also said Kevin Kilbane was a good player.