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19 hours ago, villa4europe said:

almada is such a cheap easy buy and great for pretty much every team I've played about with on it (even my top the hall of fame attempt with PSG he was a starter)

on my first villa save I got Esposito on loan as soon as he signed his pro contract with an obligation to buy at the end of the season, top scorer in the PL as a 17 year old kid, don't think I've ever bought pellegri before but he was mental on a save I had on last years game

I like stuff like Esposito scoring the penalty Lukaku let him take, I would say he is one of the current wonderkids that I feel like I know thanks to FM (Szoboszlai being the other one) I've tried other strikers such as silva and zirkee but I always seem to come back to Esposito (also tried Lautaro Martinez on a few saves, I cannot get a tune out of him at all)

I've just finished my 4th season with Villa and Almada was excellent, unfortunately he demanded to leave so sold him for £103m to Chelsea in the Jan window. Currently got Esposito but it seems every top team want to buy him so expect him to leave this summer  

There's a bonus episode for Tiger King added recently, got about 20 seconds in and turned it off. Proper naff.

14 hours ago, villa4europe said:

Finished 13th, 4 points off 7th

Ended up scoring 72 conceding 89!

18 year old Esposito on loan (with a future fee of £25m) top scorer with 30 league goals

Esposito is a monster! Just finished my 3rd season as Villa and he got 36 goals. Only problem is he then said he wanted to leave for a bigger club despite us finishing 4th. Told him to shut up as he's staying though  

What's your defence currently looking like? Changed much?

Bristol City have pulled out because they're sponsored by The Sun's Dream Team. Edit - finally worked out how to embed Tweet

On 03/03/2020 at 17:20, villan-scott said:

That’s interesting. No matter where in the work they are they need to be 18 for me. 

Which Brexit did you get in your game? Might be linked to that  

I don’t need any work permits now, and I’m limited to 17 foreign players registered in my Premier League squad. 

Figured it out and feel dumb. Turns out I can sign any EU players regardless of their age but non-EU players will only sign for me when in the transfer window following their 18th birthday. 

3 hours ago, villan-scott said:

That’s interesting. No matter where in the work they are they need to be 18 for me. 

Which Brexit did you get in your game? Might be linked to that  

I don’t need any work permits now, and I’m limited to 17 foreign players registered in my Premier League squad. 

Yeah, it sounds like I got the same Brexit as you. So pissed, he looks really good and he's probably going to rot on the bench for 2 years lol

1 hour ago, villan-scott said:

Unfortunately it seems to be a ruling in the UK, as I have signed players from all over and none of them can join until they’re 18. It’s not something you’ve done. I’ve had Belgians, Argentines, Brazilians and Croatians all have to wait until they’re 18 to sign the pro contract.

So weird though because I signed a 16 year old Belgian who moved to us straight away and currently plays for my U23 team. I can't figure it out!

He looks quality so just hoping they use him for 2 years so he at least develops a bit... 

In my second season as Villa and I've spotted and agreed a deal for a 16yo from Ukraine mid-season (transfer window not open), having now checked the deal I realise he's not joining Villa for another 2 seasons! It's entirely possible that the 'joining date' was set to 2023 and I just didn't realise (it's normally just set to 'first possible date' so probable I've missed it) or is there some kind of rule on signing youth players from that area or something I'm not aware of maybe? Any ideas?

As it stands I've got a youth player I'm paying for but have no control over for 2 years  

18 hours ago, Xela said:

Signed up to BritBox for a 30 day free trial. Seems to be a fair bit of stuff on there. 

Started The Detectorists last night. Only 2 episodes in but I like it. I like the 'feel' of it if that makes sense. 

The Detectorists is excellent! 

37 minutes ago, Keyblade said:

I have no idea why Casilla continues to be their #1. He seems to drop a clanger every game and can't guard his near post for shit.

Said the same the my Leeds supporting mate. Apparently he was the best keeper in the league for the first half of the season and he's also their highest earner somehow. He's proper shite.

Finally got around to getting this about a month ago (mainly tempted by reading this thread) so sorry for being a bit behind. In my first season as Villa still and hovering around mid-table at around February.

I tried to pick up a few of the players recommended in this thread but wasn't able to shift any of the deadwood to put together a transfer pot big enough, managed to get Trincao who is doing alright for me. Also Wesley is strangely doing really well for me, currently on 16 goals and 5 assists. Anyone else started as Villa after the Beta patch? And who did you get rid of at the start (and how did you manage to get rid of them? No one seems to want them on permanent deals on my save funnily enough)?

On 20/01/2020 at 08:18, villa4europe said:

as far as guff that the missus watches which is actually ok I've got in to greys anatomy! never seen it before 2 weeks ago, started in series 11 and we're now half way through series 13, its safe to say its a little exaggerated and some of the episodes dont work because the stories are signposted from the off but its enjoyable

I did like ER back in the day and i actually thought shortland street was better than neighbours and h&a, casualty and holby can get in the sea though

anyone watch new Amsterdam? might try that after

Yeah, me and the missus watch it. It's one of the few things she likes that I can tolerate. It's pretty decent actually.

On 04/12/2019 at 19:23, chips'ngravy said:

Got a ticket for a mate in the upper holte for Saints game and I'm in the lower. Obviously never been an issue before this season so I never considered it, but can you come down to the lower holte concourse at ht from the upper or is access blocked?

Can't see that anyone has answered your question so... no you can't get between Upper and Lower Holte, there's no access between the two inside the ground.

8 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said:

So I’ve signed up to Amazon prime for 30 days free trial. Any recommendations on there? 

'The Boys' is probably the best thing I've watched on Amazon.

51 minutes ago, ender4 said:

In the Trinity stand, the new multi-pourer Amstel beer table meant i got served pretty quickly 10 mins before the match started.

The little portable kiosk selling bottles of Heineken & Bulmers meant i got my half-time drink quicker than last season as well. I'd put one of these in the A1-2 area as that area is quieter and less crowded than the main area A4-6. 

   

These seem to have disappeared from the Upper Holte for whatever reason, it was previously the only way to get a drink without missing 10 mins of the game.

2 hours ago, S-Platt said:

To be fair to pride rewards it was great when you could get Villa Under Armour training gear with your points.  Picked up 2 rain jackets one hooded one without and a lovely grey 1/4 zip top.  

Last 2 years however I agree complete lack of anything!!

Yeah, I had a couple of bits of the UA training gear, they weren't too badly priced points-wise either but since then it's been absolute garbage. They also did some pre-match events with special guests which were pretty good.

I'm just saving mine up in the hope that they may put something half decent on before the end of the season.

16 minutes ago, MaVilla said:

Quick question, why do you do a  touch count specifically for Hogan and no one else?

Clearly don't listen to the My Old Man Said podcast

14 hours ago, Davkaus said:

Do you have those friends who cancel plans more often than they keep them?

A couple of guys i'll sometimes play games with or go out for a drink, I reckon half the time they cancel within an hour of it. It's very poor form, then they wonder why they never get invited to anything.

Yep, a friend of mine was like this for a couple of years. It got so bad I just stopped talking to him altogether for a while but it turns out he had some anxiety issues where he would get cold feet about going out so just made an excuse. All good now though. Maybe you should bring it up with them?

'Liquid Football' by Joe is pretty good. Regularly have Jon Walters, Steve Sidwell and Wayne Bridge on. Similar-ish style to the Peter Crouch podcast.

2 hours ago, tomav84 said:

so these points...looking on the website it appears that you get 20 points for attending the game with your season card, plus 10 for each goal. so we're owed 30 points from saturday's game. anyone else not had theirs applied yet?

Mine aren't on there yet either. It seemed to happen pretty quickly after the games last season. 

33 minutes ago, wilko154 said:

Things I noticed, I am in the Holte Upper so may not be the same throughout the ground:

Positives:

• The outside of the stadium looks much better, cleaner and brighter with the displays covering the worst parts.
• The shop and ticket office also look fantastic.
• A lot of new paint about outside, gold lions, gates painted etc.
• The beer options are much better - the Pale Ale is fantastic.
• The food choices are much better - chips and chilli is the one!
• Contactless card machines on the concourse's should make things quicker if the service can sort themselves out.

 

Negatives:

• The new PA System is just as bad as the old one.
• Food and drink service is still slow.
• TV's need cleaning or fixing, I saw a few that weren't working (they've had two months to fix them).
• Inside could do with a lick of paint.
• Toilets need tidying up / revamping.
• Litter outside needs some attention as others have noted.

 

Starting with taking down the posters advertising last seasons kits would be a start.

On 27/06/2019 at 23:37, Kingman said:

What's Shrewsbury like for a night out?

Pretty good! It's mainly pretentious cocktail bars but there are still a few decent pubs.

5 minutes ago, villa4europe said:

Good old villa, pick a German city with no direct flights 

5 hour €200 Train for me or a 6 hour drive, feel almost obligated to do it

 

Really wanted to go to this mystery European fixture but yeah the above has sort of killed it for me. 

Will do a bit more research but not holding much hope of being able to go. 

16 minutes ago, WakefieldVillan said:

 

Thanks guys appreciated.

My preference would be Holte End but will decide once I know more details.

 

I'm in Holte End Upper and mine cost me £500, again that is early bird price though. Seeing as you get less games in the PL you wouldn't have thought the price would go up by much.

On 13/05/2019 at 01:47, Hornso said:

Also interested in what's the best card you've been able to pack? A little while ago I managed to grab a normal Kante but I was able to sell for close to 300k.

Haven't had much luck this season considering how many packs I've bought, got Ramos a couple of times, loads of TOTW and got the TOTS Ajax keeper Onana this morning. Best card I've ever had was Ronaldo a couple of years ago.