Shaw_nuff

4 hours ago, Dave J said:

Oh i do hope so, however i fear just another false dawn. who in their right mind would match those ridiculous wages, for so little in return.

2 hours ago, West said:

I knew nothing about this player when he signed. But one comment on here stuck out, something along the lines of 'This lad is going to fetch a club record fee when he is sold.'

I won't embarrass that particular poster by naming him but as of now Veretout is really struggling. 

What's the lowest fee we've ever got? That poster could still be right.

On 10 November 2015 14:54:16, fightoffyour said:

Bottom left looks like he just crawled out of the pool in 'Unbreakable'

Shame his contract was.

Missing the point much?

1 hour ago, PatrickCousens said:

In Garde's interview with AVTV he said "we have practised more of the same as we did before City. In football you can't change what you're doing every week, you have to practice, practice, practice".

What a refreshing change from Sherwood's 'let's do something different every week and just see how it goes'.

I expect us to be cautious again against Everton, and to be pleased with a point if we can get it. We'll have to push for the 3 points against Watford though, which will be tough be they are organised and set up to play on the break. 

Four points would be monumental. Get those and I'll start to believe.

Or is that 'aether'? 

20/25

Worth doing just for that mugshot of Milner

Works both ways. Delph runs his contract down and gets crippled - no one wants him. I think he got a good deal with that buy-out clause.

Think it doesn't happen?

Think Vlaar.

As you pointed out, that's not his game (ironically, running 40 yards like mad onto a hopeful punt is the only time I want to see Gabby on the pitch) . Gil's pace is only of concern over 5-10 yards. Being so lightweight will be an advantage for this.

You can tell that his confidence has taken a knock. He's only human. A clean sheet may just be the spark he requires. If his confidence is allowed to return completely we'll get a very good keeper back.

I want to like this for its attention to detail.... but it just wouldn't be right.

Made me laugh out loud though.

You are Alex McLeish and I claim my £5.00.

I was gutted to see him go and posted as much. He got ridiculous criticism above those who really deserved it. He's one of those players, where you can't quite figure out how he does it but he does, who beats a player with sheer tenaciousness. He gave Luke Shaw as good as he got then a few games later he was gone.... typical Villa.

Neither are Newcastle.

There's one in Stirchley next to B&Q, or at least there used to be.

Randyman

Silent Gil.

Clever

The pool is septic. 

I'm actually coming around to the idea of relegation. I might even go to a few more games.

The PL monstrosity is a microcosm of the entire UK property market.

On the surface everything seems rosy - price indices are going up all the time. 

But its a Ponzi or pyramid scheme and eventually you run out of suckers, however willing, able to take part and  prop the whole rotten edifice up. 

Underneath the surface you have near-zero interest rates and funny-money being printed into oblivion. Eventually the taps have to be turned off and interest rates will be forced to rise.

Personally, I hope the whole PL thing implodes so all clubs can get back to a more even footing.