Raver50032

One win in eight... trololololololololololol. Lololololololololololol. Jedinek - a defensive risk AND a fire hazard with that beard. Get out.

A tough, frustrating afternoon of mouth frothing and teeth gnarling. As you were.

The cycle looks set to continue for at least another revolution of our emotional wheel.

Don't get all mushy on me, so long princess... ?

I'm an hour into a 12 hour night shift and finding it diificult to resist the urge to have that final slice of Tesco Finest Madagascan Vanilla Cheeksecake...

Dack is dangerous, he once helped take down a whole At-At on the planet Hoth.

I agree with this OBE... I think what we've seen from recent 'second string showings' is that we lack depth away from our basic first eleven to thirteen. The signings we have made have addressed this to some extent, certainly UP the pitch. We should start to see to quality on the bench that can actually come on and try to change a game if we need it. That reduces the burden on the same old suspects. I could of course be talking complete guff, who knows what the manager is going to do. He could go all out Lambert and fill the 'D' with four forwards.

Hyperbole, as usual... ?

A lamb to the slaughter, or a time to get behind the team? A question I've asked myself about Steve Bruce's Aston Villa several times during his tenure. I have to be honest with you, I have been a waverer. I really am not sure what is best for the club at this time. To me, the owners need to come out and back him if that is there plan. Put the current naysaying, whether right or wrong to bed. Let's get back on track, or at least try to for a little longer. The Sheffield United performance, and result was a kind of shocker... a wake up call for the club that has been kind of pointing a finger at its own chin, kind of 'begging to be decked.' That's how the performances in the main have seemed to be, and seemed to feel for us as fans. So what of Blackburn... It's a crucial game for Bruce... the players and for us as fans. It's a chance for Sky to put the knife in... to reveal Aston Villa as the crisis club once again. They will revel in it... the focus on last season's 'hysteria' and the current 'antagonism' being generated now by even the away fans. The usual 'Villa is a sleeping giant' mantra will be spouted by whatever pro-Villa summariser is on board for the broadcast. Not sure what to expect in terms of team selection, or what kind of performance to expect other than... it MUST be better than what was seen at Bramhall Lane... Otherwise, the manager will be a lamb to the slaughter... and we go back to square one. Another wasted season.

I smell a defeat here. Their current form is enough to make the sphincter of our defence tighten in a morbid attempt not to lose. Given the nature of our sporadic performances, we're due a league defeat.

Awaiting the inevitable loss of league form now that sees the end of his tenure.

Another great chance for the second string to deliver a promising performance and a promising result. Just imagine in the next round, plucky little Aston Villa drawing one of the big boys from the Premier League, like Watford, Bournemouth, Brighton or Huddersfield and bringing them to Villa Park under the floodlights, and all that hot dog razzamatazz... ? Would be nice to have a big cup night at Villa Park again.

Absolutely... Nemanja Vidic should have been sent off in the 2010 final, but he wasn't. Sometimes, it doesn't matter what the oppo manager thinks, it's what actually happens that is all the more important. Certainly not a classic... and we are yet to play a 'good' performance this season, but it's another win. Hopefully the run continues this Saturday at Portman Road. The keeper gave me a few scares to be honest, but was thrilled for him, and our travelling fans that he saved the penalty. Good to see some positive input from Tuanzebe at CB. Highlight of the match for me, was the celebration of the Yeovil player, having the brazen temerity to perform the 'loser's jig' dance from the Fortnite game right into the crowd of Villa supporters... only then to have his effort ruled out. PMSL... after clearly trying to incite a riot, he succeeded only in mugging himself off. Trollolololololol. Actually... LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! LOL. And LOL again. And for all of our wonderful travelling support, how on earth could you give them the chance to sing 'Sing when you're winning...' etc... ??

They've changed the rules this season... I understand that there is no extra time period. After 90 minutes (plus Bjarnason* time of course), if the game is a draw, it goes straight to the joyload of penalty kicks. *spelling disclaimer Personally, I am in the 'winning breeds winning' and confidence camp. None of this 'I don't care if we lose' nonsense. We may not get to Wembley in this competition, but wouldn't it be great to get one of the big boys at Villa Park under the lights and make some money?? Imagine plucky little Aston Villa against one of the Sky 6... Sky always have a circle jerk over underdogs... ??

Don't really know much about him... But hoping he has the ability to become a good Jedi midfield Master... Qui Gon McGinn...

I bought John McGinn in FM2016 for us... Made him captain... Lifted the FA Cup for us in 2019 ? That summer, I bought Jack Grealish back from Burnley for £50m.

A first chance this season to win two on the spin... Newly promoted Wigan Athletic from pieville come to Aston. Will the Scottish Cafu continue his purple patch? Will Jack Grealish still be a Villa player? All wonderful things to ponder as the week progresses and we look forward to our first match on the new pitch. Come on Villa... CTFO...

A great result after a tumultuous summer of malcontent. Villa can only beat what is put in front of them, and after last night's match, I think the result says more about Hull's fortunes this season than ours. Good to see the team spirit still there after the goals from our defenders. Kodjia, a slovenly performance... he needs a kick up the backside, or gtfo. Not having that kind of performance from a goal getter. Our defence bothers me as well... not sure my sphincter will take that kind of regular clenching pressure against better opposition. Shame to see Hull's support so mixed. The stay away fans in protest at the owner, the ones in the stadium not knowing whether to clap, cheer or flap the seats. Hope things improve for them. Heart-warming to see the visiting support honour the applause for Hull's young fan who lost their life during the summer. Sometimes, our support can show class.

It is a restriction on trade. Technically, it should be illegal in 2018.

An early opportunity for us to throw caution to the wind and look to avoid defeat. No idea what to expect from this season, so a dismal 0-0 will be most satisfactory I would think.

Did you get very far?

Personally, I have no expectations for the coming season. Given all the hassle that's gone on, I'm not sure what to expect and will cut my 'expectations cloth' accordingly as the first couple of months pan out. As of right now, it is churlish to expect promotion either via auto or play off spot. There hasn't been enough positive change to effect that towards fruition. On balance, I don't think we get relegated. It's more likely to be a stabilisation season in my opinion than a stab at promotion. But we'll see. That's not to say Bruce gets a free pass. He needs to up his game in some ways, or as you say, he will get a tough ride from those more vocal.

We all have to comply with FFP rules, which may or may not stink, depending on how much you want to comply with the rules, can operate within the rules because you have no ambition to finish higher than tenth in the Championship, have a stadium capacity of less than 15k, or whinge about how the rules are not fair. I would be interested to understand how 'legal' these rules are when they clearly seem to be a restriction on trade, which I would have thought would be illegal under European or even British business law? It's pretty pointless to us in the most minimalist of senses to even have an owner worth more than 500m pounds, if none of that money can actually be spent on moving forward. We seem to be hamstrung right now of even standing still. What is the point of having investors/owners who would technically be the 3rd richest in the whole football pyramid of England and Wales? What gives?

Not really... they cease to be a boy if they are self-identifying as female I would have thought. And I really don't want to get into the whole '67 genders' versus Heinz 57 varieties thing. Life is too short... If I had a son who was an actual boy, but wanted to be a brownie... apart from all the hysterical jocularity pointed at him by mainstream society, social media warriors etc... would he actually be welcome? Says a lot to me about brownies/rainbows etc that so many girls want to be in the boy/cub scouts instead. Anyway, are we in administration yet?

Horribly off topic, but that is far from sexist. Actually it is... but not in the way many think traditionally. You get girls in the scouts now (there have been girl scouts for years... but now, girls are in the boy scouts too), but demonstrate to me any boy in the brownies? Sexism - all one way. Carry on ?