Sam-AVFC

2 minutes ago, allani said:

I would hope that in 3 seasons they had dominated on more than one occassion!!  But the point is that they have been dominated far more often than they have dominated.  PS - Man Utd also had Pogba and Bruno Fernandes so that is a weird comparison to make.

They have pretty much every time we've played them. 

Yes, they did also have two other midfielders who cost £150m between them.

2 minutes ago, allani said:

Because a midfield with Luiz and McGinn starting has been proven (for 3 seasons) to not be good enough.  Kamara is a great addition but there is a big risk that he just gets swapped because he will be trying to mark 3 midfielders when McGinn fails to track his man and Luiz can't get back quickly enough.

Sure, if you want to ignore every other variable in the last 3 years.

Man Utd manage to finish much higher up the table with Fred and McTominay, a midfield that McGinn and Luiz have dominated on more than one occasion.

44 minutes ago, Chindie said:

I've gone on the Northern Line in the middle of winter and come out sweating, so anyone mad enough to use the Tube this week has my sympathies.

Days like today really make me appreciate no longer doing a suited commute on the Northern Line. To make it worse there will be constant delays and waiting in the tunnel for obscene times because you'll have people fainting and having to be taken off. 

Just now, CarryOnVilla said:

Nice ingredients, what’s the recipe and chef like? 

I almost said there aren't 10 teams with higher paid managers than us, but I thought it's not strictly relevant! If we can't get top 10 without spending another £80m on a starting midfielder and striker then imo he isn't good enough - would be great if we made these signings anyway. I really hope it does all come together this season.

Just now, ender4 said:

Well it because we all really want 7th (including the owners, Gerrard and Pirslow) and would be a little disappointed with 10th this season.

I'm responding to the numerous posts there have been over the last few weeks and months saying we need x more starting players to finish in the top 10. I agree that the club likely see it differently and would be disappointed with 10th.

8 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

You’d think so but I think you have to remember we were playing catch-up on those teams. First season spending was hugh but it was because we had no players ! It was to build a squad just to stay up. Last 2-3 seasons we have spent a lot but is it a significant amount more than those 3 teams mentioned ?  
 

Be interested to see how our wages look against those teams though and whether it’s a lot higher now.

Do you still think they have better teams/squads than us? Our wages will definitely be higher than all 3.

1 hour ago, sidcow said:

Why did NO ONE at Birds Eye say "just because we can do this doesn't mean we should do this"? 

I can only assume the person behind this later became head of crust innovation at Pizza Hut.

3 hours ago, limpid said:

Sports clubs don't claim to be acting on behalf of an all powerful deity who can punish a victim for eternity.

Come on Lawrence Bassini, complete the deal and prove this man wrong!

5 hours ago, Villatillidie95 said:

Good news to have him back, could see him forming a decent working relationship with Kamara when they play together as they are both good passers. Hoping he comes back like the Ezri from a few seasons ago rather than the one just gone

Is he a particularly good passer? Unless I'm missing something he is statistically one of the worst passing CBs in the league and I remember the passing maps last year showing he pretty much only passes to Mings.

@JAMAICAN-VILLAN Firstly, apologies for my laziness in not cross thread quoting!

I never understood arguments along the lines of 'where did it all come from, it can't be from nothing' in support of religion, seeing as most religions assume an all-powerful sentient being did exactly that. Why is that more feasible than simple matter? 

The really great thing about the internet is everyone gets to post their opinion for the world to see. If he was on the fence about signing a new contract I very much doubt he still is.

2 hours ago, sne said:

Wish I could be but after having seen what they did with their Wheel of Time adaptation I just can't.

Fully expect this to be Galadriel warrior princess with her being emotional and rash and not having any man (or elf) telling her what to do going on adventures and kicking a**. And the rest being some sort of half arsed Willow/Ewok adventure story with the not hobbits learning about the bigger world and getting into trouble taking up far too much time.

Sure it will look nice thou.

I'm assuming they'll learn their lessons from Wheel of Time and ready to be disappointed. I'm glad I didn't try WoT  as I'd like to read the books.

2 hours ago, Rustibrooks said:

I think secretly Arsenal are trying to move away from Tierney, well that’s what I understand from my close friend who supports them. He’s still a good player but his health is a concern so I think they may be looking at replacing him. 
 

With Zinchenko I thought they’d be a bit more interest in him, unless I have missed something. 

Do you just mean injuries etc from health, or is there something underlying? He's a really good player.

I don't care what people say, I'm optimistic.

1 hour ago, Seat68 said:

He needs a kick in the Privates. 

No need to resort to corporal punishment.

4 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

Okay to please a few.

Change the training to and move with the times. 

Also I said the crimes need dealing with, but behind closed doors.

You've not even read the short article have you? A large part of he controversy is that there was an alleged coverup. Like I asked you yesterday, if illegal killings are swept under the rug and ignored, what then? 

You should probably stop cosplaying as anonymous.

2 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

I just don't think what the SAS do should not be brought into the media. If illegal stuff has happened it should be delt with ofcourse, but behind closed doors. It's of no interest to the public.

I'm sure everyone agrees, but when there are allegations of the investigations being coverups there is no other recourse. Presumably this is why people with knowledge of the situation leaked it. Public scrutiny has a tendency to force improved standards of behaviour.

I'm still not sure where the disrespect was?

1 hour ago, foreveryoung said:

There's 2 sides to this story. You will hear only one from the media. I personally will never speak out or disrespect the SAS, neither will 95% of the UK army.

You seem to be confusing disrespect and accountability.

Do you think a blind eye should be turned to war crimes if they are found to have taken place? 

3 minutes ago, RicRic said:

There is no benefit in carney leaving whatsoever he needs to stay ! Wth are we playing at

I don't buy into the over the top criticism of him, but what do you mean what are we playing at? He has free will and if he has decided to leave then that's what he'll do, whether this year or next. Nothing we can do about it.

I know a few people who have gone down the consulting route, @Stevo985. To a man they preach it was the best thing they ever did - some have been taking jobs pretty much constantly and earning a load more, while others went down the 6 months on, 6 months off route and have become the most smug, insufferable bastards ever.

Just now, foreveryoung said:

Most people judged the book by it's cover. After reading a few pages and someone else reading it for you, we have found out the truth.

When there are decades of evidence pointing to obvious and unsavoury truths about someone's character it's a bit lazy to not research it or, more realistically, wilfully ignore it.

Politics would be a very different playground if people were informed though and it's not like the Daily Mail printed any of it and told people it was bad, so they can hardly be expected to form an opinion.

9 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

Yeah we all want this guy?

 

Why not?

People voted in the guy that said this:

“And that brings me to the last and greatest group of male culprits. Most of these single mothers have had the common sense to detect that the modern British male is useless.

“If he is blue collar, he is likely to be drunk, criminal, aimless, feckless and hopeless, and perhaps claiming to suffer from low self-esteem brought on by unemployment.

“If he is white collar, he is likely to be little better.”

1 minute ago, bickster said:

Have you done any sort of in depth analysis and compared the actions of post-war governments of both hues and balanced the positives and the negatives each achieved and come to that conclusion?
 

Or did you just read The Sun before you wiped your arse?

I almost posted similar. Glad I didn't as I enjoyed it far more delivered with your typical charm.

2 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

Sadly labour is no guarantee of that

I was going to say nothing is a guarantee then I realised that it just is.