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Klopp. Slot. Kop. Weird mob.

Sure, one person can do some designs. But agencies provide a bit more than that; from providing market research to small things such as "why should this branding be within this place and not a different place". Then you have the online marketing etc. It's a full professional job. It's like saying "one person can organise a wedding". Sure. But you need a priest, bartenders, chefs, people who blow up balloons. It's a big event, just like setting out a professional branding campaign.

Well, there are players like Rogers that might have interest from say Villa, Palace, Wolves, Spurs. Wolves and Palace might offer 12m. Us and Spurs can offer 15-16. Will the parent club say to Villa "no, we won't sell for less that 45"? No chance. The market dictates prices. If Middlesbrough want to make some money, they won't hold out for an improbable 50m. They will sell for what the player is worth.

I'd like to see Osimhen in a better team. (i.e. Villa ) I feel he would do very well in the PL.

I wouldn't even call it unacceptable. It's like a teacher punishing the whole class to make some stupid statement. I am the boss, I will make the rules. It's easy to make a wrong call when you want to set a principle for the sake of it. I don't have a problem with senior players flying economy. It might have a negative effect on their form, sure. But to put some players in first class and not the rest, that is just asking for trouble from the senior team.

The thing is that once you earn 10-15m, and you are a celebrity, you will be surrounded by various agents that try to sell you the dream. You know you have to do something with that money (it's not just gonna sit in an account) and the sneaky men in suits have just the right idea for you. It is easy to get burnt.

And because Emirates has been here for 18 years now, I no longer see it as a 'soulless bowl' but just an Arsenal stadium.

I'd say it's more likely for Luton to finish 15th and overtake Brentford. But that's for another topic.

What we have to remember is that we are no longer aiming to compete for places between 12-7th. In those places, a swing of 5 positions with 4 games to go is very possible. We are talking about overtaking teams who lose 5-6 games all season. Liverpool lost 4. We are 99% not overtaking them.

No, it's not possible. He is either a messiah or a fraud. That is the Villa way.

The only way I would take Toney is if he was made to bet £1m of his own money to score a goal in every game he plays.

so much better than Lisbon!

Yup. Will get an interim manager and Southgate in the summer. Please make it happen.

I get what you are saying, but a new stadium is not a weekend thing. It's restaurants, gyms, offices, hundreds of jobs, concerts, maybe a smaller comedy/small show venue. It would be a 2nd (much grander) NIA. It's also thousands of people using surrounding pubs, public transport, going shopping after, using hotels, etc etc. It's exactly what a big city needs. I don't think it will happen, but it might be a boost that the city needs.

Great. That means season 2041/2042 will be shit once he leaves.