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Mic09

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  1. Sure. But why would NSWE want to 'weaken' us and everyone else? Especially as we will likely be competing in Europe?
  2. Buying a car that is already on the market is much more environmentally friendly than building a new one, getting all the parts for the batteries, transferring everything around the world, running massive factories, getting workers to build it, the costs to environment are not even comparable. You can have an argument between a new traditional vehicle vs a new EV and EV comes out on top. I have no issues with that. But 2nd hand purchases are more environmentally friendly for cars that barely burn any petrol and do minimal miles annually. And that is before we even consider things like 'I just saved £8k, we can now afford solar panels and a heat pump'.
  3. 100% people should agree that if he was in fact going for the ball, he made a shitty job of it. And that's the bottom line.
  4. You are probably right. It's not a fair comparison. I love the idea of a brand new car, but I always question myself; why. But that's just me. If everyone thought like me, there would be no cars. If I was shopping around for a small nippy town car, £15k is not the price point for me. But I appreciate there is a market for these, my close relatives are in that market. So I am looking at it from a purely subjective perspective. If I want to have a nippy weekend shopper, I can wisely spend £5-8k and still not piss off the polar bears.
  5. It is still £15k for the cheapest model of a very basic vehicle. You could easily buy a used Aygo with a 1ltr engine for £7k which will burn next to no petrol (I just checked the combined consumption of 68.9mpg) and if you are green I guess the 2nd hand market is where you should be looking. And there are no downsides if you have to pick up relatives from Luton airport or want to take the family for a weekend in Wales. I am really rooting for the electric vehicles, but to me, this is not a tipping point just yet. But well done Dacia.
  6. Sure, hence I see your arguments and very much sympathise with them. But as you mentioned yourself, the government looks to intervene precisely because it is unlikely Villa or Chelsea or any other ownership might want to take their money and just give it to lower league clubs. We do so already don't we? This is an improved deal. And from a business perspective (which I have no doubt is the perspective of NSWE) it is about Aston Villa having the most money to compete with the clubs at the top. And while I share your sentiment, it is their money so their thinking might be purely bottom line driven.
  7. I don't have a strong opinion one way or another, but why are you dissapointed? Isn't the deal taking money away from Aston Villa towards other clubs lower down? Isn't it like Tesco voting to funnel money to Co Op? Why do you think the businessowners might want to go for it? Due to the kindness of their hearts to fund a Shrewsbury player getting a transfer to Burton Albion?
  8. Yellow card is to pull his shirt. We see a few of those every game. Red card is to do what John did.
  9. You can't leave the house without sugar puffs?
  10. I can't believe the mental gymnastics we are doing to claim 'it wasn't a red'. It is the reddest of red cards. It's not accidental, he's not going for the ball, intent is to 'get into him'. It's not badly timed, it's perfectly timed to break up spurs attack. John did exactly what he wanted to do. And (other than the punishment) it was the right thing to do at the time. Break them up a little. It's just a shame other players didn't have the fire in their bellies.
  11. I am sure plans for additional prawn filling to the pastry in the expanded hospitality suite section will definitely help.
  12. Little spoiler about the Aston Villa Future. In the future, one day, we will win the Premier League. Also, in the future, one day we will get relegated.
  13. He wasn't trying to hurt him. But he was trying to get into him to rough him up, get us fighting a little and overdone it. No intent of getting the ball, it was as cynical as it gets. That is a straight red, if it went the other way we'd be shouting for a red
  14. At this point last season arsenal were 5 points ahead at the top. They won't win it. Man City will.
  15. It's still possible. But probably just as unlikely as Man U catching us.
  16. That's a mad take but cool. If a manager wins everything they can't be overrated by definition.
  17. Finally we are getting to the bottom of why the project isn't going ahead.
  18. There is definitely an excellent player there. But just because one tricky winger from leverkusen who had a rough time for the first year eventually came good, does not mean that Diaby will come good too. I have all the hope for him, but recent performances are really below par. I hope it's a confidence issue, because if he did not apply himself on the training ground and made similar mistakes Unai simply wouldn't play him.
  19. Not only that, they also have a Saudi league reject in midfield!
  20. The point is that we are still bitter about the calls that would have been corrected and that stood in the way of us achieving success. Do you think it might be a media problem to a certain extent? If a bad call is trending on YouTube and Sky play on it, it's there for them to make money. Then you have people calling TalkSport saying how much they dislike it, it's a media driven circus. Personally, I don't think it affects my enjoyment of the game much. I know for a fact that with the way we play now and all the close offside traps we must be the net beneficiary of the VAR system.
  21. We Villa fans are still bitter about the Young dive or the Van Persie goals. As far as I can tell people have always talked about these things.
  22. I've always said it, Man Utd is a business, not a football club. And it makes little financial difference to them if they win the league or finish 3rd, or win the CL or get knocked out in round of 16.
  23. If England get the 5 CL places, yet West Ham win the Europa League and we finish 5th, would that mean we lose out considering we can't have 6 English teams in Champions League?
  24. Honest question; do you not feel that an exaggeration such as 'a version of the game I don't recognise' is not helping the anti-VAR sentiment? I get the faults of the current system, I watch a lot of football. But it's a game we still recognise - it's a game we experienced for the last 3-4 years. It's not tragic, the end of the world, taking the spirit of the game away. Just ask a QPR fan if they wished there was VAR yesterday - even if it meant they waited 3 minutes for a decision. The problems with VAR are ALL down to referees. That is the problem, the referees.
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