LancsVillan

Just noticed ours has moved to 830 too ... making it even more unlikely I will get to the end, I know the other league wanted to change why did ours, no -one asked for it too

Hmm will any of today's deals have a huge impact on the selections? When will players new to league get added?

is it possible to reduce the time to pick as 90seconds will take an age to get through, i have work at 03:00 in the morning and don't really want to auto-pick

Lazy journalism from a media we know that loves it when bigger clubs fail. 

I prefer to think we are looking more like doing a Wolves (much as that hurt to even type  )

Same lazy conclusion to a lot of signings but I do think we will be closer to the latter than the former comparison

are the fixtures

@BOF - you going to include the Checkatrade Trophy for an U21 squad. Local games for me, going to try and make a couple 

20 minutes ago, tomsky_11 said:

I think both leagues we have set up are now full, unless VT2 is willing to expand to 9/10 teams or we have a late dropout.

@villaluke has everyone who should be in VT2 joined now?

Just looked there are currently 8 teams in there

57 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said:

And that's wrong IMO.

It's like giving more points for a striker who plays 90 and gets no goals/assists than one who comes on for 20 mins and gets one of each.

But comparing NFL to football is apples n oranges. I like the way it is, it's been that way for ages and a change would confuse things

Just now, StefanAVFC said:

Points per run is absurd for running backs.

A running back who runs 20 times for 20 yards (averaging 1 yard a carry) (40 points) gets more points than one who runs 10 times for 100 yards... (35 points)

Yep but you could say that as he was required for 20 makes him more important than the other guy who might have got lucky with a breakout. For me I pick an RB that will get touches and hope he gets the yards on top, guaranteed points. 

22 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said:

With Ryan on point changes

Definitely remove points per run and points per pass for RB/QB and maybe even do 0.5 PPC?

I'm more for the it ain't broke why fix it. How system is now suits those who only play this league and have no idea of the differences this would make - i.e. Me :)

21 minutes ago, Brumerican said:

OK Monday September 2nd @ 21.30 UK time.  

I think that's about 16.30 Boston time or possibly 17.30.  I know there is about a 2 week window where the USA is only 4 hours behind rather than 5. @maqroll

Will catch the start of the draft at least, however I work early Tuesdays so if takes as long as last year will miss/auto draft later rounds

21 hours ago, Dante_Lockhart said:

I await the code.

Ditto

@villaluke

8 hours ago, maqroll said:

Monday 2 Sept is best for me!

Ditto

17 hours ago, maqroll said:

the league page doesnt load for me..

https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/villatalk just loaded fine for me

Some cracking memories drift to the surface looking at those names, some are one here for sure. Had to laugh to note you missed out Alan in Japan and Paul Pants Johnson

I looked for an archive as there used to be one but I guess Simon ( @limpid ) finally killed that off

1 hour ago, Withnail said:

I was there.  Didn’t say anything then and still don’t say a lot now.

I remember a Malcom who was a little grumpy. Norm was a nice guy.

 

ah Malc (RIP) , everyone had run ins with him, even his reflection. Mr Crandle was indeed lovely. Still catch Katie on FB.

4 hours ago, mjmooney said:

Consider this an 'Old Boys Association'. 

How many of us on VT today were subscribers to the Villa mailing list in the 90s? 

I know there was me, NIVillan and BOF, for starters, but there surely must be more. Declare yourselves, and let us know if you've changed your ID name. 

err @blandy (how did you forget that one) and I were on there. Bloody hell my first log on there and for here would have been from amonro5075@aol.com AOL!!

Last years over achiever is looking fwd to this 

Yeah go on then @tomsky_11- will try to give it a little more concentration this time around, no even got a clue where I finished last year and if it wasn't bottom then someone must have also given up. 

Team sorted - some players seem cheap, some way too much. Finding those 'special bargains' could be fun this year

4 minutes ago, ChrisVillan said:

BUY AND SELL TICKETS BUY AND SELL ANY SPARES FOR TODAY'S GAME I'LL BUY AND SELL TICKETS

Yeah we know you would. You got one? If not fancy meeting up as I missed out ... but what's 250 miles on a coach

29 minutes ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said:

I have four home games and the semi final as a booking history but didn’t get one.

**** the word removed who decided the play off semi final doesn’t count and that club members can buy straight after season ticket holders. 

I'm with you on this, real kick in the teeth. Oh well be on the NorthWest Villa coach as it is.

TBF I think we probably could have sold the whole of Wembley out

17 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

Four tickets on one ID or multiple ones? If your trying to get four on one ID that isn't going to happen. 

Also I'd say its very unlikely you will find four next yo each other now. 

Back of the upper tier has blocks of 4 seats together currently

12 hours ago, 7392craig said:

I don’t hate the noses for the sake of it, so don’t think this is just a mindless statement born out of blind hatred. But to score a goal for the blues and celebrate like that, makes it very difficult to come back here at the end of the season. Same as all the pro-Birmingham stuff he’s spouted on twitter since he departed. Now I’m not saying that players should be shunned for leaving to get game time, but they are our most fierce rivals and fans don’t take well to that sort of stuff. Maybe if he was an exceptional player it might be overlooked, but he’d struggle to get on our bench. I believe he’ll be off for good come the summer and IMO good riddance. I don’t begrudge him the move to the noses for regular football, but he should remember what club he’s signed to, who pays his wages, who’s academy he came through and who’s fans he should have more respect for.

Love to know your thoughts on Ron Saunders. Peter Withe etc who were at or left for Blues as well as being proper Villa legends. 

Being honest I prefer to see players celebrating any goal they score, not this mock not celebrating if it's against a former team.

Only a couple of weeks ago read on here that we would end up nearer the relegation zone and the DS should go.

Now most people are looking at playoffs and Wembley.

In there is a reason why we might fail in that charge, our -THE FANS - expectations. How we react to conceding, to a loss, even to a misplaced pass or two. From the top everyone has said how our support recently has helped, let's not go back to the nervousness, the audible sighing for a misplaced pass, the boo-ing! Together we can do this...