SirSteveUK

Looks like Fozzie Bear sticking his tongue out

Khalid Abdo - slight surprise Oscar Borg - BIG surprise - good LB reminded me of Wilf No other surprises - think they had to choose between the two young GK

Our U23 forwards seem to get all the attention (Davis, Green, RHM at to a lesser degree Blackett-Taylor) but we have some promising players behind them - the two above especially, plus Suliman - and strictly speaking Bree.

OK lads - we’ve run out of subtlety

We have a scouting network - we just don't have anyone in charge of it since Coton went to the SOL

Guess who we beat to the signature of Green ?? Might be someone is in the 2=2=5 biz Old logical trick - one of the departees isnt Chester - but another one is - cant fool me

I have always rated him higher than Suliman - considering he is 2 years younger (18)

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I saw a tweet that suggested that the word from the club is that we were happy with our forward options - which is understandable, We have bigger problems at the back.

Shouldn't this thread be re-titled "race for survival" ??

I saw a neutral observer describe Hogan's contract as "eye-watering" - so there may be an underestimation there. And I understand that Axel will be coming back next year I that the Amavi fee will be in this years accounts - but why his wages since the transfer was made permanent ??

the bookies don't always know best......as a non-Villa aside, the best bet i saw was Cardiff relegated/Man City to retain = 3/1

Villa fans ? lower expectations ? "Cannot compute, cannot compute...." agree with you - the last few years have either been a mad dash to avoid relegation - or a mad dash to get promoted - always pressure - and it takes a manager braver than any we've had to promote/play youth in those circumstances. if we were a mid table team, perhaps But in the Championship - it;'s not really possible to be mid table. If you/we were, we would be hoping/busting a gut for a playoff place

Last player I saw do that with his shorts was Nigel Sims

Gabby on 30K ?????? Since when ??

Villa fans AND "lower expectations" CANNOT exist in the same sentence. It is a spatial anomaly

I don't think I was hallucinating (those days are long past for me) - but I'm sure I saw somewhere that it has already been decided that AT would be back with us - whichever league we are in. possibly die to the restrictions his injury had placed on him.

i may be putting a curse on the lad - but over the last 18-24 months - the one that has impressed me most is Mitch Clark. - at one point - i think in the Plate final - when playing 4v4 in extra time - and him wearing the GK jersey - he ran back about 50 yards and put the tackle of the tournament on a breakaway forward from WHU. Wasn't the first time he has played GK either - he did it 2 years ago - when Sarkic (I think ) was injured before/during the SF- Mitch finished the match in goal - and ALLof the Final = which we won. Absolutely superb - and I think he could be our right back of the future. - especially if he fills out a bit

Those odds are for win in 90 mins - any time odds are currently 8/13 Fulham 5/4 Villa

THIS - VERY MUCH THIS - the London gamblers now make Fulham 4/6 - 4/7 in places - we can safely say we are the underdogs

Apparently, Wembley police have been warned about Fulham fans bringing flares to the game

Almost exactly 6 years ago - in Hong Kong

Details of the HK Sevens tournament - starts for Villa on Saturday - all matches on YT https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2018/05/16/squad-for-hong-kong-sevens-anounced Viktor Johansson Isiah Bazeley-Graham Mitchell Clark Jack Clarke Jordan Cox Corey Blackett-Taylor Alex Prosser Callum O’Hare Harvey Knibbs Kelsey Mooney FOOTBALL NEWS

I'm gonna wear my two tone trousers - start out denim - end up brown

Div 2 Sep 1st 1973 1-1 Sir Brian OR April 1st 1975 won 3-1 Chico, Keith Leonard & Sir Brian