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5 minutes ago, Creeper said:

 

How many tweets do you have to delete to injure your thumb?

From the timestamp!

Can we start a chant to the same tune if we shorten his name to "rash"? (aah-aaah)

I had to google who the bloke on the left was because he looked like a fat Tony Moon (who I'd also completely forgotten about)...it was Ángel Crespo, apparently.

https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/aston-villa/2016/6/

If anyone else feels like ruining their weekend before its begun.

On Topic: Daka has a foot like a traction engine!

2 minutes ago, El-Reacho said:

Should definitely be in there - was back when we were filled with hope and optimism for the Lerner/O'Neill dream team era. Think when it finally transpired he wasn't coming here we ended up with Habib Beye instead...

Happy...happy days.

29 minutes ago, El-Reacho said:

Starting to put quite the team together: Miguel, Wesley Snjeider, Klass Jan Huntelaar, Dale Stephens, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Younes Belhanda, Sergio Canales, Andrea Belotti. We're a keeper and a few defenders away from a superb starting 11. Any others?

I want to say José Bosingwa?

Whatever else is said, Dean has had this Villa team more motivated than any of the other relegation threatened sides. I think the squad has been up for it, there is a seemingly harmonious attitude around the entire team and a real willingness to fight and to survive. **** anyone who says we shouldn't celebrate that and credit to Dean for turning things around - let's see what he can do with another season.

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But conceding goals had not previously been something visitors Forest were known for - Aitor Karanka's men arrived at Villa Park on a run of three consecutive clean sheets.

From the BBC.

If you looked at those stats in isolation you'd expect us to have won the game 99 times out of 100.

To say nothing else of Dean Smith so far, I am actually looking forward to our games now. I expect he will be backed in January without him needing to go crazy - a bit more quality defensively and we'll be alright.

Liking this kid so far, seems all action and always trying to look forward when in possession or provide a good passing option. Like D*lph only a lot more solid and not as slithery. 

I am ready for this man to romantically nourish me. Once we've got a bit more cohesion and he is a bit fitter and/or maybe there's some better quality around him, it's gon be gud. 

Some threatening attacks now, I imagine when it all clicks it will be orgasmic 

Should be off! 

Ayew makes things happen. If McCormack is still not fully fit and definitely not all that integrated yet, I cannot wait to see him when there's a bit more cohesion and understanding. 

Woah! Elphick just letting Baker know he's got some competition 

I feel somewhat alone in thinking that's not a bad team given the current quality and fitness of the squad... Plenty of attacking intent with the 3 strikers. 

It is hard enough to keep your good quality players when you're in the prem (or whatever we are calling it). 

I'd hate to lose him as I'd feel we've been robbed of his time here due to the injury, but maybe he'd already be off if that wasn't the case? 

Definitely one to fight to keep though! 

Don't really know anything about him but good stats! Read somewhere (maybe here?) he is a bit slow to get going and "notoriously" unfit at the start of the season so let's try and keep that in mind! 

I think first and foremost Moyes would get use organised and playing to our strengths, which is a massive improvement over the past few years. We've got some good potential in the squad and it would be hard for them to be worse than in previous years... Especially dropping down a division. 

Very much looking forward to the cleanse and a rebuild with an eye on getting promoted rather than just avoiding sinking. 

"Cautious optimism" is still the name of the game for most folks I would bet (although I completely understand the more critical amongst us), and we all want to know more! I haven't been refreshing NewsNow or various Villa forums as much for **** years! 

At the very least we'll have a more exciting summer than we would have if we were still stuck with Lerner so I'm more than happy to see where our latest adventure leads us. 

8 minutes ago, sne said:

I'm thinking speed bump

A bit too cruel. To our cars. 

I just want to see us be competitive at the right end of the league and not be a laughing stock. Surely we can get someone who can manage the club properly. That said I hope we get filthy, filthy rich.

1 hour ago, Mantis said:

It really was. I know Leicester are doing extraordinarily well this season (although it's worth pointing out that they'd drawn their 2 previous games before they played us) but it was absolutely unforgivable the way the team collapsed after we went 2-0 up and Sherwood's subs were just ridiculous. That game just showcased how mentally pathetic this group of words removed are. I mean, Leicester's winning goal came from a header from one of the shortest **** players in the league.

Couldn't agree more, I look back at this as the game that broke us for the remainder of the season (confidence wise). Why we haven't been able to correct that I don't know, but I think it was the last time we played anything half decent.

The subs were mind blowing, bringing on 2 strikers while we were winning and obviously starting to struggle!

Don't care if he goes in the summer. He might be the best manager we've had in recent times but it's not worked for him here he's not been backed. He'd get no blame for walking. A clean slate would be best for everyone concerned. 

Might as well look forward to the Championship, clearly circling the drain in the PL isn't working for us, at this point maybe a spell down there will do more for us. I mean we haven't got a choice really. Also, **** Lerner. Glad he's lost a load of money on us. 

The Bolton game sounds awesome. Probably the first time that sentence has been uttered.