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Angry really? Like most I'm disappointed but this decision wouldn't have been taken lightly and only guessing but I think Petrov would have been involved in the decision too. He really has to reach a certain level to be in the squad and he probably feels he's not quite there. It was a big ask for any 37 year old especially not been in the game for several years let alone what he has gone through. Hopefully there is a role for him in the club but I'd also like him to not give up now depending on how he feels, try at a slightly lower level, which will be no less impressive. He has been an inspiration to all despite not making his goal.

You're not wrong. I think it will make a massive difference.

Allardyce to be England manager, so that could scupper the move to Sunderland.

Haha I'm glad your not running the club. Your opinion on players ability doesn't come into it, some still have some sale value and just like the club aren't going to pay off several players contracts, they are also not going to just give them away.

I think it depends what point. My opinion is that he wouldn't have kept us up if he came instead of Sherwood the previous season. Although it was never going to happen If we started the season with him then yes and instead if Garde probably, yes. Although we would have had to of got rid of Sherwwod sooner wouldn't we before Alladyce went to Sunderland?

Jealous of my neighbours today, their garden goes right down to the Avon in Bath and they were out having a barbecue and jumping in the river. Mines a rented house, beyond my garden is 30ft of thick scrubland, so I would be covered in nettle stings and scratches to get anywhere near the river bank.

It was never going to happen was it. How many players on premier league contracts have been paid off by their clubs? I doubt there are many, then there will be even less that have been paid off with more than 1 year left on their contract and then has any club paid off more than one player at the same time? I have no idea what these figures are but I imagine they are pretty low, and people expect Villa to pay off several players.

He's part of a new UK company with Jamie Banfill also listed as a director. With the address listed as Villa Park. VICVILLA HEALTHY FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10259197/officers

I still have no idea how good/bad he is, he's really not played enough to get a true indication. I do believe though, played regularly he'd certainly get in double figures, but I also think that Gabby would get double figures if he has found some drive. However we need our striker(s) to be getting 20+ Goals. Overall I think he's worth his place in the squad at this level.

I've mentioned before but I'm terrible at interviews. Which makes getting a job really hard for me as I work in hospitality/catering, so coming across confident and talk well is in someways more important than the skills and experience I have, which is pretty good. I had to have an interview for an in house promotion a while back, which was probably one of the worse I've done. The fact that I am good at my job was the only reason I got it, if I didn't work there I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have got the job. It was worse than my original interview with them, which I've since found I was second choice. I've had 2 opportunities this week. One I really want, which wasn't my worse interview but still wasn't as good as I wanted. I was hoping to hear something Friday which hasn't happened, so not ruled it out but lost a bit of hope. The second I've not been offered but I think is mine if I want it, when I speak to them again next week. I've been looking for a new role for a while as I wanted to sort it before I started hating my current job. I've reached that point though now and really want to leave. This role is a little more money and will give me some new experience but I'm really not sure what the opportunities are going to be like in the future. I'd rather not go into a job knowing I'd have to leave a company to progress. There's always a chance it will happen but I at least want there to be some opportunity. The role that I might not get, did excite me and is something I would get a lot out of and career potential is unlimited. This is making the other one seem wrong for me, I'm not sure whether that is a good or bad thing.

Maybe it's Trent's? and he's Ellis's bitch.

Don't mind ales, but not really a fan of bitters and don't like Green King IPA at all and a 3.6% IPA ain't right, even for traditional British IPA.

As a regular poster on this thread, you sometimes get me really wanting a pint of whatever you've posted. Not so much with the Pedigree and Greene King IPA though.

These songs always remind me of goal montages/goal of the month

I would be surprised if any potential manager said that the only option is to get everyone out and start again. Each one of them like the original point made would have confidence in their managing ability to get more out of last seasons players. If any of them said that, I'm not surprised they never got the job.

So you agree RDM is the same as any other manager that is confident in doing their job but you turn this to a negative situation?

There's been changes at Villa and Forest but I still wouldn't be surprised to see him go there. I think Forest wanted him permanently but had there embargo so had to settle with a loan.

Personally I'd prefer him at left back maybe a wing back if that system was to be used. I think Bale is a bit of an abnormality and developed a hell of a lot from his early left back years. I feel that full backs that excel attacking, lose a bit of their impact from playing further forward. We just need to make sure we have the players and system to utilise him and not ship goals.

I don't blame him really. He needs to be playing football at this point to develop and he's unlikely to get it here. Presuming we sign/keep hold of forwards. Didn't really get chance to see if he was any good as he wasn't given much of an opportunity. The little I saw I wasn't expecting too much from him but their wasn't much to judge on.

Just saw this on Twitter, pretty much sums up what's going on at the moment.

After @mjmooney mentioned it, I had a look. Apparently I am an Irish citizen already through my mum's birth, so would just need to apply for a passport to prove dual nationality. It's something I'll definitely look at if it helps whether travelling or working in the future.