tommybo

Not bad and not much in it here. Our Midfield work really hard but give it away too much.

I can see it being 3-0 or 0-3 - depends who turns up!

Torn between 'Escape' and 'Paranoid' - rest are non starters for me. I **** hate that bells song. Escape is far more dramatic but Black Sabbath obviously have the Brum connection. Hmmm.....

I agree with what you're saying but isn't there also the possibility that having a bigger capacity could equal cheaper tickets and therefore attract more people on matchday? Just a thought...

I signed the school I work in up to this and its been fantastic. They've also given us loads of old match day programs which I sometimes use with reluctant boy readers to motivate them. I would say most of the kids were more interested in gaining a ticket so they could watch Chelsea or Spurs than Villa at the end of the season though unfortunately. Having said that last season was utter shite.

I might be completely wrong but I thought MON had complete control over the running of the team (including transfer fees, wages and contracts). I think I remember hearing that he wanted complete control as one of his prerequisites (I'm impressed that I've used that word) for joining us in the first place. This would also tie in with not having a chief exec while he was here.

Realistically Martinez is the man I want to be our next manager.

I fear this is actually true.

This is turning into a fine display of how to dominate a game without actually scoring.

So far - little short on quality but can't fault the effort. Why can't we play with this sense of urgency every week?

What a goal that could/should have been!

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This.

Perhaps Newcastle's medical revealed that Ireland is actually just a massive prick.

total attendance was 17,700 i think, around 5,300 ish was us! superb support! sheffields a shit hole! i want to go home! walker was great, dunne was great, friedel was great, gabby was quiet again IMO. first away game for a while and really enjoyed it! thanks villa and the supporters! UTV! Yeah support was great today - really enjoyed it! Was anyone sat around the lower tier right hand side today? There was a lad in a pink shirt and a Sidwell look-a-like giving it the big un who took some serious abuse! Hilarious!