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The pitch looked like it used to in the 90's, when we were good! 

Good omen!

We have a lot of key players on loan, which will inevitably mean a restructuring next season whether we go up or not. 

No harm in having quality cover in high energy positions considering the density of the fixture list. 

I think I saw Steve Bruce walking through Surrey today!!? He was with two teenage lads (probably his sons). I was whizzing past on a bike. Could have been someone else.

Eh. That's all. Hope this post was enjoyable for you to read.

Hehe. Even our advent calendar best starting 11 has a left back and a striker on the wings. 

Happy Christmas VT!

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Grealish needs to work on the aspects of his game that are lacking. Until he can improve his marking and defensive engine, he'll always be a liability/luxury this club can't afford.

Talk of him flourishing at another club are probably valid. That said, I don't think the likes of Mourinho would play him. Neither would the Ranieri types. 

As an Irishman I was quite disappointed when he declared for England. Looks like I had nothing to worry about... yet. In fact, the player I was hoping he'd replace in a couple of years is currently one of the best CAM's in the Championship - Wes Hoolihan. 

I reckon the if we do make it to the play offs, then the final, the stress will kill me. Bigger than any cup final we've had before. Yes I include our European Cup win (although it was before my time). 

13 hours ago, ender4 said:

Huddersfield - 22 points

Birmingham City - 17 points

Aston Villa - 10 points

Relegation zone - 8 points

 

How is this even possible?

Our name is irrelevant in modern football. Reputations aren't worth sh1t.

Don't like the thoughts of Big Fat Sam at our club. He's a shyster, and has just been exposed as being corrupt. Add that to a mentally fragile dressing room and it's a recipe for further disaster. The amount of negative press attention he'll be attracting in the coming months makes him an even less attractive option.

Team Doc: "Tommy, are you alright?"

Tommy: "It's not my blood!"

I'm disappointed to see him go, but I think the move will do him good. He'll have an Indian Summer career and become another one that got away.

After a pre-season that saw us win a lot of easy games, the challenge/intensity of the Championship will catch some of our players off guard. 

We'll get off to a shaky start, possibly 3 points from first four games. Xia will panic and the chequebook will open wide. I've no idea if that will work.

A flurry of panic signings late in the window will either plug our gaps, or create further disharmony within the squad. Toss a coin and cross your fingers.

Wonder if we could get Wes Hoolahan now that Lambo is long gone? Need a stocky CDM type as well though.

We have six competitive games to play before the window closes, so there's plenty of time to assess the squad in the theatre of war.

I don't think we can compare this squad with their performances last season. There was no impetus from above. No motivation (although they should have been motivated regardless). I'm interested to see who responds the most to the new regime.

Isn't Twitter blocked in China? 

Dr. Tony must be a powerful bloke.

Are they training at altitude? Might be handy. It'll help prevent the nosebleeds the players could get from being TOP OF THE TABLE!!! 

Relax lads, Ronaldo is still busy at the Euros.

15 hours ago, AntrimBlack said:

Well, as an english speaker, I cannot recognise either of those, so what makes you think a chinese speaker would recognise AVFC rather than Aston Villa.

This is kind of my point. As in, it'd be easier to recognise (or should I say remember) 4 symbols than 10.

11 hours ago, ThunderPower_14 said:

 AVFC needs to be swapped out for Aston Villa, but the lion is the key and the current lion isn't too bad.

With an international owner, trying to crack a market that doesn't use the Roman alphabet, I can't see us returning to "Aston Villa" on the crest any time soon. If it was the other way around, would it be easier to recognise 阿維 or 阿斯頓 維拉? (crudely translated by google).

The Away kit is white.

If you go to the pre-order page,
And filter the available kits by colour, you'll notice that the away kit is white, the away keeper jersey is yellow and the home keeper jersey is green.

The away shorts are blue.

Yours,
Detective Gaffmaster

Funny how they've even removed any under armour logos from the blurred image lest they get sued by macron.

He could be the very personification of Aston Villa's eventual triumph over adversity.

13 minutes ago, Duck said:

The worrying bit is how flippant he is about adding extra £10m's on to the budget in the interview. Smacks a bit like a new kid in a playground trying to impress everybody else. OR it could just be a translation/adaptation thing. Maybe he doesn't know how much a decent transfer budget is in the championship.

That part seemed to be dependent on what the new manager deems necessary.