Ouchmefoot

Absolutely disgraceful officiating. That's all

Full strength. Get in!

According the the BBC, Thomas Frank is suggesting we should cancel all game this weekend and next week to "break the chain".

I wouldn't be surprised if this happened depending on how many more break outs we have.

1 hour ago, Jono62 said:

Souness blasts Newcastle after a game.

Souness disappears.

Every cloud...

7 minutes ago, Talldarkandransome said:

Omg just scared the shit out the missus three times. Went into the garden and screamed like I've never screamed before.

Mcginn motm

We deserved that, best we've played up there in my lifetime 

wife has fallen out with me for the string of expletives when they go their pen. I don't care, we beat the bastards!!!!!!

Is there any way to watch this legally in the UK?

If not, are there likely to be streams? I remember struggling to find anything in the CC last year.

46 minutes ago, AXD said:

I love the one where we sing ‘villa, villa, villaaah, villa

villa villa VILLA’ 

I always forget the words.

lol pen

Mike Dean ruining the game once again

It's gonna be toxic at Villa Park if we play like this next week.

Sad to say, 2-0 is a fair reflection of the first half. So disappointed

14 minutes ago, rjw63 said:

I don't go very often any more but it seems if I did fancy it, I can't get a ticket unless I shell out forty quid for a "membership". Is that correct?

And can anyone advise as to if this membership is a one-off charge or an annual con?

 

Eye thank yew.

Annual fee which you need to pay to have any chance of getting tickets for most games.

Yeah mine said the 9th. For clarification:

My daughter's "Villan" membership is still not showing up on her account 5 weeks after I bought it (and she verified it) so I think there are problems with the memberships system. That may be the reason for delaying the sales to members.

7 hours ago, OutByEaster? said:

I haven't seen anything - depending on the number of members, there might well be a ballot of members for some of our larger home games.

 

Well it's always been a first come, first served for match tickets. I'm usually poised at 5pm ready for tickets to come on sale but there don't seem to be any details anywhere when they will be available. 

The website and app really are a shambles. Out of date and lots of 'click below' when there's nothing to click. The contact Us on the Web page gives a 404 error. Sigh...

28 minutes ago, av1 said:

Wasn’t there a report last week saying he’d picked up a knee injury?

Yeah he's injured

I have searched through the official site and the app for details about when tickets are on sale for matches (I am a member and on the season ticket waiting list) but can't find anything.

I seem to remember a couple of years ago a table with dates on it for the whole season but as usual the app and official site are well out of date. The message is the same as when the pandemic started on the app.

Have I missed it or have they not done anything yet (with less than two weeks until our first home match)?

I usually watch the charity shield. ushers in the new season. Far too painful this year, whether he is playing or not.

7 minutes ago, briny_ear said:

The 7 stages of grief

1. Shock and denial. This is a state of disbelief and numbed feelings.
2. Pain and guilt. ... 
3. Anger and bargaining. ... 
4. Depression. ... 
5. The upward turn. ... 
6. Reconstruction and working through. ... 
7. Acceptance and hope.

I think most people contributing to this thread have got a bit stuck on no.3. 

Time to move on!

Move on to the depression? I'd rather stay at number 3

I guess make one on gmail and use that. 

Sky Bet are:

8/13 City

6/5 Stay at Villa

16/1 BAR

I put £20 on him staying

On recent form, I reckon 1-0 up at half-time,  3-1 loss

But if Jack, Tyrone and Matty C are all fit then you never know.

Our midfield needs to be more solid so that Jack can receive the ball in the attacking third rather than having to sit deeper and deeper to get any kind of possession. 

SJM and DL are brilliant at times but consistency over 90 mins is rarely there. Now that top half is not gonna happen, I hope that he plays Chukwuemeka for the last 30 mins or so, rather than throwing on the same three strikers with no-one to get the ball to them.

I think Southgate's opinion of Jack has changed and he will be nailed on to be in the squad. Whether he makes the regular  starting 11 however is less certain.