RadioTom

Told you

This is all completely irrelevant. We’ve got Emi Martinez, so only need to score one pen to win any shootout.

Is it safe to look at this thread again?

I’ve honestly not been this nervous for a game since the playoff final.

Their investment is for a minority stake of V Sports, right? So I’m gonna assume they now own a small percentage of V Sports, which owns 100% of Aston Villa. It’s just the new investor has a small share of the holding company. I’m also going to assume that their investment is relatively short-term. It’s a cash injection for club infrastructure, on the understanding that the club’s onward trajectory and higher value as a result (along with the increased value of Villa Park as an asset once redeveloped) will mean they get a higher return in the future. To me, it just seems like a sensible alternative for NSWE to getting a loan with a high interest rate, or using their own money which will currently be giving them a nice juicy interest too. Of course, they’re far better businessmen than me and I could be bang off, but this is how I’m reading into it.

I’ve had a quick look through the threads and I can’t find anything similar… Tonight wasn’t vintage and you could clearly see it was our fourth game in 10 days, but that City performance and then following it up with that? Wow. For me, City was the best performance I’ve seen from a Villa team since my first game at VP in 2001/02 (Villa 2 - 0 Blackburn). I’d be interested to hear from our older fans - where do our current performances rank amongst the greatest you’ve seen?

He played for Nottingham Panthers?

It was John Gregory, and still our longest unbeaten run to start a season I believe. It came after we sold Yorke to Utd. “If I had a gun, I’d have shot him”. I might be wrong and my seasons might be getting mixed up… I was a young whippersnapper and just starting to get interested in football. Dion Dublin and Julian Joachim were my gods. But I think that was it.

Mr Maverick. I love him*. *As an impact sub

Cracking comeback x2. Did you press ‘submit reply’ and then think ‘ahh shit, I wish I’d said that’? Get behind the team and stop being a muppet, you might enjoy it. You’re the type of person who sits in the upper Doug, drinking their warm beer and moaning about how bright the floodlights are.

Gareth Southgate after a few years on the dole?

Have a rest buttercup.

noun 1. a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency. Let me know if you need help with any of the words in that description that are over three syllables

Enough about your contribution to the discussion, what about Tielemans?

Tielemans Bailey Who’s next on the scapegoat train? Idiots.

Here’s an idea, let’s not get on the back of a player clearly lacking in confidence and support him. He quite obviously had some footballing ability - anyone with half a brain cell can see that. Why are some posters on here so obsessed with having a scapegoat?! Fickle b*stards.

You been drinking?

Drogba-esque

Thank god that’s over. Solid window, I’m pleased.

He looks woeful for Luton.

I maintain that he’s a decent keeper. I think he’s more old school - a good shot stopper, but has limited attributes for the modern game. I don’t think our season would be over if we had to rely on him for a long period of time, but I do think we’d need to change our approach and focus less on building from the back… which would be a crying shame. He’s not going to be replaced in the immediate future, so we have to support him if/when he plays and understand we’re spoiled by having one of the world’s best keepers playing for us. Most would look far below Emi’s quality.

He’s 19 ffs

Some of you really are starting to sound like entitled, spoiled, little muppets. Remember where we’ve come from and look forward to where we’re going ffs. For the first time in over a decade, you can trust the people at the wheel.

I was watching the Newcastle game today, and that absolute f***womble who’s Howe’s no. 2. It reminded me how lucky we are to have someone who complements Unai perfectly, who isn’t all about the limelight, and just goes about his business to improve us as a team. Pako doesn’t get enough credit.

He’s ours. He’s all ours