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If they used the same machine as they did on last years name/number printing, it'll be peeling off after a couple of days anyway

You'd stop supporting the Villa over that? Wow.

Sorry if this has been covered, but are they ever going to cater for adults who for religious reasons can't have a bookie on their shirt? I love the kids kit without that hideous sponsor

It's Mcginn holding a curly wurly

Hopefully the transfers are as shite as the cazoo ones and they'll peel off after 2 washes

Off topic slightly but I'm seeing loads more villa shirts on folk out and about different places. Got season passes for alton towers and see loads of villa fans there. And this weekend we went Cosford air show and saw loads, and it's usually full of dingles there

Yep MOTD is gash. I watch it as the highlights are longer than the ones on YouTube. But I've found myself fast-forwarding the crap being spouted by the 'pundits' (we always watch it on iplayer on sunday) between games. They're so poor. And I don't know why Ian Wright thinks putting on a pair of Harry Potter glasses makes him look intelligent. He's thick as mince

Anyone on here use the AV1 bus from Tamworth area? Caught it a few times, used to be able to pay on the day, but noticed now you can book in advance on the app. But today's game seems to have disappeared off the app, wondered if this means it's sold out? Don't want to risk getting turned away

I've actually got the jitters this morning. First time in ages I'm this nervous/excited about a game, it feels like it's a massive game in terms of how far we've come. Shame we're looking a little light depth-wise, we need whoever is starting to be on their game from the off. I'd fancy Emery to out-think Howe, it's just whether we have the personnel to carry out his plan. In most places I rate our lads man-for-man, but the centre of the park concerns me. Kamara is a huge loss, weve been lucky with the teams we've faced without him being shite recently, but this lot I feel will press that area from the start. Whoever is playing that role has to be on it. That's the key area for me today. Win that midfield battle and we win the game.

No, no, no! Let's just hear the crowd! I cringe at 'goal music'. Like Leicester in the week, it seems so false. In my opinion obviously

Managed to get a ticket in the home end, absolute torture not being able to go effing mental when Bertie popped up with that! Pissing myself all night at the bitterness of the Lesster fans, some of them seem to be developing Leeds-level hatred/obsession with us. Apparently Tyrone Mings is f*****g s**t. Strange how he dominated last night though, eh? Was dying for him to score and shut their stupid mouths got to say massive congrats to the away support, I was in the opposite corner and villa were loudest by far!

Cheers mate

Awesome. I've bagged a ticket in the home end, will be nice to sneak off home with 3 points and a free pint off these b******s

Only negative I see is yet more prem games not at 3 on a Saturday. I bloody hate Sunday games

Perfectly clear instructions. If you're trying to park a 747 at gate 12 at Gatwick.

See I reckon streaky crisps up better because of the higher fat. But each to their own, no wrong answer when it comes to food

Not much I don't like on a burger, but if your having bacon it defo needs to be Streaky and well-done. Bit of a bbq/grilling enthusiast, I love 1/4lb steak burgers from our village butcher, or make my own patties from minced beef, smoked low n slow on the offset smoker to retain moisture and flavour, grated cheese melted on, toasted bun from local bakery. Depending on what I fancy, sometimes do the ketchup/mustard/mayo combo, or I make my own bbq sauce and use that, wouldn't put a shop-bought one on a burger, they're too sweet. And now I'm effing starving

I was bemused when I saw they were involved in the European Super league plans. Apart from their NFL stadium there's nothing elite about them. Those inbred Small Heathens have won a major trophy more recently than them

I get what you're saying, however I'm an old(ish) fart who appreciates the patient build up, and the mouthy git wanting us to lump it was an acne-scarred yoooof who looked like he spends most of his life on Fortnite

I don't think I'll ever fully relax with us playing this way, but it looks like it's here to stay. And I think the anxious noises from the ground can't help the lads on the pitch. Agreed about Kamara, we might see a slight tweak as up until now he's been the main outlet

Still the odd moans and groans when we passed it backwards/sideways. One lad a couple of rows in front of me couldn't understand how we managed to go from the edge of the Palace box back to Mings a couple of times, and was very vocal in his frustrations. 'FORWARD, THEYRE DOWN TO TEN MEN!' And 'HIT IT LONG!' Surely people must realise that ball retention is Unais plan? I bit and countered him with a very loud 'NICE VILLA, NIIICCEEE! KEEP THE BALL!' every time we did it. But I'm sad like that

Surely it's hard to see the difference?

But does he make that many more than centre halves from other teams? Genuine question as I don't watch that much of other players apart from when we play them. I just think it may be a case of 'familiarity breeds contempt'. All I know is we win more games with him in the team and leak less goals.

Nope. One of the best this season, which surprised me due to KO time. Was proud yesterday

I think we (kind of?) did that yesterday? Seemed we played it long/mid range from goal kicks/keepers kicks a bit more? Definitely needs a change in personnel to implement Emerys preferred style