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Another piss into a full urinal panicking it's going to overflow onto my feet.

Class

So far I'm not really a fan of Zaniolo.

But... he has something about him that is exciting to watch.

He almost doesn't fit into his position, he doesn't have much pace, and he's built like a centre forward. But, he's quite a battering ram and is really skillful.

I actually think he'll come good soon, and needs some PL games to get upto speed, a goal will do him some good.

@OutByEaster? did the club mention the badge consultation at the last meeting as they've mentioned this in their press release.

If you look at Douglas Luiz now, compared to a couple of seasons ago he's now like a different player. He's the type of player that get's hold of the ball and doesn't lose it, or rarely makes the wrong decision.

Kamara is two years younger, and will grow into being the reliable player that Luiz now is for us. In my opinion he has a higher ceiling, and if it wasn't for the slight inconsistency would be one of the best DM's in the PL. Was a class above yesterday after a poor couple of games this season.

103 and probably my best weekend in terms of rank gain; up to 40k after a bad week last weekend.

Debated the -4 to do Ake out for Botman right up until deadline, glad I went for it.

Shocking week already, Alvarez in for one point. Botman in for a hit and now apparently injured.

Just waiting for Jackson to stick 3 past us tomorrow now that I've transferred him out.

You can't really judge Lenglet from one game, especially in a makeshift back line.

He needs at least 5 games in a Villa shirt to settle and get to know our system.

I actually think he was the best defender in the side last night, and until a mistake near the end of the game had been pretty reliable.

Would rather see Konsa at right back and Chambers at centre back in the circumstances we found ourselves in last night. At centre back there is less chance of him being out of position, and Konsa has the pace to get back at full back.

However it's glaringly obvious that a backup right back is top of the January shopping list; especially with the injury to Mings and unreliability of Carlos.

9 hours ago, Deano & Dalian's Umbrella said:

On Friday, I got an email reminding me to pick up 2 Beanie hats I ordered and telling me:

"Matchday Collections, open from 2 ½ hours before kick-off, closing 30 minutes before kick-off."

I turned up 30 minutes earlier than I usually would for a game - an hour before kick off and went to join the queue, only to have some steward come over to me and say "sorry we're closed now" which, seeing as they weren't actually closed, meant a queue of 30 people was too much for them to handle.

Presumably the exact same thing will happen to me next game so what's the point?  I'll just let my points expire next time and won't order anything again. Thanks Villa. 

 

(Sorry about all the bold but it won't turn off)

Same thing happened to me.

Will it still be there to collect next week?

I'll likely not bother collecting, not making a special trip to Villa Park to pick up a bobble hat.

On 16/09/2023 at 19:23, DJBOB said:

Electric. Can't help but feel he should be played out wide a bit more but Unai knows best.

Down the flank, he was killing Ward once he moved to the left.

Agree with this, when he plays inside next to Watkins he often doesn't get the ball in any space meaning he has to work to get away from the defender.

He's at his most dangerous in space when he can run at players. When he's out wide if you can get running into space left by the full back (see the third goal), or running at a full back you back him the majority of the time to create something.

I also think he's more effective with Bailey on the pitch (when the right Leon Bailey has turned up).

Same as the Everton game, piss overflowing from the urinals in the Upper Holte End; and ridiculously congested at half time due to limited toilet facilities in the stand now.

Chances of getting a pint at half time, practically none.

Chances of having a piss and getting a pint at half time, more chance of landing on the moon.

The problem Villa have now created for themselves in the Holte End with the service is the space that they have taken away for the Terrace View. They had so much space available in which they could have implemented self service beers, wider food choices, better toilet facilities. That has now all gone.

I would argue that a vast amount of money could be made all over the stadium with improvements to service; this also goes for the Holte Pub which is a complete waste of space at the moment and could be churning money over on a matchday. The only place at Villa Park that they seem to have succesfully improved in recent seasons is the Fanzone area outside of the Trinity.

Every seasons small changes could be made to help increase the revenue, but the club are now chasing the bigger money in hospitality and ignoring increasing the average fans match experience and small increases of revenue streams.

If everyone in the stadium bought a beer (or extra beer) on matchday that would bring in over £200,000. It sounds like an impossible thing to happen, but in reality with a better concourse, better service for beer/food and better toilet facilities fans would arrive earlier and be able to get served straight away. Currently people arrive late, and don't bother due to the poor service. I for one buy two beers and food on a match day; currently I don't buy either beer at Villa Park due to the poor service, and food is normally bought from a van on the way to the ground. Why aren't the club trying to bring that revenue in? Overall that's an extra £3.8 million a year from league games alone they could be targeting.

First time I've considered not going to Villa Park in a long, long time.

£38.50 for Carabao Cup game when we already have four extra European games at Villa Park this year seems really high.

Completely understand the club need to make more revenue, but that cost is daft and shows how out of touch they now are with the fansbase.

Henri Lansbury.

From the moment we dropped into the Championship I was adamant that Lansbury was mustard and was the ideal player to sort our midfield problems out. He then played his debut at Villa Park against Preston and I left the ground believing he was prime Iniesta.

Turns out I was wrong.

4 hours ago, AndyM3000 said:

Ah, I usually have a few side bets and this year I didn't want any and people seemed to get a bit annoyed so I just quit all the mini leagues. I've added a couple back and never added this one. I've joined again now, so hopefully that updates after the next GW.

It's not the best start, 238 points and 2.5m rank and I've played the WC last week because I really didn't like a lot of the team. There's only 30 points between a 300k rank and a 3m rank though, so not overly concerned.

A friend of mine had a very similar team to me at the start of the season, only difference is he went Onana, Chilwell, Saliba (did the last minute change from Gabriel) and I went Pickford, Shaw, Gabriel. He's on a 60k rank, small margins.

 

Nice one!

Yep really fine margins this year, I got lucky starting with Chilwell and Onana; and having Mbuemo early before everyone jumped on. I also missed the Gabriel news though.

There's a long way to go yet though, and a lot of the top 1m rank will be fade away after a few bad GWs.

Started Mr Inbetween after quite a few reviews on here.

Finished the first season in a day; now started the second. Some series!

@AndyM3000 Where are you this season? You wouldn't know it but I normally judge by progress on how you're team is getting on each season!

I would sell Coutinho at this stage, simply due to the injuries. Ideally we will have a player in mind to bring in as a replacement, using the transfer fee and wages freed up.

It's a shame as he's looked sharp in pre season, and the Everton game. He just doesn't stay fit to be of use to the squad at the moment.

On 03/08/2023 at 16:41, hogso said:

What's generally considered to be the best Far Cry? Never played one. 

I haven't played 3 yet. Started with 4, then played 5, 6 and Primal.

My favourite by some way was Far Cry 4; but it may be because it's the first one I found.

Far Cry 5 was very good but got quite repetitive; I've got 6 and started but never finished it.

Far Cry Primal is really good, but very different to the rest of them

Good move for both him and Aston Villa.

He's now the same age as when Jacob broke through, unfortunately we are now at the level where we can't integrate him into the first team at this stage of his career. Burnley will give him the chance to play regularly and develop over the next few seasons as JJ did.

Hope it works out and we see him back in a Villa shirt again in the next few years.

7 hours ago, DakotaVilla said:

The idiots making the derogatory chants and snide comments probably don’t even realise that their season tickets are in part subsidised by the TV. 

I don't agree with the derogatory chants, but TV hasn't part subsidised any season ticket holders tickets.

Season ticket holders in my opinion are paying more than they should be for tickets in the Holte End. We've had a 15% price rise, whilst losing services and space that was part of the original deal of being a season ticket holder.

Kamara has been poor in pre-season and last week against Newcastle, no doubt about it he's looked off the pace and has been caught on the ball quite a few times.

Today he got caught in possession early in the game and the poor form looked to continue.

The rest of the game he was superb, mopped up for the defence and midfield and was a key part of the midfield domination. Great to see him back to his best.

Watkins is clearly a confidence player, a bit like Benteke used to be. As soon as he gets a goal, even one off his shin, his entire game will improve and we'll see him back to his best. Could do with a goal midweek to get him up and running.