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it's actually difficult to blame the players. we have no shape and no tempo and that is Houlliers doing.

Wonder if there are any Houllier defenders remaining?

I think Gabby and himself might have a promising partnership ahead of them. Fonz comes deep, good skill and touch, works himself into space and either plays in Gabby or plays it wide

Delph was undoubtedly one of the worst players on the pitch. Can't blame him obviously, but he was totally absent and gifted them possession on countless occasions

Shock horror at that result.

Really? When you said this in the other thread.

Can't see us getting a thing.

Us traditionally being a bit shite on Boxing Day doesn't help.

Don't know why your so shocked.

Surely 'shock horror' denotes sarcasm

Possession

Aston Villa 63% Tottenham 37%

Attempts on target

Aston Villa 15 Tottenham 8

Attempts off target

Aston Villa 11 Tottenham 5

Corners

Aston Villa 8 Tottenham 4

Fouls

Aston Villa 13 Tottenham 11

Stats from the BBC website. We really need someone who can put the ball in the back of the net.

How many chances did we create? Very few. I'm sorry, but in a game as open as that, with an extra man for 70 mins, we were piss poor.

26. The answers in the question.

Of course actually putting one or two of the **** into the back of the net would help a fair bit.

yeah apologies, you're right mate, we had 26 chances in that match. (?)

Spurs deserved to win, no question. Soaked up our pressure no problem, good on the counter.

These kind of 'positive silver lining' reactions to the really poor stuff we're being served up week after week are contributing to the growing sentiment of us being a small-time feeder club.

Possession

Aston Villa 63% Tottenham 37%

Attempts on target

Aston Villa 15 Tottenham 8

Attempts off target

Aston Villa 11 Tottenham 5

Corners

Aston Villa 8 Tottenham 4

Fouls

Aston Villa 13 Tottenham 11

Stats from the BBC website. We really need someone who can put the ball in the back of the net.

How many chances did we create? Very few. I'm sorry, but in a game as open as that, with an extra man for 70 mins, we were piss poor.

This is the first time i'v genuinely longed for MON back since he **** us over. and im ashamed.

Delfouneso offers nothing

bollocks, he's been our only player 2nd half

we are absolute shite, delph has been worse than ireland

Because your kids will ask why you are doing Christmas on the 27th or whatever while everyone else does it on the 25th.

and i'll tell them the truth - because everyone else are stupid suckers kids! 8)

To be fair I agree with a lot of the anti-xmas sentiments, though my gripes are more to do with the fact that it is entirely a cynical commercial enterprise. When I start a family of my own I fully intend to do 'xmas day' after the 25th, and buy everything for half the price. Xmas is literally a license to print money, our money, for large business. Im not a Christian so why not have it a day or two afterward?

However, Im not about to moan about the fact that my family are occasionally quite boring... just have a few drinks and get involved!

Milfner, I second Christmas.

Lets start with my inability to express enthusiasm. This doesn't just apply to Christmas, when I went to my first Villa game, my brother asked me "So what did you think?" "It was good..." or when I met Tammy Sytch who I've had a huge crush on since I was 5-6, my sister asked me what I thought of meeting her "Pretty good..." even though that was the best day of my life.

But its certainly highlighted at Christmas when I'm opening something and everyone is looking at me with that little glint in their eyes and my reply is "Oh, thank you" in a pretty deadpan way, even if on the inside I'm thinking "Brilliant! :D", I just can't help it!

Then we move onto the Christmas dinner, I hate roast. Also my dad will always buy a huge Turkey, even though it's just for the two of us as my mum and sister are Vegetarians and I don't eat much anyway so for weeks after he'll try to slip Turkey in with every meal. Cold leftover Turkey.

Then my dad has a nice little tradition of giving us all an after dinner present so my inability to show enthusiasm comes back into play, and I think my dad takes it a little personally where as everyone else has gotten used to how I am.

And thats pretty much it as far as Christmas day goes, back to our normal rountine. The space under the tree is kind of depressing to look at.

This year one of my aunties invited us over to hers for Christmas as my mum has to work today and tomorrow. I was sent a very vague invitation on Facebook, why not just call us? you know our phone number, you call it when you have a problem my dad can help with.

So I'm expected to go and spend the day with a load of relatives who really don't give a crap about me (with the exception of a few who do) and some who I hate and I'm expected to try to pretend I am part of their big happy wonderful family. Even though they all have absolutely nothing to do with me for the rest of the year and some will even make up things to avoid having anything to do with me, they just can't understand why I feel I don't fit in.

Then there is the tediousness of being at these gatherings, there are only a couple of people I actually like to spend time with but they don't really have any time for me and so they just go off together or go off somewhere, so I end up sitting by myself watching the clock

Until I am spotted by one of my aunties who will always say "Why aren't you drinking something?" "I don't drink" "Well have some lemonade!" "No thanks, I'm fine for now" "Well you must drink something we have lemonade, coke, water?" "No thank you I'm really fine" "How about tea?" "No I'm fine" then they'll walk off and return with a pint of lemonade, and I am the type of person who just has to look at a fizzy drink and I'll be pissing non stop for a day or two. Or when it comes to food "Do you want something to eat?" "No thank you, I'm not hungry" "What have you had today?" "I ate before I left" "Well you must be hungry now, look ... *Grabs my arm and leads me to a table full of stuff that disgusts me* do you like peanuts" "No" "Pickled Onions?" "No and I really don't want anything" "Are you sure? how about crisps, everyone like crisps" "I don't, you should know that by now" "Oh yeah, sorry... you're Vegetarian aren't you?" "No" "Oh... but you don't drink?" "No but that doesn't mean I'm vegetarian" "right... well if you're really not hungry then..."

And then they go around with cameras trying to sneak up on me and take a picture knowing I hate having my picture taken and then *FLASH!* I'm taken my surprise, then days later I get tagged in some photos on Facebook of me looking like a spastic sniffing pepper.

And then there is boxing day...

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I got the long-sleeved away shirt with Agbonlahor 11 on the back. Contender for one of my fav shirts of all time. Plus my dad got me a Holte end sign which is **** badass.

I'd also rather smell of BO than lynx, unfortunate considering I now have about 10 cans of the stuff.

Not sure, but it doesn't make a difference surely.

Sorry guys, I appreciate that the song did a lot of good. Note that this discussion is occuring in the 'things that piss you off that shouldn't' thread.

But 'a world of dreaded fear'? C'mon... who does that help.

Cheryl Cole?

+1

Also, has anyone actually listened to the lyrics of 'do they know its xmas' by band aid? On the continent of Africa:

And it's a world of dreaded fear

Where the only water flowing is a bitter sting of tears

And the christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom

Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you

And there won't be snow in Africa this christmas time

The greatest gift they'll get this year is life

Where nothing ever grows

No rain or rivers flow

Do they know it's christmas time at all?

What a load of patronising shite! This song is a disgrace, and my anger is intensified when you get all these sanctamonius c*nts singing along as if they are somehow being good, generous, empathic people. **** OFF.

the ending of It's A Wonderful Life.

(its xmas alright)

The fact of the matter is, none of us have watched him train and seen his attitude at Bodymoor. I would be more than happy to keep him a while and give him more of a chance, but ultimately if he doesn't want to be here and is moaning like a little spoilt bitch, then he can fock the fock off.

many spliffs

There's no co-incidence, I am sure, between the efforts of Houllier to push Ireland out of the club and the recent stories in the press about him costing £2000 per minute on the field.

did you not do mental arithmetic at school?

My band are playing at Academy 3 on Thursday, if anyone fancies it. If it sweetens the deal, there will be lots of attractive female students in the crowd.

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Watched 24hr Party People for the first time last night, really enjoyable stuff.

La Haine, if it hasn't been mentioned, is a fantastic french film about urban life. It formed the basis for 'kidulthood', which obviously was shit. but la haine is quality.

Well, the people who got the game for Xmas will all be playing this time next week. You should enjoy slaughtering them. 8)

Brought this today for the ps3 from morrisons for £30, so will be playing it for xmas

**** it. just legalise it :S

+1.

Unfortunately the majority of UK citizens view 'drugs' as a moral issue and feel that they are intrinsically evil.

To quote Dale of King of the Hill - I blame the media-blamers.