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Truss and Gerrard gone in the same day, things looking up. New Arctic Monkeys record too. Up the Lettuce. Dougie MOTM.

1 hour ago, est1874 said:

Obviously not what I'm saying.

And you obviously don't know any designers if you think they won't care what the finished product looks like. I've friends in that industry and they are among the most diligent and proudest workers I know. Weird to suggest a design company would produce something by themselves that's just shit.

Also an important point to note, which everybody seems to have forgotten: the Lerner badge that most of us have grown to despise (or despised all along) was the result of a fan consultation process too.

So acting like the latter is more likely to produce something fit for purpose is........ well, inaccurate essentially.

Obviously  I was responding to your flippant comment about MOMS and Bardell.

5 hours ago, est1874 said:

Did "the current mood" prevent them from showing the badge options to the My Old Man Saids and Dan Bardells of the world?

You mean showing the fan consultation group to get some feedback from fan representatives? Would you rather they didn’t ask any fans for input and just went with a design company who ostensibly don’t care what the finished product looks like?

9 hours ago, FLVillan said:

Studs up and full speed into the ankle/shin.  If the ref didn't see it, it was clear as day for the idiot Atwell who was on VAR duty..... 

 

Great line on the brilliant as ever Villa Podcast last night: “Who let Stuart Atwell be the VAR? Stuart Atwell is the reason we have VAR”

7 hour round drive to the game yesterday as I was coming from the Lake District. Wish I’d stayed and gone for a walk! 
 

Great that we created plenty of chances but we really needed to stick some of them away, no matter how well Kepa (MOTM) was playing. As Kepa wasn’t an option, I voted Young as MOTM.

Shame to see such apathy in the stands. Surely it’s obvious to the powers that be that this isn’t working? Change the manager now and try and build a little momentum going into the break.

Brilliant news on the new contract, think he’s class. Need Kamara back to unlock his best.

Not good enough - the attacking performance, the result and the manager.

Don’t think I’d quite as bad as some are suggesting. Think we’ll still win, just need a bit more composure when delivering that final ball (Cash is guilty here). 

0-3 Buendia Watkins Archer UTV

Stuck on 59 with whatever Bailey gets or if he’s injured as predicted I’ll get Pereira 6 off the bench. Safety score is already 70+ so not been a great week.

On 05/10/2022 at 12:21, Talldarkandransome said:

He's created a new level of finishing below The Heskey level. 

It must be a confidence thing cos he's getting in the positions, he just can't finish

Re. Watkins

I was interested to hear on the Villa Talks podcast that the xG from his chances this season is 2 (0.8 of that was in the Leeds game). So yes he is underperforming and using your eyes it looks like he’s not doing well (!) but statistically we aren’t providing him with amazing chances.

Two episodes into This England (drama on sky set in 2020 detailing Johnson and tory response to Covid. Enjoying it so far even if it is infuriating all over again watching them **** up the response.

9 hours ago, tomav84 said:

1 episode in to "the night of". not sure what services it's available on over here (it's an HBO drama that i got from the high seas) but it's got potential so far

One of the best shows in recent years, enjoy!

Quality

7 hours ago, Indigo said:

It's probably been mentioned but for what it's worth I fully agree with Marsch criticising Villa for killing time in the first half. How on earth have we sunk to a level where we're wasting time against Leeds at every available opportunity in the first half of a game to maintain a 0-0 scoreline. Genuinely embarrassing. 

I thought it actually had the desired effect of winding up their fans and therefore their players to the extent that one got himself sent off. Unfortunately we didn’t capitalise on it.

Buendia is being so horrendously mismanaged. Another reason to get rid. If we Sack the manager now, the new manager would have a few days with the squad ahead of Forest then another week ahead of a tough but winnable home game.Make it happen.
 

Luiz MOTM. Ref was decent. 

Didn’t look at fpl throughout the international break, it was a nice break. Came back to it yesterday and brought TAA back in earlier than planned after taking him out on wildcard before the break. Will probably go KDB to Salah after the City Liverpool game.

They just tweeted there are 3500 left, being sold block by block. Just got mine.

Mings surely gets back in the squad before the WC?

17 hours ago, Rodders said:

Watched the first episode of Marriage. **** weird 'theme' song. Intensely irritating art-wank style. Sean Bean and Nicola Walker good though I fear this is going to be an infuriating watch where I end up screaming "JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION YOU REPRESSED clearings in the woods" several times. 

Watched two and stopped. Suffocatingly awkward at times!

Liam Dawson brilliant cameo, should’ve won the game for us. 

1 hour ago, daft said:

Kane's had a few, but not recently. He was out a couple of months in 18/19 I think as well as during the All or Nothing period. Son is healthier, he had a broken elbow or some shit, also during the All or Nothing season. 

Son had a broken arm and still scored a last minute winner at VP 

Didn’t feel like a win walking out of VP tonight. Felt much more positive after the City draw last time out. Obviously happy with the 3 points and clean sheet but that was a dire match. Hard to explain really as we were in complete control for the whole game but it didn’t inspire any confidence whatsoever in the current regime. 
 

I love John McGinn as next as the next villa fan but it is bordering on cruel to keep this up. He is woefully out of form and despite a couple of decent late challenges (one of which he was inexplicably booked for) he is a blatant weak link. What does Dougie need to do to get in ahead of him? 
 

Ollie did well in a thankless task and I voted Phil MOTM although it could’ve gone to Mings. We have a very good squad of players that are being made to look ordinary by a manager that needs to go. 
 

Final word for the ref who I thought was atrocious. Best league in the world? Need to improve the officials please.

2 hours ago, B30Villa said:

The cross city line is currently not running due to a tree on the line

At new st now, plenty of trains running

7 hours ago, Chine said:

Sounds interesting! I think he calls it his Kenneth lazy lob shot 

Spent a while trying to phrase that Kenneth-free, clearly not long enough