AstonMartyn88

American troops will not be on the ground in NK. If an engagement is required, it will mean Air Force annihilation.

This. However consider that if American troops did invade it would be Military v Military for the most part. I don't think there would be anything like the insurgencies/guerilla style warfare seen in Iraq/Afghanistan carried out by the people of NK, once the NK army surrendered I would expect unification to be relatively straightforward as everything I've read thus far suggests that the NK people have no stomach for conflict, rather its one dynasty of short fat megalomaniacs and a few generals.

Should unification happen, then China's response would be the source of concern for the US.

I could be wrong though

I have the Pirates of the Caribbean theme, used to be the opening bars of All Along the Watchtower. I used to have the bit of music they played at the start of Battlefield 3 as my text tone then forgot my phone was on loud and it went off in a meeting...

ive been told there a few small heath going to the game today to celebrate our demise

 

I wouldn't be surprised. There has been some word removed that goes to our home games and posts videos on Youtube.

Only chance they'll have to watch PL football anytime soon

Steam account name be brad99w

Being off ill from work & not being able to officiate a game on Sunday. Shite.

Mental Health Support Worker. Not glamorous but certainly interesting...

Hopefully soon to start training as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.

But by night I am BatDog 

I'll have to sit this one out unfortunately but I look forward to having all my money taken off me next time round. My nickname is AstonMartyn8

Sounds good to me, with enough notice I'm free most weeknights

FWIW I was massively in favour of HS2 when I was living in Brum... then in September I moved down to Buckinghamshire, and let's just say now that I'm seeing the areas that it is due to go through I'm starting to see why the eco-mentalists are going eco mental.

Having said that I can easily see tickets being £100+, they'll have to claw the money back somehow and it will come out of people's pockets who are stupid enough to pay to go on it (that will include me at least twice)

Villa fan here in Chesham... not technically London but still on the Tube!

That we'll score two? Very.

Precisely

I stuck a quid on Swansea 5-2 at 100/1. Optimistic.

I get the sense Villa are playing like a team that has let all the hype from the Liverpool game go to their heads. In particular Benteke.

Across the park generally there is a lack of all the things we were doing well a few games ago, chasing, pressuring, forcing the opposition into mistakes, shooting.

I know Lambert publicly has to shield the players but privately I hope he sticks a rocket so far up their collective backsides they're shitting sparks for weeks.

Still, in Lambert I trust and will continue to do so, and dare I say relegation may actually be a good thing for the club, provided we can do a Newcastle and come straight back up comfortably

I went to the game yesterday - I will attempt a sensible post now that the dust has (somewhat) settled:

1) I don't want my money back. All told I spent roughly 1/5 of my monthly salary yesterday on the game and everything associated with it. As previous posters have said would we have been demanding money back for a 0-2 defeat? A defeat is a defeat regardless of how many goals it is by, and the performance that comes with it.

2) It has been proven time and again in recent seasons that we are the team to play if a run needs ending, or someone needs to start scoring again (e.g. Stoke home 2-2, Saints 1-4 - that's what I can think of off the top of my head)

3) Full credit to the Villa fans for sticking through it, in particular that Andi Weimann song in the first half was excellent

4) The performance was not good, that much is obvious. However, I am still proud that I am associated with Aston Villa, and will continue to be

5) This was inevitable, many predicted we would eventually lose - we have just come off a 5 game unbeaten run that was precipitated by a similar heavy defeat away from home, and only last week 99% of the people on here were drooling over a performance.

6) The team are not consistent, however I would argue that as Villa fans we ourselves are not consistent in our opinions. One good win and our expectations and opinions go through the roof, one heavy defeat and they go through the floor. Let's please face the fact that we are at present an inconsistent but exciting to watch midtable side, and that is what we will continue to be for the forseeable future, and I for one am happy with that.

7) Seriously guys, stop bickering amongst yourselves, it's pathetic and boring.

On that note, Merry Christmas and let's hope for an entertaining game against Spuds - win, lose or draw

Anybody going tomorrow for the United game?

Bacon anyone?

Know it's late notice but I won't be there unfortunately

I'll hopefully be there - and hopefully considerably less hungover than last time

Devastated to see Kettering Town just played potentially their last ever game, lost 7-0 and played the entire game with 10 men. Sorry state of affairs

Just got back home (I left at 7:15 ish...) great effort everyone that came and good to put faces to names!

I'm not too far away, on the Metropolitan line at the moment

I'm battling an awful hangover but should still be there

Clearly drinking through it is the best option.

That goes without saying but the 90 minute journey doesn't scream 'fun'

I'm battling an awful hangover but should still be there

We'll be on Sky. They love showing potential banana skins