Graham t Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said: Some ridiculous posts in Here. Support the lad. He had an injury. Nobody is feigning an injury and going off after 25 mins Okay, let's be real here... I'm no hero but I played on after dislocating my shoulder ( 'trainer 'knocked' it back in for me ). Our full back played for weeks with a broken bone in his foot, different times I know, but Christ, we have not become such Jessie's have we? Regards, VLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, Graham t said: Okay, let's be real here... I'm no hero but I played on after dislocating my shoulder ( 'trainer 'knocked' it back in for me ). Our full back played for weeks with a broken bone in his foot, different times I know, but Christ, we have not become such Jessie's have we? Regards, VLD. **** yeah. Put the magic sponge on it and run it off. Don't know why we even employ a physio. Waste of time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham t Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, DCJonah said: **** yeah. Put the magic sponge on it and run it off. Don't know why we even employ a physio. Waste of time. As I said, different times....this joker wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes under Ron Saunders or Ron Atkinson. Sorry you weren't around to witness a real manager with 'proper ' players who actually did give a toss...... Regards, VLD. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Graham t said: As I said, different times....this joker wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes under Ron Saunders or Ron Atkinson. Sorry you weren't around to witness a real manager with 'proper ' players who actually did give a toss...... Regards, VLD. Hahaha Back in my day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, DCJonah said: Weird comments. The guy went off. None of you have any clue about his injury yet all jumping to the worst conclusion. Strange. I've seen Targett come off with similar injuries at least 2 or 3 times and I've never seen this venom towards him. Guy can't catch a break. How bad does the injury have to be before we're sure it's real? An ACL? Ffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham t Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, DCJonah said: Hahaha Back in my day.... Well I actually used to get paid to play, ' back in my day' .Who used to pay you young man, ( assuming you are a man, sorry if I got that wrong). ATB, VLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Graham t said: Well I actually used to get paid to play, ' back in my day' .Who used to pay you young man, ( assuming you are a man, sorry if I got that wrong). ATB, VLD. Oh, sorry you should have said. Now I know you're an expert at judging the seriousness of an injury from a computer screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, DCJonah said: If his name began with a W and rhymed with besley you'd be visiting him in hospital to feed him grapes and stroke his hair. I actually like him, doesn't stop me from calling him on his bullsh*t. It actually makes it more disappointing. Granted, i could be wrong, and I actually defended Targett when people placed similar accusations his way. However I suggest you watch those replays, I fail to see what kind of damage could have been done from a falling hand to his face. Again, could be wrong, but still, if he is that soft, he is definitely not what we need right now. FYI, people break fast during Ramadan for a multitude of reasons, all the time, being a highly paid athlete usually gets a pass. (Either way let's not go there as it is inconsequential). Edited February 22, 2020 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I actually like him, doesn't stop me from calling him on his bullsh*t. It actually makes it more disappointing. Granted, i could be wrong, and I actually defended Targett when people placed similar accusations his way. However I suggest you watch those replays, I fail to see what kind of damage could have been done from a falling hand to his face. Again, could be wrong, but still, if he is that soft, he is definitely what we need right now. FYI, people break fast during Ramadan for a multitude of reasons, all the time, being a highly paid athlete usually gets a pass. (Either way let's not go there as it is inconsequential). Smith might come out and say he faked an injury and is disappointed with him. The fact is you don't know yet your first instinct is to mock him and call it bullshit. **** ridiculous. And he didn't have to break his fast. He chose to because he wasn't happy with how he performed. For me that gets some credit. And it doesn't sound like a guy who pretends to be hurt to get off the pitch after 20 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted February 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Smith might come out and say he faked an injury and is disappointed with him. The fact is you don't know yet your first instinct is to mock him and call it bullshit. **** ridiculous. And he didn't have to break his fast. He chose to because he wasn't happy with how he performed. For me that gets some credit. And it doesn't sound like a guy who pretends to be hurt to get off the pitch after 20 minutes. Trust me, him breaking his fast for the playoff final was a bigger sacrifice than anybody in this squad has ever made for Villa. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, MaVilla said: Tbh he was hot and cold in the championship, This. Was average in the championship, was always going to be poor in PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 SpongeBob is tougher than this boob, OUT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Strange thing really, I didn’t like Grealish being visibly frustrated with him and urging him off the pitch, according to the commentator Mings had also done the same. Suggests to me the team don’t support him, part of me thinks he knew that and didn’t want to play any more as ridiculous as it sounds. The incident itself looked innocuous, bit of a bump to the head but maybe he had a bit of concussion, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 It is very strange, he got injured as part of a good bit of play from himself, he had put in a good couple of crosses just before that, so it isn't like he was getting no joy or being booted about. He hasn't been afraid to take a whack in the head on a few occasions when he has been trying to get on the end of a cross, so I don't agree that he is just a bottler. The thing with rolling onto the pitch and Mings/Grealish being unhappy was also odd. Perhaps after the start we had made, he thought breaking up the play might disrupt Southampton's momentum, I don't know, but the apparent lack of team unity was concerning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaveAV1 Posted February 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Graham t said: Well I actually used to get paid to play, ' back in my day' .Who used to pay you young man, ( assuming you are a man, sorry if I got that wrong). ATB, VLD. When I were a lad my mate used to break my leg in the dressing room before the game. Then at halftime I’d rip his arm off at the shoulder and batter our right back to within an inch of his life. Then we’d all drink a pint of each other’s blood before going out for the second half, which in those days lasted for two hours or until more than half the team had died. And if you died you were automatically dropped for next week. You try telling that to lads these days and they just won’t believe you. Snowflakes. 4 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) I’m not on board with the idea of players making injuries worse because of some old school machismo that has probably been exaggerated over the years to an increasingly bored wife (not looking at anyone in particular here). But AEG is undoubtedly a massive pussy, and football is a contact sport that requires a certain amount of bravery competing for headers, 50/50s, riding tackles, etc. All the best technical players in the world also have this bravery - Messi, Ronaldo... Grealish. We can’t carry an obvious coward in our squad when we are mired in a relegation battle in a league where refs still let a lot of bad challenges go unpunished. And yes maybe he got hurt today (although it looked very innocuous) but we’ve seen enough half hearted jumps and lazy tracking runs to know that AEG is not a fighter. This is the kind of behaviour that (at any level of football) gives a confidence boost to the opposition. We look defensively weak down that whole right wing / right channel, and while Konsa and Guilbert take some responsibility too, it starts with El Ghazi. Edited February 23, 2020 by KentVillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Thing is poor Anwar has been on the end of a couple of bloody noses the last few weeks has he not? Maybe he's a little punch-drunk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Keyblade said: Trust me, him breaking his fast for the playoff final was a bigger sacrifice than anybody in this squad has ever made for Villa. Eh, depends on how religious he is. I don't think you can really say this without knowing the guy personally. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Laughable Chimp said: Eh, depends on how religious he is. I don't think you can really say this without knowing the guy personally. He's religious enough to fast in the first place. He also didn't make the decision lightly, he said he discussed it with his family and got the blessings of an imam if I'm remembering correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 2 hours ago, DaveAV1 said: When I were a lad my mate used to break my leg in the dressing room before the game. Then at halftime I’d rip his arm off at the shoulder and batter our right back to within an inch of his life. Then we’d all drink a pint of each other’s blood before going out for the second half, which in those days lasted for two hours or until more than half the team had died. And if you died you were automatically dropped for next week. You try telling that to lads these days and they just won’t believe you. Snowflakes. Funniest post i hsve ever read on this site. Absolutely class Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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