LondonLax Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Villa v WBA was historically the real derby anyway Yeah maybe but times change. Villa vs Blues is the bigger derby now. Not if they go bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 http://twitter.com/#!/bbannan25 some comedy from him last night Loving that Bannan banter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Nah I just want Birmingham to have two top-flight clubs. Manchester and Liverpool has two top-flight clubs. I want the same for Birmingham. Villa Park and The Hawthorns are closer together than Old Trafford and Eastlands are. We already have a much older and closer derby than Manchester does without a pointless club like Bermingham City being a part of it. And so are Villa Park and St Andrew's. You're missing the point. Villa and Albion are just 4 or so miles apart, so that fills the quota of a local derby. Small Heath don't belong in the PL - live with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tismyk Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Villa Baggies always a bigger derby than SHA, in fact Villa v Walsall is a older derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Villa - Baggies might take over again. When I was growing up it was always Villa - Baggies. Villa - Blues has taken over in the past ten years or so but it might change back again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Our league cup ties in 1993 are the first games I remember against small heath and they were considered to be the local derby. Maybe it's because I'm from south Birmingham but I'll never consider West Brom to be our derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 10, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10, 2012 http://twitter.com/#!/bbannan25 some comedy from him last night Loving that Bannan banterWell his heart's in the right place, but bloody hell, he's illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I'm from North Birmingham and I consider Blues to be our derby (though I did go to school in South Birmingham.) Next season Villa vs West Brom will be big because there is no Second City derby and there is no Black Country derby either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tismyk Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I'm from North Birmingham and I consider Blues to be our derby (though I did go to school in South Birmingham.) Next season Villa vs West Brom will be big because there is no Second City derby and there is no Black Country derby either. You can always watch your team v Wolves next season though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheldonVilla Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 What's the score with parachute payments from the PL? Surely they reduce dramatically next season or even stop? Either way, administration must surely be on the horizon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Never felt anything other than apathy towards the Boggies. Don't really hate Blues either, my only hatred for clubs extends to Stoke Rangers and Liverpool respectively. Still, a nice result to see, after they were gloating that they'd replace us in the PL. **** right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 They make I larf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I'm from North Birmingham and I consider Blues to be our derby (though I did go to school in South Birmingham.) Next season Villa vs West Brom will be big because there is no Second City derby and there is no Black Country derby either. You can always watch your team v Wolves next season though. West Midlands derbies next season: Premier League - Villa vs Albion Championship - Wolves vs Blues League 1 - Cov vs Walsall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 What's the score with parachute payments from the PL? Surely they reduce dramatically next season or even stop? Either way, administration must surely be on the horizon? I believe this season the parachute would have been £40m Season 2 = £16m Season 3 = £16m Season 4 = £8m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tismyk Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I'm from North Birmingham and I consider Blues to be our derby (though I did go to school in South Birmingham.) Next season Villa vs West Brom will be big because there is no Second City derby and there is no Black Country derby either. You can always watch your team v Wolves next season though. West Midlands derbies next season: Premier League - Villa vs Albion Championship - Wolves vs Blues League 1 - Cov vs Walsall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hopefully Baggies do become our biggest rivals as it means SHA have sunk into oblivion. Am I right in saying this thread has seen them relegated twice and fail in the play-offs? *Titter* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 http://twitter.com/#!/bbannan25 some comedy from him last night Does 'yoos' stand for something or is he trying to spell 'you'? Either way, that has made my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I just don't see the directors having the nous to place the club in administration (which would probably be the sensible thing to do). I think bankruptcy or a takeover are more likely. The creditors will in all likelihood receive enough from the parachute payments to keep them at bay for the time being (they will want to avoid adminstration so they can also get their hands on the parachute payments for year 3 and 4). I think the first signs of bankruptcy will come when they start postponing players wages. Anyway, the accounts should be published soon which promises to give us a good laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted May 10, 2012 Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2012 The delayed accounts are for last year I believe so will be inflated by PL income and yet they are still holding them back, if they are bad imagine what this years accounts will be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Pannu has admitted that there was already a shortfall in their cash flow. This was before they got relegated and before Yeung got arrested (meaning he could not provide the cash he had already promised the club). It will be intersting to see how they managed to survive last year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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