Popular Post allani Posted January 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2022 28 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: Deadly serious Phil, crooks the lot of them. Sadly there’s so much money involved there’s no longer any room for fairness. Who would have believed a few years ago that finishing 4th in the league was more important than winning the FA Cup? When we were kids it was a toss up if you’d prefer to win the league or FA Cup. Now winning the league is virtually unattainable for clubs like us, Everton, even Spurs and Arsenal now. Sorry rant over, but you know what I mean. It’ll take something extraordinary to break into the party now. Perhaps NSWE can find the magic formula? Exactly. FFP was introduced purely to protect the interests of the "old guard" superclubs whose right to dine at the top table and keep winning all the silverware were under threat from the arrival of the likes of Chelsea, Man City, PSG and others. There is nothing "fair" about it. It is a bit like adding the word "Democratic Republic of" to the name of your country when you seize power in a military coup and aim to suppress the rights of your citizens so that you can live a life of luxury. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villabromsgrove Posted January 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: The 9nly formula is to join the club. Do we want that. I don't think you were ranting, it's how most of the footballing fandom feel. Those that do not are naive. You couldn't be more right about the FA cup, not long ago it was the greatest club competition in, and the envy of, the world. Can't remember who said it, probably somewhere in the Bible but money it the route of all evil. It's a scripture in the book of Timothy and is often misquoted. The text is actually "the love of money is the root of all evil". Money is necessary, but being totally driven by the desire to possess money is detrimental to the well being of society. I think that was part of the message that the Apostle Paul was trying to get across. Here endeth today's sermon. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 minute ago, villabromsgrove said: It's a scripture in the book of Timothy and is often misquoted. The text is actually "the love of money is the root of all evil". Money is necessary, but being totally driven by the desire to possess money is detrimental to the well being of society. I think that was part of the message that the Apostle Paul was trying to get across. Here endeth today's sermon. Thanks VB, it's a phrase I've heard mentioned all my life that can be applied to many aspects of life in general, none more so then in the world big business, which sadly football has become. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, villabromsgrove said: It's a scripture in the book of Timothy and is often misquoted. The text is actually "the love of money is the root of all evil". Money is necessary, but being totally driven by the desire to possess money is detrimental to the well being of society. I think that was part of the message that the Apostle Paul was trying to get across. Here endeth today's sermon. Actually the quote from Timothy is "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil." purely in the interest of rectifying a misquote of a misquote. Worth knowing for any serious pub quiz buffs out there (although most of the time the correct answer according to the quizmaster is actually the wrong one!). Edited January 17, 2022 by allani 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Well I'm sick of being nice and 'good'. Give me some motherfuc*ing moolah! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, Villaphil said: If we brought in another CF, it’ll be Suarez, but likely only if OW or DI exit first… I wouldn't want to see Suarez in a Villa shirt. A horrible, little man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PieFacE Posted January 17, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2022 Watkins and Ings are fine. They just shouldn't play together. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 My quote is correctly quoted from my old King James Version (the first authorised bible published in 1611) which does not contain the words "all evil". I omitted the first word of the text "For" as it is just the introductory word to the verse and has no bearing on the meaning of the text. The words "kinds of" were not written by Paul but added by more modern scholars who were keen to point out that "all" did not mean every specific single act of evil worldwide in this context. At the time of writing his epistle Paul would have applied his words to a much narrower audience. So .... I gave you guys the original quote, unaltered by later input. Just saying, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 30 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: I wouldn't want to see Suarez in a Villa shirt. A horrible, little man. Would love to see him and Bruno in a bite off, he would destroy Bruno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 53 minutes ago, villabromsgrove said: It's a scripture in the book of Timothy and is often misquoted. The text is actually "the love of money is the root of all evil". Money is necessary, but being totally driven by the desire to possess money is detrimental to the well being of society. I think that was part of the message that the Apostle Paul was trying to get across. Here endeth today's sermon. It was also in The Book of The O'Jays - For the Love of Money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Probably bull, but here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loxstock92 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Just now, Phil Silvers said: Probably bull, but here. Defo bull. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Phil Silvers said: Probably bull, but here. Probably? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheMightyVillans Posted January 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Phil Silvers said: Probably bull, but here. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2022 That dude's profile looks like a random fake ITK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 4 hours ago, brummybloke said: I can see the following players leaving the club in the summer to reduce the size of the squad and bring in money. Eh ghazi Trez Davies Luiz if no new contract Young taking his badges to be a coach Wes won't play for us again Fred gilbert That brings in 60 million if luiz goes. The likes of nakamba and hause I think we keep, wages are the lower end of the scale and attitudes are good and both accept their role at the club with good grace. Targett is going to stay I feel and is great back up, Much as I like fred, I think hayden is next years right back or cover. I would guess that saves 150k pw at least in wages I would like to see Dougie play further forward, before I cast judgement on him leaving.....I think he is accomodating for us, in playing No 6 because we as a club have failed to deal with that role properly.....Thats not his fault. I do think there is a player in there, but not at No6. but why should we move him on, for playing in a role he has just sacrificed himself for. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Loxstock92 said: Defo bull. 1 minute ago, Woody1000 said: Probably? Just now, TheMightyVillans said: Did you see that bullshit I posted above? What a load of old tosh. Thanks chaps. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 minute ago, TRO said: I would like to see Dougie play further forward, before I cast judgement on him leaving.....I think he is accomodating for us, in playing No 6 because we as a club have failed to deal with that role properly.....Thats not his fault. I do think there is a player in there, but not at No6. but why should we move him on, for playing in a role he has just sacrificed himself for. Agree with this completely. He's looked a lot better playing in advanced positions for us. He's no DM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2022 The problem with Zakaria isn't the transfer fee. I'd be pretty confident most of the Premier League could get an offer accepted for him this month. The problem is he's both good enough and in the right situation to pick his next club and pretty much pick how much they'll need to pay him. As a result, he's going to go to one of the usual money bag scum clubs on obscene wages. We could get an offer accepted, and we might even meet the wages he'll want (maybe), but there's going to be a bunch of other names that'll pay him as much, if not more, and offer the flashy lights of the CL and higher profile status and more glamorous surroundings. As such it's a non-starter IMO, unfortunately. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, thabucks said: Offer Fenerbache Trez & £££ for Attila Szalai . other options I’d take a look at would be: Gonçalo Inácio From sporting is destined for the top. Others have mentioned Maxence Lacroix, another one off the conveyor belt of young French CB’s Attila would be a Hause replacement to compete with Mings, we won’t sign a third left-footed CB (imo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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