Category: Opinion
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AZ Alkmaar – Villa; Only one question really
Thanks for contributing to some good debate in the last thread, chaps. I Really enjoyed that. Anyway this early evening (thanks for alerting me about that Bum bum) we face an Alkmaar side who are bang in form and have collected a very nice 25 points out of a possible 27, which is second only…
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Villa 4-1 West Ham; A different game
Some of you might be old enough and perhaps a bit zany, like me, in having been Python and particularly Eric Idle and Rutles fans. In which case I’m going to quote George Harrison and say “I’m shocked and stunned. Stunned, very stunned.” This is how good I thought we were. It was all quite…
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Villa – West Ham; An interesting game?
So I’d just arrived at the bar in anticipation of some long-awaited proper football for me and a bit of egg chucking for the missus when I saw a young chap in a claret and blue shirt. As you do, I thought I’d have a bit of friendly banter and said “I nearly told you…
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Villa – HŠK Zrinjski Mostar; Who?
I could try and be really clever and profess my knowledge of all European clubs and rattle off a load of guff about it’s history and players etc. But the truth is I’ve never even heard of them and I very much doubt anyone reading this has either, unless they avidly follow European footy. Even…
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Villa – Brighton; Tough game
How attitudes change, eh? After beating an admittedly poor Chelsea side on their own turf, I thought things were on the up. Before I say anymore, let’s look at the squad news. The headlines are that Jacob Ramsey is apparently fit, but he’s still in pain and faces a last minute fitness test to see…