Category: Submitted article
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Another weekend, Another loss. No surprises
The following has been submitted by Bradley Ricketts. Cheers Bradley! Well, there it is. Another loss for Aston Villa, and the worst part is that it was again a very poor performance. I seriously can’t understand how Gerrard can watch this team fall apart and still persist with the same tactics every week, it genuinely…
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Can Gerrard pick Teams that Zoom this season?
The following is kindly offered by Big Fat Ron. Cheers fella. The new season is hurtling towards us and the talk has not surprisingly turned to team selections and new signings. Two key questions that have popped up recently are can Buendia and Coutinho play together and does Gerrard even need any more new recruits.…
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Backroom restructuring – good or bad?
Hitchens60 asks an interesting question; The position Director of Football or Sporting Director – what’s in a name; aren’t they essentially the same roles? -raises an interesting dynamic. For the Head Coach the role provides a degree of protection; if the players don’t come up to expectation (or more importantly show improvement) it’s because the…
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Thinking ahead; thoughts on the squad
Hitchens60 has offered the following thoughts about incomings and outgoings at the club. Cheers, Hitch. Now that we’ve secured our immediate premiership future, thoughts turn to next season and the need to strengthen the squad; to bring in that bit of quality that we all recognise is missing. Before looking at our playing squad, it’s…
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Hitchens60’s thoughts on the short term, Dean Smith and FFP
Hitch has submitted the following post for us to think about and comment on. Cheers, Hitch; It’s really getting depressing at VP and although I thought the hand ball (penalty) against us at Leicester was a bit harsh and finished us off, we do look embarrassingly poor. Getting relegated isn’t the end of the world…