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First off, I have to say I was surprised by the inclusion of Taylor and Elmohamady. I said in the preview, that in my opinion, this was pretty much a free ticket for Dean Smith to do whatever he liked,…
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The transfer window and Spuds tomorrow, Yay!
I’ve been pretty quiet of late, mainly because I’m not a big fan of all the transfer speculation and much prefer to just see how things pan out. And I have to agree with what seems to be the consensus…
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The Premier league gulf
As per usual of late, I’m struggling to keep up with our signings. It’s all come thick and fast and it’ll probably take me weeks, if not months to get my head around what will probably be the first eleven,…
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Are we right to go gung-ho this season? POLL
Dean Smith has already said that we’re going to play every game to win, with the attitude that if the opposition score three goals, we’ll score four. I’ve never been able to get the basic aim of football out of…
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General thoughts and Bruce resigns.
So I’ve been watching the Villa news avidly, as per usual, but you guys have been quicker to the mark which means I’ve mostly been getting the news from you lot, hence I’ve little to add at the moment. You’ve…
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Why haven’t we signed Mings? or Tuanzebe? Or Phillips?
There’s been loads of clamour for us to sign Tyrone Mings and quite rightly so. He proved a confident, play-out type of defender that we know Dean Smith wants. He was also vocal on the pitch, which is always important.…
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Villa sell Villa Park to themselves for £56.7 million; Why so cheap?
The headline says it all really, but it’s as many of us suspected would happen, in that Aston Villa FC have sold the stadium to NSWE stadium LTD. I said last week that I thought Christian Purslow was being clever…
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Just how big are Aston Villa?; Trying to be objective
Okay, I’ll be honest. I’m bored and all the so called news is just transfer conjecture. But I haven’t posted for a while and thought I should, if only to let you know I’m still alive. There was a comment…
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Moraes signed: Shows the press are just guessing
Cutting a bit of a story short, I’m currently sunning my bony butt in Crete for three nights (the equivalent of a booze cruise, only it’s for cigarettes. The money you can save is mad). Well, I will be tomorrow,…
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The rubbish you hear during the transfer window; Or is it?
Any long time viewers of the site will know my position regarding the transfer windows. I hate the speculation because the vast majority of it is utter rubbish. That said, I know some of you love it, so I’m happy…
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Thoughts on the playoff and sobering thoughts of next season
First off, I want to say that I am of course totally elated that we earned promotion. Everyone at work was asking how chuffed I was and I’ve only known most of them for the last few weeks. It’s because…
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Yes, Yes, Yes; We’re up
Poor game, I thought, but hey, it doesn’t matter. We’re back in the big time. Thoughts to follow.
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The big one; Can we beat Derby? POLL
It seems some of you can’t wait to talk about the game on Monday and fair play, it’s now coming into my focus too, so I don’t blame you. I was contemplating going to the game, but the next I…
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Thoughts on Derby and are we selling Villa Park?
First off, congratulations to Derby for beating Leeds, against the odds, to get into the play-off final. I have to say I’m glad they won, as I was seriously worried about facing Leeds and saw them as our biggest stumbling…
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WBA – Villa; Can we finish the Baggies off?
I probably should be, but am not, anywhere near as nervous about tonight’s game as I was on Saturday. A 2-1 advantage shouldn’t really make me feel so confident, but given that we played quite poorly, especially in the first…
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Villa 2 – 1 Albion; My nerves are shot!
I can honestly say I don’t remember the last time I was so stressed over a game and my stomach was knotted for the majority of it. In the first half we lacked the self-assuredness we’ve shown for the last…
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Villa – Albion; Still confident, but did my bum squeak just then?
I have to say I detest the whole idea of the play-offs. The idea of a league is to see who does best over a prolonged period and those that finish highest are rewarded; simple. And if three teams are…
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Villa 1 – 2 Norwich : I’m not worried
First, I’d like to just register my protest against all the games being played at the same time on a Sunday. What do the powers that be have against a 3PM kickoff on a Saturday? Anyway, we lost, but I’m…
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Villa – Norwich; Does this game matter?
Well, yes it matters massively to Norwich, as they can still be overtaken should they lose to us and the Blades win at Stoke. A point would be good enough for the Canarys, but I definitely can’t see them playing…
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Leeds – Villa; How should we approach this? Part 2
While I still remain confident about the Villa, I think the logical stance is that it’s going to be a big ask that we’re going to beat Leeds and Norwich while Albion lose to Derby too. Which means overtaking the…