Hi everyone big UTV….
Paul Lambert is to take the AVFC squad on warm weather training in Portugal.
This will probably be a small holiday as well.
This has come about as we are out of the F.A cup & Lambert thinks the team needs it.
Lambert says””We’ll train every day,” he said.
“We’re going over there to work. It’s just a normal week, the only thing is we haven’t a game on the Saturday.
“We’ve decided to give them a break, they deserve it for all the hard work they’ve put in.
“I’ve done it before with teams and it’s good, most teams who are out of the cup will probably look to go away and we’re not any different.”
Do you think this is a good idea taking the squad off to Portugal for training instead of Bodymore Heath?
What are your views?
UTV
Comments
61 responses to “Villa off to Portugal”
good to see a reward for an embarrassing cup defeat is a nice hol, the poor things, so tired …
Ide have em at the North Pole in shorts freezing their conkers off Shower of shite UTV
Proof the mans bonkers, hope Lerners been told he will go ape shite spending all that money. We’ll have to send another player on loan.
Yes they really deserve a holiday,haven’t they been on one for the past month or so.i say fucking hard work on the training field in the good old british weather,stop fucking pampering these players it’s a fucking joke.im dam sure cloughie wouldn’t be treating his players to a relaxing break in the sun after dismal performances.whats the fucking world coming to i ask myself.
I’m with you giddy flog em
Jay dee do you mean whip them or sell them?either way im happy with that.
Flog em as in lashes
Eye lashes?
Yeh if you like
Fuck me i wish i could underperform at work then get rewarded with a holiday.im fucking fuming.
With you giddy, I remember when I put my holidays in, was told couldn’t have them, today you get holiday for being shit. The worlds gone nuts,
i don’t care if they train on planet mars, if they return and string 2gether wins which makes us retain our status in premier league, 100 mph winds or sunny warm weather i think i know wot u guys would prefer if u were in the squad
Bill i totally agree players get every fringe benefit available as it is,it makes me sick.they should try living in the real world mate,most of them would be up the fucking road.
Whatever else he’s been doing hasn’t worked so why not. It’ll cost about the same as a weeks wages for Bent or N’Zog and I’m sure the club has it in the petty cash. A bit of team bonding might be in order.
I’m in favour, could be nice to clear the lads heads for a few days with new surroundings, warmer weather and nice tanned portugesee birds. Hopefully they’ll come bac a bit refreshed. utv
Lucky them. I’m trapped by the flooding in Somerset. I suppose they are more deserving than me. How about sending down here to move some sand bags……oh, silly me, that dont know what real work is.
I hope your ok mate,it’s pretty shite all over.everywheres peaking to record heights.can you swim mucker? 🙂
Maybe we could swnd some of the Villa players to lie across your doorways to stop the water getting in? About the only thing they’re good for at the moment.
I’m fine Giddy thanks. Shifted about 200 sandbags today so I’m knackered. Hope the little luvvies have a nice holiday!
As long as your ok mate,sounds terrible.i hope things improve for you.
Cheers mate. I’m hoping to get a canoe for XMAS 🙂
I heard submarines are going cheap. 😉
Lol….do you think I willed be called fickle if I cant get to the next game? :)….at least I can have a piss in the garden and nobody will be able to tell! 🙂
Lol if your fickle mate what does that make me?ain’t been for ages.now your bragging your bogs bigger than mine not having that. 😉
Lol …catch you again soon 🙂
Who gives a flying saucepan. Just win some home games please
But that’s what the post is about agree,disagree with the Portugal trip
Bunch of wankers.
What’s this I hear about Benteke putting in a transfer request in for the summer….already!!!!
holtby looked good again first half ~ slid a decent threw ball 2 richardson who crossed for the o.g pool looked dodgy aswell for most of the first half or fulham looked solid lol
Were in deep shit fulham beating Liverpool only 4 points from the drop lerner and lambert fucked us in march we play the top teams and get nothing we couldn’t afford to lose to west Ham and co were going down lads face it
Fulh lost 3.2 !!!
I see no issue with going away if the team has no games, will do them good.
We need to be winning matches, i hope we dont rely on other teams playing worse than ourselves to beat the drop, we have been riding that wave for three seasons now and at some point luck runs out. Dont know if we will be relegated but we are in the mix no doubt about it
I agree March is looking ‘ouch’! Need to pick up points against Newcastle and Norwich before the big boys roll in.
Mon used to do this and we never won a game in march. Players just switch off as they think it’s end of seadon
That’s right Morgan 10th downwards is the relegation battle
Grant Holt is a very lucky boy!
A much deserved break after an excellent first 2/3 of the season! Just hope this break will allow us to keep up the same level of performances to finish the season off…
Is this article one for the negatives, couldn’t whinge much Tuesday night so here’s an article for your weekly hard on……
Training in the heat can only be a benefit and a morale booster. I’m not in the know like most of you but I’m sure they’re not going for a jolly.
Training in the heat if that is what they will be doing can improve stamina when back in sunny old England.But let’s hope that’s what they are doing training as most other teams will be training.Lets hope it’s not a disguised lazy beer fest party break to boost morale.UTV
If Collins and co were still in the squad you know they’d be hitting the strip clubs…!!!
Out of our next 6 games by the way we are performing I can see us only picking up between 2-6 points 6 with luck.Our next fixtures are Newcastle A,Norwich H,Man City A,Chelsea H,Stoke H,Manure A……Lets hope this break does there ability some good as by the next 6 games we could be right down there UTV
we will beat norwich stoke and manure and newcastle. if they managed that they could holiday every week
Quite possible… With the team we have anyways, but then with Lambert leading them… 2-6 points.
Gary Gardner has gone on loan to Sheffield Wednesday, I think this is a good chance for the coaching staff and Lambert to assess him as a player. I think it will prove to be a good move and hopefully he proves to be the Number 10 we are crying out for.
Reuters) – Aston Villa have offered to trial so-called “safe-standing” areas at their Villa Park stadium in a bid to see if it will work in the Premier League, a club official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Standing at Premier League and Championship (second tier) matches has been banned since 96 Liverpool fans died at Hillsborough in 1989 while clubs in League One and Two are allowed sections of terracing.
At a vote of the 72 Football League clubs earlier this month, the majority were in favour of bringing back standing areas at second tier grounds while the debate surrounding its re-introduction to the top flight has gathered pace.
“We’d be interested in a trial at Villa Park if that would help,” Aston Villa’s football operations manager Lee Preece told the BBC.
“We’ve identified areas we could use for a small-scale trial so the rest of football could see if it works within a Premier League environment.
“The supporters will see the benefits of their own matchday experience in terms of atmosphere.”
Preece said there are “seven or eight” Premier League clubs interested in debating the issue.
The BBC reported Aston Villa would use ‘rail-seats’ to trial the safe-standing zone.
Rail-seating has been used by German Bundesliga clubs, including last year’s Champions League runners-up Borussia Dortmund, in an effort to improve the atmosphere for fans.
I don’t know about standing,but we should concentrate on putting fucking bums on seats first.
Giddy, I think we’ve been standing for it for years mate.
Bws i can see it coming back lower tiers only obviously,will it be contraversial? ask the scousers.
*controversial silly me