John Gibson's stuff was usually worth a read. Anal's guff was always shit but it was funny guff, made funnier by the fact that we were winning games so it didn't matter he was biased to the extent of self parody.
He was there days after we got rid of Hughton if memory serves. Nobody gives a fuck, man. The Milburn part where he sits is full of the worst of the worst in cowards, and folk who simply couldn't give two shits that we lost to Sunderland again.
Neither of us know enough to make conclusive statements about whether they were friends or not. Just think it's quite possible that Ba leaving was one of many factors that lead to a gradual realization that he didn't really want to be here anymore.
Well, I was told by someone inside the club and posted it on here that the pair of them didn't get on at all and Cisse has retweeted quite a lot of negative tweets about Ba.
Not conlusive of course, but there's a lot to suggest Cisse was happy that Ba fucked off and virtually nowt to suggest it's upset him in any way.
For one, he played well from roughly Ba's departure till April when we lost to that shower and went out of Europe.
Two, him and Ba, despite appearances, weren't even friends. They could barely look at each other for most of their time here together.
Gouffran ran at people. Cabaye pinged the ball about like he owned the place.
This is made up nonsense. Gouffran was scared to run at people on his debut at Villa. I've seen him do it very few times since he arrived here. His best football came at the end of last season and start of this.
The problem is that as usual with journalists, the thing they get far more wound up about than anything else is someone taking their access pass away.
They'll lick the club's shoes after a string of defeats but they'll only pipe up in defiance when their own self-interest is threatened. Cunts.
You mean the very thing that enables them to do their job? No way.
There's a balance to be found. The local media, in particular, have never found it.