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How is Manchester central for the whole of England?

Does anyone really think the UEFA Cup is that big a draw when signing players? Since they've changed the format and butchered the competition, it really has become a bit pointless, surely?

reductions for people based on the fact that they sing is unfair to the people paying more because they dont sing. My god, do you want an atmosphere or what?????? fans paying more than those who sing based purely on the fact that they dont sing is ridiculous. Honestly mate, have a look at what you're saying , with all due respect it is you who is sounding a bit ridiculous. This is a scheme to encourage the so called 'singers' to merge together in the worst seats in the ground. Because these are the worst seats in the ground they should also be the cheapest. Last season, Villa did something similar. Moved away fans from the North Stand lower (awful seats, no legroom, shit view), put home fans there and made 1,500 or so of the 3000 tickets there available at 200 quid adults, 50 quid kids. The result was a much, much better atmosphere in the ground as a whole, and lots of people being able to afford STs who couldn't before. Stand probably getting pulled down at end of this coming season, so don't know what will happen long term, though

We need a right back, he's a right back, so they do the easy connection. Absolute nonsense. If we'd wanted that kind of shit RB we'd have kept Bardsley. Or *shudder* Aaron Hughes.

Ha ha ha

Easy. Two weeks till Euros. Then after they finish, a dull week, then I go on holiday for two weeks. Then I come back, and three days later ... Intertoto Cup! I can still today remember the glorious day we lifted it at Villa Park, it was like yesterday, it was such a sweet, sweet memory.

We've got four Villa fans and one Man United fan in our office. The Man United fan is from Kidderminster. Says it all.

I'm glad that those cunts Ronaldo and "JT" bottled it. The fucking bottlers.

On the bright side, we remain members of a more exclusive club than it would have been had Chelsea won it.

Ive got my finger on the Sky Guide button for the nanosecond this ends, just in case it is Man U.

Ha ha ha

Fucking cheating git, I hate that stopping your run up thing. Got what he deserved.

Disagree. Drogba slapped Vidic right in front of the ref. Absolutely, he had no choice but to send him off.

God, what a fucking moron.

He's getting on, though. I'd rather we found a longer term solution, we've done two years without a proper right back. Three years if you include Hughes. Well, yes. Even that Bardsley wasn't an improvement when we had him on loan. He's at the Mackems now, which says a lot.

He's getting on, though. I'd rather we found a longer term solution, we've done two years without a proper right back.

As things stand, yes. Our glaring weakness this year (well, one of them) has been we have no right side whatsoever. No right sided midfielder, and no right back. He'd have got plenty of games last season, it just depends who else we buy this summer. You lot generally play a 4-3-3 with Agbonlahor on that side though don't you? Whenever I've watched Villa you seem to play with the big powerful target man with two pacey outlets either side. Surely Agbonlahor is a better option when Villa's style of play is a fast, counter-attacking one? Milner in either wide position pretty much annihilates that tempo. We did last year but haven't played Agbonlahor wide much at all this season. Apart from anything else, he's wasted out there. We've played 4-4-2 a lot of time, with Young on the left and Petrov on the right, and Barry and NRC in the middle, and Agbonlahor up front with Carew. Then towards the end of the season, we switched to a midfield diamond with Young just behind the strikers in the free role (which worked very well).

As things stand, yes. Our glaring weakness this year (well, one of them) has been we have no right side whatsoever. No right sided midfielder, and no right back. He'd have got plenty of games last season, it just depends who else we buy this summer.

I think sometimes we (ie people who spend an inordinate amount of time hanging around on internet forums) get carried away with the world we inhabit. For example, how many regular posters are there here? A few hundred? And the distaste for Spurs is clear to see, but it is easy (though wrong) to assume that this is the case for Newcastle fans as a whole. Out in the real world, if you did a straw poll, you'd probably find most Newcastle supporters would shrug and say next to nothing when asked what they think of Spurs.

I've heard Bobby's a bit of a cold man. Apparently at the Villa - Man U league match in Lerner's first season, Charlton was introduced to Lerner who was - having read up on him, clearly - excited to meet him, but Charlton blanked him, barely looked up when introduced. He then made a point of going over to Doug and being effusively friendly. Also, he knocked my mate's sausage roll out of his hand at Newcastle Central Station in about 1988. His wife apologised, but Bobby scuttled off without a word. Worse. Than. Himmler.

Will need a lot more than one good signing to get up to their past standards. Of course, but in Trezeguet, Chiellini, Buffon, Andrade and the resurgence of Sissoko they have a pretty decent group of players to start off with. Will be interesting to see Sebastian Giovinco there next season, he's been superb for Empoli this year. Not forgetting Lord Olof of Mellberg (who is actually on a downward curve, but what a man)

Apparently there are only 35,000 hotel rooms in Moscow, a city of 10 million people and they are almost all either really grubby hostels or luxury hotels, nothing in between. Those 35,000 rooms have to house all the people going to the game AND all Moscow's normal business visitors. It is unbelievable that UEFA seemingly overlooked this when choosing it as the final venue.

Said this before, but I think Mowbray is a managerial star of the future.

I like your club, so shaddup. You're supposed to say, "Oh yes, so what about Birmingham City" at which point I'm suppose to say "fooking SCUM". Or something like that

The world's too full of hate. Open up your minds and let a little love into your life.