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Word for Villa, too, also under-estimated, with most people saying 10th, 11th or 12th!

Word has it (from a son of a board member, so doesn't get much more reliable) (well, you know what i mean) that Lerner practically begged MON to spend more last summer. He's made a really decent amount available, but MON insisted he'd only bid for the players he really wanted. The money will be there with a bit more this summer, and he's making all the right noises this time.

Interesting this, from MON: http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1311593,00.html So, he's saying major props to your former board for spending a bit and having a go. *dons helmet, prepares for quote-pyramid-madness and a familiar old argument*

Fuck off O'Leary, you pug nosed fucking twat. And take that cunt Ellis with you as well.

........... amd according to the WH boards Freddie says he won't go unless they up the offer to £6m!! Straight out of the Winston Bogarde Book of Commitment and Loyalty. mackems.gif A contract is a two-way thing. The clubs should never have offered him it in the first place if they weren't prepared to honour it. The WH fans should be annoyed at Curbishley and Magnusson tbh. I don't disagree with you. Curbishley went into a transfer window with a lot of new foreign money and bought a collection of crocks, Magnusson didn't keep any control on what was going on and ultimately got sacked for it and it's now all coming home to roost. I've no complaint with FL saying he'll see out the contract with the reserves or kids if need be, it's the comments from the bingo club's finest fans that have really brightened my day! Indeed. Football club stupidly gives long, massively overpaid contract to crocked, past it player. Crocked, past it player insists that they honour the contract. Sounds simple to me.

16.5 million pounds on a right back? Insane Maybe KK had a point.

You just can't really go by such sweeping statements. Reading are down. I wouldn't mind Nicky Shorey though, we need another left back. I also wouldn't mind Larsson from Birmingham. I'd also take a punt on Giles Barnes from Derby if he could prove his fitness. The point is, it is about getting the right players at the right time. If they're decent players, they're decent players, no matter where they've come from.

Bought shirts for all of the away support yesterday, didn't he? Nice gesture, that. Seems a top bloke. Yes. My mate's bringing mine over tonight (had to let me ticket go, but insisted I kept the shirt). Top man.

My favourite moment was the 5-1 drubbing of our near neighbours, but in particular, Mellberg doing this when being subbed. http://i30.tinypic.com/soshtj.gif

Think he had big problems with his knees in the past, but he always looks sharp whenever I see him play. He usually scores against us, as well.

I think Gold cares a lot more than Sullivan does, and I suspect he will end up buying Sullivan's shares off him. Kapo will be off, he practically said as much in the post match interview. Zarate won't want to hang around, and there will be people happy to take him from that Qatari club who have his registration. Someone may even fancy the look of Jerome. I think they'll lose a few, but they're certainly better equipped than, say, Derby to come straight back up again. They've also got the advantage of a few players (Ridgewell, McSheffery) who'll be playing at their natural level in the championship and will probably deliver the goods. I'd never admit this to other Villa fans, but I wouldn't be at all disappointed if we bought Forssell off them.

When Bruce left, Birmingham had just lost 7 out of their previous 8 games. Things were already on the slide. Regardless of that, though, I'd still have bet on Bruce making a better fist of keeping them up than McLeish being dropped into it with things at such a low. The boardroom unrest has been there since the start of the season, if it hadn't, then I think they'd have had a decent chance of staying up. The situation still isn't clear now (even before the events of yesterday) - Sullivan has been talking all season about wanting out.

The boardroom unrest has been behind almost everything, including Steve Bruce. Sullivan and the Golds allowed that potless shyster Carson Yeung to drag out his takeover bid for a ridiculous period. Yeung refused to agree to renew Bruce's contract, Bruce walked. He wasn't sacked. Gold can bleat all he likes, but deep down he knows that he and the rest of the board are the ones who fucked up Birmingham's season.

3,500 empty seats as well yesterday, on a match of that importance, and tickets available at a tenner in most parts of the ground. Fucking rabble. Honestly, look at this bunch. http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/birmpost/feb2008/4/6/5A2C956C-0747-0AC3-3F443D38D8C3F690.jpg

Indeed. Observe the 70s-tastic goal smashage http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/birmpost/may2008/5/6/DA229F87-F40F-404D-C5002F29B9B17E53.jpg Smashing up their own ground. Retards.

Looked perfectly fair to me.

51 fucking years. For fuck's sake.

Just said the same. Corker by Downing too. And Rochemback. I know it may be wrong but I think he is a decent footballer at times. When he can be arsed. Looks like he eats Parmo and chips most nights. I was just thinking the same, he's clearly no stranger to the biscuit barrel.

Nice gesture from Solano today, not celebrating his goal against us.

People picking Barry need to be aware of the fact that he went missing for a good chunk of this season, at least three months. He's an excellent player, but I don't see how he can make anyone's team of THIS season.

I had to give my ticket to a friend today, but I made him promise to give me the shirt. What a man Olof is. Touch of class.

*shudder*

Chelsea's away support was always more impressive back in those days, Robster, when they brought far fewer than they do now (and they didn't even manage to sell their allocation at our place this season), but they were proper, old school Chelsea fans who gave a shit. Their plastic supporters now are beyond pathetic. When Liverpool scored in their CL semi final, they were absolutely silent.

Chelsea had money before Abrahmovich came along, Matthew Harding put a fair few quid in, hence their success in the 90s. They're still a despicable, vile little pisspot club, though. Although, having said that, I still hope they beat Man U in the CL

Great, great, great day. A truly great day.