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I see you've conceded a penalty. Was Ciaran anything to do with that, per chance?

I used to love that side, in many ways they were better than the title winning side of ten years earlier. Atkinson and Dean Saunders, what a pair. I was at Selhurst for the goal of the season but the one I will always remember was the league cup semi final against tranmere, his header as he hung in the air for about a minute, and the old wooden Trinity Road stand feeling like it was going to explode.

That's gutting. That was a brilliant side he was in.

Benitez is one of the best managers in Europe. Getting him to hang around and work in this league for you was a coup, no doubt about it. Trust him. There's no way he's going to fail this season.

We were alright, but it comes straight after one of the worst displays I've seen in 40 years - I thought it was THE worst the morning after, but on reflection, I'd say it's in the worst five. We just need to purge our squad of certain players. Richards is one of them. Chester is a good signing to replace him (sorry, but Clark plus 1m for Chester is a properly good deal) Our (unable to stop being a gobshite on twitter) chairman says we've got three players signed and to announce imminently. One will be Jedinak, almost certainly, I've no idea on the other two. We basically need someone with presence in midfield, we've needed it for five years now, and Jedinak would fit that bill. Didn't Jedinak start today for CP? he did And did the "throwing the shirt into the crowd, applauding all four corners of the ground" thing after the match, too.

We were alright, but it comes straight after one of the worst displays I've seen in 40 years - I thought it was THE worst the morning after, but on reflection, I'd say it's in the worst five. We just need to purge our squad of certain players. Richards is one of them. Chester is a good signing to replace him (sorry, but Clark plus 1m for Chester is a properly good deal) Our (unable to stop being a gobshite on twitter) chairman says we've got three players signed and to announce imminently. One will be Jedinak, almost certainly, I've no idea on the other two. We basically need someone with presence in midfield, we've needed it for five years now, and Jedinak would fit that bill.

Amazed they sold him to us.

I genuinely think that is the worst performance i have seen since I saw my first match in 1975.

Well, that's maybe a little bit excessive.

Just spotted this. Jesus. Really? I've had more excitement out of watching planes fly over our house, watching Channel 5 and thinking about death than I have out of Villa for at least five years now.

After the silence of Lerner, it is refreshing to a degree to have our chairman communicating on twitter, but this whole endeavour is so bound to finish in tears, it's untrue. He's been telling us stuff like being very close to signing a midfielder (before Sat, prob) and going on about what we look for in a player.

Ha ha ha, check them out, they've got a twitter account and everyfink! You lot signing Hernandez? No idea. I'd like us to sign a belligerent midfielder more than anything, though.

Ha ha ha, check them out, they've got a twitter account and everyfink!

Insurance policy post in case he's joining you?

Flabby Onegoalayear rumoured to have had contract with us cancelled, moving to Coventry City.

Lots of positives for us today. First half was poor but the second much better. Annoying to piss it away so close to the end, especially when we had been on top for ages, but we played some decent stuff in the second half, and generally speaking our worst players today probably won't be turning out that much this season (Cissokho, for example). Westwood is gash, though. I fucking hope we replace him. In fact, we played pretty much with no midfield for most of the game today. Wednesday are meant to be one of the best teams in the league, not all fixtures will be as tricky as that one.

A combined 10m for him and Clark is a surprising but pleasing nest egg.

Hmm, looked poor across six seasons with five or six managers? It's not like he suddenly went "rogue" last season.

Clark is nothing like Lescott, Richards, Bacuna, Agbonlahor in terms of being toxic CUNTS I'd gladly set fire to. That's the good news. His attitude is absolutely fine. The bad news is he's genuinely not very good. Zero positional sense, constantly gets caught looking like he doesn't know where he's meant to be, it's like he doesn't really understand the fineries of defending. And that's based on six or so years of watching him. On the bright side, though, he can score goals if he gets in the box. Don't get me wrong, he's no Martin Laursen, but if he gets in the box for corners, he's useful. I vaguely remember him being played in midfield a few years back for a few games, and I thought he looked much better there. When Lambert came, someone asked him during a fans' forum if he'd play him there, and he ridiculed the idea, which struck me as odd at the time. Honestly, I wish the bloke all the best, I am just a bit bewildered by this deal - I wouldn't have been distraught had we kept him, but then I'd take 5m for him every day of the week. I just find it really odd. Odd that he actually had a release clause in the first place, and odd that someone would actively come in for him.

I think that's almost entirely because it was Albion. There might be a good player in there. Good luck, because I haven't seen any evidence of it for at least five years now.

Well this is fantastic who's your centre back pairing now then? Okore and Elphick maybe? I don't mind Clark as s personality- he isn't one of the toxic cunts I loathe most, he's just one of the dross players who have made far too many appearances for us He's got the positional sense of a flat satnav.

Rafa does what he wants. I'm sure he does but wow, what a bizarre signing. I genuinely don't know why you'd want him but hey ho.

What a bizarre move. Can you come and take Nathan Baker too, please?

Why on earth have you done this? I find it pretty amazing he even has a release clause.

He was alright, that's about it. I would much prefer to keep him for this league, though. I see Brad Guzan is going to Middlesbrough. Are they f***ing stupid? Did they watch none of last season? Or the one before? He's finished. He's Carsoned. How do you think Villa will do this season Brummie ? Genuinely no idea. If we can keep Amavi, Veretout, Ayew, probably Gueye (as per above), and shift some of the dross (Agbonlahor), plus buy a striker, we've got a chance. I honestly don't know. It's hard to say. Every relegated club worries about struggling but look at Hull last year - absolutely shite and still promoted. I am under no illusions, but I do think a lot of our fans (and probably yours) under estimate how even players we have come to detest are probably too good for that level and will thus help us get promoted. We'll see. At least it won't be a seventh year of circling the plug hole. It has been so bad, and so driven by awful leadership, that we're lucky to still have any fans left. It really has been awful.