Geordie Ahmed

Well, that's a bummer

Messi, good build up play

That's pathetic that

Didn't look like a pen

Suarez, quality assist from Messi

Hate him

Take Baines out of my fantasy team and he gets an assist, typical

I'm glad Cabella is showing those fools up that wrote him off because that retard Pardew was afraid to play him

Canny that like

Another ridiculous pass from Messi

Lush pass from Messi

I can't for 1 f***ing second stand any post that has any bit of justification for the fact that we saw Marv, HBA, and now Cabella displaced by the likes of Obertan, Gosling, Gouffran and Jonas (and i love Jonas). I don't enjoy this sport by watching a RW graft his ass off, run the opposing winger out of play. Later that same f***ing player will be caught at his half way line jogging while a cross makes it through the back post and one of our attacks goes to waste. You watch football to be entertained or get results, we got neither with Pardew.

 

Every single time HBA got the ball on the right wing you stood and up, urged him on and anything could have happened. I refuse to allow some of these boring defeatist posts rain on what should be an enjoyable time for us as we finally got rid of the guy who nearly relegated us and drove many of our wonderful supporters and posters on here away.

They are a small club that needs the extra revenue, fair play for them trying something different (even though it appears daft)

Some would suggest going to an FA Cup tie away even though your club admits it's a competition they don't give a crap about is canny stupid

There is absolutely no need to wait and I would rather they appoint someone asap. Obviously it would be better if it was Tuchel instead of Sanchez BUT waiting shouldn't come into it

I suppose it fits in with the stuff about him looking to sell in 2016, which is when the 'loan' should be paid off at the current profit level.

Why even sell at all? If he can keep making a profit and he has successfully lowered expectations to the extent where people think we should be privileged just to be playing in the Premiership

 

As long as 50,000 turn up and barely kick up a fuss I can't see him selling up

 

He clearly wants out, he has since he looked at the accounts and realised he'd been screwed over by Hall & Shepherd, he was actively trying to sell the club just a few months after he bought it. But, his ego won't let him lose money on the deal. If/when the loan is paid off he'll be off as soon as he finds a buyer who'll offer him a bit more than he paid for the club.

I don't know what his intentions were at the start or whether they changed down the line BUT his love is clearly Sports Direct and money.

Currently the system he has in place means we make a healthy profit, the next TV deal is going to be even bigger than the current one, you think he will give up on that? No chance. As long as the natives don't kick up too huge a fuss he will just carry on

In the game against Burnley, I thought for 45 minutes we played some really good football. The physical data has since come back and Burnley overran us. We had no legs in the team.

 

And so it begins. I mean, continues.

wtf, that's not real, surely not

When/if Lambert goes will we be told that Villa fans don't like Scots

I suppose it fits in with the stuff about him looking to sell in 2016, which is when the 'loan' should be paid off at the current profit level.

Why even sell at all? If he can keep making a profit and he has successfully lowered expectations to the extent where people think we should be privileged just to be playing in the Premiership

As long as 50,000 turn up and barely kick up a fuss I can't see him selling up

Should have made Fabregas Xavi's replacement as well IMO. Didn't like how they used him at all.

 

Said this a million times but no he shouldn't, he doesn't have the correct skillset at all. Xavi was brilliant at creating space for himself in the tightest of spaces and controlling tempo of a football match.

 

Two things Cesc struggles with, especially from a deeper position. He and Xavi complete and utter polar opposites.

It was Thiago that should have been Xavi's replacement BUT they didn't give him enough attention

Now they are waiting for Sergi Samper

Commentators not understanding the rules

Dani Alves is so crap now

Putting crosses in when Xavi is in the box is almost as bad as the set penis

The following are Ben Arfa memories that stand out (not in any particular order)

- Everton Goal

- Bolton Goal

- Blackburn Goal

- Aston Villa Goal

- West Brom Goal

- Fulham Goal

- Tearing Richardson a new arsehole

- Tearing Liverpool and Enrique a new arsehole

- West Brom away tearing them a new arsehole

These are memories that stand out. You can collectively put together Gouffran, Obertan and Sammy, let's see if you can get anywhere close to matching that list above.

Of course he wasn't perfect, if he was as others have said he would have been playing for a bigger club BUT for us he was class and was scapegoated by an arsehole of a manager and dropped for inferior players who have not done anywhere close to what he has for us.

I'll remember the moments, the goals and skills were class. Shame an absolute cretin had to manage him, we saw how good he was for us BUT he was harshly treated

I hope he enjoys his football and gets to play regularly