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I'm happy with it as it gives Howe more time to work with (most of) the players. Gives him a better chance of a good start and we need that desperately.

Pay soldiers footballers' wages and let them have lie-ins as well imho.

We saw it with Chelsea after their transfer ban - it's quite difficult to phase in lots of new attacking players at once, even if they look like great signings on paper. So I feel a bit sorry for Dean Smith but it's a results business and Villa have spent a fair bit of money now.

You just know Rafa's going to lose his next match and get the sack... Let it go......we have to look forward and not back! Correct, let’s look in the direction we are headed ?? And soon wor Eddie will be deeply embedded

And soon wor Eddie will be deeply embedded Good poem lads, well done everyone.

Only thing that could improve that is "He's dead skinny as well" at the end.

Lamptey would cost a fortune and is made of glass. Super talented though. Trippier I'd be keen on for his personality as much as his ability. Good pro who would lead by example.

IIRC Wireside was originally called Wearside but had it changed after he said he would wire someone's jaw, whatever the fuck that means.

I'll be really happy with this appointment tbh, think it could work out really well for all parties. Concerns are his defensive record (hopefully he's thought on this during his lengthy time off) and it sounds daft but his apparent unwillingness to move from the South Coast up to now. Hope he doesn't have bother settling or anything. The relegation doesn't worry me, almost all managerial spells fizzle out in the end and they only narrowly went down in the end anyway. Maybe the relegation takes the job he did at Bournemouth down to an A from an A+, but no more than that as the job he did there was unbelievable. There's a lot to get excited about imo - attractive style of play, innovative methods, obsessive attention to detail and also this is a bloke who has had ample time out of the game to recharge and doubtless feels like he has something to prove now. See no reason why both Howe and NUFC can't push on together now, but we do need wins soon if we're to attract decent players in January. He needs to galvanise the squad quickly and I think he has the type of personality where he can do that.

Fucking hell, it's Tron Atkinson

I used to think it was just luck but I actually think it's definitely about skill, intelligence and charm now.

It is, but Man Utd held on for the 0-5 and Liverpool let them. Was nice of them and that but they could have easily added another 3 or 4 goals if they'd went for them.

Fucking hell. I'm on 118 points after bonus and auto subs. Top 35k this gameweek and I'm 72k overall now. Highest I've ever been by a long shot

Shame Liverpool haven't beat them in installments.

Be still, my beating heart.

I cannot believe that quote from Arteta like. What the fuck.

Monday Took the day off on Tuesday I was unemployed by Wednesday And on Thursday and Friday and Saturday My flight's on Sunday

No idea but that seems to be widely quoted. He's an even richer man than he was previously, regardless.

"To never really be wanted, to feel that people wanted me to fail, to read people constantly saying I would fail, that I was useless, a fat waste of space, a stupid, tactically inept cabbage head or whatever."

nope. There were no fans in the ground for most of it and the bloke is proud of the fact he can't use a computer so fuck knows what he's on about.

More money than Sheff Wed though and he's about £12m better off now, that's all that matters. Talking about "his love for the game" now on SSN now, I've seen not one bit of evidence for that. He was fucking miserable the entire time and can only have been doing it for his bank balance.