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So fucking tiring having people like Barton and Farage whose only currency is stirring hate. Literally the only thing they’re good at is getting people angry

If that is the release clause then we should be gunning for that this window

Couldn’t possibly be more small time than that

I won’t be changing my mind based on anything that happens on Saturday

Protesting against their club isn’t exactly the brightest move two days before the derby but it’s important they show how much they hate us, even if it makes things toxic for their own club

Look how much we’ve moved forward in the space of two years. It’s a world apart from where things were with Ashley and it will only gain more momentum. It was always going to be toughest immediately. Leicester won the league in the last decade. We broke into top 4, Villa be top 4 this season. All we need to do is keep building year on year and within three years we’ll be competing at the top level

Happens to fast bowlers though mainly right? Due to the bowling action? Not the type of area of the body that should be particularly at risk in football, no?

Was a dark day for that poster after we signed Tino. Don’t think they ever posted again

Totally unnecessary from them. As if their fans needed to be riled up any further. Imagine it’s even more likely to lead to unrest

Going to recommend you don’t watch this one

I think it’s because there are some genuine ones in there amongst the Bruno flops. Longstaff goes down with any touch and it’s a lot rarer that he gets actually fouled as he doesn’t carry the ball

What’s wrong with flags? They’re immense. No interest in a drum whatsoever

Fantastic post

Have you got any inside info on what is going on within the club? Why make all these assumptions?

Look at Brentford. Would be interested to see xG over a larger sample size in the Premier League. Say, 150 games, would tell us how impressive xG is as a genuine predictor

Villa are over performing by a ridiculous margin

Would be nice to get a player in who is an out and out RW in the summer if it’s not possible now. I’m all for players who can play multiple roles but we have a lot of players who are very comfortable on the left and hardly any at RW. Means that when we have one of Murphy or Almiron out then we have barely any options other than putting Gordon there, who’s better on the left

I’d love for us to sign players this window but only for the long term, with any short term benefits being a bonus. If it’s the other way round and they give us a bonus until the end of the season but not significantly beyond that then just sack this window off

Think we’ll win a very scrappy affair. Wish we were playing anyone else though

Ronson already shut me down on the pace. I was talking about his ability to drive forward with the ball at pace which I think is strong. Ronson mentioned that his actual sprint pace is not great though

More evidence of Klopp being unhinged before his Liverpool days. He’s such a victim man

Brighton’s transfer success with young players defies belief

How close to world class was Dimitri Payet? In the Ben Arfa mould of having the talent to play at world class level but in a patchy way and one that was more individual brilliance than anything else?

Obertan was among the worst footballers I’ve ever watched who played at the highest level. Surprised you expected more from Barton. He was a bit of an all rounder but without any particular areas of strength, other than violence and mental fragility