Sir Toon

Pardew under Delia. Perish the thought.

It's all about mentality this one. Some of the fans for getting too edgy too soon if we're not 2 up by their 17th minute wake up alarm. Also for some of our players to realise that starting in first gear only works for a few seconds. For an engine to work properly you have to shift through the gears. Hopefully the quicker we get to 3rd or 4th gear will determine that our chances will increase. an edgy display again I reckon with it being a score draw or a one goal win.

By the time the international break comes in 2 weeks, we could or should confirm a play off spot.

With shirt sponsorship being transparent in the accounts for one reason, you can pretty much rule out all Ashley associated companies. Why would he shift money from one account to another in order to blazen his name across a shirt in small writing when it's all over the ground for nowt? However, im not business savvy enough to think of the financial benefits to him by using us as some sort of money laundering service.

This seems to be the template for the striped Puma gear for next season. As long as wors doesn't have any dodgy colours aside from the black and white plus we have a sponsor that doesn't cause offence then it should fly off the shelves. http://todosobrecamisetas.com/wp-content/uploads/pe%C3%B1arol-copa-libertadores-2017-h-640x452.jpg

Santander

Aston Villa have to win every game left to finish on 78 points. With 11 games left, we have 76.

Im sure I said the same thing a few pages back as in he's my player of the season

I doubt Ashley has even heard of Wagner. Oh he will have done. http://www.getanact.com/filestorage/wagner_1.jpg

Sick of hearing from people supposedly in the know that Rafa is gone in the Summer and he's being professional in getting us up. Surely Ashley and the regime wont want to fuck this all up over a couple of quid here and there.

Maybe not but a £80m spend isn't £80m if you sell £40m worth of players to do so.

In the usual dose of hand picked questions given the obvious or parliamentary answer, one thing stuck out for me. This reply. That doesn't say that any funds raised can be used on top of an agreed transfer budget. To me it reeks of the Summer we just had in that our spend was well documented with the recoup hidden behind the propaganda. Could well be another net profit ahead if we go up.

Of course the top, middle and bottom of it is that Rafa or anyone else with ambition will be reigned in. The 10 year anniversary of Ashley this Summer is coupled with an expectation level that starts and ends on the propaganda themed financials. The 'why cant we?' philosophy that the Kevin Keegan's of the world inbred in us older heads slowly drip fed and 'fake news' led corruption of the new breed has created a 'We cant because....' For all of Ashley's 10 years we haven't improved anything. The stadium has aged and with no plans to upgrade. The squad worth less than the one inherited with debts levels hanging over the club of around £160m. A 10 year spell that has seen a 'net' spend of just over £22m when cash is handed out like the league ladders once were like with your copy of match weekly. If Ashley sees a potential profit in trying to compete then he will but first he needs a visit from them 3 ghosts and I wont hold my breath. Meanwhile, the list of old fossils signing on at the dole may have something to get up for in the morning if they hang fire.

Bearing in mind that Shelvey was a bit hit and miss in the premier league, at the very least we need an equivalent partner for him if not an improvement in the next couple of years. If we go up as it's not in cast iron yet but if we do then we'd do well to get someone in the mould of Kante to allow the likes of Shelvey to do their job instead of having to come deep or out of position at times. I dont really rate Hayden but when he lines up with Shelvey, you get a better game out of both of them compared to when Ginger Jack is involved. To add, we need at least one more decent striker, the left wing sorted once and for all, two centre backs, a left back and a new keeper. That would be the Summer window sorted. As for the Winter one........

https://www.statbunker.com/competitions/ForPenalty?comp_id=557 https://www.statbunker.com/competitions/AgainstPenalty?comp_id=557

Beyond belief that we have Gouffran spearheading a promotion assault. Even more staggering that Colback is still in and the Sissoko clone in Diame. If we go up with all these permutations then Rafa deserves a knighthood for foreigners

With the bottom teams still to play each other, we are mathematically safe from relegation now so there's at least one more to add as it stands, just not sure which side yet.

Interesting.

Seems a lot of faff for that Russian stadium to go to, to increase by 100 seats or so.

We beat Huddersfield next week and their momentum ends. Simple as

Huddersfield have scored 11 goals in the last 15 minutes of games this season and conceded 5 in that time whilst Reading's is 15 scored, 8 conceded.. Our record is 12 scored, 6 conceded.

I had a dream last night in which we lost 11-3. Fuck knows what that really means back in the real world.

The flags the 2 lads hold up behind both goals at the start and every time we score at the front of the East Stand need these Rafa flags instead of the ones they have.

Was done ages ago

https://twitter.com/gallowgateflags/status/833307026491076609