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Boothjan

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43 minutes ago, neoELITE said:

Why didn't they bring Costa on earlier? 

I've watched West Ham this season, I think Wolves are worse. 

Watching the goal now being replayed, it looks like the Wolves goalie is an outfield player having a go in goal after the real keeper went off injured.

Liverpool definitely deserved to win tonight.

 

Fortunately we were miles better at the weekend - against West Ham. That was a far more important game and that win was vital.

 

Tonight wasn't good from us at all, though the XI on the pitch at the end are far more likely to be playing in the Premier League compared to some of those who started.

 

I'm a bit relieved we've got some new signings in as well - as @Plisskensays, watching Adama Traore every week certainly adds to ones vocab. I genuinely believe he's uncoachable. 

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8 hours ago, layten said:

So a big pro Brexiter is in the ring to buy Utd. Fitting given how they have done their best to stay out of Europe these last few years. :hat: 

 

It's all very well tipping your hat in a self-congratulatory manner but that joke doesn't work. United last failed to qualify for Europe in 2013/14. Before that, it was 1989 when English clubs were banned from European competition.

 

If only Brexit was specifically to do with the Champions League, eh?

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On 16/01/2023 at 14:20, Chindie said:

Villa sign Colombian prospect Jhon Duran. £18m apparently, from Chicago Fire.

 

His name is a spellcheckers nightmare. He also looks like he'd be a nightmare to defend against. He's big, strong, quick and looks decent on the ball.

 

Please be good.

 

 

Are Duran Duran the most famous band to come from Birmingham?  The headlines are going to write themselves if he turns out to be decent.   

 

I do wonder if this is a gamble that is basically costing us nothing, part of me thinks the academy can justify splurging here because it's basically the same money as we unexpectedly got from Chelsea for Carney Chukwuemeka.  

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2 hours ago, Plissken said:


Top four, alongside Black Sabbath, Slade and We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It.


Fuzzbox can at least claim to be the most famous band from Acocks Green, and if we’re counting Slade then we’ll take The Charlatans and 50% of Led Zeppelin too. 
 

 

@Boothjan I’m totally the right age to have been all in on Ocean Colour Scene.  Dread to think how many times I saw them in the glory days and teenage me always got excited when The Circle was on MTV because there was a Villa shirt in the video. 
 

 

I think Oscar Harrison still drinks in The Fighting Cocks in Moseley.  

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2 hours ago, Naysonymous said:

 

 

Are Duran Duran the most famous band to come from Birmingham?  The headlines are going to write themselves if he turns out to be decent.   

 

I do wonder if this is a gamble that is basically costing us nothing, part of me thinks the academy can justify splurging here because it's basically the same money as we unexpectedly got from Chelsea for Carney Chukwuemeka.  

 

Second I'd say, behind Sabbath...

 

It does feel like a punt worth taking. He's got all the attributes to be an incredible striker, he's very young still, we look short on strikers and he's nothing like anyone else we have either in the squad or coming through the academy... Smart business imo.

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2 hours ago, Plissken said:


Top four, alongside Black Sabbath, Slade and We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It.

 

Slade aren't from Birmingham. They're a Yam-yam (Black Country) band - Noddy is from Walsall and the rest are Wolverhampton iirc.

 

Biggest Brummie bands would be Sabbath, Duran Duran, The Beat, ELO, UB40, Ocean Colour Scene, Editors, Dexy's, Godflesh, Moody Blues, Wizzard, Napalm Death, the Move, the Streets, Traffic, Spencer Davis Group...

 

If we did the classic Manc thing of claiming the entire region is Birmingham we'll take Slade, Judas Priest...

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37 minutes ago, Chindie said:

 

If we did the classic Manc thing of claiming the entire region is Birmingham we'll take Slade, Judas Priest...

 

You could have the Stourbridge bands - Pop Will Eat Itself, The Wonder Stuff, and Ned's Atomic Dustbin. :D

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6 minutes ago, dizogg said:


It’s just a nice positive bit of PR, not really massive news.

 

Well it is. It is a watershed moment for women's football in the UK and hopefully the other domestic FAs follow suit. Especially the English because y'know, the women have actually won something recently.

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2 minutes ago, bradigor said:

 

Well it is. It is a watershed moment for women's football in the UK and hopefully the other domestic FAs follow suit. Especially the English because y'know, the women have actually won something recently.


I guess it’s just that most men’s international fees just go straight to charity anyway. It’s not how they earn a living. So it’s different. It’s a good thing though I agree! 

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56 minutes ago, bradigor said:

 

Well it is. It is a watershed moment for women's football in the UK and hopefully the other domestic FAs follow suit. Especially the English because y'know, the women have actually won something recently.

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Wales join other nations such as United States of America, England, Brazil, Australia, Norway and New Zealand in paying their players the same international match fee.

Nice of Wales to finally catch up with England.

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bradigor

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8 minutes ago, layten said:

Nice of Wales to finally catch up with England.

 

I missed that happening. Last time I checked there was still a gender pay gap. My bad and apologies. 

 

Edit: Fuck me back in September 2020 it happened. I am a dick 

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Was a blessed relief after a long frustrating game where we didn't seem to be able to put anything together, no idea how we cab fix out main issue (can't score from open play), but I'll take the point gladly.

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Danny Ings has signed for West Ham for around £15m.   I felt he was an odd signing when Villa picked him up 18 months ago, seemed that the Jack Grealish money was burning a hole in our pocket but I did like Ings when he was here.  Decent striker, seems like a good bloke too.  I do wonder if this means someone else is coming in at Villa, because we've shipped out two strikers (one on loan, one permanent) and bought in a teenager with one season in MLS under his belt.  

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