Jenas

[Villanation]

I can't believe this is even an issue. It's just so fucking dumb.

Agree, It simply isn't relevant to Aston Villa what Jenas may or may not think, his point is fair enough, but that's it.

Point is who agreed to take this bloke on in the first place is more the point, he's one of the most injury prone players there is, we knew that and yet we still took on his overhead, surely that's the points, bit like borrowing your mates car knowing full well it won't start, why would you.

[eamonn]

Given we're paying Jenas's wages while he's injured can anyone explain to me why he's giving interviews to Sky Sports News and speaking "on behalf of everyone at Tottenham Hotspur"?

If we're paying for him to sit on his arse, the least he can do is represent our club or keep his face off the telly!

If you listened to his full interview, or even the next sentence you would have heard him say something along the lines of ''I also spoke to the lads at Villa and they're all thinking about him too''. My initial reaction when he mentioned Spurs was similar to yours though I'm not sure if he's doing his rehab with us. Presumably he was sent back to Spurs. To be honest, I've been impressed with Jenas as a pundit and interviewee. He always speaks highly of us. Yeah, easy to do so when we're paying him thousands a week for nowt but he can't help being injury-prone.

[Hookeysmith]

Hoppo   The whole landscape of football changed with Fabrice Muamba's heart attack.

A football nation which was being convulsed with the sordid racist allegations of the Suarez and Terry sagas has found its identity with the overwhelming outpouring of support and good wishes of the english family of football - clubs, fans, officials everybody.

The Muamba Affair has made me feel a lot better about football.

Agreed totally

[pestria]

Hoppo   The whole landscape of football changed with Fabrice Muamba's heart attack.

A football nation which was being convulsed with the sordid racist allegations of the Suarez and Terry sagas has found its identity with the overwhelming outpouring of support and good wishes of the english family of football - clubs, fans, officials everybody.

The Muamba Affair has made me feel a lot better about football.

Agreed totally

I agree with the sentiment that football has showed it's more acceptable face - but nothing's changed  deep down.  It was thought that the world would be a friendlier, more caring place after Diana's death and nothing changed.

Human nature will prevail.  Man U fans will return to being arrogant obnoxious idiots, we will carry on moaning about irrelevant crap.

[pedro25]

Kevin Davies said something along the lines of it is a shame that it takes something like this for opposition fans to applaud a player off the pitch, given that the players give everything on the pitch week after week.  He also said it's a shame football is the only sport in the country where opposition fans are segregated, given the love they share for the sport.  I tend to agree on both counts.

[Virgil Caine]

I would hope, that in the light of the events on Saturday, that professional footballers will feel less inclined to over- react when marginally challenged by tackles. It is this form of cheating aimed at getting your opponent booked or sent off which is the antithesis of the unity and mutual respect shown towards Fabrice Muamba.

[Ger Regan]

I can't believe this is even an issue. It's just so fucking dumb.

Agree 100%.

[supertom]

I would hope, that in the light of the events on Saturday, that professional footballers will feel less inclined to over- react when marginally challenged by tackles. It is this form of cheating aimed at getting your opponent booked or sent off which is the antithesis of the unity and mutual respect shown towards Fabrice Muamba.

This.

[Merv]

He's probably referring to Spurs because it was Spurs who were playing Bolton on Saturday. Which is why he'd have been interviewed in the first place.

[ozzjim]

He's probably referring to Spurs because it was Spurs who were playing Bolton on Saturday. Which is why he'd have been interviewed in the first place.

Cut that logical argument base out please Merv, don't you know we have to be outraged because a Spurs player has been asked a question. The last page and a half on here about this is completely bonkers. As Eamon says JJ has always been very complimentary about the Villa, and was asked about an incident in a Spurs game.

More importantly, Muamba is now talking, which is a miracle and amazing, and I hope he goes on to be able to enjoy being a father to his little boy for a long time to come.

[Olneythelonely]

I agree with the sentiment that football has showed it's more acceptable face - but nothing's changed  deep down.  It was thought that the world would be a friendlier, more caring place after Diana's death and nothing changed.

Hahahaha.