It is 3am. I am sitting at home all alone – work is 36 hours away – my lad is away camping. My gonads are freshly emptied (thank you Mrs Simpson), I have been fed, and there is nothing on telly, so my mind has turned to the inevitable - AstonVilla and the transfer window.
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And after reading all the recycled copy and the endless comments on what the club – Misters McLeish or Lerner, have or have not done – I am troubled by a singular question. What is it with the internet and Villa fans?
Now I can’t say that our bit of last minute transfer window has me sporting a fine erection either, but neither am I contemplating vaulting off the nearest tall building.
My own personal opinion of the merits of our new players aside – what has struck me lies not in the bland media reportage (why do players always ‘hail’ colleagues and ‘eye’ opportunities?) no, what has struck me are the comments underneath these bland reports.
Page upon page of ‘woe is me’ and ‘the sky is falling’ coming from the internet Villans.
Here’s a sample of Villa fans on our final business.
Really... What are they going to offer that we dont/didnt have!! 2 rubbish purchases!! i for one am not happy
Calbeanie
Well a lot of us aint happy about the whole outa pocket scenario we find ourselves in with a depleted squad but to be honest beggers cant be choosers as they say :l
ClivetheVillan
absolute rubbish why has it taken till the last few hours to sign 2 players, since l young and makoun both went on friday and saturday, panic buying at its worse i really think lerner is going to sell up very soon?
banksie
FFS, we really are a laughing stock. More rejects from teams that we were on a par with a few years ago. There's NO marmite, he's just very average who makes more mistakes than chances.
Villan444
Now I don’t want to get into an argument about the worth of the individual players involved here. I am interested in the reactions to these transfers. And what I am seeing is a disconnect - a 180 degree difference in how the two sets of fans (on the internet) are reacting.
Here’s some Spurs fans reacting in the Daily Mail
Two players who Redknapp did not give a fair run to, If Jenas plays then I agree he will be instrumental in the midfield, good engine hard worker box to box player, what Tottenham dont now have! And Hutton he looks good going forward as he showed last season when he scored a couple, I'd try him as a right mid / winger, he could be like Gareth Bale, quality crosser of the ball. Our loss your gain, If Redknapp don't like you then your out !
- Mike, Bromley, 01/9/2011 13:00
Jenas is a great signing for Villa. Vastly under rated at Spurs, he'll be back in the England squad by the end of the season with a full season under his belt. Good luck JJ, hopefully you'll get the first team starts you deserve.
- Tony, London, 01/9/2011 08:50
With the money they made at the sales they should have given spurs 8 million and get Jenas on a permanent 4 year deal. He is a good young player and will improve given time on the pitch.
- Tony Blaire, Godalming, 01/9/2011 05:41
Does anyone else notice a distinct difference in the two reactions.
Now I’m not saying these signings will be a success or a failure – I’ll leave that to Mystic Meg and the twats on TalkSport – what I am saying is that 'internet' Villa fans do appear to be significantly more miserable than the average premiership fan.
Is it the Villa? Or is it the internet? Or is it the fact that Habib didn't go to Hull after all? If it's the latter - I'll let it lie, as I am considerably more miserable that yow!
UTV
Gentlemen I thank you all. Thankfully my Mrs S resembles neither suggestion - then again neither does she resemble young Jessica, alas.
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Though If we are to get distracted by animated lust I must confess a cartoonish hankering for Lois Griffin.
(http://www.deviantart.com/download/150620787/Smexy_Lois_Griffin_by_cutiekat1600.jpg)
My conclusion on the OP - tis the tinternet - a magnet for malcontents and the socially inept.
And for those seeking more self flagellation and woe mongering may I present - Bulgaria v England.
A fine if backward country that boasts a wide selection of mature and inexpensive tarts - could this be behind Wayne Rooney's comment 'I am in a happy place both on and off the pitch'? Shame they banned phone hacking really.
Still - it could be worse - we could be Evertonians or some other form of bluenose.
UTV
Gentlemen I thank you all. Thankfully my Mrs S resembles neither suggestion - then again neither does she resemble young Jessica, alas.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bJR-kSjgByk/TZHdna081pI/AAAAAAAAAEc/sxjabUYlC7I/s1600/jessica%2Bsimpson%2Bnipple%2Bslip%2Bwhile%2Bslapping%2Blady%2Bgaga.jpg)
Though If we are to get distracted by animated lust I must confess a cartoonish hankering for Lois Griffin.
(http://www.deviantart.com/download/150620787/Smexy_Lois_Griffin_by_cutiekat1600.jpg)
My conclusion on the OP - tis the tinternet - a magnet for malcontents and the socially inept.
And for those seeking more self flagellation and woe mongering may I present - Bulgaria v England.
A fine if backward country that boasts a wide selection of mature and inexpensive tarts - could this be behind Wayne Rooney's comment 'I am in a happy place both on and off the pitch'? Shame they banned phone hacking really.
Still - it could be worse - we could be Evertonians or some other form of bluenose.
UTV
I like a couple of big guns up front, but I thought we were going 4-5-1.