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Title: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: kingshirker on October 27, 2011, 11:21:30 AM


Sunderland fan here. Leo Osborn, a Villa fan who is sort of the Archbishop of Canterbury for Methodists, has done the opposing supporter Q&A. In case anyone's interested, it's at

http://salutsunderland.com/2011/10/aston-villa-who-are-you-shankly-was-wrong-about-football-2/ (http://salutsunderland.com/2011/10/aston-villa-who-are-you-shankly-was-wrong-about-football-2/)


He gives a plug to this site (which i shall add as a proper link)

We want different outcomes but other than that, I hope your travelling support has a good day out.
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: Nelly on October 27, 2011, 11:35:13 AM
Cheers for the link, kingshirker, good reading. :)
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: jcsutv on October 27, 2011, 11:39:11 AM
Talks a lot of sense and I only hope he has got the prediction wrong.
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: richard moore on October 27, 2011, 11:51:16 AM
Could have been my answers almost word for word. Especially the point about Shankly and his twattish comment which seems to be venerated by anyone in football on a scouser sentimentality trip
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: MarkM on October 27, 2011, 11:57:20 AM
good link thanks
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: PeterWithesShin on October 27, 2011, 12:34:55 PM
A decent read, but surely he was joking when he said MON had limited resources? And I don't think anyone believes Emile cost us a title either.
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: JUAN PABLO on October 27, 2011, 12:41:23 PM
good read . I wish I felt like this is the best it will get when I was at Rotterdam , I was to young and I thought at the time , we were going to be top dogs for years , how naive I was.
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: Vanilla on October 27, 2011, 03:07:36 PM
A decent read, but surely he was joking when he said MON had limited resources? And I don't think anyone believes Emile cost us a title either.

His signing didn't cost us a title, but after he arrived in that January 08/09 transfer window, we changed our style of play to accommodate him I thought. This is OK if his goal ratio was 1 in 2 (or 3, 4 or even 5). Sadly it wasn't and our form slipped.
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: PeterWithesShin on October 27, 2011, 03:11:31 PM
A decent read, but surely he was joking when he said MON had limited resources? And I don't think anyone believes Emile cost us a title either.

His signing didn't cost us a title, but after he arrived in that January 08/09 transfer window, we changed our style of play to accommodate him I thought. This is OK if his goal ratio was 1 in 2 (or 3, 4 or even 5). Sadly it wasn't and our form slipped.

While he may have cost us 4th place, it's still a bit OTT to claim he cost us a title.
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: Vanilla on October 27, 2011, 03:18:51 PM
A decent read, but surely he was joking when he said MON had limited resources? And I don't think anyone believes Emile cost us a title either.

His signing didn't cost us a title, but after he arrived in that January 08/09 transfer window, we changed our style of play to accommodate him I thought. This is OK if his goal ratio was 1 in 2 (or 3, 4 or even 5). Sadly it wasn't and our form slipped.

While he may have cost us 4th place, it's still a bit OTT to claim he cost us a title.

I know, who'd have thought a man of religion would resort to hyperbole.
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: Nastylee on October 27, 2011, 04:58:06 PM
Sound like a bit of an armchair supporter :)
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: john e on October 27, 2011, 05:51:33 PM
so if he comes on here, who is it ? whats his user name ?
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: kingshirker on October 27, 2011, 06:04:27 PM
so if he comes on here, who is it ? whats his user name ?


Does anyone log on as God?
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: eamonn on October 27, 2011, 06:17:41 PM
Jebediah Springfield?
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: Legion on October 27, 2011, 06:38:29 PM
so if he comes on here, who is it ? whats his user name ?


Does anyone log on as God?

That's reserved for Paul McGrath.
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: Louzie0 on October 27, 2011, 06:48:48 PM
Cheers for the link, kingshirker, good reading. :)

Enjoyed it - thanks kingshirker.
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: newtonsballs on October 27, 2011, 07:25:00 PM
so if he comes on here, who is it ? whats his user name ?
Godfrey?
Title: Re: Villan church leader previews Sunderland game
Post by: cheltenhamlion on October 27, 2011, 07:51:20 PM
Its me. I have delusions of grandeur.
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