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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: darren woolley on July 29, 2012, 02:37:36 PM
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After last season I really felt down and depressed but I feel this season will be much better my mood swings have gone and I'm better with people instead of being grumpy so I feel a whole lot better now new manager new players and a new style of play I'm starting to feel good again I'm just wondering how everybody else feels.
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I'm feeling positive, we still need 2-3 players but Lambert's apparent philosophy of play has reinvigorated the club.
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Definitely feeling more positive. Looking forward to the start of the season and to watching the Villa play, which is not something that I thought last season!
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I still feel utterly wrecked from my leaving do last night. Don't do Jaeger Bombs, kids.
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Been to work. Bit tired but I'm on 2-10 tomorrow so may get a lie-in. Lovely of you to ask.
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Sorry, how rude. How are you?
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The change and transformation from the last day of the season to now is like night and day...a dark cloud has well and truly been lifted from over the club. We're only a couple of months into the PL era and its ongoing work in progress, but from the new signings to how we are playing in pre-season friendlies it is all very positive.
Last season we all watched in disbelief at the managers decisions and players performances on the pitch, and its almost as if PL has come in and changing all the things we as fans werent happy about whether that playing style or players on the pitch...strengthening in key areas, getting rid of deadwood and how we play...its a fresh outlook and even though it may take time to recover from the last few seasons, PL has started well and hopefully the positive outlook will be felt throughout the club from the fans to the players on the pitch.
UTV!!!
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Sorry, how rude. How are you?
I feel really good about the new season I'm feeling much happier we have a new direction at Villa and it makes me feel positive just can't wait for the season to start.
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Sorry, how rude. How are you?
I feel really good about the new season I'm feeling much happier we have a new direction at Villa and it makes me feel positive just can't wait for the season to start.
definately go to bed happy
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I'm feeling a bit groggy.
Just had a two hour kip on the sofa whilst the Mrs watched the F1. Sofa sleeps in the day always make me feel that way.
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I'm feeling very pissed off. I was hoping to wake up this morning and find Rhianna, Mila Kunis and Keeley in bed with me. They weren't.
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I've had terrible guts since the middle of last week. Anything I eat just goes straight through me. Never seen green shit before. Getting slowly back to relative normality now though.
Regarding the Villa, I feel fine and dandy.
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I still feel utterly wrecked from my leaving do last night. Don't do Jaeger Bombs, kids.
You bastard why didn't you warn me of that yesterday? We got through 3 bottles of the foul smelling tack last night.
I think in terms of the coming season I'd compare it to the summer of O'Neill. Like we've been through the worst of the storm. As with that season there's not a huge amount of money being flashed around but I felt that somthing positive was about to happen. Please let it last longer this time.
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I echo what Darren says.
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Best ive felt for yonks,cant wait til saturday for Forest away,does anyone know how many we are taking?bought my tickets last week and we had sold 920 by then .
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Cautiously optimistic (after all nothing's happened yet), which beats crushed, which is what I felt before.
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I'm feeling very pissed off. I was hoping to wake up this morning and find Rhianna, Mila Kunis and Keeley in bed with me. They weren't.
Hope they didn't take your car keys and wallet when they sneaked out
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I am feeling really tired today because I've had a weekend in Bath where my family surprised me by arranging for my bestest ever friend and his family to join us a surprise for my 50th and he took me to meet his friend who is a famous music producer and a big Norwich City supporter and he told me we've got a brilliant manager and then took me to have a look round Real World Studios and told me lots of great stories especially about Jay Z and it was really brilliant and I think Paul Lambert will be really good and I still feel tired but happy.
By Christopher Jameson, 50
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I still feel utterly wrecked from my leaving do last night. Don't do Jaeger Bombs, kids.
Speak for yourself old man ;)
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I'm feeling very pissed off. I was hoping to wake up this morning and find Rhianna, Mila Kunis and Keeley in bed with me. They weren't.
Hope they didn't take your car keys and wallet when they sneaked out
If they had been here they could have taken the house afterwards. It would have been worth it!
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This morning I felt ace. We just signed off on the sale of our house last night and this morning woke up to 25c hot and sunny weather as I set off for the golf course. Then on the 10th hole one of the lads playing with me shanked his second shot into my ankle. Man well and truly down. Now I've got an ice pack on it as I try to keep the swelling down.
Feel good about the Villa though.
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I feel alright. Thanks.
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I am feeling really tired today because I've had a weekend in Bath where my family surprised me by arranging for my bestest ever friend and his family to join us a surprise for my 50th and he took me to meet his friend who is a famous music producer and a big Norwich City supporter and he told me we've got a brilliant manager and then took me to have a look round Real World Studios and told me lots of great stories especially about Jay Z and it was really brilliant and I think Paul Lambert will be really good and I still feel tired but happy.
By Christopher Jameson, 50
I'm not jealous. Oh no, not me. Sounds horrid. Glad it didn't happen to me.
Bastard.
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I'm feeling very pissed off. I was hoping to wake up this morning and find Rhianna, Mila Kunis and Keeley in bed with me. They weren't.
Greedy sod.
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I am feeling really tired today because I've had a weekend in Bath where my family surprised me by arranging for my bestest ever friend and his family to join us a surprise for my 50th and he took me to meet his friend who is a famous music producer and a big Norwich City supporter and he told me we've got a brilliant manager and then took me to have a look round Real World Studios and told me lots of great stories especially about Jay Z and it was really brilliant and I think Paul Lambert will be really good and I still feel tired but happy.
By Christopher Jameson, 50
Happy 50th Chris. Sounds like you had a great day.
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I feel absolutely knackered after a long day at work measuring people's feet and what not, but very optimistic about the Villa, if not a bit impatient about the Vlaar signing - just want it to be done and done.
Excited about the Everton game as well.
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Best I've felt in ages, spent yesterday doing the garden (with some ground force type assistance) and today went in a pub for the first time since January (2 pints of orange juice and lemonade).
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I went for a 7 mile run in Sutton Park this morning, then this afternoon I watched the womens cycle road race on TV. Both have left me feeling knackered now.
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How do I feel? with all my nerve endings!
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Im feeling alright, despite the aids. Don't worry though, it's good aids.
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Full up now. After a Chinese Takeaway.
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I'm feeling very pissed off. I was hoping to wake up this morning and find Rhianna, Mila Kunis and Keeley in bed with me. They weren't.
who did you wake up with then?
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I'm suffering from destination addiction. It's something to do with thinking things will be better when X happens rather than enjoying what's happening right now. Try as I might, just can't get excited about going to work tomorrow, so once tomorrow's out the way, I'll feel happier as it's nearer the weekend. Which is apparently a classic symptom of destination addiction.
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I'm feeling very pissed off. I was hoping to wake up this morning and find Rhianna, Mila Kunis and Keeley in bed with me. They weren't.
who did you wake up with then?
Inflatable Ingrid. And she had a headache.
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I am feeling really tired today because I've had a weekend in Bath where my family surprised me by arranging for my bestest ever friend and his family to join us a surprise for my 50th and he took me to meet his friend who is a famous music producer and a big Norwich City supporter and he told me we've got a brilliant manager and then took me to have a look round Real World Studios and told me lots of great stories especially about Jay Z and it was really brilliant and I think Paul Lambert will be really good and I still feel tired but happy.
By Christopher Jameson, 50
I'm not jealous. Oh no, not me. Sounds horrid. Glad it didn't happen to me.
Bastard.
Nick, been in a few recording studios but this place was amazing especially what is supposedly the biggest control room in the world. Only ended up going by chance as my friend and I called round to visit his mate at home and as he had to go in to do some work invited us along, it was fascinating to hear some of the stories about the acts Steve had worked with and how a James Bond soundtrack comes together and about how Jay Z works in the studio, even my mate who isn't easily impressed was impressed!
Never been to Bath before and really liked the place but this was special!
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I'm feeling very pissed off. I was hoping to wake up this morning and find Rhianna, Mila Kunis and Keeley in bed with me. They weren't.
who did you wake up with then?
Inflatable Ingrid. And she had a headache.
Kryten! Unpack Rachel and get the puncture repair kit!
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I'm off work and on the road to recovery from the flu...so, mildly chuffed to be sick enough to avoid guilt.
On matters football I feel like shit. Y'see it's mid season here in Australia and my AFL team Essendon are going to shit, absolute shit, complete and utter shitty, shit type shit after being 9-1 after ten weeks we've slumped big time within 8 weeks and I can't help but notice that work is just a bit more tedious because of it. The reminders, the texts, the taunts from mates, the needling. Imagine the Villa going from Champions League hopefuls to a relegation dog fight in over a third of a season, that's what it's like.
I hate what English football has become in a decade but Villa at the moment somehow give me hope again and in Paul Lambert we trust. It's as simple as that. Still watch the Dons, but I've switched from reading BomberBlitz.com to heroesandvillains.info of late, there's a measured buzz about this place at the moment. Things are happening in the transfer market, the targets are interesting. I've explained to my Geordie workmate how perfect the fit is with PL, that we've finally got the right man for the job and just how good it feels to be Villa at the moment and I know he's sceptical but he'll learn. It's still a honeymoon period and PL is no miracle worker but bloody hell it's good to have hope again, even despite the Sky four. Brett Holman is one of our most recognised national players, which means more coverage of his progress more media interest here about the Villa a bit like when Bossie was at the club. Add to that Herd.
Out of the twenty or so sporting teams I follow globally, my feeling on all things Villa is up there, right up there out of the lot.
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I feel like shit, which may be due in some small way to the 3 bottles of wine I drank yesterday. Havencheese, I'm a Port Adelaide supporter so dont look to me for any sympathy!
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On hols in Malta and just been woken up by a pneumatic drill outside. After 4 pints and sharing a couple of bottles of vino with misses last night, feeling groggy.
Having said that feeling optimistic about Villa. Just hope expectations are realistic among our support. Top 10 next season would be a good achievement.
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I work in Northampton and no one here supprts their local team (not suprising i suppose) any how i have 2 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' fans here and they took the raving piss last season so i have confidently bet both of them £20 that we finish above them this year
I really do fancy us - especially as Rodgers will have a seriously tough time as he is selling key players and not buying anyone of note
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Best ive felt for yonks,cant wait til saturday for Forest away,does anyone know how many we are taking?bought my tickets last week and we had sold 920 by then .
3,000 sold apparently. Currently allocated 3,500 but can be increased to 5,000. That's what I've heard and seen anyway.
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Kuyt, Maxi and Aurelio gone, Borini (and Ramirez shortly) in. Not bad so far. Not conclusively great, but then we've bought no one that is a caste-iron certainty yet and haven't dumped any of our Defensive liabilities.
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Kuyt, Maxi and Aurelio gone, Borini (and Ramirez shortly) in. Not bad so far. Not conclusively great, but then we've bought no one that is a caste-iron certainty yet and haven't dumped any of our Defensive liabilities.
Doesn't mean we have to select them though*smiley thing*
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Started last season n a negative frame of mind, this changed to despair as the season 'progressed'.
I admit to initially having some minor reservations about PL, but things have steadily improved. This is mainly due to things I have heard about how much time he has put in investigating the background and personalities of all the players.
So I start this season optimistic but with a touch of realism. I am hoping for an initial big improvement in style of play and a mid table / top half league position.
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Best ive felt for yonks,cant wait til saturday for Forest away,does anyone know how many we are taking?bought my tickets last week and we had sold 920 by then .
3,000 sold apparently. Currently allocated 3,500 but can be increased to 5,000. That's what I've heard and seen anyway.
Thanks Supertom,thats more like it
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I've had terrible guts since the middle of last week. Anything I eat just goes straight through me. Never seen green shit before. Getting slowly back to relative normality now though.
Regarding the Villa, I feel fine and dandy.
You need to lay off those pints of absinthe mixed with creme de menthe and green chartreuse mate
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I'm feeling very pissed off. I was hoping to wake up this morning and find Rhianna, Mila Kunis and Keeley in bed with me. They weren't.
Sorry, they have been at mine for the weekend, just had a little breakfast and departed.
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Lonely.
Small.
Like my world means nothing at all.
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Just had tonsilitis, so feeling a bit rough still.
Villa wise? Happy with Lambert and what he's doing. A few need to go and a few need to come in.
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Just got back from my annual MOT at the doctors, my dicky ticker is still going and not getting any worse soi personally I'm feeling fine.
As for the Villa, well compared to this time last year ecstatic.
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A little misty eyed for Blighty with all this Olympic malarkey.
As for the Villa, cautiously optimistic for the season, i like the things Lambert's doing. I think we might surprise a few with a couple of quality additions defensively.
Shame Blose haven't gone bust yet though.
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I think the main thing is that we sat down and wrote a list of what we wanted to happen after last season, it would have looked something like this:-
Replace TSM (done)
Let Heskey leave, but keep Guzan (both done)
Replace the FBs (Lowton signed and both Cressell & Bertrand linked)
Get a decent DCM in (done)
Break up the Collins/Dunne partnership (Clark playing CB in pre-season and Vlarr heavily linked)
Play better and more attacking football (looking good based on pre-season so far)
So, it's more a case of what have we got to not feel positive about Villa wise? The issues are being sorted one by one. Rome wasn't built in a day, so there's no guarantee we'll do anything spectacular next season, but we WILL be better.
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I agree there, John. It's not just the players he's bringing in, it's that he seems to have so much better ideas about how to use what we already have. Bannan especially seems to be greatly improved and improving in this sort of passing team, and giving him the armband was a great touch to boost his confidence. He and Clark (at centre back) will be ones to watch next season, but Weimann and Gardner might also emerge fully. Ireland should really look to improve further in a style which suits him, and I think Guzan may surprise some, not least because his throwing distribution is very good and would help us launch attacks.
All in all, very excited. The way Lambert talks (about El Ahmadi's passing, for instance), he has a really clear vision of how to play the game and so far seems capable of getting the players to believe in it, in him, but most importantly in themselves. The contrast between now and last season couldn't be plainer.
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I am feeling really tired today because I've had a weekend in Bath where my family surprised me by arranging for my bestest ever friend and his family to join us a surprise for my 50th and he took me to meet his friend who is a famous music producer and a big Norwich City supporter and he told me we've got a brilliant manager and then took me to have a look round Real World Studios and told me lots of great stories especially about Jay Z and it was really brilliant and I think Paul Lambert will be really good and I still feel tired but happy.
By Christopher Jameson, 50
I'm not jealous. Oh no, not me. Sounds horrid. Glad it didn't happen to me.
Bastard.
Nick, been in a few recording studios but this place was amazing especially what is supposedly the biggest control room in the world. Only ended up going by chance as my friend and I called round to visit his mate at home and as he had to go in to do some work invited us along, it was fascinating to hear some of the stories about the acts Steve had worked with and how a James Bond soundtrack comes together and about how Jay Z works in the studio, even my mate who isn't easily impressed was impressed!
Never been to Bath before and really liked the place but this was special!
I trust you told him 'Pop' by U2 was a pile of shit?
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I trust you told him 'Pop' by U2 was a pile of shit?
Thought it best not to as we'd only just met and were getting along very well.
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About the Villa I feel very positive. Not been this enthusiastic for a very long time. Going to Peterborough on Wednesday and looking forward to seeing who plays and how they play.
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For the first time in a while I am looking forward to the season starting.
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I still feel utterly wrecked from my leaving do last night. Don't do Jaeger Bombs, kids.
Ugh, tell me about it.
Last time I spent a night on the 'bombs I was in my bathroom by 1 am, sitting on the loo with my head in the sink.
It was firing out of both ends, folks.
As for the Villa - feeling very positive! As said, nothing has happened yet so I'm trying not to get my hopes up but definitely looking forward to this season! A clean start is what this club needs ... just like the bathmat that took the brunt of my first wave of projectile vomit.
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I'm just back from my Stag weekend. I feel wrecked, frankly.
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I feel very positive about the coming season and just ever so slightly aggrieved that I'm travelling in South East Asia for 6 months in Sept. I'm hoping I can catch a few games while I'm over there. If I'm lucky I'll manage to see a few games as the Prem is quite popular round them parts. If McLeish was in charge I'd have happily just taken a 6 month sabbatical from the pain, but under Lambert, I feel we're going to be pretty decent.
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For the first time in a while I am looking forward to the season starting.
OK only one game in ....but - has the lack of transfer activity or links to players disappointed you so far?
I renewed as I was swept up in the frenzy that came along with the appointment of the new manager, however I am now just a tad worried beceause the squad is as weak as it has been for many years with far too many time-wasters and frankly, poor quality players.
Hopefully a few will be moved on in the next fortnight and an influx of new players to follow.
Personally the players to shift in a major hurry are Nzogbia and Ireland , who between them are costing the club at least £130K a week.
I was at Bremen and "some" of the squad managed to applaud the few hundred Villa fans from the half way line whilst Ireland just trudged off without acknowledgement whatsoever. That *ucks me off so much !
Its been a long time since my club have been amongst the favourites to go down - its not pleasant.
Lets hope the Lion does roar this Saturday and at least put up a show against a strong and efficient Everton side.
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Like many others I was excited by PL's appointment and the new players coming in but when I look at this team I can't see any guts, class or quality apart from Bent maybe - we will see what Saturday brings but am concerned already. Hope to be proved utterly wrong and eat humble pie for a season.
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Im feeling happier than last season although I still think it will be a struggle and cannot see us finsihing above 12th. Hopefully I am wrong. Im starting to get very concerned about the lack of signings made so far and this one in one out policy just doesn't make sense asyou will alwyas have the same size squad
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Im feeling happier than last season although I still think it will be a struggle and cannot see us finsihing above 12th. Hopefully I am wrong. Im starting to get very concerned about the lack of signings made so far and this one in one out policy just doesn't make sense asyou will alwyas have the same size squad
I don't think we have an issue numbers wise, just in terms of quality and ratio of contribution against cost. One in one out, if done right, will still improve us.
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Last season we under achieved, that is clear for all to see. I've seen enough of Lambert to see what he is trying to do and have every confidence that despite us have an average premiership squad he will secure a season of consolidation and mid table security whilst bringing on our young players and shipping out the deadwood.
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Like others I fear that the squad is bereft of real quality and injuries don't help. Overall I feel more positive than last season because we have a manager who seems to know what he's doing. I think we will still struggle, probably losing games we would have drawn last season but winning some we would have lost. Hopefully we'll be able to avoid getting sucked into a relegation fight but nothing is certain. The Lambert appointment is almost the last throw of the dice for Randy and if it doesn't work I don't know what the answer will be.
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I'm still absolutely buzzing for the Everton game.
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I'm not feeling the love towards the new site layout :)
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I quite like the orange.... But perhaps we could have lime green.
We are Aston Villa - we glow in the dark
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I thought I was still pissed when I logged on to the new site I'm looking forward to Everton on Saturday I think we will do better than last Saturday.
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Still feeling positive, but would like it if this Ollson swap/move came off. But as has been said Lambert knows what he's doing and a good scouting framework is being put in place. Lessons will have been learned from the game against West Ham.
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Still very positive. I'd feel much better if we added 2 or 3 more solid pieces to the squad and were able to dump Moe and Larry to join Curly who left for at West Ham.
It's easy to get a little edgy about transfers because we run our operation more secretively than the KGB. Hopefully some deals are being worked on for good players to help the cause.
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Looking forward to the pre and post match drink, not really that bothered about the football.
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Still very positive. I'd feel much better if we added 2 or 3 more solid pieces to the squad and were able to dump Moe and Larry to join Curly who left for at West Ham.
It's easy to get a little edgy about transfers because we run our operation more secretively than the KGB. Hopefully some deals are being worked on for good players to help the cause.
Usually but it was more like Carry on Spy in the case of Vlaar.
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Still very positive. I'd feel much better if we added 2 or 3 more solid pieces to the squad and were able to dump Moe and Larry to join Curly who left for at West Ham.
It's easy to get a little edgy about transfers because we run our operation more secretively than the KGB. Hopefully some deals are being worked on for good players to help the cause.
Usually but it was more like Carry on Spy in the case of Vlaar.
One of the drawbacks of modern technology is trying to keep things under wraps with a million camera phones around. Had that picture never been taken, just like the photo of Randy's plane in Norway none of us would have been the wiser. I think Villa for the most part carry out their transfer business very professionally.
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I feel extremely flat after West Ham. The goal came in a way everyone predicted from Nolan. Classic big sam hoof ball. We showed no 'gung ho' urgency with 5 mins to go and to top it all it was a bit moody outside afterwards. And £39 for the pleasure.
Then Everton beat Man U the other day and its now oh so bloody predictable that they will score from a corner against us.
I need to keep the faith.
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I feel extremely flat after West Ham. The goal came in a way everyone predicted from Nolan. Classic big sam hoof ball. We showed no 'gung ho' urgency with 5 mins to go and to top it all it was a bit moody outside afterwards. And £39 for the pleasure.
Then Everton beat Man U the other day and its now oh so bloody predictable that they will score from a corner against us.
I need to keep the faith.
You need to keep the faith because Lambert has a solid track record, is the bloke most of us wanted, and has been in charge for one game. It is ludicrous to think he'd have fixed all of our problem areas by now. We really won't see a consistent change in our play until Christmas in my opinion. We'll have enough fight about us to be comfortably in mid table at that point.
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I'm still optimistic, we just need to sign some players before the end of the window.