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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: dave.woodhall on July 24, 2016, 10:56:52 PM

Title: Press-ing away
Post by: dave.woodhall on July 24, 2016, 10:56:52 PM: Read 'em and weep. A bit.

http://thebirminghampress.com/2016/07/are-we-nearly-there-yet/
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: kippaxvilla2 on July 24, 2016, 11:08:40 PM: Re the Matty Taylor comment, I would give him a try - Jamie Vardy didn't too badly when Leicester took him. Agree it is a risk though.
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: Louzie0 on July 24, 2016, 11:16:47 PM: I liked the reference to our new owners acknowledging the tradition of heading down the M5!

Playing Boro rather than Barca is more useful at this point, I think you're right.
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: Desi on July 25, 2016, 04:02:24 AM: Your mention, Dave, of creativity (lack of) made me wonder about Adama Traore!

Has anyone heard what is the situation with hom?
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: ldavfc4eva on July 25, 2016, 06:30:03 AM: As always Dave, a nicely written piece. As Desi has posted above, what is the deal with Adama? He seems to have been injured in some way or other since we signed him.
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: robbo1874 on July 25, 2016, 10:28:04 AM: Nice if we get a decent crowd against Boro.

I once attended a pre-season friendly at Parkhead where Celtic attracted a crowd of 52,000 against Fulham ( mate is a Fulham fan). Doubt we'll get half that number, but we'll see.
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: old man villa fan on July 25, 2016, 10:50:25 AM: Quote from: robbo1874 on July 25, 2016, 10:28:04 AM
Nice if we get a decent crowd against Boro.

I once attended a pre-season friendly at Parkhead where Celtic attracted a crowd of 52,000 against Fulham ( mate is a Fulham fan). Doubt we'll get half that number, but we'll see.

I went to the pre-season friendly when we played Celtic up there. Cooper made is debut and Walters was playing. The Celtic fans were not friendly.
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: robbo1874 on July 25, 2016, 11:00:07 AM: We had a great weekend in all honesty. Made all the better by a mate 'smuggling' a few grams of the good stuff on the flight up.

The area around Celtic Park was a real shock though. Run down and deprived doesn't really do it justice. Only comparable place I've seen in England is Salford.
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: darren woolley on July 25, 2016, 04:12:52 PM: Good read Dave.
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: dave.woodhall on July 25, 2016, 05:42:16 PM: Quote from: kippaxvilla2 on July 24, 2016, 11:08:40 PM
Re the Matty Taylor comment, I would give him a try - Jamie Vardy didn't too badly when Leicester took him. Agree it is a risk though.

I think Leicester were able to give him a year to find his feet whereas we've got to hit the ground running.
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: Diablo on July 26, 2016, 10:01:59 AM: Ouch! The 'Premier League giants Middlesbrough' bit is depressing. Add Bournemouth, Burnley, Hull, Palace, Southampton, Stoke, Swansea etc hits home our current position/plight (and that's without naming who we'll shortly be lining up against).
Title: Re: Press-ing away
Post by: frankmosswasmyuncle on July 26, 2016, 10:18:58 AM: Another great piece Mr Woodhall, summing our situation up very neatly.

Agree massively that the most obvious must for our team is a striker with some presence and nous....Gestede is not it!

I'd take Andy Lochhead, Sammy Morgan or Peter Withe without thinking about it!
If only....