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Title: Press-ious
Post by: dave.woodhall on September 04, 2022, 12:04:05 AM
Sorry for the delay.

https://thebirminghampress.com/2022/09/aston-villa-and-what-money-cant-buy/
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Brazilian Villain on September 04, 2022, 12:10:12 AM
Good write-up (and a new press- pun).
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Villan82 on September 04, 2022, 12:49:44 AM
That league cup final was 2020, just before all the time-distorting craziness started
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Post by: eamonn on September 04, 2022, 12:53:47 AM
Good write-up (and a new press- pun).

Finally! (The latter, only, I mean 😁)
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: frankmosswasmyuncle on September 04, 2022, 01:18:26 AM
Good one Dave!
You just let the one eyed, biased, fawning officials off a little too easily.
A goodly number of their decisions, never mind the BIG ONE, were unacceptable. If you, or I, did our jobs as badly as they did today, we'd be struggling to get a gig tomorrow!
All being said, sweet dreams!
UTFV!
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Louzie0 on September 04, 2022, 01:34:22 AM
Great writing, great weekend!
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: ChicagoLion on September 04, 2022, 03:42:01 AM
Good stuff.
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Post by: TopDeck113 on September 04, 2022, 09:33:33 AM
Great stuff.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Legion on September 04, 2022, 11:01:34 AM
Done.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Lizz on September 04, 2022, 11:02:32 AM
Excellent read.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: MplsVilla on September 04, 2022, 11:11:36 AM
Good read as always. I'd like to say I knew we'd play well, but I'm not press-cient when it comes to predicting Villa performances.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: darren woolley on September 04, 2022, 11:12:00 AM
Great read Dave.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Nii Lamptey on September 04, 2022, 12:18:05 PM
Bang on Dave.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Baldy on September 04, 2022, 01:42:06 PM
Brilliant read (as always).

Cheers
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Villa Lew on September 05, 2022, 01:16:18 PM
Great read Dave, the line about the City fans will never have the same feeling we did, when Leon scored, is so true. Despite having 2 very dodgy knees, I still managed to jump 6 feet in the air, still recovering now.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: cdward on September 05, 2022, 01:27:38 PM
Good read.
Good point about the fan boys/bandwagonners.
That Louie Barry goal against Liverpool was the same, it gave us such a buzz, they just wouldn't get it.
Can't wait for us to actually win something again.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: bob on September 05, 2022, 01:55:24 PM
Good write-up (and a new press- pun).

Finally! (The latter, only, I mean 😁)

If you abandoned the puns the articles would get more views
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Paul.S on September 05, 2022, 02:19:00 PM
People were just laughing at them afterwards. “It’s your cup final” and something about the “champions league” had a lot of us in stitches. I did like one retort from a Villa fan who after being bated for not being in the champions league offered to take them on a stadium tour to see it. We laughed but they didn’t have a clue what he was talking about. Give me this grand old club any day, warts and all and please god never turn us into them.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: dave.woodhall on September 05, 2022, 05:37:53 PM
Great read Dave.

Thanks Daz.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: clash city rocker on September 05, 2022, 05:57:45 PM
People were just laughing at them afterwards. “It’s your cup final” and something about the “champions league” had a lot of us in stitches. I did like one retort from a Villa fan who after being bated for not being in the champions league offered to take them on a stadium tour to see it. We laughed but they didn’t have a clue what he was talking about. Give me this grand old club any day, warts and all and please god never turn us into them.

Go back to the late 70's and their fans were much the same as ours.  Fast forward to 2022 and it has totally changed. Which camp would I rather be on....VILLA
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: eamonn on September 05, 2022, 06:42:04 PM
Great read Dave.

Thanks Daz.

What about the rest of us?  :-\
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: tom jennings III on September 05, 2022, 08:06:28 PM
Excellent read and spot on about the feelings their current crop of fans will never know.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: Villa in Denmark on September 05, 2022, 08:18:52 PM
Re their "fans"

Last season I had the misfortune to watch them dismantle someone in the company of (bear with me) my wife's, cousin's 18 year old son.
He greeted each City goal with Danish equivalent of thank you. (Ja tak)
The next game up was our home game against Brentford. When Buendia scored that pearler to equalise I jumped out of the sofa shouting something along the lines of "get in you beauty". The look on his face was utter confusion. He just didn't get that a goal could provoke that kind of joyous reaction.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: ldavfc4eva on September 05, 2022, 08:22:16 PM
Well written and balanced review Dave.

Ash was my MOTM, made such a difference once he was on.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: dave.woodhall on September 05, 2022, 10:11:14 PM
Great read Dave.

Thanks Daz.

What about the rest of us?  :-\

I'm not intimidated by the rest of you.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: eamonn on September 06, 2022, 03:45:54 PM
Ah, so that's what it is.

I'm glad I've always been pleasant to Daz, now.
Title: Re: Press-ious
Post by: dcdavecollett on September 09, 2022, 01:59:32 AM
I remember when Chiles was presenting MOTD 2 years ago when the Baggies were in the Prem.

WBA had won 1-0 at Wigan with a desperate backs-to -the-wall effort.

Chiles explained that teams like Man U and Chelsea expect to win 3/4-0 against the Latics so would be disappointed with a single goal win. He, of course, was elated.

Dave's comment about Citeh reminded me of this.
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