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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Drummond on January 08, 2026, 02:03:33 PM
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From the tap-in merchant..
🚨🟣🔵 EXCLUSIVE: Aston Villa agree deal to sign 16 year old talent Brian Madjo from Metz, here we go!
€12m deal agreed for 2009 born gem with surprise move orchestrated by #AVFC behind the scenes.
Contract valid for 5 years. Medical booked. 💣
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
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3 Goals in 7 Games for the England U17 side.
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A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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The fact that we've reached the stage in life whereby it costs more to buy an England Under 17 player than it did to buy Stan Collymore makes me feel old.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
that song wont catch on
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The fact that we've reached the stage in life whereby it costs more to buy an England Under 17 player than it did to buy Stan Collymore makes me feel old.
the born in 2009 didnt help !
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Oh, ho, ho,
it's Madjo, you know,
Never believe it's not so.
He's magic, you know.
Never believe he'll not score.
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Another PSR purchase, wonder who they will loan him out to?
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Madjo
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A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Doffs cap.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
If he's a success in Birmingham, he'll look past the Duchy.
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Ah, so you’re expecting him to play on the left hand side?
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2009 born!? That was only yesterday.
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Christ, I've just realised both my nephews are older than him.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Madjo
U16 for Luxembourg but U17 for England
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Born 2009 is hard to fathom. Hope he’s great.
He’s the 5th Villa player with Mad in his name.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Madjo
U16 for Luxembourg but U17 for England
3 caps for the first team according to that (last one in the summer against RoI). Confused as to how he can then play for England U17, mind.
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They were friendlies.
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Wikipedia reckons he's a Luxembourg international:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Madjo
U16 for Luxembourg but U17 for England
3 caps for the first team according to that (last one in the summer against RoI). Confused as to how he can then play for England U17, mind.
Would they have been friendlies? I think you can change provided you haven't played a competitive game like Declan Rice Ireland to England.
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Would they have been friendlies? I think you can change provided you haven't played a competitive game like the traitor Deco Rice, Ireland to England.
Yes, that's my understanding too.
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2009 born!? That was only yesterday.
..I'll be on 'Top of the World' if he's any good....gets coat...
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Would they have been friendlies? I think you can change provided you haven't played a competitive game like the traitor Deco Rice, Ireland to England.
Yes, that's my understanding too.
Think you've added a few words to my post there BV
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He'll be 17 on Monday 12th January. Built like the proverbial brick S*** house! Very strong and athletic according to reports....
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Ooh, maybe we do have some money? Welcome, Brian.
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I've got socks older than him.
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Born 2009 is hard to fathom. Hope he’s great.
He’s the 5th Villa player with Mad in his name.
That's a madjic stat.
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I've got socks older than him.
My socks have got holes older than him.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
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He's Madjo
He's in the claret and blue
Madjo, Madjo
And he's gonna score one or two
Bob Marley - Jammin
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
I think that was the least excited i have ever been with a footballers showreel
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Would they have been friendlies? I think you can change provided you haven't played a competitive game like the traitor Deco Rice, Ireland to England.
Yes, that's my understanding too.
Think you've added a few words to my post there BV
Sorry about that, must be the bloody autocorrect.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
I think that was the least excited i have ever been with a footballers showreel
😂 He lost the ball most times.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
I think that was the least excited i have ever been with a footballers showreel
😂 He lost the ball most timeHe's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
he is indeed and very raw
I think that was the least excited i have ever been with a footballers showreel
they can be misleading anyway
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"Modern" things that are older than Madj.
The Credit Crunch
The iphone
Bitcoin
Spotify
The Inbetweeners
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Iron Man)
Barack Obama winning The Presidency (though was inaugurated 8 days after he was born)
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I'm sure he'll be fine, but if I was him I'd be getting my team to get that 'highlights' video taken down.
Does look a big strong chap though.
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2009 born!? That was only yesterday.
I hope he passed his GCSE's last year?
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He's English. He's a Centre Forward and he's 1.93m tall.
Yes but he's no Crouch.
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Hugely exciting 24 hours for him. Signing for the Villa AND potential snow day tomorrow.
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Hugely exciting 24 hours for him. Signing for the Villa AND potential snow day tomorrow.
in his contract , no snow ball fights or sledging
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"Modern" things that are older than Madj.
The Credit Crunch
The iphone
Bitcoin
Spotify
The Inbetweeners
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Iron Man)
Barack Obama winning The Presidency (though was inaugurated 8 days after he was born)
Getting worringly close to the point I have to look my daughter in the eye - and say - "he's younger than you - and hes already worth x million, and you cant even put your plate in the F***ing dishwasher"
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Does signing him and yer man from Brazil mean we can't buy any proper grown-up players this January?
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
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Does signing him and yer man from Brazil mean we can't buy any proper grown-up players this January?
Well, you'd think it'd suggest we can, as if we were strapped for available money, we surely wouldn't be wasting it on him and Alysson who aren't first team potentials for a while.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
He's the perfect height at 6' 4", he only looks massive in the video because he's playing against Scotch people.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
Even if he turns out to be total d0gshit, David Moyes will still give us £25m for him.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
I wonder what he wants to be when he grows up?
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
I wonder what he wants to be when he grows up?
I hope it's "on loan to VVV Venlo" or he's going to be disappointed based on recent history.
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Looks like he's attending the Ollie Watkins school for finishing though. Unai will sort him. Welcome Brian, please don't hit me.
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I didn't think people in 2009 called their babies Brian. I thought it was one of those names that people stopped using like Keith and Norman.
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My understanding is that he was named after Brian Molko.
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He had solid cheekbones.
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He’s a beast of a boy. Imagine how big he’ll be when he grows up!
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I hope, with that build, he doesn't grow in to Ade Akinfenwa.
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I didn't think people in 2009 called their babies Brian. I thought it was one of those names that people stopped using like Keith and Norman.
And Dave? ;)
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There is no one younger than 50 in England called Dave. I have 12 friends called Dave, they are early to late 60's
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He was born 2 days after we beat Smethwick with a team which included Ashley Young and James Milner.
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The clip reminds me of the Jonah Lomu video where he was a schoolboy, just miles bigger and stronger than all the other kids his age.
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I loved the last Brian who played for us . Lets hope he is 20% as good.
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I know this kid is a few years off but I would love for us to find a current day Benteke. That fucking beast would massacre teams in this Emery side.
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I loved the last Brian who played for us . Lets hope he is 20% as good.
But he was Small...
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I know this kid is a few years off but I would love for us to find a current day Benteke. That fucking beast would massacre teams in this Emery side.
Nail on the head. It would be spell binding.
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I didn't think people in 2009 called their babies Brian. I thought it was one of those names that people stopped using like Keith and Norman.
I have a Forest supporting friend who named their son born around this time Brian.
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Looks like Heskey in those clips. He also makes the ball look very small.
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He's a big unit!
https://youtu.be/284em-piztw?si=HG3GrBwn-ade0A-0
Jesus Mary, the fucking size of him.
I wonder what he wants to be when he grows up?
Looked like he was playing against a team of Alan Wright’s.
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Doesn't matter how good he turns out to be. The signing has been more than justified by this thread.
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There is no one younger than 50 in England called Dave. I have 12 friends called Dave, they are early to late 60's
I'll have you know I'm a sprightly 42 years old.
You're not too old to be put over my knee, young man.
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Looks like Heskey in those clips. He also makes the ball look very small.
Harder for the keeper to save if it's smaller, clever lad.
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Most boys stop growing by 18 years old, so at very nearly now17, Brian could still grow a bit taller!
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Best of luck hopefully see you in the first team by 2030
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Most boys stop growing by 18 years old, so at very nearly now17, Brian could still grow a bit taller!
Looks like he needs to fill out a bit.
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It's going to be interesting seeing what happens when they let this lad loose in an U18's match. It'll look like a one-man assault charge against a team of six-year-olds.
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It's going to be interesting seeing what happens when they let this lad loose in an U18's match. It'll look like a one-man assault charge against a team of six-year-olds.
It'll be like watching Jonah Lomu back in the day.
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Most boys stop growing by 18 years old, so at very nearly now17, Brian could still grow a bit taller!
Looks like he needs to fill out a bit.
There's a bit of Rooney about him at 16, as he was physically bigger than anyone else. Just that Rooney tended to fill out in the wrong areas
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Moen wi aset Brian
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He looks about as 16 as Luke Littler did when he burst onto the scene, the perfect answer to our right sided attacking problem 😂😂
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He's not 16 surely?!
I'm getting George Weah v Verona vibes already.
Its reminded of a PE lesson at school once where for the first (and only) time we were told we'd be playing rugby for an hour.
The biggest kid powering forward with a virtual entire opposition on his back still.makes me smile when I recall it.
Luckily I was on his team and just handed the ball to him when we had possession of it.
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Medical today according to Fabrizio
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Hope our medical bed is long enough.
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He's not 16 surely?!
I'm getting George Weah v Verona vibes already.
Its reminded of a PE lesson at school once where for the first (and only) time we were told we'd be playing rugby for an hour.
The biggest kid powering forward with a virtual entire opposition on his back still.makes me smile when I recall it.
Luckily I was on his team and just handed the ball to him when we had possession of it.
This reminded me when I coached youth football and we had a coloured centre forward who was about 6 foot, built like a wall and ran like the wind. The coaching strategy was hoof the ball down the pitch for him to chase, never failed, he scored loads, we won the league two seasons in a row. I advised him to give up football as he had no chance of making it, as he had no real football ability and go into athletics, never knew if he took my advice!
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'Coloured'?
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Madjo will not be part of our European squad so not on the books according to UEFAs rules. Strikes me this is the owners using their money to exploit every possible loop hole.
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Great to see young players being brought into the club but where does that leave the likes of Rory Wilson who is 20, has been breaking scoring records for fun at all ages yet does not get a look in around our first team.
This kid will be years and years away surely?
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Great to see young players being brought into the club but where does that leave the likes of Rory Wilson who is 20, has been breaking scoring records for fun at all ages yet does not get a look in around our first team.
This kid will be years and years away surely?
It leaves Rory Wilson going to somewhere like Everton for £10m in a dodgy deal…
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I loved the last Brian who played for us . Lets hope he is 20% as good.
10th March 1980. The last time the name Brian appeared on a Villa 1st team sheet.
https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3583
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I loved the last Brian who played for us . Lets hope he is 20% as good.
I love this website.
Got all the info I wanted about my first ever visit to VP.
August 28th 1974
Aston Villa 6 Hull City 0.
Can anyone share memories?
Sorry its off topic!
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'Coloured'?
When I was 6, I covered myself in brown poster paint because I thought that’s what I needed to do to become a shit hot winger like Tony Daley (who I idolised). My mum gave me a right bollocking, took ages to get it out of my clothes & the carpet.
As a kid I was thick as pig shit.
Anyway, maybe that’s what was meant? The forward made the same mistake but used crayola crayons or something to colour himself in?
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A bit worse than a young Olof's Beard who put a mop on his head and pretended to be Tony D.
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He's not 16 surely?!
I'm getting George Weah v Verona vibes already.
Its reminded of a PE lesson at school once where for the first (and only) time we were told we'd be playing rugby for an hour.
The biggest kid powering forward with a virtual entire opposition on his back still.makes me smile when I recall it.
Luckily I was on his team and just handed the ball to him when we had possession of it.
I had similar, we played rugby against another school with a player called Big Bill. Guy was a monster. It's like when a dad is playing with his kids and they're all over him, hanging on his back, one round each leg, and still he plods forward.
All you could hear was their PE Teacher "give it Bill, GIVE IT BILL!"
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Back in the day I volunteered to play in a School staff rugby match.
I had no idea about rugby.
I was a new, young member of staff and fit so they put me on the wing.
The other school had a monster playing for them called Derek Nutt....any rugby fans of a certain age on here will know he played for Moseley when Moseley were good.
He broke with the ball and came running towards me with arms and legs pumping like a steam train, the ball like a boiled egg in one mighty hand....I shaped up to tackle him head on, took a second look and thought "F**k this, I've got to turn up for work in the morning". He didn't sidestep me, I sidestepped him! I stretched my arms out a bit to make it look like a bit of an effort but clearly lacking conviction!
Tbf, the rugby playing guys said after the game that if it had been them they would have done the same!
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He's not 16 surely?!
I'm getting George Weah v Verona vibes already.
Its reminded of a PE lesson at school once where for the first (and only) time we were told we'd be playing rugby for an hour.
The biggest kid powering forward with a virtual entire opposition on his back still.makes me smile when I recall it.
Luckily I was on his team and just handed the ball to him when we had possession of it.
I had similar, we played rugby against another school with a player called Big Bill. Guy was a monster. It's like when a dad is playing with his kids and they're all over him, hanging on his back, one round each leg, and still he plods forward.
All you could hear was their PE Teacher "give it Bill, GIVE IT BILL!"
Sounds like a complete tactical masterclass from Mr PE teacher there.
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I know what you men Frank. Before one rugby match where our opponents seemed two years older and 20% bigger than us our pre-match coaching was being told "don't forget lads ,the bigger they are the lower you tackle them". I regarded this as an instruction to throw myself to the ground at the first sign of potential contact and survived unscathed.
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'Coloured'?
Terminology changes with the times SE
I think most of us of a certain age will remember Basil D’Olveira, the great all rounder cricketer who played for England in the 60/70s, born in South Africa
He was routinely referred to by the media as “the Cape Coloured Cricketer” and no one took offence at the phrase
In years to come, it would not surprise me if the term “people of colour” was deemed to be unacceptable
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In North America "coloured" as a term isn't looked upon the same way. I would consider myself a person of colour or if referred to that way wouldn't be offended. Doesn't hold true everywhere I'm sure based on what is considered acceptable.
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Great to see young players being brought into the club but where does that leave the likes of Rory Wilson who is 20, has been breaking scoring records for fun at all ages yet does not get a look in around our first team.
This kid will be years and years away surely?
It is great to see young players being signed, but at 10ML?, really, at 16, more importantly and getting back to reality whats being done about the present season for the senior squad depth, wafer thin squad, we hit a raw patch in the coming months and things could easily turn arse about face in an instant, if we have any chance of firming up our top 4 spot, winning the Europa and possibly the FA Cup we need quality players.
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Back in the day I volunteered to play in a School staff rugby match.
I had no idea about rugby.
I was a new, young member of staff and fit so they put me on the wing.
The other school had a monster playing for them called Derek Nutt....any rugby fans of a certain age on here will know he played for Moseley when Moseley were good.
He broke with the ball and came running towards me with arms and legs pumping like a steam train, the ball like a boiled egg in one mighty hand....I shaped up to tackle him head on, took a second look and thought "F**k this, I've got to turn up for work in the morning". He didn't sidestep me, I sidestepped him! I stretched my arms out a bit to make it look like a bit of an effort but clearly lacking conviction!
Tbf, the rugby playing guys said after the game that if it had been them they would have done the same!
Must have been Cockshut Hill school you were playing?
I know a few guys from when I played who were taught by Derek Nutt. He still goes to Moseley.
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Could have been Sheldon Heath
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In North America "coloured" as a term isn't looked upon the same way. I would consider myself a person of colour or if referred to that way wouldn't be offended. Doesn't hold true everywhere I'm sure based on what is considered acceptable.
Yeah, a good friend of mine is a black guy from New York, and I once referred to someone (else) being black. His response was, "I think you meant to say coloured".
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Back in the day I volunteered to play in a School staff rugby match.
I had no idea about rugby.
I was a new, young member of staff and fit so they put me on the wing.
The other school had a monster playing for them called Derek Nutt....any rugby fans of a certain age on here will know he played for Moseley when Moseley were good.
He broke with the ball and came running towards me with arms and legs pumping like a steam train, the ball like a boiled egg in one mighty hand....I shaped up to tackle him head on, took a second look and thought "F**k this, I've got to turn up for work in the morning". He didn't sidestep me, I sidestepped him! I stretched my arms out a bit to make it look like a bit of an effort but clearly lacking conviction!
Tbf, the rugby playing guys said after the game that if it had been them they would have done the same!
Must have been Cockshut Hill school you were playing?
I know a few guys from when I played who were taught by Derek Nutt. He still goes to Moseley.
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Could have been Sheldon Heath
Yes....Sheldon Heath and another school combined....I think!??? Broadway?
Probably 1975/76ish
We didn't win.
Thanks nigel!
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Back in the day I volunteered to play in a School staff rugby match.
I had no idea about rugby.
I was a new, young member of staff and fit so they put me on the wing.
The other school had a monster playing for them called Derek Nutt....any rugby fans of a certain age on here will know he played for Moseley when Moseley were good.
He broke with the ball and came running towards me with arms and legs pumping like a steam train, the ball like a boiled egg in one mighty hand....I shaped up to tackle him head on, took a second look and thought "F**k this, I've got to turn up for work in the morning". He didn't sidestep me, I sidestepped him! I stretched my arms out a bit to make it look like a bit of an effort but clearly lacking conviction!
Tbf, the rugby playing guys said after the game that if it had been them they would have done the same!
Must have been Cockshut Hill school you were playing?
I know a few guys from when I played who were taught by Derek Nutt. He still goes to Moseley.
Edit
Could have been Sheldon Heath
So talking football now not Rugby, not much on Rugby but actually I wasn't allowed to play after a certain age, ( football) so Cockshot Hill, wow theirs a blast from the past and Sheldon Heath Comp, they developed some seriously good players (football), think it was Sammy Cousins (think that was his name) shit he was such a talented lad, and Southerns he was from another school at region level and England schoolboy level, so I went on to play for Stanley Star, the then Villa academy, and England schoolboy level, eventually signed for Wolves as a youngster, injury forced me out, played for various Semi Pro sides until the finish Stafford Rangers, Solihull Borough, Moor Green, Paget Rangers, over by Sutton way, highlight was the Jeff Hall trophy as a youngster at Villa Park, which we won. Great times.
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In North America "coloured" as a term isn't looked upon the same way. I would consider myself a person of colour or if referred to that way wouldn't be offended. Doesn't hold true everywhere I'm sure based on what is considered acceptable.
Edited to be less antagonistic.
Line dancing is acceptable in North America.
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In North America "coloured" as a term isn't looked upon the same way. I would consider myself a person of colour or if referred to that way wouldn't be offended. Doesn't hold true everywhere I'm sure based on what is considered acceptable.
Edited to be less antagonistic.
Line dancing is acceptable in North America.
North America includes Canada and Mexico. Line dancing for the most part is hillbilly southern US states. Don't group is in with them.
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My parents went to Sheldon Heath Comp, at the same time as Roy Wood, and more famously as it came up in conversation, Dave Shelley of this Parish.
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My parents went to Sheldon Heath Comp, at the same time as Roy Wood, and more famously as it came up in conversation, Dave Shelley of this Parish.
😁
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I can imagine the conversation with Unai at Bodymoor.
"We'll be sending you on loan."
"You won't."
"Er, okay then you can stay here with the under-21s."
"First team."
"Hmmm, that's fine. It'll be good experience for when you're in the matchday squad."
"Next week."
"That's a bit early. I was thinking perhaps towards the end of the season"
"Next week."
"Perhaps we could have you on the bench."
"Starting."
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Seems to have gone a bit quiet on this signing. Perhaps they're waiting to announce it tomorrow on Brian's 17th birthday??
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Brian decides when it gets announced. Ok.
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I can imagine the conversation with Unai at Bodymoor.
"We'll be sending you on loan."
"You won't."
"Er, okay then you can stay here with the under-21s."
"First team."
"Hmmm, that's fine. It'll be good experience for when you're in the matchday squad."
"Next week."
"That's a bit early. I was thinking perhaps towards the end of the season"
"Next week."
"Perhaps we could have you on the bench."
"Starting."
😂
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Just announced on the official site.
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G-d17wbXcAAAHBz?format=jpg&name=small)
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
I was about to jump in to say there was a Brian in my year at school, before I remembered that I haven’t been under 40 for eight years. Life is unbearable.
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
I was about to jump in to say there was a Brian in my year at school, before I remembered that I haven’t been under 40 for eight years. Life is unbearable.
One of my best mates as a kid had a baby brother called Brian, but yes he would be over 40 now as well. It's a shit business.
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
I was about to jump in to say there was a Brian in my year at school, before I remembered that I haven’t been under 40 for eight years. Life is unbearable.
One of my best mates as a kid had a baby brother called Brian, but yes he would be over 40 now as well. It's a shit business.
Are you going to finish that Sanatogen?
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I wonder what the plan is with him ?
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
I was about to jump in to say there was a Brian in my year at school, before I remembered that I haven’t been under 40 for eight years. Life is unbearable.
One of my best mates as a kid had a baby brother called Brian, but yes he would be over 40 now as well. It's a shit business.
Are you going to finish that Sanatogen?
Yes, we're having a sing-a-long to "Oh what a lovely war" this afternoon and I want to be flying for it.
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Welcome Brian! 17 years old today - Happy Birthday!!
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Welcome Brian.
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
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I'm Brian!
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I'm Brian!
and so is my wife
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My only concern with him is when he said “This is a great opportunity for me because it’s going to make me grow”.
Welcome, Mad Joe Brian.
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
It's my old man's name. I'm in the age group above and clearly recall a somewhat younger kid at primary school being laughed at for being called Brian.
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My only concern with him is when he said “This is a great opportunity for me because it’s going to make me grow”.
Welcome, Mad Joe Brian.
Good job they are doing the dressing rooms
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I know a young-ish Brian. I got him taken on permanently at our work. I think I got three hundred quid for it after he stayed 6 months and he’s still there. He’s from Zimbabwe, lovely fella.
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A Zimbarbrian if you will.
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A Zimbarbrian if you will.
That's very good!
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
It's my old man's name. I'm in the age group above and clearly recall a somewhat younger kid at primary school being laughed at for being called Brian.
I meant Lee, as I thought you might have guessed by my username, but as it happens Brian is also my old man's name too.
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Feels strange to see the club doing a video, and welcome to Villa video, for someone who I assume could still play inthe FA Youth Cup!
Does this mean Unai is expecting him to integrate straight into the first team squad, or is he going to disappear for the rest of the season while he acclimatises and we'll see him again in pre-season?
It's not beyond the realms of possibility Unai has plans to give him first team minutes this season, I suppose - but it feels a strange one if he is!
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
It's my old man's name. I'm in the age group above and clearly recall a somewhat younger kid at primary school being laughed at for being called Brian.
I meant Lee, as I thought you might have guessed by my username, but as it happens Brian is also my old man's name too.
It did briefly occur to me but I had missed the reference to 22 Lees. Was wondering if you were Brian Lee!
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He's going to be a superstar, they'll make a film about him and call it The Life of Brian.
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He's going to be a superstar, they'll make a film about him and call it The Life of Brian.
Thanks, but I think that horse has bolted, I'm nearly 50.
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Welcome to Aston Villa Brian.
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He's going to be a superstar, they'll make a film about him and call it The Life of Brian.
Thanks, but I think that horse has bolted, I'm nearly 50.
I remain optimistic that Unai Emery will, at some point, tell his scouts that what he wants more than anything is a slightly overweight, unfit, balding bloke in his 40s with shit hand-eye coordination and little to no discernable footballing ability. They'll see me in the local park in Wrexham and snap me up. I'll be the missing piece in that particular jigsaw.
That's the dream, and I'm going to carry on living by it.
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
I am smack bang in the middle of that range and I agree. You never meet Lees much older or younger. It’s a very exclusive name.
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
I am smack bang in the middle of that range and I agree. You never meet Lees much older or younger. It’s a very exclusive name.
Lee is my middle name, and the first name of my cousin, who is almost 55.
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I was always scared of kids called Lee. They were always a bit tasty, in my experience (and I'm from Telford, where Lee was the name you came with).
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Lee B went to school with lil'Lee, right?
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My mate called his son Lee because he wanted to give him a name he could spell. True story.
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My mate called his son Lee because he wanted to give him a name he could spell. True story.
middle name Ian ?
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My mate called his son Lee because he wanted to give him a name he could spell. True story.
He grew up and became the lead singer of Imagination.
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I was always scared of kids called Lee. They were always a bit tasty, in my experience (and I'm from Telford, where Lee was the name you came with).
I can think of one who's not so much scary as dangerous.
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Ha!
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My mate called his son Lee because he wanted to give him a name he could spell. True story.
He grew up and became the lead singer of Imagination.
Haha!
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My mate called his son Lee because he wanted to give him a name he could spell. True story.
I’m a Lee. I have a customer, who when contacts me spells it Lea. I have corrected him when replying but he still spells it wrong.
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Lee B went to school with lil'Lee, right?
Yes, moved to our school in 5th year.
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I was always scared of kids called Lee. They were always a bit tasty, in my experience (and I'm from Telford, where Lee was the name you came with).
Bruce Lee, Lee Van Clef, Lee Majors, it's nominative determinism, it's a tough guy name. You have to live up to it.
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Bruce Lee, Lee Van Clef, Lee Majors, it's nominative determinism, it's a tough guy name. You have to live up to it.
Whilst all, undoubtedly, tough lads if nominative determinism was in play they would all be chaps who congregated on the side of the building that was protected from the breeze. They would be unlikely to ever meet Steve Windwood.
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I was always scared of kids called Lee. They were always a bit tasty, in my experience (and I'm from Telford, where Lee was the name you came with).
Bruce Lee, Lee Van Clef, Lee Majors, it's nominative determinism, it's a tough guy name. You have to live up to it.
Lee Marvin, Lee Harvey Oswald, Lee Kuan Yew....
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Rustie Lee.
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Rustie Lee.
Close the thread!
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I knew a girl called Lee.
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I was always scared of kids called Lee. They were always a bit tasty, in my experience (and I'm from Telford, where Lee was the name you came with).
I can think of one who's not so much scary as dangerous.
Tru dat
I was twice pranged in my car with a Lee as the passenger
I was also nearly backed over by a minibus (non-African driver) whilst stood by said Lee :)
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I was always scared of kids called Lee. They were always a bit tasty, in my experience (and I'm from Telford, where Lee was the name you came with).
Bruce Lee, Lee Van Clef, Lee Majors, it's nominative determinism, it's a tough guy name. You have to live up to it.
Lee Child and Lee Evans.
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They're Villa too.
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
No way! Only 65 new Pauls in the entire UK in 2024?
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To bring this back onto football, anyone think he might be on the bench this weekend considering our lack of forward options
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
No way! Only 65 new Pauls in the entire UK in 2024?
Yeah that surprised me as well as I thought Biblical names would always do solid business.
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To bring this back onto football, anyone think he might be on the bench this weekend considering our lack of forward options
From his very uninspiring showreel i very much doubt we will ever see him - never been so underwhelmed
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
No way! Only 65 new Pauls in the entire UK in 2024?
Yeah that surprised me as well as I thought Biblical names would always do solid business.
Maybe Breaking Bad has done a kind of reverse-Damascene-conversion and they're all getting called Saul now?
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To bring this back onto football, anyone think he might be on the bench this weekend considering our lack of forward options
From his very uninspiring showreel i very much doubt we will ever see him - never been so underwhelmed
bloody hell ? as the song goes " he was just 17 if you know what I mean "
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To bring this back onto football, anyone think he might be on the bench this weekend considering our lack of forward options
From his very uninspiring showreel i very much doubt we will ever see him - never been so underwhelmed
Compared to the many other videos of 16 year olds playing first team football?
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I think he was playing in Junior matches in those reels but I did think he looked like a cross between Emile Heskey and John Fashanu. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing....
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Main reason classic names are going out of fashion is all the people that give their kids really stupid names these days. Like Prime Gucci Anderson, or Deshawnity Devenitee Adams.
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It's not new. You don't find many Darrens or Waynes in history.
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Poor young Brian comes on here to find out what we all think of him and he finds a discussion on names you dont see anymore
Trevor !?
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Clive.
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Warren?
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It's not new. You don't find many Darrens or Waynes in history.
You might like to rethink that first one.
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We could have a Kevin (Tammy), Brian, Ian, Victor and George on the pitch at some point. They are all quite old school 70/80s names.
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It's not new. You don't find many Darrens or Waynes in history.
You might like to rethink that first one.
If you're referring to Mr Wooley of this parish, I was working on the assumption that that history is still being written.
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Never assume where Big Daz is concerned.
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Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
No way! Only 65 new Pauls in the entire UK in 2024?
Yeah that surprised me as well as I thought Biblical names would always do solid business.
Idk, I've never met anyone called Methuselah, although I know a barman called Barabbas. He's Hungarian though.
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I bet he doesn't like flying much.
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A lad in my year wanted to take Lucifer as a confirmation name but he wasn't allowed, despite there being a Saint Lucifer. It's those kinds of injustices that turn people away from the church.
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No-one ever says my name, no-one ever says Futumch.
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Worth remembering that Brian is not the messiah...
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Idk, I've never met anyone called Methuselah, although I know a barman called Barabbas. He's Hungarian though.
Does he still work there or did they let him go?
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Surprised to hear of anyone under 40 named Brian
Apparently there were 71 new Brian's in the Uk in 2024, which is more than I expected and more than there were new Paul's (65) and Lee's (22).
I'm genuinely stunned that any kids born this year share my name, it feels like it was exclusively the preserve of 1974-1978.
No way! Only 65 new Pauls in the entire UK in 2024?
Yeah that surprised me as well as I thought Biblical names would always do solid business.
Maybe Breaking Bad has done a kind of reverse-Damascene-conversion and they're all getting called Saul now?
Nope, even less of those (19).
On weird shit, at the lower end of the wtf scale there were 775 Jaxon's, 270 Jaxson's and 465 Jax's which is mostly just a trendy spelling but is still odd.
At the other end some shocking shit is 31 one boys called Baby, 57 called Buddy, a whole bunch of Rivers and Oceans and finally, the most shameful of the lot, is as a category, the sheer amount given the surname footballers as their first name, all combined there's loads of these.
There were also 203 Ozzy's and I suspect that's gone up massively since.
Sorry if this is really dull but I downloaded the spradsheets from the government website and have spent entirely too much time looking through them.
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1400 Simon babies in 2024 , hebrew of Shimon apparently
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I knew a girl called Lee.
My mate went out with an Italian girl called Roberta. Lasted about 6 months IIRC, said after that he'd ended it because whenever they were in bed together she'd insist that he call her "Robbie", but he then kept getting the mental image of Robbie Fowler in his head which rather put him off his stride.
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I knew a girl called Lee.
My mate went out with an Italian girl called Roberta. Lasted about 6 months IIRC, said after that he'd ended it because whenever they were in bed together she'd insist that he call her "Robbie", but he then kept getting the mental image of Robbie Fowler in his head which rather put him off his stride.
Bobbie surely ?😳😃
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1400 Simon babies in 2024 , hebrew of Shimon apparently
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To bring this back onto football, anyone think he might be on the bench this weekend considering our lack of forward options
From his very uninspiring showreel i very much doubt we will ever see him - never been so underwhelmed
Compared to the many other videos of 16 year olds playing first team football?
Compared to the video of Duran where he was at least banging them in - apart from one tap in he looked like he either fell over or lost the ball.
I know he is young but people are asking about 1st team appearances - i would say he was several years from that level
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I doubt you saw videos of a 16 year old Duran banging them in.
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There's always the possibility of converting your big hulk of a centre half into a makeshift centre forward.Fully expect to see Tyrone Mings getting 10 goals or more by the end of the season.
My big doubt ,however,is that Unai hasn't probably watched many videos of
English football in the 60s and 70s.
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Idk, I've never met anyone called Methuselah, although I know a barman called Barabbas. He's Hungarian though.
Does he still work there or did they let him go?
They let him go when it became a champagne bar and they got a Methusaleh in.
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Gary isn't a young person's name any more
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It's not new. You don't find many Darrens or Waynes in history.
“Not long now before lollipop men are called Darren” #HMHB
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To bring this back onto football, anyone think he might be on the bench this weekend considering our lack of forward options
From his very uninspiring showreel i very much doubt we will ever see him - never been so underwhelmed
bloody hell ? as the song goes " he was just 17 if you know what I mean "
"They only want you when you're seventeen
When you're twenty-one, you're no fun
They take a Polaroid and let you go
Say they'll let you know, so come on"
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To bring this back onto football, anyone think he might be on the bench this weekend considering our lack of forward options
From his very uninspiring showreel i very much doubt we will ever see him - never been so underwhelmed
bloody hell ? as the song goes " he was just 17 if you know what I mean "
"They only want you when you're seventeen
When you're twenty-one, you're no fun
They take a Polaroid and let you go
Say they'll let you know, so come on"
The Soulwax remix of that is a proper banger.
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To bring this back onto football, anyone think he might be on the bench this weekend considering our lack of forward options
From his very uninspiring showreel i very much doubt we will ever see him - never been so underwhelmed
bloody hell ? as the song goes " he was just 17 if you know what I mean "
"They only want you when you're seventeen
When you're twenty-one, you're no fun
They take a Polaroid and let you go
Say they'll let you know, so come on"
The Soulwax remix of that is a proper banger.
Not as good as Bertrand Burgalat's remix of "He Took Her to a Movie".
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To bring this back onto football, anyone think he might be on the bench this weekend considering our lack of forward options
From his very uninspiring showreel i very much doubt we will ever see him - never been so underwhelmed
bloody hell ? as the song goes " he was just 17 if you know what I mean "
"They only want you when you're seventeen
When you're twenty-one, you're no fun
They take a Polaroid and let you go
Say they'll let you know, so come on"
The Soulwax remix of that is a proper banger.
It sure is.
I thought the kid looked decent from the moment that I first laid eyes on him, all alone, on the edge of 17.
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On weird shit, at the lower end of the wtf scale there were 775 Jaxon's, 270 Jaxson's and 465 Jax's which is mostly just a trendy spelling but is still odd.
What a load of Pollox!
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On weird shit, at the lower end of the wtf scale there were 775 Jaxon's, 270 Jaxson's and 465 Jax's which is mostly just a trendy spelling but is still odd.
What a load of Pollox!
That is a lot of bullying at school ahead 🤔
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Sure there’s an element of “We’re taking a pint on finding future talent”, he’s played enough football to have been scouted and his physical development puts him well ahead of his peers. We may have played a blinder, with good coaching and 6 months in the U21s he could be on the fringes next season. Watkins and Tammy in rotation and Madjo getting 15-20 here and there, plus cup games. Ideal scenario. Fingers crossed for the lad because, judging by his signing interview on Pravda, his future isn’t in podcasting, honestly.
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Sure there’s an element of “We’re taking a pint on finding future talent”, he’s played enough football to have been scouted and his physical development puts him well ahead of his peers. We may have played a blinder, with good coaching and 6 months in the U21s he could be on the fringes next season. Watkins and Tammy in rotation and Madjo getting 15-20 here and there, plus cup games. Ideal scenario. Fingers crossed for the lad because, judging by his signing interview on Pravda, his future isn’t in podcasting, honestly.
I'll drink to that.
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If I had an Irish pound for every time someone misspelt our former currency.
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If I had an Irish pound for every time someone misspelt our former currency.
You'd have two deer, dear.
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Sure there’s an element of “We’re taking a pint on finding future talent”, he’s played enough football to have been scouted and his physical development puts him well ahead of his peers. We may have played a blinder, with good coaching and 6 months in the U21s he could be on the fringes next season. Watkins and Tammy in rotation and Madjo getting 15-20 here and there, plus cup games. Ideal scenario. Fingers crossed for the lad because, judging by his signing interview on Pravda, his future isn’t in podcasting, honestly.
He's not legally old enough to drink ...
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Have we started playing Brian in the U18's or U21's yet? What's the story with him?
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I saw him training with the fist team a couple of weeks ago.
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I saw him training with the fist team a couple of weeks ago.
Thats not good.
We don't want him picking up any type of bizarre injury.
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I saw him training with the fist team a couple of weeks ago.
Hopefully he'll grab his chance.
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I saw him training with the fist team a couple of weeks ago.
Ah, the Villa Boxing Team (coached by Ramsey Sr).
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For a 16 year old he cost a fistful of money.