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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Sexual Ealing on September 01, 2021, 11:03:31 AM
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https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1433006909846695937
Me neither.
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Aston Villa is delighted to announce the appointment of Aaron Danks as First Team Coach.
Danks joins Dean Smith’s coaching team from Anderlecht in Belgium and has previously worked at West Bromwich Albion’s Academy as well as with England where he was Lead Offensive Specialist Coach, helping the Under-20s win the World Cup in 2017.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/september/Villa-appoint-Danks-as-First-Team-Coach/
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*Thinks "bet he used to work for Albion".
*clicks link.
*engage smug mode.
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That's a specialist set-piece coach, and a specialist offensive coach - the coaching structure is definitely starting to have an NBA/NFL feel to it, which shouldn't be all that surprising given Wes' influence?
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It's not just an American thing - we've had offensive coaches before. And offensive managers.
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I wonder what style of attacking he coaches. Still, this is excellent news, as presumably at the very least it'll be all about coherent movements in the final third.
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I hope we can get a Stop Mings from Hoofing it Long coach.
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That's a specialist set-piece coach, and a specialist offensive coach - the coaching structure is definitely starting to have an NBA/NFL feel to it, which shouldn't be all that surprising given Wes' influence?
Little - Forwards. Gregory - Midfielders. Evans - Defenders.
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Wish him well.
Obviously never heard of him but then my knowledge of football coaches is pretty limited if I'm honest.
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Formerly an England U21 coach before being taken to Anderlect by Vincent Kompany as his assistant manager after 11 years in Albion's academy.
https://trainingground.guru/articles/england-u21-assistant-danks-joins-kompany-at-anderlecht
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Will the last person to leave WBA please turn out the lights.
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He looks about 20. And he's done a bit at the rags.
Anyway, let's hope he is another one of those unregarding types who becomes a vital but unsung part of Villa's success....
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Interesting. Obviously knows some of the kids.
I wonder how much notice he served in the Anderlecht role.
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That's a specialist set-piece coach, and a specialist offensive coach - the coaching structure is definitely starting to have an NBA/NFL feel to it, which shouldn't be all that surprising given Wes' influence?
Little - Forwards. Gregory - Midfielders. Evans - Defenders.
Paul Lambert - bibs
Roy Keane - cones
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Isn't he the Brexit bloke who is always arguing with Carol Cadwallader?
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Looks like a very progressive appointment. This looks like it would be worth a watch - https://playerdevelopmentproject.com/masterclass-discussions-the-specialist-coach-a-conversation-with-aaron-danks/
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https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1433006909846695937
Me neither.
Didn’t he establish the Leave.EU party before colluding with Russians and Farage?
Edit- beaten by Richard E
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As long as we stop the opposition getting over the half way line we should be fine.
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That's a specialist set-piece coach, and a specialist offensive coach - the coaching structure is definitely starting to have an NBA/NFL feel to it, which shouldn't be all that surprising given Wes' influence?
Little - Forwards. Gregory - Midfielders. Evans - Defenders.
Paul Lambert - bibs
Roy Keane - cones
Steve Bruce - Cabbages
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I have a very good feeling about this appointment. Looks like he'd bring an expertise we've been lacking. Well done the club, and presumably Dean who you'd imagine would have the biggest say in his own coaching staff.
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It's not just an American thing - we've had offensive coaches before. And offensive managers.
Too many offensive players the last ten years, too.
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Looks like we're really banking on the youth stepping up. As risky as that might be, it's also exciting and definitely worth trying.
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Aaron Danks is the Head of Specialist Coaching at The FA. He holds the UEFA Pro License and has previously worked at West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City FC.
I hope he triple-masked the whole time he was there.
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Looks like a well thought out appointment.
Good track record working with talented youth players at England U18s, experience at a decent European club (Anderlecht), and specialist in setting up the attack.
Am guessing the management want to see our conveyer belt of good youth players assimilated into the team in years to come, and to get a coherent attack from our many attack minded players.
Still think we will see another coaching appointment from the continent going from Smiths comments a few weeks back, probably to coach he defence.
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Another signing from Belgium. :(
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I know him from his WBA days and he is a very good youth coach and a really good person. But he hasn’t been long as Kompany’s assistant and it will be a big step up to senior level. But if anyone can make a go of that sort of challenge, I‘m confident he can. He’s got a good football brain and he’s very much in the modern progressive coach mould.
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He's a local lad then too.... I wonder what his colours are....
I wonder who is behind the appointment.... Smith? Lange? or someone different...
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I know him from his WBA days and he is a very good youth coach and a really good person. But he hasn’t been long as Kompany’s assistant and it will be a big step up to senior level. But if anyone can make a go of that sort of challenge, I‘m confident he can. He’s got a good football brain and he’s very much in the modern progressive coach mould.
That is good to hear.
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I know him from his WBA days and he is a very good youth coach and a really good person. But he hasn’t been long as Kompany’s assistant and it will be a big step up to senior level. But if anyone can make a go of that sort of challenge, I‘m confident he can. He’s got a good football brain and he’s very much in the modern progressive coach mould.
Amazing! That's all very good to hear. How come you know him Fred?
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I know him from his WBA days and he is a very good youth coach and a really good person. But he hasn’t been long as Kompany’s assistant and it will be a big step up to senior level. But if anyone can make a go of that sort of challenge, I‘m confident he can. He’s got a good football brain and he’s very much in the modern progressive coach mould.
Amazing! That's all very good to hear. How come you know him Fred?
He coached my son for 3 years at the WBA academy.
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Fab stuff. Well, I definitely feel good about this. This could prove more a important signing than any DM.
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Not just an attacking specialist either, but was Head of Specialist Coaching at the FA.
Good video this.
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I look forward to shouting "get it in the triangle!" from the Holte End at some point this season...
[if you haven't watched the coaching masterclass video above that won't make any sense]
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A progressive, I like it and it certainly makes a lot of sense. I look forward to the day we can say the team is greater than the sum of the parts.
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Let's hope he's a success, so that when he eventually leaves the club we can all say, "Danks for the memories".
I'll get me coat.
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Let's hope he's a success, so that when he eventually leaves the club we can all say, "Danks for the memories".
I'll get me coat.
Love it
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At the very least, it's very encouraging that Dean has identified a way we (and he) can improve and appointed someone specifically suited to the task.
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Looks like a good choice, our overall balance in the coaching team looks better now than it did 2 months ago even though I liked RoK and JT.
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Looks like a good choice, our overall balance in the coaching team looks better now than it did 2 months ago even though I liked RoK and JT.
Agreed, and I also liked RoK.
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Looks like a good choice, our overall balance in the coaching team looks better now than it did 2 months ago even though I liked RoK and JT.
Agreed, and I also liked RoK.
just to be clear I mean liked as a coach and part of the group rather than liked as a person, in regards to one of those names.
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Looks like a good choice, our overall balance in the coaching team looks better now than it did 2 months ago even though I liked RoK and JT.
Just been listening to an interview with him, where he was explaining the FA's concept of "specialist coaching", which he has been involved in. He said that the set up in that kind of model consists of a head coach, an in possession coach, an out of possession coach and a goalkeeping coach. Suppose it makes sense to split a coaching into specialist areas and to have coaches focussing on and being responsible for specific areas.
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Looks like a good choice, our overall balance in the coaching team looks better now than it did 2 months ago even though I liked RoK and JT.
Just been listening to an interview with him, where he was explaining the FA's concept of "specialist coaching", which he has been involved in. He said that the set up in that kind of model consists of a head coach, an in possession coach, an out of possession coach and a goalkeeping coach. Suppose it makes sense to split a coaching into specialist areas and to have coaches focussing on and being responsible for specific areas.
Which would again lean into the idea that we're going to focus heavily on transitional play.
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A progressive, I like it and it certainly makes a lot of sense.
I believe he can also say "Mind your house!" in 5 languages.
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Welcome mate, please be innovative.
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Looks like a good choice, our overall balance in the coaching team looks better now than it did 2 months ago even though I liked RoK and JT.
Agreed, and I also liked RoK.
just to be clear I mean liked as a coach and part of the group rather than liked as a person, in regards to one of those names.
Ha! I know. I was just taking the opportunity to be petty.
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So we have gone from an experienced older coach towards the end of his career who spent most of his time in the lower leagues and an up and coming inexperienced one, to two experienced coaches who have very targeted missions in the development of players at the club.
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Welcome to Aston Villa Aaron.
Please be very, very good and a key part of our qualification for the CL next season.
UTV!
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He's a local lad then too.... I wonder what his colours are....
I wonder who is behind the appointment.... Smith? Lange? or someone different...
I'm told he's a blue nose. I couldn't give a flying fuck though so long as he does the business for us. Seriously,welcome to the pride of the Midlands Aaron.
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He's a local lad then too.... I wonder what his colours are....
I wonder who is behind the appointment.... Smith? Lange? or someone different...
I'm told he's a blue nose. I couldn't give a flying fuck though so long as he does the business for us. Seriously ,welcome to the pride of the Midlands Aaron.
When I was a primary school kid I used to knock about with a kid who is now our academy manager, him and his dad were massive blue noses. Haven’t seen or spoken to him in decades, so who knows whether he still looks out for their results. A bit like the players, I guess it’s all about the job and profession.
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It's not just an American thing - we've had offensive coaches before. And offensive managers.
O'Leary.
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More Danks less wank(s)
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Seems a good appointment.
The only thing that isn’t obvious within the coaching set-up is the personality/intensity/aura that JT brought with him. I actually think Young has a touch of that and - fingers crossed - the culture at the club has elevated over the past few years so a professional approach is now a given.
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Slightly off topic but a bloke on the Football weekly podcast is now GK coach at Sunderland and - whilst discussing Sunderland Till I Die series - said that it is the tea ladies and staff often in the background that are the most crucial at a club. Similarly the Man City series was quick to identify the kit-man as a key character.
They transcend managers and players but are crucial to creating the environment and culture.
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Well I’m looking forward to the song we’ll sing about him when we win something...
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Slightly off topic but a bloke on the Football weekly podcast is now GK coach at Sunderland and - whilst discussing Sunderland Till I Die series - said that it is the tea ladies and staff often in the background that are the most crucial at a club.
Given Sunderlands position in recent years the tea they're brewing must be bloody awful.
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Another interview with him.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/205642/8681886-series-8-episode-9-aaron-danks
We had Russell Earnshaw visit us at our rugby club, where he held a session for both the coaches and the kids. He is a very interesting individual. A lot of the stuff was about empowering individuals, encouraging them to think and play it as they see it.
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He's a local lad then too.... I wonder what his colours are....
I wonder who is behind the appointment.... Smith? Lange? or someone different...
I'm told he's a blue nose. I couldn't give a flying fuck though so long as he does the business for us. Seriously ,welcome to the pride of the Midlands Aaron.
When I was a primary school kid I used to knock about with a kid who is now our academy manager, him and his dad were massive blue noses. Haven’t seen or spoken to him in decades, so who knows whether he still looks out for their results. A bit like the players, I guess it’s all about the job and profession.
Absolutely. I'm also told that he was previously wanted by Ole at Man United but turned it down. He is very highly rated. Seems to me that the club were all over this before the departures of JT and RoK. I'm really warming to this one.
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A great addition to the coaching staff I think, I know some people question if Dean is the manager to take to the top it's a fair question.
He does seem to have surrounded himself with a top quality team, to give himself and the players the best possible chance to succeed, I really hope he does.
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Looks like a good choice, our overall balance in the coaching team looks better now than it did 2 months ago even though I liked RoK and JT.
Just been listening to an interview with him, where he was explaining the FA's concept of "specialist coaching", which he has been involved in. He said that the set up in that kind of model consists of a head coach, an in possession coach, an out of possession coach and a goalkeeping coach. Suppose it makes sense to split a coaching into specialist areas and to have coaches focussing on and being responsible for specific areas.
Which would again lean into the idea that we're going to focus heavily on transitional play.
Since read that the FA have subsequently scrapped their concept of specialist coaching!!
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Welcome to Aston Villa Aaron.
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Another interview with him.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/205642/8681886-series-8-episode-9-aaron-danks
We had Russell Earnshaw visit us at our rugby club, where he held a session for both the coaches and the kids. He is a very interesting individual. A lot of the stuff was about empowering individuals, encouraging them to think and play it as they see it.
Very interesting. It sounds to me like Danks (and maybe other younger coaches) are trying to combine the two trends if recent years: the drilled patterns and movements of Pep or Klopp types, and the situation-based stuff and encouraging of responsibility that Mourinho is so into.
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It's not just an American thing - we've had offensive coaches before. And offensive managers.
I would say that O'Leary was an outstandingly offensive manager and Lambo's brother in law (I think?) totally offensive coach.
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Another interview with him.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/205642/8681886-series-8-episode-9-aaron-danks
We had Russell Earnshaw visit us at our rugby club, where he held a session for both the coaches and the kids. He is a very interesting individual. A lot of the stuff was about empowering individuals, encouraging them to think and play it as they see it.
Very interesting. It sounds to me like Danks (and maybe other younger coaches) are trying to combine the two trends if recent years: the drilled patterns and movements of Pep or Klopp types, and the situation-based stuff and encouraging of responsibility that Mourinho is so into.
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We,the English seem to lead,rest on our laurels,fall behind,catch up ,lead,rest on our laurels..fall behind.
Read an article yesterday once again lauding Jimmy Hogan,ex Villa boss,how he taught the Hungarians who then brought modern football to the world ,in the meantime putting 6 and 7 past England in the 50s.
Slowly we modernised and were pace setters in the 60s after abandoning the antiquated WM formation.
After years of 442 and sterile coaching,foreign influences especially Wenger have had an effect and we now have a generation of celebral coaches.
Bit like Brexit,only our football is way ahead of our politicians.
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Excited about this appointment.
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I couldn't put my finger on why his name sounded like a keyboard player in a band. Then I realised I was thinking of Tony Banks from Genesis.
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I couldn't put my finger on why his name sounded like a keyboard player in a band. Then I realised I was thinking of Tony Banks from Genesis.
I couldn't put my finger on why his name sounded like a famous Villa-supporting Hollywood actor. Then I realised I was thinking of Tom Hanks.
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I couldn't put my finger on why his name sounded like a filthy rich UKIP supporting tosser. Then I realised I was thinking of Aaron Banks.
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I couldn't put my finger on why our other coach's name sounded like someone famous. Then I realised I was thinking of the woman in 'Shakespeare & Hathaway : Private Investigators'.
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I couldn’t put my finger on why his name struck a chord, then I realised I was thinking of the reason I’m not allowed to donate sperm. Barren wanks.
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I couldn't put my finger on why his name sounded like a goalkeeping coach. Then I realised I was thinking of Gordon Banks.
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I couldn’t put my finger on why his name struck a chord, then I realised I was thinking of the reason I’m not allowed to donate sperm. Barren wanks.
Godammit, it's the winner, won't even try to top it. Paddy, you bastard, I'm through.
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I couldn't put my finger on why his name reminded me of my golf. Then I realised I was thinking of endless shanks.
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I had him down as the mystery street artist that funded Brexit.
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I thought he was a character in Suits.
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I thought he was a character in Suits.
A Suits saddo writes: there’s nobody with anything close to that name in Suits. The only Aaron is Aaron Korsh, the writer.
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I couldn't put my finger on why his name reminded me of my golf. Then I realised I was thinking of endless shanks.
Sounds like me with a driver.
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Bumping this as a bit of a mention of him on the Austin McPhee thread, employed on 1st Sept with the emphasis on the attacking side.
I think it's fair to say his influence has been somewhat lacking thus far......
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Is he not very good or is he being held back? Is Dean maybe favouring McPhee's influence over him? Or is he maybe part of the problem?
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Should have listened to McPhee and bought in his old pal Kevin Banks
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Yeah - seen nothing from the 2 new coaches to suggest they anything other than a downgrade.
I think the profile doesn't help, particularly Danks, it was pretty underwhelming, when they were saying someone has worked in Europe.
I wonder if they are too similar to Dean?
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What I notice more than anything these days is how isolated Dean looks on the touchline. Cutler in particular used to be front and centre with Terry not far behind.
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What I notice more than anything these days is how isolated Dean looks on the touchline. Cutler in particular used to be front and centre with Terry not far behind.
Well Ashley Preece said
"The touchline is a hectic one now with MacPhee running out to players barking instructions. Smith tends to stick with Shakespeare during the game. There's a lot of information being passed around which could be confusing. I said this, JT and ROK's departures appear bigger by the week. The pair were huge for this group of players"
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Aaron Danks is moving on
https://twitter.com/coachdanks/status/1598302427442450433?s=61&t=xGoMXh85xb3qne32wf_7Qg
(https://i.ibb.co/2qTrMty/9-A149804-16-D2-42-DF-BBD4-19403-E73-F010.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2qTrMty)
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Good luck Aaron and thanks for the Brentford game. Hope it goes well for you at Middlesboro and usually the next step is England.
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Class statement that. Good luck to him.
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Good luck Aaron. Seems a good guy who made a positive impact at Villa. Hope he helps to make Middlesbrough Yorkshire's only Premier League club.
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Good luck Aaron. Seems a good guy who made a positive impact at Villa. Hope he helps to make Middlesbrough Yorkshire's only Premier League club.
I hope he does well but I could live without Boro in the Prem quite happily.
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Why? We always win there, for starters. More Northern teams and fewer Southern upstarts that we always do terribly against, please.
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Is it definitely Middlesbrough?
My immediate thought was QPR
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Good luck Aaron. Seems a good guy who made a positive impact at Villa. Hope he helps to make Middlesbrough Yorkshire's only Premier League club.
I hope he does well but I could live without Boro in the Prem quite happily.
I know what you mean. I think Boro are consistently one of the dreariest teams in football and would happily see them stay where they are, were it not for our very good record at the Riverside.
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Why? We always win there, for starters. More Northern teams and fewer Southern upstarts thar we always do terribly against, please.
This
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Before they moved I always thought M'boro was one of the most worrying away games. They were always up for it and didn't care who they went for.
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a trip to Middlesborough was never the same since they moved
There were some nice walks around that lovely old ground Ayresome park taking in the picturesque views, locals were always friendly and welcoming
😊😃😊
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Ayresome Park in about 88 or 89, that Valentine day live match.
That was a bit ropey to say the least. At most 300 of us, bricks coming over the walls where we were penned in outside the away end after the final whistle.
That could be a scary place to go. Great example of a club moving ground and entirely changing their nature as a result.
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Maybe we should persuade Small Heath to move? I'll order a taxi.
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That Zenith data cup semi final was a bad night, coach getting bricked despite the fact they’d won. Cavemen.
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Maybe we should persuade Small Heath to move? I'll order a taxi.
Naw, keep 'em as they are.
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Ayresome Park in about 88 or 89, that Valentine day live match.
That was a bit ropey to say the least. At most 300 of us, bricks coming over the walls where we were penned in outside the away end after the final whistle.
That could be a scary place to go. Great example of a club moving ground and entirely changing their nature as a result.
I was there. We left before the end and talked the chap on the gate to let us out so we could get back to the car. Probably still got the programme somewhere.
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Ayresome Park in about 88 or 89, that Valentine day live match.
That was a bit ropey to say the least. At most 300 of us, bricks coming over the walls where we were penned in outside the away end after the final whistle.
That could be a scary place to go. Great example of a club moving ground and entirely changing their nature as a result.
I was there. We left before the end and talked the chap on the gate to let us out so we could get back to the car. Probably still got the programme somewhere.
Pretty sure I was there for that one too. Jackie Charlton was in the TV box behind us. Two of us traveled over by train from Leeds to be met at the station by loads of police and a double decker bus each to take us to the ground. Seeing as it was just two Villa fans they chucked us in the back of a van and drove us to the ground and later picked us up and took us back to the station. Later heard some nasty stories of fans getting picked off and chased down little alleys.
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I went to that one, not many Villa there despite us being quite high in the league. We’d paid in to that terrace which was below pitch height but all moved up into the seats.
I recall being held in that enclosure outside the ground whilst what seemed like tens of thousands of snarling Boro walked past, it felt like being a Christian in the Colosseum whilst the Lions eyed up a snack. Got on the coach, bricks had been thrown through the windows and we drove back to Brum with a howling wind blowing through it. And we lost.