Team GB want Villa stars - McLeish

[Villanation]

So, what you are saying is that you live in a place (I have absolutely no idea where you live by the way) that is intolerant to anyone who goes there that isn't local? Marvellous place that must be, please tell me where so that I can avoid it.
It goes totally against the grain of anywhere I have been where the locals tend to either accept you at face value or maybe take the piss a bit and then accept you once you don't bite!

Well Chas N'Dave Cooper, I can assure you its rife, the flag waving is actually more common in the younger generation than the old, that's the way it is and as mentioned you either except it (being I either except it) and just enjoy the place for its other assets or move, I stayed, thick skinned and all that, but just like the kind of thing that happened in Wales a few decades ago when locals started to burn down outsiders cottages who where not actually living there because it was forcing the price of property up, that is people coming from places like London and B'ham and buying up the property, locals then can't afford them, causes resentment, point is its never far form the surface.

 

Fuck me, are you going to tell me where you live or not?
It's not that I don't believe you, I saw similar stuff when I first moved up to the Highlands in pursuit of oil money (didn't get much), Settler Watch!
But generally I've been accepted wherever I've gone, as have anyone I've known, and having been in the Army I've known people who have come from, and gone to, almost anywhere you could mention.

I'll give you a clue.

I can see both Lands End and.............

http://www.tresco.co.uk/

So where am I...

[Dave Cooper please]

St. Martins.
Are they really so insular down there? For shame.

[Somniloquism]

Have you been invited to the Autumn festivals yet?

[Risso]

So, what you are saying is that you live in a place (I have absolutely no idea where you live by the way) that is intolerant to anyone who goes there that isn't local? Marvellous place that must be, please tell me where so that I can avoid it.
It goes totally against the grain of anywhere I have been where the locals tend to either accept you at face value or maybe take the piss a bit and then accept you once you don't bite!

Spot on Dave, that's exactly the situation I've encountered all over the UK as well, especially here.  The one place I've lived that didn't appear to have any redeeming features at all and was inhabited entirely by miserable simpletons was Leicester.  Christ, WHAT a fucking shit hole.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Villanation, I have to ask, are you a Scouser?

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

Craig Bellamy should be an over-age player.

I don't know why David Beckham seems to have his his place cemented.

Why would you pick Beckham when you could pick Aaron Lennon?

[Dave Cooper please]

Beckham will bring in the crowds, the sponsors and the merchandising, who the fuck wants to watch Aaron Lennon?

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

Beckham will bring in the crowds, the sponsors and the merchandising, who the fuck wants to watch Aaron Lennon?

We should pick the strongest possible side XI.

Aaron Lennon is a better player than David Beckham.

[Dave]

Beckham will bring in the crowds, the sponsors and the merchandising, who the fuck wants to watch Aaron Lennon?

We should pick the strongest possible side XI.

So ten English players plus Gareth Bale then?

Very representative of Great Britain.

[Hookeysmith]

Craig Bellamy should be an over-age player.

I don't know why David Beckham seems to have his his place cemented.

Why would you pick Beckham when you could pick Aaron Lennon?

Because he is the biggest corperate endorsement whore there is

I spent a good few years back and forth to China, and i mean out in the country 3rd world type places where there was not a single word of English - his mug was everywhere from pepsi cola to adidas trainers and everyone knew who he was
You cannot imagine the money that particular cash cow brings in so its no suprise he is cemented in - most of the other players will be based on sponsors choices more than anything else

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

Beckham will bring in the crowds, the sponsors and the merchandising, who the fuck wants to watch Aaron Lennon?

We should pick the strongest possible side XI.

So ten English players plus Gareth Bale then?

Very representative of Great Britain.

Yes because English players are British you know...

That's like saying we should have a quota of Northerners, Southerners and Midlanders in the England team.

Or perhaps a quota of white players, black players and Asian players?

The best players should get picked.

If the best players are mostly English then so be it.

[glasses]

The World Cup is better and it is actually for the whole country.

The Olympics is just for London hence why it's called London 2012.

Do you have to be on the windup the whole time? Better according to who? Is it better for those who have absolutely no interest in football? Is it better for amateur athletes of numerous sports who work their bollocks off for years for the chance to represent their country? Or is it better being able to see a group of millionaire average footballers (who usually see playing for England as a chore rather than an honour) failing miserably to win something? And I'd imagine that all of England's, the only team you appear to have any interest in watching, games would still be in London by the way.

It's better for the majority of sports fans in this country when you consider that football is by far and away the most popular sport in this country.

Like I said before, bollocks. The people I work with are football fans but were ecstatic that the games were to be held in this country. In fairness, gutted we didnt get the World Cup, but on the whole are sports fans who want to watch the best athletes in the world competing for the highest honours in their country.

[Chris Smith]

Beckham will bring in the crowds, the sponsors and the merchandising, who the fuck wants to watch Aaron Lennon?

We should pick the strongest possible side XI.

Aaron Lennon is a better player than David Beckham.

You do realise that it is the Euros this summer? Players aren't going to be able to play in both.

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

Beckham will bring in the crowds, the sponsors and the merchandising, who the fuck wants to watch Aaron Lennon?

We should pick the strongest possible side XI.

Aaron Lennon is a better player than David Beckham.

You do realise that it is the Euros this summer? Players aren't going to be able to play in both.

Lennon wont get into the Euros squad.

I'm guessing the wingers will be Young, Downing, Johnson and Walcott.

[Villanation]

Villanation, I have to ask, are you a Scouser?

That's a strange one, no, born and breed in the inter land somewhere between Oxfordshire's and the and West Mids borders, reared on Villa, played at Villa park, played against Villa and beating the side at that time, and still play golf with one of the lads from that side we beat and an 80's legend for the club.