Radio WM

[saunders_heroes]

No one is saying its been a great season. In fact it's been shit, but to claim its the most boring team in the most boring Villa season ever is bollocks. We've been involved in some fine games and at times played some good football. That doesn't fit into WM's anti Villa agenda though. They want to push the myth that we play constant hoof football so they can satisfy their pro Small Heath agenda. The snide sneering digs they aim at Villa are constant, where as over at the Sty they play like Brazil of 1970 despite the fact that they've bored the pants off us every time they've been on TV.

[WarleyWonder]

You're right. Even when we win they have to moan about the crowd, or certain players, or transfers. After the Wolves game you wouldn't have known it was a derby - they only wanted to talk about Wolves. 

I listened to the phone in earlier and Paul Franks said this was the most boring Villa team in the most boring Villa season ever. To claim that every game has been boring is just utter shite. We've been involved in some cracking games this season and he knows it.
They seem to be down on everything Villa whilst proclaiming Small Heath as the new Brazil. Every time they mention them they talk of the fantastic football being played down there. Funny that because every time they've been on the box it's been a bore-fest.

When were these cracking games actually played? Are you getting us confused with another team? To quote Franksy it has been shite. I'm taking an objective look on this but cannot agree with you. This has ben a fairly low key almost boring season so far I for one haven't honestly been entertaind so far this season have you? Tell you what If you have any more of those special glasses than turn rubbish into entertainment can I have a pair please.

Looks like someone from WM has signed up to the site.

Not all all but why would you think that the station is biased? Have you been banned from phoning the station or something!

[WarleyWonder]

No one is saying its been a great season. In fact it's been shit, but to claim its the most boring team in the most boring Villa season ever is bollocks. We've been involved in some fine games and at times played some good football. That doesn't fit into WM's anti Villa agenda though. They want to push the myth that we play constant hoof football so they can satisfy their pro Small Heath agenda. The snide sneering digs they aim at Villa are constant, where as over at the Sty they play like Brazil of 1970 despite the fact that they've bored the pants off us every time they've been on TV.

Now now calm down it's a forum and you know better than to make comments that the moderators do not like otherwise they will ban you. Big brother is watching us.

[Dave]

I see nothing objectionable about what he's saying.

Which bit are you complaining about?

[SheffieldVillain]

You're right. Even when we win they have to moan about the crowd, or certain players, or transfers. After the Wolves game you wouldn't have known it was a derby - they only wanted to talk about Wolves. 

I listened to the phone in earlier and Paul Franks said this was the most boring Villa team in the most boring Villa season ever. To claim that every game has been boring is just utter shite. We've been involved in some cracking games this season and he knows it.
They seem to be down on everything Villa whilst proclaiming Small Heath as the new Brazil. Every time they mention them they talk of the fantastic football being played down there. Funny that because every time they've been on the box it's been a bore-fest.

When were these cracking games actually played? Are you getting us confused with another team? To quote Franksy it has been shite. I'm taking an objective look on this but cannot agree with you. This has ben a fairly low key almost boring season so far I for one haven't honestly been entertaind so far this season have you? Tell you what If you have any more of those special glasses than turn rubbish into entertainment can I have a pair please.

Looks like someone from WM has signed up to the site.

Not all all but why would you think that the station is biased? Have you been banned from phoning the station or something!

Because they constantly put Villa down. Didn't you bother reading the rest of the thread before you posted or something!

[kippaxvilla2]

The best thing I can say about them is that they go out of their way to create a controversy that isn't there in reality.  Such as if we don't win for a game it will be (in a dramatic voice) 'Crisis time at Villa Park, that's no win in one for them, the defence is a shambles, they're definitely going backwards under the Judas, I mean McLeish.'

[kippaxvilla2]

For those who want to understand it, here is Monday's phone in following the defeat at the Arse.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00nbskw

[Michel Sibble]

Can you imagine Radio Merseyside being anti-Everton? Or Radio Solent anti-Portsmouth. No.

WM reguarly do Villa a disservice and are not fulfilling their mandate of being a local broadcaster.

[PROVERBS1966]

Agree 100% that WM are massively anti Villa, been like it for a few seasons now but its getting worse. At the start of the season they were quoting that the Wolves squad was 'at least as good as Villa's', they have gone quiet on that score now though.

Franksy is a blue nose for a fact, i remember him confirming the fact he was in the 70's during the days of Tim Russon when he was only a junior reporter.

Regan has also confirmed he is DEFINATELY not a Villa fan, he is from Redditch so who does he support?

[Risso]

The league table doesn't lie and it hasn't been a great season.  But I'm not going to pretend that it hasn't been without its good points.  I throughly enjoyed the home games against Arsenal and QPR, as although the results weren't great, we played with a flair and attacking intent that was good to see.  In a perverse way, I'm also enjoying the comedy defending of Hutton and Warnock.  Just when you think they can't sink any lower, they find a new way to surprise you!

McLeish is doing about as well as I expected given the circumstances he's operating under.

[Witton Warrior]

I realised a long time ago that, in the W Midlands, we are there to be shot down due to our history and large support. We're the biggest club in the area by a mile with, until recently, an amazing record in local derbies.

Of course they are going to take a pop at us when we falter. I love their jealousy!!!!

[KRS]

I occasionally listen to WM for commentaries only, and very rarely stay tuned in to the phone ins simply because the negativity is too much too take some times. Personally I find they now seem to have an agenda...and that agenda is being contraversial. Most of the time I listen (more specifically during commentaries) they do seem to offer a fair and honest opinion...if we're playing shite then I wont to know, and similarly the will praise the team if we are playing well.

What I do and always have found frustrating...firstly, is that when they criticise the team and manager openly on the airwaves and pose the right questions to be asked to the listener, they then repeatedly fail to ask those very same questions to the manager when they have the chance to during after match interviews. Secondly, they either screen the callers to meet their agenda or fans with more than 2 brain cells simply dont phone in...a casing being most Villa fans I have heard of there end up blaming AM for being a Blue Nose.

At the end of the day, I'd rather a station tell it how it is whether its good or bad. We are the biggest club in the Midlands and have high expections both in the fans and the media, so if we're not meeting standards or performing on the pitch, then we are an easy target and open to criticism.

[cheltenhamlion]

Should a local radio station not being trying to sell the undisputed footballing goliath of the region, rather than taking shots at us though? Fucking idiots the lot of 'em.

[TimTheVillain]

Rarely listen to local stations, too many Yam Yams

[dave.woodhall]

No one is saying its been a great season. In fact it's been shit, but to claim its the most boring team in the most boring Villa season ever is bollocks. We've been involved in some fine games and at times played some good football. That doesn't fit into WM's anti Villa agenda though. They want to push the myth that we play constant hoof football so they can satisfy their pro Small Heath agenda. The snide sneering digs they aim at Villa are constant, where as over at the Sty they play like Brazil of 1970 despite the fact that they've bored the pants off us every time they've been on TV.

Now now calm down it's a forum and you know better than to make comments that the moderators do not like otherwise they will ban you. Big brother is watching us.

Hang on a minute. Nobody has said anything to you at all, so please don't come on here saying things that just aren't true.