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[AndyB6]

I didn't want to start a new thread regarding this, as my point is not specific to WM, but the current media coverage of Villa seems to be ridiculous. Last week it was Holloway stating that we will finish 16th. I've just heard a Championship 'expert' on Talksport (Matt Lawrence) suggesting that a top ten finish would be a good season for us. I think if we can win our home games and draw away for the next 6-8 weeks we will gain confidence and do well especially with a few more player acquisitions. So many pundits or so called 'experts' in the local and national media seem to take pleasure in twisting the knife. I really hope that we prove them all wrong - in style!

[tomd2103]

I didn't want to start a new thread regarding this, as my point is not specific to WM, but the current media coverage of Villa seems to be ridiculous. Last week it was Holloway stating that we will finish 16th. I've just heard a Championship 'expert' on Talksport (Matt Lawrence) suggesting that a top ten finish would be a good season for us. I think if we can win our home games and draw away for the next 6-8 weeks we will gain confidence and do well especially with a few more player acquisitions. So many pundits or so called 'experts' in the local and national media seem to take pleasure in twisting the knife. I really hope that we prove them all wrong - in style!

The thing that I have found surprising is that many of these 'experts' are basing their opinions on how we stand now, without even a suggestion that we might look a very different side come the end of this window nevermind the one in January. 

[AndyB6]

Yes - and the 'expert' that is Matt Lawrence said that we had too much deadwood and a losing mentality without naming any of the 'deadwood'. I think most pundits are incredibly lazy but also really don't want us to do well.

[LeeB]

Yes - and the 'expert' that is Matt Lawrence said that we had too much deadwood and a losing mentality without naming any of the 'deadwood'. I think most pundits are incredibly lazy but also really don't want us to do well.

Yes, and Newcastle don't have any similar problems and were just really unlucky to get relegated.

[rob_bridge]

What a snidey twat Franks is. Talking about the Wolves potentially signing Peter Crouch. "And remember Villa let him go go far too cheaply".  Can't help himself can he?

I listened for about 10 mins last night on drive back home. He was responding to a caller or texter who said still too many players from last season and losing mentality. Franksy was saying how he'd done well to recoup 5m on Clark and 7m on Gana and then what 4m on Sinclair - but he came of the bench to score the winner yesterday for Celtic. Implicitly suggesting he would have done the same for us.

Fucking Prick

[Vegas]

Yes - and the 'expert' that is Matt Lawrence said that we had too much deadwood and a losing mentality without naming any of the 'deadwood'. I think most pundits are incredibly lazy but also really don't want us to do well.

Yes, and Newcastle don't have any similar problems and were just really unlucky to get relegated.

Hard to deny that we have / had a lot of deadwood and a losing mentality though. The same view was held widely on here last season. Newcastle have problems but they were a lot closer to staying up last year than us.

I think the thing they're missing is that the turnaround we are in the process of making is a lot more substantial than Newcastle's. They've lost their best players and have replaced with solid players. We haven't really lost anyone important, possibly except Gana, and have strengthened, and allegedly more to come.

[Ads]

I think thats a fair point.

I don't think the defeat on Sunday was down to the inherent mental weakness we had last season. Heck, on balance we were the better side and managed to turn the screw for substantial periods of the second half.

We looked a lot better than Newcastle in the process.

[villabear]

Paul the nose slipping as he only used 17 "you know"s tonight. (I know it's sad but counting them while walking my dogs really made me laugh)
He did come out with another gem though saying "I wanted to get on to talk about Sam Allardyce. It's about time we had an English manager" err hello, Roy Hodgson, Paul?

[Villa in Denmark]

Paul the nose slipping as he only used 17 "you know"s tonight. (I know it's sad but counting them while walking my dogs really made me laugh)
He did come out with another gem though saying "I wanted to get on to talk about Sam Allardyce. It's about time we had an English manager" err hello, Roy Hodgson, Paul?

Hodgson doesn't count. Spent far too much time in that there Foreignland.

[KRS]

Paul the nose slipping as he only used 17 "you know"s tonight. (I know it's sad but counting them while walking my dogs really made me laugh)
He did come out with another gem though saying "I wanted to get on to talk about Sam Allardyce. It's about time we had an English manager" err hello, Roy Hodgson, Paul?

Unfortunately I was listening to that on the drive home and was going to post about this very same idiot with how many "ya knows" he says...I've never heard anything like it in my life ya know. We should have a guess how many "ya knows" competition he can say in his next rant without pausing for breath.

[Richard E]

Baggie following Villa obsessive Adrian Goldberg's jolly jape on the breakfast show this morning was getting listeners to send in suggestions for "things that have happened since Villa last won a game."

[kiddylion]

Listening to Franksy tonight I think we may aswell just board all the windows up & close the club down

[dave.woodhall]

Baggie following Villa obsessive Adrian Goldberg's jolly jape on the breakfast show this morning was getting listeners to send in suggestions for "things that have happened since Villa last won a game."

It wouldn't be so bad if they'd won anything since man first walked on the moon.

[cheltenhamlion]

God was in short trousers the last time those twats won something.

[Richard]

Goldberg is a terrible presenter. He was 2 years above me at school and part of a bitter Baggie supporting clique who could not cope with our success when both teams were doing well late 70s early 80s.

He just can't get over it.