Grant Holt - confirmed on loan

[Ads]

If Holt scores in a win against the Albion, and gives that wankpot Olsen a smack in the trap, he'll do for me.

He will score a last minute winner, then run over to the Albion fans, jump the barrier and start weighing into them. Kapow!

[Toronto Villa]

I'm fully stoked by that youtube video, I think he's going to end up being my favourite player.

At his best he is not only an excellent finisher but defenders bounce off him. He's going to retain his aggression coming to us and his desire, the question is how effective will he be as a footballer? He's not a dud signing in my opinion, but as you get older some things don't work the same even if your mind thinks they do. That will be the challenge from a playing standpoint.

[oldhill_avfc]

I don't know how much training we do on passing and I don't know what focus we have on it but what I see everytime I watch us play is a midfield scared to play too high and not particularly wanting the ball.

I see a vicious circle.

The midfield doesn't seem capable of holding onto the ball and move the play to the forwards so the defenders resort to hoofing it.

The forwards naturally can't reliably hold onto the hoof ball and get the midfield get upfield.  Plus the midfield is worried about the counter attack so they watch and wait.

Either way, as you rightly say, there's a massive gap between the forwards and the rest of the team.

[LeeB]

I'm fully stoked by that youtube video, I think he's going to end up being my favourite player.

At his best he is not only an excellent finisher but defenders bounce off him. He's going to retain his aggression coming to us and his desire, the question is how effective will he be as a footballer? He's not a dud signing in my opinion, but as you get older some things don't work the same even if your mind thinks they do. That will be the challenge from a playing standpoint.

Man alive, do I know that from personal experience! 

[Toronto Villa]

I'm fully stoked by that youtube video, I think he's going to end up being my favourite player.

At his best he is not only an excellent finisher but defenders bounce off him. He's going to retain his aggression coming to us and his desire, the question is how effective will he be as a footballer? He's not a dud signing in my opinion, but as you get older some things don't work the same even if your mind thinks they do. That will be the challenge from a playing standpoint.

Man alive, do I know that from personal experience! 

Lee, my back hurts, knees and other things go now and again. I still think I can run as fast as I once did and jump just as high. It's only when some fat young wanker runs past you that you realise the dream is over.

[LeeB]

I'm fully stoked by that youtube video, I think he's going to end up being my favourite player.

At his best he is not only an excellent finisher but defenders bounce off him. He's going to retain his aggression coming to us and his desire, the question is how effective will he be as a footballer? He's not a dud signing in my opinion, but as you get older some things don't work the same even if your mind thinks they do. That will be the challenge from a playing standpoint.

Man alive, do I know that from personal experience! 

Lee, my back hurts, knees and other things go now and again. I still think I can run as fast as I once did and jump just as high. It's only when some fat young wanker runs past you that you realise the dream is over.

I still train when I can with my old football team on Thursday nights, last week I was reliving my 'lone striker' role.
I took a long clearance from the keeper, defender tight up my back, and feathered the ball around him beautifully only for my entire body to fail to respond to my minds requests to get after it, and the amount of headers I now miss is just comical, as the spring in my legs has just completely disappeared.

[olaftab]

Old gits reminiscing!

[*shellac*]

Can we have Ashton & Villa to complete the trilogy?

Welcome Grant.  Just score some goals in Villa Park.

You were great when playing for Sengkang Marine, but that was 2001 and Singapore football league was (& probably still is) shit.

[Toronto Villa]

Old gits reminiscing!

listen, it's all we have left

Actually that story about a fat young wanker is true. The captain of our team is a baby at 39 years old and he's always been the fittest lad in the side. Then one night he had a head start on this fat left back who would have been in his early 20's. Me and the other forward are waiting for the cross when out of nowhere this little tub of lard shows up and wins the ball off him. The bizarre thing was it all happened in slow motion and almost as one we all just cracked up laughing. Fuck me it's shit getting old.

[Legion]

Yep.

[not3bad]

Aye.

[Breezeblock]

...but it's better than the alternative!

[ciggiesnbeer]

I watched his AVTV interview. Well I am a changed man, very impressive. Hope he bangs a few in.

[olaftab]

 Yes getting old is crap and it matters at all levels. I made a comment on this after watching 33 year old Jan Arne Riise despite all his experience being too slow to cover Adam Johnson cutting in and scoring at weekend gone.

[LeeB]

Just back from tonights session and can confirm I'm still old and past it.