Birmingham Mail and Villa coverage

[aj2k77]

Meanwhile back in the Evening Mail we get:

. Rowett targets 8 wins in a row and promotion glory
. Pullis update on the quality of Villa's latest training session
. Pies in 5, 5 pictures summing up the state of pies across the Midlands this season
. Exclusive, Villa's training kit to be manufactured by slaves in Qatar who are paid with rice and have had their passports taken off them by Lerner

[Mister E]

Interesting piece in the Sunderland Echo involving us....

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/latest-safc-news/safc-match-analysis/chris-young-sunderland-newcastle-and-villa-are-facing-relegation-for-a-reason-1-7836692

Wow. A local paper that focusses on facts and analysis rather than on vague opinions based on subjective assertions ... whatever next.
Quite a good little article, that, from the Blunderland Echo.

[alftitimus]

Let's be objective.

For 20 plus years we have been the benchmark !

We've had scribblers, trainees and YTS writers from the Mail, taking US as the benchmark and scrawling stuff about other West Midlands teams as a comparison to how far out of the blue we were.

G Houlier had luncheon and dinner dates with local and national journos, as SAF did at Man U.
Off-the-record-buttering-up stuff.
In our award winning suites.

McLeish /Lambert/Sherwood/Remi...never attempted that...who woulld come ??

Unless Gullag or Lerner were present, who'd bother ?

And that was the start of the demise I feel.

We were no longer a big exspanive club, a generous host to all and sundry.
After Houlier we became penny pinchers.
We lost the trough-snouters in the ink media gradually.
Now a new generation of scribes -- after Nursey waxed lyrical about the Houlier feats --don't get that attention.

We are on a level with the boggies and Walsall in terms of buttering up the journos.

We were years ahead in spin, generorsity and we culled it for years.
WE were the bench mark that other West Midlands clubs only dreamt about.

NOW -- the boot comes on.
Did we ever deserve our exalted status in the local media?
Perhaps not, but we got it.
NOW - the boot comes on.

We are in decline. No more luncheons nor dinners.
Tittle-tattle from players make up the substance of stories about us.
Trawling Twitter and Facebook for gossip

New Media Rules.

WE had our spot in the Sun, we had our  position as the BEST Midlands club.

But that went, when we stopped feeding journos.

Arsenal / Man Utd never stopped, the off-the-record dinners for top journos.

See a boot go into them ?

 

[dave.woodhall]

Let's be objective.

For 20 plus years we have been the benchmark !

We've had scribblers, trainees and YTS writers from the Mail, taking US as the benchmark and scrawling stuff about other West Midlands teams as a comparison to how far out of the blue we were.

G Houlier had luncheon and dinner dates with local and national journos, as SAF did at Man U.
Off-the-record-buttering-up stuff.
In our award winning suites.

McLeish /Lambert/Sherwood/Remi...never attempted that...who woulld come ??

Unless Gullag or Lerner were present, who'd bother ?

And that was the start of the demise I feel.

We were no longer a big exspanive club, a generous host to all and sundry.
After Houlier we became penny pinchers.
We lost the trough-snouters in the ink media gradually.
Now a new generation of scribes -- after Nursey waxed lyrical about the Houlier feats --don't get that attention.

We are on a level with the boggies and Walsall in terms of buttering up the journos.

We were years ahead in spin, generorsity and we culled it for years.
WE were the bench mark that other West Midlands clubs only dreamt about.

NOW -- the boot comes on.
Did we ever deserve our exalted status in the local media?
Perhaps not, but we got it.
NOW - the boot comes on.

We are in decline. No more luncheons nor dinners.
Tittle-tattle from players make up the substance of stories about us.
Trawling Twitter and Facebook for gossip

New Media Rules.

WE had our spot in the Sun, we had our  position as the BEST Midlands club.

But that went, when we stopped feeding journos.

Arsenal / Man Utd never stopped, the off-the-record dinners for top journos.

See a boot go into them ?

 

I've read some nonsense over the years but...

[HolmesyVilla]

This is Villa
Aston Villa
No-one likes us
We don't care

[kippaxvilla2]

Have a guess who is talking about us in his post match press conference again....
inRead invented by Teads
That accusation could not be labelled against Albion at the Etihad Stadium where they surged forward with a regularity that will encourage fans.

And Pulis admitted reinforcements were needed to give Albion more of a cutting edge.

He said: ""You have to take the criticism and you have to accept it.

"There’s been reasons for that and hopefully reasons we can address and come back stronger next year with.

"We’ve done that in a season that’s been so unpredictable.

"When you look at the Villas, Newcastles, Sunderlands down there, how big those clubs are.

"For us to be on 40 points and mid-table, the players have done fantastic."

James McClean's injury time volley was inches away from earning Albion a fourth 2-2 draw at the home of a top side.

"We're just disappointed today," Pulis added.

"We’ve come here and had good results away at the bigger clubs and just disappointed for the players as much as anyone else."

[rob_bridge]

Have a guess who is talking about us in his post match press conference again....
inRead invented by Teads
That accusation could not be labelled against Albion at the Etihad Stadium where they surged forward with a regularity that will encourage fans.

And Pulis admitted reinforcements were needed to give Albion more of a cutting edge.

He said: ""You have to take the criticism and you have to accept it.

"There’s been reasons for that and hopefully reasons we can address and come back stronger next year with.

"We’ve done that in a season that’s been so unpredictable.

"When you look at the Villas, Newcastles, Sunderlands down there, how big those clubs are.

"For us to be on 40 points and mid-table, the players have done fantastic."

James McClean's injury time volley was inches away from earning Albion a fourth 2-2 draw at the home of a top side.

"We're just disappointed today," Pulis added.

"We’ve come here and had good results away at the bigger clubs and just disappointed for the players as much as anyone else."

To be fair to him there is nothing wrong with his summation today.

He is talking up his own achievement, asking for more money for players against the backdrop of his team's good performance. He is siting this against the context of bigger club's failures.

[kippaxvilla2]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-fan-asks-former-11163881?

Now fair play to Marilyn for calling the repellant twat out - I just listened to it and she got under his skin.  And fair play to the Mail for twisting into a 'Villa fan Wants Savage to Manage Villa' nonsense.

[tomd2103]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-fan-asks-former-11163881?

Now fair play to Marilyn for calling the repellant twat out - I just listened to it and she got under his skin.  And fair play to the Mail for twisting into a 'Villa fan Wants Savage to Manage Villa' nonsense.

Listened to a snippet of 606 after the game and they had some absolute twat of a Blues fan on who spent most of his call talking about - you've guessed it - Villa.  Ticked all the boxes of the usual myths spouted by noses before a brief mention at the end of the Blues result.  Called all the way from Australia as well.

[kippaxvilla2]

You have to laugh.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/pele-exclusive-i-cant-remember-11163748

[Malandro]

Just read that, comical.

[OzVilla]

Fuck me, what a shitrag that paper is.

[PeterWithe]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-fan-asks-former-11163881?

Now fair play to Marilyn for calling the repellant twat out - I just listened to it and she got under his skin.  And fair play to the Mail for twisting into a 'Villa fan Wants Savage to Manage Villa' nonsense.

Listened to a snippet of 606 after the game and they had some absolute twat of a Blues fan on who spent most of his call talking about - you've guessed it - Villa.  Ticked all the boxes of the usual myths spouted by noses before a brief mention at the end of the Blues result.  Called all the way from Australia as well.

I can imagine.

'All Blues fans live within a few miles of the ground'

'Where are you calling from?'

'Australia'

[Chris Harte]

You have to laugh.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/pele-exclusive-i-cant-remember-11163748

Why would Pele remember the game? He played over a thousand competitive games if I remember correctly and states in the article that he'd play friendlies in England and other countries as often as three time a year per country.

And he'd be as likely to be bothered by our impending relegation about as much as I would if the same fate were to befall Santos.

[saunders_heroes]

You have to laugh.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/pele-exclusive-i-cant-remember-11163748

Why would Pele remember the game? He played over a thousand competitive games if I remember correctly and states in the article that he'd play friendlies in England and other countries as often as three time a year per country.

And he'd be as likely to be bothered by our impending relegation about as much as I would if the same fate were to befall Santos.

The headline says Pele can't remember the game and the first quote from him is "I remember a little about the game".
Shit stirring tossers. No wonder no one buys that rag anymore.