Birmingham Mail and Villa coverage

[PeterWithesShin]

Apparently this is Tony "piling on the pressure" and also "the Chinese businessman spelled out what he expected of the former Blues boss"

Dr. Tony XiaVerified account
‏@Dr_TonyXia Dr. Tony Xia Retweeted Aston Villa FC
Give me FIVE! #WelcomeSteve

[kippaxvilla2]

That's what I was trying to post.....badly!  Enraged of Solihull!

[Toronto Villa]

Apparently this is Tony "piling on the pressure" and also "the Chinese businessman spelled out what he expected of the former Blues boss"

Dr. Tony XiaVerified account
‏@Dr_TonyXia Dr. Tony Xia Retweeted Aston Villa FC
Give me FIVE! #WelcomeSteve

I think they might have a point. Expecting 5 wins is a lot.

[VillaAlways]

I thought it was referring to a 5 year contract;)

[adrenachrome]

Matt Kendrick of the Meaning Evil quoting the Daily Express that we are monitoring Ched Evans.

[LeeB]

Matt Kendrick of the Meaning Evil quoting the Daily Express that we are monitoring Ched Evans.

The good news just keeps coming.

[Clampy]

Matt Kendrick of the Meaning Evil quoting the Daily Express that we are monitoring Ched Evans.

The good news just keeps coming.

You do realise that there may not be any truth in it whatsoever?

[LeeB]

Matt Kendrick of the Meaning Evil quoting the Daily Express that we are monitoring Ched Evans.

The good news just keeps coming.

You do realise that there may not be any truth in it whatsoever?

Of course, but my faith in disappointment tells me to expect to see him shirt stretching on Jan 1st.

[Exeter 77]

I'm sort of expecting to see Joey Barton at B6 some time soon. Just a feeling.

[CT]

The Dr soon squashed that sad little "story" from the Mail.

[saunders_heroes]

I'm sort of expecting to see Joey Barton at B6 some time soon. Just a feeling.

I've thought that for a while now and I wouldn't be against it either. Our midfield is as weak as water and he'd be a good quick fix. We should snap him up if he's available.

[LeeB]

I'm sort of expecting to see Joey Barton at B6 some time soon. Just a feeling.

I've thought that for a while now and I wouldn't be against it either. Our midfield is as weak as water and he'd be a good quick fix. We should snap him up if he's available.

Quick fixes for us usually do nothing to address the issue at hand, at then turn into long term problems themselves.

[Edvard Remberg]

An article there now consists of
"Tony's Daily" with "this is Tony's latest tweet".

Must be stressful working with such difficult tasks

[stuart r]

I am monitoring the work of Ged Scott (BBC Midlands). Alerted by his text commentary on the BBC website which is my chosen method of 'supporting' Villa these days..I go to the computer every 15 minutes or so. I squint through the gaps between my fingers that cover my eyes. Ready to flinch, prepared for my heart to sink a little bit. I used to embrace the matchday. Present myself to Villa Park proudly and in good spirits. Now I timidly scurry to the laptop both nervous and ashamed. Press refresh, glance, and then scurry back to whatever domestic task is 'taking my mind off it'.

Anyway back to Ged Scott. In his match commentary for our game with Wolves he says Steve Bruce teams are known to keep right on to the end of the road. And then his match report he spouts this annoying piece of pointless drivel "On a day when Bruce's side began the game in the Championship's bottom three thanks to the day's earlier results, they ended it in 20th - nine points behind his old club Birmingham City, who occupy the last of the four play-off places".

Whats the point of saying that and phrasing it that way if not just to annoy? He could've said "He gained a point on his old club Birmingham City", which would be equally daft but choosing the 'nine points behind' route just shows these journalists go out of their way to annoy... Oh, and it works, it really works.

I've carried out a brief audit of Ged Scott. He is a Liverpool supporter from Wales. I shall be tracking his efforts as the season progresses.

[Somniloquism]

I'm sort of expecting to see Joey Barton at B6 some time soon. Just a feeling.

I've thought that for a while now and I wouldn't be against it either. Our midfield is as weak as water and he'd be a good quick fix. We should snap him up if he's available.

The same as Richards and Lescott were good fixes to the weak defence. He is as much a trouble maker as those ones have been anyway.