Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Steve67]

Garde certainly has his work cut out. The likes of Bacuna, Guzan and Lescott, even Sanchez, being regular first teamers is bound to frustrate him. Good to see Jores back.

[Malandro]

Thanks TB for that extremely interesting information. I shall be seeing Damon's Norwegian mother in law over Christmas and it will be something we can talk about. If that flags I will take up the tack that swedes used to be called Swedish turnips and a variety of swede is the Mangol or Mangold which is of course a shortened form of Mangolworzel much used in the fens both as cattle food and missiles.

If more conversation is needed, the lady is very bookish and I shall ask if she has read Geoffrey Boycott's autobiography modestly titled Greatest Living Englishman in which he relates as a boy falling off the wash house roof and rupturing his spleen on the handle of his mother's mangle.

Viola as Del Boy would say.

Well, I really don't know how to respond to that... I wasn't out to lecture or educate, just wanted to convey my joy of discovering a word I didn't know existed in the English language.

AFAIK, the 'mangle' is closely related to the old war-machine mangonel, the origin an old Greek word meaning 'engine'. Not too sure how any any form of Beta vulgaris comes into it.

I won't bother you again.

I think you might have read Brian's response as being sarcastic, when I'm absolutely sure that it was anything but.

Thank you. I do hope you are correct, as I really do like Brian's posts (in general, that is :-) ). No, I didn't read it as being sarcastic, I read it as being snide.

You certainly got the wrong end of the stick - I'd read it back a few more times.

[avfcdale]

Catherine Ringer can be relied upon to mangle a song. 

This pun is brought to you courtesy of the Save Old Brummie Words Society.  See page 476 app 3c "Wringer, a hand turned device with rollers for pressing water out of wet washing"  "Mangle a hand turned device for pressing water out of wet washing" See "Wringer".

Love this, is there a thread for old brummie words and sayings?

what with this and gaining a point away from home, i no longer have a face as long as Livery Street.

[Mister E]

I still think a lot of our problems come from the lack of protection in front of them too though, and Sanchez is just too inconsistent. We need someone like Petrov became sitting there, dictating the play but also reading the danger. Who, how, what though, I am not sure.

The player that could have played this role is Darren Fletcher, but Tiny P got him. He's now playing well for the Bitters.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I saw an ale yesterday called BHACKER ACKHAMS  by two towers brewery. Now back of rackhams is a proper brummie term

[Mister E]

Just seen the highlights. Garde looks knackered already!

[dave shelley]

I'm sure we had a thread one time regarding words and sayings that we thought were peculiar to Birmingham only.  I remember posting 'Glarnies' in it as a word we, as kids used to call marbles.

[Jimbo]

Just seen the highlights. Garde looks knackered already!

When he first joined I said to my old man, just watch how grey he goes by the end of the season.

[bobdylan]

We are progressing. I think it's vital Okore players from now on.

I still want to see Richards at right back if Okore is playing centre, to me it's a complete no brainer.

Me too. Hutton can switch to left back (lets face it, of all the options, he at least gives his all) for a few weeks, Richards plays right and Lescott and Okore central.

I still think a lot of our problems come from the lack of protection in front of them too though, and Sanchez is just too inconsistent. We need someone like Petrov became sitting there, dictating the play but also reading the danger. Who, how, what though, I am not sure.

I also agree, I think in Jan our priority should be dcm as well as keeper and striker.  Defensively now Okore and Illori are fit we should be alright.  I'd leave Baker and Bennett on loan but I'd be tempted to bring Senderos and Cissokho back in

[Phil from the upper holte]

Is this Llori any good? We haven't seen him

[LeeB]

Is this Llori any good? We haven't seen him

He looked good for Portugal in the U21's last summer.

[Steve67]

Is this Llori any good? We haven't seen him

He looked good for Portugal in the U21's last summer.

Is he an out and out centre back or could he play left back?

[Malandro]

I'm sure we had a thread one time regarding words and sayings that we thought were peculiar to Birmingham only.  I remember posting 'Glarnies' in it as a word we, as kids used to call marbles.

Not heard that one

[brian green]

TB I did not pick up on your feeling that I was being snide. I am really sorry that I gave that impression it was intended to amuse not offend. It was also a little in joke with my son who knows how hard I find it to chat to his mother in law.

[DB]

Open question. Since Garde took over, do you think there is signs that he is improving things and thus hope (even very small) that he can turn it aroumd? We can't still be as bad as under TS can we..?