Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[dave.woodhall]

Seeing as what I said was so controversial, am I right to assume you guys are happy with Garde "drawing" our way to relegation? All I want from us is to show some fight, one substitution away at a shit Newcastle team is ridiculous.

What you said wasn't controversial, it was senseless and without meaning, which is why some people took the piss a bit, pisstaking being the one thing that we're consistently good at on here.

Surely breaking the cycle of getting our arses handed to us every week must be the first step towards any kind of recovery.

For what it's worth, can you imagine the mood if he'd "really gone for it" in the last 10-15 minutes and we'd lost, losing being what we've become world renowned for lately?

I'm assuming going for it would have meant bringing Traoré onto a pitch that was in way conducive to someone dribbling and running with the ball the way he does?

Not really. Its a bit of a boys club on here with some big egos and I'm fine with that, but it's happened multiple times now. Maybe I shouldn't take it so personally.

We broke the cycle against Man City, lost our next two. Broke the cycle against Southampton, lost our next game. We need to start winning before it's too late!

Can you imagine the mood if De Jong and/or Wijnaldum converted those easy chances?

I wouldn't have brought Adama on. Gil in the #10 position was (and always is) my preference.

Over the years I've got sick and tired of idiots coming on here and as soon as anyone argues with them we're a clique, we're ganging up on them, they're not allowed to disagree and now we're a boys club of big egos. So I'm saving you the trouble of having to waste your time on here ever again and you can take that as personally as you like. Anyone who thinks the same can go as well.

[ozzjim]

As one of your minions I will agree completely. I don't spend much time on here any more, but this trotted out line of cliques etc on here annoys me more than some of the twaddle. I think I have had more arguments about football on here with mods or long standing members than I have any new comers. People disagree, form a coherent argument and discuss!

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

As one of your minions I will agree completely. I don't spend much time on here any more, but this trotted out line of cliques etc on here annoys me more than some of the twaddle. I think I have had more arguments about football on here with mods or long standing members than I have any new comers. People disagree, form a coherent argument and discuss!

Oh no they don't!

[ozzjim]

I have been to the panto with my kids today. I was amazed at how far Julian Clary was allowed to take the inuendo jokes. Funny I grant him, but looking at my 3 I was hoping to god they didn't understand.

[olaftab]

Oh I see fmwmu you have  returned from your shift helping local Landlords!

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I wish!
I've been family Santa today...set off at 10 this morning, driving around the West Midlands exchanging cards/gifts and just home.
Not a drop has been drunk. Promise.

Cocoa and bed for me.

Just hope Cocoa's in the mood.
:-)

[Somniloquism]

I have been to the panto with my kids today. I was amazed at how far Julian Clary was allowed to take the inuendo jokes. Funny I grant him, but looking at my 3 I was hoping to god they didn't understand.

I saw the posters, saw he was the "slave of the ring", and just knew how they were going to run with it.

[ozzjim]

Oh run they did.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

i cant even spell clicks

[bertlambshank]

Ooooh a boys club....Is there a joining fee?

[Villa in Denmark]

Ooooh a boys club....Is there a joining fee?

No, but if media reports of on going investigations are to be believed, apparently admission is easier if you're a Roman Catholic priest or a 70's entertainer or MP.

[stuart r]

I don't think we're not going out their not trying to win.

That means we are trying to win or we're not trying to win? Difficult one to figure out that

[glasses]

I don't know about a boys club, but more than one poster wouldn't just let it go and kept pushing and pushing Bosko.

He even asked people to give it a rest, but for some reason people on the internet always have to be right.

It was the sort of comment that if you were in a pub you'd dismiss it as a figure of speech, but because it's written down was dissected further than it needed to be.

I know the whole 'Clique' thing gets up Dave's nose, which is fair enough, but I think people were sticking the knife in needlessly.

Just my thoughts.

[glasses]

Actually, I've re-read it all again. He should have left it himself and dug his own hole.

Move on...

[Toronto Villa]

I don't know about a boys club, but more than one poster wouldn't just let it go and kept pushing and pushing Bosko.

He even asked people to give it a rest, but for some reason people on the internet always have to be right.

It was the sort of comment that if you were in a pub you'd dismiss it as a figure of speech, but because it's written down was dissected further than it needed to be.

I know the whole 'Clique' thing gets up Dave's nose, which is fair enough, but I think people were sticking the knife in needlessly.

Just my thoughts.

He could have also explained his comments or retracted them. His initial response to me ended "Not surprising coming from you" to my original reply, which he didn't need to say.

H&V is a pisstake factory. That's why I love it here. For the most part everyone gets along but you have to accept what comes along with being on here. There are no cliques. There are people who agree with you, those who don't take notice, and those who disagree. Much like this post, I don't expect everyone to like me, or agree with me. That's fine. But when others collectively disagree or have a bit of light hearted fun don't a twat and start throwing out suggestions of a mythical society where we target posters, because it simply isn't true.