RHM

[Sexual Ealing]

The characterisation of fans questioning why Petrov is off talking to the press about the club or its players as a "lynch mob" seems more than a bit overboard.

He shot his mouth off yet again and he knows better. Asking him to shut the hell up seems pretty reasonable. I dont see any of our other midfielders from his era off talking about us or causing trouble with our players contracts, why should he be?

The point is did he shoot his mouth off?  Or was he asked a question and innocently answered it?  Who wouldn't think a loan to Rangers would be a good move for the player?

When is RHM's contract up, soon isn't it, hence the requirement for a new one.  In what way then would a loan move be a good one?  The tone of his comments to the Scottish paper wasn't that it was a loan move, he just said it would be good for the lad to get away from Villa Park.  I also can't see that a Scottish paper would have any reason to misrepresent what he said, in any case.

The paper that's unofficially known in Scotland as the Daily Ranger?!

And by Rangers fans as the Daily Rebel?

Ah, I didn't know that. I had no idea how biased my circle up there was towards the left foot!

Still, it's not hard to see why they might have an interest in piquing the interest of the Rangers fans.

[chrisw1]

The characterisation of fans questioning why Petrov is off talking to the press about the club or its players as a "lynch mob" seems more than a bit overboard.

He shot his mouth off yet again and he knows better. Asking him to shut the hell up seems pretty reasonable. I dont see any of our other midfielders from his era off talking about us or causing trouble with our players contracts, why should he be?

The point is did he shoot his mouth off?  Or was he asked a question and innocently answered it?  Who wouldn't think a loan to Rangers would be a good move for the player?

When is RHM's contract up, soon isn't it, hence the requirement for a new one.  In what way then would a loan move be a good one?  The tone of his comments to the Scottish paper wasn't that it was a loan move, he just said it would be good for the lad to get away from Villa Park.  I also can't see that a Scottish paper would have any reason to misrepresent what he said, in any case.

I suspect he hasn't got an encyclopedic knowledge of of youth team contract expiry dates at Villa.  And who knows what question was asked and how it was phrased.

I very much doubt Petrov would deliberately risk his relationship with Villa for something like this, so I'm prepared to accept it was a innocent mistake.  If you want to see the worst in everyone so be it. 

Isn't there a bit of a jump from being a bit disappointed in Stan to "seeing the worst in everyone"?

Strange to pick up on that phraseology, but yeah, Risso does strike me as a pretty negative poster generally so no, it's not really such a huge leap if you want to take the wording literally.

[kippaxvilla2]

RHM scores from the spot to equalise 3-3 against smethwick.

[peter w]

Is this your prediction for our title winning match and goal for next season?

[kippaxvilla2]

Nope - it was the score in the U23 match last night at Kidderminster. :-)

[cdward]

Is this your prediction for our title winning match and goal for next season?

U23s match from last night

Andre Green was a threat to the Baggies backline throughout while Rushian Hepburn-Murphy worked his way into numerous openings but could not find the target.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/01/09/west-brom-u23-away-report

[Mister E]

Is this your prediction for our title winning match and goal for next season?

U23s match from last night

Andre Green was a threat to the Baggies backline throughout while Rushian Hepburn-Murphy worked his way into numerous openings but could not find the target.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/01/09/west-brom-u23-away-report

Given our lack of guile we should give both these kids an extended run in the team - Green, particularly, seems capable of getting beyond the fullback in a way that Adomah doesn't.

[cheltenhamlion]

The Stripy twat that works for me went and suggested RHM was very lively and the pick of our players.

[eamonn]

That's no way to talk about your subordinate - unless his twattishness is wholly correlated to his Stripyness.

[cheltenhamlion]

His twattishness knows no bounds. He is a particularly bitter fucker about the football though.

[manic-road]

Is this your prediction for our title winning match and goal for next season?

U23s match from last night

Andre Green was a threat to the Baggies backline throughout while Rushian Hepburn-Murphy worked his way into numerous openings but could not find the target.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/01/09/west-brom-u23-away-report

Given our lack of guile we should give both these kids an extended run in the team - Green, particularly, seems capable of getting beyond the fullback in a way that Adomah doesn't.

I have seen Adomah get beyond a full back plenty of times.

[Mister E]

Is this your prediction for our title winning match and goal for next season?

U23s match from last night

Andre Green was a threat to the Baggies backline throughout while Rushian Hepburn-Murphy worked his way into numerous openings but could not find the target.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/01/09/west-brom-u23-away-report

Given our lack of guile we should give both these kids an extended run in the team - Green, particularly, seems capable of getting beyond the fullback in a way that Adomah doesn't.

I have seen Adomah get beyond a full back plenty of times.

Really?
He is too slow to get the ball in ... but then, that goes for several of our players. They all to want too long on the ball, apart from the Jedi who always looks for the first-time pass.

[Nastylee]

There's rarely anyone in the box to benefit from an early ball anyway. Maybe that's the reason deliveries are delayed.

As for RHM - I wonder if he will get the Delph treatment.

Delph - Signed a contract so we at least got a decent return albeit with a dubious end to his Villa career.
RHM - Refusing to extend his contract meaning the club could end up making a loss on his development with an estimated £200k expected by tribunal should he leave.

[Rudy65]

There's rarely anyone in the box to benefit from an early ball anyway. Maybe that's the reason deliveries are delayed.

As for RHM - I wonder if he will get the Delph treatment.

Delph - Signed a contract so we at least got a decent return albeit with a dubious end to his Villa career.
RHM - Refusing to extend his contract meaning the club could end up making a loss on his development with an estimated £200k expected by tribunal should he leave.

He will end up at Stevenage

[chrisw1]

Is it time to bite the bullet and bring him into the team, new contract or not?

I don't see any point in cutting off our nose to spite our face and if RHM can contribute more than Gabby, and it's hard to see how he couldn't, then shouldn't we just make use of the asset we are paying for whilst we still have him?