A couple of random observations about Mings tonight.
The first after the Albion thug's stamp on McGinn. When he got up, Mcginn was steaming and would likely have gone for Brunt and got a card of some sort. Mings physically dragged him away, held him back and stopped him getting into trouble.
After the penalties, he was the first player shaking hands and consoling the Albion players.
How good a player he is is obvious but he is a proper good bloke to have at our club as well. Him and McGinn this season have been two of my favourite Villa signings for a long, long time.
Agreed. McGinn looked like he was going to go for Brunt and Mings was right in his ear straight away. Class act.
Genuinely seems to love the fans, and it’s obviously mutual.
Can he get a 2nd yellow for jumping into the fans at the end.....smiley thing I think!
I love him. I was trying, unsuccessfully, last night to get Mrs SE to agree that he was the embodiment of all that is beautiful about humanity. She was trying to watch the Michael Jackson paedo documentary on Netflix, the sick witch.
Any argument between players and he's first in there to calm things down. Seems to have a lot of respect and the rest listen to him when he speaks - which as a relative newcomer, speaks volumes to me.
Besides his personality, he appears to be totally committed and loves being at Villa. In my eyes, could easily become a future hero in same mould as Laursen etc.
Can he get a 2nd yellow for jumping into the fans at the end.....smiley thing I think!
The stroppy stewards didn't look very happy, did they? One bloke physically pushed him. Nice that Mings The Merciless just turned and smiled at him.
Baggies stewards have always been twats.
Eddie Howe as told the Bournemouth press that he’s looking forward to having chats with him at the end of the season. A lot of fans just think they have a personality clash and he won’t want to go back there. Some say he was lazy in training and would turn up late which I struggle to believe and others say he has some sort of business down there that he seemed more interested in.
A lot of ways this could pan out, but he’s certainly regathered his zest for playing here
If we go up I’m sure we can do a deal which suits all parties. It’s the going up bit we need to sort out first.
If we win the final, there's no way he'll be anywhere else other than Villa Park next season. If we could bag Axel as well, that's our central defence sorted for years.
If we win the final, there's no way he'll be anywhere else other than Villa Park next season. If we could bag Axel as well, that's our central defence sorted for years.
Yep. Agreed. I just wish Solksjaer would shut the fuck up about Axel.
Mings would choose us over pretty much anywhere I think.
He does like to take his shirt off and reveal his lean muscular body doesn't he? Mind you, if I was 30 years younger and had a physique like his and equally as good at football I'd probably take everything off.