MOTD

[The Edge]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c0d2e0nxlz4o

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/15205/13025004/aston-villa-are-premier-league-title-contenders-if-they-beat-arsenal-on-saturday-says-paul-merson

https://www.premierleague.com/news/3821023

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gtVjoHRrkcM

https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/how-aston-villa-morphed-into-premier-league-title-contenders-m2bx9dbpq

https://www.caughtoffside.com/2023/12/07/1562447/

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-arsenal-premier-league-28248359

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/12/18/aston-villa-title-contenders-unai-emery-premier-league/

Haha.  Great work.  Man remembers stuff a certain way but is corrected by another man on the internet.

Apologies. Pedantry is my main hobby.

Ha ha this made me chuckle

[VillaTim]

Expert analysis tonight from Troy Deeney and that mediocre Welsh centre half .
Deeney has put some timber on .

[Percy McCarthy]

Expert analysis tonight from Troy Deeney and that mediocre Welsh centre half .
Deeney has put some timber on .

Two Brummies on the BBC. That’s rare.

[The Edge]

Expert analysis tonight from Troy Deeney and that mediocre Welsh centre half .
Deeney has put some timber on .

Two Brummies on the BBC. That’s rare.

You read my mind.

[VillaTim]

And now some podcaster has joined them , Jesus wept .

[pauliewalnuts]

And now some podcaster has joined them , Jesus wept .

He's from The Athletic, it's not like he's sneery bollocks from MOMS

[pauliewalnuts]

Big chat about Man United behind the scenes rubbish.

[VillaTim]

The Athletic ?? What is it though ? And when did MOTD last have this type of pundit on

[pauliewalnuts]

The Athletic ?? What is it though ? And when did MOTD last have this type of pundit on

It's a well respected online football publication, Tim. They hired a lot of former non-tabloid top level writers and have staked a pretty big claim in that sector.

MOTD have all sorts of shite on these days.

[VillaTim]

Fair enough Paulie. Jesus though , I'd say that's a slippery slope letting online "experts" into the BBC MOTD studio !?
The guy spoke well but he had no real idea of what's going on so it was weird .

[eamonn]

Jacob Tanswell, our lad at The Athletic, is a frickin' legend. Well-worth following his tweets. He nearly made it as a footballer and he's become a really good young football analyst. His in-game posts on our games are a nice, er, contrast to the hysteria on Heroes &Villains match-threads!

[VillaTim]

Jacob Tanswell, our lad at The Athletic, is a frickin' legend. Well-worth following his tweets. He nearly made it as a footballer and he's become a really good young football analyst. His in-game posts on our games are a nice, er, contrast to the hysteria on Heroes &Villains match-threads!

Was that him on MOTD2 talking about Yaniteds trials and tribulations?

[edgysatsuma89]

Being an ex-pro does not mean they are better pundits than football journalists. There are loads of absolutely shite ones where having "played the game" has meant close to fuck all. The football journalists I hear tend to be much more clued up, and I'd suggest do more research than say, Tim Sherwood.

[Percy McCarthy]

Jacob Tanswell, our lad at The Athletic, is a frickin' legend. Well-worth following his tweets. He nearly made it as a footballer and he's become a really good young football analyst. His in-game posts on our games are a nice, er, contrast to the hysteria on Heroes &Villains match-threads!

Seconded. We’re lucky to have him.

[Percy McCarthy]

Good analysis on Caicedp pushing into midfield, freeing up one of the Chelsea double-pivot to join the attack, and cutting down the distance for both Caicedo and the midfielder to get back in position if they lose the ball. Exactly what they did against us, and what I’d like to see Maatsen doing when he establishes himself in our team. What he did for Dortmund basically.