Quote from: cdbullyweefan on August 01, 2020, 11:39:44 AMI think he was mocking their arguments "Vile aren't a big club, I just spend my every waking hour thinking about them".Yep!...they seem to have gone a little quiet now....skint pricks
I think he was mocking their arguments "Vile aren't a big club, I just spend my every waking hour thinking about them".
QuoteI always refer back to the summer of 2018. Stoney Broke Tony Bloke was taking them to oblivion and it was simply delicious. Not paying wages, flogging off car parks to pay the leccy bills, a massive FFP hit around the corner, and a dodgy Chinese owner who would only ever sell to another dodgy Chinese owner, because that's what we'd been told to expect. They were on a perfect trajectory to "do a Pompey" and with any luck, eff off down into the non-leagues.So what happened? There was no selling to any other dodgy Chinese owners. Instead, out of nowhere came two knights in shining armour and within a year they were in the promised land. Even that process fell kindly for them. Albion were a better side than them but lost all their strikers when they met in the playoffs. Of course, vile won the penalty shootout, I'd have expected nothing less. But it was ok, Leeds were an even better side who would muller them in the final after winning at perennial bottlers Derby. Who'd have thought Leeds would press the self destruct button in that second leg, thereby effectively handing vile a bye to the premier league?And now of course, we had the Sheffield United non-goal.I'd say that's a pretty lucky two years. Any chance we might escape our 10 year predicament in such a manner? I somehow have my doubts, because you just don't get luck like that do you?
I always refer back to the summer of 2018. Stoney Broke Tony Bloke was taking them to oblivion and it was simply delicious. Not paying wages, flogging off car parks to pay the leccy bills, a massive FFP hit around the corner, and a dodgy Chinese owner who would only ever sell to another dodgy Chinese owner, because that's what we'd been told to expect. They were on a perfect trajectory to "do a Pompey" and with any luck, eff off down into the non-leagues.So what happened? There was no selling to any other dodgy Chinese owners. Instead, out of nowhere came two knights in shining armour and within a year they were in the promised land. Even that process fell kindly for them. Albion were a better side than them but lost all their strikers when they met in the playoffs. Of course, vile won the penalty shootout, I'd have expected nothing less. But it was ok, Leeds were an even better side who would muller them in the final after winning at perennial bottlers Derby. Who'd have thought Leeds would press the self destruct button in that second leg, thereby effectively handing vile a bye to the premier league?And now of course, we had the Sheffield United non-goal.I'd say that's a pretty lucky two years. Any chance we might escape our 10 year predicament in such a manner? I somehow have my doubts, because you just don't get luck like that do you?
Quote from: Ads on July 29, 2020, 03:31:54 PMQuoteI always refer back to the summer of 2018. Stoney Broke Tony Bloke was taking them to oblivion and it was simply delicious. Not paying wages, flogging off car parks to pay the leccy bills, a massive FFP hit around the corner, and a dodgy Chinese owner who would only ever sell to another dodgy Chinese owner, because that's what we'd been told to expect. They were on a perfect trajectory to "do a Pompey" and with any luck, eff off down into the non-leagues.So what happened? There was no selling to any other dodgy Chinese owners. Instead, out of nowhere came two knights in shining armour and within a year they were in the promised land. Even that process fell kindly for them. Albion were a better side than them but lost all their strikers when they met in the playoffs. Of course, vile won the penalty shootout, I'd have expected nothing less. But it was ok, Leeds were an even better side who would muller them in the final after winning at perennial bottlers Derby. Who'd have thought Leeds would press the self destruct button in that second leg, thereby effectively handing vile a bye to the premier league?And now of course, we had the Sheffield United non-goal.I'd say that's a pretty lucky two years. Any chance we might escape our 10 year predicament in such a manner? I somehow have my doubts, because you just don't get luck like that do you?And now on Heroes and Villains another chance to see...
The only problem i have with that is the idea that West Brom were the better side. We were the form side in English football for the final quarter of the season, no one in that league was better than us by the time we got to the playoffs.
Quote from: paul_e on August 07, 2020, 02:02:48 PMThe only problem i have with that is the idea that West Brom were the better side. We were the form side in English football for the final quarter of the season, no one in that league was better than us by the time we got to the playoffs.The noses have a rather creepy romance with Smethwick when it comes to their mutual hatred of us. One other thing they have in common is that they don't necessarily let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Quote from: Damo70 on August 07, 2020, 11:39:17 PMQuote from: paul_e on August 07, 2020, 02:02:48 PMThe only problem i have with that is the idea that West Brom were the better side. We were the form side in English football for the final quarter of the season, no one in that league was better than us by the time we got to the playoffs.The noses have a rather creepy romance with Smethwick when it comes to their mutual hatred of us. One other thing they have in common is that they don't necessarily let the truth get in the way of a good story.Brilliant post. Both my neighbours are stripeyfilth - the one keeps saying “I’m glad you stayed up so we can play you” when the absolute hatred is boiling through his stone cross eyes! My two year olds villa football they keeps going over his fence is the final nail!!
I would love anyone to study the match data/review the Villa-Albion games and explain why WBA were the better team.To say they were the second top-scorers that season, I couldn't believe they were so negative. When Conor scored his goal, they had ten men back in their own area!Still, with a 'nose in charge of the team, what do you expect?
Spawney DVBs on the latest Barclays Bank advert. Barclays marketing department must be full of DVBs