Leander Dendoncker

[Meanwood Villa]

"They" instead of "it"?

[Drummond]

If you're discussing the business then it would be 'is' or 'it', but as we're all supporters of the club and the football team, then we should be correct and it's 'are' and 'they/we'.

[kippaxvilla2]

I used to love Quinsy starring Jack Klugman.

[Clark W Griswold]

How’s his throat today ?

[WarszaVillan]

How’s his throat today ?

They are still hurting

[adrenachrome]

How’s his throat today ?

They are still hurting

Dem throats dem throats
Dem dry throats
Oh, hear the word of the Lord!

[OCD]

Where's BE when there's a discussion about grammar?

[Bad English]

Can't be arsed.

[Bad English]

In most cases I prefer my collective nouns to be plural, unlike our backward cousins in the USA. I tend not to distinguish between the club or the team either. When the Villa social media YTS lad writes Aston Villa IS doing this or Aston Villa HAS signed a new manager it annoys me and I would prefer to read the 3rd person plural forms. But if you want to be prescriptive grammarians then fill your boots!

[maidstonevillain]

From one of my three books.*

“Aston Villa is the biggest club in the Midlands, of that there is no doubt. Once it was the biggest in the world, and up until the 1930s there was no doubt about that either. It attracts supporters from around the globe to its palatial Villa Park home. But when you are born and bred in the shadow of its towering stands; when you share the same B6 postcode and the stadium itself doubles as your place of worship and your adventure playground, then the club seeps into your soul and becomes part of your DNA. ”

Excerpt From
Gangsters, Geezers & Mods
Stephen Pennell
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*Haha, just showing off in an arrogant ‘I’ve had three books published’ kind of way, hoping that wins me the argument, which of course it doesn’t or shouldn’t. My point is the esteemed and extremely talented proof reader, Simon Page of this parish, didn’t change it.

Are.

Is.

[frank black]

Let’s bump this guy up the thread. Had his debut last night, peoples thoughts?

[ChicagoLion]

Let’s bump this guy up the thread. Had his debut last night, peoples thoughts?

Crap.

[Richard E]

I didn’t think he really had enough to do to make any judgement of him, against really limited opposition.

[Vegas]

The least memorable debut I’ve ever seen.  I definitely saw him come on, but genuinely can’t remember a single thing other than that.

[Aldridge Villa]

Doesn’t look the most fleet of foot and that’s putting it mildly.