Pundit and Media Watch on Aston Villa 24/25

[Footy-Vill]

It’s his column in the Telegraph.  Seems to have not wanted to move away from the theory that Emery would move to one of these bigger clubs
I think he would love Liverpool to have taken him and is actually worried about the impact Villa are having with Emery at the helm but falls short in making Villa the focus.
By his reckoning then he needs to have said how poor a squad Villa were with the previous manager his best mate Stevie G

[AV84]

Strange pre match preview in Metro this morning. Going on about how Watkins would be perfect for Arsenal's title push. Then predicting us to win 2-1.

Both true.

[Mellin]

Guardian article on Arteta wanting revenge over Villa. Says first time we've done the double over them since 92/93. Fact check, please. Didn't we do that not long back? 3-0 away season. I'm sure we beat them three games on the bounce, so there's a double in there somewhere.

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah, we did the double over them in 2020/21. Generally, "revenge" is overused in football. Should only be used when you've been wronged in some way. A football team winning football matches is what they're supposed to do. I want to beat Newcastle this year, but it won't be "revenge" if we do.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

I used to think some Villa fans were a bit paranoid about Villa not being given any respect in the media, but I listened to a few of the big podcasts after Villa's wins over West Ham and Leicester and we barely got a mention at all.

The Totally Football Show (The Athletic's offering) only mentioned the scorer and the Villa scorers for the Leicester game, and The Guardian's Football Weekly gave us a couple of minutes; whereas every other game featuring a Sky 6 team got in-depth coverage.

No doubt it was different for the Arsenal game, but that's because we were playing a Sky 6 club.

[VillaTim]

It doesn't fit their narrative and they don't want us gatecrashing the Sky6 club

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

I always think it's laughable that Spurs are considered part of the "Big 6", when their claim to that status is basically "they're in London".

A team that has only ever one their domestic league TWICE (the last time was before The Beatles released a single).  Even in the Premier League era, they've literally won the same number and type of trophies as us (2 League Cups).

[Dave]

It doesn't fit their narrative and they don't want us gatecrashing the Sky6 club

This really should be hammered into some people's brains with a six inch nail:

For my own peace of mind, I really, really wish that all the broadcasters would release a joint statement saying something like this: "it's not bias towards the 'big six'. It's naked capitalism. Many more people give a shit about those six clubs. We couldn't give a shit. If your shit club suddenly found loads of new supporters, we'd pander to your petty fucking grievances too (not that you'll be satisfied by that, because that's literally not possible). We don't care about any club. We care about money. Live with it, because it isn't changing until you fucking do."

https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/features/premier-league-clubs-ranked-by-social-media-followers

Edit: and while I'm at it, I'd want them to add: "we have no obligation to be impartial. We're not BBC News. We've paid a lot of money to show these games and we'd like to see a fucking return on that investment if that's OK with you? And if you're a fucking Southampton fan, that's your fucking problem, you sad twat. Here's a fucking Spurs match."

[ChicagoLion]

It doesn't fit their narrative and they don't want us gatecrashing the Sky6 club

This really should be hammered into some people's brains with a six inch nail:

For my own peace of mind, I really, really wish that all the broadcasters would release a joint statement saying something like this: "it's not bias towards the 'big six'. It's naked capitalism. Many more people give a shit about those six clubs. We couldn't give a shit. If your shit club suddenly found loads of new supporters, we'd pander to your petty fucking grievances too (not that you'll be satisfied by that, because that's literally not possible). We don't care about any club. We care about money. Live with it, because it isn't changing until you fucking do."

https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/features/premier-league-clubs-ranked-by-social-media-followers

Edit: and while I'm at it, I'd want them to add: "we have no obligation to be impartial. We're not BBC News. We've paid a lot of money to show these games and we'd like to see a fucking return on that investment if that's OK with you? And if you're a fucking Southampton fan, that's your fucking problem, you sad twat. Here's a fucking Spurs match."

Very good.

[Brend'Watkins]

It doesn't fit their narrative and they don't want us gatecrashing the Sky6 club

This really should be hammered into some people's brains with a six inch nail:

For my own peace of mind, I really, really wish that all the broadcasters would release a joint statement saying something like this: "it's not bias towards the 'big six'. It's naked capitalism. Many more people give a shit about those six clubs. We couldn't give a shit. If your shit club suddenly found loads of new supporters, we'd pander to your petty fucking grievances too (not that you'll be satisfied by that, because that's literally not possible). We don't care about any club. We care about money. Live with it, because it isn't changing until you fucking do."

https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/features/premier-league-clubs-ranked-by-social-media-followers

Edit: and while I'm at it, I'd want them to add: "we have no obligation to be impartial. We're not BBC News. We've paid a lot of money to show these games and we'd like to see a fucking return on that investment if that's OK with you? And if you're a fucking Southampton fan, that's your fucking problem, you sad twat. Here's a fucking Spurs match."

Very good.

It's very, very good.

[Drummond]

They'd love us to break the Big 6, they'd love us to be huge, with a massive following, that more people cared about.

[edgysatsuma89]

An away win at Leicester. Even I barely cared.

[eamonn]

It doesn't fit their narrative and they don't want us gatecrashing the Sky6 club

This really should be hammered into some people's brains with a six inch nail:

For my own peace of mind, I really, really wish that all the broadcasters would release a joint statement saying something like this: "it's not bias towards the 'big six'. It's naked capitalism. Many more people give a shit about those six clubs. We couldn't give a shit. If your shit club suddenly found loads of new supporters, we'd pander to your petty fucking grievances too (not that you'll be satisfied by that, because that's literally not possible). We don't care about any club. We care about money. Live with it, because it isn't changing until you fucking do."

https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/features/premier-league-clubs-ranked-by-social-media-followers

Edit: and while I'm at it, I'd want them to add: "we have no obligation to be impartial. We're not BBC News. We've paid a lot of money to show these games and we'd like to see a fucking return on that investment if that's OK with you? And if you're a fucking Southampton fan, that's your fucking problem, you sad twat. Here's a fucking Spurs match."

Very good.

It's very, very good.

Cruel too though for such an emotional guy.

[Hookeysmith]

You cannot help but thinking along those lines.

The disproportionate level of coverage for a really bang average Redfilth is obviously to sell column inches rather than being justified as to what they are doing as a team.

I am sure that if they talk about them enough people will actually think they might still be relevant.

[Dave]

I am sure that if they talk about them enough people will actually think they might still be relevant.

I would guess that you are personally responsible for about 60% of the times that they are brought up on this site.