Jack

I don't follow this thread anything like as closely as some, so I'm not clued up on the finer details, but I find it absolutely astonishing that this joke of a 'company' can still exist. In any other business in the world, if a company was that far up sh*t creek financially, it would've been liquidated months, probably years ago. Sell everything, give everything else away, burn it, start again. But somehow, disgracefully, there's money in some magic little pot that they can dip into as and when they want to bring in new players that half the teams in their league can't afford. And all that as a choice, instead of paying bills, tax, or any of their debts despite being in a position where they won't even have to pay back 99% of that debt. It's so illegal it's untrue. I don't know the laws and smaller details, but people should be going to prison over this IMO. Or shot.

One Villa fan's reply to another's pleas for calmness ahead of Saturday's game:

I'll probably do the GSR this year. I've only been running regularly again since November and Xmas got in the way a bit, but I managed a 10k in 48:25 last night. Happy with that as I was aiming to get under 8min/mi for that distance. I've never done a 10m run so that's the next step. What do you lot think is best, gradually step up the distance I'm running at 8min/mi pace, or go straight into a 10 mile run at a slower pace and then up the pace over time?

More importantly, who gives a sh*t about comparing city nightlife on a thread about potentially signing a new centre half?

Hang them, then burn them. Absolute oxygen thieves.

Who would pay his wages?!

Ever think they were told not to go charging around, flying into 50/50 challenges and risking injury or cards? We played very solidly for half an hour, but when we went behind, it was obvious we weren't going to get anything from it so eased up. A replay would've been no good for us. I think NA set them up to attack, and win it or lose it. Wigan, Fulham, QPR, Sunderland with replays they won't have wanted.

What the f*ck are you on about? The only change that wasn't enforced was Rodriguez in for Lambert, which worked well. The game was over when he ****ed about with bringing in de Ridder and Lee.

Our habit of having a decent half then falling apart and conceding in the last 10 minutes has got to stop. I never thought we'd maintain the discipline and work rate of the first half hour, but we fell to pieces. Poor in possession, we're forever putting ourselves in the sh*t by trying to do too much in tight areas instead of spreading it and playing the easy ball, and keeping possession. Glad we're out, in a way. Just hope Jose's injury isn't too bad.

Penalty. FFS. Hit him in the chest too

It's getting worse and worse. Total horse's d*cks on the commentary, De Ridder is a clown and shouldn't be anywhere near the 18, and Villa just went 2-1 up. Might give them confidence. FFS

Doesn't look like a break, probably twisted or hyperextended knee IMO. Surely a few weeks out. Poor decision making all over the pitch, all day long.

Disaster. Hooiveld to give away 2 pens and at least 1 o.g.

They had Mata and Hazard on the bench, and played sh*t, AND QPR got very lucky.

This will be a raping now. Keep giving it away trying to play in tight situations, as we did first half. Commentators drooling over them again. FFS, Saints need to play it easy sometimes!

Need to take the sting out of this, they're in the mood. Need to score the next to avoid getting shafted IMO

Puncheon FFS

I'll eat my words then. WHAT a pass from Punch! Brilliant finish Rodriguez!

Puncheon is SO frustrating! Moments of brilliance, absolutely shocking decision making and his passing really isn't great.

Looking solid at the back. Keep making the wrong decision and picking the wrong pass further up the pitch.

F*ck me I'm glad I don't live in America. "Chelsea only lost one goal last time out, when we come back we'll tell ya about South Hampton's best chance of scoring". Get your own language instead of destroying ours.

M3.

To be fair the only change that isn't enforced is Rodriguez in for Lambert, and NA has done that by choice before. I think he wants to win today. Hope Rodriguez has a blinder. Always going to be tough without Clyne, Lallana, Ramirez and Lambert though, and Cork out of position.

1-0 Puncheon @ 105/1 Stranger things and all that....

Fair enough. Need them to have an off day as they did against QPR.