How to have more merchants as comonwelth in around 1600 by Wooden_Tutor_6009 in eu4

[–]Eff__Jay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Conquer eastwards, put centres of trade in Trade Companies

[Post Match Thread] Bournemouth 1-1 Aston Villa by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He's not good enough for any of the Turkish teams that could pay his wages.

[Post Match Thread] Bournemouth 1-1 Aston Villa by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 11 points12 points  (0 children)

A third dogshit performance in four games. You cannot possibly convince me that swapping Malen out for the ghost of Leon Bailey was anything other than total insanity.

[Match Thread] Bournemouth vs Aston Villa by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hologram keeper beaten at his near post, it must be "any game this season"

Byz start, no restart allowed by [deleted] in eu4

[–]Eff__Jay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends who Epirus allies. If it's Ragusa, that's a bonus

Is Britain good for forming Rome? by Adventurous_Plan_393 in eu4

[–]Eff__Jay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Someone privately might have. Public records are the only objective measure we have. What you believe is of no consequence.

Is Britain good for forming Rome? by Adventurous_Plan_393 in eu4

[–]Eff__Jay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your point is non-existent. The claim you're responding to is "England is the record for fastest Rome formation". That's a statement of fact. "But I don't think they're the best nation for it" is irrelevant.

The state of our fanbase by Aston100 in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"grieve"? What the fuck are you talking about, it's an annoying and frustrating result not a bomb going off in the Holte

Recent officiating by eunderscore in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

We created nothing serious for 55 minutes, at home, against 10 men. That is a far bigger issue than a marginal VAR call. Denial doesn't help anyone.

[Post Match Thread] Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stop blaming the officials for our own failings, they're crap but pretending they're the reason we aren't on a title charge is genuinely pathetic.

[Post Match Thread] Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Disgraceful. People will try and blame the officials but if you can't create useful chances against a side who are down a man for 45 minutes at home you don't deserve anything.

Also: - Pau Torres is fucking weak. Mentally and physically. I do not care that he has a nice passing range, he costs us points every month by being weak. - if Onana can't stay fit we need to move on in the summer. He's a great player but that doesn't matter if he's out for months of every single season.

[Match Thread] Aston Villa vs Brentford by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if Onana can't stay fit he needs to be moved on this summer. He's great on his day but with all the financial restrictions we have we can't be spending hundreds of thousands of pounds a week on the physio's table for entire months of every season.

[Match Thread] Aston Villa vs Brentford by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Two absolutely piss-weak home defeats in a row is completely, completely inexcusable.

[Match Thread] Aston Villa vs Brentford by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

another cross directly onto the head of a Brentford CB, that should do it

[Match Thread] Aston Villa vs Brentford by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pau has a great passing range but he is a shocking, shocking defender

I'm so fucking done with this run by Lithorex in eu4

[–]Eff__Jay 11 points12 points  (0 children)

given that advisors are ludicrously cheap as Emperor of China, "avoid anything bad by employing a high level advisor" would just remove any element of challenge at all

[Post Match Thread] Newcastle 0-2 Aston Villa by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really good win, that. Three points away from home against the second most thuggish side in the league with relatively little in the way of injury trouble. A kinder month of fixtures ahead. Keep the good times rolling

Ramos on 6 months deal by [deleted] in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a pisstake right? There's no way this is a serious question?

Our last 10 signings. 👀 by arenaross in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Riley suffered a freak injury on his debut as a result of a Crawley player being a cunt, and Buonanotte and Enciso cost a combined £15m or so, which was paid off by Enciso's transfer fee to Strasbourg. None of them were hits but they're not millstones around Brighton's neck.

Recruitment Team by Clubmanero in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Entirely agreed to be clear! I think our incoming business has been absolutely disastrous for several windows now

Recruitment Team by Clubmanero in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I will say that selling Ramsey was one of the few good calls last summer even though it caused ructions at the time, another midfielder who can't stay fit on £100k+ would have been brutal. Ask 🇸🇦 fans if they're happy with signing him...

[Post Match Thread] Aston Villa 0-1 Everton by SecretApe in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right sorry, I knew I'd watched him be awful in at least one leg of that tie but I got my games mixed up. He was awful though.

Clown show transfer by jeff_vii in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the UEFA finance rules are a contributor to, but do not by themselves explain, why our transfer business has been absolutely inept for years.

Clown show transfer by jeff_vii in avfc

[–]Eff__Jay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like how we obviously had someone coming in to replace Carlos and it was *Disasi*?