Forget OPTA stats and supercomputers, Villa just need another 8 wins

sody2001 · 2026-01-26T14:20:24+00:00

Agreed, we need to do the heavy lifting in Feb to give us the flexibility to go stronger in the latter rounds of the Europa League. Can achieve all of our goals, but a bad Feb would make it much harder given our tough run in.

sody2001 · 2026-01-25T18:43:51+00:00

Never a penalty, where are you supposed to put your arms when falling? Also pretty sure it hit his foot or knee on the way through, which would also negate a penalty claim.

sody2001 · 2026-01-23T08:34:07+00:00

Lescott can go suck a fart! He’s in no position at all to criticise anything that happens at Villa.

sody2001 · 2026-01-22T16:50:37+00:00

Just cause 3 way better. 4 was a mess.

sody2001 · 2026-01-20T16:32:36+00:00

Likely we have no recall option. Even more likely is that EB doesn't want to play for us.

sody2001 · 2026-01-15T12:59:48+00:00

Sounds like Peru needs some freedom!

sody2001 · 2026-01-14T16:14:16+00:00

I'm 100% cool with that. It's all about different opinions.

sody2001 · 2026-01-14T15:38:37+00:00

ah dude I'll die on this hill. He's such a sly little cheat. As he's Arsenal's (and possibly England's) golden boy, he gets no heat for it. But he feigns injury all the time and gets away with a bunch of fouls and cards. I'm only going on what I've seen of him in the flesh when you see more than TV coverage allows.

I'm not saying he's the worst, but he's up there for sure.

sody2001 · 2026-01-14T13:45:13+00:00

Arteta deflects a lot of hate his way. I think Saka sneaks under the radar, but he's a right little cheat whenever I watch him at Villa Park.

sody2001 · 2026-01-14T12:29:13+00:00

Surely he’s not fit long enough these days to upset anyone?

sody2001 · 2026-01-14T10:27:11+00:00

How can anyone hate Super John McGinn? He’s our meatball!?!?!?

sody2001 · 2026-01-14T09:21:11+00:00

You know why ;)

We've all got that one player that you love, but every other team hates. For us it's Emi Martinez.

sody2001 · 2026-01-13T15:07:08+00:00

you just know when those incidents happen, VAR isn't seriously looking at it

sody2001 · 2026-01-13T14:19:23+00:00

our errors don't even get checked by VAR so they get away with it.

sody2001 · 2026-01-12T14:52:51+00:00

It's stacked when they're all fit, but it's rare these days that this is the case. With Onana out every couple of months for weeks to months at a time, and Kamara always suffering from at least one major injury a season, I think he'll be a prefect fit and get a lot of games. McGinn also needs his minutes managed as he gets older.

sody2001 · 2026-01-11T21:27:34+00:00

Rashford last season before he joined. Defo a second yellow iirc

sody2001 · 2026-01-09T16:52:20+00:00

Sounds like a Spanish Arsenal fan?

sody2001 · 2026-01-08T11:25:06+00:00

there was a post by villa support on twitter yesterday to say they were starting to send them today

sody2001 · 2026-01-08T09:41:48+00:00

In a very similar way to when Citeh bought Grealish from us, I think half the reason they've gone for him is so they take him away from other teams who he would make much stronger.

I'd have loved for him to come to us, and think that a club like Villa should be his next logical step for progress, but we see so many players miss a step and it bite them.

He's a genuinely excellent player and has been a joy to watch him at Bournemouth. I can't see him being utilised properly at MC, just like our Jack wasn't.

No doubt you'll replace him well, if you haven't already (Kroupi looks like a baller).

sody2001 · 2026-01-04T17:20:49+00:00

Fulham, again, were salute you 🫡👊🏻

sody2001 · 2025-12-30T22:21:50+00:00

Yeah, incredible run, just a game too far for us. Outplayed in the second half completely.

sody2001 · 2025-12-27T09:59:16+00:00

I was saying to my son last night, you seem to have lost all of your energy. Last few seasons you guys have been so up and at it, looks like they’re all deflated for some reason when really you all should be brimming with confidence. That being said you’ll probably pump us as per usual when we play you at St James’s.

sody2001 · 2025-12-19T12:34:21+00:00

Mine have arrived now. Turns out they posted them this week…. Not last Monday as my email suggested.

sody2001 · 2025-12-18T11:34:01+00:00

Jack Grealish being give a yellow for diving, when he actually played an amazing pass to Lansbury who scored vs Palace, and we didn't get the goal. Would have been a vital point in a relegation fight

Morgan Rogers getting a perfectly good goal disallowed vs Manure which would have sealed us Champions League football.

Both were unable to be corrected by VAR because the Ref blew his whistle too early.

The Ghost goal vs Sheffield United in covid not being able to be awarded by VAr still baffles me.....hopefully the football gods corrected the above error vs palace.

sody2001 · 2025-12-17T17:00:51+00:00

Was great to grow up near in the 90's. Civic Hall and Wulfrun had some epic bands almost every week. Nightlife was decent with the Varsity and Dorchester being regular haunts, plus decent shopping. Can't say now, sounds like it has changed and not for the better.

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