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Sadly my favourite away pub for Villa, The Bartons Arms on Aston High St has closed down. Wonderful old place with stained glass windows and decorative tile walls is no more so another venue will need to be found.

With the embarrassing capitulations of Arsenal and Liverpool this weekend, the Verstappenisation of the premier league continues apace. How long before the world gets bored seeing the same winner every year.

Both champions league games on at the same time tonight. So whether to watch Arsenal or City. On previous experience I will no doubt choose the tedious 0-0 over the spectacular goal fest. Think I’ll toss a coin.

Scummers away at Leeds for the last game of the season. They are being charged £47 a ticket. I have no love for Southampton fans - but that is just bleedin ridiculous.

This is just bloody great. Love him.

On the PL website you can vote for Antoine - Player of the month Andoni - Manager of the Month Dom - Goal of the month Neto - Save of the month All probs the best in their category IMHO. Surely must be the first time we have had nominations in all 4.

Radio reporter keeps referring to the Swansea Cardiff game as the south coast derby factually correct for Wales but really?

Surprised to see nothing on this board about the Cherries Trust Just Giving campaign to fund coaches for the rearranged Luton game. Already raised £700 A great initiative imho Any unused donations going to Heart charities So chuck in a few quid. https://t.co/kZ6wQwWyQ0

Lovely to see that the government is happy to spend £8 million giving out free photographs of our filthy rich, cosplaying head of state. Not like schools and hospitals could do with the money or anything. You can have this one if you can’t get on the gravy train for a freebie.

Andoni up for Manager of the Month Solanke and Senesi both up for player of the month. Difficult decision, but I went Dom, just. Manager - https://www.premierleague.com/news/3847352 Player - https://plpotm.easports.com/

I have to say it’s getting massively tedious the way just about every thread on this message board turns into Amateur Stalker Hour. The same bunch find a way to bitch and whine about each other no matter what the topic. I’m sure they have great fun trying to prove that they are intellectually...

How Bournemouth became the form team in the Premier League nice article by Sam Tighe from who scored. https://www.theguardian.com/football/who-scored-blog/2023/dec/15/how-bournemouth-form-team-premier-league-andoni-iraola-europe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Have just watched the long highlights of Sunday’s game. Had forgotten the kick off. Christie rolls it back to Kluivert - who hoofs it miles into the air to drop 10yds outside the box. Got to say Villa struggled with it and only just got it away from Semenyo. Never seen that before and it almost...

Was there a sponsored silence at Dean Court today that I hadn’t heard about? So many in the NS who just sit on their hands and make no noise for the whole game. It was actually embarrassing that the team are playing a blinder to almost total silence.

Legia Warsaw fans kicked off outside Villa Park and attacked the coppers Plod have them penned in the coach park and are not allowing them into the game. Away section totally empty. interesting tactic.

Beat Brentford in a behind closed doors friendly at DC today. Traoré, Brooks and Moore scoring. Andoni used a few youth players and Emi Marcondes got a run out. Interesting move when you hear so much about burn out but nice to keep up a winning streak.

Don’t know how many video game players lurk on this board. Following the splendid reviews for Phantom Liberty, the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, I decided to give it all a go again from the start on PS5. If you played the broken version when it came out 3 yrs ago, you will be pleasantly surprised by...

Following Andoni saying he doesn’t like Estrella or paella in his interview I loved the version being sung in the middle of the North Stand. ‘Iraola - Iraola he drinks peroni he eats calzone he hates paella’ genius!

Just watched El Classico highlights on YouTube Running out of superlatives for Bellingham Going to Real, making himself a legend and writing himself into their record books inside 13 games. And he’s only bloody 20 years old. Truly ridiculous.

On Sky Sports Football they are doing ‘game mode’ using a camera that tracks up and down the pitch giving same sort of view you get when playing FIFA/FC24 Interesting - gives a bit of a wider view of the pitch, but sometimes a bit slow keeping up.