Championship 2017/18

[spacemunky]

Terry with his 1st for Villa. 

[Corky]

Favourites Middlesbrough are now 13th and 10 points from second place. Garry Monk was being lauded last March but since then it's gone quite wrong.

[The Bear]

Boro's defence has gone to pot. Can't stop conceding at home and no clean sheets in ages. Plus their strikers have largely gone quiet lately.

[Guest FriendlyRam]

Boro remind me if us from last season, create chances but cant put them away, and concede sloppy goals at the other end. I must say though they shouldnt be struggling with that team and monk could be trouble if they cant get a couple of wins in the next 10 days.

 

Wolves again winning and if they keep this up could get away over the horizon come xmas. We were poor today, 10 men and we should have been 1 1 at best as they had a stonewaller turned down, we need to improve but 8th place playing average is a good sign, rowett will get it sorted  

[The Bear]

Was that confetti all over your pitch today? Looked a right mess.

[DJ Barry Hammond]

 

Had a new experience today - did the Audio Descriptive commentary at today's Middlesbrough vs Cardiff game,.. and did a 'little' write up on it too. 

 

I'll add, having witnessed the press conference, Monk appeared a broken man. 

 

 

[Strokes]

On 19/10/2017 at 13:54, The Bear said:

 

Can't you and Coventry organise a pre-season trophy - The "M69 Cup"?

 

 

 

 

Next time we play you guys, it will be for the Mark McGhee trophy.

[Wymsey]

1 hour ago, DJ Barry Hammond said:

 

Had a new experience today - did the Audio Descriptive commentary at today's Middlesbrough vs Cardiff game,.. and did a 'little' write up on it too. 

 

I'll add, having witnessed the press conference, Monk appeared a broken man. 

 

 

Hopefully, you'll provide Ian Stringer with some competition locally..

 

Surprised they've been slightly struggling of late; they just need a confidence boost to get going again as their player quality isn't doubted.

[The Bear]

Ugh. Mark McGee... Anyway we already won that in pre-season [emoji6]

 

How about the Ade Akinbiyi Shield? Winner gets £7m quid?

 

Walshy and Bully could have a pre-match charity boxing match, just like they used to have on the field!

 

 

[Guest FriendlyRam]

Yes it was the bear,, we seem to be big on trying to create an atmosphere lol,, plastic flags, confetti and sheep masks etc, but I'm not a fan of it, seems too forced and fake. I do like our south stand bounce though, when it gets going it looks amazing from the other end.

[The Bear]

Don't you have a drummer as well? Can't say I like them either. Bit too Lee Jobber for my liking!

Though the Punjabi Wolves group try and take one to games home and away. Not many places, including Molineux, let them take it in.

[SystonFox]

Punjabi wolves? What kind of offer do they do on a curry and a pint?

[The Bear]

Just a supporters group. Though I imagine they know a few good takeaways.

Wolves do a good balti pie in the ground anyway. Crap beer though.

[RonnieTodger]

Since we've been in the Premier League, has anybody else lost all knowledge about the EFL? I used to get annoyed at PL team's fans ignorance of the lower leagues, but I often try to catch the highlights show on channel 5 and have no idea who the best players in the league are anymore. Leeds, Wolves and Cardiff are obviously good sides but they've got a plethora of players that I've never heard of or thought they were bang average players. 

[The Bear]

We've certainly got Steve Bruce rattled after we beat Villa at a canter last week.

Constantly bleating on about our foreigners and youngsters now, trying to deflect from the ease at which they got beaten.

[Fox92]

1 minute ago, The Bear said:

We've certainly got Steve Bruce rattled after we beat Villa at a canter last week.

Constantly bleating on about our foreigners and youngsters now, trying to deflect from the ease at which they got beaten.

Bruce tried to blame Hull's relegation on us when we came out of nowhere to stay up  

[The Bear]

I hope someone pointed out to him that's how a league table works.

 

 

[Corky]

https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/aston-villas-steve-bruce-slams-wolves-selection-policy

 

The current Aston Villa first team is hardly a hot bed of flourishing young, local talent. Seven of the squad to play Fulham were English, which is the same number of Englishmen that were named in Wolves' squad during their 3-2 win over Preston on Saturday.

 

I do enjoy it when these pwopa Ingurlish men like Bruce and Redknapp decry all the forrins coming over here when they've used those markets to their benefit in the past. Was Bruce objecting to the likes of Dugarry, Forssell, Valencia, Kodjia, Diame playing for his teams at the expense of local lads?

 

 

[The Bear]

Let's not forget these youngsters he mentions we're mostly signed from other team's academies as well (Onomah from Chelsea, Johnstone from Man Utd, etc). Plus the likes of Davis is only getting in up front because he was forced into it due to Agbonlahor's injury.

[The Bear]

Number of players who've been through the club's own academy/U23 system in matchday 18 at the weekend Wolves - 4 Villa - 2

 

Average age of starting XI at the weekend Wolves - 24.9 Villa - 28.6

 

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[The Bear]

Check out this amazing bit of "skill" which Villa have tweeted to SoccerAM's showboat reel...

#PartOfThePride #AVFC https://t.co/M10as7R1u4

The comments are hilarious [emoji1]

[spacemunky]

Should be a decent one today at Elland Road.

[AjcW]

Shef Utd are an absolute joy to watch! Great early goal from Billy Sharp 

[Fox92]

Go on Blades

[irishfoxkev]

Yeah good contest between the 2 Yorkies we beat in the funny cup.....Far more flair in the Blades attacks....Leeds keep lumping it forward ....Don’t they realize Chris Wood isn’t there anymore ??