Stephen Jay Hawkings
Vital Football Legend
Anyone remember seeing those Liverpool forums celebrating the fact that we got relegated?
Fuck 'em.
Fuck 'em.
Stats only work alongside understanding the context and their limitations. Difference with "moneyball" between football and baseball.
Anyone remember seeing those Liverpool forums celebrating the fact that we got relegated?
Fuck 'em.
Delete this thing now.
Delete this thing now.
I’d rather we just had a team that wins trophies, not sure that’s possible in the PL with the approach you mentionedI think I'm probably way out here on my own (as usual) but I've always wanted Aston Villa to be the Ajax of English football. By that I mean fully committed to the youth academy and playing our own brand of football and persevering through the tough times. I thought we were going that way under Smith but we seem to have gone a different direction since last summer.
Am I the only one who thinks this way?
Why stop there?I know Villa are as good as our last result so it's a shame we might only be good Thursday to Sunday afternoon, after which we'll be absolutely shit until next season begins.
This is worse than hearing your mom having sex
This is worse than hearing your mom having sex
A ball gag will usually have that effectI thought she was pretty quiet actually.
I think I'm probably way out here on my own (as usual) but I've always wanted Aston Villa to be the Ajax of English football. By that I mean fully committed to the youth academy and playing our own brand of football and persevering through the tough times. I thought we were going that way under Smith but we seem to have gone a different direction since last summer.
Am I the only one who thinks this way?
Don't forget Archer, Barry and Brad Young as our front 3I use to feel that way myself, always tried to do that in FM when I got bored of whatever team I'd take up from the lower leagues. I think the league has always been too strong to do that and even more so now. Its even harder to do it when Arsenal, City and Chelsea try to poach your best young players and ruin them/they ruin themselves.
Looks like we finally have the brains in Purslow and senior leadership to make our academy a priority. Given the strength of the EPL we're always going to need to supplement with excellent senior players. However, at least now we can bring lads into the team without needing them to hit the ground running immediately.
I also think we kind of need to be more successful before we can transition to a more youth based system. Even so it looks conceivable that we could have Tim, Carney and Ramsey as a midfield trio in a season or two.