I see lots of publicity about Cole Palmer maybe missing a game tomorrow. You can see the narrative shaping up for 'injury ravaged Chelsea taking on Villa' this weekend. When in fact we routinely play without 5 or 6 first teamers - and just get on with it.
I think he's truly settled here. He has a granny flat in the annexe at Bodymoor Heath. Car park and recycling bins just outside the fire doors. Free apples in reception - who could ask for more.
It was the final straw. The ref had clearly told him to stop, so like a cheeky kid he decided to push it a little bit more . I'm sure we all cringed when he was playing pantomime villain. It's what you get and I love him - but he does play on the edge.
My Dad grew up in Aston and Erdington - said he remembered his old man dancing on the table in the Stockland pub in a claret and blue suit.
My mum's Dad followed them all his life too. Apparently he was pictured in the Daily Mail with a group of Villa fans at Wembley for the cup final in the...
The dogs suffer more than most. How can they compute their normally laid-back dad suddenly going mental, with either joy or rage, for no apparent reason?