Chavs starting to plan for the future.....
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At least the ice cream man stops there!
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He's actually a drugs dealer.At least the ice cream man stops there!
That’s it, he’s cemented it now, absolutely number one WUM on the planet! Is Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos a good signing?
Not sure how good he is playing in the Ukrainian league.
Man Utd. They've also signed Diogo Dalot, apparently.depends...
if we signed him he is a good squad player
if West ham signed him then he's an idiot
if Liverpool signed him he's world class
Why are they signing Wonder Woman?Man Utd. They've also signed Diogo Dalot, apparently.
They've just created a ladies' team.Why are they signing Wonder Woman?
Man Utd. They've also signed Diogo Dalot, apparently.

Even bigger than World Cheese Day. The day hasn't been invented.It's been one hell of a week already. Monday was 'World Cheese Day' but today's potentially an even bigger day in The Brian calendar...
Apparently, it's Fellaini Day over at The Emirates. Please, just sign the contract, you big lummox. I've got a cousin who is threatening to give up his season tickets if they do. It'll probably be the funniest thing that I've ever witnessed.
If he signs, the drinks are on me.![]()
Even bigger than World Cheese Day. The day hasn't been invented.
Good stats, mate - but you have seriously got too much time on your hands today!I had a bit of a moment as I was listening to the radio this afternoon, detailing the plight of Aston Villa after losing the play-off game to Fulham. My thoughts slipped back to those days 10 or so years ago, when we were competing with them for a sniff of a CL place or the glory of the EL. I wondered how the others in the PL had fared over the years between then and now.
This is the table from the season 2005/06. Yes, that season....shudders. However, it did mark the start of our resurrection as a club.
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 11 9 53 38 +15 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 19 6 13 51 42 +9 63
7 Newcastle United 38 17 7 14 47 42 +5 58
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 15 11 12 49 41 +8 56
9 West Ham United 38 16 7 15 52 55 −3 55
10 Wigan Athletic 38 15 6 17 45 52 −7 51
11 Everton 38 14 8 16 34 49 −15 50
12 Fulham 38 14 6 18 48 58 −10 48
13 Charlton Athletic 38 13 8 17 41 55 −14 47
14 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 48 58 −10 45
15 Manchester City 38 13 4 21 43 48 −5 43
16 Aston Villa 38 10 12 16 42 55 −13 42
17 Portsmouth 38 10 8 20 37 62 −25 38
18 Birmingham City (R) 38 8 10 20 28 50 −22 34
19 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 7 9 22 31 58 −27 30
20 Sunderland (R) 38 3 6 29 26 69 −43 15
The famed 'Sky 4' finished above us. Below us, the only clubs who haven't since been relegated are Everton, who may as well play in beige for all the impact they've made in the years since. The other is perennial mid-table journeymen, Manchester Citeh. Whatever happened to them?
Of the others, pretty much all of them have had multiple owners that have racked up dissatisfaction amongst supporters, financial problems and very often, multiple relegations. I make it 6 out of 16 have gone down 2 divisions since that season. Most of them have probably spent more cash on transfers than we have in that time. A number of them have gone bust with a few more to follow, no doubt.
Only 1 has outstripped our improvement, at the cost of £2 billion......and counting. When seen in context, the journey we've made in 12 years really is truly remarkable.

I had a bit of a moment as I was listening to the radio this afternoon, detailing the plight of Aston Villa after losing the play-off game to Fulham. My thoughts slipped back to those days 10 or so years ago, when we were competing with them for a sniff of a CL place or the glory of the EL. I wondered how the others in the PL had fared over the years between then and now.
This is the table from the season 2005/06. Yes, that season....shudders. However, it did mark the start of our resurrection as a club. ...

Good stats, mate - but you have seriously got too much time on your hands today!![]()
You don't even have to back that far to see a rather swift demise for Villa.I had a bit of a moment as I was listening to the radio this afternoon, detailing the plight of Aston Villa after losing the play-off game to Fulham. My thoughts slipped back to those days 10 or so years ago, when we were competing with them for a sniff of a CL place or the glory of the EL. I wondered how the others in the PL had fared over the years between then and now.
This is the table from the season 2005/06. Yes, that season....shudders. However, it did mark the start of our resurrection as a club.
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 11 9 53 38 +15 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 19 6 13 51 42 +9 63
7 Newcastle United 38 17 7 14 47 42 +5 58
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 15 11 12 49 41 +8 56
9 West Ham United 38 16 7 15 52 55 −3 55
10 Wigan Athletic 38 15 6 17 45 52 −7 51
11 Everton 38 14 8 16 34 49 −15 50
12 Fulham 38 14 6 18 48 58 −10 48
13 Charlton Athletic 38 13 8 17 41 55 −14 47
14 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 48 58 −10 45
15 Manchester City 38 13 4 21 43 48 −5 43
16 Aston Villa 38 10 12 16 42 55 −13 42
17 Portsmouth 38 10 8 20 37 62 −25 38
18 Birmingham City (R) 38 8 10 20 28 50 −22 34
19 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 7 9 22 31 58 −27 30
20 Sunderland (R) 38 3 6 29 26 69 −43 15
The famed 'Sky 4' finished above us. Below us, the only clubs who haven't since been relegated are Everton, who may as well play in beige for all the impact they've made in the years since. The other is perennial mid-table journeymen, Manchester Citeh. Whatever happened to them?
Of the others, pretty much all of them have had multiple owners that have racked up dissatisfaction amongst supporters, financial problems and very often, multiple relegations. I make it 6 out of 16 have gone down 2 divisions since that season. Most of them have probably spent more cash on transfers than we have in that time. A number of them have gone bust with a few more to follow, no doubt.
Only 1 has outstripped our improvement, at the cost of £2 billion......and counting. When seen in context, the journey we've made in 12 years really is truly remarkable.