Tag Archives: Alex Massie

In the year of forty-nine

John Russell (who else?) looks back at the early part of 1949-50.

Re: Emi Martinez
Not impossible, and I imagine "long-term goalkeeper succession planning" is high on the list of priorities of the recruitement team. But surely his options are now even fewer than they were in August? The only massive club that is about to be in need ...
Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
It just seems a shame to get rid of a player who obviously has something about him when he has hardly kicked a ball for us, especially for so little.
Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
This pining for a player we don't need and many of us have never seen is weird. If we underachieve this season, it almost certainly won't be because we only have seven central midfielders in the squad.Sell him, and spend the cash on a position of need.
Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
Maybe, but I suspect it's because Emery decided he preferred Bogarde and there wasn't space in the squad for both.
Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on October 08, 2025, 11:02:37 PMThe Trinity, from the pitch, is a fine looking stand, it is big and imposing.Tacking that sort of shite on for, what, a few hundred seats, is horrible. it just looks c...