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Still without a draw this season, bucking a traditional Villa trend.

As deflating as Saturday's loss was, we still have a game in hand on every team above us, and we're only 5 points off first place.

Wolves level. I'll be happy if this finishes 1-1.

Major rebuild needs to happen in Foxboro. I don't think Newton is the answer at QB. N'Keal Harry is a bust as a 1st rounder. We need all new skill players on offense.

Prem owners should convene an emergency meeting to start the process of fixing VAR, or scrapping it entirely. I'll say it again, if they are going to use video replay, they should do it the NFL way. One manager's challenge per half.

Are you alluding to muggings, etc.?

These guys?

How do they decide who gets a seat? A lottery?

Do we really want to revisit the dark days of the recent past? I'd rather daydream about away games at the Nou Camp

I've created a Yahoo NBA Fantasy league and sent email invites to everyone in the NFL league. If you didn't receive an email invite and want to join, PM me your email. This will be a head-to-head league with at least 8 teams if it is to run. If you have a little interest in the NBA but not enough to watch the games, this is a fun way to keep up on the action.

Good to see Biden announcing competent professionals to his cabinet. It'll be a relief to have a diplomacy apparatus made whole again. There's some serious mending to be done.

Martinez Cash Mings Komsa Targett McGinn Luiz Trez Hourihane Grealish Watkins Conor looked well off the pace on Saturday. Who else could we slot into that position?

He's done well in MLS. He is better than most players here and it shows on the pitch. He won "Best Newcomer" his first season. MLS defending is an attack minded player's fantasy. But I sort of felt bad for the guy. He went from a packed Villa Park to 6,000 Revolution fans in a 60K seat NFL stadium in Massachusetts. Playing in snow on fake grass.

Our away form this season has been superb. We seem to be able to bounce back from losses with wins. I expect more of the same. Villa 2 1 West Ham Watkins, Grealish

Are Leeds well backed financially?

How many XFL guys are on NFL rosters?

Burrow, sad. Was only a matter of time, too. His O line let him down. The line coach and O coordinator too. He's a huge investment that they failed to protect.

FTFY

Or CMAO. When VAR starts costing clubs money it will be scrapped. Total shambles.

I won't be satisfied until both claret and blue imposter clubs are permanently relegated from the Premier league.

Whats his injury status?

Looked like a MLS player when he came on today. I like Conor, but he's pretty one dimensional. Potential offload in January, IMO.

I like Mings. But he's overrated and needs to improve if Villa are to improve.

Returning to read this thread is spiking my blood pressure.

Sort of predictable that it was going to be a struggle today, but the team performance was really embarrassing. Good opening 15 minutes, but poor the rest of the way. No shape, individual mistakes, bad passing, lack of impetus, poor concentration. "Nations League" (ridiculous) has hurt us. Losing at home to Brighton is a death blow to European dreams. We got our first taste today of what Lyon fans seemed to be glad to spit out. Traore very casual. Had a great chance to make a good impression and he chucked it. Hard to pick a MOTM. Maybe Cash or Targett. Or Martinez. I remember when players who were clipped inside the penalty box won penalties. Imagine REVIEWING THE PLAY WITH VIDEO TECHNOLOGY AND REVERSING THE CALL VAR is going to give me a stroke. Terrible start to the weekend, I'm really annoyed with all of that.