Vive_La_Villa

I'm confused by the statement bit.

A good CEO will never take the job!

It looks like a team with a very good chance of staying up. The problem as always is one or two injuries to key players and we fall apart.

Definitely would be a good signing for us. Ok wasn't great at Liverpool but this was a team going for the title and he was part of a defence that didn't get much protection at all. Would be happy if we sign him.

At least. Not expecting to finish top 4 might help them. They could have done without Europa though.

This is believable and a little more encouraging. No guarantee he will be any good but at least we are trying to sign an International if the rumour is true.

Surely that makes Cortese the best person to deliver on the huge potential of Aston Villa. Not while Lerner is in charge.

Trust me Cortese will not be the next CEO. Why are you so certain about that? Opinion? Because Cortese strikes me as very ambitious and successful business man.

Has anybody gone for him?

Trust me Cortese will not be the next CEO.

Can I ask by whom and where our academy is ranked amongst the best in Europe ? Fans who need to take their c&b specs off. Off the villa site but I'd say it's genuine.. http://mobile.avfc.co.uk/default.aspx?s=news-display&aid=2978609 And from an independent site.. http://www.espnfc.com/story/1224295/aston-villa-secure-category-one-status-for-academy Look at the date. A lot can change in 2 years.

It would be nice to be able to eat healthier meat though. Does anybody know if there is much difference with organic meat taste and health wise to justify the extortionate cost?

Do you prefer to sink your teeth in to a juicy cabbage?

You don't get anyway. In a market where Borini is worth £14m and Rodwell is going for £10m, nobody is going to be giving players away for **** all. Lallana and Toni Kroos are apparently the same value…...I see your point as Kroos is obviously a lot more high profile but in terms of ability, what makes him so much better than Lallana? Plus throw in the fact he has no Premier League experience whereas Lallana was one of the stand out players for two seasons.

It makes me feel like shit afterwards but feels so good at the time. A peace I can't get at night. Plus such vivid dreams.

Not really. Tony may be able to comment on this, but I believe the general rule is that herbivore meat mostly tastes good, and carnivore meat bad. You clearly never had human.

I thought it was a haunting, breathtaking engrossing film.

Yes. But wouldn't that put most animals on the menu? Even dogs.

Going to sleep at night. Right now I'm shattered but don't want to sleep. But I could happily sleep all day and really enjoy it.

Good post Mj. It's the uproar about the cruelty of Halal meat that makes me life. Have these people not seen what happens in slaughter houses?! I would be nice to catch your own animal and kill it in a humane way to then cook and prep on an open fire. Something that is practised by some Sikhs I might add.

Meat in the diet helped us wean babies earlier, which meant the mother could get knocked up sooner which means a larger population. That lead to our species thriving and to a certain extent evolving. I think. Plus protein and Iron helps women concieve.

Taste wise I would miss it but could probably live without. But what about the protein, does nobody care about the protein!!!

You don't get anyway. In a market where Borini is worth £14m and Rodwell is going for £10m, nobody is going to be giving players away for **** all.I saw earlier that Derby have got a Real Madrid player on loan. Now, I don't have a clue whether he's the next big flop to come from Spain, or whether he is a promising player that could have maybe made an impression at a Lower Prem team, but Derby wouldn't have got that loan if they didn't ask. A Madrid youth player, not established internationals on £60k-£80k a week like mentioned before. Just because he plays for RM doesn't mean he is anything special either, so I see no big deal in Derby signing him. The players mentioned here were Milner, Moses etc... ,they will not be coming here, we will not pay those wages and City and Chelsea are not going to loan them to us for nothing, no matter how cheeky the bid is. People need to get into the real **** world. Get in the **** real world? The 'cheeky' loans mentioned a few pages ago, we're Milner, Javi Garcia, Abou Diaby, Capoue or 'other fringe players'. It's not that unrealistic to think we, or another lower Prem club, could get one of them loan. Even if our wage structure leaves a lot to be desired, I'm sure Lerner would still let Lambert spend around £40k/£50k p/w on a player if he believed it would help secure our Premier League status for a season. Apparently he hasn't with Ki. Not that we know what the wages are. The above players mentioned are good players. Even if we try to loan them and were prepared to pay the wages, I doubt we will be the only club interested and the most attractive offer for them. Those players are all unrealistic for us I'm afraid.

Probably Gerrard Houllier Reading this ^^ post made me wonder how people on here would now feel if Lerner sold the club to Red Bull? I'm not suggesting for one second that he would sell to them or, that they are interested. Just wondering if people against that idea have had a change of heart with no other apparent buyers interested in us. I've always preferred to have red bull take us over if it means Lerner gone. The alternative is eventual Championship football or worse. But at least we'll still be playing in claret and blue at Villa Park.

I wonder what his demands were and how it compared to other higher earners at the Club. I don't think Lerner (or whoever is employed to make these decisions) has learnt anything from the past two seasons and seriously thinks we'll be fine without further investment. Just another example of how detached he has come from the club and probably English football altogether in my opinion. Edit: or this is type of restriction unavoidable when a business is up for sale?