skarroki Posted Tuesday at 22:18 Share Posted Tuesday at 22:18 I think the initialisation SIJ will be purely a VillaTalk thing for a little while. He's going to be THE Sam in European football so he'll end up in a place similar to if I say Ollie, or Trent, or Jarrod, or Leo, you know who I'm talking about. I'm just gonna spam Sam, Sammy and Samuel until I hear concrete evidence of his preference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Powehi Posted Tuesday at 23:02 Popular Post Share Posted Tuesday at 23:02 9 hours ago, allani said: Being the pedantic w that I am - IJR is highly unlikely to be an acronym and much more likely to be an initialism (as in you don't pronounce it as a word but as three initials). Being the son of an English teacher I try to avoid being a fully signed up member of the grammar police but the misuse of the word acronym is a one that I've never been able to let go. I even wrote a lengthy letter (showing my age as it was a letter and not an email!) to the BBC after they mistakenly used BBC as an example of a three letter acronym (with TLA ironically not being a TLA itself but a TLI). Going completely off topic - My initials are ISA which I would say in the way that it would be an acronym (as in the same way as the financial services product) but my mum has a habit of laughing that they gave me a TLA and then saying I, S, A. Never fails to cause me to launch into one!!! Although to be fair to my parents I was originally due to have my middle name as my grandfather's name - Robert. Thankfully they realised that might cause a few issues before it was too late!! Allani's funny stories! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted Wednesday at 05:59 Share Posted Wednesday at 05:59 8 hours ago, Tomaszk said: Seen much of him? When we first linked with him in january i did watch a few times. He is quick and can dribble very well. Isnt scared to get the ball in the box early too. So thats positive for me. Under emery i think he will be brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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colhint Posted Wednesday at 07:29 Share Posted Wednesday at 07:29 17 hours ago, Isa said: No, I appreciate the grammar police (or grammar Nazis as some say) as I was never great with the technicalities of grammar in English. So get to learn something new - like the concept of initialism! Isa is my [full] first name and due to the principle familiarity here with the savings account, people pronounce it with the Americanised 'hard I' rather than Ee-sa. A lifelong irritant of mine but alas, I've learnt to live with it. Didn't I see you sitting on a seesaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted Wednesday at 11:28 Share Posted Wednesday at 11:28 3 hours ago, colhint said: Didn't I see you sitting on a seesaw? Possibly, good memory if so as it would have been some time in the early to mid 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted yesterday at 12:54 Share Posted yesterday at 12:54 Confirmation any time soon… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted yesterday at 12:55 Share Posted yesterday at 12:55 Ita gonna be today as last day of month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted yesterday at 13:03 Share Posted yesterday at 13:03 Baller in the making. Just you wait and see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted yesterday at 13:13 Share Posted yesterday at 13:13 (edited) 5pm tweet Spoiler #CarryOnITK Edited yesterday at 15:35 by CarryOnVilla Totally not edited 👀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnichs Muller corner Posted yesterday at 14:53 Share Posted yesterday at 14:53 Sorry if this has been posted before but quite a good read & sounds like he has a good attitude to hopefully flourish with Emery's guidance https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/11/samuel-iling-junior-the-young-englishman-on-the-rise-at-juventus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted yesterday at 15:23 Moderator Share Posted yesterday at 15:23 Sorry if this has already been asked, but is he Samuel Illing-Junior - the product of the union of the Illing and Junior families - or is he Samuel Illing Jr, the son of big Sam Illing? It seems like the former from the way I see his name used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted yesterday at 15:28 Author Share Posted yesterday at 15:28 5 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Sorry if this has already been asked, but is he Samuel Illing-Junior - the product of the union of the Illing and Junior families - or is he Samuel Illing Jr, the son of big Sam Illing? It seems like the former from the way I see his name used. The former. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa89 Posted yesterday at 15:30 Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 15:30 5 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Sorry if this has already been asked, but is he Samuel Illing-Junior - the product of the union of the Illing and Junior families - or is he Samuel Illing Jr, the son of big Sam Illing? It seems like the former from the way I see his name used. Indeed, another player held back by an idiotic double barrelled surname. Pick a surname, stick with it. Look at Philogene, picked a surname and he's off to Barcelona. If he was still doubled barrelled he would be at Yeovil by now. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted yesterday at 15:34 VT Supporter Share Posted yesterday at 15:34 (edited) On 26/06/2024 at 12:28, Isa said: Possibly, good memory if so as it would have been some time in the early to mid 90's Spoiler obviously thinking you were grown man at this time, which you probably weren’t and no offence intended Edited 23 hours ago by Follyfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_Steve Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago He’s going to be a huge name for us in the years ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Mods, get rid of that tag! Welcome, Sam. I think you’re going to surprise quite a few of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted 7 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 7 hours ago Interestingly referred to as a defender in the OS announcement who can operate anywhere down the left flank. Probably see him in multiple positions. Welcome! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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