John Smith
@barwineewindas.bsky.social
Lawyer turned criminologist, #heedarmy by birth, #nufc by upbringing. May occasionally post about #eurovision, too.
Would have taken 1pt b4 KO but this is now clearly a mentality issue. It needs sorting before it wipes the session out before it really gets going
December 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Would have taken 1pt b4 KO but this is now clearly a mentality issue. It needs sorting before it wipes the session out before it really gets going
Mentality has gone soft. Can't defend winning positions, or drawing positions for that matter. Lots of costly late goals already.
We sat back in stoppage time there, at home, to Spurs, and waited to concede. Shite.
We sat back in stoppage time there, at home, to Spurs, and waited to concede. Shite.
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Mentality has gone soft. Can't defend winning positions, or drawing positions for that matter. Lots of costly late goals already.
We sat back in stoppage time there, at home, to Spurs, and waited to concede. Shite.
We sat back in stoppage time there, at home, to Spurs, and waited to concede. Shite.
Except that we've conceded late goals vs Liverpool, Arsenal, West Ham, Brentford... At what point do you look at that and think it's probably not reasonable to expect them to see that out!
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Except that we've conceded late goals vs Liverpool, Arsenal, West Ham, Brentford... At what point do you look at that and think it's probably not reasonable to expect them to see that out!
To be fair, that 36 yr old is a much better option up top then anything we have available. We've played the entire season so far without an actual centre forward. We all know why, and who is responsible for that state of affairs.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
To be fair, that 36 yr old is a much better option up top then anything we have available. We've played the entire season so far without an actual centre forward. We all know why, and who is responsible for that state of affairs.
We lack quality up top. Our only out and out available striker is a raw kid. They had an experienced, high quality finisher. That, and Pope's absolutely inexplicable brain fart, are why we lost here.
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We lack quality up top. Our only out and out available striker is a raw kid. They had an experienced, high quality finisher. That, and Pope's absolutely inexplicable brain fart, are why we lost here.
Never seen a Jekyl and Hyde team quite like it. Has to be a mental issue at this point imo
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Never seen a Jekyl and Hyde team quite like it. Has to be a mental issue at this point imo
It's there for us as long we don't sit back and wait to get beat.
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It's there for us as long we don't sit back and wait to get beat.
Good and entirely accurate report of what we all saw, from someone who paid a fortune for the privilege
November 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Good and entirely accurate report of what we all saw, from someone who paid a fortune for the privilege
Yup. Villa basically gambled on spending more than they can afford. The result is what we've seen today.
April 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Yup. Villa basically gambled on spending more than they can afford. The result is what we've seen today.
This is the difference actually buying players makes. Villa knew they needed fresh impetus in January and got some new faces, using loans well. We've been hauling the same squad around for a year and a half.
April 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is the difference actually buying players makes. Villa knew they needed fresh impetus in January and got some new faces, using loans well. We've been hauling the same squad around for a year and a half.
There are. I'm not worried about it. If we qualify, it'll be great and we'll get some big games and plenty of 💰 I'm just greedy I think. I'd much rather we're in a competition we can realistically win 👍
April 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
There are. I'm not worried about it. If we qualify, it'll be great and we'll get some big games and plenty of 💰 I'm just greedy I think. I'd much rather we're in a competition we can realistically win 👍
We got Tonali bc Milan needed 💰 and (imo) they knew he was about to get a gambling ban. We didn't qualify for CL last year & none of our 'key players' left. I think 'we need champions League to prevent a firesale' is media driven myth tbh. We won a 🏆 & are in Europe. Why would anyone want to leave?
April 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
We got Tonali bc Milan needed 💰 and (imo) they knew he was about to get a gambling ban. We didn't qualify for CL last year & none of our 'key players' left. I think 'we need champions League to prevent a firesale' is media driven myth tbh. We won a 🏆 & are in Europe. Why would anyone want to leave?
The new format would definitely help. Villa have had a much better draw than we did, so a similar one should see us do pretty well. But they've a much bigger squad than us (their wage/turnover ratio is disastrously high) and they weren't competitive at all y'day. I'd prefer us in a comp we can win.
April 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The new format would definitely help. Villa have had a much better draw than we did, so a similar one should see us do pretty well. But they've a much bigger squad than us (their wage/turnover ratio is disastrously high) and they weren't competitive at all y'day. I'd prefer us in a comp we can win.