Not all brexiteers are racists.

But all racists are brexiteers.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.

Sean Dyche or Eddie Howe would both be better options to so so negative Roy.

Haven’t we got about 10 players out of contract at the end of the year?

Maybe the board felt Eze was well worth moving for now before he went elsewhere and they’re gambling on Roy’s attritional game just keeping us safe this year before some transformation next season?

Might be giving too much credit here but would explain transfer window and current status quo

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

They are xenophobic so they must be racist, remember!

I’ve got mixed views about Hodgson.
Last season I thought Villa were shocking- very defensive with little in the way of attacking impetus and they were fortunate to stay up.
I thought this was largely attributable to Dean Smith’s tactics and in fact there were strong rumours he was one game away from the sack.
This season they’ve brought in Watkins, Traore, Barkley and an attacking full back in Cash and they look an entirely different proposition. Full of attacking purpose and confidence.
My mixed views re Hodgson is I’m not convinced he would be as bold if he was afforded the similar riches as Villa.
Dean Smith has changed the tactics to suit the new players.
I’m not sure Hodgson would.
Witness his comments about wanting Eze to learn defensive responsibilities from Schlupp and Townsend when he’s a very different player.
Witness his attempts to get Batshuayi to play in a similar way to Ayew which is doomed to failure.
If you play Batshuayi you have to change tactics as his strengths are different to Ayew.
Surely this is obvious.
The best managers look at the available players and devise tactics to suit them.
Hodgson has a system and team shape and will use that even if it entails square pegs in round holes.

I said it after Roy made these comments on Sunday that falling out with Wilf would probably be more damaging to his position than the turgid performances. I remember when FdB was in charge and Wilf openly mocked him. Days later FdB was gone.

A lot of ex-players speak highly of Roy's man management skills and the team seems to have a togetherness, but if Wilf does not respond in the right way to Roy's criticism then that could be damaging. Roy very rarely singles out players, so it did seem odd and suggests perhaps we are not seeing the full picture. However, whether we and the players like it or not Roy is the boss, so if Wilf doesn't respond well then Roy has to bench him to make it clear he makes the decisions.

From Wilf's perspective he has to accept that unlike last summer this time the club did not reject offers, there were just none forthcoming. In preseason and the first two games he showed he hasn't lost it, so I hope he picks it up again on Saturday and doesn't sulk. I also hope he starts celebrating when scores, as of us have supported him through thick and thin.