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I know the fashionable team to follow is St Pauli, but due to having a couple of HSV-supporting friends I've developed a love for Hamburg (likewise their love for the Albion). Been out there a few times and the atmosphere at their ground, like most German games to be honest, is fantastic. The...

Gotta be Brentford, but before then I want the Villa fans to go through the absolute wringer for 90 minutes before an injury-time winner from us breaks their pork scratchings-clogged hearts.

1. Somewhere hot (Italy, Spain, Greece) 2. Somewhere north (Norway, Sweden, Denmark) 3. Somewhere central/eastern (Germany, Poland, Czech Republic)

Oh god this. I've got two old university mates who are Villa fans (one came to Fans United Day and wore his shirt) and always had to listen to them banging on about the glorious history of the club. Incredible to think where we are now compared to back then, but really irks me that we still...

Do Witton beforehand but Aston afterwards. It's a longer walk but there are more trains and the queue at Witton afterwards can be horrendous.

The target should be 7th first and foremost and as soon as possible, so anything but a Villa win please. ECL would be an incredible achievement and I want to go into that Villa game knowing that is guaranteed. The thought of them pipping us in that final game is unbearable. Get 7th in the bag...

Ooh, I got the BRMC as well. Actually playing it now. Sounds fantastic and lovely vinyl. I went a bit OTT, but it's a decent small local store. Got the Suede demos (love), Pearl Jam live album (great value, double album, lovely packaging), and the Blur B-sides collection thingy (a bit overpriced...

You're more than welcome to go the traditional free St George's Day festival in Trafalgar Square in that woke there London before the match on Sunday. Bloody Sadiq Khan.

"The Purge". My god...

Well feel free to share this clear as day video showing this happening. The only thing that is 100% is that the ball initially flicks Mac's hip. Any supposed handball after that is irrelevant if there isn't any clear video showing this. I've yet to see anything that should have led VAR to...

We happened to be in Dusseldorf a couple of weeks back and saw him in a 1-1 against Heidenheim who are challenging for automatic promotion. Was generally very tidy at LB. Got done for the Heidenheim opener, but was always a danger going forward and put in a lovely cross for the equaliser. Based...

Local award-winning micropub has prices at £4 for bitters, session pales etc, and £5 for the more hoppy beers and generally anything above 5%. Did once see a cask Cloudwater on for £6, which caused ripples among the locals. Gets a cracking selection in.

Had a mate turn up at half-time for one game this season.

Dennis is, or was, actually his surname. He was once a team captain for UCL on University Challenge going by the name Simon Dennis.

Also at the 2-2 game. Made a weekend of it in Cleethorpes. I remember the day of the game was baking. Vague memories of a fat lad in the home stand to our right getting a lot of stick. Got absolutely hammered in a dodgy club on Cleethorpes pier, none of us could face the journey back in the...

Same. Just had my window open but for a family of four €230 each for cheapest swimming, €170 each for cheapest athletics and no track cycling available, no thanks. Loads of €30 tickets for football, hockey and rugby sevens if that's your Olympic thing. Will do the Euros in Germany instead.

And the stadium was half full for that game. So yes, we CAN go ahead with it if we really want a repeat of that.

I just don't understand why we didn't play the Bournemouth, Palace or even the Newcastle game at a stretch this week. Man United and Leeds play each other again on Sunday after playing last night so it's clearly not a major issue.

Oh 100%. It seemed to be mainly about speeding in built-up areas and I just couldn't relate my situation with it. Saying that, the bloke WAS an officious prick though.

My oldest boy is in the North Stand for me and some mates. We're two rows from the back and he had to stand on the seat when first going. Didn't seem to be an issue and he loved it. He's almost 16 and 6ft 3in now so think I better start telling him to get down.