Houllier, I salute you.

For those who don't know, I'm a big fan of football, and an even bigger fan of Aston Villa.


We currently lie just one point off the relegation places, with the prospect of going down becoming bigger with each poor performance.


And that's what this season comes down to. The players have not been performing. There are fans calling for Houllier's head, and for what reason? Because he's made the players work for their wages? Because he wants the players to play his style of football, which I might add is a damn sight better than O'Neill's. The quality of the football has got much better, but what has always been lacking with Villa, even before Houllier came, is the killer finish at the end.


These fans who call for Houllier's head... Who do you propose comes in? Because Gary McAllister will play similar style football and tactics to Houllier. Maybe Rafael Benitez? Yeah, because he knows how to handle a relegation fight. Or perhaps Sam Allardyce? I'd love nothing more than to see this wonderful football team to become a group of mere thugs that break other players legs.


Houllier is putting in the style of football that gets a team that next step, into the champions league. I'll admit, it was mistimed to do it mid-season (But if our previous manager has the common decency to give us some notice then he would've had a pre-season to work with the players), but this is where the players have to vindicate their astronomical wages, by putting in the effort to make this new system work. But no, these players want to squabble and throw the toys out of the pram because they aren't getting what they want. I'm sorry, but considering most are on over 30 grand a year, it's (excuse my language) fucking ridiculous.


Next season, we'll be brilliant, if Houllier stays and we stay up. If Houllier goes now, we go down and have no plan for next season. If we stay up then Houllier goes, we have no plan for next season.


Besides all of this arguing whether he should stay or go, we only have a handful of games left this season. This is where only the real fans should be fans. The sort that stick with Villa through thick and thin, the sort that swallow their pride and get behind the manager when he needs our support most. You might not like him, you might not think he's the right man for the job, hell I think in the very distant future (4/5 seasons) he's not the right man, because unfortunately he's not in the best of health and I can't see him being at the club for that long.


So, I'd ask any Villa fans reading this to ask themselves a question. Do you support our current manager? If yes, great. If no, then are you enough of a fan to swallow your pride, stop bickering and calling for his head, and supporting this great club when it needs us most? If yes, then get yourself a ticket to the home game against Newcastle, and sing your hearts out like your lives depend on it, because our premier league lives DO depend on it.


And if you can't swallow your pride, and want to carry on calling for his head, then I put it to you that you're more a Birmingham City fan than you are a Villa fan, because you obviously don't support Aston Villa if you fall into this category, and you're effectively relegating us already.


We seem to have resided ourselves to defeat. Last I checked we're above the relegation places. If the season finished now, we'd be safe. There is still hope, and I think that on a good day we can beat every single one of the teams we have still yet to play. However, our best days come when our voices are loud, the players can hear that they have 40,000 people willing them on to have one of those days.


Look at White Hart Lane this season, it's been something of a cauldron every home game, because the fans are behind the team, behind the players, and behind the manager. Look what that's produced for them. Villa park can be like this. I've been there when we beat Chelsea, the title holders at the time, 2-0. When we got through to the carling cup final in the 7-4 aggregate win over Blackburn. When we stuffed the blues 5-1. We need that sort of atmosphere week in, week out, home and away, regardless of your stance on the manager.


So, coming back to the title. If by some miracle you are reading this, Mr. Houllier, then I salute you. To put up with the 'fans' chanting for you to be sacked, and to put up with it, well it's brilliant. You've made it obvious that you're shocked, but most men I know would've snapped by this point. You're doing the right thing here. You're changing the football for the better, you're giving the younger players a chance (lets be honest, under O'Neill Albrighton wouldn't have had a chance), and you're putting discipline into the changing room. Carry on doing what you're doing.


And a final message to all of the fans. I understand how angry you feel. I've also been at Villa park on some of our darkest days. Don't blame the manager, don't blame the players. Just support the team. Don't be critical, cynical or bitter, be proud of our great football club. We could be 3-0 down at home, but just sing your hearts our for the lads. I can imagine that there's nothing more punishing than to be losing, and to have 40,000 people shouting abuse at you.


I've waffled an awful lot here, but most of it is relevant in some form or another. Just one last tiny final word. Leave the finger pointing till after the season. It'll be much more useful then than it is now.

Oops, I did it again...

I didn't post. Sorry. Lots of things have happened, been a VERY busy couple of weeks, and I've generally not had time.


I'll list the songs by the category that I missed. I know i've failed the challenge, but oh well.




day 11 - a song from your favorite band - Alligator Blood - Bring Me The Horizon
day 12 - a song from a band you hate - Written in the stars - Tinie Tempah
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure - Weightless - All Time Low
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love - Rolling in the Deep - Adele
day 15 - a song that describes you - Epic - Faith No More
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate - Love Story - Taylor Swift
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio - Someone like you - Adele
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio - You Don't Know - Reel Big Fish
day 19 - a song from your favorite album - Fox and the Wolf - Bring Me The Horizon
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry - Scream Aim Fire - Bullet For My Valentine
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy - Hooray for Beer - Bowling For Soup
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad - Mad World - Gary Jules
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding - Tonight, Tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral - The Best of Times - Sage Francis


Woo. Very sorry I haven't been posting. I probably won't tomorrow because I'm out with friends, and not in thursday either. Who knows, I don't.


Bye x

A BLOG (lol)

Because blogs are generally blogs.

LOL didn't do the song thing last night again, SORRY, was too busyailing my driving test again, then I had work.

Yesterdays topic was a song that I can dance to.

If you try hard enough, you can dance to any song. But I'm going to choose 'I Just Had Sex' by THe lonely Island.

Those wonderful dudes that bought you jizz in my pants now bring you this cracking tune, and I recommend it a listen.

Today's topic is is a song that makes me fall to sleep.

Memorial - Bring Me The Horizon

It's slow, got now words for me to concentrate on, and all nicely depressing, if that's possible.

Sorry this blog was short today, I'm too busy being at school and generally being mopey wopey popey.

x

Bittersweet.

It's a strange day in the Ansell household today. There's been no arguments or disagreements, because we're all on the same page concerning this issue. For those who don't know, we have two dogs, Poppy and Cassie. Poppy is the sort of dog that needs 100% of your attention, and if she doesn't get it, she's not satisfied. But with us having Phoebe (Little little sister), 2 kittens, and in general busy lives, she doesn't get it.

So, my mom found out that there was an old peoples care home that was looking for a dog. This would be perfect for Poppy. She'd get 100% love and attention, which regrettably she doesn't get here.

That's the sweet part, knowing that she gets to live somewhere where she would be much happier than she is here.

The bitter news, as you can guess, is that we're actually giving her away, and she's leaving us. She's part of the family at the end of the day, just like all the pets are. And I've made it sound in this blog like she isn't loved, but trust me, we all do love her very much, and if we didn't have every other distraction, she'd get our attention.

So we're all in an odd mood. Sad because we're effectively losing a part of the family, but happy because we know she's going somewhere she'll be much happier.

On to other things, because I'm depressing myself here.

I didn't blog last night, and I'm awfully sorry about that. My dad's bought a PS3 Slim for downstairs (mainly for playing his Blu-Rays), and I felt obliged to try it out. Before you know it, 9 o'clock has turned into 1:30 AM. :)

So I'll do the two song things (yesterday's and today's) on this post.

Yesterday's was A song that reminds you of a certain event.

Does Christmas count as an event? Sod it, it does. But I'm not going to name a traditional christmas song, no no no no no.

Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name.

Christmas 2009 saw the toppling of x factor as Christmas number one by a Facebook campaign that was promoting Rage's song to number one. Well, it did, and outsold x factor and was the official chart topper. Lol's were had by the alternative music community, tears were had by Simon Cowell, which he no doubt wiped up with £50 notes. Because unfortunately, this may have been a battle won by rock, but pop and such are still winning the war (This war, by the way, is one made up in my mind). Because we tried to do it again last year with 'Surfin' bird', and it came 3rd. Behind Rihanna too, the bitch.


TODAY'S song

A song I know all the words to!

Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go. Truth be told I know most of the words to most of the song's I've previously featured (I say most, because Tinie Tempah is just babble.) But I love knowing all the words to this song, because If you look up the lyrics (which I highly recommend you do), then you'll see that it's.... Controversial? No, not necessarily controversial, but we'll say feminists and prudes alike wouldn't enjoy it. It's just funny.

I must leave this post here, because I've got a bacon sandwich and a cuppa waiting downstairs for me. x

It's sunny outside!

Well it was, until I wrote the title, then I realised that the sun had gone in and that the moon is gonna be "yo wassup" in an hour or so.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY? Mine was fine, thanks. In fact, more than fine. One of those days where nothing goes wrong but nothing goes specifically right, it just feels positive. My, I feel a song coming on.

WHICH IS GOOD, seen as though it's day 6 of the song challenge thing.

Today's topic is a song that reminds me of somewhere, and, under strict instruction from Dean, I have to keep it to one song, unlike a couple of others i've done so far.

Today's song is Country Roads - John Denver.
You know, the one that goes take me hoooome country rooooads, tooo the placeeee i belongggg

Yeah, that one. When me and the family and the family friends were in Tenerife on holiday, we were at a karaoke bar. Merriment was had by all, 'cause we we're all a bit, well, 'merry'. We heard some eastern european bloke get up on karaoke and sing this, and we just kinda sang it all the way back to the apartment thingy we were stopping in. It was very much a 'you had to be there' moment, but either way, this song and place COMPLETES TODAY'S CRITERIA, BITCHES.

Sorry, I shouldn't talk to you like that. It's this sort of thing that'll make me unpopular and inevitably DIE or something

x

Day 5 song blergh

So I'm going to have to start making this blog interesting, seen as though there might be £500 riding on it.
Not now though, I can't be bothered. (There's this competition thing at my school, not quite sure of the nitty gritty details myself atm.)

DAY 5 A song that reminds me of someone or sumat.

Lots of songs remind me of different people... They might like the artist, like the song, look like the artist, hate the song to the extent that they become synonymous with it. Not sure how that works though. I know that people associate me with Tinie Tempah because I hate him so much. Fun times.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, MY SONG.

Actually, let's have some further ado, lol. I'm really struggling with this one. I'm thinking of a few options. Screw it, I can't decide, so I'll do a load.

1. Everlong - Foo Fighters. You know who you are, if you're reading this. To everyone else, It reminds me of an ex and it was 'our song'. Bless.

2. Labyrinth - Sunshine. Reminds me of my little little sister, Phoebe, because it's the first song she recognised me at the age of about 6 months. Since she could talk, she's referred to it as the sunshine song. I don't really like it that much to be honest, Phoebe's just cute.

3. Dancing Queen - ABBA. My mother. 'nuff said.

4. Anything by any artist ever to emerge from YouTube, minus The Biebs. 'Cause he's a youtube freak that kid. But he's still one of the most awesomest people I know. He's easily in the Top 82. Wait. 81. ;)

GOOD

That's that done, onto other news! That gaddafi guy's a twit, women are complaining that men are getting equal rights in car insurance (LOL is there a group of male suffragettes?), and there's probably things happening in the world at the moment. Someone's winning at a game of football somewhere, a baby is crying, and I'm here watching television and blogging simultaneously. Also, here's a fun fact, did you know that if you say "yo my name is (insert your name here) and I'm an idiot" loads of times, it eventually sounds like your self esteem is actually lowering!
Amazed me. I'm going to cry and wonder where all my confidence has gone. (Sarcasm doesn't transfer well over a computer.)
x

Day 4 of that thing i'm doing

A song that makes me sad is today's topic. How depressing.

No need for introductions, it's 'Mad World' by Gary Jules.

If you haven't heard it then it's the one that's depressing as hell, yet irritatingly good. If that's a word.

Not much else to post about today, I'm brainstorming new video ideas tonight... Maybe do a decent one over the weekend, as apposed to 3 minutes of drinking tea.

x

Day 3 of the song thing

A song that makes me happy...

Rather aptly titled - Always look on the bright side of life - Monty Python.

It's fantastically upbeat take on death never fails to bring a smile to my face. And with it brings many happy memories of my late grandad, as this happened to be his favourite song. And he requested it was played at his funeral. What a legend. He cheered us all up when we were down even after he was gone. Enough somber talk anyway, it's a great song, and picks anybody up. Never fails to.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH :)

Oh yeah, forgot to mention, I got blonde hair now. I'll do a video of it. (Notice how there was no promise as to when?)

I'm tired and agitated and bored all at once so I think i'll make myself a cuppa and get myself off to bed. I've got the electric blanket warming up ready for me now.

Sweet dreams all, however camp that may sound. Because let's face it, sleep is so much more interesting when there's a good dream to accompany it. x

Best Month of the Year

It's March, officially the best month of the year, according to existence. Of course, it's the same month that Myself, Einstein (We share a birthday (14th for anybody who cares (No-one (FOREVER ALONE LOL (This amount of brackets distresses Jo (Lol))))))) and The Biebs (HAPPY UNBIRTHDAY YOU BASTARD (More brakcets :D)) were born. And it's pancake day, as reminded by Joanne. Cracking/Spiffing.

ALSO, I forgot to do the 30 day song challenge last night. SORRY D:

Here's day no. 2, my least favourite song.

No prizes for guessing here, it's Tinie Tempah - Pass Out (I wish he'd pass out).

I hate how popular this song became, because lyrically, it was the shite-est song ever realised ever. Just go look at the lyrics. To be quite honest, this song is worth no more of my time or effort discussing. It's truly terrible. Horrible. Awful, ghastly, abysmal, SHIT.

Joanne says Hello (In school post lol). And nobody cares that her rabbit died, because it's a rabbit. Not a dog. There is no justice in the world. Like Lemar said so. She also said that you should all go watch a film called 'A film with me in it', starring Dylan Moran. He's the greatest man alive (Apart from Mr. Sykes and ME).

I'll put the day 3 of my 30 day song challenge up later, seen as though I frankly cba right now.
K THANKS BAI x