Is Carew cactus?

[ROBBO]

In all the posts of Villa formations over the last few days not once have I seen Carews name mentioned.
Emiles performances seems to have elevated him over and above the player that most preferred up front.
Has his history with Houllier caught up with him? will he be with us after January?

[eamonn]

Cactus? I think his prickly relationship in the past with Houllier could come back to bite him on the arse, or sting it, like a cactus.

[BannedUserIAT]

I think he's been deserted.

[KRS]

Got to be a joke about the lap dancing clubs in here somewhere!

[BannedUserIAT]

Maybe something to do with naked girls and a prick?

[Matt C]

Wasn't even on the bench Sunday was he?

[Concrete John]

He wasn't in good form when Gezza arrived, which is bad timing for him given their past dealings. 

I think he'll last the season and go in the summer.

[darren woolley]

I dont think history as caught up with him it's just that heskey as played well when he has come on but i think carew must have an injury.

[Chris Smith]

MacDonald said a couple of weeks ago that Carew has an injury than needs managing and means that he can't play twice a week.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

He's not looked that great sp far this season. I could see him being sold in January.

[Irish villain]

He would have been my first choice for the past few seasons and it frustrated me to see Emile start ahead of him. Now it's a clean slate for everyone and Emile has been banging them in. Carew will just have to fight for his place and play his way back into contention. If he's not prepared to do so, he will probably be sold. In fairness, we got a pretty damn good return on our investment there.

[Concrete John]

I suppose it's encouraging to see us have a winning start under Houllier with Dunne, Carew, Gabby and Ireland not in the side.  Maybe we actually have a better squad thna we thought??

[Irish villain]

I suppose it's encouraging to see us have a winning start under Houllier with Dunne, Carew, Gabby and Ireland not in the side.  Maybe we actually have a better squad thna we thought??

Some of us were critical of the previous manager's failure to rotate the squad properly...it's nice to be proven right!

[Concrete John]

I suppose it's encouraging to see us have a winning start under Houllier with Dunne, Carew, Gabby and Ireland not in the side.  Maybe we actually have a better squad thna we thought??

Some of us were critical of the previous manager's failure to rotate the squad properly...it's nice to be proven right!

I'm not sure how much of it is down to rotation and how much is due to injuries/niggles, but I take the point.

[not3bad]

You don't think he'll swap Carew for Baros again do you?!