Petrov

[pmk1981]

On a Footie front I for one am glad he is injured

On a normal front I hope he is not in too much pain

But thank the lord he us injured cause when he went off we looked better

[Dave]

On a Footie front I for one am glad he is injured

On a normal front I hope he is not in too much pain

But thank the lord he us injured cause when he went off we looked better

I didn't think it made much difference at all until Ireland went off - at which point everything seemed to click quite nicely.

I'd still be worried about playing Reo-Coker and Sidwell as a midfield pair against anyone more capable than Burnley.

[taylorsworkrate]

We really do need Fabian Delph back pronto imo.  Even though hes young and inexperienced, his general energy, composure on the ball and all round talent makes him a MUCH better bet than both Petrov and Sidwell for me.

[Dave]

We really do need Fabian Delph back pronto imo.  Even though hes young and inexperienced, his general energy, composure on the ball and all round talent makes him a MUCH better bet than both Petrov and Sidwell for me.

Long term, undoubtedly.

[darren woolley]

He should be out for 3 to 4 weeks so GH can get a look at somebody else along side NRC.  I myself cant wait untill Delph is back he is just what we need at the moment so the sooner he his back the better.

[Chris Smith]

We really do need Fabian Delph back pronto imo.  Even though hes young and inexperienced, his general energy, composure on the ball and all round talent makes him a MUCH better bet than both Petrov and Sidwell for me.

Long term, undoubtedly.

On that note, from The Mirror:

Fabian Delph has been advised to slow down his training work - because Aston Villa’s medical staff feared he was recovering too quickly from major knee surgery.

The 18-year-old midfield starlet, who damaged cruciate ligaments in his left knee in a training accident in April, had got back into training a month ahead of schedule and was even doing some ball work.

But he has been warned not to put too much stress too quickly on the joint and to focus on his original target date for a return in January.

Delph, a £6million signing from Leeds 15 months ago, said: “Everything has been going really well and the physios, doctor and surgeon have been brilliant with me.

“I’m just looking forward to getting back on the pitch and playing again early in the New Year.”

[tsvet]

On a Footie front I for one am glad he is injured

On a normal front I hope he is not in too much pain

But thank the lord he us injured cause when he went off we looked better

What a clever man!

[Rip Van We Go Again]

On a Footie front I for one am glad he is injured

Jesus wept.

[Clampy]

On a Footie front I for one am glad he is injured

On a normal front I hope he is not in too much pain

But thank the lord he us injured cause when he went off we looked better

Being glad that a Villa player is injured is disgusting, You should be very ashamed.

[Shrek]

i have to say the game changed when Ireland went off and Ash was in the middle, Ash has such better movement.

[Breezeblock]

On a Footie front I for one am glad he is injured

On a normal front I hope he is not in too much pain

But thank the lord he us injured cause when he went off we looked better

Had to go to the in-laws dahn sarf for the weekend. Not even seen MOTD. Just got back and signed in to get the post-mortem of the game and the first thing I read is this bollocks? Words fail me.

[rutski]

petrov is tosser of the week closely followed by ireland and then dunne and then heskey by what i have been reading!
Was petrov not mom last week against chelsea? I thought he had a great game, but sadly, this week he is a tosser!

[tsvet]

Out for 4 months and needs an operation.
Guess a lot of people are finally happy...

[Mazrim]

More than a few of us have been advocating an upgrade to him for a while but we're not in a position at the moment to be able to cope without him. So this isnt great news at all.

Hopefully we can get through to January and get Delph back a bit earlier perhaps.
Sidwell has to step up now. We'll see what he's made of one way or the other.
Or we're fairly close to having to deploy Collins or Clark in midfield. Unless Osbourne pulls his socks up.

[JUAN PABLO]

what a mess..... thanks MON...     yes we need a upgrade on Petrov , but  for him to get injured is another major blow.. January cant come quick enough...