If it was Gabby, Downing and Ash to return I would be happier, as it's NRC, Petrov and Heskey, yes they are good players, but they have bore the brunt of the Villa fans at various stages and are not exactly world beaters. They are neither matchwinners/goalscorers nor towering centre halves, so may not help our problems at either end much at all. Frankly I have found it refreshing seeing Bannan in the team ahead of 1 of Petrov and NRC.