A single round of Premiership games is over and we've already been treated to a memorable away victory in one of the toughest fixtures of the season (supposedly, let's wait and see how Spurs next week and others beyond get on there before we get carried away).Naturally Villa fans are fairly cock-a-hoop at the moment, though some are desperately trying to hang on to a realistic 'anywhere above 16th will do' line while the rest of us do cartwheels round the living room. And why not? As opposed to the beginning of last season Lambert knows his best team, has improved it, and those callow first-teamers from last season seem to have added a bit of grit and steel to the style we all recognised.
the limp lettuces showed up