A boring as fuck 0-0, which, I would take right now.
If I was gaffer, I'd pick this team.
Guzan
Lowton
Clark
Baker
Stevens (or Lichaj)
Agbonlahor
Westwood
Ireland
Bannan
Benteke
Bent
Play Benteke and Bent up top, with Gabby giving us a wide option on the right, and Bannan on the left. Westwood and Ireland in the middle. We'd win if we played that.
Surely we stick with the 4231 especially away from home? I would brim in Ireland for weimann and play Holman on the right. And hope that Vlaar is back. We just about coped at the back yday but we could really do with some more experience back there. I think this will be a tough game. QPR have some good, physically strong players. A draw would be a good result for us. But it I winnable
On Radio 5 last night they were raving about the physical presence of the QPR midfield (the names of whom Redknapp could not even remember).
Will Westwood and Bannan get out-muscled on Saturday ?
Everybody will be banking on QPR winning this.
The media will be typing out their headlines to congratulate old Harry as we speak.
However, after a bright QPR start, we will fuck up their fruity Redknapp parade and piss all over their cockney chips.
Villa win. he best performance of the season and our biggest win in two campaigns.
The last time we won 2 consecutive league games was in May 2011.
It'll be a tough game. I'd bring Ireland in for Holman, Albrighton in for Weimann and a place for Bent on the bench would be nice.
Who suggested bringing Albrighton in? Shocking.
Who suggested bringing Albrighton in? Shocking.
That would have been me.
I just think the team needs a bit more width. We play that narrow, we're not giving oppostion full backs any problems. If we can stretch them from time to time, then that in turn makes room for the likes of Benteke. Albrighton did'nt do much in the time he was on but we looked a bit more balanced.
QPR were apparently garbage last night and matched only in their awfulness by Slumberland.
Who suggested bringing Albrighton in? Shocking.
That would have been me.
I just think the team needs a bit more width. We play that narrow, we're not giving oppostion full backs any problems. If we can stretch them from time to time, then that in turn makes room for the likes of Benteke. Albrighton did'nt do much in the time he was on but we looked a bit more balanced.
2-0 to Villa.
After we score the first, the MOTD commentator will say "Well, this wasn't in the script"
Who suggested bringing Albrighton in? Shocking.
That would have been me.
I just think the team needs a bit more width. We play that narrow, we're not giving oppostion full backs any problems. If we can stretch them from time to time, then that in turn makes room for the likes of Benteke. Albrighton did'nt do much in the time he was on but we looked a bit more balanced.
Your analysis is perfect. Your solution may be correct, but Lambo has to coach Albrighton or find some other way of using the wings. It is a source of astonishment that MON is Lambo's mentor and yet he has never apparently watched any Villa games from 2007-9, which were all about fast counter attacks down the wings.
Who suggested bringing Albrighton in? Shocking.
That would have been me.
I just think the team needs a bit more width. We play that narrow, we're not giving oppostion full backs any problems. If we can stretch them from time to time, then that in turn makes room for the likes of Benteke. Albrighton did'nt do much in the time he was on but we looked a bit more balanced.
Your analysis is perfect. Your solution may be correct, but Lambo has to coach Albrighton or find some other way of using the wings. It is a source of astonishment that MON is Lambo's mentor and yet he has never apparently watched any Villa games from 2007-9, which were all about fast counter attacks down the wings.
And which got found out tactically as MON is being now. Who plays with this width in the league now? Perhaps Swansea and Liverpool. But not the majority. Not city or united or arsenal or Chelsea or everton or even spurs.
I rate Albrighton but he is on poor run of form...try him as sub as we have a nervey second half leading 1-0 from first half scrappy goal. Do me at the mo i tell ye!
We've sold out for this, pretty sure we got upper and lower tier means 2,500 Villa going to Laaaanden at 40 odd quid 3 weeks before Christmas is a bloody good effort
We've sold out for this, pretty sure we got upper and lower tier means 2,500 Villa going to Laaaanden at 40 odd quid 3 weeks before Christmas is a bloody good effort
Or in our case £43 for a bloody restricted view.
We've sold out for this, pretty sure we got upper and lower tier means 2,500 Villa going to Laaaanden at 40 odd quid 3 weeks before Christmas is a bloody good effort
QPR will be up for it, as people have said, Harry/Media wankfest etc.
Beat them and they will be well adrift but I don't think Vlaar will be fit and I have a feeling we will be inconsistent all season with these kids, so it all points to a home win for me, lambs to the slaughter I feel.
Hope I'm utterly wrong of course !
A lot depends on the referee on Saturday - I know it always does but if we get one who fancies himself and plays up to the media we are lost before kick-off.Howard Webb :(
Howard Webb.Yep , I can see us being down to 10 men after 5 mins of KO
In that case, 2-0 to the Arrrrs then.
Benteke has to really go at Rob Green the butter fingered goof.
3-1 Villa - Benteke, Weimann, Bazza (pen)
2-1 Villa and Bagpuss to be in the dugout with his usual twitchy, tourrettes style face.That would be the Car accident he had then! :( ??? :-[
Did you see him last night, bloody twitching like mad. Something wrong with old Arry i think.
I was shocked to find we are only 3 points behind the "mighty" Liverpoo.......Bagpuss Rangers 0-5 Villa
seriously...a home win, cannot see anything else with 'appy 'onest 'arry and Webb controlling the game.
UTV
The Doc
Im going for 1-1
Clark for us and Rodney Marsh for them,
Are Vlaar and Stevens fit does anyone know? I dread to think what our back 4 will be if not.
Think Bent is tailormade for this game next to Benteke. Fired up and with Sandra could have scored that on the touchline, he will really have a point to prove. Tight shitty pitch there. We will need leaders out there to emerge with 3 points.
My team would be
Guzan
Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Stevens
------Westwood, Bannan
---Ireland------------Holman
-------Bent and Benteke
Chris Herd is an option for this game too
Bennett injured?
A nervous 1:0 Villa
How about nice relaxing three nil win. Benteke 5 mins, Gabby injury time of the first half and Weimann on 65 mins.
Stevens is out and Vlaar is a major doubt.Only Wigan (9) now have more than our 8 senior players out injured, assuming Vlaar does not make it.
Villa must win, in order to spark a Leversonesque Inquiry into media bias towards Arry Funnyface. Our team is great at making others' reputations. Let's stop doing that now.
Also, Lawrenson and Joe Calzage both predict a 2-1 QPR win. We also need to undermine drab Lawro and anyone Welsh.
Don't know why we're so worried - results wise this is the poorest team in the league by far.But personnel-wise they're not.
The pitch at Loftus Road is small, playing with wide players is almost pointless as they have little room. I would play 4-3-1-2
---------------------------------------Guzan----------------------------------------------------
----Lowton--------------Clark-----------------Baker-------------Lihaj/Stevens-----------
---------------Holman-----------Westwood------------Bannan-----------------------------
------------------------------------------Ireland------------------------------------------------
------------------------------Bent-----------------Benteke------------------------------------
Subs: Gabby, El Ahmedi, Delph, Given, Bowery, Albrighton, +Lihaj/Stevens
I'd like to see us utilise Benteke's ariel ability and play on Ferdinand with big long diagonal balls from the full backs, Bent feeds off his flicks and will hopefully play up close to Benteke. When we can - play through Ireland, his runs and ability to play between the lines of their midfield and defence and pick out Bent's runs.
The pitch at Loftus Road is small, playing with wide players is almost pointless as they have little room. I would play 4-3-1-2
---------------------------------------Guzan----------------------------------------------------
----Lowton--------------Clark-----------------Baker-------------Lihaj/Stevens-----------
---------------Holman-----------Westwood------------Bannan-----------------------------
------------------------------------------Ireland------------------------------------------------
------------------------------Bent-----------------Benteke------------------------------------
Subs: Gabby, El Ahmedi, Delph, Given, Bowery, Albrighton, +Lihaj/Stevens
I'd like to see us utilise Benteke's ariel ability and play on Ferdinand with big long diagonal balls from the full backs, Bent feeds off his flicks and will hopefully play up close to Benteke. When we can - play through Ireland, his runs and ability to play between the lines of their midfield and defence and pick out Bent's runs.
I like the idea, but I fear that Redknapp's gonna have QPR going gung-ho at us, and that team might leave us overrun at the back and in midfield. I would love to see how Bent and Benteke would work together if given a lengthy amount of time to form a partnership though.
Don't know why we're so worried - results wise this is the poorest team in the league by far.But personnel-wise they're not.
I reckon Granero, Cisse, Hoilett, M'Bia and Faurlin would all stroll into our first XI. If a manager comes along who can turn a mish-mash of decent players into a team then I reckon they'll have too much for us.
Nor was the team we played against Reading.Don't know why we're so worried - results wise this is the poorest team in the league by far.But personnel-wise they're not.
I reckon Granero, Cisse, Hoilett, M'Bia and Faurlin would all stroll into our first XI. If a manager comes along who can turn a mish-mash of decent players into a team then I reckon they'll have too much for us.
This is the team he played in the Sunderland game. It's not exactly impressive.
Don't know why we're so worried - results wise this is the poorest team in the league by far.But personnel-wise they're not.
I reckon Granero, Cisse, Hoilett, M'Bia and Faurlin would all stroll into our first XI. If a manager comes along who can turn a mish-mash of decent players into a team then I reckon they'll have too much for us.
Got a funny feeling at some stage in the game he is going to play Bowery .........
Hold your tempers if QPR score today whilst watching Skysports.
Various cries from the 'pundits' will be
'YESSSSSSSSS'
'GET IN THERE'
'BRILLIANT'
'ARRY IS BACK'
'STUFF IT UP 'EM'
Hold your tempers if QPR score today whilst watching Skysports.
Various cries from the 'pundits' will be
'YESSSSSSSSS'
'GET IN THERE'
'BRILLIANT'
'ARRY IS BACK'
'STUFF IT UP 'EM'
I think ozzjim will be happier if we join in with that.
Hold your tempers if QPR score today whilst watching Skysports.
Various cries from the 'pundits' will be
'YESSSSSSSSS'
'GET IN THERE'
'BRILLIANT'
'ARRY IS BACK'
'STUFF IT UP 'EM'
I think ozzjim will be happier if we join in with that.
I think that is a fairly stupid statement. Besides, a good dose of justified misery at 5 this evening would make your day surely?
The pitch at Loftus Road is small, playing with wide players is almost pointless as they have little room.
Harry and PL will want to keep it tight, and the first ninety minutes will be drab fare, only enlivened by touchline chats between Harry and Webb as they discuss the laws of the game and tactics.
Webb will turn down three stonewall penalties for Villa, and give one for handball against Guzan when he catches a cross in the six-yard box. Jamie Redknapp, drafted in at the last minute as an out-of-contract signing, scores.
In the ninety-third minute Bent will come on and dive outrageously with no QPR player anywhere near him. Webb is about to book him when he realises he's heard of him and awards the penalty.
Bent says he's 'mentally not right' to take it and gives Lambert a written transfer request before flicking the Vs at him and storming off down the tunnel.
Bannan steps up, and the 'keeper throws his hat on his Hollywood chip down the middle to save. 1-0 QPR.
The pitch at Loftus Road is small, playing with wide players is almost pointless as they have little room. I would play 4-3-1-2
---------------------------------------Guzan----------------------------------------------------
----Lowton--------------Clark-----------------Baker-------------Lihaj/Stevens-----------
---------------Holman-----------Westwood------------Bannan-----------------------------
------------------------------------------Ireland------------------------------------------------
------------------------------Bent-----------------Benteke------------------------------------
Subs: Gabby, El Ahmedi, Delph, Given, Bowery, Albrighton, +Lihaj/Stevens
I'd like to see us utilise Benteke's ariel ability and play on Ferdinand with big long diagonal balls from the full backs, Bent feeds off his flicks and will hopefully play up close to Benteke. When we can - play through Ireland, his runs and ability to play between the lines of their midfield and defence and pick out Bent's runs.
I like the idea, but I fear that Redknapp's gonna have QPR going gung-ho at us, and that team might leave us overrun at the back and in midfield. I would love to see how Bent and Benteke would work together if given a lengthy amount of time to form a partnership though.
The pitch at Loftus Road is small, playing with wide players is almost pointless as they have little room.
Perhaps you're on to something as to why PL doesnt play with wingers at home either, both pitches are the same width.
The pitch at Loftus Road is small, playing with wide players is almost pointless as they have little room.
Perhaps you're on to something as to why PL doesnt play with wingers at home either, both pitches are the same width.
And length! http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/handbooks/premier-league-handbook-2012-2013.pdf rule k21 p129
They are all the same! (Those that give them).
Well all the Soccer Saturday pundits have predicted a QPR win, so come on Villa let's embarrass those jokers.
Well all the Soccer Saturday pundits have predicted a QPR win, so come on Villa let's embarrass those jokers.
And rather than say 'QPR to win' they actually said 'Harry win.'
Jesus.
Guzan
Lowton
Clark
Baker
Herd
Lichaj
Holman
Westwood
Bannan
Agbonlahor
Benteke
An easy 3-1 victory for QPR.
EDIT - Bent was an autocorrect. Edited for Benteke.
Well all the Soccer Saturday pundits have predicted a QPR win, so come on Villa let's embarrass those jokers.
And rather than say 'QPR to win' they actually said 'Harry win.'
Jesus.
Indeed, embarrassing.
Villa must win, in order to spark a Leversonesque Inquiry into media bias towards Arry Funnyface. Our team is great at making others' reputations. Let's stop doing that now.
Also, Lawrenson and Joe Calzage both predict a 2-1 QPR win. We also need to undermine drab Lawro and anyone Welsh.
After an hour of watching it, i'm afraid that i've come to the conclusion that Merson is slightly retarded.
How on Earth did he ever get a job on Television?
Guzan
Lowton
Clark
Baker
Herd
Lichaj
Holman
Westwood
Bannan
Agbonlahor
Bent
An easy 3-1 victory for QPR.
If you see my later post you will see I put in Bent as an autocorrect accident for Benteke which I corrected.Guzan
Lowton
Clark
Baker
Herd
Lichaj
Holman
Westwood
Bannan
Agbonlahor
Bent
An easy 3-1 victory for QPR.
Some bizarre formation and an easy victory for a team yet to win in EPL, can I have some of what your on?
If you see my later post you will see I put in Bent as an autocorrect accident for Benteke which I corrected.Guzan
Lowton
Clark
Baker
Herd
Lichaj
Holman
Westwood
Bannan
Agbonlahor
Bent
An easy 3-1 victory for QPR.
Some bizarre formation and an easy victory for a team yet to win in EPL, can I have some of what your on?
I got the XI correct, let's see if I get the formation correct.
If you see my later post you will see I put in Bent as an autocorrect accident for Benteke which I corrected.Guzan
Lowton
Clark
Baker
Herd
Lichaj
Holman
Westwood
Bannan
Agbonlahor
Bent
An easy 3-1 victory for QPR.
Some bizarre formation and an easy victory for a team yet to win in EPL, can I have some of what your on?
I got the XI correct, let's see if I get the formation correct.
Herd will not play in a back 5.