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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Goldie.7 on April 02, 2014, 07:10:45 PM
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Sat April 5th, 15:00 KO
Might as well start one.
Us 1
Them 1
Westwood, Holtby
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1-1 I think
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Aston Villa 2-0 Fulham Benteke, Agbonlahor.
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3-0 to the Villa boys.
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We could use a cathartic release like 6-1 v Sunderland last season. So, they will win with a Sidwell goal.
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Us 3 Them 1.
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This will be the first 3-0 since we beat Hull with help of sidwell in the role of ball boy!
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Biggest home win of the season. They will be closer to having shipped 80 than 70 come the end of this.
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1-0
Weimann 90
ideally. Sadly, we'll stick out VP as is our wont against most teams, especially crap ones. So, 1-2 it is.
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1-1 written all over it
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Can see a high-scoring draw, 2-2. Fulham have got some real quality players in their side and teams down on their luck tend to perform well here. Think we'll see off Southampton and Hull at VP after this though.
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"Same old Villa fucking useless." - Brilliant. The exact words I would have posted on here after the match.
I think Fulham will go 2-0 up. We'll then decide to start playing in the second half and it will end either 2-1 or 2-0. Cue mass suicide.
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Think we'll win 4-1 same score we lost the last two.
Benteke hat trick 8, 25, 78 Delph, 90
Hangeland for them 51
Safe for another season yippee UTV!
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1-1 I hope I'm wrong and we win
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Have to say that performance at Craven Cottage goes down as the worst performance of the season for me.
Purely because Fulham were rubbish before that game...and have remained rubbish since then. Only consolation is Berbatov ran the show that day and he isn't around, instead we'll have to contend with whatever 17 year old YTS McGath will stick upfront this week.
Really I'm expecting a 2-0 win here and that will be us heroically safe for another year, yippee.
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Same old Villa fucking useless. Loss. 1-4 to complete a hat-trick of 4-1s.
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I reckon this will be like the same fixture last year, a horrible nerve-wracking tense affair settled by a 90th minute goal which will be somehow bundled over the line.
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Beat me to it, Paulie.
I just wonder how many will be left in the ground to see Villa snatch a last minute goal?
1-0. Vlaar from the half way line.
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I reckon this will be like the same fixture last year, a horrible nerve-wracking tense affair settled by a 90th minute goal which will be somehow bundled over the line.
That was actually the year before. Last season we wrestled a draw from the jaws of victory - N'Zogbia for us and Fabian Delph scoribg an own goal for them. Relegation battles are beginning to merge together. It will probably be another tight 1-1 or such like on Saturday.
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Whatever the result, we'll make it fu**in' hard for ourselves, as per.
4-0 win.
Or a 0-0 draw.
or 0-1 to them.
or 3-3
or 0-3
such is Aston Villa 2013-14!
But I remain optimistic! Praying. Hoping. Polishing my lucky charm (not a euphemism, you dirty-minded fu**ers).
UTV!
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I reckon this will be like the same fixture last year, a horrible nerve-wracking tense affair settled by a 90th minute goal which will be somehow bundled over the line.
That was actually the year before. Last season we wrestled a draw from the jaws of victory - N'Zogbia for us and Fabian Delph scoribg an own goal for them. Relegation battles are beginning to merge together. It will probably be another tight 1-1 or such like on Saturday.
I did stop to think while I was typing it and think "err, actually, was that the year before?" but like you said, they all merge into one gigantic multi-season mush of unhappiness.
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Beat me to it, Paulie.
I just wonder how many will be left in the ground to see Villa snatch a last minute goal?
1-0. Vlaar from the half way line.
A goal from Vlaar
In off the bar
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Same old Villa fucking useless. Loss. 1-4 to complete a hat-trick of 4-1s.
If we score early I will be worried.
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God knows. I am assuming a defeat though. Hopefully KEA will be fit. Last two games have shown how much we miss his pressing imho.
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Think this has 1-1 written all over it. Delph scoring for us
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Sorry guys but it doesn't look good for Saturday as my daughter is attending the game and she has never seen villa win in over 20 attempts. I even made a point of taking her to the Palace game on Boxing Day to break the jinx (sorry). Looks like a repeat for me we lumber on for 90 minutes trying to score and then sidwell does the inevitable. At least you'll know who to blame!
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I see Fulham have knocked £100 off season tickets as an apology to fans for this season...
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I see Fulham have knocked £100 off season tickets as an apology to fans for this season...
Well that and the fact that there's an 80% chance that they'll be playing in the Championship next season.
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Sidwell winner in the 90th minute for them. I think given how winnable this game is and the fact we should win it comfortably, and how desperate Fulham are for a win at the moment, we'll oblige them. I've said it before but I'll say it again, as this is comfortably our most winnable game on paper in the last 7, it's the one I worry about the most. We always approach games like this wrong. We're not in the shit enough, as we were playing QPR last season, that we'll find that bit extra from somewhere, IMO. When everything seems to point to a Villa win, the team seems to disappoint.
Hope I get proven wrong though and Benteke lashes in a hattrick.
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God knows. I am assuming a defeat though. Hopefully KEA will be fit. Last two games have shown how much we miss his pressing imho.
I agree but don't you think in his absence Lambert could have played Lowton and moved Bacuna into KEA's higher pressing role. For me this would have been much better than having Sylla in there or leaving Delph and Westy on their own and shunting Alby up top with the other forwards?
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Another frustrating display. We may snatch it because Fulham are so bad, but should we lose I can see it turning very nasty. Lambert will get his Bolton moment. Hopefully we'll do enough to draw at least, but a win should be the minimum requirement here.
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We will destroy them 8-0.
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Looking at a Fulham forum they are less worried about this game than us - but I think there is a sense of 'we're going down anyway' acceptance for them.
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We will destroy them 8-0.
I'll have what Legion's drinking!
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Missing this one due to a wedding. 3-1 Villa with Big Ben, Gabby and Vlaar from a corner scoring.
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We'll rip 'em a new one and send all 12 of their travelling fans home to cry into their shandies.
Villa 4 Fulham 0
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We'll rip 'em a new one and send all 12 of their travelling fans home to cry into their shandies.
Villa 4 Fulham 0
They're bringing 3k.
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I reckon we will get a 1-0 win with Gabby scoring.
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We'll rip 'em a new one and send all 12 of their travelling fans home to cry into their shandies.
Villa 4 Fulham 0
They're bringing 3k.
Well the last time they will be visiting for a while
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Win. We better had.
No excuses on this. These are dire and have a softer underbelly than the spineless bozos who play just over the Sandwell border.
We need to smash him good and proper.
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Is the Rocket Reducer still planning to be in attendance ?
The result may well hinge on that.
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Am I right in thinking that Mitroglu is out and that Bent can't play against us? Also, Berbatov isn't there now.
So presumably that leaves the kid Woodward (something like that) and Dembele (not the Tottenham one) up front for them?
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Woodrow and Dembele, yes. One thing I like about Magath is that he doesn't seem bothered about reputations. Starting youngsters over someone like Bent proves that.
About the game, we simply have to win. No excuses.
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Roll over on this one (and I think we potentially will) and the knives will properly be out - we simply have to turn up.
If Magath knows anything at all he'll play wingers and Sidwell will get 2. If we get the first goal I fancy us to win it otherwise a draw - pathetic. Come on Lambert sort it out.
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Convincing display. A deserved 3 points - after 15 minutes
How did we win that... [half] - after 45 minutes
Decent game, unlucky not to win. Draw - after 75 minutes
Typical Villa conceding in the last 10 mins. Draw - after 80 minutes
Same old Villa fucking useless. Loss - after 90+4 minutes
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We'll win, because they are rubbish (one of the papers this morning reckons they've already decided to sack Magath at the end of the season because his training methods are alienating the players) but we will make hard work of it.
2-1 Villa.
Weimann and Bacuna for us.
Sidwell, inevitably, for them.
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2-2 grabbing a draw from the jaws of victory
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Assume Baker will be back in ahead of Clark on Saturday?
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The last 2 games have really knocked the stuffing out of me and I'm feeling very pessimistic. Draw.
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Feel better that their forward line consists of 2 youngsters, one of whom is about 17.
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we'll win, not saying it'll be pretty but ffs Fulham are on the road to oblivion.
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Feel better that their forward line consists of 2 youngsters, one of whom is about 17.
Does he badly need a goal?
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I'm in the pessimist camp and believe that we'll screw this up: at the moment there are too many defenders making poor decisions or just cocking up. If Magath has any sense, he'll look at the WHU / Stoke tapes and set up to defend, but with a couple of lively wide players as an outlet. If he does this, we'll lose.
Lambert lacks the players to open up a defensive opposition: he might as well play some of the attacking youngsters, as something different and fresh.
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I'm in the pessimist camp and believe that we'll screw this up: at the moment there are too many defenders making poor decisions or just cocking up. If Magath has any sense, he'll look at the WHU / Stoke tapes and set up to defend, but with a couple of lively wide players as an outlet. If he does this, we'll lose.
Lambert lacks the players to open up a defensive opposition: he might as well play some of the attacking youngsters, as something different and fresh.
A quick look at Fulham's goals against column suggests that any strategy based on defensive solidity is unlikely to succeed for them.
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Lambert seems to have got used to losing 4-1, I see no reason why he will achieve anything else.
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2-1 or 3-1 win for us. It will help that a draw is not much good for Fulham and they have to come to win.
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Assume Baker will be back in ahead of Clark on Saturday?
Shame there isn't an option for neither.
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It will be a crap game & I think we'll lose.
Am hoping the team put more effort into their performance than I did with that prediction.
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Lambert seems to have got used to losing 4-1, I see no reason why he will achieve anything else.
You must be the Albert Tatlock of H+V,
I can't be to harsh as you let me have them two Arsenal away tickets a couple of seasons ago
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Assume Baker will be back in ahead of Clark on Saturday?
Shame there isn't an option for neither.
Okore is meant to be on the mend, has he played for the reserves yet?
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Lambert seems to have got used to losing 4-1, I see no reason why he will achieve anything else.
When do you think the world will explode?
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Twitter reporting Gabby a doubt with a bug and Benteke out for the season and world cup.
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Is the Benteke thing for real
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So OOS that Gabby and El Ahmadi both doubtful, Gabby not a great loss as he has been wretchedly out of form as of late but El Ahmadi has been quietly and effectivly going about his business and been one of our better performers of late IMO. Gary Gardner out again and.......
Probably just Twitter BS but rumour that Tekkers has done his achilles and out for 6 months. Definately jokes though, I remember reading on there that he had broke his leg in an international only to see him clapping fans walking off the pitch 20mins later...
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A plucky 2-1 win with Holt getting the winner in front of the Holte.
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With gabby a doubt and Benteke out for the season think I'd take a draw now
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Aston Villa 2-0 Fulham Benteke, Agbonlahor.
Aston Villa 2-0. Holt, Delph
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Looks like the Benteke injury is real. On sky sports and all the major newspapers web pages. Oh well at least we have goals throughout the team :-(
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we dont do to well against *championships sides *
so Im going for a dulll 1-1
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This is the second bad injury in training this season - what the hell is going on? Terrible news for Benteke though who must have been looking forward to the World Cup and I guess putting himself in the world shop window. I think Villa probably have enough to get through the rest of the season but things certainly just got a lot tougher. I wish him well and a return as quickly as possible.
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We need to win this game.
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You just know it will be Holt up front with probably Tonev and Weiman.
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Lambert seems to have got used to losing 4-1, I see no reason why he will achieve anything else.
When do you think the world will explode?
It won't but Benteke's heel has.
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Assume Baker will be back in ahead of Clark on Saturday?
Shame there isn't an option for neither.
I don't think either are good enough at this level. Better off at one of the soon to be relegated or promoted clubs. WBA or Wolves
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2-1 for the Villa, Weimann and Tonev for us. And I'm gutted about Benteke... I was quite confident about the game before that happened, now I'm not so sure anymore...
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Equivalent to QPR or West Ham last season. A win but it could've quite easily been so different.
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Bugger! Lawro's predicted a home win. That's scuppered that.
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We're doomed.
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At some point Tonev will catch one just right and it will fly into the top corner of the net rather than the top of the Holte. Maybe just maybe it'll be on Saturday...
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He should be coached to aim for the corner flag. Then the ball will fly into the net.
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Gutted for the player but there goes our summer transfer kitty !!! Will the owner stump up for another striker in addition to experienced midfielder and defender ?
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Please don't start Holt.
You have to look at the Fulham defence. Hettinga and particularly Hangeland will be really hoping he starts as they'll be happy heading long balls away all game.
What they don't like is pace and players running at them so I'd happily go with a front trio of Gabby, Albrighton and Weimann for this although I read Gabby is probably out aswell?
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Possibly. He has a bug.
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He must have the Ebola virus if he has a bug 48 hours before a game and cannot play.
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Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Bertrand, Westwood, Delph, Bacuna, Marc, Holt, Gabby if fit or Andi.
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He must have the Ebola virus if he has a bug 48 hours before a game and cannot play.
With Gabby`s past form its more likely to be an STI (only joking , in case you are reading this Gabby - hang on what have I said there? Gabby + Reading ? -maybe not).
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Have him on the bench then, I'd quite like to push Bacuna on as one of the three forward and just have as much pace as possible running at Fulham's back 4.
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Bugger! Lawro's predicted a home win. That's scuppered that.
That is very bad news.
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Robinson time. I think the lad will possibly be more confident and fired up than Helenius. It would seem this is possibly the case as Robinson is the one making the bench. He's also scoring regularly for the reserves. I'd start with Gabby and Weimann up top against Fulham, but definitely be looking to bring Robinson on.
Lets face it, Fulham will be playing a kid up front probably, we may as well take the punt.
We've enough of a gap on 18th to take the risk, and he may well hit the ground running.
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And also have to say, Holt should still be nothing more than a last 10 minutes option. He's over the hill, unfit and not very good. He's breathing out his arse within 5 minutes. I'd play Bowery before him. Likewise Helenius needs a chance to prove himself too.
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I really think we'll lose this. I had that feeling anyway but without benteke and perhaps gabby I can't see us functioning as a team at all. I can't see holt offering much, but lambert likes a big man and we haven't got another.
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Are Helenius and Bowery out on loan or in trainee bomb squad mode?
I wouldn't mind seeing Helenius get a game
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Are Helenius and Bowery out on loan or in trainee bomb squad mode?
I wouldn't mind seeing Helenius get a game
Isn't Bowery back now? I think Donny wanted to keep him but they had to prioritise a defender for their last loan so couldn't extend his loan till May. Last I heard anyway, it may have changed.
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4-0
Delph, Vlaar, Weimann (2)
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Shocking luck with longterm injuries this season....N'Zogbia, Okore, Kozak and now Benteke. Still think we'll nick it..2-1
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I'd spring a surprise and throw Robinson in.
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Think we'll win 4-1 same score we lost the last two.
Benteke hat trick 8, 25, 78 Delph, 90
Hangeland for them 51
Safe for another season yippee UTV!
With the big man now out I need to revise my prediction.
2-1 to us, Weimann, Delph.
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Play Helenius? Just to convince me I didnt dream we signed him.
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God knows. I am assuming a defeat though. Hopefully KEA will be fit. Last two games have shown how much we miss his pressing imho.
I agree but don't you think in his absence Lambert could have played Lowton and moved Bacuna into KEA's higher pressing role. For me this would have been much better than having Sylla in there or leaving Delph and Westy on their own and shunting Alby up top with the other forwards?
Totally agree.
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Have him on the bench then, I'd quite like to push Bacuna on as one of the three forward and just have as much pace as possible running at Fulham's back 4.
Me too, maybe something like
Guzan
Lowton Vlaar Clark Bennett
Delph Westy Bertrand
Bacuna Andi Alby
Subs
Steer Baker Sylla Luna Holt Tonev Robinson
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The stage is set for Grant to score in front of the Holt, I myself am not overly concerned at the lose of our Chritian, as I have seen Villa play without him this season and imho I think the players step up, I want to see what Grant can do, I know he's wiley and will hold the ball up which we can use to our advantage, Andreas playing off him I am optimistic, we have players with something to prove, true Andreas has got to leave everything on the pitch, as Grant aint going to be running balls down, I want Bennett back in because I thought he had a motm performance against Chelsea, and could we ask for better opposition than to get life without Benteke started.
Villa win by at least 2
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Are Helenius and Bowery out on loan or in trainee bomb squad mode?
I wouldn't mind seeing Helenius get a game
I would like to see Helenius play but I'm not holding my breath. Holt and Weimann might do a half decent job together.
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A nervy 1-1 draw but its so difficult to predict what Villa will do, cmon Villa cheer us up after the Benteke news.
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Fulham are a very poor side and need to score 3 to even draw most games. They're as good as down and I think we will beat them pretty handily.
I would bring Lowton back in and push Bacuna into midfield if Gabby is out. They cannot cope with pace at all.
I'd have Westwood anchoring the midfield, with Delph and KEA (who I think has played pretty well of late) more advanced. Bacuna and ALbrighton wide with Andi up top. Plenty of width and more than enough pace to see us knock three or four past this utter shower.
As an aside, I would revert to Gabby up top on his own at Palace and for all remaining away games.
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I suspect Gabby will play some part in this game.
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Without Benteke it is difficult to get excited about the chances of Villa scoring. Even when he was missing those chances you still thought he might stick one away. I would like to see Helenuis have the first half just to see if he has anything and for Callum Robinson have 20min-30min after the interval. No chance that will happen of course. Lambert will play Holt and the dreadful (but hardworking) Weimann for the whole game.
Should we lose Lambert will trot out the usual excuses which dont hold up...and guess what...we go again.
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Sounds like we will be playing Holt, Weimann and Albrighton as the attacking 3 and they will be playing Dembele (or that Woodford kid) with Holtby behind him.
Still, a 0-0 would suit us I guess!
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Demeble makes Bennett look like a pensioner.
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0-0 written all over it for me
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0-0 written all over it for me
Oh I don't know! A front 3 of Holt, Mr Blobby and Tinky Winky would scare me!
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Demeble makes Bennett look like a pensioner.
Doesn't Dembele play for Spurs?
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Demeble makes Bennett look like a pensioner.
Doesn't Dembele play for Spurs?
It's a different Dembele.
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Confusingly I think they're both called Moussa Dembele and both played for Fulham.
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Demeble makes Bennett look like a pensioner.
Doesn't Dembele play for Spurs?
It's a different Dembele.
That could get confusing. Same first name as well.
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Come on Villa boys lets rise to the Challenge, were always best with our backs to the walls.
lets have some fighting spirit, show were not all one dimensional and get some slick passing going!
An overhead kick into the roof of the net in Honour of Benteke wouldn't go a miss either!
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Demeble makes Bennett look like a pensioner.
Doesn't Dembele play for Spurs?
It's a different Dembele.
That could get confusing. Same first name as well.
I think Fulham's Dembele uses Moussa and Spurs Dembele uses Mousa.
Not that that is a great help.
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2-0 Villa.
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One team change we could make would be to play Lowton at right-back and put Bacuna on one of the wings, which is his more natural position I think.
That would mean swallowing pride and playing Lowton though.
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Penfold, whats the score?
Penfold Penfold whats the score?
2-0 Villa
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Penfold, whats the score?
Penfold Penfold whats the score?
I think we should all shout 'awww crumbs' if we score.
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Penfold, whats the score?
Penfold Penfold whats the score?
I think we should all shout 'awww crumbs' if we score.
ha-ha you cant help but say that in a Terry Scott voice.
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Confusingly I think they're both called Moussa Dembele and both played for Fulham.
But the one at Fulham now would get ID'd buying a pack of wine gums.
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Confusingly I think they're both called Moussa Dembele and both played for Fulham.
But the one at Fulham now would get ID'd buying a pack of wine gums.
I was surprised to see that he's 2 years younger than Woodrow (who's name I am remembering because it is like Woodrow Wilson). Dembele is 17 and Woodrow is 19.
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I'd go 4-4-2 tomorrow
Guzan
Lowton - Vlaar - Clark - Bennett
Bacuna - Westwood - Delph - Albrighton
Weimann - Robinson
That's assuming Gabby is out, if not i'd have him and Weimann up front
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Just glad I'm not driving tomorrow and can have some glasses of medicine before kick off...
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Assuming Gabby is out as well a chance to alter the shape and go 4-4-2 - as others have probably suggested, I'd push Bacuna forward and have Albrighton on the opposite flank. Be nice to see Weimann play centrally too.
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For various reasons - some personal - this will be my last game of the season and as I am not renewing it will possibly be my last game at VP for a while.
I just hope we put on a display and get a decent win that will make me think twice about the season ticket.
Time for optimism in the face of adversity - 2-0 to the Villa please
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I am going for a 1-1 draw now we have lost Benteke .However I am worried, I have just read that villa have never lost at home to Fulham in the Premier.I remember reading we had never lost at home to Stoke in the Premier and we all know what happened
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Confusingly I think they're both called Moussa Dembele and both played for Fulham.
But the one at Fulham now would get ID'd buying a pack of wine gums.
Moussa Dembele, the glint in the milkman's eye?
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For various reasons - some personal - this will be my last game of the season and as I am not renewing it will possibly be my last game at VP for a while.
I just hope we put on a display and get a decent win that will make me think twice about the season ticket.
Time for optimism in the face of adversity - 2-0 to the Villa please
Enjoy my friend, I share your pain and understanding of why, something of a milestone: someone ought to be very concerned when people like you don't renew but I daresay no one will
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Whatever the result, we'll make it fu**in' hard for ourselves, as per.
4-0 win.
Or a 0-0 draw.
or 0-1 to them.
or 3-3
or 0-3
such is Aston Villa 2013-14!
They're bad, but no way we hang 2000+ goals on them.
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Confusingly I think they're both called Moussa Dembele and both played for Fulham.
And they both footballers.....
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Goalless draw. I would almost be ok with the point!! How low have my hopes dropped???
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Goalless draw. I would almost be ok with the point!! How low have my hopes dropped???
Goalless draw. I would almost be ok with the point!! How low have my hopes dropped???
Just be grateful you still realise it, it might not be too long before we're on a par with Fulham
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3-1 Villa win.
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0-1 loss
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Just glad I'm not driving tomorrow and can have some glasses of medicine before kick off...
Lets hope you dont need some after the final whistle..
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Team galvanizes and learn not to rely on one player.
3-1 win
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Can't see Fulham scoring too many so it will depend on whether we can form some sort of cohesion or whether we are the ill-passing, devoid of ideas bunch of crap we've shown at times this season. An early goal should lead to a routine win but I can see it remaining level for a good while and then anything could happen. 1-0 with a second half winner.
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Looking forward to the game today, with a 15:00 kick off for once.
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Anyone else get the feeling that they'll score first?
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Nah. Clean sheet.
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Anyone else get the feeling that they'll score first?
Either that or we will. Or maybe neither.
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Don't think I've ever seen the poll so evenly split... for the record I'm going for the "typical Villa...draw" option. wouldn't be surprised to see us leading for 75 mins and then give up towards the end.
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Any unused tickets going? My son has just come back from Uni he goes back next week.
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Delph and Gabby out with injuries.
EDIT.....Delph 50-50 now.
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is KEA fit ?
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is KEA fit ?
Not as of late yesterday afternoon.
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is KEA fit ?
Not as of late yesterday afternoon.
Everybody take yer boots
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Have we got Gardner around? Surely time to get the lad a few games. At least give him a chance to salvage his Villa career. If not him, I'd like to see Johnson.
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Sylla in midfield then ;/ If delph out
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I'd take a bit of a gamble today and really freshen things up. Rest half fit players. Fulham are pretty woeful, I actually think a few of the outsiders in the squad could be fired up if given a chance today.
Going by the assumption that KEA and Delph (I'd rest Delphy anyway) don't make it:
Guzan
Bertrand
Clark
Vlaar
Lowton
Westwood
Bacuna
Johnson/Gardner
Tonev
Helenius
Albrighton
I'd bench Weimann because he's been woeful lately and looks knackered. Holt just shouldn't ever start a game. He's only got 10 minutes in him at this level.
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weimann should be benched , cant see it now .
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What's happend to Delph??
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What's happend to Delph??
50-50 apparently. Personally if that's the case, I'd rest him.
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What's happend to Delph??
50-50 apparently. Personally if that's the case, I'd rest him.
The midfield will be albrighton Westwood Sylla Tonev then,might be a long afternoon
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Still sticking with a draw but already feeling edgy about this game, Fulham cannot buy a win, have never won at Villa park in the premier league and have conceded 73 goals, time to stop typing :)
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do we also have to worry about the goal scoring prowess of Sidwell?
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do we also have to worry about the goal scoring prowess of Sidwell?
Only when he plays us. So yes.
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If Delph is out, then I think it's a toss up between 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2
I think he will go with the former and play Sylla and Westwood sitting, with Albrighton, Tonev and Bacuna wide/central with Andi up top. I hope Andi takes his challenge up by being up front in his natural position. I will be glad to see Bacuna and his attacking qualities higher up the pitch. He was excellent against West Brom.
If it is 4-4-2, the. It will be Albrighton, Sylla, Westwood and Bacuna with Andi and Helenius.
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Forgot about Holt. It may well be 4-4-2.
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It's very difficult to predict it. Could win easily or could be a horror show or anything in between. I'll go for a draw.
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3-0
Zat Knight 2
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If Delphi is anywhere near to fit, he needs to play. Win today and we can relax a little as I think we'll be safe. Got to win today. It will make losing Benteke easier to cope with. Fulham will get a big boost knowing he is out.
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2-0 Villa.
At least then we can relax between now and the end of the season.
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God if Delph and gabby are out I'd snap your hands off if you offered me a draw. The team we'll be able to put out will be a poor championship side. What?
Guzan - Lowton vlaar baker Bertrand - bacuna Westwood sylla - Alby holt Weimann
Ooh that stinks
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I'm going to hide from all media sources until at least 6pm, can't call this one, far too close for comfort, Fulham at home for goodness sake.
1-0 Villa. Please, pretty please.
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I'd like to see Helenius or Weimann as a central striker, but I fear it'll be Holt.
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Helenius for me.
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ha you will be disappointed to be seeing Holt (I think)
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Front six of Alby Westwood bacuna Bennett - Weimann holt
I imagine a 4411
I'd take a point. That team really looks ropey to me. I'm concerned about holtby by today. And Alby is our only pace in attacking areas
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Fucking hell that team is horrendous
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@AVFCOfficial: #AVFC Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Baker, Bertrand, Westwood, Bennett, Bacuna, Albrighton, Weimann, Holt. #AVFCLIVE
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Christ almighty, oh well come on Villa please win.
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Thats got tonking written all over it
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A Villa team to make the opposition quake in its boots if ever there was one, what a magnificent line up, I am inspired
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Holt ! Well we will now see if he can do anything for us.
Fair play, lets not write us off just yet.
Cmon Villa.
I am going against the grain here and say we are going to thrash this lot. Well someone has to be positive.
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No Delph? WHY?
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Are we ever going to get a bit of luck?
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A Villa team to make the opposition quake in its boots if ever there was one, what a magnificent line up, I am inspired
Did you not mean insipid ?
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No Delph? WHY?
Achilles injury
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A Villa team to make the opposition quake in its boots if ever there was one, what a magnificent line up, I am inspired
Did you not mean insipid ?
It's getting pretty grim Dan, that team reminds me of 1986
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No Delph? WHY?
Got to be injured or else Lambert needs certifying
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Are we ever going to get a bit of luck?
There are at least three teams worse than us in the division - that's luck in bucket loads
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No Delph? WHY?
Achilles injury
That's Benteke, unless you're making a joke I haven't got.
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So we've lost all of our key players other than Vlaar now.
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outfield players I should stress.
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I would take a point right now !
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Only one central midfielder?
Wheres Gary Gardner gone? thought he was back from injury.. Carruthers, Sylla?
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It'll be 4-4-2 with a midfield of Bennett, Bacuna, Westwood and Albrighton.
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So we've lost all of our key players other than Vlaar now.
That's why, when you have two very close brushes with relegation, you go into the next season prepared with a squad capable of bringing you over the line.
Bad luck isn't an excuse for the past few seasons. Bad luck is something that can relegate a club like Wigan or Bolton. When the likes of Leeds, Newcastle or Villa find themselves in trouble it is because they miss-managed their resources or got too complacent. We have had plenty of warnings.We are well warned.
Need to get some points on the board asap.
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@AVFCOfficial: #AVFC Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Baker, Bertrand, Westwood, Bennett, Bacuna, Albrighton, Weimann, Holt. #AVFCLIVE
Finally. The line up we've all been clambering for.
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Is there any other Premier club that have as many players injured or ill as ours without actually playing ? Anyone got any idea why Delph is out?
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No Delph? WHY?
Achilles injury
That's Benteke, unless you're making a joke I haven't got.
Got an Achilles problem according to mat kendrick
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Only one central midfielder?
Wheres Gary Gardner gone? thought he was back from injury.. Carruthers, Sylla?
Carruthers is injured.
Bacuna will be playing centre midfield I'd have thought?
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That's the worst line up I've seen us have in ages.
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A Villa team to make the opposition quake in its boots if ever there was one, what a magnificent line up, I am inspired
Did you not mean insipid ?
It's getting pretty grim Dan, that team reminds me of 1986
It does but stay positive for a while. Lets see what happens.
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That's the worst line up I've seen us have in ages.
Yep it's not pretty, it's massively devoid of any quality.
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That's the worst line up I've seen us have in ages.
Indeed, and it's not really Lambert's fault that much. Lack of money made up for by a surplus of injuries will lead to teams like this one.
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So we've lost all of our key players other than Vlaar now.
That's why, when you have two very close brushes with relegation, you go into the next season prepared with a squad capable of bringing you over the line.
While your general point is fair enough, you take four of the first eleven of any team bar Man City out, and they will suffer. Today we're missing Okore, Delph, Gabby, Benteke who would certainly have been in, plus Kozak and El Ahmadi who would have been first reserves.
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This is as bare bones as any Villa side I have seen take to the pitch. Jesus/Moses/Mohammed all of you pray for us!
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So we've lost all of our key players other than Vlaar now.
That's why, when you have two very close brushes with relegation, you go into the next season prepared with a squad capable of bringing you over the line.
While your general point is fair enough, you take four of the first eleven of any team bar Man City out, and they will suffer. Today we're missing Okore, Delph, Gabby, Benteke who would certainly have been in, plus Kozak and El Ahmadi who would have been first reserves.
That's true, absolutely no disputing that. My point is, we should be safe by now. We should, in my opinion, be on more than 34 points at this stage of the season and part of that had been down to over-reliance on players like Baker and Clark because we didn't loan in a centre back in January.
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Got an Achilles problem according to mat kendrick
Fucking hell. Hope it's not serious.
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Bennett out wide is interesting, has a bit of skill and can whip a decent ball in. Albrighton's crossing has been good of late and if there's one thing Holt can still do, surely it's head the ball? Holt headed hat-trick.