I'm hoping for this,
...............Given
Young Colins Dunne Warnock
........Delph Makoun
N'Zogbia Ireland Bannan
................Bent
| Given | ||||||||
| Young | Collins | Dunne | Warnock | |||||
| Albrighton | Makoun | Clark | Petrov | Agbonlahor | ||||
| Bent |
I'd try something like this
Given Young Collins Dunne Warnock Albrighton Makoun Clark Petrov Agbonlahor Bent
I'd be happy with a point.
I'd try something like this
Given Young Collins Dunne Warnock Albrighton Makoun Clark Petrov Agbonlahor Bent
I'd be happy with a point.
I'd try something like this
Given Young Collins Dunne Warnock Albrighton Makoun Clark Petrov Agbonlahor Bent
I'd be happy with a point.
why no nzogbia?
I dont mind clark or delph in the deeper role ahead of petrov.
Gabby is not the answere out wide so i hope albrighton rediscovers his edge soon.
Can't see us winning this one. I'm very concerned about our squad, it's just nowhere near good enough. 2 -1 to them.
Can't see us winning this one. I'm very concerned about our squad, it's just nowhere near good enough. 2 -1 to them.
always nice to see you so positive before the start of a new season.
Can't see us winning this one. I'm very concerned about our squad, it's just nowhere near good enough. 2 -1 to them.
always nice to see you so positive before the start of a new season.
A manger no one wanted,4 first teamers out,two in,a week defence and midfield,I can kinda see where he's coming from. But youre right eastie,we should be positive,at least until 3.30 on Sat!!
Can't see us winning this one. I'm very concerned about our squad, it's just nowhere near good enough. 2 -1 to them.
always nice to see you so positive before the start of a new season.
A manger no one wanted,4 first teamers out,two in,a week defence and midfield,I can kinda see where he's coming from. But youre right eastie,we should be positive,at least until 3.30 on Sat!!
dont be ridiculous, at least wait till half time!
Think we should use Gardner for hour each game and use petrov in last half hour.
Think we should use Gardner for hour each game and use petrov in last half hour.
i hope gardner establishes himself this season as he and clark could be the real stars of our next few years.
I'd try something like this
Given Young Collins Dunne Warnock Albrighton Makoun Clark Petrov Agbonlahor Bent
I'd be happy with a point.
why no nzogbia?
Sorry, N'Zogbia should be there instead of Albrighton. Gabby out wide is not ideal, but I would want him in front of Warnock in case the latter proves himself to be the liability he has been for the past year.
Think we should use Gardner for hour each game and use petrov in last half hour.
i hope gardner establishes himself this season as he and clark could be the real stars of our next few years.
Think we should use Gardner for hour each game and use petrov in last half hour.
i hope gardner establishes himself this season as he and clark could be the real stars of our next few years.
If he's any good, he'll be sold before long.
Why all the suggestions for playing Zoggy on the right and Hesky/Gabby on the left? Surely it makes sense to play them down the wings on their strongest foot. I know they can cut inside but wingers work better if going down the line to whip in a decent cross for Bent to thrive on.
With the likes of Gabby and Heskey in the squad its all a bit meh .....
Happy with a draw to be honest
The real fun is the night before ... taking jnr on a Jack the Ripper Tour around Whitechapel followed by a Ruby Murray on Brick Lane.
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Not exactly a justification for playing either them on the left then, and all I've seen Heskey do on the wing is slow play down so much because he cant do anything with the ball and allows their defence to get back into position. Zoggy has got a great left foot so always an opportunity to have a shot from the right once he's cut inside, but think he'd be best utilised down the left wing. Surely it makes sense to play to Zoggys strengths rather than Heskey or Gabbys weaknesses.Why all the suggestions for playing Zoggy on the right and Hesky/Gabby on the left? Surely it makes sense to play them down the wings on their strongest foot. I know they can cut inside but wingers work better if going down the line to whip in a decent cross for Bent to thrive on.
I don't rate Gabby on either wing and wouldn't play him there. Heskey is never going to race down the wing and ping a cross in for bent. Better to have him on the left where he can hold the ball up, cut in to feed Bent and generally make a nuisance of himself. Whenever he's played wing in his career it's been on the left I think.
Why all the suggestions for playing Zoggy on the right and Hesky/Gabby on the left? Surely it makes sense to play them down the wings on their strongest foot. I know they can cut inside but wingers work better if going down the line to whip in a decent cross for Bent to thrive on.
I think we'll win 1-0. NZogbia.Thats the team i'd go for aswell, although reckon he'll go for N'zogbia on the right and Gabby on the left.Given
Young Dunne Clark Warnock
Albrighton Makoun Petrov NZogbia
Ireland
Bent
Sad to say but I'd take a point from there.
Sad to say but I'd take a point from there.
Will this definitely be on? I know it's somewhat out of the trouble, but apparently there's a chance all London games could be called off.
It's not so much police numbers as tomorrow and Wednesday would see large numbers of people leaving grounds in the dark at peak riot time. Saturday afternoon will be a different scenario.
I worry about the defence though. You know the season must be nearly underway when James Collins pulls up injured. He really is a liability with his ongoing injury woes. We really should have replaced him this summer.
This will all fizzle out by Wednesday as there is no political organisation behind it. So no worries the weekend football will be OK and in any case DC is back on the case this morning!
I believe all the London home games will be called off the Police cannot Police these events as they will be a drain on their resouces in such a bad time. Even the England match has been called off now.
It's not so much police numbers as tomorrow and Wednesday would see large numbers of people leaving grounds in the dark at peak riot time. Saturday afternoon will be a different scenario.
I hope there's no knee jerk reaction of a decision made today or tomorrow. They can wait til at least Thursday before deciding whether to postpone Saturday's games, by which time HOPEFULLY things will have calmed down.
If its called off, will match tickets be valid for the rearranged date?Or can you get ones purchesed from Villa refunded as wont be able to get to a rearranged one possibly ?
If its called off, will match tickets be valid for the rearranged date?Or can you get ones purchesed from Villa refunded as wont be able to get to a rearranged one possibly ?
And if you were due to travel by the official coaches you'll get that refunded too.If its called off, will match tickets be valid for the rearranged date?Or can you get ones purchesed from Villa refunded as wont be able to get to a rearranged one possibly ?
You can. I got my money back last year when Wigan was snowed off as I couldn't travel back up there for a midweek game.
SSN just reported that our game may have kick off brought forward, possibly 12.00
I agree. I really hope the fans are realistic enough to realise the challenges AM faces and don't get on his back if we have a wobbly start.Wishful thinking Matt.
The more I think about this game the more I cant see us doing too well down there
3-1 defeat. Earth, hit, bump.Villa win 0-2
Albrighton won't be happy about that
Surely we have better options?
We're not going to play Heskey wide left surely?
And I reckon he'll go Given, Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Petrov, Makoun, Ireland, Heskey, N'Zogbia, Bent.
I see maybe Gabby off Bent, rather than Ireland, N'Zog right, Heskey left, I'd rather Bannan left though.I'd like Gabby to be in - he's got a good record against Fulham.
I've held my tongue all summer, but now we're here, on the eve of a drubbing as we are ill equipped/preparedChrist! Are we playing Barcelona
0-3 loss, Given MOM
We are playing a side 3 weeks ahead of us in fitness and competitive sharpness. I think a single goal defeat will be a decent result at the moment!In our favour they've been competing against piss poor sides though
I've held my tongue all summer, but now we're here, on the eve of a drubbing as we are ill equipped/prepared
0-3 loss, Given MOM
We are playing a side 3 weeks ahead of us in fitness and competitive sharpness. I think a single goal defeat will be a decent result at the moment!When we were playing in the Intertoto or in the early rounds in Europe, how did we start the season?
Samuel L Jackson thinks we'll win 2-0! True story. On the other hand Lawro thinks we'll lose 2-1. Who would you trust? Come on!
Samuel L Jackson thinks we'll win 2-0! True story. On the other hand Lawro thinks we'll lose 2-1. Who would you trust? Come on!
I've held my tongue all summer, but now we're here, on the eve of a drubbing as we are ill equipped/prepared
0-3 loss, Given MOM
if that happens mate, then no one will say anything,
but if it doesnt and you turn out to be badly wrong, expect to be reading it again a few more times at about 5 oclock
Greetings from sunny Cognac in France where I am en vacances
Got R5 so will be tuning in later but fear a loss here, 2-0 to Fulham, just can't see where our goals will come from apart from Bent. Perhaps this and a few other dodgy results might persuade the powers to be to strengthen....not that I want us to lose in any shape or form!
I hope so JP, keep forgetting we have got him to be honest! The sun has gone to my head evidently....
Feeling miffed as fulham is always one of my best away trips but I shall be there in spirit as I lounge by the pool with R5 on and the promise of MOTD later
It's one of these things, if our first team stays fit and is on form we can compete against most in the league. However that's a bit if. We still need a centre mid and a full back though.
Anyone else watching Football Focus? That Ca. 4 minute advert for the Premier League has riled me somewhat...
I'm just trying to sign up for Villastreams, but keep getting an 'Internal Server Error' - has anyone else had any trouble with it?
I'm just trying to sign up for Villastreams, but keep getting an 'Internal Server Error' - has anyone else had any trouble with it?
For anyone who's hoping to stream:
http://www.veetle.com/index.php/widget#59920FB700047344FAF2708ABD23A92F/true/default
That should be a good stream. EPSN USA but with UK commentary I think.
After downloading the 'widget veetle player' try and avoid the 'drive scanner' during installation (it'll ask you install it optionally). Looks a bit dodgy and isn't needed.
For anyone who's hoping to stream:Top feed here if veetle goes down. nothing to download. http://extreemegoal.weebly.com/ch2.html
http://www.veetle.com/index.php/widget#59920FB700047344FAF2708ABD23A92F/true/default
That should be a good stream. EPSN USA but with UK commentary I think.
After downloading the 'widget veetle player' try and avoid the 'drive scanner' during installation (it'll ask you install it optionally). Looks a bit dodgy and isn't needed.
Could be:
Given
Young Dunne Collins Warnock
Petrov Delph
Gabby CNZ Heskey
Bent