Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur Match Thread

[JUAN PABLO]

petrov for hogg

[Irreverent ad]

Petrov for Hogg!

[PaulWinch again]

Hogg off for Stan, thank christ.

[Irish villain]

Petrov! Well its not NRC but its an improvement!!

Come on villa!!! Attacking the Holte End this half, get behind the team!

[TaxDodger]

'mon Stanley.

[Ger Regan]

Petrov on Hogg off. Positive change.

[supertom]

I've missed Stan. Despite slagging him off on a regular basis since Jan. But in his absence, the heart has grown fonder. Much as he's not as good as he was, until his replaced, he's got to play when he's fit.

[pauliewalnuts]

I think Gerard Houllier is a recipe for relegation at this rate.  And now we are going to give him money.  What if he makes such piss poor decisions in the transfer window as he has made bad decisions all season and then continues to do so when picking them in certain positions.  How can he explain Hogg/Delph in midfield today?  How?

So you'd have the chairman sack him for playing Hogg and Delph in midfield?

I don't necessarily disagree with some of your comments about him, but we've a manager who has never had the option to buy his own players, and who is experiencing a rocky start.

We have to at least back him to do something in January.

We desperately, desperately need to start picking up points, and a lot more than we have done of late, though, you're right there.

[JUAN PABLO]

I've missed Stan. Despite slagging him off on a regular basis since Jan. But in his absence, the heart has grown fonder. Much as he's not as good as he was, until his replaced, he's got to play when he's fit.

same here

[TheSandman]

We've now got two players in midfield who have only just came back into training. It won't help the problem as they are still outnumbered in midfield.

And I've always stuck up for Stan. He's been a big miss.

[Dave]

Petrov! Well its not NRC but its an improvement!!

It's a far superior player to NRC. So yes, it is an improvement.

[TaxDodger]

Fonz is looking decent.

[Dave Cooper please]

Trouble is, without Heskey nobody is holding the ball up when we attack, so it's all 'hoy it into the box and hope for the best'.

Still think we'll get a point.

[PaulWinch again]

Delph starting to play well.

[Irish villain]

Trouble is, without Heskey nobody is holding the ball up when we attack, so it's all 'hoy it into the box and hope for the best'.

Still think we'll get a point.

Hope you're right.