Newton Heath v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Is Petrov actually on the pitch? Genuinely not heard him mentioned

Unfortunately so.

[Astral Weeks]

Makoun does look good but I hope there is a little more to his game.  So far he has been finding space, getting the ball and passing it 10 yards after 1 or 2 touches.  Can he hold the ball, drive forward and play a defence splitting pass?

Exactly what Sir Graham is saying on R5...

I am sure there is more to his game, maybe that is his instructions... make space get the ball, give it to Ash / Marc and Downing to create.

He keeps the ball moving and rarely wastes possession

[Bad English]

Anyone having problems with streams should pay a couple of quid for villa streams, it's well worth it.

Listen to the Bill. No buffering, watching Villastreams on laptop at fullscreen in HD. You riff-raff ought to invest and stop whingeing about crappy streams.

[damon loves JT]

So, we are playing nice football and getting mullered. Super.

[berneboy]

54% possession to Villa according to BBC

[Risso]

Is Petrov actually on the pitch? Genuinely not heard him mentioned

Makoun should play alongside NRC in a game like us.  We've hardly put a tackle in in the middle of a park.  lightweight.

[villa_cads]

This Ashley Young playing behind the striker just isn't working.  In fact, it hasn't worked all season.  Why can't Houllier just play 4-4-2 with Bent and Agbonlahor up front?

Agreed.

[PaulWinch again]

Save Brad, completely undone there.

[themossman]

Is Petrov actually on the pitch? Genuinely not heard him mentioned

And this is before he starts blowing

[cdbearsfan]

I'm not watching but I reckon we should get Bannan on.

[D.boy]

I think I must be watching MUTV such is the biased drivel being spouted.

[PhilGibson]

Our style of play is improving we are trying to pass it around more, with a lack of cutting edge granted but you can see the fruits of what Gerard is trying to do.

We will more than likely lose today but I can see green shoots of something more exciting to watch.

[Risso]

I'm not watching but I reckon we should get Bannan on.

I'd go with Gareth Barry in case we get a penalty.

[A|C]

I'm not watching but I reckon we should get Bannan on.

Agreed, Bannan needs to be brought on now.

[Jimbo]

We're being humoured here. We're nowhere near causing them a problem.