Pre-season Friendly v Walsall

[Concrete John]

Pretty encouraging overall- but depressing to think that Petrov is still around.

Why?  He's a good player and a solid professional that the young lads could do a lot worse than learn from.  He does have a stamina issue for 90 minutes of PL football, but contributes until his legs start to go.  What we need to do is use him intelligently and once he starts to struggle make a change.   

Which other team in the PL has a captain who after an hour can't run and breathes out of his backside?

I want a captain who is a leader for 90 minutes not 50 or 60

I never said he should be captain.

And Bryan Robson circa 92/93 at Man Utd springs to mind.

[Grande Pablo]

Special Needs M'Lud, Special Needs.

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That's offensive to everyone else with special needs, including Junior Pablo - she wouldn't stoop so low as to
a) spit at people
b) go to a Waslall match

[Clark W Griswold]

Yeah 4-3-3 was the formation i was hoping we would go with, but didn't think we would. It does make a bit more sense to only get 1 more player in for now (a winger) if thats the case, unless we get rid of Heskwy and Cuellar.

[Caiphus]

Was Ireland tracking back? Or was it more a 4-2-3-1?

Edit:  Some of those dancing Kev videos reminds me of half the kids who had fried their brains on ecstasy when I was back in my raving days.  Poor stupid bastards.

[UsualSuspect]

Whether or not Petrov is captain we should not be starting with a player who has a disgraceful level of fitness.

It sends out the wrong signals to other players and is a waste of a substitution

[TheSandman]

I think Chelsea and Blackburn might prove more telling tests.

[Legion]

Special Needs M'Lud, Special Needs.

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Yes, that's the Leamore/Bloxwich nutter.

[BC54 VFC]

Great match, suprised at the amount of Villa fans that turned up, must've been at least 3 thousand including the 3 stands we were in.

Made me feel alot better about the new season, particularly in the practically new signings in Ireland and Warnock.

3,974 officially (presumably in the two stands) so make that about 4,500 in total.

The attendance was just over 7000, and there couldnt have been much more than 1000 Walsall fans there?

I'm with you on that KRS. I expect the official '3,974' figue quoted by DW had to be massaged downwards for H&S / ground certification reasons as they let more into the 'side' than there were seats! 

[BC54 VFC]

lets be honest though Paul we all know Heskey aint going to do that in the PL

he is not the future.

The same as petrov isn't the future because we know his has an appalling fitness level - get Bannan in and if he's not good enough ship him out.

Petrov played 78 minutes last night & did well. Albrighton was the one who looked fucked.

If Delfouneso is the future then he needs to take chances like he has last night else he'll never get in the team.

Agree with that assessment PTV, particularly re: MA. Wind back twelve months to the equivalent pre-season fixture and Albrighton (and Carew for that matter) were unplayable with the Walsall left-back feigning injury a couple of mninutes before half-time because MA was so hot. He was pretty poor by comparison last night.

[swiss1968]

Agree about Petrov good skill leel but will only lst 60-70 mins ,been like that fo a couple of seasons and he isn't gtting any younger,with an untested Ireland and a very lightweight Makoun a worry for me 

[swiss1968]

Sorry for the typing my keyboard is shite !!

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Great match, suprised at the amount of Villa fans that turned up, must've been at least 3 thousand including the 3 stands we were in.

Made me feel alot better about the new season, particularly in the practically new signings in Ireland and Warnock.

3,974 officially (presumably in the two stands) so make that about 4,500 in total.

The attendance was just over 7000, and there couldnt have been much more than 1000 Walsall fans there?

I'm with you on that KRS. I expect the official '3,974' figue quoted by DW had to be massaged downwards for H&S / ground certification reasons as they let more into the 'side' than there were seats! 

I was in the side stand I'm sure there were plenty more in the side stand than number of seats.  Outside that side stand there were two lots of turnstiles for ticket holders then a long queue paying cash at turnstiles towards the floors2go end. I would guess they just stopped when they thought it was 'about`full and the rest then went round to the other side stand.   

[Shaun Teales mom]

How do I watch the match on AVTV? I'm a season ticket holder ain't it supposed to be free or something?

[Legion]

How do I watch the match on AVTV? I'm a season ticket holder ain't it supposed to be free or something?

You can't. So am I. It is. No idea.

[Greg N'Ash]

Meant to ask but read in the paper the Villa fans ignored AM. Bobbins?