Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Desontheholte]

How the fuck anyone could have grant holte in the first eleven is beyond me! Are u all on the Lambert juice?? The one good going thing about him being in the team is u forget how bad the rest of the team is! 3-0 palace.

[adrenachrome]

How the fuck anyone could have grant holte in the first eleven is beyond me! Are u all on the Lambert juice?? The one good going thing about him being in the team is u forget how bad the rest of the team is! 3-0 palace.

I am going to go out a limb and put forward the idea that this is based on how he played in our most recent game and scored a goal, but I could be wrong.

[silhillvilla]

Please win this villa

[andyh]

I don't think Pulis will need to do too much to outwit Lambert.
2-0 Palace.

[AVH87]

Two teams with very little quality.

0-0 written all over it for me.

[villan from luton]

How the fuck anyone could have grant holte in the first eleven is beyond me! Are u all on the Lambert juice?? The one good going thing about him being in the team is u forget how bad the rest of the team is! 3-0 palace.

Who do you suggest playing up front then

[Matt Collins]

If have holt in the side on the basis he was one of our best players and scored v Fulham and that we don't have benteke or kozak fit. It seems a fairly logical choice to me!

We really need to avoid defeat here as I'm almost certain Southampton will beat us next time around.

[Jimbo]

ADO - another distressing outing.

[UK Redsox]

How the fuck anyone could have grant holte in the first eleven is beyond me! Are u all on the Lambert juice?? The one good going thing about him being in the team is u forget how bad the rest of the team is! 3-0 palace.

I'd have said the same before the Fulham game but Holt then played very well and was the best Villa player by a wide margin.

Given the lack of other options Holt did more than enough to earn another start

[CT]

I'd play Holt simply based on the last game too.

He led the line like he'd been leading it for us for years. Limited he may be, but I was impressed - he was also one of the few who looked like he actually cared last week.

[SashasGrandad]

How the fuck anyone could have grant holte in the first eleven is beyond me! Are u all on the Lambert juice?? The one good going thing about him being in the team is u forget how bad the rest of the team is! 3-0 palace.

Who do you suggest playing up front then

There is an alternative ............................

Jordan Bowery !!!!!


Grant Holt doesn't look that bad a choice!

[Ian.]

I have a feeling they will be too competitive and strong for us today. I'd have no problems at all playong Holt from the start.

[stubbsyandy]

I'd play Holt simply based on the last game too.

He led the line like he'd been leading it for us for years. Limited he may be, but I was impressed - he was also one of the few who looked like he actually cared last week.

Yes...if he can play like last week defo

[Pete3206]

Villa to win 3-2.

[rob_bridge]

I don't think Pulis will need to do too much to outwit Lambert.
2-0 Palace.

Yes - Lambert has a habit of being outhought by competent, unspectacular established British managers - Moyes, Pullis, Hughes, Allardyce