Aston Villa v Crystal Palace Match Thread

[Grande Pablo]

Is the Palace physio Lennie Bennett?

[JUAN PABLO]

he needs to get much numbers in the box

[eamonn]

Ayew is quite good though isn't he

Yeah I like the way he shifts the ball to give himself a shot.

It seems to be his trademark trick.

[Risso]

Get up Gil you tart.

I'm absolutely certain that if at any point Gil were to go down with a compound fracture of his skull you'd make a very similar post.

Quite possibly..  However, in recent matches he seems to have got into the habit of rolling around like a stuck pig after the most innocuous of challenges.  We don't need it.

[Edvard Remberg]

Garde's no bs comments of late may have motivated some players to try harder

[Proposition Joe]

We're actually closing them down in their half.  It makes all the difference when the other team knows they can't simply waltz straight on through you.

[Sexual Ealing]

Kozak channeling Rudy there.

[Nii Lamptey]

I want to see a smile on Ayew's face.

I don't. I love the fact that he's never happy with himself!

I'd give anything for 11 players with his attitude and workrate

[SamTheMouse]

That was abysmal from Kozak.

We desperately need a decent striker.

[JUAN PABLO]

fFS two terrible passes there  kozak and westwood

[Sexual Ealing]

Marvin's looking more up for it tonight.

[Jimbo]

I want to see a smile on Ayew's face.

I don't. I love the fact that he's never happy with himself!

I'd give anything for 11 players with his attitude and workrate

Agree about that, but three short smiles, one after each goal, would be acceptable.

[citizenDJ]

Garde's no bs comments of late may have motivated some players to try harder

They're all playing for a transfer, I expect.

But hopefully, really, the fact that Garde has said the troublemakers are toast has led to some renewal of belief and/or happiness amongst the squad.

[Deano's Mullet]

Four corners so far, is Westwood taking them and is he actually managed to put a decent cross in for once?

[Nii Lamptey]

I want to see a smile on Ayew's face.

I don't. I love the fact that he's never happy with himself!

I'd give anything for 11 players with his attitude and workrate

Agree about that, but three short smiles, one after each goal, would be acceptable.

Agreed.