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I didnt watch the match but I wonder why everyone here is so negative over his performance when I read this in one of the online papers: "Even so, the youngster impressed and was a constant threat to Barnsley, setting up a good chance for Jonathan Kodjia while curling another shot wide." Are people blinded by his off field behaviour or is the press really that clueless (yeah I know, dont answer. ..)

Maybe go with the safe option and put de laet on the pitch, just standing still for 90 mins?

anyone from the stands can confirm a smile?

why do people insist on taking off Westwood when he clean isnt the worst of our midfielders. today?

Baker injurier, Richards on....

It seems that Okore is prepared to stay. According to Danish online site bold.dk he wants to stay as "Villa still is a big club even if they are playing in the Championship next season" http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/agent-okore-klar-paa-en-frisk-start-i-villa/

I remember one of the first matches of this season. Jan Molby was co-commentaring on Danish tv. He actually said that Westwood would be the best player in the division if the played in the championship. Guess we will find out now.

From Danish fooball site bold.dk

No point in signing Debouchy if we didnt expect other new bodies as well. He obviously isnt gonna make the difference between staying up or going down. Remi is too intelligent for that (the board, not so sure) So if this deal is still on, I have faith in us bringing in a (good) striker.

FOOTBALL: ‘Premier League scouts’ may work for Aston Villa, young players warned The FA has warned that talented players are at risk of ending up at Villa Park unless they exercise caution, Back of the Net investigates... The Football Association has issued a warning to promising young footballers that men passing themselves off as ‘Premier League scouts’ may in fact be working for Aston Villa. During the January transfer window thousands of aspiring footballers will be hunting for clubs, but that may leave them vulnerable to murky practitioners claiming to represent a ‘prestigious Premier League side’ who in fact intend to lure their unwitting targets to Villa Park. Responding to the news that Villa scouts had been openly attending matches, the FA has made a statement urging players to put safety first and contact them if at any point they are approached by a shifty man in a claret and blue tracksuit reeking of desperation. Premier League scouts “The FA has received worrying reports of scouts approaching players making out that they can offer them a Premier League future when in fact they work for Aston Villa,” an FA spokesman told FFT. “We urge players to do their due diligence and ask any scout who approaches them which teams their club has beaten this season. If that list is shorter than two clubs then there’s a good chance he is in fact from Villa. “Everybody thinks that signing for Aston Villa is something that happens to someone else, but while nobody sets out to do it, it happens to scores of perfectly good players every year. Many of them are never heard of again.” Technicalities FFT was contacted by a Championship player who wished to remain anonymous and believes he has been approached by Aston Villa. “The scout was very vague about exactly which club he was from, but he repeatedly said that right now, at this very moment, his club are in the Premier League, technically,” the clearly shaken player told FFT. “He then presented me with a contract where the club name was repeatedly smudged. I asked whether it was Arsenal and he said that, in one sense I was close [to guessing it]. “After that he laughed manically for a while, then he cried a little and asked me lots of questions about life in the Championship on behalf of a ‘friend’.” The FA has stressed that any player who feels he may have inadvertently signed for Aston Villa should get in touch before February 1 because the situation may still be remedied. https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/premier-league-scouts-may-aston-113549401.html

Does all contracts have that included?

Play where the manager tells you to play. Or if you refer to your contract stating otherwise, dont play at all. If thats also a contractual problem, play five a side in each training session with Clark on the opposing team....

The problem with this kid isnt talent. His pacy dribbles are amazing. The problem is that it is all he does. Not even his own teammates trust him to pass the ball. They know he'll rather have a go at all 8 defenders in front of him even if it is obvoius that a simple one-two can loose most of them. There were at least two clear examples of this yesterday. At one point he actually made a five feet pass to Gestede. I know Gestede isnt the most mobile player in the world but he didnt connect to the pass. It was obvoius that he was suprised it even came. A little later Hutton passed to ball to Adama. Hutton didnt even attemt the overlap(is that the english term for running past teammate and opponent?). Had Hutton passed the ball to any other he would have made the run. Even with all the qualities he has, having him on the pitch disrupts any sort of teamwork. Was I the only one that noticed the negative effect he had on our general play? It could tale ages for him to adapt to football in any league that is better than the segunda. Where he is now, his opponents are actually capable of dispossesing him. When he acknowledges that, hopefully he' ll be more of a team player.

Adamas style isnt suited to a heavy pitch and neither is Gils. Maybe Gestede and Jacks slow dribles might work out.