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Well there is Villa Fans mentality all over ! I know it hasn't been an easy few years guys but get a grip ! So our players are shit, our Manager clueless, the defence were terrible now they are lucky, the attack were lucky now they are terrible, Benteke is a waste of space, we never practice set pieces, Lambert has the tactical nous of a 4 year old and the Team are doomed.............I had to check the table to make sur ewe weren't bottom !! Hey, I'm fully behind Lambert - always have been, and one of the few I might add. Credit for sorting the defence out, it's been generally more solid. I was merely pointing out that on occasions today in the first half it was woeful and had we not been against such a poor team we would have conceded. 99/100 times that open goal is scored, so for that reason you can't just look at the scoreline and say "another clean sheet, good defending" because it wasn't at times.

Not sure we can actually credit the defence for that clean sheet. They missed one of the easiest chances I've ever aeen, hit the bar and should have had a penalty. Sorry I went to the game guys. Good luck for the 26th and 28th.

Agree. Now is not the time to post about how people would have reacted and put other forum members down by saying "if this happened, this would happen" now is a time to relax and accept a good draw. Actually, many of us are posting about how people did react. Lambert's getting slated for not starting Delph, Gabby and Weimann but it's blatantly obvious that they didn't start because they weren't fully fit. The looked fine when they came on. They may not have lasted 90 mins but they were clearly fit enough to start. Gabby was blowing put of his arse after 20 mins. You wanted him to start and get subbed off after half an hour? Crazy.

nope sorry I'll be there. Also got Benteke as fantasy captain so there's all the omens you need.

My latest Villa Park games. Struggling to remember the last win. Yee-har! wish me/us luck for this one 2013 Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool Sat 24 Aug Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool Sun 31 Mar 2012 Aston Villa 0-3 Wigan Sat 29 Dec Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham Wed 26 Dec Aston Villa 1-3 Everton Sat 25 Aug Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland Sat 21 Apr

He hasn't exactly had many games to actually prove he can walk. Fixed.

No matter what you think about Hodgson's record for England and previous, his comments today were ridiculous.

Can we have Spain/Germany, USA, France, Holland? I thought it might be max 2 European teams per group but that would mean France couldn't possibly draw Spain, Belgium, Germany or Switzerland which would be unfair.

Switzerland, Honduras, Algeria, England?

A lot of 'what ifs' in there. You can never erase the history of the club, as that is there for the record books. In that history however, the club has change its kit many many times, before settling on claret and blue. If Red Bull came in to buy the club, changed the name of the ground, sponsored the shirts, gave us the Red Bull 'uniform' for the away kit I'd be okay with it. Living in the UAE, I can tell you that the Man City profile over here is massive, yet they're still Man City. They are sponsored by Etihad and play at the Etihad, but they're still Man City. Etihad even means "United", but no one gives a shit, lol. Aston Villa FC playing at the Red Bull Villa Park, owned and sponsored by Red Bull, competing for champions league football would be progressive evolution of the club for me. I count one 'what if' The kit has been claret and blue since 1887! And then you agreed that a few changes would be acceptable but nothing major, in exchange for Champions League, which is arguably a fair deal.

But that's already happened to some degree, hasn't it? The only matter is how many millions/billions the owners have. Yes it's happened to some degree in terms of millionaires buying clubs but we haven't sold our soul for it that's the point. I'm saying they could virtually erase the Aston Villa we know and we still might not even be successful.

Yeh this annoyed me earlier. Hodgson is a complete fool. If Townsend has popped up from relative obscurity this season (okay he was apparently good for QPR too) to being probably in the starting 11 at the World Cup, how can he basically say no new players are going to get a look in, when it's over 6 months away and we've got another friendly in March.

What if they took us over, rebranded the whole works, erased our history, then a bunch of other billionaires take over at Swansea, Everton, Southampton and Fulham and we're still facing mediocrity? No thanks. As above, I could take the away kit and possibly a stadium name change, but any further and I'd rather support an average team doing it the right way.

Then he should definitely be fit by Monday!

no bookies on the front?

I agree that Bowery can serve a purpose seeing out a game and I even think he'll score soon. But Robinson really should have got on yesterday.

Yep well put, I'd pretty much agree with that too. Unfortunately there's a tendency to hoof to a tall player even if they are better with their feet and we have arguably 3 such strikers. Thought he'd looked better paired with Benteke though and a proper goal will help his confidence.

Having said that... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHVQ2gslp8

Alex?

Now that you mention it, I'm struggling to remember an away win that we had at home.

I thought he was "the most natural finisher at the club". I'd say he's talented.

We made 7 changes so you can't really say Spurs reserves as if we had our full team out.

Wow we've even lost a future game now. Ridiculous.

Blackpool want Ireland and Hutton? For a small fraction of their wages mind. And it's probably rubbish. http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/football-league/31269-blackpool-news-ince-looks-to-ireland.php They already have Delf on loan and wasn't there another rumour about Bannan going there? That's the whole bloody bomb squad shifted in one! And we'll get a good price for Tom Ince in return right? Edit: That was Bannan to Holloway's Palace, got me thinking it was Blackpool.