Sunny*Nunny

I like the idea of Bacuna in that position. I'm more confident of him scoring than anyone else.

12th, 41 points

------------------------------Guzan--------------------------- Bacuna-Lowton-Vlaar-Clark-Baker-Donacien-Bertrand-Bennett-Luna ------------------------------Holt----------------------------

the ref

Sod it, lets go all out --------------Guzan-------------- Lowton--------Vlaar------Bertrand ------------Westwood------------- Bacuna-----------------------Delph ---------------KEA--------------- Albrighton----Helenius-------Tonev KEA behind the strikers to use his tackling proficiency to win balls and apply pressure in the final third. Pace of Bacuna and Delph to provide decent coverage to attack and defend. Albrighton is on form so give him something to aim at in Helenius (or Holt) and Tonev to do the same on the left. Swansea 3 - 5 Villa

I agree about Albrighton and Holt, but what about Helenius? Still injured or not considered ready? I don't have much confidence in an Albrighton / Gabby / Weimann link up. If Albrighton plays to a target man I'd like to see Tonev doing the same kind of thing on the left. Looked a lot more composed the last 2 games.

aaannnnnnnndddddd......................................... Fine if you aren't going to do it for me!! 100% for sale - 3/4 interested parties - new manager will follow. hmmm not ground breaking So if up to four parties are interested, how does he know that all four (let alone one) intend to replace the manager? Knowing that four parties are interested I can believe. Knowing the intention of each one, nope. I doubt that this is MM.

They are saying over there that that post is shopped or something, and Lambert isn't gone. Yes another poster claims it has been altered (how would he know?), which isn't denying that an original version wasn't created by Admin. But you need admin rights I imagine to alter something like this.

What do you make of this by Admin at TBAR suggesting that Lambert has gone. I think its a few days old judging by the posts it links to. http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3bcbacb52740178aa08d81df5&id=2b821c2bdf I think this guy has heard some genuine info about the Culverhouse thing, but is now seriously pushing his luck with speculation. A Dramatic Opening A Dramatic Ending Hello and welcome to the first newsletter from "The Bells Are Ringing". After being open for conversation about all things Aston Villa (and a lot of things that aren't) for only a few weeks, we were hit with the exciting news that our beloved club had apparently attracted a buyer and a deal was done and (just about) dusted. And, just as things were starting to get exciting (at least OFF the pitch), we are the first to announce that Paul Lambert has left the club. We'd received a tip last weekend that an "All Must Attend" meeting with Paul Lambert was set down at the club's training grounds for Thursday morning and we were hoping for the best possible outcome. It seems our wishes have been granted! As for the take-over, well we were as surprised as anyone else when we heard of this from one of our reliable sources but when another of our contacts at the club got in touch with the same information, our surprise became excitement! Who are the new owners? What will they bring? Will they be like Mansour at Man City or Yeung at Birmingham City? Only time will tell and, of course, you'll hear about it at TBAR first so stay tuned. Join the conversation about the takeover here: http://bellsareringing.forumotion.com/t211-takeover-imminent Join the conversation about the manager here: http://bellsareringing.forumotion.com/t211-takeover-imminent A dramatic opening for us. A dramatic ending of the season for the Villa. Thanks for reading and Up The Villa! Admin. The Bells Are Ringing A truly independent fans forum for Aston Villa Supporters

So if this TBAR guy has told us who the Taxans are why doesn't he reveal who the other bidder is? He said he knows their identity so I'm curious why he can only reveal one interested party?

Info on the dynamic duo: http://www.shutdowninning.com/7/post/2013/10/owners-profile-ray-davis-bob-simpson.html

$4 billion is enough, it's more about how much of it they are willing to spend. RL could have spend more if he was more interested.

0-1 after 5 minutes Sterling

Mat Kendrick ‏@MatKendrick 40m Villa fans. Worth looking at this scouting dossier on how an opponent - Crystal Palace - views the #avfc players pic.twitter.com/OYlGWzscBn https://twitter.com/MatKendrick/status/457647231873454081/photo/1 Sorry if already posted but just noticed this

13% possession

Wouldn't rely on Steve Bruce to do us a favour! Chill ya boots. 3 points for us today and we're fine. We'll win this afternoon I'm certain of it. I really hope you are right, cause Fulham won't lie down........... Bent warming up...... Hatrick?

Aston Villa FC ‏@AVFCOfficial 1m #AVFC: Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Baker, Bertrand, Albrighton, Westwood, Delph, El Ahmadi, Agbonlahor, Weimann. #AVFCLIVE Aston Villa FC ‏@AVFCOfficial 1m #AVFC subs: Steer, Sylla, Tonev, Lowton, Clark, Holt, Robinson. #AVFCLIVE

Who knows. I've seen this posted a few times and i still am not able to read it even when i zoom in. Anyone a better copy? I wouldn't bother it's obviously fake anyway. Why do people think that's a leak, or fake? The opposition gets the team the same time as the ref about, what, an hour before kick-off? Why is it so unlikely that they had a blurb written up about every player in the squad, and once the Villa team was announced they printed that document off with the starting XI for their players so they could do a bit of quick preparation in the run up to the game starting? Would they know the actual position of each player though including accurate positions of each CB with Baker in the middle of Clark and Vlaar? Plus, if you look closely you can see the shadow of the hands of the person that is holding it. There be hairs on them hands.............

I'm sure Randy knows that potential buyers are more likely to buy a club that appears to be in good spirits and that ends the season on a (relative) high. His words don't mean he's staying put necessarily.

I remember reading at the time of Lamberts appointment that Karsa used to watch back recent matches of our next opponents to identify their likely tactics, formations and potential weak spots that could be targeted.

Maybe he never adapted to life at a bigger club.

Hopefully these changes give the disgruntled players the impetus to come out fighting this weekend.

I wouldn't expect news of the Culverhouse thing to come out if Lambert was on his way also. You think it would all come out together. Unless they are using this to lever PL out i imagine that's it for now.

Wow, how much wasted energy is being spent on egotistical politics behind the scenes? Cut it out, or GTF out. There are better things to be focused upon like actually playing good football.

Indeed but I don't think it will be either of the changes people are speculating about... If not a new owner/manager, what chances are you expecting/hoping for? I guessed Trent's post as Faulkner going full time to FA and a new Chief Exec coming in. Apparently Nicola Cortese was spotted in a local Tesco's earlier today.