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Sidders on fire...

Well over...

Shocking..

Very confident from Bannan

Carew - Cheeky

Penalties...

Guzan, do your stuff..

Well done villa

Thanks to those in the stream thread for providing me with an excellent link too..

Sidwell is throwing himself into some tasty challenges now...

Bit too late now mate, where were you when we needed it?

Looking like a job well done...

Second half was much better and we displayed some good attacking options..

Could add another 500k on to Sidders value for that goal..

Stunner..

Good to see all these kids getting a game...

I hope MON further develops these talented kids next seasona nd actually uses them rather than letting them be bench warmers..

We have some real talent..

Fonz on for Ash...

Interesting...

Is Downing still on? Not seen him touch the ball for about 20 minutes..

Come on Stu, get into the **** game will ya...

I think Heskey mistook the orange ball for a carrot and scored...

I dont think the pitch and ball is helping either team..

Looks horendous..

Albrighton always seems to do well in these pre season friendlies. Surely this season we might expect to see him a bit more if Downing continues to be a bit naff...

I agree with you,

Downing has some serious competition now and Albrighton has earned his chance..

Over to you MON?

Albrighton is having a very good game...

I hope we get to see more of him this coming season..

Great save b the Feyenord keeper,

We have certainly started the second half well..

Young is playing well and has put some decent crosses in..

Good chance for young here from this free kick...

Touch of a baby elephant....

Still, 45 minutes to go to impress us..

Looks hard work out there, but hopefully the half time break will have been productive..

I know its preseason, but we've looked shocking at the back.

We have...

No-one seems to want to put their neck on the line and throw themselves into a tackle..

I think the players will be glad of the half time whistle..

Time to re-group and sort out our defensive responsibilities..

Ouch, we seem to be letting them run straight through us without us commiting any tackles here..

The pitch looks like a builders yard and the ball looks like one of those plastic things you get at the seaside...

Still, Downing should have done better then..

That is one **** ton of money. I mean really.

I would miss Jimmy, but christ on a bike, £28m? Give me Rodallega, Ireland and Parker this summer in return and I'm happy to ferry them all to Villa Park. I'll even drop Jimmy off on my way up.

Of course, there's every chance the money is wasted. Would be a golden opportunity this....

Totally agree,

I fact, if we even got ONE of the players above as a replacement for JM, I would be chuffed.

Thinking positively, Everton are a tough team to beat and break down.

Cahill for them is always a workhorse and a big threat for them.

If this game was earlier on in the season, before we all seem to feel like we are good enough for a 4th place finish, I, for one, would have taken the draw.

Yes, we cannot hide that there is still much work to do and we need strengthening, but we have had a long hard season, mainly using the same starting 11. Give the boys credit, they are no doubt looking forward to the end of the season for a much needed break.

I am fully behind MON and I trust in him, albeit, he frustrates the shit out of me at times, but, I believe, he is still the man to lead us forward.

The summer will be a massive test for him in how he sets us up for that final season of the supposed '5 year plan'.

Stick with him fella's, give him our support up to the final match of the season and give him the credit he deserves for this seasons performances.

I dont actually remember us having a single shot on target today?

I thought, up front we were really lacking a killer instinct, a player that thinks about where the second ball is going to land, a player that reacts and is on the same wavelength as his team mates.

We really do need a striker next season.