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It all depends on the finances and whether he wants to give something back. There is no doubt this guy has a set of balls, isn't afraid to stand up to people and has influence. It is just a shame he has used these powers for evil up until now. If he plays like he did Saturday, even if his pace has gone then he will be an asset. I know even from power league football the boost you can get by seeing someone put everything into the performance. When you see someone show that much work rate, passion and commitment you can just feed off it. One thing we know is he is a family man, he does not ant to leave the city and probably never will. There is nowhere for him to go really that can compete with this club. We hold all the cards here, we can dictate his salary and the deal we offer (IMO)

I appreciated them because I know the unsung work that they do...but Lansbury (with Jedinak behind him) I feel should be bringing a lot more to the party. He works hard and has a good range of passing but he isn't exactly inventive or dynamic...or he isn't showing it. I want a lot more from him or whoever is playing ahead of our reletively stable "back 6"

I agree, play the kids and put Hogan in goal and Johnstone up front. Actually, scratch that...natural positions please

Yeah, he really didn't fancy it today against a geriatric Robinson. He does seem a really nice guy and I have little doubt he was intimidated. Still, you can't argue with his contribution over the course of the season.

I don't usually sit in the Holte but it was the only ticket so needs must. Lower, right at the back. This man who had to he at least 50 spent the entire first 20 minutes just randomly shouting abuse at the Birmingham City fans. If I didn't know any better I would have guessed tourettes. "**** off you words removed!" "Inbred clearings in the woods!!" "Inbred **** words removed!!" "You **** clearings in the woods!!" This guy had quite the vocabulary, but seriously...what are you doing? They cannot hear you, you are on your own with this abuse, nobody is backing you up, why are you so angry, what are you getting out of this? Why do you hate them so much? Don't you have a voice telling you that you are maybe going overboard? Don't you realise you look like a moron? What are you like in everyday life? How do you exist and survive in the real world? Anyways, he spent the rest of the time calling all our players fannies and words removed then went downstairs on the half hour mark, I presume to snort some cocaine to calm himself down and came back through the 2nd half to shout some more abuse. Back to the Doug Ellis for me, I may hear a group of middle age guys discuss the merits of Jamie Oliver's latest cooking show or book but it doesn't make me question some parts of society so much.

Real really, really don't want this title do they..

My question is that Bruce comes out almost every week and says how we aren't playing how he wants us to play, we aren't keeping the ball, there is work to be done etc etc..so why isn't anything even remotely changing? Is it the coaching team because from what I understand Bruce is very hands on. Something here just isn't right.

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That is how I see it. I know Bruce or the club has come out and said we were watching him for a long time but I just cannot see how that is the case. In the words of John Gregory 'if you don't spend it the next manager will' This was just another multi million pound punt.

Sorry to say it but he isn't the player I thought we signed. I think he is quite limited truth be told. I am not sure playing this guy most weeks gets you promoted.

Those were big games Massive in fact.

How much has Paul Robinson played for them this season? I honestly thought he retired years ago, he looked about 50 years old. Quite staggering he is still getting a game. Felt a bit sorry for Craig Gardner today, he may have been a silly boy with his comments in the past playing up to the Blues fans but I imagine that this club secretly means a lot to him. Banter is one thing, but the abuse today left a bit of a bad taste.

Does all the dirty work to allow the others to go out and express themselves and win the game. Problem is they aren't doing that enough.

He did, but I am 99% sure he priced himself out of those offers, particularily the QPR one.

5 games left to hit 6 goals in order to hit the big 20, and mask over an average season personally. The good news is these 5 games include Man United, City and Tottenham so every chance. The bad news is they also face Hull and Burnley.

Benteke only comes out to play for the big games.

Tried his best to chuck away the 3 points. Really annoys me when he picks up the ball, runs out as if he is going to quickly distribute it, then stops and blame everyone else. Hope to God he isn't here next year.

He still has another year to go. Let us see if he can earn it for once.

He is not wrong

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce: "It was the worst game of the season. The ball must have been screaming at one point, saying 'please don't bash me again'. "We're still not remotely near the finished article. I've got a busy summer ahead, with a huge clear-out job to continue. "But at least the fans have not only won a derby, they've seen the effort their team has put in. We've taken away the stigma that they don't care. "If anyone can keep Blues up, Harry will. He had them playing like their lives depended on it and they've got to take that into their last two games." http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39612229 I wonder how much of that "huge" clearout includes players not currently out on loan. There can't be that much left before we are ripping up another newly assembled team.

Very much this. Zero fear. Zero **** given. That wasn't a big stage for Gabby as it was for every other on that pitch. He wasn't intimidated or fearful of the expectations.

Aside from 'getting around the pitch' I have no idea what he brings. He isn't exactly brave with or without the ball, his passing is uninspired and consistently poorly executed. He can't go past people and he can't shoot or thread balls. Does nothing and even if he is there to get around the pitch...do we even need that against these sides. We should be opening them up at will and dictating the game. Something hothead Bacuna is incapable of.

He plays as if he almost doesn't have to pump the ball into the crowd at every opportunity. A change of direction, letting the ball roll across your path and opening your body up. So simple yet why is only one of a few capable..

That is the worry. Watching Gabby not give a **** and not fearful just highlighted the fact everyone is so timid. So scared of making a mistake. So scared of being the one to give the ball away. I think this club and stadium is too big for a few of them.

He has neither the pace or strength to go past people, neither the skill. Really I have no idea what he does.