ClarrieBlue

STAIRS!!!! That made me laugh!

And taller!!

huddlestone cost£5 million, his salary is £1 million

Agreed. I think that Kozak will gradually become more and more comfortable in the league and I think he'll continue to develop as an effective striker. If we build a team around him with plenty of width and the ability to put in some good crosses/final passes, he could end up racking up a decent amount of goals. This argument could have been made about bent but a lot wanted him gone because they didn't want a player that needed a team built around him and didn't offer much else than goals in the box. Agreed. I think that Kozak will gradually become more and more comfortable in the league and I think he'll continue to develop as an effective striker. If we build a team around him with plenty of width and the ability to put in some good crosses/final passes, he could end up racking up a decent amount of goals. This argument could have been made about bent but a lot wanted him gone because they didn't want a player that needed a team built around him and didn't offer much else than goals in the box. I can;t agree with you on that.Darren Bent touches the ball three times a half on average in his last three full games. Kozak makes a bigger impression than that. Ask the Stoke defence who they'd rather pay against, they wouldn't know Darren was on the pitch

Why can he play centre half?

Our problem is that players who performed well in the 2nd half of last season are not producing so far this season, Benteke, Weimann, Lowton,Westwood, Clark. Saying that we are in a better place than we were this time last season. We have 2 home games over the holiday period and we need two wins, performance doesn't matter. With what we have available Lambert has to attack. He obviously decided to get numbers in for the money he had rather than better quality. Would another manager bought who Lambert did, probably not but they would have had the same budget and wage restrictions. So I don't think any manager could do better.

Have you been to Manchester? Stand in Piccadilly Gardens, walk 100 yards in any direction and you're in a shit hole. You can fit Manchester inside Brum and rattle it. Manchester is overrated but they know how to publicise themselves.

Gidman, Swain, John Robson, Delaney in that order for me.

Considering how Lambert has made Bent, Ireland, Given and Hutton train away from the main squad, would he take Benteke to Germany if he wasn't going to figure in the long terms plans?

I'll just ignore it as it is only your opinion based on nothing.

What 25m valuation?

And behind them....? Bottom 5 defence! Comfortably mid table! Guzan Lowton Vlaar Okore Luna/ Bennett Bottom 5 Defence?? Really??

We can finish 11th with a win on Saturday and we are currently 8 points from 8th. Since January we are 6th so finishing 7th/8th is well within us.

We deserve to stay up. We've been the form team of the bottom 10 with 20 points in 13 games

I have house insurance so I can get a new house if it burns down. A win betting against the villa won't put them back in the Premier League.

It's irony apparently, so I've been informed .

You would have thought so, but the worrying thing is that if... Sunderland beat Stoke, Wigan beat Swansea, Stoke beat Spurs, Norwich beat WBA; Newcastle win at QPR; Southampton win or draw at Sunderland; Wigan win at Arsenal, Norwich win at Man City, Newcastle beat Arsenal, Southampton beat Stoke, Sunderland win at Spurs, Fulham get 3 points or more off Liverpool and Swansea, and Wigan beat Villa we could still be relegated on goal difference even if we beat Chelsea 8-0. I’m an absolute nervous wreck just thinking about how easily this could happen... And if my aunty had a dick she'd be my uncle. Your comment of how easily this coud happen is ludicrous. If it was easy we'd all be down the bookies to get the 10,000 to 1 they'd be offering on getting those 15 results correct

Likely in who's eyes? Yours? Because form and 21 years experience watching the game tell me otherwise. Well form says it will be Sunderland Stoke or Norwich. Our form in 2013 has us at 8th with 22 points from 16 games, Soke & Norwich have 11 and 13, Sunderland 15.

I think Sunderlands plan of bringing in Di Canio may prove to be a master stroke. I have got a feeling they will get something at villa park So do I, a **** good hiding!!!

Are you serious? Good Friday afternoon, Local derby, free entry for season ticket holders I'm surprised there wasn't more there.

I've read some rubbish about Bennett in this thread but this one tops the lot. We spent 65% of the game in our half, there were no outlets for the back four meaning they all gave it away at some time in the game.

I reckon Bennett was always going to play and Baker has kept his place due to Vlaar's injury

My Villa hero. Get well soon John

Do you hear the people sing? from Les Miserables. Rousing and defiant

If we beat West Ham we'll be out if Wigan only draw and Reading lose