Villatillidie95

Wanted him in last summer when there were rumours, very impressive talent and would improve the starting 11 immeasurably.

I think its fine personally. Not fantastic, brilliant or whatever, but adequate. I never buy the replica shirts anyway, the one I did buy was the final game of the 2011/2012 season vs Spurs I think it was when they had them on sale in the club shop for £10. All the home ones were flying off the shelves so I bought the away genting casino shirt which I still wear sometimes.

This is going to be tougher than the previous home game, I think Brentford will come to VP with the intention of imposing their game and style on us. Toney up front worries me as that is the sort of physical striker we have had difficulty in combatting before, particularly from set pieces or the striker winning a knock down for someone else to finish. I'm sure we've been doing a lot of set pieces in training to counter exactly those common scenarios, so fingers crossed we are able to keep them under control.

If we can stop them from set pieces and counter attacks, then we have players of our own who are more than capable of sticking the ball away. Would be fantastic to get a win prior to the international break and Chelsea, but could go either way. Hoping for a cracking game of football

well we beat em in may and they went on to win the champions league, why not again!?

Finally!

The youtube stream is taking ages to start broadcasting again....

Tough night for him and the team tonight! 8-0 loss....was kind of hoping Southampton could get a 9-0 win as they have suffered 2 9-0 defeats in the last couple of years and that would have gone some way to remedying that

20 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said:

Wow I'd actually forgotten Haller, he was so bad West Ham sold him even though that left them with 1 striker....

pretty crazy how they paid 7 mil for Antonio who wasn't even brought in to be a striker and he is now their top scorer ever in the premier league, barely 6 years later! I remember a friendly we played against the hammers a couple of seasons ago in the pre season, think it was at walsall's stadium, i was thinking we need a player like Antonio for our first prem season back, someone who will give 100% effort

amazing how all the strikers bought in that summer have bombed in the premier league despite big prices and big expectations - Joelinton, Haller, Wesley....

get him signed up for another 3 or so years, dosen't complain, usually solid enough and someone who most of us would be comfortable playing in the prem to cover an injury. Scores a few from corners aswell which is something our other defenders need to improve on

we haven't seemed to have had much luck with French speaking players in recent years have we? Benteke was an obvious exception, but the 2015 intake bombed out and went onto success, although that was with a toxic atmosphere too. Engels went earlier in the season, who is probably someone Guilbert would have been friendly with. We haven't treated him the best tbh, there is definitely a player in there and im confident that if he does leave he will find his way back to the prem at some point. I just hope he gets given oppirtunities because whilst cash is usually solid enough, there are times when we could use another option.

Super impressed from this performance tonight. Got to be 3rd choice striker, surely. All of his finishes were very calculated and natural, you can tell that he is one who has that natural finishing ability. Got to be on the bench against Brentford if he dosen't go out on loan before then, for sure.

Archer looks like a real quality striker, very silky, pacy and capable of very high standards of finishing. we have to see more of this kid. Looks like he has a knack for that scoring thing haha

Brilliant rifle of a shot from Guilbert...we need to see more of him in the PL

What a header from that barrow fan!

Just now, El Zen said:

Missed our fourth

AS cameron archer chip over the goalie...probably the pick of the bunch, was beautiful

2 goals and 2 assists for el goalzi. good showing and hope he plays against brentford. come on ramsey get a goal

Archer looks like one of the best finishers at the club tbh

great to finally hear villa away in full voice

we need Carney to create a goal for his brother....come on Smith, you know you want to see it

Anyone seen the Norwich + Bournemouth score? Norwich 6 up in 87th minute, tough day at the office for ex villan Nyland!

A classic El Ghazi backpost from open play which we haven't seen for a while. He;s going to get more than 10 this season isnt he! loving the shithousery from him though, quality

Zanzala looks like a cheap, physical beast. could see him playing football further up the leagues, he is a battler and capable of bullying a CB

nice jibe at the Barrow boo boys, I think thats why he did that  cheeky chip, good on him