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Shorey should get it. He's meant to be the Mr. Motivator of the dressing room and the young stars really look up to him.

better than Davies, better than Knight. not better than 70% of premiership starting defenders though

Phew. I'd be very worried if we signed him. He's not a player to take us forward, IMO. Isn't he just sh**e? :? Huntelaar seems interesting but can we get him? If we're still in the top 6 come january then I guess we can. Geremi is another good shout but less possible, I think. Maloney or Milner is almost for certain, I think. I'm not too sure about maloney - he reminds me of julian joachim a bit

Two young Irish players to consider Paul McShane - 2 million max - the next paul mcgrath - aged 20 - just made his republic of ireland debut against czech republic, man of the match award, had a highly successful loan period at brighton last year. Anthony Stokes(Arsenal) - about 1.5 million - striker - 11 goals in 10 games on loan to falkirk. SPL's top scorer this season - just 18 years old.

The word over-achieving should never be associated with any club, never mind a club who has won the European Cup. We are seventh in the league - no great boast. If fans and players are to consider this as over-achieving then the club has no hope. I bet you Martin O'Neill believes we are actually under-achieving, even though he will not say this publically obviously. I think he and the team expected to win against fulham and spurs. That's 4 points dropped, not two gained. The players have to believe that the team is capable of great things - and this is what o'neill is a master at - instilling confidence and self-belief in players. On the villa web-page alone this season o'neill has publically praised Mellberg, Laursen, Ridgewell, McCann, Barry, Petrov, Angel, Agbonlahor and Luke Moore. Why - to boost morale & make the players believe in their abilty. But he also hints that although the players are doing well, they still can all improve and achieve greater things. When ManU or Chelsea are ten points clear at the top do they comtemplate the possibility of an over-achievement having occured? No way, the sky's the limit, and this is the way it has to be at villa.

I predict petrov to do a "gerard" in today's game, creating/scoring two inspirational goals from out of nowhere. A villa 2-1 victory!

I hate the pool. Praying for a win! We've always struggled against them. I've bad memories of fowler.