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As per earlier post, think we are capable of winning today and am optimistic. Still not sure about our chances of staying up though even if we win today. Hope for the same back four as last week but do worry about where the goals are going to come from? 1-0 to the villa though. C'mon the lads - belief!

Hold my hands up here, as just got in, logged on and just saw the headline. Didn't even think to give it a closer look. Once bitten and never trust a mod.................joking of course!

--------------------------Bunn---------------------------- --Richards------Okore-------Lescott------Cissokho-- -------------------------Gana ---------------------------- -------------Bacuna--------------Veretout--------------- --------------------------Gil------------------------------ ---------------Sinclair----------Agbonlahor------------- Not sure why but feel quite positive about this game for once. Presume Gestede and Kozak are out? It would seem harsh to drop anyone after they worked their socks off in the last game. 1-0 to us.

Agree with you here av1, Benteke too had this side to his game and I seem to remember him being sent off for some silly things. A lot of forward players have this side to them. At least he's accepted what he did was wrong and apologised but we will miss him though.

Phew.......thanks for pointing it out!

Have to say the guy looks to be out of shape and short of fitness but if Gestede and/or Kozak are out, then surely we have no option but to play him do we? I did think he started the West Ham game ok but then the game changed as we saw.

Didn't mean your previous post tomaspg, as you posted whilst I was writing! I meant the one from Nuremberg. Totally agree with you by the way. I imagine it was a false accusation.

Oh no, just got in and this sounded a really promising appointment until I saw the last post? Hope it was lies!

Can't knock him for buying the girl dinner, as I understand she was having a right good go at him online in the first place. The guy has many faults but this is a nice gesture.

Thank you for clarifying and my mistake.

I believe he made a reference to customers at the AVST meeting didn't he? Stand corrected if he didn't! Never said the word 'still'.

Hollis certainly hasn't enamoured himself to the fans has he? He probably doesn't care one jot either. Listening to him a couple of times he no doubt sees fans or customers as he put it, as beneath him. Time will tell if he proves to be better than early observations but not a great start.

Seen enough of him to suggest that there is a player in there and very much hope we keep him longer than one season. Depends on offers of course.

I made no reference to a specific chant nor last night! I wasn't there!! It is the Birmingham Mail who are stating that a chant was heard of "let's all have a party when Lerner is dead" or something to that effect. The point I was trying to make and maybe poorly, is that I personally cannot condone death chants/threats (if any?) against an individual.

I didn't say they were the same?

No, but no doubt he has received this kind of thing already via social media. Something I wouldn't condone.

Not wishing to back Lerner in any kind of way here but wishing him dead? Really? We are better than that surely! Have no problem with singing Remi Garde's name, sack the board, boo etc but death chants/threats - not for me! He wants out so why should he continue to put his own money into it? I get the protect your investment stuff but we did at least invest in the summer but obviously some of that investment was wasted. He wasn't the scout/scouts that suggested some of the playing duds! Perhaps they need to shoulder some of the blame? Finally, I also agree that his manager choices have not been great since he came but they too I think have let Lerner down. It's not one person to solely blame here but a catalogue of errors made by numerous people.

Think he has done really well since coming back! Wasn't the pick of our defenders last night but certainly can't fault him at present.

Very good tonight, along with Lescott. Should only play at right back though if selected!

Need to move on from tonight but would like to him apologise, he owes that at the very least to the fans that have travelled down there!

Next 24 hours will be interesting but really hope he stays on! Think he could build a team with backing of course!!

Obviously not match fit but crikey he also looks to be two stone overweight!

Not sure if we are just reading him wrong tonight? He has just watched his players give everything and we just couldn't hold on. I would be pissed off if I was him. If he is still here on Saturday he needs every fan chanting his name!

He really is fighting against a cancer within the club. He needs the fans backing on Saturday for sure!

I take no pleasure at all at guessing the correct score in the pre match thread and I cannot knock any player tonight, apart from one of course. Richards was really good tonight and probably the stand out player, along with Lescott. What a shame as we really could have got something from the game.