brommy

Is DC going to change his mind again and take the formal invitation to the three debates proposed?

Baker at left back should only be for when you want to go Full Pulis on another team.

You should never go full Pulis...

It should be illegal to go full Pulis.

Then you could call the pulis.

I'll get me coat...

Why was he dropped, he was doing fine.

Without the benefit of hindsight (Vlaar's mistakes against Stoke), I can see why TS went for the experienced Vlaar to play alongside Clark.

Now that choice is not available for tomorrow, I hope Tetchi plays a major part in a clean sheet and becomes the future of an improving defence.

So the ban is to last just one week and only cover their 'Super League'. Their initial use of 'indefinite' made it sound like the ban would last months!

Sherwood was lined up weeks before Lambert got sacked "apparently"

So i doubt nobody else was even considered

If he was lined up weeks before....how come his coaching team weren't lined up with him. I don't believe we were even considering changing the manager until after the hull game

Another reason why I completely ignore anything that comes with an 'apparently'!

Thats all his stats for Saturday.  No crosses, not take on's, no nothing.  How this guy gets on every week is baffling to me.  I don’t think Sherwood will be fooled for long.

 

Passes          14 out 18 successful

Tackles         1 out 1 successful

Aerial Duels    3 out 9 successful

Shots        1

I really didn't think he played that well!

At a push, I would use him as a sub when we are chasing the game with 20 minutes left.

RIP Westwood...

 

TS = excited, wondering 'will it fizz or will it bang?'

AW = panic, 'what if I get the same doctors as Libor?'

CC = see TS.

Its good to know that we have someone like Kozak to come into strengthen the squad. I dont know when he will be ready to make an contribution to the first team, will he be able to return to the full ability he had before? He has a knack of just being in the right place.

Only time will tell. I wish Libor a successful full recovery for him personally as much as for us as a club.

Tom Fox excites me more than anything at the club right now.

Called Kozak "Kovac" in his Stoke presser. Sherwood out.

jus cus iz coknee innit

 

Lerner watching on..

Gheyest coat ever

Are you mocking the koala bear clinging on Randy's back?

This is why I think Sherwood will get us over the line this year, but also why I expect things to go awry at some stage next season.

What do you count as 'awry'? I ask because the term could be a bit of a 'catch-all'.

Is it:

10 to 15 points from 20 games 'awry'

or

half a dozen games without a win including a heavy defeat or two 'awry'?

I'd count the former as 'awry' - effectively demonstrating the appointment of Sherwood was a mistake past the short term.

I wouldn't count the later as 'awry' as I'm expecting a bumpy ride for the next season or so.

 

Good question brommy. Again, it's all about context of course, but I do expect us to go on a poor run and I'm not sure how Sherwood will react to that. Personally, I don't expect it to be pretty. One thing I doubt we'll see is a long, protracted deflating balloon of a season like we've had this year. If we hit 5 or 6 defeats on the bounce Sherwood will be going off at everybody except himself, and I expect that to hasten his departure as he'll burn his bridges with the players and quite possibly the board. To continue the increasingly stretched metaphor, it will be more like when you let a balloon go and it flies around making a farting sound and spraying spit everywhere. At some stage next season, I expect that to happen 

I'm not sure your prediction of impending failure is worthy of a big grin!

I only expect Sherwood to go down fighting if he is close to my first definition of 'awry'. Whilst I hope that doesn't happen, I'd rather he 'went off at everybody' than stick with submissive mumblings. At least he'd make the decision to get rid easy.

Looking past a couple of seasons, the chances of any Premier League managerial career going awry increases. The average tenure of 2.14 years demonstrates that it doesn't take a Nostradamus to predict Sherwood at Villa will go 'awry' at some point. It could be argued that he'll be better than the average Premier League manager if he stays past April 2017.

Anyway, I'm sure you wish Sherwood every success at our great club!

I have seen this undoubted talent line....many times.

 

Jack is a young player learning his trade and maybe a relegation fight ain't going to be good for him right now....but there are a few home truths he needs to be told.

 

in the first team, what bit i have seen he spends too much time on the floor....He needs to go by players not through them....and he needs that bit of devilment that gives you effect. he needs to learn how to hurt teams.

 

Folk need to remember Andy Gray ,John Deehan,Trevor Francis, Brian Little, Gary Shaw... were hurting teams at a young age.

 

That is the standard, I'm afraid.

Don't be afraid. The statement you made was fair.

Any one else think Sherwood looks like a melted waxwork of Jeremy Kyle?

The Kyle likeness has been mentioned but I say the stubbled Sherwood looks less wax doll like than the polished Kyle*.

*Mythbusters proved you can polish a turd.

This is why I think Sherwood will get us over the line this year, but also why I expect things to go awry at some stage next season.

What do you count as 'awry'? I ask because the term could be a bit of a 'catch-all'.

Is it:

10 to 15 points from 20 games 'awry'

or

half a dozen games without a win including a heavy defeat or two 'awry'?

I'd count the former as 'awry' - effectively demonstrating the appointment of Sherwood was a mistake past the short term.

I wouldn't count the later as 'awry' as I'm expecting a bumpy ride for the next season or so.

I thought it was filth to be honest. The worst part of it all is the calculated nature of it, Clark knew how hard he was going to hit him. If he'd not got the ball then he'd left Schlupp in two. I don't enjoy seeing that type of tackle at all. Could've easily won the ball without throwing himself in there.

After going through the play frame-by-frame from just before the tackle through to just after the tackle, I really don't see it the way that Milfner does.

It was a good tackle that was clearly viewed and deemed not to be a foul. Clark's speed enabled him to get the ball without it being a foul. Any less vigour from Clark and it could have been a foul. Well done Ciaran for a great tackle that helped spur on the crowd and team at an important phase of the match.

Im looking forward to his post match interview, weather we win or lose im betting it'l be interesting.

I hope it is warm and dry.

Have I missed an announcement by the club or a proven ITK's statement, or is Sherwood's apparent appointment still based on bookies odds?

 

Nope but I think its more likely than not!

Based on what?

Have I missed an announcement by the club or a proven ITK's statement, or is Sherwood's apparent appointment still based on bookies odds?

The guy who was DOF at Albion and is now with England (Dan Ashworth?) claimed that whilst he was at West Brom he had a database for every position at the club with at least fifteen alternative options should anyone ever need replacing.

I'm not sure how that would help.

 

Help who? It was mentioned that Southampton had a similar system and it helped them with getting Koeman when they replaced the guy who went to Tottenham. It can't be a bad thing having a list of ready made replacements should you need to replace a player or coach or whatever. Of course the trick is having the right DOF to who is able compile a database of decent talent and not just any random names. It seemed to work for Albion while Ashworth(?) was at the club.

Were all 15+ names available or reasonably attainable? Were they in any particular order, perhaps quality, chance of actually getting them, age, cost in salary, cost of severene, alphabetical? How often should the list of candidates be reviewed as their form and value changed with the passing of each game? Do we know Villa don't have similar lists? If not, how long would it take to compile a decent sized list. It shouldn't take more than a few hours to come up with possible candidates.

Having a list ready (and we don't know Villa didn't have a list) really doesn't help much. You could have a list of a 100 and still pick the wrong manager or not have a list ready, compile a shortlist over a few days and end up with the right man.

The guy who was DOF at Albion and is now with England (Dan Ashworth?) claimed that whilst he was at West Brom he had a database for every position at the club with at least fifteen alternative options should anyone ever need replacing.

I'm not sure how that would help.

only 2nd in paddy power

Unless things change very significantly, I really can't see another team splitting the two Mercedes cars.

Found him on Facebook, he actually calls himself Scuba Steven, brilliant.

So he's gone all posh on us! He can add a letter but he can't hide! We know who you are... we know who you are...