PaulC

Its definitely not the worst Villa team ever. Don't forget we got relegated to the old third division and the team Graham Taylor inherited and got promoted to the 1st Div in 88 was a very very poor team. just that Taylor was a much better manager than he was given credit for.

From What Lambert is saying about him, it looks like he may start against Sunderland.

If Westwood proves to be as good as Carrick then we are very very lucky.

Wigan have been poor at home. The way they play will leave them vunerable to the pace of Bale, Lennon and Walker I think.

Stats suggest Brad Guzan is the worst goalkeeper in our history but we all know that is far from the truth.

You're actually impossible. I haven't inverted it. Your post reminded me of what i'd said about Bannan months ago. I'm sure I could dig out the exact post if I have to. So unless I time travelled, I haven't just inverted what you said. I was actually capable of forming my own opinion. AGAIN (I assume when stuff isn't numbers you struggle to read it), I mentioned Ireland because it was ONE example that I remember. The point is more general. I'm NOT saying Bannan plays better when he plays with Ireland, specifically. I'm saying that IN MY OPINION Bannan plays better when he plays a more reserved role and isn't under pressure to be the sole creative force going forward. A game where Ireland played is ONE (one. I'll write it again, one) example that I remember. Your final 2 sentences are irrelevant to my point. I wasn't talking about Westwood (which admittedly makes this off topic so I apologise) I prefer Bannan in a more attacking role actually. When he came on against Newcastle at home he played further forward and made a difference. I want to see him the most advanced of the midfield players because as Con says his game is about creativity and he's more likely than anybody else we have to make that telling pass.

It's not the point though. If you make a bad tackle, most of the time it's a pure accident. He has intentionally tried to harm someone. Not acceptable and 10 games is totally fair given his previous. I don't really agree because a wreckless challenge like we saw from mcmanaman could have ended the guys career, and that went unpunished. Wheras the Suarez so-called bite didn't even break skin because if there had of been a serious mark there the ref would have show him the red card. So obviously there was no real intent to hurt the guy but it was a stupid thing to do. A bad tackle that ends your career comes with the game i'm afraid. You have to make a tackle as part of the game and sometimes that can go wrong. Going out and biting someone isn't part of the game. It really doesn't matter if it broke the skin or not, the intent was there to cause harm, why else would you bite someone? If i was to take a gun and shoot at someone, but miss. Would i get let off because i didn't harm the person? Of course not. If this was rugby he would be getting way more games than 10. Yes you do make a pretty convincing argument there. On the other-hand if you were a hunter and killed someone because you were wreckless would you not be prosecuted for manslaughter even though shooting is part of the sport. I think even though you have to tackle if you are wreckless in that tackle, end someones career, and although intent cannot be proved its still worse than a minor bite isn't it, where nobody is hurt. TBF he would have got away with a much lesser punishment if he hadn't got previous. He's possibly the best player in the premiere league.

Yes the worst thing you can do is stand by and do nothing. You need to report your concerns.

Yes that's the trouble, he would be too bigger risk. You couldn't trust him

I'd take that scenario because I don't think we'll loose at Wigan but I hate it if we had the pressure on us to win there.

4.16 million a year Ireland gets. I agree we are being totally ripped off. The average price of a Bundesliga ticket is just over £10.00 and they will almost certainly have 2 teams In the Champions league final this season Robben gets little more money than Ireland does.

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How do we know we would have done better under those managers mentioned. Anybody can be successful at Man U and Chelsea. The only name mentioned that have done better is Martinez because he has done wonders at a club the size of Wigan

It's not the point though. If you make a bad tackle, most of the time it's a pure accident. He has intentionally tried to harm someone. Not acceptable and 10 games is totally fair given his previous. I don't really agree because a wreckless challenge like we saw from mcmanaman could have ended the guys career, and that went unpunished. Wheras the Suarez so-called bite didn't even break skin because if there had of been a serious mark there the ref would have show him the red card. So obviously there was no real intent to hurt the guy but it was a stupid thing to do.

Goals conceded can't be taken into account when discussing the defence? What about having to go back to 1985 to find a season in which we let in more goals? Or that our keeper is the only one in the league to have made over 200 saves and even after conceding a record breaking number of goals is in contention for our player of the year award? This is the worst defence I've ever seen us have, would you disagree? Yes quite possibly is but it was a new defence put together for the start of the season and even in pre-season there were huge warning signs against lesser opposition, so they had to learn and develop the hard way and there have been signs of improvement but unfortunately it doesn't show because we still keep making errors. But there certainly has been an improvement from crosses and set-pieces. We were truly dreadful before. If we stay up we will be better next season.

Personally I would start with El Ahmadi. If we start with NZog we've go no-one to bring on to change the game except for Bent maybe, who hasn't made much of an impact this season at all.

If Wigan produce performances at home like they did against Newcastle and Norwich then I see no reason why Swansea cant beat them. Wigan are poor at home!

lol, you don't need to know all that though its just going to confuse the issue. Best to stick to what you know and pick up things gradually because it can really do your head in.

Those stats don't tell you everything. The own goals, offside goals. Theres too many variables to take those type of stats seriously.

At least we have the advantage of the other teams around us playing before us this weekend. I think its an advantage anyway especially if Wigan loose, it may take a little of the pressure off the players.

Fred West and John Christie might have been a better comparision as Jack the Ripper is probably a myth anyway, the main reason where we are where we are is because we have given away too many points from winning positions. The defence hasn't been good enough, prob the midfield too but Westwood stands out as the one that has been consistently our best midfield player. To come from Crewe and step up like he has done is pretty remarkable, not as remarkable as Platt ....

Incidentally how the heck has Welbeck sneaked onto the nominations for Young Player of the year - he's scored two goals this season. Two. Same as Brett Holman, only he's played twice as many games - a striker, with two goals in 39 games - Young player of the year? Madness. Yes totally agree. I don't think he's that good either. If you cant score more than 2 goals in a season playing for Man Utd then you must be poor.

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We have to face facts, we don't generate enough money to pay high wages. We're about 8th in terms of income aren't we?

Interesting point, would he have played as well in that first half against United when they were rampant. Difficult decision for Lambert to make I think.