PaulC

I'm sure we will want to get him off our payroll, but what other premiere league side will take unless he takes a 90% cut in wages.

Like us they look better away from home. They were poor against Newcastle and Norwich at home yet won both games. Great goal by Tevez.

Dreadful Wigan should be ahead

I agree Andy. Its expected on football forums though! I think everybodys views should be respected. Not everyone thinks Bannan is rubbish. I prefer to show more leniency towards home grown players than expensive signings from other clubs on big salarys.

It would be If it was just between the two of us but I think its more a must not loose.

Yes I have just done the prediction and have us getting 40 pts which includes a win at Norwich but draws against Sunderland, Wigan and Chelsea. I have Stoke to go down on 36 pts.

Can I ask you where you see wigan getting 9 pts from?

Wheres the width going to come from?

Until United tonk us next week and it's back to square one. Yes that's the danger

Can't see Newcastle not getting the 3pts or so to make them safe. Norwich have some winable games. So its between us Stoke, Wigan and Sunderland I think.

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Yes I know but how many times are Wigan going to be in the FA Cup final. We haven't won it since 1957. Its massive for the players and supporters. In the old days the FA Cup used to hold equal importance to the league but I appreciate because of the money involved it doesn't anymore.

No no chance. The FA Cup final is the biggest game in their history. They have Arsenal on the Tuesday before they meet us. We should really be a lot fresher than they are.

Yes and they'll need a win to stay in champions league contention so lets hope!

what is he on 80k a week? for doing nothing its rediculous

I think we drew 3-3 there the season we won the title. To be fair we hardly ever get anything. I think we should expect the worst and maybe we might be pleasantly surprised. We don't need another thrashing to dent our confidence though.

I personally don't think he'll put on a Villa shirt again. Never looks interested to me. In his whole career I think he's had one good season that's all.

Yes Newcastle played like headless chickens. We have a better attack than Sunderland so theres no reason we cant beat them. We need Everton to do us a favour.

When he first came into the side he played this all action high intensity, whether that has been coached out of him or injuries have taken its toll I don't know. Without that intensity he hasn't got the skill or the pace to survive. If he gets it back he will be a very good player for us.

Don't forget its Weimann's first full season. Not convinced by the comparison with Kuyt. I think he will score more goals.

Yes but I think some bonus money is hardly going to matter to players who are already super rich.

Problem is all of our remaining games are against teams with a lot to play for. Wigans aren't.

Even on a Monday night I'm sure we will get 38k plus.

I'm one of Lambert's biggest critics as i thought he would change us into another Norwich. Full of endeavour with players giving 100% but lacking that overall quality to be nothing more than a mid table team. I could say i was right and i could even say with our current position that Lambert hasn't even achieved what he did with Norwich but what i will say is that i can see what he is trying to do and it's a little unfair to maybe accuse critics of lambert of being short sighted. Thats not what i have been criticising him for as i know he is trying to build a new young vibrant team with literally one arm tied behind his back concerning finance. Even taking that restriction into consideration the majority of his signings have been good and some even more than that. Basic planing of what system he was going to play has and still is my major gripe with him and it is the main reason where we are at the moment. What i have noted though that since the system change, the players are playing for the manager and obviously they believe in what lambert is trying to do. I just sincerely hope that with a bit of luck and our excellent forwards knocking in more goals than we concede, Lambert's initial mistake won't prove fatal and we will be allowed to see what Lambert can do next season in the Premiership. His record at Norwich was nothing short of sensation, Double promotion and then midtable in the premiere league. Given time I think he will get it right at Villa

I hope Lambert took him off because of his fitness otherwise it was a very strange move. Yes I think he's got a lot lot more to offer. He was Wigan's best player and kept them up one season and he could do the same for us. If he knew when to pass the ball he would be brilliant.