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Petrov deserve credit for his performance today, real captain performance.

So our "Slump" is WDDLW

Some slump, If we can beat Everton we are right back in it. Huge two games coming up, Milner rested and all.

GET THE **** IN,

What a day, Spurs losing before they have three impossible games coming up.

get in, c'mon

Luke Young (amongst others) had a stinker last weekend, maybe Cuellar is playing because of an expected Physical battle with Bolton?

Yep to defend long balls to Davies. Good team selection, especially wth Delph and Petrov in Centre, Milner rested after Downing was rested last week. Very good team.

It's been a shame Reo-Coker has been injured recently, he does a job, and does it well. Especially when needed to add energy and grit off the bench. He would've replaced Petrov a few times on 70mins in a few games recently.

Because mate I see the truth. I don't see that "Harry is a candleface" and "Bruce is a potato head" and all other 10yr old crap like that.

I see Spurs with one hell of a side. Remember we gave them 25 point head start last year. They also lost Defoe one week into his return. Spurs are a top quality side, so much so that half this board want theie "cast offs".

Sunderland - you look at the name, I'll look at what they are building. Cattermole - superb player, just as good as Milner , just playing for Wigan so didnt get credit - Bent - don't get me started !

I see in Zola, a guy that when he had got the players playing in his style were a very good football side, so much so that he was being tipped with a return to Chelsea if Ancelotti wasn't released.

And who is to say Fulham wont do it again - have you forgot them. And Viduka will give them a different dimension.

I still hope we will be 3rd in February - of course I do, however we were bloody close to being out the top 10 this year - can't remember the exact total but it was around 10 points- thats 4 games. That is as close as 4 last minute goals against Everton, Hull, Blues and Arsenal.

Over the last season people on here have turned into the people they dispise most - you here it all the time "SPurs fans, thhey make you laugh, they think they have the divine right to be successful" - now, some Villa fans think we only have to turn up to get top 6 !.

Its easier to understand your constant negativism reading this prediction for our season. I've never read a "supporter" so negative about their club.

What's baffling is that you are not over the moon with our current season given this is what you expected?

Read this thread people, and get your expectations in check and lay off the manager and team. 6% expected a top 4 finish.

I hope martin learns from this. He has to rotate players earlier in the season even if he feels it will weaken his sides chances of victory. The benefits will be reaped at this point in the season. I find it hard to believe we can ever achieve 4th spot under this manager and owner, yet I'm ready to accept that.

Liverpool will be back and City will splash the cash and Redknapp despite being a vile human being is a superior manager to O'Neill, and Spurs have superior resources.

Unless Randy wants to give a war chest to O'Neill to compete, I'm happy for us to give up the ghost and focus on winning one of the cups, including the Europa. It's probably time to settle, we're not good enouygh and wont be good enough to compete for 4th.

O'Neill is at fault for not using his squad earlier in the season. If he insists on playing the same 11 he needs to field reserve teams in all cup competitions.

We need to beat Chelsea and hope Spurs slip up big time.

Season is all about the FA Cup. At least Spurs beat Fulham so 7th is still UEFA Cup unless Pompey make the final.

But it is typical Villa slipping up like this.

I Love that man. LEGEND

Get in. We don't deserve it for a lazy performance

If we go out, we deserve it.

We deserve that.

The Fonze, lets hope he bags a goal

Only 4 more needed for our 9-1

Lets win 9-1

Downing hat trick is coming

If Martin has any guts he'll play Delph, Sidwell, Delfouneso and Davies in the next two games and rest some players. We can beat Burnley with a few changes.

We need to rest ALOT of players for Palace AND Burnley and come with a fresh team for the rest of the season.

First 35 mins of that second half were a disgrace. **** disgraceful. We won't get 4th because of our belief that not getting beat is better than trying to win.

We tried for the last 10 mins, but that was a disgrace.

I'm seething with anger here. Why wont we go for it. Who cares if we lose it's just one point FFS.

We deserve to lose, we are at home against 10 men and we are not even trying to string a pass together. Everything written about us is correct.

My eyes are bleeding this is rubbish from us.