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It is quite bizarre that there are still people on here complaining. That sort of run for us over the last few years is the stuff of dreams! I genuinely find the negativity baffling! No team wins every game.

Cardiff, Bristol city and Sheff weds all been beaten at the sty this season. Take the point and move on.

I just don't get this. Every single player worked their socks off today. If anything the sitting back was to do with being absolutely knackered!! I don't believe the manager tells the players to sit back in that situation.

Any spare tickets going?

Trent if you read the original post I was responding directly to a poster who said promotion chasing teams should smash Barnsley. That was the only reasoning behind my post about looking back and seeing that actually promotion chasing teams didn't smash Barnsley. I thought the post was based on unrealistic expectations. Perhaps the original reason behind my post has got lost in the depths! He has reduced the reliance on Jedinak though who we were not able to win without.

Fwiw I am not impressed by Bruce overall either. My point was around the extreme views that promotion winning teams should smash teams like Barnsley. I also pointed out that despite the team being decimated that they have defeated Forest, Derby and Sunderland in the last 3 home games scoring 8 in the process. If you support Villa then you have to take the rough with the smooth especially after what we have all witnessed over the last few years. We just like any other team have no divine right to smash teams like Barnsley. I just tend to see the positive in life aswell as football I guess and don't try to second guess what should or will happen.

The point is people go to extremes. Apparently Barnsley are shit and teams should smash them. Very rarely are these viewpoints backed up by actual facts and just seem borne out of pure emotion. Also just because he has done well at that club doesn't mean he could handle more resources and the expectations of a bigger club. Leagues are littered with managers who do well but are not able to make that step up

Yeah and still turned Forest, derby and Sunderland over in their last 3 home games scoring 8 in the process

Everyone has their own different views that are generally based on expectations. My experience watching Villa is generally based on hope rather than expectation after the last few years. I guess I just like to see the positive in things rather than the negative. I thought I saw players today that were developing partnerships with each other and growing in confidence. I saw Hourihane all over the pitch today just as he was on Tuesday. Whelan did his job effectively. Davis and Kodjia looked like a promising partnership despite being first game. Terry and Chester again another partnership building. JOHNSTONE has looked more and more solid as the games tick by. A right back who can cross the ball!! That is a novelty!

Do some research and look at Barnsleys home results last season. The 3 promoted teams beat them but none of them by 3 goals. They didn't even have a shot on target first half and we were 2 up by the end of that. The way we played that game was exactly how Newcastle got through last season. We absolutely shut that game down. Teams like us that have been through some awful years don't play like Brazil every week. I have to say 5 unbeaten in the league. 0 goals conceded in the last 3 and a noticeable improvement in effort and application especially against Boro where we were unlucky.

Norwich a few games ago?

I genuinely can not understand the complaints in here. I am happy with 2 goals and 5 shots on target and reducing them to 0 shots on target.

Let's just get behind everyone at the club for this month and see what happens. Starting tomorrow. Up the VILLA

I tell you something I shalt not be letting Steve Bruce ruin my days out at the VILLA! Keep the faith and UTV

Should have just played each other at Villa park

Ha ha says you talking about Terry in the Dr Xia thread

I can't really understand why some would not want him in our team. Natural born leader, great player and scores goals. If I see Terry lining up on the pitch against Hull I for one would be a lot more confident of promotion.

Do you mean Gabby adds nothing to the team for a Blues derby? If you are saying that then I would be surprised. The Brum derby is the one game I would put Gabby in no questions asked.

I think Bjarnsson was one of them options and I liked how frequently he seemed to get in the box. Hopefully he will come good next season after injury. I absolutely agree on Gardner and Bacuna just not good enough for a promotion chasing team.

How are Leeds safe? They lose all games and we win all ours we finish above them. Unlikely yes but until mathematically impossible then anything can happen

Reading the sky sports write up there is a good chance you may be correct

Same figures on livescore but maybe from the same source?

Fulham had 14% possession tonight! Don't think I have ever seen that low. That defeat could de rail them

It's funny because there is a chap who sits behind me who seems to dislike Kodjia. He said at the game Saturday. "Definitely should be Alan Hutton for player of the season but I bet all the idiots will give it to Kodjia" literally 1 minute later Kodjia stuck it in the top corner. What is pleasing is there is a number of candidates this season. I think Jedinak has been pivotal aswell but maybe not as consistent as Chester and Kodjia. Also Baker has had a cracking season.

Seems Bacuna got April fooled today as the rest of the squad told him he needed to be in training at 8.30 Picture on his instagram of him sat there waiting.