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Wearing a black top when the opposition are playing in black and being forced to change. I'm sure this has happened before. Then not having a replacement blue top that fits properly. Again, I think this happened last time as well. Clearly this clown should go.

Anybody trying to blame MON for the draw against Stoke is just being silly. The players should have strolled it, they funked it, and they knew it.

Still don't really understand why this doesn't include all the CB pairings that occurred in the 10 years. :confused:

By my calculation, the Mellberg/Laursen CB partnership achieved as follows (in games where both started at CB only) 2004/5 Lge Pl6 W3 D1 L2 F8-6A 2005/6 Lge Pl1 W0 D1 L0 F2-2A 2006/7 Lge Pl10 W5 D5 L0 F17-7A LC Pl1 W0 D0 L1 F0-4A 2007/8 Lge Pl4 W1 D1 L2 F3-7A Hardly Hall of Fame stuff, is it? Their best spell was in the last 7 games of the 06/07 season when we were unbeaten and eased into a finish at 11th. I think this poll is a bit eccentric. Why no mention of Ridgewell, Zatty K, or, surely most oddly, Sir Gary Cahill of Villatalk? Also, wasn't there recently a poll for best of the decade for every position, which came up with a CB pairing (can't remember what it was)?

This. Saved me saying it. What next for a thread? "Randy Lerner's darkest secret?"... :? This is called VillaTalk, a place to debate opinions isn't it? It's not being negative at all, people are just discussing things to do with Villa on a slow VillaTalk, it's slow because were doing so well and need things to keep VT going Also by your reasoning, the next time we ever struggle or are in a bad position, then there shouldn't be any optomism on the board then? If you don't think it's negative to start up a thread called "What was MON's biggest mistake [note past tense - has he left?]" and one called "Worst player of the season", in the week that we beat Man U at Old Trafford for the first time that most people posting on this board can ever remember, I would need to check what your definition of "negative" actually is.

4-4-2 of course, you know, the one we always lose with.

This. Saved me saying it. What next for a thread? "Randy Lerner's darkest secret?"... :?

I suspect it was the OP I think that set the tone of the thread from the word "go". That and the fact that Petrov's first name is spelt wrong in the poll list.

I'm surprised Dunne has got so few votes. He has been immense and very consistent in defence, which tbh is where the real improvement has come this season.

Nice positive thread, then... :winkold:

:bonk: Double :bonk: You could get hypnotised watching that :bonk:

D'you know, that's the funniest thing I've heard all week.

Oh bums. If we sneak a draw from this I will be over the moon.

The main problem for the 4-5-1ers is that, when Agbonlahor and Carew are both fit and on form, you gotta play them both because they scare and often beat the shit out of defences. Which one you gonna drop to go 4-5-1?

Petrov is the best midfielder we have by a mile. For me, his name should go on the team sheet for every game, whatever the formation, as long as he is fit.

Ha Ha. I wonder if that last comment means more injuries to follow? Like most other people, I am refusing to raise my hopes on this one. Expect the defeat and then it won't hurt.

I'm not sure it's that straightforward. A significant number of BNP supporters are former labour voters ( I think the figure was something like 35% in a recent survey). Also, I recall a phrase something like "British Jobs for British Workers" which came not from the Tories but from a Mr G Brown (it turns out he didn't mean it, though, like most things Brown says these days). Also, Mr Brown's "policy" launched at the Labour Party conference of "forcing" pregnant single mothers to live in "supervised homes" was a more or less direct lift from a policy agreed at the earlier BNP conference. But I think that policy has now been dropped as well.

Not even winning a penalty? :?

When SSN just reviewed it they spent most of their time talking about Grant's prospects at Pompey!

Happy happy happy. Best news was about Downing doing 90 minutes & looking OK by all accounts. Also pleased for Heskey - 2 goals in the last three games. Maybe he is coming good at last. Bring on the semi-finalists!

Do I really have to choose? No reason why he can't be both. 8)

Bit harsh on Beye - he was as almost as good as King C!

^^^LOL

If you really think he can't take us any further, surely the only logical position is to want him to go now? What's the basis for wanting hoim to stay? Unless you're saying you're happy to be 5th/6th every season?

Sled fast on his way to becoming a Villatalk legend? The man who asked for Martinez to be our manager 3 hours before his side conceded 9 goals! :winkold: