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^^^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:

ER, I think you mean 9! 9-1, eh? Wigan must be a soft touch. Can't wait for them to come to Villa Park. Oh, hang on... :cry:

Yes, just like Everton, Man U and Man C did. Bizarrely, the only team to have beaten them at Turf Moor is Wigan.

"tonesinkent" rarely posts on anything other than NRC and makes clear he is a friend of Nigel (or maybe his brother is). I've never had the impression he is a friend of Aston Villa.

If Collins and Dunne are both out, that will put the strength of our new back four set-up to the test. Clark maybe, or I wonder if Warnock could play CD?

Blimey... ...and the Academy team crept away with their tails between their legs...

So you're already arguing with a decision that hasn't been taken yet? :winkold:

Excellent. This should be a sticky.

Anybody got any more info on the story that the commentator revealed - Deadly Doug went to Anfield rather than Goodison by mistake last weekend?

The commentator just said that Deadly Doug went to Anfield by mistake last weekend I haven't heard that before - did I just miss it?

C'mon Delf ! get our sixth!!!

We have scored one you know! GoalS = plural 8)

This is working for me http://www.iraqgoals.net/ch7.html

We really really really need to turn this dominance into goals. Same old same old, I'm afraid.

Cuellar looks to be having an excellent game - hope that's not a curse on him now.

Well, a year ago the winner of this title would undoubtedly have been Petrov, so it just shows there is hope for Heskey to settle into the side and show what he can do for anyone who has a bit more patience than a hyperactive gnat.

I would say that other clubs - Spurs, Sunderland, to mention but two - have spent heavily over the past three years but they can't all have a right to fourth/fifth place just because of the spending they've done. Also, you have to take our spending over the past 3 years in the context of the woeful spending from around 2000-5. The last 3 years has really just been re-stocking the larder with essentials.

Yeh, after he left they won the SPL in 05/6, 06/7, 07/8. Clearly, utterly trashed. financially crippled they can only compete with championship clubs for playes like Fortune and Fox Well, by the look of things, there is no chance of him repeating that with Villa! Are you sure that Celtic's financial situation is entirely down to MON? Sounds improbable.

Yeh, after he left they won the SPL in 05/6, 06/7, 07/8. Clearly, utterly trashed.

May I just point out that the question in the thread title: is entirely different from the one in the Poll: You could answer Yes/No; Yes/Yes; No/Yes; or No/No to these two questions, so what exactly are we being asked to debate? Can't vote on these grounds. EDITED for the 2nd time. Damn this messageboard formatting.

Ho hum. Looking on the positive side, at least the last two games have answered the question of who plays at right back, at least for 2/3 games.

I'm always very wary of matches which are billed as "must win", which in many ways this match is. Could be setting ourselves up for an all-too-familiar failure? This is our chance to get ahead of Spurs and Liverpool and challenge Man C to get maximum points from their game in hand. If we win, we will start to look like contenders again. If not, we are still in the following pack. I would be delirious about a win, however it is achieved, and to those people who are posting over and over again criticising our "style of play", I would just say take the points, lie back and enjoy it.

MON struggles with rotation unless its forced on him with injuries. To be fair, rotation just for the sake of it is a risky business and surely isn't practiced by many premiership managers, with the exception perhaps of Benitez, who gets a lot of flak for it. Changing personnel would normally be brought on by injury or loss of form. If a 1st XI is fit and playing well, why change it? The other reason to change squad personnel is often to provide an alternative side for cup competitions but I think only the strongest squads can do this. I'm glad MON played almost his strongest side against Sunderland or we may be out of the League Cup by now.