VillaChris

Wigan are the most random team in the league. Could've done without the 9 goals tbh as they were already going to give our back 4 a very tough game without this increased confidence. And gives their goal difference a significant boost as it was below ours before today.

Merseyside derby next sunday. Hopefully Everton will be godo enough for at least a point. The sort of game to get their season going again.

They'll still be top 10 but won't be threatening 5th. More quality in the top half this year. Just noticed they're playing Hull away in the league on wednesday. Assumed this was their spare game from playing in europa league qualifying but that for them is Man. City away so where's this one come from?

Spurs win tommorrow and I win 45 quid. I need a wash.

Interesting on Collins as all the other twitters down his page keep on repeating he thinks he'll be o.k for Burnley. One of Collins or Dunne will play so not too worried.

Vaughan keeps on getting injured aswell.

Both Lennon and Milner will be in the squad imo.

Casillas could still easily play for Madrid and Spain for the next ten years. Poor Reina.

Raul was quite an underrated footballer imo, one game in the champions league in 2002 against Manure, he destroyed them on his own and his champions league goalscoring record remains very good. Not been the same though since 2003 when he started playing a bit deeper and got a few more injuries. Infact Ronaldo also started declining around the same period. Probably a case of both playing too much two young in high pressure situations. Little chance we'll see either at the world cup.

Disagree, dosen't look up to prem football at all from what I've seen of him. Glaston's made some good points in the last few days tbf to him, I made a point a while ago that Spurs are set up this season to win well and also lose "well" if there is such a thing (Manure and CHelsea and Arsenal away) which won't see them draw many games and will get them wins on the board even if their performances aren't great like against Sunderland. Am chuckling at him thinking Dos Santos who I've completely forgotten about tbh and Bale have any sort of future under him. Glaston, do you think Lennon and Modric will be ready for the Villa game in two weeks seeing as both are injured?

Don't mind Everton at all but was a bit jealous of them when they finished 4th a few years ago with a bog standard team. Respect the job Moyes has done there on a restricted budget to the likes of ourselves and Spurs. Similar club to ourselves in many ways, last won a trophy in the mid 90s, had great success in the 80s, similar support levels and also have the feeling of just when you think they've cracked it they haven't.

I have actually... Bolton, we deserved a point at least. Same at Burnley, deserved a point. Stoke and Wolves, we were on top for large spells but they defended well so deserved a point each. Not complaining bout them really. All put in the shade by that mugging you committed at Fratton Park.

Think we'll win this 0-2 as their defence will struggle against our pace imo.

Wouldn't surprise me if you nicked a point at OT if you defend a bit better. And you have the derby a week after so we certainly need you to take some points off Liverpool (and then Spurs at home after that). Interesting times ahead.

Watch Everton string together a 40 match unbeaten run now from nowhere and be a point behind us by Xmas now! They did the same thing last season.

I have a bit of sympathy for Paul in this thread tbh. I too chuckle at this notion that if MON left tommorrow we'd be left between a choice of Southgate, Staunton and Souness for the manager's job. While the big hitters like Hiddink, Mourinho etc would be out of reach, loads of up and coming managers in europe would probably swim the channel to manage in the prem, better pay, standard of players profile etc. Of course they could be the next Ramos. But they could also be the next Mourinho. If we wanted to stay British, then I'm sure Moyes would be quite interested in our great financial strength especially if he's overlooked for the Manure job. And Hodgson hasn't done a bad job at Fulham with a bunch of prem rejects. As for this season, as I said on another thread I'd be ecstatic with 4th or a cup win, very happy with 5th, quite happy with 6th again, underwhelmed but realistic with 7th (which I think is where we'll end up tbh) and questioning MON quite a bit if we finish 8th as that will mean as well as Liverpool, Spurs, City all finishing above us will also mean someone like Everton, Sunderland or a Wigan finishing above us. I think after the money spent, there would be a lot of questions asked. MON has been backed without interference in the transfer market and runs the club they way he wants it too. Not many prem managers have that luxury. We also haven't lost that many key players in the past 4 seasons, only Barry and Laursen really so it's very much been a case of MON moulding his own team and it sticking together. Will it be good enough to break into the top 4 anytime soon? On the evidence of last night, it's still a long way off despite the money spent? Should MON be sacked? Again not for me as I expect him to qualify us for europe again this season and I'm not sure how you can sack a manager who achieves that most seasons. I do think the end of next season is still the most realistic time to assess, five seasons of MON doing things his way. If we're no closer to getting in the top 4 or winning trophies, a parting of the ways may be best for everyone.

I assumed 5 yellows was 7 days aswell, must be immediate next match then this season. Hmmm.

Used to be the other way round! We'd beat most of the poor teams and then raise the white flag whenever we played a top 4 team (with perhaps the exception of Chelsea).

Yes Petrov suspended for Burnley away I think. Beye suspended for Bolton but Cuellar would've come back regardless anyway imo as I'm not convinced by Beye anyway.

Why dosen't part surprised me! Part time footballer and shot at the highest level imo nowadays so I make Capello right on this and wouldn't take him.

Bottom line we won't be getting into the top 4 anytime soon with Beye, Heskey and Sidwell in the starting 11. We badly need a creative midfielder alongside Petrov in January. And looks like the golden age of playing 4-4-2 is over just as it quickly started.

Cole v Dunne will be a storming battle tonight.

What's this Da Costa thing playing for West Ham?

Probably best for Stan to pick up a yellow in one of the next two games so we'll miss him for Burnley away which might not be his type of game. We'll certainly need him for Spurs at home the week after.

I would've played Young at Sunderland tbh.