Dom_Wren

See Terry stamping his feet like a little girl after Collins scored....I want that as a gif!

GET in THERE!

just hope the ref dont lose it for us now.

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY DESERVED

great end to the half, ALL over them. Superb team performance. With a stronger Ref and a Normal Brad performance we should be 2-0 up.

Collins great block, Ash wasteful, again.

Brad with a good save

ref is a **** joke

GET IN THERE! Deserved

all over them, and concede with that shit and should have had a pen and red card.

COME ON LADS.

50K a week to keep goallike that. SHITE.

SHIT Friedel, **** schoolboy error

stone cold pen denied. bull shit

General (or others if you are ITK!),

I am flying in from the USA for the Burnley and Liverpool games, Ive tried to email Nicky Keye, and also Katrina Admason who was so helpful the last time i flew across for a game. I know they must be busy, i just like to get my ducks in a row!

What is the best way for a overseas traveller to get tickets for these games, i realise i may just be able to walk up and buy for the Burnley game, but coming all that way on the 'off chance' doesnt sit well with me!

I do have family members in Brum, but wanted to get some of these family tickets as a surprise/gift.

Pm me if you need my details to pass on to those who could help.

Cheers

Dom

Dom Wren - Whenever I go over to the States, my broad South-West Birmingham brummie dialect often gets mistake for Australian. Do you have similar experiences?

Yes mate, ALL the time, bless em!

Check your pms my old China!

Sad to say, but no.

Stan is a good player, but hes a very specific player, a DM in a 4-5-1/4-3-3 against a passing team, or if we played with NRC in front of him. He just doesnt have the mobility and athleticism to play in a 4-4-2, its almost like we have no balance with him in there as hes not a true DM (Cattermole) or a CM (Barry) or AMC (Cahill).

Its not as if hes a luxury, hes a bloody good player, but def has trouble in a 4-4-2 and/or against very athletic players. Def mid playing against good footballing teams week in and week out and hed be grand!

Anyone know what length of time is deemed acceptable before moving in on Dom's ex ?

This.. Im waiting to book my flight..

Knock yourself Bandy lads

Shes gone a bit chicken oriental lately, but you know what there like!

Never come between a man and his Blackberry... Even at 5am! LOL

Bloody Verizon, they told me i was getting free internet, i wasnt, i misheard them bloody $400 phone bill from that trip! Truth is i can live without it, thats why im surprised its in my hand!

Some trips form my time in Blighty this summer:

Me and me mate Gofto down laaaandan way:

In a pub by fleet street watching the ashes, ex bird was bothering me:

me and ex at oasis:

Ruby with me family:

Room serivce at the chelsea whyndham @ 5am. Good work lads.

Bottle of wine at the chalet, tough life!

I might pop to the next one if hes gonna be on!

im assuming the 2 in the US are Big and little, but isnt Eric Lichaij a born US bretheren? or is he not considered first team squad?

*Edit, just seen that both Lil Brad and Eric are from IL

Gaffing in my cricket hat!

Does anybody have Nicky Keye's email?

pm if needed. ta.

First of all, i dont want MON out. He is 100% the right man for the job. But to paraphrase him, he is the boss, so the boss in this case has to take some responsibility.

OBE has put it in better words than i could have, so i will talk a little bit about the tactical breakdown of the game.

Last week agaisnt pompey, i thought 4-4-2 would not work, i advocated a 4-5-1, i got porved wrong. Maybe i gave pompey too much credit, but todays tactical battle was why i am against a 4-4-2, especially without NRC. Delph will come good, and was not bad today, however Stan cannot play to his ability in a 4-4-2 without an industrious partner, Stans strength is linking play all over the field, and breaking things up with positioning, not athleticisim. In a 4-5-1 he is a classy holding midfielder, in a 4-4-2 without that partner (some could make the argument even with such partner) he is just not at ease.

JC has so much ability but is playing with nowhere near the confidence level he has, Gabby is the flip side, and long may it continue.

Back to the tactics. No sidwell today, should have meant NRC slotting straight in, wether in a 4-4-2 or 4-5-1, beleive me i know NRC limits as a footballer but he is a huge part of the system we play at Villa. Delph is hungry, but playing with Stan needs discipline as you will have to do alot of his covering, again in a 4-5-1 he can just sit and dictate.

Milner and Ash, What a pair of players! They are brilliant, and i love em, the 4-5-1 system give us/them the flexibility to change to offensive and defensive structure at the drop of the hat, in all honesty, Heskey is and should be our 3rd choice forward in a 4-5-1.

The sub today, i was in the match thread, and i think everybody thought the same, WTF!

I couldnt quite work out what he was thinking? It was still a 4-4-2 with Hesky as a left mid, and Milner center mid, now looking at the bench we had 2 center mids (NRC and Gardner) to bring in for Delph, maybe MON saw a weakness in Center mid that Milner could exploit, fine, but why not put JC up top on his own (or even Heskey), Gabby out right, and Ash on the left, gone 4-3-3 and played Milner, Delph, with Stan provding cover to the back four that Dunne (David) was proving was much needed.

I am not posting for effect, or do i not beleive, cos i do, we have a fantastice manger, squad, owner, club etc...

I suppose hindsight is a wonderful thing (ps if Albrighton was not out on loan, would he not have been better to put in out left, or even out right, and bring Ash out left, than Heskey? Again OBE told it better than me, and i will papraphrase him, players didnt lose it today, system did!)

Brad - 7 - Did nowt wrong

Cuellar - 6 - Not a right back, gave his all!

Dunne - 6 - Not his fault, should have done better with first goal

Collins - 7 - Love this guy, composed, and keeps possession!

Warnock - 7 - Did well, great signing

Ash - 6 - Worked his socks off, needs to be more direct in taking his man on, if you mess up forget, it, get up and do it again!

Jimmy - 7 - Love this guy, everything about a villa player rolled into one

Stan - 6 - Struggles in a 4-4-2 without a warrior cm partner

Delph - 6 - Full of energy, lots of talent, will be good for us

Gabby - 7 - What more can he do, getting better every game, this loss hurt him, walked off the pitch without any handshakes, good, losing should hurt!

Carew - 6 - So much talent! if we continue to play 4-4-2, we need NRC back and JC firing on all cylinders!

It's not often you see James Mlner on the bench :winkold:

That funny, cos my missus was like, you dont half look like Milner! I said sweetheart, he dont half look like me

Been a while, so thought id post a few oldies but goodies, we need more from the new brigade!

Me and a mate at the Hotters in Nottingham (im in green):

At some football ground:

And of course any chance of me getting the pic of where Carew was wanting to fight me, cos hes scared of me like.