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Saturdays Starting XI ...................................Freidel.................................... .....................Cuellar................Davies....................... Beye...............................................................Shorey ......................Petrov................Reo-Coker.................. Milner.................................................................Young ......................Agbonlaghor.......Heskey........................ He is definately going to start Freidel as he is our No1, he has looked good and slim in preseason (as has Guzan) and has still played more consecutive games in the premiership than anyone. Heskey gets my nod over Carew as big JC will probably play 90 mins of competitive international football tonight against Scotland, where Heskey if he plays will probably play 45 mins of a friendly and will therefore be fresher. If we are winning by 2 goals I would expect to see Delph and Albrighton subbed on

When you least expect it!!

Course we can. There is an understandable amount of trepidation and lack of expectancy on these boards as of late. This is partly due to the Barry sale and Laursen retirement. Last season we were sticking it to the scousers by stating that we are not a selling club and that it's our terms or **** off. The Barry sale was very quick and took alot of people by surprise. 12 million didn't seem a lot after the numbers banded about last year. Apparently Liverpool were not going higher than 8 million this year, so it seems not bad business at all. In my opinion, I am glad it's over and done with early on and MON has plenty of time to find quality reinforcements Speculation that Young and Carew are going to follow Barry out of Villa Park are nonsense. And if this happens and our 4 top players are gone in the one season then YES we will be nearly men

After my vote the poll was exactly 50-50 incredible after nearly 50 votes. I have never seen the posters so divided by a question and so emotional about their explanations. ..... Except the guy who voted for Heskey. nice Both are very good midfielders, both bring something different to the game. And amazingly as far as I could see both give 100% to the villa this season.

I went for Defoe - sorry we missed him last time. Quick energetic young, english and hungry. An absolute handful. Knows were the goal is. Imagine how many he would have scored if he got the service and supply of ball that we are throwing into the box and wasting at the moment. Personally I think MON will bid for somebody we haven't mentioned. Kevin Davies at Bolton. The forgotten man of english football. The big man can still do the business even at 31 he holds up the ball so well and is a great header of the ball. Great back up for carew. We'ed get 3 good years out of him easy!!!! Dreaming of Klose or Podolski though