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  1. West Ham were hungry tonight, we weren't and haven't been for a while. The examples of Carlton Cole and Zavon Hines sums it up perfectly.

    They both had so much energy and were keen through out [until cole got injured] and were exciting to watch and I was worried everytime the ball was near Hines.

    Carew and Heskey were poor and lacked movement and general interest and I am starting to get really annoyed with the lack of effort from both of them.

    I also believe that O'Neill is determined for 442 to work home and away as he is reluctant to leave Heskey and Carew unhappy, we are paying for this.

    451 has worked effectively and in the last two games its been the time to play it and leave 442 for the home games.

    Sidwell is seeming to be ineffective and since the Wolves game, his days have been numbered and he needs to be dropped.

    We look stale and predictable and completely devoid of ideas, time for a few changes and no better place to start than a home game against Bolton

  2. Several people have posted with Delph and Albrighton together in the starting team. Never going to happen.

    I do enjoy the talk of Albrighton, but have we been given any indication recently that O'Neill will start him in a game? No

    There is more chance of Gabby/Heskey starting out wide tonight than Albrighton starting.

  3. I have no doubt that we will score. There defence is poor, especially with Spector at RB. Tomkins has played too many games for someone of his age. Noble has under performed this season as well.

    Parker could out run Stan in the midfield.

    I am worried that Cole could cause problems with Dunne, Cole has been fantastic in the last 12 months.

    A really interesting game ahead of us, a must not lose as well.

  4. The standard of Front Page articles has really dropped recently on this site and unfortunately this is another.

    I eagerly await your submission to the front page.

    I feel like I have just touched a nerve, it was a mere observation on my behalf.

    I have read this site for quite a few years now, prior to becoming a contributor.

    What first brought me to this site was the quality of the front page articles;no bias, well written and informative pieces.

    Also, due to work commitments I went through a period of missing some of the games and the match reports on here were always excellent and told it how it was and gave me an insight to the game.

    However the article written by AVFC-Bristol 'Those stories that just won't go away right now... ' I thought was poor. It was a article merely commenting on mindless speculation from the Daily Star. The writer also recommended the reader a possible new signing and pointed in the direction of youtube!

    But if you can't take criticism and turn to a childish comment, fair enough.

  5. LatestConfirmedIn, I completely understand why you've made some of those points. It is not a balanced argument I agree, it is an attempt to take a positive view on how far we've come under O'Neill, looking at the good that has happened, as a sign of things to come. But just to justify some of my points:

    -MON may have inherited Laursen, Bouma, Barry and Agbonlahor, but those players have come a long way under his guidance. Bouma has become cult type hero at VP because of how well he's played under MON, not for his year under DOL. He left Laursen's training up to himself which helped him stay fit, playing a massive role in our rise. He got the best out of Barry, who as a result has been an ever-present in the England squad when possible. And maybe DOL could have had the same results with Gabby, but it is MON who has moulded Gabby into the player he is.

    -Curtis got used to playing with Laursen, and once we lost Martin it was essentially up to him to lead us at the back. For a young defender in his second Premier League season to do that takes time, it doesn't click instantly. If he'd had that second half of the season with Laursen, he could well have been ready to do a decent job of leading us this coming season. All young defenders need someone to look up to and learn from. Laursen was that for Davies. And considering how much transfer fees are being inflated, £10m at the time looks like a decent bit of business, especially if he can produce performances like he did from Jan 2008 to Jan 2009.

    - With NRC, we needed the drive and defensive aspect of his game in our second season, and we got some good performances from him, performances that warranted his transfer fee. This season he hasn't played much simply because Petrov and Barry have been good for the most part. Barry for me slipped in the second half of the season, but MON was never going to drop our captain. Selling him now would result in a loss yes, but only because he hasn't played much, not because he is not a good player. But I'd like to think he can play a role, particularly if used with other young players, as someone to look up to.

    -Sidwell was expensive given his lack of games in the past season. Again, like with NRC, Barry and Petrov kept him out of the team with good performances. I don't feel we would have benefitted by dropping one of those and bringing him in. Personally I may have used him more as a sub when one was under-performing, or to close out a game. But I'm not MON. Sidwell has more to offer us, and I'm sure he'll be given more of a role this year with Barry gone. I think Barry being our captain kept him from being subbed or rested. A new central midfielder may not be so ever-present.

    -I did miss out Cuellar. But I feel it is hard to judge him based on one season, especially when he was covering right back when Shorey was dropped. The most games he played in the centre of defence was towards the end of the season, when the team hadn't adjusted to Laursen's absence. He had not gotten used to the pace of the Premier League and thus is made out to be a flop. Given more games in a row, I firmly believe he will show the form which won him both Player of the Year and Writers' Player of the Year in Scotland. But like Sidwell, he wasn't bought for one season.

    I acknowledge that I'm opinionated, and am not providing an argument as to where MON has fallen down. But my post on the MON thread was an attempt to show our progress in a better light than criticism and weakness, enjoying our rise up the table into a team capable of challenging the top four.

  6. The standard of Front Page articles has really dropped recently on this site and unfortunately this is another.

    You have painted a fantastic picture at Villa Park, and quite frankly at the moment we are not quite there. MON has done a really good job but not as good as you make out.

    Your viewpoint is very one dimensional and slanted, even though you have analysed the players it's not impartial in the slightest. I like to see myself as a realistic Villa fan that sees things how they, you do make some good points but just completely neglect that anything is wrong which derives the article of quality.

    I have picked out a few crackers:

    'Martin O'Neill has been rebuilding David O'Leary's squad from scratch'

    - From scratch implies everything new. The previous article written by Trent underlines our losses in Bouma and Laursen who were already at the club when MON got here. Barry, arguably our best player was also here, as was the emergence of Agbonlahor. You can tell me MON got the best out of them and you are right but your sentence doesn't state that, you later on point that out but still go back to Bouma and Laursen being key. DOL was crap, but credit where credit is due.

    'Curtis Davies £10m, for a young defender with a very bright future'

    He might have a bright future, he has shown glimpses of it. But £10 million seems £5 million too much at this present time. You even highlight yourself that he needed Laursen.

    'Nigel Reo-Coker £8.5 million'-

    You try your hardest to justify this, but you even start by saying he hasn't played ! He is not worth £8.5 million, if we sold him now it would be closer to £5million

    'Other purchases, such as Sidwell and Salifou in particular, have been criticised as being pointless considering they don't play, but for me this argument has no credence to it.'

    We don't have the luxury to spend £5 million on a player such as Sidwell for 'backup'. I think most people here agree that he was brought to replace Barry last year.

    Have I completely missed it - or have you not mentioned £7.8 million Carlos Cuellar?

    I just want the article to have a more down the line point of view, your article has good points but it would have come across a lot better IMO if you included some of the points that I made.

    This piece in the message board is fine, but as front page article for this website? Not quite.

  7. There is nothing analytical here, you are just describing what you have read in a red top. You are just commenting on pure speculation.

    The journalists have obviously got to you. If any of this comes true, then write an article about it expressing your concerns, but as a reader I think you have just wasted your time telling me something I already know.

  8. Must suck to be educated by a school child then

    I would probably call it a night if I were you. You are embarassing yourself and people won't read future comments written by you if you keep talking like this.

  9. Yes. Because I am full of knowledge and you should take notice and learn.

    I don't know how old you are, but some of your comments in this thread have made you look like a petulant school child.

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