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I think we'll win, I've got friends from Southampton who've all got a terrible cold. Wishful thinking but the Southampton team is bound to have caught it by now.

Are 3 of that back 4 not ruled out? I was under the impression Senderos and Hutton would be fit

Guzan Hutton senderos vlaar cissoko Lowton Sanchez Westwood nzogbia Bent agbonlahor I'd like to see us just go back to a 4-4-2 with some crosses going into the box, bent and gabby can only finish, we can't build through the middle and they've both done well in the past when crosses come in.

Fancy us to win this, 2-0 maybe? Purely because I don't expect Spam to turn up at their best as they'll expect an easy turnover. I'd like to see Weimann and Gabby up front as out and out central strikers, not wing forwards as neither of them can play down the flanks.

I don't think Lambert should be sacked right now, but this post reminds me of the days when people complained about the possibility of hiring McLaren and ultimately got McLeish. For a moment last night I wished we had McLeish back, just a moment.

Gabby can get one, their cb's are so slow

I hope to God we do something different tomorrow. The last few games have been horrible to watch, watching long balls up to the forward or tapping it hopelessly around in midfield has to stop. It seems to take forever to get the ball to their goal. Other teams get the ball and go straight on the attack with some purpous, I'd just like to see something other than 4-5-1 on the counter attack.

Yeah, Spurs are my next game on FIFA 15 too

Whether people think he's ready or not, one inarguable fact is that he won't improve at all whilst sat on the bench

Well done *clap*. There was me thinking he'd told him to stand still. I think you'll find I was referring to how the coaching has changed the players style. If you read my previous post that you've also quoted, you'll see I mention it there as well.

Bent used to be famous for his movement, since Lambert took over whenever he has came on he's a statue, it's got to be down to coaching.

Something I've seen from everyone after reading through all these threads and has just suddenly hit me. How much this f****** hurts. I don't think the chairman, the manager, the players or even the kit man knows how much this means to us, how much the villa means to us, and how devastated we all are at how far we've fallen. How many of us watch the villa play shit, whinge and whine and then come the weekend, we're behind the team again, excited and hoping for a win purely because we love them so much. Watching last nights performance was heart breaking because I now have completely lost all the optimism I've clung onto, and I genuinely believe this is the season we go, and I've loved watching my team in the premier league since I was a kid. We have a chairman who has a plaything that he thinks he can make a quick buck out of every now and then. A manager who seems to be clinging to the hope that he can really prove himself at this level instead of finally admitting he is out of ideas, and a group of completely uninspired players, who just don't seem as hurt as they should be at losing all the bastard time. I don't want us to be the new Leeds, a has been team in the championship who everybody has forgotten about. I can only hope that something, somehow will change before we inevitably go down and never come back. I just want my Villa back.

1 game? Every now and then our tactics are right. Most games we are tactically inept and are out-thought by most teams in the league. Don't let one or two results make you think we get it right, even a broken watch is right twice a day

Any manager who gets this team relegated doesn't deserve another job in football. I agree, I know we all bang on about how our team needs strengthening. But on paper, the squad we have should be finishing mid table at worst. Tactically, we seem to be second best every game.

We'll find out how good he is next season, I'm sure he'll get lots of games for us in the championship when the exits begin.

I'm usually quite optimistic about where we will finish each season. But I think this season we may have dabbled with relegation one too many times and not improved afterwards, I'm genuinely worried now.

Love the idea of the 4-4-2 team, but hate the idea of Westwood being out of the team. I do see the issue of Delph/Cleverly/Westwood and only being able to choose two. But that won't be a problem for a while after the Delph news.

I agree with most of what you say, but 'he has a sweet shot most of the time'? I think you mean he makes a sweet connection. Almost every shot he takes either flies over the bar or dribbles 10 yards wide. I think even fans of his wouldn't argue that.

I honestly think he's an average player, that's at a stretch. He does work harder than almost anybody in the team, and I really do admire him for that, but the game is about what you do with the ball and the truth is he does very little. Lashing wild shots and squandering chances due to lack of composure, not to mention his first touch which is more like a six yard pass, amount to the fact he really isn't as talented as we thought he was a couple of seasons ago. I know he pops up with a nice goal now and then, but does anybody honestly think he'd score more than a handful of goals even at a championship team?

No early goals and no silly mistakes at the back, we can get summat today. We just need to stay solid at the back and try to get under their skin. UTV

Roy Keane once visited the Virgin Islands, by the time he left they were just called the islands.

Roy Keane can win connect 4 in 3 moves

I think Clarke's been given the benefit of the doubt, time to sell him now, or give him away, or just forget to bring him home on the team bus. I'm not bothered which way.

Got to be taking our early chances or we will really regret it later on

my last reply was deleted but yea it was me and we were lambasted for it, just as it was last month when I mentioned how well he had played for Scotland even through the wilderness years. Said he was a quality player, mocked for it Well done guys. Have a gold star. Maybe a smiley face stamp?