TheStagMan

*edit* Duplicate post - sorry!

can i join in?

Steve Bruce is on his way to show him how to take it to a repair shop on topic, Just wondering if the 50% one that has suddenly appeared is a potential replacement for Ross?

He would, but apparently his phone is broken and he has to stay in until the repair man comes.

I think that the correct term is "non-binary individual"

Exactly, it is all about the past glories and him being a Villa "fan". If Bruce put in an offer for a striker from another club and he had Gabby stats and disciplinary problems, everyone on here would go mental!

Not as much as seeing it on a team sheet. .. I get that people are praising him for having a decent game yesterday, but that is 1 in about 30..... he cannot do it on a regular basis, if he does then I might start grudgingly accepting his inclusion.

0-0 at Preston would be a good result at the moment.

he would have felt right at home then...

especially with Baker in front of him

Do you know what?..... I absolutely agree with you on something :-) If Delph was willing to come to us, we should absolutely accept.

Well, you will probably score more goals :-) I'll even come along and cheer you on

^^^^ This, this this, 1000x this. Then he might have regained a modicum of respect and dignity (Ha!) But instead he bought an exercise bike and posted a picture of it on Instagram. That's enough, surely. #Legend

Fixed that for you..... Passing Accuracy Won Tackles per game Interceptions per game Touches per game Times pushed off ball like a little girl Shots Assists Goals Appearances Ashley Westwood 79% 1.05 1.05 37.68 4,326 2 0 0 22 Henri Lansbury 75% 1.41 1.35 61.65 0 14 3 6 17

Sounds like he deserves a new 4 year contract then. Wouldn't want to lose an talent like that.

He was not as bad last night as people are making out, yes he made a few mistakes, bad ones, but he didn't give up and recovered pretty much every one of them immediately and was visibly angry with himself each time. Apart from those mistakes he defended well. Most of his mistakes seemed to come from attempting to shield the ball out of play - he is not big enough or strong enough to do that as his default option. He does need to learn where row Z is and put the ball there when there is danger, unless he is being instructed to do the shielding rather than lose possession. Going forward he was OK as well, but only OK. There was not enough movement around him for the most part and was closed down quickly by their right sided players - Their RB and RW were playing as one. Amavi had Ayew, and whilst Ayew did get back a number of times, he was not providing the same level of support. Even at £25m I would not be looking to sell at the moment. Much bigger issues with our squad and new players to integrate into the team. Lets not create another problem to fix.

Or his predecessor, or his predecessor, or his predecessor

Pretty fair summary there mate. A big part of our issue is the mindset of our players - still reeling from last season's debacle and the poor start to this season. There does not seem to be enough trust between them (although it is getting better slowly) and hence the players who (think they) are better try to do things themselves, and generally fail, or are trying to cover other players weaknesses. We need three things: 1. A midfield ;-) 2. Confidence (although versus where we were, that is coming) 3. A team that plays to each other's strengths - to achieve this we need players with some actual strengths and a stable first team. We have been chopping and changing every game. I hope this is because Bruce has been assessing his options before wading into the transfer market. Hopefully post Jan we will see a more stable team and start to see better, more flowing football.

Fixed that for you.

^ That is awesome! fantastic attendance

Apparently he is off to West Brom in Jan..... https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/2438255/rudy-gestede-set-to-join-west-brom-from-aston-villa-in-7m-deal-in-january/ " REUTERS 4 Rudy Gestede is on his way to West Brom Gestede, 28, has scored only four times for Villa this season but has been constantly watched by Pulis. The Benin forward has also been attracting interest from Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough. Gestede is understood to have attended Boro’s 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool last week. New Villa boss Steve Bruce has identified in-form Bees striker Hogan as Gestede’s replacement. French Ligue 1 -21st December 2016, 19:50 Bastia v Marseille Match Result Bastia 11/5 Draw 21/10 Marseille 11/8 Correct Score Bastia 1-0 7/1 Marseille 1-0 11/2 Bastia 2-0 12/1 Marseille 2-0 9/1 Bastia 2-1 11/1 Marseille 2-1 9/1 View All Bets After dropping into non-League football with Woodley Sports in the Northern Premier League, Hogan, 24, is enjoying an impressive rise through the ranks. He has already scored 13 times this season and although he is also wanted by Reading and Bristol City, would move to Villa. REUTERS 4 Gestede has only scored four times for Villa this season but will leave for £7m ACTION IMAGES 4 Villa want Brentford’s Scott Hogan to replace Gestede PA:PRESS ASSOCIATION 4 Brentford could also lose Alan Judge to Newcastle Hogan – who missed nearly two years of football with anterior cruciate ligament damage – recently revealed he has ambitions of playing in the Premier League. He said: “I don’t want to be in the Championship long – I want to play in the Premier League”. Villa boss Bruce is also keen to push through a deal to bring in Arsenal’s Carl Jenkinson on loan to help his side’s promotion push Brentford could also lose midfielder Alan Judge to Newcastle next month for £600,000. The Bees are currently 14th in the Championship table. They sit nine points off the play-off spots."

I dare you to say that in the Westwood thread ;-)

And also listen to foxy_megan slagging Westwood off during a Radio WM commentary

Hmmmm, if you think the performances he has been putting in have been OK, then you have very low standards, and frankly if that's the level of performance we are judging as OK we are in for a very long stay in the Championship. I want better players playing for Villa, I want a decent replacement WHO CAN SCORE GOALS (not someone who scored a fair few several years ago and "might" score one or two now). Just do not get the love for this guy. Play RHM, play Gestede both are better options. It sickens me that he has suckered in another manager

Oh come on, it is a pretty close fight who gets most abuse, Westwood or Gabby. :-) And Westwood is probably the better footballer.