Stratvillan

Really impressed me. Not ready to be starting games regularly, but should be coming on every week as a sub to build up game time. Would look to see him in a central role - felt he was played too wide yesterday.

Looks comfortable on the ball, would agree not a cb. Needs to be playing to improve.

We need a positive result to keep the Bristol feel good factor going. But we can't flog Adomah, etc to death, or risk injury to Grealish, Chester etc. Has to be a strong bench, when in likelihood a lot of the starters are coming back from injury or not played 90 minutes against a league team.

Great point. great analogy. Dont judge the fans until you've been hat we've been through.

Would agree, he runs side to side, and hourihane has too be where he isn't. At least jedi goes to the ball.

Steer Bree. de Laet. Elphick. Taylor Thor Whelan. green Ohare RHM. Hogan Keep Davis, Grealish Terry on bench if we need them.

I don't want us to sign anyone unless they are "guaranteed" a first team place. We've a massive squad, we need to sign the right players or no one. I'm more eager to clear out the ones who clearly aren't wanted or needed RMc. Bunn, Richards, gabby , de laet . I know now it won't happen, but a good window might be a more balanced squad. Id bid for Flint from last night, he's a beast, and would make Johnson cry.

Totally agree. Has to cover for whelan because whelan doesn't really tackle. Has more freedom to go forward with Jedi. Thought he was full of energy and offered attacking threat.

Think Peterborough may be his first start. Can see Hogan Green and Rhm with O'hare behind.

I like the fact he was on hand for every goal - wasn't hiding. As injuries take their toll on other teams he will score more.

Thought Grealish was outstanding. Snoddy played for a whole game. Thought Hourihane was everywhere. Jedi proved why we don't need Whelan. A very happy journey back to sunny Stratford.

If he reverts to type and starts whelan and Jedi it's a loss. I'd like to see RHM just for the pace. We can't afford to lose this.

Don't want to turn this into a Bruce / poor investment thread. But now the transfer window is open do we have anyone that anyone else would genuinely want to sign?(not loan players). Premiership - can't think of anyone who might move up - grealish? championship - Hutton perhaps - though teams will wait for summer. Bree / de Laet , Thor, Gardner, Hogan (cut price). It really does make you think about what we spend our money on - and this isn't a manager thing - it's a 5/6 year club failing.

To get promoted you need goals from all over, probably 2 players approaching 20. Think Albert is our second player, to really push on we need that first choice centre forward. It's not Davis, hogan or McCormack or this season kodjia. Doesn't make him a bad player just not the main centre forward we need.

Think Johnstone is solid, no more, may well develop his aerial ability as de gea did. More annoyed as I bought my 9 year old a goalie top 3 weeks ago with Johnstone on the back. Goes well with his brothers Tishbola one !

To me you've just described Taylor not Hutton.

Lets face it. Whatever team he picks hes wrong. Taylor offers nothing going forward and is suspect in the air correct call. Whelan is terrible - correct call. Davis doesn't look like scoring ( I may have picked him for his height). Onomahsbest games are when he pushes on and closes down. Not the worst team.

Picking managers can't be an exact science, so I can't really appreciate the stick that dr T gets. Man Utd had a succession of managers who failed to win the top div. (one of which did well for us) had fergie followed by 2 managers who failed. Bruce was a reasonable choice, what's happened since doesn't change that. My criticism would be sticking with him for so long, but even given that , this notion of anyone But Bruce is ludicrous. Dr T can't sack him without a better candidate lined up.we are not getting a top 10 championship manager at this stage if the season. If he went for Terry, why not Giggs, or Mellberg - he'ed get crucified. May not like it, his hands may be tied.

I'd like to apologise. I backed Bruce I thought he'd steady the ship and get us in the playoffs. I never thought straight up. The style of football is light years behind where we need to be to be promoted but worryingly, it's light years behind where weed need to be if we got promoted. I was wrong, he's a dinosaur, he's signed dinosaurs. He needs to go.

Agreed. I'd appoint smith now, but back him with his style of players. No one imo would get us higher than the playoffs with the players currently available.

Johnson is not leaving to come to villa. Why would he? Smith would but as someone else posted do we have the players to play his style mid season? Bilic doesnt do anything for me. I'd go for smith personally because he is a good long term appointment, but getting in the playoffs this season will be decided by our transfer dealings in Jan, not who we have in charge. (IMO)

Can't believe some of the votes for motm.

Agree. Agree. Agree.

If we passed to him he'd be better. Twice in the first 15 min against mil wall, he was free at the back post, Davies and adomah totally ignored him. It was him going mental at everyone standing still instead of moving. Think he's on a different wavelength to those around him.

Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but who is the right man? Someone actually suggested pulis last night! Wether people like it or not, we could have been like Sunderland, we are not. We are in the play offs, which is probably our true position. Yesterday's result was down to a lack of choices because of injuries and poor decision making by players, and Bruce , IMO starting Lansbury ahead of grealish was strange. I understood the Hutton swap, he was trying to get the ball to the forwards. Elmo can cross Hutton can't. Everyones entitled to their views, I just don't think it has to be totally one side of the other. im now going to build a snow man, he'll have the movement of samba, the crossing ability of Hutton, and the awareness of kodjia.