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Would the club put this on the website if he was leaving tomorrow? (Sadly I could see it)

Ben Stokes doc on Prime is fantastic. Great to see a top level sport star at the top of his game speak so openly about mental health struggles, hopefully it will help many others.

Possibly the most baffling substitution I’ve seen. Completely changed the game!

El Goalzi, go well!

Gerrard lost the game for us when he took Luiz off for Ramsey. Basically an invitation for the previously invisible Declan Rice to run the game.Choosing McGinn as captain will be the thing that sinks him. Presume we’re talking to potential replacements on the down low. Kamara MOTM. Not looking forward to the next two.

Much better. Midfield looks good with Luiz in it. Helps that McGinn is having a better game. West Ham have been pretty poor, can’t see them being as bad in the second half. Get Buendia on for Phil sooner rather than later. Why was our goal disallowed? Couldn’t tell from the Holte.

Captain Salah. Fortunately seems most did too! Luis Diaz sorting me out though.

Rename it The Douglas Luiz Stand imo

Ffs!

V impressive when he came on last night. Could be worth sending him on loan to the Championship until the World Cup while Gerrard figures out what he wants he first team to look like then get him back and getting regular minutes in the second half of the season.

Could be that he wanted to give the first team some time to get into rhythm together. West Ham play on Thursday so we should be more rested than them.

It’s not on tv, was moved because WHU are playing on Thursday.

Decent evening out! Surprisingly strong side I thought but hopefully it gets then gelling a bit more. We’d had the ball in the net twice before they scored so I wasn’t worried unlike some of the fans near me. Yeah we weren’t great first half but we only needed to keep it tight then our quality and superior fitness would show later on, as it did. Coutinho had a decent game I thought. No complaints with the movement of Ings and Watkins either. We could’ve ended up with 7 or 8 goals with a few late breaks where we lacked composure for the final shot. Archer looked class when he came on. Bailey’s goal was great but something weird at half time, the subs were warming up on the pitch and he was have a very animated discussion with Cash - looked like he was furious but Cash didn’t seem that interested, I’m intrigued to see if anyone else spotted it - I may have misinterpreted what I saw! All in all, a good win and we’re in the draw for the next round, no complaints here! (Well except that it took 45 mins to get out of the car park, feel for the fans driving back to B’ham tonight with the m6 shut!) Martinez 8 Young 8 Chambers 6 Mings 8 Digne 8 Kamara 8 McGinn 6 Luiz 8 Coutinho 8 (gave him player of the match, but could’ve been Luiz) Watkins 7 Ings 8

MOMS and Villa Talks are the best two imo. Didn’t really like MOMS when I first started listening to it at the start of the first lockdown but they’ve won me round to the extent where I’ve now got the annual membership for the extra shows. Omar’s pod is great; enjoy the chat between the contributors and that different opinions from across the fanbase are pretty well represented. Always a good one to listen to on the way down to the match. I’ll listen to the C&B one if I have time (normally the match reaction one only as they upload so many) but can’t stand Preece when he’s on there. I like Dan Bardell but stopped listening to 1874 a long time before it finished because Evans is awful, so dreary and loves it when things are going badly at the club; shame they couldn’t keep it going with Dan and Holly instead - would be better if she became the full time correspondent for us actually over Gregg. Discovered the Villa podcast on Saturday with the two Irish lads and really liked it so will be adding that to regular listening.

McGinn at 50m seems a great fit, make it so Jürgen.

Yes a midweek game, horrible atmosphere

Pretty tough in 8th position but glad to bank TAA and Cancelo after they scored a combined 0 this week

Good luck all

8 is fine for me for VT1

Goodbye sweet Prince. One of my favourite players, disappointed we haven’t found a way to get him in the team. Hopefully see you again in the future bamboozling opposition defenders then playing a kamikaze ball across our own box then going on a mazy run and scoring a great goal all within 5 minutes of play.

Think we’ll see something like Olsen Young Konsa Chambers Augistinsson Nakamba or Iroegbunam Luiz Sanson Bailey Ings (Archer if he hasn’t gone on loan) Buendia Gerrard knows he needs a comprehensive win

Football ground guide

I voted keep(removed from the emotion of the game by a few hours now). Gerrard’s made our re ent signings and if we hire someone else now do they bring in a load more players? Can’t keep changing manager. He does need to get better fast though. Sacking McPhee would be a better first move. Having said that, I wouldn’t be disappointed if they did sack Gerrard tbh.

You mean you’ve seen him play against us

Comprehensively outplayed today. Palace looked good and we were awful defensively. Wonder if Konsa’s presence and lack of confidence is making the entire defence frantic at the moment?o