Django_Zooms

23 hours ago, 8pints said:

Moreira

Hutton---Tuanzebe---Bree

Bolasie---Grealish---McGinn---El Ghazi

Hourihane

Kodjia---Abraham

Win 6-4

Blimey. 8pints is an unexpected pseudonym for Steve Bruce.

28 minutes ago, One For The Road said:

For the love of McGrath, when will people realise how betting works?

Bookies do not do lazy guess work. That's why they make vast fortunes from the general public. Odds are mostly dictated by money placed on bets, not by bookies having a wild stab in the dark.

Bookies lay out their odds, so they were wildly wrong about Henry this afternoon. And lazies speculate, money follows them, then bookies react. As a matter of fact.

Dean Smith in, from nowhere after the Bruce news, to favourite with most bookies. Henry drifting longer. Allardyce just lazy guesswork from bookies and journos. C’mon Deano!

Dean Smith all the way, in my opinion. Not a time to take risks nor give anyone with no experience a chance.

Millwall and Norwich away and Swansea at home. No game plan, no formation, no first team, no Chester, no tactics, no idea... See you all again after Dean Smith is finally appointed for the 19-20 promotion season.

Chester out for 3 very tricky games. Forget about promotion.

Just 10 more goals tonight will make up the goal difference. Do not back off, Villa.

Steve Bruce has never won promotion from the Championship, with any club that has the following letters in its name: S O N V 

Totally outplaying Preston, in a random and unrhythmical way, but deserved that goal. Now, Bruce will urge them to sit back and let Robinson score two.

Every one of the most successful teams ever has signed three wingers. And then left them all on the bench, to play a number 9 & 10 as wingers. Not.

“Consistent team selections and formations, Steve?”... “Expletive that expletive”, blustered bonkers Bruce, “I will be sacked soon, so I may as well just chuck names in my lucky earthenware bowl.”

ABBA fans: Wes Edens is an anagram of Sweden’s.

Markings on the pitch reveal that rugby is also played in this stadium. Bruce must think that only kick and rush and high hoofs are therefore permitted.

Bruce’s half time team talk has...made no difference whatsoever. As usual.

Dean Smith is the obvious replacement for Bruce. Villa fan who performs wonders with mediocre squads.

1 minute ago, jim said:

1,320

Before Brexit, you’d have got 1,500.

And this selection in this formation is an utter joke. Want 451? Play 2 of the actual wingers, not Kodj and Jack. This selection demands a midfield diamond.

For this calibre of player only to show capability for O’Leary style hit and hope, head tennis football is humiliating for all of the coaching staff. 

Just now, Dr_Pangloss said:

No and he's worse than Enckleman. Enckleman was shit, but didn't cost us this many goals in such a short space of time.

Maybe but all of his were against Small Heath.

2 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said:

Nyland is the worst keeper to ever play for this club.

Too young to remember Enckelman?

1 minute ago, bannedfromHandV said:

Is this still on sky?? Red Button thing ain't working for me, says no live events?! 

It is 100% correct. KO is 2000 BST when it will start.

Diamond midfield. Thor behind, Jack on point, 2 upfront running channels and also getting between their CBs. The only response to Saturday. And a massive waste of signing 4,000 wingers...

Garry Thompson has nailed it: “Thompson fears Bruce's Villa rely too heavily on 'bits of brilliance' from flair players such as Jack Grealish and Jonathan Kodjia to hurt opponents rather than having a 'framework' for beating teams.” https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/no-one-knows-pundits-damning-15200367.amp?__twitter_impression=true

This only means two things: 1) the PR machine has gone overboard to deflect Sack Bruce news and 2) unless there is a buyout clause, Jack’scontract just means Daniel Levy or whomever will have to pay a higher fee for Jack in years 1-4 of the contract.