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A mid-fielder whose first instinct is to either carry the ball forward or pass it forward. This kid could be a good 'un. Hope he doesn't get noticed too soon or he'll be another one we can't hold on to.

Finances can't be too bad; nobody at the club's mentioned "player amortisation" yet.

Agree with sentiments above. I and four mates had seaon tickets on the North Stand for donkey's years. They slowly dropped out and last season it was just me. like a lot of others I think the "competition" has been warped by the likes of the Sky 5. Football revolves around them.I'm sick of seeing double page spreads on M.U. Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea in the papers. After finding the pathetic couple of lines about us and the other also rans I turn to the cricket. I'm sick of watching T.V. panelists and listening to radio talk shows speculating which of the favoured few are going to win the league. Who cares, it won't be us. I'm fed up with having matches re-scheduled to suit Sky. I don't want to go to the match on Sunday afternoon, Monday night or 5.30 on a Saturday. I'm a dinosaur. I like 3.00pm. kickoffs on Saturday but because football's prostituted itself on the altar of t.v. commercialism that's a rarity. They tell me football's much better now because of the Premier League. I prefered it when it was crap and teams like us, Notts Forest and Everton could come from nowhere and have ago at winning the league. Sorry, grumpy old man syndrome in overdrive. I'll probably come down once or twice on a Saturday.

Variation on the old rugby chant. If I had the wings of a sparrow, If I had the arse of a crow, I'd fly over St.Andrews tomorrow And shit on the bastards below. Shit on, shit on I'd shit on the bastards below,below Shit on, shit on, I'd shit on the bastards below.

Is Ron Saunders still alive? Seriously, when we finish the season still in this division I'd be happy with Moyes or Coyle. Too much damage has been done this season to stick with the status quo.

"Players operate well when they know exactly what their role is and they have been given time to settle into it and understand it, but if people are not capable of delivering that role, your system will go pear shaped pretty quickly." Andrew Strauss. Well it worked for those lads so perhaps our management could learn something from it.

I like Bannon's vision and the fact that he doesn't waste a pass. A mid-fielder whose first instinct is to go forward is alright by me. Incidently if we want a midfield enforcer what are the thoughts about Lassana Diarra. Seems to be surplus to requirements and I'll bet Harry Redknapp is eyeing him up.

Excellent analysis Gazton. We wait now with bated breath. Do you think funds will be made available in January or are we going with what we've got and going for a restructure of the team next summer? Have we got enough to tread water for a season or even make proress on the pitch?

Nice to have input from behind the scenes. Thank you General. I'm sure every effort is being made to get the right man for the job, we don't want things to stall and need a progressive manager to move us on. I hope there's a massive reaction from the team tomorrow in response to K.M. Cave Leonem Cruciatum. (Beware the Tormented Lion.).

I'm beginning to experience an unsettling feeling of deja vu. Getting to a position of promise where we feel we might kick on to the next level. Selling our best players year on year. Having dispiriting injections of common self where fiscal proprietypredominates. Being told that, if we're sensible the future is bright...eventually. I seem to remember that all of this flashed before my eyes during the reign of a previous chairman. Please Villa fans, reassure me that all is not doom and gloom and that our esteemed owner and his acolytes are really serious about pushing on and that we're not destined to perpetual mid- table mediocrity with perhaps a cup run thrown in to keep us interested. I really want to be a believer but after watching Villa since the 1950s a cynical mood sometimes overcomes me.