VillaChris Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 People saying they score goals....they have scored fewer goals at home than Hull Swansea and Sunderland which is a dismal stat. As I posted last week their away run is horrendous so I really don't see how they're going to claim 20 or so points from their 8 remaining home games. To me they have the look of Newcastle last season....spending money seems to convince people they'll stay up just on that basis but the old flaws remain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Under Allardyce they seem to lack ambition in attack. Pardew would at least try have a go which was probably his downfall among other things They have also been caught by some late sucker punches at home by Swansea and now Everton today. dont think anybody will have sympathy if Allardyce takes them down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 12 hours ago, VillaChris said: People saying they score goals....they have scored fewer goals at home than Hull Swansea and Sunderland which is a dismal stat. As I posted last week their away run is horrendous so I really don't see how they're going to claim 20 or so points from their 8 remaining home games. To me they have the look of Newcastle last season....spending money seems to convince people they'll stay up just on that basis but the old flaws remain. It does seem like Allerdyce has taken their attacking threat away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 22, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 22, 2017 But that is fairly typical Sam approach in these circumstances, he makes sides tight and compact and usually solid defensively. Then they build from that and usually start to find ways to score. Only this time its not working for him and they look doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sne Posted January 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2017 Possibly not the right thread but since Brede Hangeland probably doesn't have his own thread, and I couldn't be bothered search and see if there is a Fulham one Brede has been asked to name a "Laziest teammate XI" Pretty funny stuff. Quote BREDE HANGELAND: EX-FULHAM AND CRYSTAL PALACE HERO DOESN’T DISAPPOINT AFTER BEING ASKED TO NAME LAZIEST XI TEAMMATES Waffling away on a Norwegian podcast, Brede Hangeland spent a little time reminiscing about his career – specifically the laziest players he’s ever played alongside. Speaking in a light-hearted interview with Heia Fotball, Hangeland was asked to name XI of the most work-shy fops he’d ever played with. The former Fulham and Crystal Palace defender didn’t disappoint… Wayne Hennessey Used to just lie on one of those thick blue mats in the gym while we were working out. Chris Baird Totally uninterested in gym work. Whenever we did cardio, he asked the coach: ‘When can we go and play football?’ Zdenek Grygera Great guy, good friend. When he arrived at Fulham, he told the coach: ‘I don’t do weights.’ He didn’t. Erik Hagen As a centre-back, ‘Panzer’ was big, strong but it must have all come from his genes because he never went near the gym. Wilfried Zaha Amazing physique, athletic, huge potential. Some Mondays, he’d come over to me and say: ‘I’m starting my programme now!’ He’d do five push-ups, sigh, then leave. He would have been incredible if he was serious. Jimmy Bullard Great player but incredibly weak. Never interested in the gym. Clear-cut pick for my laziest team! Mousa Dembele Maybe the best I played with, but struggles with his physique. Never lifted weights. Has incredible balance. Earned the right to not work out. Bryan Ruiz Don’t think he even knew where the gym was. He was from Costa Rica and didn’t like feeling the least bit uncomfortable. Always wore long sleeves and gloves. If it was cold or away to Stoke, he just wouldn’t come along. Bobby Zamora Strong but hated the gym. Whenever it was time for dead lifts, he’d start feeling his hamstring – every single time! Dimitar Berbatov Never seen a man get so many massages in my life. Whenever we were in the gym, Berbatov was getting a massage. I knew the guy who gave him the massages. Usually at the end of the season, the players would give all the physios a gift but he’d massage Berbatov for hundreds of hours during the season and he would get nothing. Emmanuel Adebayor I was marking Adebayor in midfield. Suddenly he said: ’Ah, I’m hungry.’ I replied: ‘What?’ He said: ‘I can’t wait for the game to finish. I’m so hungry. Do you know a good restaurant in London?’ At Palace, when we had strength workouts, he would sit in the gym with a cup of coffee and a muffin. He was being paid by City, Tottenham and Palace at the same time, and he was sitting in the gym drinking coffee. http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/fulham/250286/brede-hangeland-ex-fulham-and-crystal-palace-hero-doesnt-disappoint-after-being-asked-to-name-laziest-xi-teammates.html 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighavfc Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 27 million on Schlupp and Van Aanholt Absolute crazy market !!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 'I was marking Adebayor in midfield. Suddenly he said: ’Ah, I’m hungry.’ I replied: ‘What?’ He said: ‘I can’t wait for the game to finish. I’m so hungry. Do you know a good restaurant in London?’ Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighavfc Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 56 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: 'I was marking Adebayor in midfield. Suddenly he said: ’Ah, I’m hungry.’ I replied: ‘What?’ He said: ‘I can’t wait for the game to finish. I’m so hungry. Do you know a good restaurant in London?’ Brilliant. Is there a any more pointless footballer in the world than Adebayor really ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted January 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, leighavfc said: Is there a any more pointless footballer in the world than Adebayor really ? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 27, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: 'Tis a bloody nice car though all the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I'm not usually one to lament the state of football, but 14M for Van Aanholt? Jesus, football really has gone mad. He's top 5 worst defenders in the PL in the past 10 years with the other 4 probably being Villa players tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 It really is crazy. He is decent going forward so I wonder if Sam will play him as a winger instead maybe. Crazy money for what is essentially a bang average player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 On 1/27/2017 at 10:41, leighavfc said: 27 million on Schlupp and Van Aanholt Absolute crazy market !!!!! World has gone mad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 17 hours ago, dudevillaisnice said: It really is crazy. He is decent going forward so I wonder if Sam will play him as a winger instead maybe. Crazy money for what is essentially a bang average player. Allardyce has always liked attacking left backs and generally got the best out of them, young Cresswell, Warnock, Jose Enrique and Ricardo Gardner all arguably played their best football under him. PVA despite being awful defensively was excellent for Sunderland towards the end of last season too and played a major role in them staying up. Palace being desperate for a left back is probably part of the reason the price is high too though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 On 1/27/2017 at 21:10, Keyblade said: I'm not usually one to lament the state of football, but 14M for Van Aanholt? Jesus, football really has gone mad. He's top 5 worst defenders in the PL in the past 10 years with the other 4 probably being Villa players tbf. I remember him being tore apart by Nzogbia about 18 months ago in our 4-0 win. he is that bad defensively 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 This seasons Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 5 at the back at home to Sunderland and get smashed....... England are lucky Allardyce got stung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 van Aanholt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr_Pangloss Posted February 5, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2017 Delighted to see the utter word removed who is Sam Allardyce failing so badly. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) I selfishly hope they get relegated as my mate is a palace fan and it's a great excuse for a trip to villa park (last few seasons have been midweek fixtures or late august - not great when living in Devon) seeing fat wallet, I mean Sam fail is also amusing Edited February 5, 2017 by theboyangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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