lexicon Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Phenomenal, definitely not overawed anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Cant remember last Villa player to get a hat-trick, never mind midfielder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 8 minutes ago, Czechlad said: I am glad Bruce finally gave him a chance, but I really have to question Bruce here. How was Lansbury and Bacuna ever preferred over Hourihane? Hourihane got his first league start tuesday, and is the league's top goal scorer by saturday. Because you only have to go back a short distance to see that the majority felt he was under performing. Bruce has said that a number who joined this last year has taken some time to settle. It seems he may have been one of those. Let's hope this was the catalyst to move him on to bigger and better things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Just now, villianusa said: Because you only have to go back a short distance to see that the majority felt he was under performing. Bruce has said that a number who joined this last year has taken some time to settle. It seems he may have been one of those. Let's hope this was the catalyst to move him on to bigger and better things. It didn't help when he was back up to Bacuna. Bacuna **** Bacuna. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 19, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2017 Just now, Zatman said: Cant remember last Villa player to get a hat-trick, never mind midfielder Think that would be Scott Sinclair against Notts County. Before that benteke. No idea on the midfielder though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockport_Villain Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Fantastic performance from the lad. Took all his chances well and was helped no end by Davis holding up the ball to give him a chance to support and balls to run onto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Just now, DCJonah said: It didn't help when he was back up to Bacuna. Bacuna **** Bacuna. Not many options at that time. I didn't agree with Bacuna, but both were poor at that time, but at least Bacuna gave us a bit of energy. Hourihane started to show that today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Chuffed for Hourihane. pleased to see him a) getting forward and into the box and b ) taking his chances long may this continue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Just now, villianusa said: Not many options at that time. I didn't agree with Bacuna, but both were poor at that time, but at least Bacuna gave us a bit of energy. Hourihane started to show that today. What? Hourihane was an option? The guy who scored loads for Barnsley. Has 4 in the last 3 games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post terrytini Posted August 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2017 8 minutes ago, lexicon said: Phenomenal, definitely not overawed anymore. He never was. Hes just been very poorly used until today. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Just now, terrytini said: He never was. Hes just been very poorly used until today. He isn't a DM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Just now, DCJonah said: What? Hourihane was an option? The guy who scored loads for Barnsley. Has 4 in the last 3 games. That was for Barnsley, not Villa until today. He had been below average during his time here. If a player is bad it's Bruce's fault for picking him, if the player returns to the team and plays well it Bruce's fault for not picking him sooner. It would be the same with Hutton if he was dropped (and rightly so) after his early season performances, but then came back to the team for whatever reason and did well. Bruce would get blamed, and people would say he should never be dropped in the first place and he was just going through a rough spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NurembergVillan Posted August 19, 2017 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2017 First Villa midfielder to score a league hat-trick since David Platt in a 3-2 home win v Spurs on 16th March 1992. My 13th birthday... EDIT - as rightly pointed out, it's a typo and was actually 1991, my 12th birthday! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 1 minute ago, villianusa said: That was for Barnsley, not Villa until today. He had been below average during his time here. If a player is bad it's Bruce's fault for picking him, if the player returns to the team and plays well it Bruce's fault for not picking him sooner. It would be the same with Hutton if he was dropped (and rightly so) after his early season performances, but then came back to the team for whatever reason and did well. Bruce would get blamed, and people would say he should never be dropped in the first place and he was just going through a rough spell. How many times was he played in a position to get goals? Sorry, you won't convince me Bacuna was a better option than this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 19, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2017 25 minutes ago, Czechlad said: I am glad Bruce finally gave him a chance, but I really have to question Bruce here. How was Lansbury and Bacuna ever preferred over Hourihane? Hourihane got his first league start tuesday, and is the league's top goal scorer by saturday. The Bruce thread is not here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 19, 2017 Moderator Share Posted August 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, villianusa said: That was for Barnsley, not Villa until today. He had been below average during his time here. If a player is bad it's Bruce's fault for picking him, if the player returns to the team and plays well it Bruce's fault for not picking him sooner. It would be the same with Hutton if he was dropped (and rightly so) after his early season performances, but then came back to the team for whatever reason and did well. Bruce would get blamed, and people would say he should never be dropped in the first place and he was just going through a rough spell. No, it's Bruce's fault when he doesn't play people in the way they played at their previous clubs that made them successful and got his interest. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 19, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2017 1 minute ago, NurembergVillan said: First Villa midfielder to score a league hat-trick since David Platt in a 3-2 home win v Spurs on 16th March 1992. My 13th birthday... Bit young for a mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted August 19, 2017 Moderator Share Posted August 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Jareth said: Bit young for a mod If you're good enough, you're old enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 19, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: If you're good enough, you're old enough Alright Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wazzap24 Posted August 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2017 Dear Steve. Pick him there every week. Don't move him, don't drop him, don't make him run around smashing into tackles or play as some kind of holding player. Just play him there. In every game. Please and thank you. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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