wedge Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 2 hours ago, TrentVilla said: This will be an interesting one. In the game at Villa Park they had a little ginger hobbit (Wood I think was his name or Froddo or something) and he completely ran the game. We never ever got close to him. That game was the final straw for me with RDM so absent was our midfield. It is early days of the new one but I'll be very interested to see how they do and how they handle the lad from the shires. Ryan Woods is from Pelsall/Norton Canes area, as I'm a similar age I came up against him a few times when growing up in youth football as I'm from Staffs originally, we couldn't get near him either!!! Don't know how our scouts missed him although he was at Man Utd for a while before having his breakthrough at Shrewsbury. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2017 Really looking forward to this one... ------------- Johnstone --------------- Bree --- Baker - Chester ---Amavi ------ Lansbury - Hourihane ------ Albert --- Jack --- Bjarnason Kodja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 30, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 30, 2017 1 hour ago, PieFacE said: Really looking forward to this one... ------------- Johnstone --------------- Bree --- Baker - Chester ---Amavi ------ Lansbury - Hourihane ------ Albert --- Jack --- Bjarnason Kodja I'd be a little surprised if every January signing started the game. I'm also not sure I'd even want that many players coming in who are unfamiliar with their team-mates. I'd have Barney on the bench. Either push Jack out wide and bring Jedi into the middle alongside Lansbury & Hourihane, or leave the shape as is and do a straight swap with Green for Barney. As for Bree, I've no strong feeling either way. If he's ready then he's ready. While I like Hutton's attitude, his positional discipline costs us directly and indirectly every game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 18 hours ago, John said: Is this Gabby fellow above another new signing? If not, I think I would prefer someone/anyone else to start. I would play Jedinak in front of the back four and would start Kodjia on his own up front with support from midfield runners. I would also start the Iceman rather than Green. We would then have Jack & Green available to come off the bench to ram home our advantage at some point in the second half. I would have took a point from this one before we bought a midfield but I think Brentford will now do well to keep it down to a two goal defeat. A three goal winning margin for the Villa!! Jedinak is more than likely out for tomorrow, so I am willing to take a decent bet we will see the XI I put out. Only iffy choice is Green over someone like Grealish or Viking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 right we really need to come to a consensus as to what Bjarnason's nickname is. I think ive counted about thirty so far and keep thinking ive missed a signing when i read one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 19 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: right we really need to come to a consensus as to what Bjarnason's nickname is. I think ive counted about thirty so far and keep thinking ive missed a signing when i read one Bj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Bork Bork Bork 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Hopefully hogan won't be on their team sheet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ermie123 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I'm very confident that we can turn these over and start to be the club we are supposed to be!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 5 hours ago, Czechlad said: Jedinak is more than likely out for tomorrow, so I am willing to take a decent bet we will see the XI I put out. Only iffy choice is Green over someone like Grealish or Viking If Jedinak is out I would play Jack from the start and give him a free role behind Kodjia myself. I think Gabby represents an "iffy choice" at best and I hope that is a choice that Steve Bruce does not persist with tomorrow. Its all about opinions though, our two teams are a little different but we will all know soon enough which way the boss has gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perchman Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Anyone driving to the game, there is free parking at Strand on the Green and Thames Road, this is the road that runs parallel to the Thames if you turn right after Kew bridge (if coming from M3) or left before Kew Bridge if coming from M4, about 20 min walk max from ground. Loads of Boozers there abouts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 God, I'm going to be unbearable positive if we win. Lose or draw and it's likely a let's let the team settle in a bit shall we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) With Jedi out I fully expect this to be the team. Johnstone Bree, Chester, Baker, Amavi Adomah, Lansbury, Hourihane, Bjarnasson Kodjia, Gabby It may be a 4-4-2 or it may be a 4-3-3 with Kodjia going wide left as he has done before. I think Bruce wants to play 4-4-2 though. If we have any hope of a late push for the play offs then we have to win this. In fact we have to put a 4 or 5 game winning run together now. I think for that reason alongside the players we now have we will see the shackles come off and us really go all out for three points. Edited January 31, 2017 by markavfc40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrim Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I'd be surprised if Bjarnasson started. He's in a new country / league and if there are already going to be 2 or 3 new faces in the team I think Bruce will ease him in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Haven't been this excited for a game since the cup final! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 By the time we play Ipswich we will have had 1 home game in nearly 6 weeks. So there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 With Gabby out I think it will be 4-3-3 now. Adomah and Green either side of Kodjia with Lansbury, Hourihane and Bjarnasson the midfield three. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Damn. Westwood would have been perfect for this game..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 So it looks like all the new boys (bar the ones coming in today) could be starting, seeing as both Jedinak and Gabby are injured and Westwood is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Should be a good game. Hopefully the new players gel as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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