JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Rather amazing that a former cb assembled this defence. Nevermind Hogan for hoofball or Nyland in general. He got McGinn right though I will give him that. Well to be fair to Bruce (I know) His son did say in his tweetstorm that he had to let go of some to bring in the likes of Abraham etc. Whether true or not we don't know, but it's believable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Well to be fair to Bruce (I know) His son did say in his tweetstorm that he had to let go of some to bring in the likes of Abraham etc. Whether true or not we don't know, but it's believable. In the same rant his son also stated that we got to the playoff final within 12 months of Bruce senior being appointed.. now we all know that's simply not true, so why bother believing anything he ranted about has any truth to it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, Junxs said: In the same rant his son also stated that we got to the playoff final within 12 months of Bruce senior being appointed.. now we all know that's simply not true, so why bother believing anything he ranted about has any truth to it. Was trying to be nice on Christmas Day.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GeordieVillan Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Massive game today. We are in “save our season” territory I think. This fixture also marks the beginning of the run of so called “easier games”. If we can put together a run of 4 or 5 wins on the bounce now, maybe even more than that, things might look very different by the end of January. Lose today and you’ve got to think that confidence will be shot, and for me it will feel quite a bit like Bruce’s first season where we got to January and we were hoping for a big impact from the January signings to turn the season around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I feel so bad for the midfield and our attackers. They deserve so much more than sitting mid table. Our defence together with Nyland is simply a disgrace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 26 minutes ago, villalad21 said: I feel so bad for the midfield and our attackers. They deserve so much more than sitting mid table. Our defence together with Nyland is simply a disgrace You are quite an emotional guy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 54 minutes ago, GeordieVillan said: Massive game today. We are in “save our season” territory I think. This fixture also marks the beginning of the run of so called “easier games”. If we can put together a run of 4 or 5 wins on the bounce now, maybe even more than that, things might look very different by the end of January. Lose today and you’ve got to think that confidence will be shot, and for me it will feel quite a bit like Bruce’s first season where we got to January and we were hoping for a big impact from the January signings to turn the season around. I thought we were at this point already. We don't have many defenders and DS has tried a few permutations - presumably the defending has been worked on extensively during training - so really new defenders is the only option left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 44 minutes ago, GeordieVillan said: Massive game today. We are in “save our season” territory I think. This fixture also marks the beginning of the run of so called “easier games”. If we can put together a run of 4 or 5 wins on the bounce now, maybe even more than that, things might look very different by the end of January. Lose today and you’ve got to think that confidence will be shot, and for me it will feel quite a bit like Bruce’s first season where we got to January and we were hoping for a big impact from the January signings to turn the season around. Whilst I think we’re at a “get back on track” point, save our season is perhaps a bit of an over reaction. You’re right to say though, that with some easier games coming up than those we’ve just played, we need to take advantage of these games. Although away games are rarely easy and Swansea we’re a Premier League team last year. We are all hoping for the January window can help us to move forward and repair the damage done by the previous manager, as in Bruce’s first season. However as a club we’re in a much better place both on and off the pitch. We have proper owners, who appear at least to have a plan and have installed a group of football men to implement the plan, short and long term. Its not great to be in the position we find ourselves, in that we need lots of changes to the team mid season. However I think we have the people to at least implement those changes. Most of us, me included, we’re pleased two years ago when Bruce made all those signings, they were all seen as quality players on form at their former respective clubs. What we did with them afterwards clearly didn’t work out. Hopefully this time the plan isn’t to buy the best individual players, but to construct the best team and with a scouting system not based purely on obvious cherry picking but a deeper knowledge of a wider range of players and a clear plan how to get the best out of them. Three points today will be a good start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Close this. Norwich are the flukiest team in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Villarocker Posted December 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2018 I can't knock the Norwich result because at 1-1 Leeds and 1-3 Norwich I had my last 75p in my bet365 account on Leeds to win (15/4) and Norwich to draw (16/1) to return £60 . 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Close this. Norwich are the flukiest team in history. It's the race for PROMOTION, not the race for the delusional title which people seem to keep forgetting. Forest getting a draw instead of a win is actually a better result for us. Moves us up one place to 9th too. Edited December 26, 2018 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 3 points from 5th, we are slowly getting a grip on the play-offs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Leeds are pissing me off now. 2 goals in stoppage time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Norwich and Leeds are both so lucky. Both should of dropped points today and haven't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Norwich and Leeds are ridiculous with the late goals, guess it's the sign of good sides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 26, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Lord Willard said: Norwich and Leeds are both so lucky. Both should of dropped points today and haven't Norwich dropped two in fairness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 How shit are forest? 3 up then you go draw. That will kill.forest. Norwich are the jammiest side I've ever seen thats for sure. As for Leeds they will win the title I'm convinced of that. Blackburn just like villa bottled it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Leeds are pissing me off now. 2 goals in stoppage time! Their style of play tires out the opposition, it's not surprising to me they score late goals. But we need to forget about Leeds and Norwich as of now, consentrate in getting into the top 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 That 3 points is massive for us today. We now need to take 6 from the next two, bring in defensive reinforcements early in January and along with the new keeper we should be well set going into the last 20 games to secure our place in the top 6. Anything more than that now would be a huge bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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