CI Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Mortimer is not only wide of the mark, he's a gobshite who only pops his head up above the parapet when he sniffs blood Lets not forget 1986 eh Dennis ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Well, the Petrov-Delph-N'Zogbia midfield seems to be bedding in quite nicely so far, I suspect we may be seeing just a wee bit more of Stan this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa_shere Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 He had a OK game yesterday but it was against a poor Blackburn team. I think he is way past his best and doesnt offer much to the team anymore. The sooner we replace him the quicker we can progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Still not a fan. Played well against a poor midfield, last year Pires looked like Iniesta vs them. Come up against a decent team before we can judge him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulTheVillan Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Petrov & NRC were class towards the end of the season last season & we're half the reason we stayed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Still not a fan. Played well against a poor midfield, last year Pires looked like Iniesta vs them. Come up against a decent team before we can judge him Wolves should offer a better test of the Stan / Delph combo, as it will all areas of the pitch, Dunne needs to get Doyle in his BP, Young needs to nobble Jarvis early doors and Bent needs to free himself from Johnsons shackles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy_loes Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Still not a fan. Played well against a poor midfield, last year Pires looked like Iniesta vs them. Come up against a decent team before we can judge him Wolves should offer a better test of the Stan / Delph combo, as it will all areas of the pitch, Dunne needs to get Doyle in his BP, Young needs to nobble Jarvis early doors and Bent needs to free himself from Johnsons shackles Wolves will offer a real stern test. Basically Delph has to do all the running around and Stan does what he does and is captain. That last bit isnt a great slight on Petrov. It was disappointing to read a well known poster slate Makoun in last season's wolves game for not standing up for himself when in actual fact he did and gave Henry as good as he gave. However Jean Deaux has problems and the best thing for him is away probably. Stan cant really run anymore and if there's one thing you need to do in the prem its run. I think Big Eck will play three across the middle to help out. I'd play Gary Gardner in a 442 with Stan, Delph and Albrighton as the one wide man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyOne Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 How long until Petrov's contract expires? We really should move on from him and bring some steel defensive midfielder who can link from defence to CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 2013 i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyOne Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Bloody hell that's sickening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Bloody hell that's sickening. MON's legacy!!! A 4 year contract on £50k + pw when his legs had already gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Bloody hell that's sickening. Yeah, dreadful that one of our better players is still under contract to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Bloody hell that's sickening. Yeah, dreadful that one of our better players is still under contract to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Bloody hell that's sickening. Yeah, dreadful that one of our better players is still under contract to us. Don't forget a good captain, good influence in the dressing room and good influence on the young players. Yeah we need players like him out the club as quick as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Bloody hell that's sickening. Yeah, dreadful that one of our better players is still under contract to us. Nice one. Hardly shocking that one of our most consistant performers, one of the first names on the team sheet and our Captain who is having a very positive influence on the younger players has a couple of years left on his contract. When it ends he will be 33/34. I'd be worried if he had less than a year remaining as he will definately be a major player for us this season and still have a big role to play for us next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 21, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 21, 2011 Now I've only watched highlights but Petrov had a hand in 2 of the goals yesterday, including a superb pass to Bent who set up Gabby for his goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tismyk Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I was at the match, and Petrov had a great game, you can`t judge players from an armchair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I´ve got no real beef with him starting every week if he puts in performances like yesterday, although I still have doubts about his ability to last for the full 90 minutes. Of course I´d replace him if we could find better, but surely that would go for the majority of the squad. I do wish at times that he was a bit more positive with the ball when in possession, but a player with his experience is vital when you look at how many young midfielders we have in our squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Didn't see the game but heard he had a good game and played a few more forward balls and the goal for Bent was something he should do more often and has the ability to do but rarely does. Hope he keeps that sort of stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holtender_in_Sky Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Petrov is a top class player. The fans that slag him off are neadertholic morons who dont understand football. He was absolutely top drawer yesterday - the critcism he gets is completely unjust - his villa career has been slightly overshadowed by this scapegoat tag he has amongst some fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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