PaulC

Even when he's off his game he still makes those runs so he's invaluable to the team.

No Bennett has figured in all our good performances lately. No way should we pick a right footed player on the left.

Overall he was pretty sound but he's made a couple of errors of judgement in recent games. Guess we would rather him come out and get the ball rather than leave it like for the United first goal.

Indeed Holt got away with murder today!

Yes those 4 defeats were, Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool and United and in three of those we might have snatched a point.

I'm not sure how you can post that (without a mischievous smirk) in the face of the evidence of how UKIP put forward their case on immigration (and not just in the odd leaflet for which an individual - say Woolas, for example - might be accused of cynically playing upon immigration fears to whip up the electorate in one particular area/constituency). I cannot see how you (or anyone else) can seriously argue that for them to couch it in the terms that they do (e.g. to talk about what is the entire population of both countries whose status changes on Jan 1st) is not intended to make people fearful (of these two countries' nationals and by extension any other immigrants - especially when they also say in the same leaflet, "Proposed new housing developments are due largely as a result of mass immigration from within Europe"). If they said that 29 million people from R & B will have access to the UK from 1st of Jan then that is a statement of fact. Does that mean they will all move here? No. Does that mean they would in theory have the legal right to do so if they wished? Yes, it does. From what I've seen and read of Farage's arguments he has presented the potential problems associated with a large influx of migrants from these countries in three main ways: 1. The potential strain on the benefits system and public services , i.e. health, education and housing. Are these services not already over strained? Is there money available to make further substantial investments in these services at the moment? I don't think there is or one would assume those investments would already be happening. If someone from those countries comes to UK and claims they are self employed and looking for work then they can access the benefits system within weeks. That benefits system allegedly provides a level of income that exceeds the average wage in R & B. It's not difficult to imagine what the result might be. 2. Youth unemployment. With one million young unemployed Britons currently looking for work, is a potential influx of unskilled labour (who will be prepared to be exploited by employers for sub-minimum wage conditions) going to make it even more difficult to get those people into jobs? I think the answer to that is fairly obvious and much like the mass immigration from Poland enabled employers to drive down wages for both artisan tradesman and unskilled workers it would be reasonable to expect a repeat of that situation - while accepting that migrants from R & B will have more EU countries to choose from than Polish migrants did when they came to UK. I'm not anti-immigration, it is essential to fill gaps in the skilled labour market. I do think that being unable to control the flow of unskilled immigration is potentially damaging to those sections of our society least able to afford it. 3. Crime. It is obviously offensive to suggest an entire population are basically crooks, however Farage was trotting out a statistic from the Met Police in the run up to these elections that was so inflammatory that if it was incorrect he would he been crucified for it. In last 3 years there have been 30,000 arrests of Romanians in London out of a total Romanian population of 80,000...That's a staggering number and looking at those figures is it really illegitimate to raise the question of whether we should actually be able to control the flow of people from that country? If you don't control your own borders then you are not really a sovereign nation. Very good points. Why is it people think if you are against mass immigration then you are either Xenophobic or racist, the same as if you are anti gay marriage then you are Homophobic. Neither is true!

Don't forget they have the Europa League Final 4 days after playing us too. Hopefully FSW will play a 'weakened' team against us. In that case lets hope Chelsea beat both United and Spurs.

They showed enough spirit today to make me think they will get something against West Brom. Wigan still my favourites but if they beat Swansea then every team up to 40 pts are still in danger. So that's 8 teams that can still go down...

A Saturday lunchtime kickoff against Chelsea could work to our advantage with Chelsea meeting Spurs midweek.

Need him back for the Chelsea game.

Harsh to pick on him.

Love you Gabby. A Villa legend

We wern't at our best but we weren't terrible. Norwich never gave us an opportunity to play our normal game. We should have scored a 2nd after we went 1-0 up. Bennett gave a stupid penalty away but it started outside the area so should have been a free-kick

This is about the easiest motm ever.Agbonlahor by an absolute distance

They have just not given us the space to play like Sunderland did. Not easy, could go either way.

He's on 20k a week at present, so guess he will be given a substancial rise.

I look at where West Brom are and I don't think they are better than us. I'm sure Lambert will strengthen the defence.

Seriously I think if we keep Benteke we can finish top 8

Can you have a poorer version of Reo Coker?

Milan Baros has to come into the equation of one of worst ever strikers.

Can anyone explain to me why they consider the UKIP to be a racist party. Is it their views on multiculturalism? Have any of their members any affiliation to the BNP or the UDL? I understand they suspended a member for being racist!

Yes I agree with you, so a win tomorrow and we're safe

Yes its certainly shaken the Tory party up, because all they had to worry about before was the centre ground, now they have to worry about the right. Lazy disrespectful comments from Cameron does not help either.

Considering the level of football he was playing I think he has done extremely well and will be a lot better next season. We need more depth in midfield but don't you think priority might be an attacking midfield player because how many goals have come from midfield this season?

Apart from getting very drunk, choosing to drive on the motorway, crashing his car and and then leaving the scene. I'd rather give him abuse about that over any of his shit performances wearing a villa shirt. Yes but everybody deserves a second chance. After-all most of us have done things were not proud of. If you look at the cricketer Tom Maynard who was totally plastered but got killed by electrified trainline running from the police, I have never heard anybody say a bad word about him, yet it wasn't even the first time he had done it.