Villarocker

Who was the last natural left back to score for Villa and when?

And that means a lot coming from you - no offence!

He showed today that Southgate cannot but select him. That "take" when he was in his own box - first half - and close to the byline, where he dropped the ball, took it to the left, dummied back to the right and then passed it out was just world class. Jack, go forward mate and represent your country as Paul Gascoigne should have done.

If he's tall and wears the number 5 shirt surely there's a ready-made song for him. Well his hair's so fine and he wears number five. And he's so tall he can touch the sky. He plays so fine, he's got winning he's got winning on his mind.

I'll stick my neck out and say that this deal will get through parliament. Based purely on the fact that the word BACKSTOP seemed to always be the thing getting in the way of May's deal being passed. Now that word has been removed I can see a narrow victory for the PM.

Interesting story about our Wes on Sky. He became a father at 14 and then had his second child at 16. He says his need to support his family spurs him on. Not surprising when you're 22 and have 8 and 6 year old children. That's a lot of responsibility to have had for a teenage boy.

Too right! And to think I have occasionally made fun of DemitriC for his non-cohesive posts. Lesson well and truly learned lol.

Calm guys, I meant "beating" but the bloody predictive text made me look like a perve!

He was cool, calm and collected for England in what was a great debut game for him personally on the field but overall ruined by the racist scum in the crowds. I loved the way he spoke about the racism after the game. He's very mature and deserves a lot of credit for his mentality shown towards the situation he found himself in. Hopefully, the authorities get a grip of the situation and prevent players from having to experience all that again.

If he has a good enough season I am sure that Purslow will be astute enough to realise his potential suitors and give him a new fat contract with a lovely big buyout clause in it.

With that surname he better keep his girlfriend away from JT - he likes being under a bridge!

A man mating his 7 year old son at any game is both dangerous and cruel in equal measures

I think Norwich's lack of investment this summer will cost them dearly. Their good early form was down to continuity leading into the season but that's clearly worn off already and they will continue to slide down the table. Sheffield United will be in the same boat as Norwich. There's one other team to make the bottom three and it could be any of a group of teams, which probably includes us. But, I have faith in us to stay up because I believe we will keep getting better as the season goes on due to the players getting to know each other more and settling in. I hope we stay up because I believe our team will be a very good side next season after they've had a season together, the new players have settled and, more players have been signed.

Man Utd are appalling in comparison to previous side's of theirs over the years. To fall to Bruce's old style of keep it tight and try to knick a goal is laughable. Just shows how far Man Utd have fallen and I hope they play like this against us when we get to have a go at them.

That goal was spectacular. The way he curled it around the defenders and brought it back inside the post... Beautiful goal.

It was a mistake for their goal but he made at least 4 goal bound blocks today so I think it's unfair to want him dropped.

Targett is a million miles away from Taylor in terms of being a footballer. For Hourihane's goal he won the ball back in the centre of the pitch. He had a very good game today.

That goal showed that we have a Brazilian in the side. He needs to play but not as DM.

He won't go to City IMO - too much squad rotation there. Little John likes to play footie so, for me, he will go to the Premier League champions - Liverpool. He's better than Fabinho and Wijnaldum and Milner is past it now. Super John would walk into that Liverpool side.

Cracking post!

So, by your own reckoning then, if Villa stay up this season Dean Smith is a miracle worker?

I think John Terry needs to start defending against him in training and rough him up a bit to wake up the inner man because he is far too weak both mentally and physically.

The striker headed it from about 6 yards maximum. Without doubt, a decent keeper should be dealing with that. Heaton should be unhappy conceding that one.

His positioning sense is terrible. Look at his position whenever the opponents have the ball and start going forward, he's way too narrow. He leaves an easy pass out to the ride side and that's when we come under attack because the opposing player either backs Taylor into the box or he gets a free cross in, unchallenged. We need a left back that can get out to a wide opponent before he's got control of the ball. We need a left back with a brain.