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http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/8379010/Gillingham-transfer-list-trio Quick Lambert, snap them up!! We've missed out on Jake Reed at Dagenham though, he's signed a new contract. Damn.

Another unproven kid being signed, the joys. To the person saying about flair players, I don't think they properly exist anymore. Most top sides now look for a more 'all-round' sort of player. Last English player you could say who had (has) flair is Joe Cole. Last players we had with proper flair was Carbone & Merson. Ashley Young could beat a man but he'd then either dive or hammer it into the hoardings. Merse could dictate a game and Carbone was just Carbone - unpredictable but brilliant. Unfortunately we now have a side packed with players who do much the same as each other. N'Zogbia could be a key player, he can skin Defenders left, right and centre but he's greedy and 9 times out of 10 loses the ball. Unfortunately, the closest we will get to flair right now is when Bannan actually pulls off his 'one Hollywood pass a season' after 3,000 attempts. As for signings, is Klasnic still on a free transfer? Scored goals for Bolton. Still think we missed a trick with Hitzlesperger, he'd have come back here in a heartbeat.

I can't believe so many are saying they ain't bothered about this game. Bottom line is, our squad is bereft of confidence and this is a chance to get some back against lower-League, struggling opposition. I'd put out the strongest team possible and try and smack a few goals in. If a few of them can get a goal or 2 it can only carry confidence and form into the League which is important. What would the point be in playing a team of stiffs who could possibly go out and win comfortably when it's the 'senior' players that need a good kick up the ass?! I'd go with... Guzan Lowton Clark Herd Bennett Albrighton Ireland Delph Holman Weimann Benteke It sad that we have nothing better in Midfield than some bald wannabe gangsta' and a lightweight child. On the bench, I'd put Carruthers, D. Williams etc... a few of the younger lads and if, IF, we get a 2 or 3 goal lead, give them a run out in the second half. In my eyes though, this is a MUST win game purely due to the fact confidence is shot-to-pieces as it is.

Zat Knight is a hapless turd. I'd get in the following... Etherington, Mellberg, Reo-Coker I'd then play... Guzan Lowton Vlaar Mellberg Warnock Albrighton Reo-Coker Bannan Etherington Agbonlahor Benteke This would offer a resiliant spine, with a bit of pace and width and goal threat. However, we'll probably sign Charlie-****-Austin and a load of League 2 kids who are 'young and hungry'.

I would have still had Gregory back or Curbishley over Lambert in the summer. People will say that Curbs has been out the game too long but that is complete nonsense. Like he's going to forget everything and have lost all his contacts?! The worst part in all this, is even under Mcleish, we never looked as poor as we have the last 3 games. Sure, we won 3-1 at Anfield, but we won 3-1 at Chelsea under Mcleish. Lambert is on course to do what Mcleish did at Brum and take us down with Silverware. Ultimately, this all boils down to having an idiot for an owner, who is being advised by other idiots who have not the first clue about Football.

Just sorted a ticket, so I'll eat my tea and head up. Plus, cheap tickets in North Stand so I don't mind paying £20. Up The Villa!!

Hahaha, hopefully it won't be that boring. Most the time I forget I'm with someone anyway and end up getting ingrossed in the game.

Yeah, quite far out my way as I am coming from Somerset so it's straight up the M5. Shame I don't go near Northampton. It's the being a loner in the ground which is the worst part!!! I've gotta go though, I can't watch on TV I'll be a nervous wreck.

Anyone else from the South West going up tonight?? I am very tempted to make the treck, but the 2 people I usually go with can't make it and it's a bit daunting going alone (which is sad as I am 29). I don't have a ticket, will buy one when I get to VP, but I have space in car and free fuel (work pay for it all), so just wandering if anyone else is about??

How much are we still owed by Liverpool for the Downing deal? I was reading their forum last night and they reckon £10mill and Rodgers would flog him. I thought they owed us about £6mill so we'd be paying £4mill to get him back. The way he left us was shit, but I couldn't careless right now as we need some quality in our Midfield. It might make Zog sort his shit out too and start playing a bit. Up top, it seems as though this Benteke character is coming but just read that Ivan Klasnic is on a Free. QPR are trying to get him in, along with every other possible player they can find, but surely on a Free he'd be worth a punt? Scored goals for a crap Bolton side, so maybe he could score goals for a 'bit-less-crap' Villa side?

**** Europe, least we'd still be in the Premiership. I find it hard to believe this fair play wages thing is as big a deal as Lerner is making out. Sunderland have just spent the best part of £25 million on 2 players. West Ham have shelled out a fair few quid. Chelsea are spending like idiots and even Everton have found a few quid. All of the excuses are a big smokescreen for Lerner to take back what he can before trying to flog us.

I'd take anyone at the moment if they improved the shit we are having to field week-in-week-out. We have so many players not good enough for this level. Given, Herd, Bannan, Delph, Delfouneso, Warnock, Hutton... I'm sure there are a few more. What we need is Premiership experienced players. Yes, we can have 1 or 2 youngsters in the side - Clark, Baker, Lowton, Weimann - but we can't keep playing these kids who have come through the system, cos' the majority of them are shit. I'd even sell Darren Bent if we could get £20mill. He's done ****-all in 2 games except waltz around with the Captain's arm band on. I'll give you a few players we could get in that would drastically improve this team - Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Llallana, Ricky Lambert, Sebastian Larsson, Nicholas Bendtner. Out of these, I reckon at least 3 would be able to be purchased while Huddlestone would come on-loan (and to avoid the Kyle Walker charade, get an option to buy put in). I believe £20 mill would buy us Dawson, Larsson and Bendtner.

His interest has gone. All Lerner is trying to do at present is re-coup as much money as possible before he swans off into the sunset and we are left in a shambolic state. I want him gone ASAP. His decision making is pathetic, Faulkner & Mcleish vouch for that, he has let several managers take the piss and this has all been mirrored by what happened to his crappy NFL team. Liverpool were heading down the same river under their previous owner. Luckily, they managed to **** him off before things got too bad. Unfortunately, Lerner is going to stick around until he squeezes every last penny out of this club to put back into his personal coffers. And people thought it was bad under Ellis?? Pfffttt....

Bannan is awful. Tries stupid Hollywood passes all the time and adds nothing to the team. I can't remember ever seeing him have a decent game .

Just been going through JG's twitter account. He really wants the job and I believe he'd do it well. Sod all this young, fresh manager shit - we need a manager that has everything Mcleish lacked - ENTHUSIASM, PASSION, VILLA IN THEIR BLOOD, CAN CHANGE A GAME etc... If OGS was first choice, then maybe in 2 seasons we can go back in for him. But for now, please, please, please Randy, make supporting this club of ours 'fun' again and give us a Villa hero to take us into the new season. As for all the 'he's been out the game too long' rubbish. I haven't rode a bike for about 6 years - I'd still be able to get on one and have a ride around still. It's either this happens folks or we end up with either of the following options... 1. McCarthy, Bruce or Lennon 2. An unknown foreigner who ends up as being as shit as Ramos at Spurs

Considering Lerner has small bollocks, I know it won't be Johnny Gregg, which is quite upsetting for me because in my eyes he's a legend! The only other person I'd like to see given a crack is Curbs. I honestly believe that he would do to us what Pardew has done to Newcastle. I can't imagine us getting a foreign coach in, especially a relative unknown, it just doesn't work - AVB @ Chelsea, Gross @ Spurs. We won't attract a top name because we don't have the finances to back them in the transfer window. Even with 2 big name signings, the team is rotten to the core and needs a steady re-build, which will only be done well, IMO, by someone who has associations with the club and understands the brand of football Villa 'should' be producing. Gregory gave us exciting, attacking football. Curbs done well at Charlton (basically where else could he have taken them?!) and then took the poison chalice that seems to be the West Ham job. This seems to have led people to believe he's a poor manager - the same brush Pardew got painted with.

I've been wanting Gregory back since January, when McUseless should have been fired. Sure, he's not done anything since leaving us, but when he is Villa - through-and-through - it must be hard to go elsewhere and do well. At least he'd **** off Dunne, Warnock, Hutton etc... he'd never put up with their bollocks displays. He'd get the team galvanized and as someone else said - we won't win shit all for years to come, so why not have a character with a bit of flamboyancy so at least we'd all enjoy the roller-coaster ride that supporting this club brings.

Just give it to Greggs. Get him in as manager, Laursen in on the coaching set-up. Johnny-boy does the job for 2/3 season, which will be enough to ship the shit out and get some passion coursing through this club again and by the time he has a wobbler and threatens to shoot Samir Carruthers (who'll ask to go and join Man Utd) and can't cope with Barry Bannans' impending depression, the Dane will have done his coaching badges and be ready to step up. Rock on.

Johnny Gregg is a legend. I absolutely love the bloke. People may be right that he wouldn't be the right choice but I'd chop my nuts off for a chance to see him back managing the Villa for a season or two. He has so much passion for the club and in his reign that clearly passed through to the players. Yes, he's been in the wilderness for a while but I seriously believe he'd give the club such a kick up the ass that we'd be flying again. Shame that during his reign he never got the backing to complete the job. I know during the January, when we were top, there was a rumor he wanted to bring in Juninho or Vieri. Basically, either of these players may have been the final piece to take us over the line. In the end, he got **** over by Collymore (who to this day, when he waffles about the Villa, I can't take seriously because if he loved us that much, he'd have not spent most his time slapping Swedes and playing shyte), made an with the Ginola signing (lazy bastard) and then the whole Yorke thing was a bit unsavory for all involved.

Solihull then...

Are you ITK!?

Deal done :!:

Its over.

We helped contribute to improving every other teams points and goal difference. And Herd helped contribute to some Birmingham glaziers getting a bit of unexpected work.

Check out the line below us in the table 8)