sharkyvilla Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Can't believe this thread is 12 pages long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 22, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 22, 2012 Can't believe this thread is 12 pages longFail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Arseballs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Don't worry when we beat everton, everyone will asked to have it locked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Don't worry when we beat everton, everyone will asked to have it locked No, just change the title to "Villa's top 4 prospects". 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Could have been worse, could have been called "Promotion" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Could have been worse, could have been called "Promotion" :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 For the last 2 years we've gone into the 37th game of the season not 100% safe. The three promoted teams have spent some money and QPR the only team we finished above still in the prem have improved their team. We seem to have improved our defence but without improving our attacking options I don't see how we won't be down there yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 For the last 2 years we've gone into the 37th game of the season not 100% safe. The three promoted teams have spent some money and QPR the only team we finished above still in the prem have improved their team. We seem to have improved our defence but without improving our attacking options I don't see how we won't be down there yet again.Better manager. I know you couldn't rate either Houllier or McLeish any lower and also rate Lambert very highly (as do I). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 No, just change the title to "Villa's top 4 prospects". Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraiye Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I have just posted an article on the West Ham-Villa game, let me know what you think, tp://tinyurl.com/ct27mwy Cheers guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I have just posted an article on the West Ham-Villa game, let me know what you think, tp://tinyurl.com/ct27mwy Cheers guys! Doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraiye Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 That link wasn't working sorry! - For my AVFC West Ham Utd match review please use the following link - http://footballfanstoday.co.uk/2012/08/22/style-but-no-substance/ Any feedback would be much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 For the last 2 years we've gone into the 37th game of the season not 100% safe. The three promoted teams have spent some money and QPR the only team we finished above still in the prem have improved their team. We seem to have improved our defence but without improving our attacking options I don't see how we won't be down there yet again.Better manager. I know you couldn't rate either Houllier or McLeish any lower and also rate Lambert very highly (as do I). I agree Lambert is better than those two clowns. I think he'll improve lots of areas of the team, I'm just unsure if he alone is enough to get us scoring the goals we'll need to stay well clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 For the last 2 years we've gone into the 37th game of the season not 100% safe. The three promoted teams have spent some money and QPR the only team we finished above still in the prem have improved their team. We seem to have improved our defence but without improving our attacking options I don't see how we won't be down there yet again.Better manager. I know you couldn't rate either Houllier or McLeish any lower and also rate Lambert very highly (as do I). I agree Lambert is better than those two clowns. I think he'll improve lots of areas of the team, I'm just unsure if he alone is enough to get us scoring the goals we'll need to stay well clear.Well if McLeish can keep us up with a worse squad, why can't a much much better manager in Lambert keep us easily away from relegation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 For the last 2 years we've gone into the 37th game of the season not 100% safe. The three promoted teams have spent some money and QPR the only team we finished above still in the prem have improved their team. We seem to have improved our defence but without improving our attacking options I don't see how we won't be down there yet again.Better manager. I know you couldn't rate either Houllier or McLeish any lower and also rate Lambert very highly (as do I). I agree Lambert is better than those two clowns. I think he'll improve lots of areas of the team, I'm just unsure if he alone is enough to get us scoring the goals we'll need to stay well clear.Well if McLeish can keep us up with a worse squad, why can't a much much better manager in Lambert keep us easily away from relegation? Logically he should but since when has football ever been that simple? I'm just thinking of comparisons of this seasons squad and last seasons and the loan signing of Keane sprang to mind. His contribution turned out to be crucial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 For the last 2 years we've gone into the 37th game of the season not 100% safe. The three promoted teams have spent some money and QPR the only team we finished above still in the prem have improved their team. We seem to have improved our defence but without improving our attacking options I don't see how we won't be down there yet again.Better manager. I know you couldn't rate either Houllier or McLeish any lower and also rate Lambert very highly (as do I). I agree Lambert is better than those two clowns. I think he'll improve lots of areas of the team, I'm just unsure if he alone is enough to get us scoring the goals we'll need to stay well clear.Well if McLeish can keep us up with a worse squad, why can't a much much better manager in Lambert keep us easily away from relegation? Logically he should but since when has football ever been that simple? I'm just thinking of comparisons of this seasons squad and last seasons and the loan signing of Keane sprang to mind. His contribution turned out to be crucial!The squad has imrpoved since then, albeit not by a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 For the last 2 years we've gone into the 37th game of the season not 100% safe. The three promoted teams have spent some money and QPR the only team we finished above still in the prem have improved their team. We seem to have improved our defence but without improving our attacking options I don't see how we won't be down there yet again.Better manager. I know you couldn't rate either Houllier or McLeish any lower and also rate Lambert very highly (as do I). I agree Lambert is better than those two clowns. I think he'll improve lots of areas of the team, I'm just unsure if he alone is enough to get us scoring the goals we'll need to stay well clear.Well if McLeish can keep us up with a worse squad, why can't a much much better manager in Lambert keep us easily away from relegation? Surely this thinking only works if everything is the same as last year. 3 new teams have entered the league, teams are spending money, squads are changing and some teams have new managers. Lambert will do better than mcleish but theres no reason why other teams might not improve as well, and some more than we currently think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 For the last 2 years we've gone into the 37th game of the season not 100% safe. The three promoted teams have spent some money and QPR the only team we finished above still in the prem have improved their team. We seem to have improved our defence but without improving our attacking options I don't see how we won't be down there yet again.Better manager. I know you couldn't rate either Houllier or McLeish any lower and also rate Lambert very highly (as do I). I agree Lambert is better than those two clowns. I think he'll improve lots of areas of the team, I'm just unsure if he alone is enough to get us scoring the goals we'll need to stay well clear.Well if McLeish can keep us up with a worse squad, why can't a much much better manager in Lambert keep us easily away from relegation? Logically he should but since when has football ever been that simple? I'm just thinking of comparisons of this seasons squad and last seasons and the loan signing of Keane sprang to mind. His contribution turned out to be crucial!The squad has imrpoved since then, albeit not by a great deal. I think it's too early to say if it has or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 For the last 2 years we've gone into the 37th game of the season not 100% safe. The three promoted teams have spent some money and QPR the only team we finished above still in the prem have improved their team. We seem to have improved our defence but without improving our attacking options I don't see how we won't be down there yet again.Better manager. I know you couldn't rate either Houllier or McLeish any lower and also rate Lambert very highly (as do I). I agree Lambert is better than those two clowns. I think he'll improve lots of areas of the team, I'm just unsure if he alone is enough to get us scoring the goals we'll need to stay well clear.Well if McLeish can keep us up with a worse squad, why can't a much much better manager in Lambert keep us easily away from relegation? Logically he should but since when has football ever been that simple? I'm just thinking of comparisons of this seasons squad and last seasons and the loan signing of Keane sprang to mind. His contribution turned out to be crucial!The squad has imrpoved since then, albeit not by a great deal. That's arguable. We've replaced a lot of experience with a lot of untested (Premiership) players. I'd say, as it stands, that we're a little weaker actually. Lowton, Clark, Baker, Weimann and Gardner look like they'll be playing a bit and have relatively little first team experience - never mind Premiership. If Dunne, Hutton and Warnock go I strongly believe we need a few Premiership experienced players in to replace them. I was wondering where we'd rank in the Premiership based on number of Premiership appearances of a starting XI on the first day of this season. I'd wager it'd be amongst lowest in Premiership - maybe beating likes on Southampton and Reading alone? Given, Ireland, N'Zogbia and Bent the only ones with over 20 starts I'm guessing! I'm not quite panicking yet, but we do need some decent investment before September 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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