Aston Villa Banter Archive August 11 2018

11 Aug 2018 22:22:25
Nice one Mr. Bruce another 3 points in the bag and with more players set to come in things are looking good. You have explained that we are 4-5 players down and that you are working on it, so understandably we are winging it a bit at the moment but you are doing a fine job. Mind you, first slip up and the haters will be poised to pounce but I will hold my faith and can see promotion ahead already. UTV.

11 Aug 2018 23:18:36
Mate nobody hates Bruce, what myself and some other fans feel is that he lacks something as a manager.
And yes people will have a dig if we start throwing silly points away, we have a right to do that.
For some reason we make very hard work of finishing teams of, and that is because we can`t change the way we are set up to play.
Players need to be played in their correct positions and allowed to do what attracted us to them.
Trust me, we are far from a certainty to go up.
Tactics need to be addressed, because we get sussed very quickly, we need that elusive Plan B.

12 Aug 2018 05:14:35
If you know of a manager who is perfect and never drops silly points then pray do tell because I don't know of one. The squad is currently being rebuilt as we all know that and Bruce has already stated that he wants another five if possible but still people are requesting strikers and centre backs etc. but as soon as he gets a striker people will call him for not using our own youngsters, it's a no win situation. My point being is that you can't please all of the people all of the time and that goes for any manager in charge of a club.

12 Aug 2018 08:25:22
Playing players out of position will be the reason we drop points and he gets the sack. Jedi at cb again and he was shocking. Axel is a cb elphick who ain't the best granted but again a cb so why oh why is Jedi anywhere near that position. Nearly cost us big time.

De laet chester Axel Hutton

That's how back 4 should of been lined up until we hopefully get a lb in on loan. Or Elmo at rb and jig the middle where we have more options.

12 Aug 2018 12:08:19
Thank you KV, sense at last.

12 Aug 2018 13:59:31
De-laet has played c-b as well.
Jedi is not good enough at c/ back,
Got caught out to easily yesterday,
Against better opposition we would have lost yesterday,
Next home game Brentford?
They will rip our defence apart if we don't change,
He could bring in a c-back on loan before then hopefully,

11 Aug 2018 20:19:36
Good 3pts today and coming back from behind again and I’m happy! But my only problem with today is when will Bruce learn you can’t play a slow cm player at cb! He cost us goal against Sheffield last season and again today! Play players in there correct positions just seems to me Bruce don’t half make life hard for himself at times but as said 3pts UTV.

11 Aug 2018 19:33:52
Just looking at our next few fixtures and in 6 to 8 games time we could be in a great position.

Ipswich away 3 points

Brentford home 1 point

Reading home 3 points

Sheffield Utd away 1 point

Blackburn away 3 points

Rotherham home 3 points

Sheffield wed home 3 points

17 out of 21 points.

My only concern is that we have scored 6 goals and not one from our forward line.

Need to get someone in ASAP.

11 Aug 2018 17:00:18
Take that bck bout points dropped went too toilet missed goal.

11 Aug 2018 16:32:01
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Premier League Transfer Window Review

11 Aug 2018 08:56:26
Loan market options
I would live Snodgrass to return, and behind the scenes on social media I think there is plenty of suggestion that could well be in the pipeline. However, if West Ham refuse to let him leave we do have options in terms of set piece takers (horri) . So, bolasie might be a good alternative - I see boro are chasing him. What do people think? Would he do the defensive work required? I think we would all love Tammy Abrahams.

If we could loan three players, who would they be? Mine would be Snodgrass, Abraham, and a left back (oh I wish we still had Amavi)