Aston Villa Banter Archive April 01 2017 to May 01 2017

30 Apr 2017 11:39:39
I wonder what punishment the FA will give newcastle if found guilty for undocumented payments, this might scupper their promotion, or will the FA go soft on them, rafa must be shaking his head in disbelief!

30 Apr 2017 15:16:34
I hope they still go up. I don't want them in the division next season.

30 Apr 2017 17:44:27
Too late in the season for a points deduction, investigation has to be complete after the final week of may. If they go up and lose Benitez they'll be coming straight back down anyway.

30 Apr 2017 19:59:31
*March.

29 Apr 2017 16:05:43
Huddersfield 10 team changes, your having a laugh .

29 Apr 2017 20:29:24
why risk the top players? they got bigger games coming up in a few weeks.

30 Apr 2017 11:15:05
Surely its match fixing and not fair on forrest?

30 Apr 2017 12:02:09
Oh give over. As much as I wanted Blues to lose, Huddersfield were perfectly within their rights to do what was right for them. In this case, resting some key players ahead of the play off games to come.
If we were in their position and played Kodija and Chester in a game that was of no significance to us, how many would be calling out Bruce for his stupidity if both subsequently got injured, threatening our promotion chances?

30 Apr 2017 12:15:18
i never understand the cry of match fixing when a team makes changes. they have a squad of players registered and are totally at liberty to use those players in any way they see fit to suit the best interests of their club. i would have expected us to do exactly the same thing yesterday if we were looking forward to the play offs in 2 weeks time.

28 Apr 2017 09:31:11
Dear Mr. Jordan Amavi,
so nice of you to have graced our humble club with your silky skills, defending prowess and wingback talent. i can't put into words how much you've done for this club and lifting us supporters' spirits with your non-stop, all action hero footballing masterclass week in week out that you've shown on the pitch. so as you slither off to pastures new this summer, make sure your new club appreciates you for what you are, and
don't let the door hit you on the back of you head as you do us all a favour and do one.

28 Apr 2017 11:45:10
Other than the fact he can't defend for toffee, I don't understand why you hate him so much. Remember he was playing left mid when we went what 8 wins in 9, played well as well. Not a left back and never should be played there but a definite asset at left mid.

28 Apr 2017 16:11:15
If Jordan Amavi does leave Aston Villa i would like to thank him he could have left the club but showed commitment. His not amazing but not terrible I just don't understand the hate for a guy who does nothing but try for us.

28 Apr 2017 20:57:15
I don't hate him at all, i just questioned his commitment, and as for thanking him? for doing his job on the dough he's on? -for what, would that be for keeping the medical staff busy, i know the injury wasn't his fault, but i always remembered that if a player got a spanker of an injury, they'd come back and make an extra effort for the fans and club;as soon as he came back that although he was trying, for me he was done as a left back-maybe mentally scared, who knows, fair play he stated his thanks to the fans and club, but come january transfer window with liverscouse and marseilles making offers.

it took the doctor to quote silly numbers to put an end to them sniffing around, where was the statement of loyalty then from him or his agent? -if they did then i'm wrong and i apologize;but i don't think he's an asset on the left of midfield if he tackles like a toddler, bottom line is he's off i reckon, if we can extort 25 million plus, that's the icing on the cake.

28 Apr 2017 21:35:53
You want every player to come out and make a statement of loyalty every time their linked by the papers to another club? Kodjia will spend more time this summer writing statements than training. As a left mid your struggling to find someone of his quality in this league, you seem to have made a judgement on him from his awful performances against Reading and Fulham, forget the 10 before that and the 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in them 10. Sometimes I wonder if you mistake your video games for real life.

29 Apr 2017 11:13:53
I'm always surprised that we expect players to love the club the way that we do
To the vast majority of players this is a profession and the club is an employer
If a better job opportunity turns up they are probably going to consider it.
If they have a long contract we can refuse to deny them that opportunity. If they react the way Yorke did all those years ago then yes, they are worthy of our scorn
I don't think we are anywhere near that point with Amavi.

29 Apr 2017 11:23:12
Errr, I meant to say "we can choose to refuse them that opportunity"

29 Apr 2017 20:26:23
never understand why people get so annoy by lack of loyalty, these players are bought in to do a job, if someone offers you more money to go do your job at a better company you going to say yes.

25 Apr 2017 23:53:13
Marley Watkins anyone?

26 Apr 2017 10:34:00
May as well change our name to Barnsley as well if the papers knew everything.

26 apr 2017 15:36:02
if barnsley was any good they would of gone up. we are a big club buy big players the owners loaded we generate at least 30 million while we go threw parachute payments so fairplay not a problem. oh and don't say they won't come richie went newcastle gayle went newcastle jedinak neil taylor joined from prem clubs stop buying championship rubbish we are aston villa.

26 Apr 2017 15:36:41
Looks that way Chris, better still, we might as well employ their chief scout, cut out the middle man.

26 Apr 2017 23:12:18
Wtw - every player you mentioned from ritchie to taylor moved because they didn't play week in, week out and their clubs obviously decided they were not essential to the team, as for buying championship rubbish, does kodjia ring a bell?

i'd rather a seasoned championship player who knows just what war of attrition it is, rather than a fancy dan premiership player, you could say its only in the last quarter of the season that the likes of jedinak and chester have shone, and also, why would a player who'se a regular in a prem. team be willing to drop a league and play pinball football, and get booted up in the air more often?

you'd soon see our wage bill go through the roof alright, yes we are maooned down here for 1 more season (fingers crossed! ) but let's not do the same as last summer and pay top dollar for a 'name'.

i'll say it again (sorry), reading and brighton should be the benchmark to follow, a team of grafters sprinkled with a bit of stardust, not a team full of big time charlies', big names, big egos and big dramas, more low key than high maintenance, but i know you'll disagree, so fair enough!

27 Apr 2017 10:29:16
You use Kodjia as an example and then in the next sentence say we shouldn't "pay top dollar for a name", Kodija is exactly that. Jedinak and Chester have shone for a lot longer than a quarter of the season, Jedinak didn't really begin to flourish until Bruce came in (10 games in) when after that he became one of the most crucial parts of the team and without him we couldn't win a game.

Chester has been quality since arriving an I still can't get my head round how a Wales international of his quality is playing for us in this league, ridiculous. Your point is quite right, sign grafters who know this league like Hourihane and Lansbury an such, and then have a few match winners, Kodija etc - but the way you've explained it and backed it up is confusing.

Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield are good examples, forrestieri and wells are the match winners and the rest do their job to a good standard. Reading really are a team full of grafters.

27 Apr 2017 15:26:01
Ah, to me, when we signed kodjia, he was a striker who was making a name for himself after a great season at bristol city, for me he's now a 'name' because he's come to a bigger club (not discourtesy to bristol city meant), handled the pressure and raised his game upwards, the 'name' i meant to explain was to say to WTW that signing a household name from a prem.

club isn't the way forward for me, but i know many will disagree, and just heard the news robinson has got a 3 match ban, stick that up your jumper 'arry, i hope Portsmouth fans let him have it big style!

27 Apr 2017 18:44:35
By that description though Gayle and Ritchie aren't exactly name players, or wasn't last year.

28 Apr 2017 02:08:03
I know you'll maybe disagree Chris, but to me Gayle and Ritchie aren't up there, i remember seeing gayle at the palace and more often than not, he came on as a sub,1 week he'd be lethal and then the next week, sometimes a couple of weeks, he'd miss 3 or 4 good chances and maybe knock one in the onion bag, as for Ritchie, a very tricky player who can score a corker of a goal, but again, great 1 week, go missing the next, for me their lack of consistency shows their good, but not top banana, i know loads will disagree, but if they were top draw another prem. club i think would have snapped them up, and by the way, i think perez is a much better striker than gayle-but what do i know!

28 Apr 2017 11:47:05
Sorry mate I must a misunderstood somewhere, that's what I meant Gayle and Ritchie weren't name players, but I thought in your original post you was using them as an example of players that are name players - my bad.

24 Apr 2017 13:21:16
Don't understand how you can support this club and try and use any blues game as an estimation of where we are at the minute. We have been at our worst and beat them, we have been at our best and lost to them. If you want to see brilliant promotion winning football then yesterday isn't the game for you.

And if your anything other than buzzing from yesterday then I really do question are you really a fan. The only three things you can take from yesterday;

1) The City is ours
2) They are going down
3) Gabby Gabby AGBONLAHOR

that's all that matters as well.
You can add a fourth point that the Tavern need to open the bar at the bottom of the garden and sack the bouncer next time, if you want. please have a day off and save the moaning till next week, enjoy this for now.

24 Apr 2017 15:01:55
Hi Chris i wasnt putting a downer on it iam delighted more than most that we beat that we beat that rubbish. Its just I have been watching and analysing games as of late and i see room for improvement i see where we are going wrong and where we are going right. I loved beating the blues but let's have it right a club like us shouldn't even be playing that rubbish from small heath i think next season we have to buy better players simple as that 15 million on hogan 15 million on Ross McCormack let's be honest that's 30 million wasted If we want to go up we can't afford to waste 30 million like that.

24 Apr 2017 16:10:30
Couldn't care less if we played the worst I'd ever seen an the ball went in off someone's back side, we just beat the blues. No more analysis needed on that one.

24 Apr 2017 18:13:55
suppose you're right chris, come on Blackburn.

24 Apr 2017 18:50:20
Wtw, hogan is definitely not a waste of money, he'll be lethal next season as long as bruce plays to his strengths, that hinges a bit on whether kodjia's agent can flog him to a 'bigger' club? - remember he's 27 now, this summer at least 10 forwards will be moving from top clubs, and that will filter down to clubs buying strikers to cover positions, so his agent will be doing his 'best' for his (own as well as his) clients' interests; one more big pay day.

i hope he stays but i think the writing is on the wall, but wtw, give hogan a fair crack of the whip fella, he won't let us down, and if kodjia goes, and everton don't try and include tammi abrahams in the deal if they sign lukaku, maybe abrahams would a good loan signing?

24 Apr 2017 19:25:00
Spot on Chris.

23 Apr 2017 19:07:26
Not a great performance but a good result now next week I think we should blood a few kids maybe some under fourteens what Does everyone think about that.

23 Apr 2017 21:58:13
Play the ladies.

22 Apr 2017 23:41:23
Ugo's Warriors 3 Circus 0.

22 Apr 2017 05:57:13
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Weekend Match Previews

21 Apr 2017 10:04:56
Liverpool fan here in peace.

I've spent some time in the Maidlands over the years and know how respected Ugo was in your part of the world.

Sad loss to a great player/ person and a Villa legend. RIP.

21 Apr 2017 10:49:02
Ugo ehiog, cracking player and man. played in some magic games for our great club and for the country. RIP UGO.

21 Apr 2017 11:49:13
Thank you Nicky.

21 Apr 2017 18:37:34
RIP UGO,

Possibly one of my favourite players to ever grace villa park, The man was just a colossus. Holy Ender in the Sky.

21 Apr 2017 09:09:20
Ugo, one of my favourite villa players, made gareth southgate look a better player than he was. Always used to bet on him as 1st goalscorer, villa to win 6-1. Gutted.
RIP Big fella.

{Ed001's Note - R.I.P.}

21 Apr 2017 14:44:24
One of Villas greatest defenders in the same class as God, Melberg, Evans, Nichol, Laursen. - Thanks for the memories RIP big man.

19 Apr 2017 10:05:53
Ladies and gentlemen, you would be unwise to scoff at Redknapp and his knack of performing minor miracles, bearing in mind our bans, injuries and frailties, and the fact its a derby and some of their mob are playing for their livelihoods, let's not be too arrogant, because that breeds complacency.
P.S. - i hope we beat them good and proper!

19 Apr 2017 16:04:23
Nothiing like a wounded animal. and that's what the blue noses are . the last thing we need is complacency. how ever that said let's give em a a good stuffing . don't YaJust love it.

19 Apr 2017 17:13:58
This game is set up perfectly for us
We are free of the pressure of having to win so can be more adventurous in our play. We also have no danger of the players nots being up for it. It's a derby with 40,000 at our place
To cap it all. They must be petrified of getting beat and the consequences of that happening. If it were any other side I'd feel a bit sorry for them
Blimey, if we can't do a number on this lot, under these circumstances we might as well give up
I'm not one for predictions but I'm going 4-1 to us.

19 Apr 2017 18:46:54
Spot on mendax, although no kodja or taylor. agree with what you said, the pressure is off. our lads can get out there and play free from constraint. It would be great to get the result you predicted. not so sureit will be so easy mate. Be nice though.

19 Apr 2017 18:53:03
Your not wrong!

19 Apr 2017 18:56:54
'Arry will have them ready to play for their future and don't doubt his ability to motivate.
If there is one game they want to win, it's this one!
Form says we will have a walk over.

Hang about we have just shipped 6 goals in 2 games.
No Kodjia, do we go all out attack and destroy them as we all want or does SB try to play a containing game?
Forget form and league position and think if you were wearing a blue shirt what do you want to do?

Horrible thought I know.
They want to rub our noses in their s. t.
Close game with few goals, 2-1 but don't be surprised at 1-1.
If I was given a £10 note for a free bet 1-1 would be my bet.

19 Apr 2017 20:06:10
Too late Oldvillian, i think 'arry might have beat ya to the bet! he does love a flutter, as long as its not too taxing, of course!

19 Apr 2017 20:59:24
No Kodjia spells no goals one would think, however this season we haven't mullered anyone yet! Perhaps this is Scott Hogan's big chance to make the headlines?! I am going for 3:1 to villa and Hogan Hatrick!

19 Apr 2017 00:01:29
I agree chrisAVFC I'm still unsure tho whether it was a red card.

18 Apr 2017 16:59:50
Can everybody stop worrying about a 70 year old man who has twitches and can't read or write. if you remember he was QPR manager against Villa, first game last time and didn't win so please stop worrying. The circus is only in the Aston for one day so just enjoy the show! UTV my prediction Aston Villa 3 Birmingham City 1.

18 Apr 2017 20:21:18
I agree mate.
At the end of the day Redknapp, metaphorically speaking, has been asked by their board to do a job of cleaning some windows. He's asked for a chamois and some hot soapy water and they've hand over a bucket of Minworth sewage water and a turd and told him to do his best.
We want shooting if we can't beat this lot.

18 Apr 2017 13:13:53
What's the odds now Sly put Villa Blues on so that tax dodging freak is manager?

17 Apr 2017 19:51:35
Only saw the Koja incident on TV? Really seemed minimal contact? He more squared up to the Fulham player, couldn't see him stamp or kick? Real shame will miss the party on Sunday!

17 Apr 2017 21:14:20
can't see us getting any luck with an appeal as the intent was still there and clearly visible. Cost us the game today, similar way grealish did against Fores, grealish got pelters at the time.

17 Apr 2017 18:22:47
Looks like Zola has gone and resigned ahead of the derby on Sunday
How damned selfish of him!

17 Apr 2017 18:45:53
I'm more gutted about that than us losing.

17 Apr 2017 19:49:01
Definitely my vote for Championship Manager of the season! To think he had no preseason to work with his squad yet has done a Stirling job! Such a shame he can't see it through! Thank you all the same Mr Zola!

17 Apr 2017 16:45:36
Disappointed with the impact all of Bruces signings have made this season.
I know making 7 signings in January it takes time for players to settle in but none of them have shown anything like what we would have hoped. I fear another tough year next season too.
Can't see anything to be excited about for the near future.

17 Apr 2017 17:21:09
See who we buy in the transfer window. Also who will be staying with us and who will be leaving.

17 Apr 2017 15:48:19
This performance today and the one on Saturday is no worse than any in games we've scraped a win in. We're not playing well and haven't for 90% of the season.
Don't want wholesale changes again in summer but I can't see adding 2 or 3 players really making that much difference to us.
Really disappointing again.

17 Apr 2017 18:43:20
Hate to be blunt but you obviously don't watch villa a lot then, and you watched the reading game with your eyes closed.

16 Apr 2017 18:45:20
went the game yesterday and just watched the extended highlights back on AVTV, really can't work it out. Against QPR we probably created 3 chances, scored 1 and won 1 nil. Yesterday Chester had 2 brilliant chances scored 1 put one just wide late on, kodjia had 3, hit the keeper with a sliding effort back post, put a free header over the bar and good strike in the box took a deflection.

Lansbury deflected a shot and Al- Habsi pulled off a worldie, Hogan missed an absolute sitter. there's 6 brilliant chances that any other top half team goble up. can't blame the whole defeat on one player but watching it back makes it even worse, if Taylor was left back they don't get them two goals, don't look to punish that left side and are forced to fanny about with it at the back as they did in the first half.

Looked lazy in the final half hour but it really seems like only villa could walk away from a game like yesterday with no points. Frustrating to say the least.

15 Apr 2017 18:27:37
Amavi not worth 25p, let alone 25mil! Don't know whether it was swapping from left mid to left back or what but you can't excuse that today. Smashed them first half, pressured them, forced mistakes. Second half total opposite, let them do what they like, an they liked to make Amavi look like a little girl. Hogan has had enough games now should be performing, did absolutely nothing for half an hour. Free kick at the end by Lansbury and Hourihane pretty much summed up the second half. Ref didn't help at all but you have to accept that in this league, don't think we've had a decent one all season.

08 Apr 2017 11:17:31
Will we get the 3 points today?
Burton have nicked points off a few good teams and are capable of doing it again.
We only just won at VP and they will gave a spring in their step today.
I want a win but may have to settle for a draw. 1-1.

08 Apr 2017 14:48:13
They have certainly taken points of some good teams oldvillan. I am hoping we have to much in the locker for them. With the momentum we have created and the clean sheets, think we will take the three points. here, s hoping mate. COME ON YOU VILLA.

08 Apr 2017 17:01:40
Well you got that result spot on oldvillan. Was hoping we would take the three points. Bit gutted that it has stopped our run, but hey ho onto the next one.

09 Apr 2017 13:54:34
This should now quell the talk of us sneaking into the play off places
I'd like to see one or two of the best youngsters given game time to see if they have any real ability as our season draws to a close
Not in the derby though. I want the strongest team possible for that so that we can play our part in sending them down.

09 Apr 2017 16:29:10
Love to see Lyden get a start if his fit enough after injury. Green was close to a start but apparently he's injured that's why he wasn't on the bench yesterday.

09 Apr 2017 19:04:32
Your right mendax, I'm all for blooding the youngsters and bringing them through the ranks. we have a lot of talent there.

10 Apr 2017 17:01:41
Clarat53, I'm never sure if we do or not mate.
I've been hearing about a lot of talent breaking through since the Moore brothers. Nothing much has materialisedin reality (both Moores were ultimately disappointments)
I've never gone along with the "throw them in, they can't be any worse than what we have" mentality that has pervaded this site for the past few years while we have struggled. However, we have a few games now where it is safe to experiment a little and see just how good the very best kids are. I'd love us to uncover a new Sid Cowans in the ranks personally (and maybe a young Tony Morley if I was being greedy)

10 Apr 2017 19:05:04
Niall Mason seems a player, played majority of games for Doncaster this season who got promoted last weekend. I rated Toner when he played last year and Green when he starts a game looks very good but as a sub he's always off the pace of the game. Some people get carried away with our youth, I've seen them a few times (they often stream their games live on Facebook) and a lot of them aren't great, but given the platform I think a few, emphasis on "a few" could become good players. Not sold on Hepburn-Murphy yet, all he seems to have proved is that he's stubborn and got a bad attitude, however he's back tonight for the under 23's so will probably score a hat trick and make me look stupid.

11 Apr 2017 17:02:29
you don't need RHM for that mate!

11 Apr 2017 21:49:09
Can't be great for them having Gabby as a role model.

05 Apr 2017 13:15:16
So Aston Villa go on a terrible run in january this site is mad for comments Aston Villa pick up an win every week nobody got anything to say? Come on people I have renewed my season ticket already and i am dreaming of the playoffs. where are you all?

A question to get it going out of 10 how well has Dr. Tony done in his 1st season as chairman?

05 Apr 2017 15:39:02
I'd give him 10, did everything he could to get us up and reconnect the club with the fans, fair play to him.

05 Apr 2017 16:19:14
Slight criticism maybe was he employed Roberto Di Matteo but i would agree and give him a 8.

07 Apr 2017 12:31:06
I would give Dr Tony 10out of ten. He has certainly put his money where his mouth is. Got to be up there with the very best chairmen. His enthusiasm for the club, players and results and his backing of his manager is second to none. the backroom staff Keith wyness and others the work they did in the January window was brilliant. They couldn't, t have achieved what they did without his complete backing. In short HE IS MAGIC.

04 Apr 2017 22:39:53
Another win and another clean sheet . First half we played some realy good stuff, in their faces, knocking it about . What happened second half? We did the same as the last few games stopped pressing, sat back and allowed them to start playing . I know we need to keep winning, but we make very hard work of it .
Jedinac was as usual different class, his effort and commitment was brilliant . Bacuna for someone who hasent played for a few weeks, had a good game . Brucie should have got Green on for Amavi sooner, Amavi went on some good runs, but then kept giving it away . They must have a word with Johnson aswell, he's started punching the ball away to much . He was punching, even when he had nobody around him . The Scottish Cafu, was at it again, the amount of blocks he gets in is amazing.
Onwards&Upwards Villaforever.

04 Apr 2017 23:28:09
Seems the villa way to make it hard mate, Green came on but you could tell he hadn't played in a while, wasn't very sharp or with the game. Had so many chances to put them to bed. 3 points is 3 points tho aye.

03 Apr 2017 20:55:40
I know we are on a good run and winning games but my concerns are again in midfield, no goals and never really looking like scoring from midfield, if Kodjia goes on a baron spell we will be snookered.

We purchased Lansbury, Hourihane, to score goals and create chances, imo they are falling well short of their purpose.

Kodjia, great he is scoring goals yes, But a team player no way, Great work and pass from Hogan, great goal follows and what does Kodjia do, totally ignores Hogan runs past him to acclaim his praise, that to me is shocking.

After Scotties injury a few weeks ago when players left him rolling on the floor in pain, and his lack of support from Kodjia, I would be a little concerned as to whether my face fits.

When he is settled and with the proper support I still think Hogan has more goals in him than Kodjia.

For that reason if a team comes in with a 22 - 25 mil bid for Kodjia I would take it in a heartbeat.

03 Apr 2017 21:47:54
If Kodjia goes on a baron run we're snookered, yet we should sell him based on his celebration and Hogan will score more than him anyway? Have you got a split personality mate? Just joking but that reads a bit like opposites.

Don't think you can read too much into celebrations, he ran straight over to where the players families sit and was pointing into the crowd, after about 10 seconds hogan and him were hugging.

Shouldn't be selling our best players, unless it's for ridiculous money, his proving week in, week out to be one of the best in the league and Saturday showed he and Hogan can play together so they should be both hitting 15/ 20 each next year!

As for the midfield, they create enough, I'm sure Hourihane has two assists in the last four but yea it would be nice to see them add a few goals, Hourihane seems to come close every week.

But at the end of the day, we've won 6 in 7, doesn't matter whose on form, whose scoring, who's celebrating with who, winning is winning.

03 Apr 2017 22:30:34
chris, read it properly.
I did not say Hogan would score more goals anyway, I said I think he has more goals in him, the defining words being I think.
I did not say I would sell him based on his celebration did I, I said I would sell him because I don’t feel that he is a team player.

We would be snookered without Kodjia`s goals during the season as the team stands now, that is why I would sell in the summer, got it?
And 25 mil would be silly money imo compared to the money we paid for him, that is more than double, correct.

I love Kodjia and have said so before, but he is a free spirit and not a team player Hogan needs a Nakki wells / Mousa dembele type player up front with him, Kodjia is a very selfish player and needs to change, just my opinion.

04 Apr 2017 00:51:27
Have to agree with Villadave, kodija is a top striker in this league, however, his loyalty has to be questioned, after leaving bristol city, and citing the usual bog standard 'great club, couldn't say no, huge sleeping giant, in love with the fans already. yadda yadda, ' he then went on to say about using bristol city as a stepping stone, and how eventually he would play for one of the biggest clubs in europe.

i'm not so naive to think he'd stay for the rest of his career, but i've a feeling if his agent could get him a bigger gig this summer he'll be in like flynn, yes we can get maybe 25+million for him, and maybe we could sign another precocious talent, but then that stuffs what brucey has been trying to build-continuity, and don't imagine other players' agents will not want their clients paid more.

if, as usual, we have to pay more to attract a striker to join us, i think hogan offers us more because he brings others into play and that helps build unity, just an opinion, and hopefully i'm wrong and kodija stays, scores like a gigolo and he and hogan click, but from what i've seen, its hogan who let's kodija rule the roost, supporting him, and i think that undervalues what hogan can bring to the party.

i know i'm in the minority on that, but if mcshortfarce staggers back, and we ended up being stuck with him, i think him and hogan would form a much more formidable and productive partnership-let the pelters begin!

04 Apr 2017 09:03:27
Why on earth would you want to sell a proven goal scorer at all Dave?! Keep him unless someone offers mega money. To which your talking 30m+.

04 Apr 2017 11:18:22
So you don't think he'll score more goals but think his got more goals in him? Makes no sense, I don't think I'd score more goals than Ronaldo but reckon if I tell Real Madrid I've got more goals in me they'll give me a contract? Kodjia needs to change?

Yea please stop scoring and winning us games, it's ridiculous. Selfish or not, Celebrates on his own or not, Kodjia has produced the goods all season consistently, it's no coincidence our worse spell coincided with him being at AFCON, selling him would be ridiculous and a step back.

04 Apr 2017 11:21:07
Finch, I am not explaining myself again mate.
The clues to your question about proven goal scorer are in my previous two posts.
I have stated silly money have I not?

04 Apr 2017 13:30:54
I said a couple days ago that it would be nice to see some loyalty from kodgia. Its on the cards that he is going to attract other clubs in the summer. his application is second to none. he and Scot are starting to get together and hopefully will go on to be a magic partnership. Personally i think it would put a spanner in the works of what the Bruce is trying to achieve with these players should be go in the summer.

04 Apr 2017 14:04:28
But it doesn't make sense Dave, we signed Hourihane and Lansbury to make chances, there not sell Kodjia for silly money as hogan has got more goals in him with proper support, as you claim, the strikers haven't got proper support at the moment but Kodjia is scoring, would hogan do that? It remains to be seen, he has 1 goal at the minute provided by a villa player so the supply was there.

He had 2 good chances Saturday, both given to him in very good positions from the midfield. If silly money came in as in an offer we can't refuse then maybe sell Kodjia, but today's market 25 mil isn't silly money and your argument just seems to disagree with itself. If he goes Hogan is then getting the same service that Kodjia is getting now that you don't think is good enough for him to score goals?

So where does that leave us, mid table?

04 Apr 2017 14:58:19
If you say so chris, sorry to confuse you.
It all started off very simple but your misunderstanding, your replies and miss quotes messed the whole thing up.
Let's move on.

04 Apr 2017 16:53:17
Mate it's not personal it's just so contradictory it literally makes no sense, I may have paraphrased but you can't change what you said. The midfield aren't providing good enough service, Hogan has more goals in him than Kodjia, and for 25mil we should sell Kodjia. Kodjia goes and then Hogan gets the same level of service from the same midfielders, all that goes is the goals we are getting now?

25million is not silly money in today's market. I don't get why you'd be so eager to sell one of the best strikers in the league? But from Saturday, they are working well together, Hogan missed two good chances, Kodjia scored two of his chances, both looked and sounded buzzing with the result. Let's just hope hogan isn't as upset as you about Kodjia not celebrating with him.

04 Apr 2017 17:44:23
Changing the subject a little lads, how do you see tonights game going. hopefully the kodg can get on the Scot sheet again. Not sure if Hogan is fit to start after the niggle he got at the weekend. Reckon2.1 to the villans. Keep our momentum going.

04 Apr 2017 18:15:43
Would love another win clarat, I am going for 3-1 mate.

04 Apr 2017 18:18:14
Yes chris,
Oh before I go, look at your previous post timed at 14:04:28, you start by saying "but it does make sense Dave" what makes sense? I never said anything about making sense, if I did point it out.

And buy the way 25 mil for a championship player is ridiculous money, trust me, that’s a fact.

Does all that make sense.
Our window cleaner supports Everton, he thinks you have been drinking.
Nothing personal mate. I am tired now.

04 Apr 2017 20:19:17
I think we have found the issue, your reading skills, I said it doesn't, doesn't make sense. I'll leave it there, I treat it as a banter page, for banter but you seem to take things personal mate. Tell your window cleaner mine need doing if he's about though.

04 Apr 2017 22:53:23
Correct I hold my hand up, I did read it wrong.

03 Apr 2017 13:14:20
Feel a bit sorry for Gardener, every time he gets his chance, he either gets injured or blows it compleatly . Saturday right from his first touch, everything went wrong, you can see his confidence is completely shot . Perhaps a couple of games for the u23, might give him a boost . The problem is with the midfielders we now have around him, it puts more pressure on him to be good enough . Hogan was looking sharp, Untill he was forced of, let's hope it's only a niggle .
Kodjia was on the mark, once again with another two in the net . Lokking forwards to tomorrow's game, come on you Lions .
Onwards&Upwards Villaforever.

01 Apr 2017 22:14:29
Great win same question I ask every week do we dare to dream? Jk amazing again truely special!