25 Jul 2013 15:31:03
Westwood, Delph, Bacuna, Sylla, Gardner, Carruthers, KEA!

Easily the worst midfield I have ever seen down the villa! been a fan all my life and cannot remember a squad as s**** as this its shocking! KEA is s****, poor footballer and lambert gives him villa number 8 shirt?

Compare our signings to norwich or to southampton! were not in the same league! lamberts brought aload of crap and the best player bar benteke in nzogbia (who looked class at times last season) is being frozen out for no apparent reason.

ere we go another season with lamberts allsorts, the guy is like a fish up a tree, he's lost and hasn't got a clue!

in lambert we trust. hahhaha yeh someone who drops bent and buys Jordan Bowery (the worst player in the prem by a mile!) well its between him, bannan, bennet and clark!

Danny

1.) 25 Jul 2013
So you're undecided then?

2.) 25 Jul 2013
You've lost the plot ain't you, westwood is one of the best midfielders in the country right now and sylla and delph are improving every week! I'd rather have them than sidwell and reo-coker. If you're going to be such a boring depressive then get back in your arm chair and keep quiet about it! Stick by the villa through thick and thin or sod off to support somebody with a midfield like bayern munich's! {Ed052's Note - Westwood will be playing for England at some point}

3.) 25 Jul 2013
KEA only player I don't rate, this could be Gardner year if avoids injury JK

4.) 25 Jul 2013
Danny you are entitled to your opinion but I will be dis agreeing with your nonsense, sign some mercenary's? and flop like qpr? Your the perfect example of a typical fan that is not in touch with the real world.

I will be enjoying Paul Lamberts effort of getting our team to play its best.

5.) 25 Jul 2013
That is rather harsh mate, whilst by no means is it the strongest midfield we've had I wouldn't say its the worst in the league. I do think we need a solid defensive midfielder & a creative midfielder to bulk it up. I agree with you that N'Zogbia should brought back after his injury too. On the other hand, post January I believe our midfield was one of our assets. I know you're entitled to your opinion, but let's reserve our judgements on the matter until October time after we've overcome the tough fixtures and they've played clubs in and around us.

6.) 25 Jul 2013
I think it would be in your best interest to find another club to put your doom and gloom onto. We don't want or need that kind of negativity at VP. You are a minority of 1 and I would take a guess in saying you aren't even a villa fan. But if you are, please, for the sake of all villa fans, don't be.

7.) 25 Jul 2013
He dropped bent for benteke, a potential superstar! Duh

8.) 25 Jul 2013
You sir are deluded. I disagree 100% with all of the nonsense you put and hope come January you come back on here and realise the project that's been put in place.

Finch

9.) 25 Jul 2013
Oh Danny boy the pipes the pipes are calling you.
What they are calling you is anybodies idea, but I am calling you a complete wa--er. You come on here just to get insulted and you will certainly acheive your objective.
By the way the missing word is waster, not wa--er.

10.) 25 Jul 2013
Are u mental Danny. Westwood, Delph and Sylla aren't the best players in the world but they are good together. You can't call them s**t. El Ahmadi might not be the best but does it matter about the numbers. If they were that bad why didn't we get relegated. N'Zogbia has only been frozen out because he doesn't fit Lamberts style of player. Bent hasn't been in form and is too old for Lamberts style of player. And how's Bowery that bad. Next your going to be saying that Benteke and Guzan are terrible. You need to think again.

11.) 25 Jul 2013
Sorry but my honest opinion! gutted to see villa outplayed and beaten by wigan 3-0 at home, then bradford and millwall its not good enough. yes we improved at end of season but we are yet to win or even keep a clean sheet in pre season (ok friendlies and weaker team but still)

I am not negative just honest and worried! Think if we get a solid experienced defender, couple of quality midfielders then we will be fine.

I did not mean to upset anyone but my post seems to have angered some of you and did not want that and not a majority of one as many fellow villa fans are worried too but I hope your all right and maybe we will be fine and bowery and westwood will be playing for england soon as you think but I doubt it, if they were any good then they would have been in the u21 squad! nzogbia is our best midfielder and delph has quality westwood can pass a ball and has potential but along way of yet.

We need more quality, simple.

danny

12.) 26 Jul 2013
Hi Danny,
I think if you had put your original point in as measured a manner as your last point you would not have got such a hostile reaction
I do appreciate your honesty though
I also take your point at about being "honest and worried" rather than negative. I have made the same point myself
I disagree about Nzogba though. He doesn't do it anywhere near enough for me

13.) 26 Jul 2013
The thing that annoyed me about your post danny is that you said Bowery was bents replacement when evidently that was benteke!

The form table for the final 3rd of the season we were something like 7th or 8th so the young boys did become men and prove their worth for me.

Also disagree that Zog is lazy, plays out of position and when not in possession does f. all

finch

14.) 26 Jul 2013
Plenty of things to pick apart about the original post here from Danny. As finch has pointed out, saying Bowery is Bent's replacement is quite a desperate way to discredit things.

Westwood is terrific, Sylla has been much improved and full of confidence, Bacuna has the most assists this preseason, Tonev has been injured and Delph. well it remains to be seen if he is the right fit for us under Lambert.

You also failed to mention that we are very much in the market for an attacking presence in the middle, with seemingly the only hold up being jettisoning off the deadwood.

How about giving just a little bit of time as we are still yet to play a competitive match yet.

Lets just see how the team fares with the full complement of players available and let's wait to see who we pick up as attacking presence.

Think you have blown the load a little early in this one.

Leroy

15.) 26 Jul 2013
So far this summer, Norwich have spent over£25mil £8 of which was out of Lamberts previous budget, and Norwich are still not finished bringing in players their are 2 valued around £12mil that Hughton wants, and the club are backing him, So who was telling the truth when left Carrow road claiming Norwich didn't have the money to match his Ambitions Have a good season if you can

16.) 26 Jul 2013
You may be a bit on the negative side Danny but at least you have the stones to put your name to your opinions! I do not agree with what you said mate but well done on that. it seems more and more are putting names which makes it easier to spot the Bluenose or Norwich fan who is jealous & trying to wind us up!

17.) 26 Jul 2013
Danny, not trying to be funny, but as I write this, we are now 4 - 0 up after 34mins vs Crewe, with Benteke scoring a hattrick already and KEA threading through a lovely ball for his third.

As I and others have sugested, perhaps a little too soon to panic.

Leroy

18.) 27 Jul 2013
Dear norwich fan, none of the signings you have made this summer would even get even half a look in for our starting 11

19.) 27 Jul 2013
Ok, finch I totally disagree because yes benteke was purchased and was main striker but I can remember games when bent was on bench and bowery was on field! He never scored a goal and dnt think he had a shot on target! He came from chesterfield and scored 16 in 61 games! He would not get into my local pub team!

And disagree with people saying we still gna buy quality, I really hope we do but cnt see it!

And the person getting excited abt us beating crewe, u need to wake up! Kea is poor player and do not care if he can split crewes defence in half, I want to see him do it in the prem.

Danny

20.) 27 Jul 2013
KEA won't cut it in the prem agree with Danny on this

21.) 28 Jul 2013
Lets just give el ahmadi a little bit more time to settle in, he's came from a slow league where he had a lot of space and a lot of time on the ball and he doesn't get that in the prem. let's not forget that when petrov first joined us, he wasn't our best midfielder by some way, it took him a couple of seasons to find his feet and only then he became the heart of our team and very good player!