I’ve seen certain views that suggest that the last thing we want is cup runs.
I quite simply think that’s a terrible opinion and my attitude is that you should play every single game with a view to winning. The whole idea of the game is to score more goals than the opposition and if you lose that aim, you might as well not bother; it’s as simple as that.
Yes, I can see the argument that you lose some with the aim of winning the bigger prize, but that’s not what it’s about at all, for me.
So it’s really disappointing to have read that we might actually make 11 changes for this game!
That’s crazy, as we have players who can’t be fully up to speed this early in the season, surely?
I believe we need to play what RDM considers our best side and get them out there, winning. Which is what we should do, if you look at it on average.
Luton, at the end of the day, play in League 2 (4th division in old money) and even though they’ve had a good start after a 3-0 win against Plymouth, we should have plenty in hand to beat them.
Of course, we’ve lost the odd league cup game recently against supposedly inferior opposition, which just shows how you can seriously slip up at times, but we need to start demonstrating that we can take out what on average are lesser teams, if we’re to show signs that we’re moving forward.
The likes of Man U and Arsenal etc can ignore/take the proverbial out of this competition if they want, but I hold them in a lower regard because of it.
At the end of the day, it’s still silverware.
Play our best side and look to saving/resting players after they’ve actually done something, in my opinion.
We’ll stuff Luton, if we have the right mindset, with the right side.
But the second string will probably struggle.
I really hope RDM takes this seriously.
First 11 should win this easy, simple
I think we will win tonight and get a chance to look at all of our players! I don’t think that was our best line up on Sunday and hopefully RDM will realise it to.
No it wasn’t, but it might have been as close as it could have been, fitness-wise.
Even more reason to get the best bets playing.
Oh, it’s on Sky too, so streams should be easy 🙂
Very true… He needs to play his best 11 so it gives them chance to click! I hope Hutton don’t start at right back I’d rather Richards there any day! I hope we sell Hutton and get a new 1 in and have Richards as back up. I reckon Amavi will start tonight to. I think we need to go with Ayew & McCormack up top with Grealish behind as the number 10 and start with Tshibola! I hope Westwood is left out cause I really don’t rate him at all I think he’s a waste of a shirt number. That’s where we need to concentrate on a new mid & right back before the transfer window shuts. I read a midfielder could be signed before Saturday game! I wonder who that is🤔
100% with you Badger, it’s all about winning games and building confidence and momentum.
Off topic but what’s peoples take on this possible Ravel Morrison signing?
Personally I think the lad my be as nutty as a fruit cake but from a footballing perspective he’s possible the most naturally gifted player of his generation his potentials phenomenal .
If we could get him right (and that’s a big IF) he could one hell of a player.
*may*
Does anyone know what’s happened to Traore?
According to the B’ham Mail Di Matteo ain’t overly impressed with him.
Love to have morrison as long as RDM can keep him on a tight leash as for tonight I’m hoping the manager puts a strong team out & we annihilate Luton it’ll be a good confidence booster.UTV
Had a gander at him on youtube Giddy and admittedly the highlights can make any player appear to be a world beater but he looks the most gifted midfield player England has produced since Gazza.
He really looks an awesome talent just crackers but then what genius isn’t flawed?
I think too many people judge him on his faults & not his footballing abilities, as far as I’m concerned if he does the job on the field hey who give a fuck.
A bit of a side topic, but does anyone know how much we are actually saving in wages now that we have offloaded most of our large earners?
Off to top of my head the club have released/sold… Guzan, Sinclair, N’Zogbia, Clark, Gueye, Gil, Sanchez, as well as, a number of academy players. Plus, if the press is to be believed we may also see Bennett, Gabby, Lescott, and Veretout leaving this window as well (maybe more).
Now I’m sure Elphick and McCormack are not on ‘cheap’ wages given their experience and age, but you would have to assume the club is very close to being in a sustainable position – if the plan is to be promoted this season or next.
Yes looking back I think some very good business has been done regarding players coming and going and, if what we’re hearing is right, it’s not finished yet.
I think we’ll end up with a really good squad if, as fans, we only give them a bit of time to gel together as a team.
What time to gel? It’s pretty much the same team as last year.
These are the same excuses being made as last year, and the year before that, and so on, and so on.
What Pat says is that we will end up with a good squad, not that we have it now. I would expect we will have a number of incoming players who I think will be an upgrade to those going out. Rumours of a big bid for some Italian midfield youngster. Not sure if it’s true but we’ll see. Add a few decent players to the three we have added, plus Amavi coming back and the team would look a lot different.
I think we should see what we end up with by the end of this month before we dismiss it out of hand
Diawarra doesn’t want to join, and why would he when he is being courted by much better teams?
Who are these mystery players we are supposedly going to bring in?
Why did we not try to bring them in over the summer so that they wouldn’t have to ‘gel’ in as quickly as they will need to, especially if we are in the lower part of the table by the end of the transfer window?
Does this not all sound a little too familiar?
I used to be as positive as the next guy but this all stinks of seasons past i’m afraid.
I get that Guest, but I think Xia should be given a chance. He only got clearance mid June. It seems a long time ago but it’s not given the dead wood we have been having to shift. I think things will hot up now. True, Diawarra will have better options, but at least it signals ambition. You can’t criticise that and then say we have the same crap players. What would you have us do? Buy crap replacements?
If we are in the same position at the end of the transfer window I will share your disappointment. I need to hold out for now with a bit more positivity though.
this bid for lad in italy
the doc must have been taking tips from old deadly
lerner pulled the same stunt for last 5 years bid for someone that has no intention of signing if we have 17/18 million available spend it on players now look at the bench tonight it would make you cry ,imagine we go a goal down who is dematteo going to put on
hatchet man hutton
champion league bacun
bambi on ice rudi
prolific wastewood must have double figures nowits only his 5th season
cissko
doesnt say much for our youth when they are all on bench
Team Sheet v Wednesday
GOLLINI, Hutton, ELPHICK, Baker, Cissokho, Westwood, Gardner, Bacuna, Ayew, McCORMACK, Gestede
Subs: Bunn, Okore, Ricards, Amavi, TSHIBOLA, Green, Grealish
Game set and match to GUEST!
I disagree guest!! This time we have a new owner who gives a fuck with footballing people around him and a new coaching team with experience!!
I think you need to just hold back and not judge to quickly mate! Give them some time then make up your mind!
Mate i’ve nothing against Xia and hope he holds true to his word, but Lerner was the messiah in the beginning and was a regular at VP too.
Fair point 👍
Luton Town – Walton, O’Donnell, Mullins, Rea, Justin, Lee, Mpanzu, McGeehan, Gray, Hylton, Marriott
Subs – Smith, Cuthbert, Cook, Vassell, McQuoid, King, Famewo
Aston Villa – Bunn, Richards, Baker, Okore, Amavi, Tshibola, Gardner, Green, Grealish, Ayew, McCormack
Subs – Steer, Bacuna, Elphick, Gestede, Westwood, Hutton, Cissokho
Actually, mostly, i like that team. We should cause them some problems. Looking at our defence I expect them to cause us a few as well
subs bench is poor though.
Most of the squad is poor.
Really pleased to see Amavi getting some game time. A good line up – Richards will be an improvement on Hutton, Amavi on Cissokho, and Grealish is better than Ayew out wide.
“Aston Villa will be ‘top club in Europe with highest number of fans in the world’ in five years, claims Tony Xia”
Tony we will be holding you to that.
Top club in the conference more like.
Guest is obviously Oohahh in disguise.
Team sheet is –
31 Bunn
23 Amavi
5 Okore
4 Richards
2 Baker
19 Green
8 Tshibola
22 Gardner
40 Grealish
44 McCormack
10 J Ayew
Pat I beg to differ regarding guest he has posted positive comments on here many times & which also are constructive so there’s absolutely no comparison to oooohaaa whatsoever. Guest I hope I’m on your Christmas card list now
Thanks Giddy, you know i’ve always been positive and shot Ooah down on more than enough occasions but after Sundays result, i just feel i can’t be positive about anything at the moment, i don’t want to be negative, who the hell does?
I want nothing more than to be proved wrong.
You’re always on the xmas list mate.
I do think Dr x needs to ease off a bit on twitter he could start to look an idiot if all these tweets don’t come to fruition. 10 out of 10 though for being the total opposite to that PRICK of a yank this chairman actually comes out & speaks to the fans good on him.
To be honest Giddy that made me cringe,he’s setting himself up for a proper fall.
OTT springs to mind mate.
Ooooooooo, let’s all get excited about Luton away followed by Rotherham and Huddersfield at home.
Some are clearly easily pleased.
Di Matteo out.
Fucking boring find another club to support then ffs
Get in there
Looks like the team may have found their level.
Micah Richards showing his class.
Sub Ayew at half time, for his sake !!!
Definitely, the last thing we need is to lose this game, confidence will be at an all time low.
Agree
Looks like we’ve lost it
You couldn’t make this up.
Ayew needs to be sold, another overrated shower of shit.
Wtf is going on!!!!!!!!!!!
Luton 2 Villa 1 “What a shambles Villa are at the moment.” – radio commentary
Nothing’s changed as I keep saying the only improvement is Elphnick. Shows how poor we really are. I know I said mid table but we could go down and that’s being realistic not negative
Based on this, I have to agree with you mate. Absolutely shocking. The tactics are like McClown/Lamberk/Sherberk/Garbe all over again.
Luton Town. Luton FUCKIN Town.
The club is an absolute laughing stock.
Di Potato out
As i’ve said before, you cannot keep the same defence that leaked 76 goals last year and expect to change anything, utterly embarrassing and the fact it hasn’t been addressed is criminal, all we keep hearing about are bids for midfielders and forwards, why are there no defenders on the radar?
Di Matteo has to take some of that blame, regardless of anybody that thinks he needs to be given time, i’m in utter disbelief, complete shambles, the club is in ruin.
We look an absolute shambles it’s embarasing
Didn’t Okore want Champions League football?
Same old story dosnt matter who we play against as soon as the opposition score the whole team falls to pieces it’s pathetic. This is Luton ffs
I just do not understand why we have only brought in Elphick, who thought one defender would be enough to stop the rot at the back?
Jesus man these are simple things, how complicated can it possibly be?
Players just JOGGING about. Theyre just not interested.
WANKERS.
3-1 Okore OG. The bomb squad having a party!
How do we do it?
Sometimes it has to get worse before it gets better.
Fucking SHITE
Okore and Richards centre backs 😂😂😂😂😂
How many times Richards is NOT a centre back its like putting Messi in goal ffs
WE know what results from that pairing. WTF does the manager need to prove it to himself and make a laughing stock of the team? Hasn’t he looked at the videos or did he forget his magic wand?
I wanted to be positive, but after seeing the last 2 games, I’m putting £100 on us getting RELEGATED.