After having been extremely lucky (and crafty) for quite a while now, I wasn’t able to wangle getting away from work early enough today.
Hence I only managed to see the last 10 minutes or so and can’t really comment about the match at all.
All I know is that Cleverley got the goal, which makes it three in three games. He’s certainly staking his claim for a contract, isn’t he?
But never mind missing the game though. Having seen today’s results I’m now convinced we’re safe for another season, as while I can see Hull getting at least something at Spurs, I just can’t see them getting anything against Man Utd. Either way, I don’t see them getting the required four points for them to overtake us on goal difference.
And that’s if we don’t get another point, against Southampton away or Burnley at home, which I think we will.
Again having looked at the results, I quite simply have to take my hat off to Leicester, who have won an amazing six out of their last seven games.
When you consider all the stuff that went on with Pearson just a few weeks back, it’s a great story.
And when you add in the fact that they’ve apparently doubled their points tally in the last month, well….
They deserve to stop up, in my opinion.
Enough of Leicester though and no doubt some of you will be telling me we aren’t mathematically safe yet and that would of course be correct.
I’m still very confident we’ll survive though and the thought of Sherwood getting next season and a chance to add some of his own players is a very interesting one.
Hi H60…. Yes its a hard slog but its still worth a go IMO. We could easily put out a 2nd eleven in the early rounds! Here is an example using the current players who were not in the starting 11 Saturday. It would also be a prestigious trophy to win with automatic CL qualification. Also worth a few quid and helps attract better players…..and before you say it oohah…not everyone can play for a CL club so there are many good players who want to better themselves by playing Europa League games!
Guzan
Hutton/Lowton
Baker/Senderos
Clark/Donacien
Cissokho/Bennet/Luna
Tonev
Gil
Cole
Sanchez
Sinclair
Gardner
Weimann
Kozak
Robinson
Gabby
Helenius
Bent
I reckon that we could give ‘the lesser teams’ a good game out of that lot! There are probably a couple of players that I’ve forgotten!
BTW…where have Cissokho, Lowton, Sinclair and Gil disappeared to? I keep fairly up to date but dont recall seeing news of any of them being injured….has Sherwood started his own bomb squad? 🙂
The list looks ‘OK’ on paper, but look at those names and see how many of them have been un-available for weeks, or even months, on-end during the last year or so…
Ardent…I get where your coming from but my point is at least 5 or 6 of those could play in ‘the easier’ Europa League games. I’m sure that the fringe players would be simply glad of some gametime!
BTW…..when we won the league in 81, I’m pretty sure we only used 14 players and that was for 42 league games, plus FA and League cups. Could if be that players ‘cry off’ far too easily these days? ……too much guaranteed pay as opposed to appearance money me thinks, but I am a cynical old twat! 🙂
Cissokho and Sinclair have been injured. I know Sinclair is back but can’t force himself back into the team primarily, I guess because of Grealish’ form. I suspect Lowton will be off in the summer. Gil is a strange one – he looked like a really good player from what little we have seen of him; who knows?
I wouldn’t be surprised if Weimann moves on in the summer as well.
WBA are supposed to be interested in Sinclair – strange one given his poor loan spell with them last season.
H60…. Someone has said Sinclair was given time off due to his partner giving birth. Shouldnt be allowed nookie between August and June IMO!……but his partner is VERY difficult to resist 🙂
I was mostly thinking of the injuries: Senderos, Tonev ,Helenius, Kozak,etc., {I’ve actually forgotten who Donacien is…} and we’ve hardly managed to put out the same back-four in successive games all season.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Weimann go either, but I still think that an awful lot depends on what’s going on behind the scenes as far as Benteke’s future is concerned.
i think we’re a small club who is punching above our weight. still think we will go down
OohAhh’s changed his profile i see.
Who let a Bluenose in here?
LOL there’s always one little bluenose b*****d that slips through the net.
Fuck off you bluenose twat!….if you dont it will be ‘thrown of Bridges’ not Michael!
🙂 🙂
Close lads, but he appears to be a Cov fan.
I’ll let it go for now, might be a laugh.
Cov….just a different shade of blue. And they are bigger than Small Heath so let the fun begin!
Ok then fuck off you skybluenose.
Reportedly had scouts at the Club Brugge v Anderlecht game and some clash in Portugual (teams not named), along with Everton v Sunderland and Hull v Palace. No idea how true this is but that’s what “Sport Witness” claims.
I was just about to type the same, Andrew.
Scouting some bargain basement players, no doubt.
I’ve no problem with that, as long as we splash at least a decent amount of cash as well.
And I’m not talking £10-15 million!
With that EXTRA £30 mill a season, there’s just no excuse not too, imo and I want to see some sign of genuine ambition.
Probably scouting bargain basement players in Belgium. There’s a lot of talent in Portugal that won’t be cheap we could get. Not sure who the hell we could be looking at for Sunderland v Everton though.
I’d guess Mitrovic was a target during the Belgian game though.
We are still primark and always will be
Sherwood has been pictured tonight at Swindon’s game.
Must after the Swindon managers job then according to Keane!
Clearly. or he’s scouting players, which is just rude, should never have players watched, disrespectful and Keane would never do such a thing.
Yup. Checking out the FA cup final opposition!!!! Good old Swindon!!!
Swansea beating the Arse. Well if Monks can do it I’m bloody certain Sherwood can!
I’ve got a funny feeling that on May 31 I’ll be changing my moniker from Pat57 to Pat15
God how this season has turned around!
UTV
That result tonight will mean that Arseholes can’t just take it easy between now and the 30th; they’ll want to avoid ManUre leapfrogging them into 3rd place and having to play the extra CL qualifiers again.
They will finish 3 rd as they have game in hand and 2 points clear of Utd
Whereas if Villa get anything against Southampton and/or Hull get beat on Saturday Villa can relax and give some players a break before the Cup final.
Just keeps getting better.
I find that I have to pinch myself occasionally just to prove it isn’t some sort of weird dream!
UTV
interesting he’s at the Swindon game- the ozzie Massimo Luongo plays for them – he had a brilliant asian cup and hasd been linked to a few PL club (including ours)
2nd time in a month he’s been there.