You’ll have to forgive me.
It’s silly shutdown season at work and the last week has involved 7 twelve hour shifts, plus an hour’s travel each way.
It’s real physical stuff too, so I’m bloody knackered and really not able to keep up to date with what’s been going on, in what’s been a torrid week for the club.
The good news is that I only have another week of this to endure (hmm), but I’m seriously beginning to think that I’m getting too old for this stuff.
So while I just sneaked home in time to watch and comment on the Hull game, that’s about as much as I’ve been able to contribute this week.
I’ve actually been tracking your comments as best I can, to keep myself updated, so thanks for that lads.
Not that I’m totally au fait with who we’ve brought in.
The big news is that we managed to keep Grealish. And while he’s a bit disappointed, he’s happy to “get to work”.
Yay!
We signed McGinn, who I suspect was a replacement in case Grealish went.
How some think they’ll both play in the same side intrigues me, given they’re apparently the same sort of player.
But apparently McGinn can stick the boot in and has a much better work rate, so who knows?
I don’t ever recall seeing him play.
Tuanzebe is a decent signing, I think.
Am I seeing correctly, in that Steer has gone on loan?
If so, where does that leave us goaly-wise?
Nyland, I assume starts.
I have serious doubts about our goal-keeping department, but hey, what do I know?
The truth is, I’m too tired to contemplate how we’re going to approach Wigan.
All I know is they’re going to be well up for it, after a good start.
And we will need to get in their faces from the off, with decent pace and sharp passing.
The same as is always required, I suppose.
I have to predict a 2-0 win here, simple.
I had so many questions to ask, but didn’t have the time to ask them.
So the poll asks where you think we’ll finish this season.
Heard on the radio that Villa’s new owners are the third richest in English football believe it or not.
I take it Man City (as they are owned by a country FFS) and Chelsea’s Roman Abramovich are the two clubs with richer owners.
Nice to know that we’ve finally got some resources behind us isn’t it?
Leeds looking like the real deal so far. Still early days though for every team. We have got the points on the board early on, despite average performances, and that is important for Bruce, because new owners will want results after insisting our best players were kept. I really don’t know what to say about Kodja. Thankfully our defenders and midfield have got all six goals so far to take pressure off him. He is lucky two strikers are out injured. A chance for fringe players to get game time against Yeovil possibly.
Well I’ve just got back in from my Algarve swimming pool and seen the result. Well, well, well. That my friends, is a result. Two games played. Maximum points. Can’t ask for much more than that. Resilience. A very good string to have in your bow!
Great character to come back today. Mcginn and Grealish excellent. Jedinak did not look comfortable at CB again so I think Bruce will have to rethink that one. Kodjia is really struggling at the moment, just our luck to have Hogan and Davis both out. Nice to see Green starting too.
Hopefully we can bring in a couple of loan signings before the end of the month. A left back would be nice given what happened with Bryan. Snodgrass would be brilliant too, lets hope hes not in West Hams squad this weekend.
Any win is a good win although left it late but that’s two games in a row we’ve come from behind to win – compare that with how many games we came back to win over the last five seasons! Now look at Cardiff last season – they were never beaten and came back countless times from a losing position.
The Championship is a marathon and needs guts and heart as well as skill.
Jedinak doesn’t work at CB so we need to bring Tuanzebe into the CB roll with either De Laet playing at RB or anew LB to allow Hutts to move to RB. Priority must be for SB to find a good no 9 on loan.
Notwithstanding chuffed to bits at our start.
spot on again, especially on tuanzebe. maybe bruce wants to blood him as full backs first as he builds up his fitness. but the kid is our second best cb and he complements chester. together they will be a good partnership.