Comments on: Villa Preview

By: malcolm driver

malcolm driver — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:32:42 +0000

why o why cannot we show as mutch passion the whole game as we did in the last 10mins?

By: Russ B

Russ B — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:16:20 +0000

I went to this game. A 5/6 hour round-trip on the train. The only thing I cam away with was the realisation (despite numerous warnings on this blog) that Boa Morte is THE BIGGEST WASTE OF MONEY I HAVE EVER SEEN.

He plays on the wing, yet you wouldn’t know that from his position on the field. He gave the ball away at every possible opportunity. And I have never seen anyone change a game so dramatically by being subbed off. Matty Etherington came on and turned the game around, until his arrival we looked consigned to the releagation scrap heap.

Luis – if you’re out there – lose some weight and stick to your position you useless b*stard. Oh and, if at all possible, do what every other player we have signed has done and pick up an injury that’ll keep you out for a few games.

By: gary p

gary p — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:03:44 +0000

though i cant blame curbishley for trying zamora and blanco as a duo,after the goal against liverpool, it s clear now that one or the other should be on the pitch at the same time,not both. zamora and blanco seem too similar in style,as do cole and harewood. as dire as it seems at the moment, i see a ray of light at the end of the tunnel. first,despite spending big money on boa, etherington looks the better choice as a starter. perhaps boa morte can come on as a sub at times and do a job. a very expensive sub i know, but regardless of the 5 million he cost ,if boa s not getting the job done, he should not start. period. secondly,with 12 games left to go ,it should be clear to curbishley now that it s either harewood or cole upfront ,probably the former provided his work rate is good enough, coupled blanco . zamora can come on as a sub as he did against liverpool. apart from all the injuries , a big issue has been curbishley taking too long to figure out who his best AVAILABLE 11 is at the time…

By: Connor

Connor — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:34:43 +0000

Center back Sorry, not CM** :S:S

By: Connor

Connor — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:34:02 +0000

Seriously, why doesn’t Curbishley give Mascherano a go in CM? Even thought he is most probarly moving to Liverpool, he’ll do a bloody better job than Dailly.

By: Connor

Connor — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:05:59 +0000

Thanks Wigan :@

By: Jeremy Jacobs

Jeremy Jacobs — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:01:06 +0000

Oh dear Iain. West Ham, Charlton & Watford for the drop?

(Who on earth is Bob Piper?)

By: Bob Piper

Bob Piper — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:48:53 +0000

….”Where did you learn to write like that with so much…”

No, but unlike you I try to have a stab at English.

By: US Hammer

US Hammer — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:20:59 +0000

Well, my initial instinct is to begin panic. Today against Aston Villa we didn’t have ideas, we didn’t go after that extra inch to get the ball and we had too many individual efforts that fell short. But the worst part for me is that Curbishley had no idea what to do. In fact, his substitution of Kepa instead of Zamora was our deathnell. Harewood came on to do what I thought he’d do if he had started. Problem was he needed Kepa, the only one making any threat to the goal, with him. He put Matty on to create some crosses and took the one man off that could take advantage of them. Both Harewood and Matty were good subs but we lost some of that gain without Kepa to take advantage. Zamora worked hard, he always does, but he created nothing. If Alan doesn’t know what to do we are in trouble. He doesn’t have any idea and that, ultimately, is why we have to be in the most danger we have been in. Losing Upson is just fate giving us a kick. What are the odds we lose the two defenders brought in to build a foundation on in their debuts. I won’t give up, but I am more concerned now than I have been. Our leader doesn’t pick a team to attack and win. Until he does, we won’t win.

By: Johnny B

Johnny B — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:50:07 +0000

That’s a bit rich Mr Piper… using adjectives like: Batty. Where did you learn to write like that with so much… do you by chance know german?