Villa , " let's take the positives "

[Albert Spangler]

I'll have a pint of McDermott's home brew please.

Latest SkySports interview sounded more like Captain Mannering was at the Helm, "When I took this job three years ago we were second from bottom in the Championship, trying to stay in it. The following year we lost Gylfi Sigurdsson, the summer after that we lost Shane Long.

"When you think of all of those things, if you look at it, we are in a great situation."

By the same reasoning a retired fisherman with no legs is in a better position than when working, as at least this winter he will be sitting in the warmth of his own urine tucked up in bed, and not out at sea froze and wet.

It would be better all round if we just had some honest interviews along the lines of "Guthrie was suspended for being an idiot and will be back in 4 weeks, and I play Gorks because I love him, no matter what."

Mainwaring.

[LoyalRoyal22]

Marriappa and Morrison as our centre back pairing

[LoyalRoyal22]

:D We have two class goalkeepers (we do, Federici was bets keeper in the Championship last year).
Nicky Shorey is good enough for the Premier League.
Morrison is looking like a star of the future, Pearce when selected will complete a young, british centre back pairing to be proud of.
Guthre and Karacan, if fit and picked will be another young, British (he's not Turkish!) pairing of decent quality.
Kebe might get fit again one day.
We have a manager who has morals and came through the ranks and if he left would make me very sad!
We are not yet adrift.
We could have won today if Hunt was not fouled on the line and Le Fondre had a bit more luck in front of goal.
We have an owner who seems to behave in an ambitions yet responsible way.

Oh, and importantly, we are in a league that 51 other clubs in the football league are envious of us for - WE ARE OVERACHIEVING!!!

Negatives are that Brian seems to be cutting off his nose to spite his face with Pearce and Guthrie situation, we can't afford to.
We are playing a style of football that is outdated.
Our right back situation is a concern.
It will be tough to attract good players in January if we are adrift.

But... I'll say it again, we're overachieving and may go down to come back stronger again, with McDermott I hope!!
Our wingers, crucial to our style of play are out of their depth.

agree with most off this

[SCIAG]

Sidwell? Precision passes?

Yes.

You didn't see the Fulham game then?

I saw his whole career for us.

Sidwell makes Steven Gerrard look like Sergio Busquets. He's more ambitious with his passing than Legs or Karacan, but no more accurate.

[RoyalBlue]

Sidwell? Precision passes?

Yes.

You didn't see the Fulham game then?

I saw his whole career for us.

Sidwell makes Steven Gerrard look like Sergio Busquets. He's more ambitious with his passing than Legs or Karacan, but no more accurate.

Interesting that you refer to his career with us and nothing since. Even if you only look at his career with us, I think you are wrong (or memory is failing you) in your assessment.