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Aston Villa 3 Brighton 2: Goals from The Fonz, Webcam and Delph

I'm not going to pass off that I have any idea how the match went today, because I don't, this is just a news post. Aston Villa put their name in the hat for the next round.

I can tell you that Albrighton, before he came off with an injury and after only five minites, set up the Fonz for the opener and it put a huge smile on my face, but since then, I have not been anywhere near a TV or radio, so it wouldn't be fair of me to comment on the match.

But, I can say that we won and we won with a heavily changed side and that I am happy that some of the younger players got a chance today.

Comment on the match will be left to someone that saw it and to mr omorroow, when I would have done.

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Martin Clabon said:

SidCowanslovechild
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Some good performances by the sound of it from radio, poor defensively again though, shows we still need big Brad
Comment 1, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.02 pm

David E said:

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The scoreline was closer than any of us would like, but this seems like a case of "job done" with a much changed side. Nice to see some of the younger players getting a chance, with The Fonz finding the net again. Bad luck for Albrighton; just have to hope things aren't serious.
Comment 2, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.08 pm

heskeyshead said:

heskeyshead
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i think in the summer we need a goalkeeper a good attacking right back and a forward to replace heskey/carew - id say carew.
Comment 3, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.09 pm

Eoin Doyle said:

Genital Grinder
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Anyone seen the match report on the BBC site?

Apparently "Delfouneso hit the post with a rasping effort at the end of a fine individual 30-year run as Villa looked, in vain, to add the fourth"

30-year run? That would make him 48 now then would it?
Comment 4, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.12 pm

Paul Theiss said:

Villain-from-Texas
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Judging by the radio commentary, we actually played OK, even if you never feel good about having conceded two goals to a League 2 side.
Comment 5, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.13 pm

Henrydouble said:

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30-year run


Damn he must be pretty good to hold onto the ball for that long!
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Comment 6, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.20 pm

john doyle said:

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the fonz scores again 5 goals in 7 game is better than a 70% strike rate what are any of the other 3 so called big 3 strikers at the club this kid is better than any of the other 3 so play him he will be england center forward for the next 10 years he has scored more goals than anybody else ever has coming through now is the time to play him he is a natural goal scorer the only one we have play him and buy another class sriker to play with him
Comment 7, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.23 pm

David E said:

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Does anybody know what the attendance was?? (please!)
Comment 8, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.23 pm

Chrisodon said:

Chrisodon
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I Think Guzan is a weakness but he is young in gk terms, It was also good to see the Fonz get another for us hope theres more to come.

I Don't think we'll sign anyone this window tbh, so we'll have to just plod along with what we have and we're not doing to bad in all honestly.
Comment 9, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.25 pm

damian h said:

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League 1
Comment 10, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.25 pm

Cian Donaghy said:

Celtic_Villan
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is it possible mon is reading your blog damian?!

davies returns, young up front, collins finished as a holding midfielder?!
Comment 11, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.27 pm

patrick37 said:

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it was over 39 thousand today which was good
Comment 12, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.28 pm

heskeyshead said:

heskeyshead
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attendance was nearly 40 000! there was about 34000 villa fans there.
Comment 13, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.28 pm

Cian Donaghy said:

Celtic_Villan
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over 38000 david E
Comment 14, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.29 pm

Chrisodon said:

Chrisodon
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I Disagree on just dropping the Fonz in and hoping he'll do it the lad is 18 or 19, i know Rooney started at 16 in the league but he's now at 24 just starting to look world class. Also there's alot of fickle fans who want the Fonz but if he didn't score in 3 games they'd be saying he's just another academy flop and we need to spend X amounts on keane who's form is nose diving fast. The answer is to have patience we all want the quick fix today but never think of tomorrow and what it could hold.
Comment 15, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.33 pm

steveallen said:

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Chrisodon said:
Chrisodon
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I Disagree on just dropping the Fonz in and hoping he'll do it the lad is 18 or 19, i know Rooney started at 16 in the league but he's now at 24 just starting to look world class. Also there's alot of fickle fans who want the Fonz but if he didn't score in 3 games they'd be saying he's just another academy flop and we need to spend X amounts on keane who's form is nose diving fast. The answer is to have patience we all want the quick fix today but never think of tomorrow and what it could hold.

let's hope in 5 years time the fonz scores four in a league game for us like rooney did today.... smilies/grin.gif
Comment 16, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.38 pm

David E said:

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Thirty nine thousand; pretty good, I'd say. Thanks, guys!
Comment 17, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.38 pm

Martin Clabon said:

SidCowanslovechild
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Yeah I'm really hopeful of Fonzi but scoring in the odd cup match is very different from doing it week in week out in Prem League.

Nevertheless I am really hopeful that Fozi and Delph will be our star players for a long time to come with my expectations of them even higher than those for Clark and Albrighton who also have a great chance of making it

Guzan needs to improve his work on crosses pretty damn quick if he is going to be Big Brad's successor, not lost hope though
Comment 18, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.40 pm

deansaunderspermthat'sperm said:

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just got back, Davis continues where he left off (make of that what you will) Albrighton and the team looked good until Albrighton went off, after that, a poor game, we had a spell when we scored the two goals apart from that we didn't overshadow them, their fans made massive amounts of noise, the Fonz looked the part, Delph for me looks to lightweight for the premier league, Sidwell played as well as he normally does, downing couldn't get passed anyone, Collins was in good form, and that's about it
Comment 19, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.54 pm

deansaunderspermthat'sperm said:

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oh and L Young should be a regular, and Brighton bought some cheerleaders with them....ooh la-la, and some of the kids (i'm talking 6 - 8 year olds) swear like sailors, bad parenting
Comment 20, made on January 23, 2010 at 4.59 pm

David E said:

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Some interesting observations on how The Fonz might progress from here on in. Personally I think MON has got it just about right in giving the youngster cup time to gain experience and show what he can do, and he's not failed to deliver so far. Logically the next step is that he will now figure more in league matches as the season progresses, particularly if latterly we aren't in with a shout at the top four, and MON has the chance to blood the youngsters without any real consequence. What chance that this lad could turn out to be our c.20 goal a season partner for Gabby??
Comment 21, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.00 pm

Nix2 said:

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Jst got back from the game, well worth it for the ticket price. Delfonueso (or however you spell it) showed his class again, but is lacking a little strength.
Albrighton was like lightning not entirely sure how he got injured but was a great cross for the first goal.
Ashley Young was full of flair today his confidence is certainly coming back.
Defensively we played well although Warnock seemed a little lost quite often. Luke Young was brilliant as ever, and Davies played well when he came on. Biggest issue was the middle of the midfield.
Delph had a great game and really did deserve his goal.

All the fans that invaded on Wednesday deserved to be on that pitch more than Sidwell did today, I wouldnt even let him clean the players boots.

3-2 wasnt a fair reflection we walked the game today, could have been 4 if it wasnt for the post.

Well done the lads, Wembley twice this season????
Comment 22, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.02 pm

VillaDude said:

VillaDude
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So your saying davies is still sh*te? He should be happy with 4th choice then.

Delph and Fonz will learn from today.

Guzan conceded off another corner, was he poor again?

How did L.Young - should he be our regular RB?
Comment 23, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.13 pm

young villain said:

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holy crap, delph to score the third! LMAO!
I am a genius! does anyone have a link for the goals as i am mainly responsible for delphs first villa goal.
Comment 24, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.14 pm

Steve Clayton said:

Squirrel
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The Fonz looked a threat today, good touch, good vision, won his share of headers. The difference is when Albrighton put the ball in for his goal he was in the 6 yard box looking to score, not meandering slowly into the box like Heskey or Carew.

The strike that hit the post was unlucky, a great run, step-over and then curled in to the corner (nearly!)

Delph also had a very good game, agree he needs to bulk up a bit but likes a tackle and broke forward really well - he could have had a hat-trick.

The only way we can see if these lads can cope against prem opposition is to play them - at least last 20 mins of a game - will it happen?

More likely Sidwell will come on and put in his usual non-performance. Considering it was a much changed and youthful team, Sidwell was still one of the worst players on the pitch.

Young should be 1st choice right-back, can actually pass a ball and build an attack. It's not Cuellars fault but he's not a right-back.
Comment 25, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.15 pm

VillaDude said:

VillaDude
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Did sidwell offer anything? He can't tackle, pass, score but he's always first one off the bench.

He's an prime example of a player who picks up 50k a week and is not bothered.

MON needs to turn to Delph when bringing on an extra midfielder. I would have preferred sidwell leave over Gardner.
Comment 26, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.19 pm

young villain said:

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delph is a quality player. every game he has played he has done very well. He has an evil left foot, good passing, great shooting ( some of his goals for leeds, OMG ) and he tackles anything that moves.

Some who say Martin O,Neil is poor in the transfer depatment are so sooooo wrong.

Up the Villa and the cup double is on!
Comment 27, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.23 pm

doubledown9 said:

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heskeyshead

I think Guzan is a quality young keeper, who has made a couple of errors, dont they all. Are people forgetting that his mistakes have come in high pressure games. Semi finals are high pressure events and considering most of the team in front of him had not been to a semi and he has not had regular game time behind them I thought he did well. As for today, the back four and in particular the CB pairing was makeshift. The relationship between CBs & GKs is symbiotic and takes time to develop. Have a little faith, If you cast your mind back, Big Brad was allowed to leave Liverpool on a free as he was not seen as good enough when he was 28. Blackburn let Shay Given go for a paltry 1.5 mil when he was 20. See what im getting at?

As for buying a new rightback, we have one of the best in the country in L Young, he is just having a rough time with injuries. He was not dropped for Quellar, but left out because he was carrying knocks.

Chill out.

Christ you people are pessimistic!!!
Comment 28, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.25 pm

astonvilla83 said:

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went the villa today lower holte 39 thousand was pretty good i thought.sidwell wasnt great but did nearly score at one point.
young delf looked good to me his goal was real cool and calm and he took it well he will be a great player with game time im sure.
as for young delfonso he is a natural goal scorer from what i can tell when he hit the post it looked like he tried to curl it, lovely shot. defensively we are weaker with guzan no doubt, he is agreat shot stopper but at set pieces is weak, hopfully that will get better in time.
Comment 29, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.41 pm

fastbackace said:

fastbackace
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great win today, and the younglings got a game under there belt. good stuff.

guzan will come good.

watching leeds vs tott

2 players i think we should get, cost maybe 10 mil all together.

beckford is a baller, get him now.
and gareth ball, fast, young, great cover for left wing and left back. he's only 21.
Comment 30, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.41 pm

deansaunderspermthat'sperm said:

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yeah Villadude, 1st game back and all, but he just seems lost, like a rabbit caught in headlights, i feel sorry for Albrighton as the 1st goal was all down to him, and he looked far better going down the flank than Downing did,
Comment 31, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.43 pm

deansaunderspermthat'sperm said:

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Guzan is getting a few games now, but the more i see him, the more i don't think he will be our No 1 when big brad hangs up his boots
Comment 32, made on January 23, 2010 at 5.45 pm

Martin Clabon said:

SidCowanslovechild
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Fastback, agree about Bale - he is really class on the ball but not a great defender for a left back

Beckfod is not good enough in my opinion, has done ok today but overall not a good player, decebt pen he just scored though
Comment 33, made on January 23, 2010 at 6.09 pm

VillaDude said:

VillaDude
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I would be happy with beckford and nzogbia.

With milner going central, if young or downing get injured either side milner always has to go back on the flank.

Nzogbia wants out of Wigan and is very underared.

Defence we are sorted. But Mon won't buy until Gardner, Harewood and Shorey are shipped!
Comment 34, made on January 23, 2010 at 6.12 pm

Martin Clabon said:

SidCowanslovechild
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nzogbia has only just gone to Wigan han't he? We should have signed him summer when he was available from NCastle so can't see that happening

Beckford is good in flashes but the Leeds fans don't think he would make it in prem league and I tend to agree

The thing with Little Brad is Big Brad presumably will not last more than a year or two more as number one, presumably? So can Little Brad get good enough quick enough to be his immediate replacement. I kind of think he will be a very good keeper in 6 years, but maybe not 2. So we may need an interim number one. Who knows, we will see
Comment 35, made on January 23, 2010 at 6.25 pm

frem said:

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just watched spurs and leeds. Robbie Keane looks good. Hes sharp, links up play and knows were to be in the box. With pav scoring rednap will hopefully keep him and sell Keane to us. Come on MO Keane is what we need.
Comment 36, made on January 23, 2010 at 6.31 pm

Stathis said:

Vainn
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I still feel Beckford would be a great squad player for us, he has an eye for goal and well that can come handy, simple as that imo.
The Fonz seems to have the same eye for goal, and he is a lot younger..but if Hare goes i'd like Beckford in.
Still in the summer we could look for a prolific and established goalscorer in the market.

Guzan is too young to be written off, he can very well come good. He's learnin from big Brad afterall, what better than this?
Comment 37, made on January 23, 2010 at 6.35 pm

Rich Clark said:

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39, 700 odd...good attendance, i was there today and the score line is alot closer than the game suggested, we should have scored atleast 5-6 again today...thwe fonz's shot was absolutely perfect, just unlucky, he almost scored another earlier too, and delph almost scored 2-3, milner had a rgeat game, he took on 2 players at one point, and did them both with the "zidane twirl"...was absolute genius...


also its worth a mention, that at times...the passing and movement looked world class
Comment 38, made on January 23, 2010 at 6.40 pm

James Clift said:

Jimbo Daventry Villa
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I went today and was shocked at the near 40,000 crowd, but then after thinking about it realised it was everyone trying to get a bit more booking history in the hope of a Wembley ticket! smilies/wink.gif
Comment 39, made on January 23, 2010 at 6.49 pm

Edward Riordan said:

edvilla
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Great result. From what I gather the scoreline didnt reflect how we played. atleast its job done.

Let's hope for a favourable draw again then we'll be in th quarters and you never know from there. Cup double anyone??

Who was captain today???
Comment 40, made on January 23, 2010 at 7.06 pm

villacyprus said:

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a young was captain
Comment 41, made on January 23, 2010 at 7.17 pm

frem said:

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Watched spurs and leeds. Keane came on as a sub and looked good. Hes sharp, links up play and knows where to stand in the box. Hes just what we need. He will help us tones and he will get goals. I hope we get him.
Comment 42, made on January 23, 2010 at 7.17 pm

Edward Riordan said:

edvilla
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Just seen that Ashley was captain today. Interesting choice. Must have done his confidence some good tho! Lets hope he's on form for the upcoming games.

Arse home
Fulham Away
Spurs away
Man U Home

How much can we get from these games? I feel if we win 2 of them we'll have done well.
Comment 43, made on January 23, 2010 at 7.24 pm

Alex Glynn said:

glynnder
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And then man u or man c just 18 days after that! We need to play these next few games carefully to avoid over-tiring, injury or cards [yellows or reds really]. We also have to play a very young team in the game against burnley on feb 21, and we have to win it.
Comment 44, made on January 23, 2010 at 7.28 pm

Edward Riordan said:

edvilla
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Burnley at home is prob the best game we could have wished for before the final! No room for complacency tho!
Comment 45, made on January 23, 2010 at 7.30 pm

Phil Hodson said:

PhilVilla
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Thought we did Ok today, Good to see Fonz getting another goal, shame about Albrighton, Delph could have had a hat-trick how much longer do we have to put up with Sidwell's lack of talent, ability and effort?????
Comment 46, made on January 23, 2010 at 7.34 pm

James Clift said:

Jimbo Daventry Villa
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Philvilla - Totally agree with the Sidwell comment, he was poor today against a poor midfield. Its worrying to se us letting Gardner go when he's a better player.
Comment 47, made on January 23, 2010 at 7.46 pm

colin badger said:

badge73
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was a petty that albrighton had to come off, and hope hes alright as showed pure wing work in setting up the first goal. watched the game in upper doug ellis and had perfect view for it lol

sidwell shouldnt put on a villa shirt again as he was well ... awful. delph stood out a mile in comparison.

i dont know whats wrong with downing as he just didnt look match fit?? or is he just that slow all the time??

the fonz showed us glimpes of the player he could be, and just hope he dont suffer from villa forward attitude as others have in the past of being lazy. but hes a young kid with the world at his feet.

did find several brighton fans in the same area as i was in and promptly got removed at half time as couple of potential hotspots were forming, but well done to the staff for getting rid of them.

do think guzan needs to practice his box command and collecting crosses as he flaps a bit, just hope the coaches and big brad can sort this out as still not upto standard imho.
Comment 48, made on January 23, 2010 at 7.48 pm

Rattus NorVillicus said:

Pancho Villan
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All the fans that invaded on Wednesday deserved to be on that pitch more than Sidwell did today.
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Is The Fonz the new Huntelaar ?
Comment 49, made on January 23, 2010 at 8.16 pm

Phil Hodson said:

PhilVilla
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Pancho
[All the fans that invaded on Wednesday deserved to be on that pitch more than Sidwell did today.]

All the fans who watched it on TV deserved to be on the pitch more than Sidwell mate

Comment 50, made on January 23, 2010 at 8.27 pm

rodin said:

divine_islet
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Good win today.Can't wait for the draw,as I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that we get drawn Birmingham away.Wouldn't it be great to end their unbeaten streak on their own ground smilies/cheesy.gif
Comment 51, made on January 23, 2010 at 8.28 pm

Andy Young said:

odysseynumberfive
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Delph was awesome. Simple as.
Comment 52, made on January 23, 2010 at 8.37 pm

John R said:

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Good result today and good to see such a large crowd at VP. All we need now is a kind draw in the next round. Great to see the youngsters getting a run and doing well it seems,perhaps the Fonz will put our regular strikers under pressure. UTV
Comment 53, made on January 23, 2010 at 10.02 pm

VillaDude said:

VillaDude
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Anyone else agree? Should be sidwell out the door - not Gardner?
Comment 54, made on January 23, 2010 at 10.11 pm

Rattus NorVillicus said:

Pancho Villan
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Anyone else agree? Should be sidwell out the door - not Gardner?
There is no doubt about it - and no-doubt in the summer he will be.
Comment 55, made on January 23, 2010 at 10.14 pm

Jord said:

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Went the game today.

Thought Delph looked brilliant - spraying passes about, beating players, clever, mean tackle, a good goal and was unlucky to not get more than one goal.

The Fonz looked pretty good - looks more technically able than the rest of our forwards, intelligent on the ball and his shot which hit the post was class - step over, beat a player, side footed curling shot and then hit the post. Looked good all game apart from when he (accidently) stopped Sidwell's shot on the Brighton line, aha!

L.Young HAS to be our first choice RB - was bombing forward and causing some right problems with the Brighton defence and looked very solid at the back. I think he's class. Better than Glen Johnson? A better complete package, yeah.

A.Young looks to be getting his confidence back - was beating players, whipping in some nice balls and creating space for himself. Looking better.



These four stood out for me.
I want Blues or Reading at home next round.
UTV!
Comment 56, made on January 23, 2010 at 10.20 pm

kieran said:

MartinOneillatemyhamster
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Only a ginger could be as useless as Sidwell! At least Heskey falls over.
If I was Lerner I would be sick to the stomach having to pay his wages every week. But then again what club would be daft enough to want the useless c**t.
Comment 57, made on January 23, 2010 at 10.28 pm

VillaDude said:

VillaDude
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The other thing is, he's one of our top earners around 55k a week. He won't be leaving soon. He got no motivation to succeed at villa. He's verY comfortable.

Martin needs to develop delph and bring him on in games, not sidwell.
Comment 58, made on January 23, 2010 at 10.36 pm

Paul Theiss said:

Villain-from-Texas
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frem:

You're on here every day talking about Keane. Seriously, man, put it to bed--he ain't good enough and he ain't coming.
Comment 59, made on January 23, 2010 at 11.08 pm

ChicoHamiltonsPants said:

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Glad to see people realise sidders is only good for fetching the tea!!!
Comment 60, made on January 23, 2010 at 11.21 pm

Matt T said:

Matt T
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Frem:

Re: Keane - holds up play?

Heskey does that and everyone pans him as useless. Keane isn't good enough for us - we need a goalscorer, not another Heskey.

What's the deal with people wanting Keane? He's never really done it at a top level. I would rather put Webcam up front as a striker than pay Keane to play there. After how Ashley took his goal against Blackburn, he could do well up front.
Comment 61, made on January 23, 2010 at 11.56 pm

kieran said:

MartinOneillatemyhamster
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he ain't good enough and he ain't coming.

He is good enough but the yids are not gonna let a player of keane's quality come to a team batling for the top four with them. It would be akin to us selling Carew to them! could you see that happening? We should of bought Keane ten years ago when we had the chance, not now.
Comment 62, made on January 24, 2010 at 12.36 am

Steve Badger said:

Badger
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What's the deal with people wanting Keane? He's never really done it at a top level

Really?

You might want to take a look here;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Keane

Even this season he's been scoring, a fair chunk of those appearances off the bench too.

He's averaged a goal every two and a half games, near enough.

Or 19 in every 50 games, which is roughly a decent season for a decent club.

Comment 63, made on January 24, 2010 at 12.59 am

Rios.Jockstrap said:

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Re:- Keane

If...and i think its a big if, we actually sign him. Then surely its purely short term?

That means in 12 to 18 monthes time, we will be looking for a replacement?

Now, i think Keane is a good player, but its creativity i like, not his Goal scoring. But, the thing is.... should we be looking at short term, when its the long term that matters?

I want to see a side assembled thats going to last 3-4 seasons. A team that grows together, and grows with the succsess we achieve.

Short term fixes belong with the Ellis era, and the randy and Martin era is supposed to be about getting us long term success?

So, i think we need somebody younger. and hungrier.


Comment 64, made on January 24, 2010 at 1.12 am

robb david said:

ronrabbit
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I have no idea about anything that happened yesterday. I was moving house and i have a real axe to grind. Why the f**k was their 3 radio stations with blues - everton on. two with albion on, two with wolves on, one with leicester on, and then the usual rubbish from talk sport and five live. Why cant these radio stations talk to each other and broadcast different games.
Anyway to the match i have no idea how we played yesturday, but we got three points, rested some players, that really needed a rest. So all in all, good result, and we have to credit the manager for resting players, but still getting the right result. Five live were talking up villa last night, the crowd was ment to be excellent, and fair play to brighton taking that many to the game. Sounds like the two teams made a proper cup tie out of what could of been a pretty boring afternoon, praise all round to everyone involved, except the radio stations who pissed me off royaley.
Comment 65, made on January 24, 2010 at 8.44 am

Adrian Kilgallon said:

ak_27
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Should be sidwell out the door - not Gardner?


Thats for sure. At least Gardner has that shot on him. What exacly does Sidwell do?

Just seen the goals but Albrighton did great for that goal. Delfouneso showed again he knows where the goal is and where to run to get goals which is something you can't teaach. Really excited about him now.

Also Delph's goal looked quality. Very happy for him. So his performance was good? Because the way he took that goal showed he has real ability.
Comment 66, made on January 24, 2010 at 8.46 am

Adrian Kilgallon said:

ak_27
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What's the deal with people wanting Keane? He's never really done it at a top level


Yes he has. He was quality. A fact many don't realise is that every new club he went to he took 6 to 8 months to settle in before he started showing his true quality. Liverpool didn't wait that long which was a mistake.

I am a bit iffy if he is the right man for us though.
Comment 67, made on January 24, 2010 at 8.49 am

robb david said:

ronrabbit
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Robbie Keane has always looked good against average opposition, but as soon as he comes up against some top defenders he looks very average. 3-4 years ago I would have loved to see him at villa, but now he is getting a little bit old, and the money would be to much for a player who wont offer that much.
Also over the past few years he couldn't get a start for liverpool who only have one forward of note in their whole squad, and he cant get a start for spurs, who have crouch and defoe in front of him. I think we need to look above keane's level, its time to look abroad, and bring in some real flair and skill to our front line, we have plenty of hard work, pace and power, we are just missing a little bit of quality.
Comment 68, made on January 24, 2010 at 8.49 am

Steve Oldaker said:

Steveo
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such a shame for albrighton he provided great width for the first goal if he had stayed fit i think we would have won by a larger margin . did anyone have brighton fans sat next to them i had 4 sat next to me ! they did not even disguise the fact they were either !
Comment 69, made on January 24, 2010 at 9.08 am

Andy Young said:

odysseynumberfive
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I was sat in the Doug Ellis stand with a Brighton fan (one of the few who wasn't ejected when they scored their first) and Delph just seemed like he was commanding the field. I never realised that he's so tall and languid. A bit like Carlton Palmer only with skill. He took his goal brilliantly, and how the hell their keeper saved his other shot on goal only he will know.

Glad the Fonz got a goal. He's definitely got a better touch than Gabby.

The other thing I noticed yesterday is that Habib Beye moves around the pitch like a Jurrasic Park raptor. If only he had the same aggression.

I'd also like to say fair play to the Brighton fans. They were singing throughout.
Comment 70, made on January 24, 2010 at 10.31 am

Steve Oldaker said:

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agreed on delph and beye, both should get more game i think
Comment 71, made on January 24, 2010 at 10.37 am

frem said:

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Spurs have offerd Keane to hammers for cole. They dont want him so lets put a 10 mil bid in. Hes a top striker and we will not get any better then him. Im sorry to say this but if not Keane Oneill might go for Beattie.
Pav looked good for spurs last night. Hes Oneills type of player, Tall, physical and hes a good goal scorer.

we have been linked with Razak Boukari today. On wik it says hes a striker but on youtube he looks like hes plays as a winger. well i hope he is a winger because hes scored 3 goals from 2006. MON type of striker. Shit.
Comment 72, made on January 24, 2010 at 10.40 am

Steve Oldaker said:

Steveo
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yes quite a few got ejected when they scored i saw an entire family of brighton fans get ejected from the north stand lower
Comment 73, made on January 24, 2010 at 10.40 am

Steve Oldaker said:

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dont get me wrong i've been in the away end before but you dont take your kids with you aswell smilies/shocked.gif
Comment 74, made on January 24, 2010 at 10.42 am

frem said:

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Matt-t Keane gets goals as well unlike Hesk. People saying Keane is not good enough are mad. I would swap Carew for Keane any day. Carew does not look intrested any more. Keane will get goals.
Comment 75, made on January 24, 2010 at 10.46 am

Chris Harper said:

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Also Delph's goal looked quality. Very happy for him. So his performance was good?


Delph is an outsatnding player ak, he'll be our star player one day, mark my words.

Delfouneso is also a future star. He has so much technical ability. He could litterally be world class one day. His run near the end was just brilliant. Would of been a cracker!

Terrible 1st half but a lot better 2nd. Guzan isn't anywhere near as good as friedel yet. He annoys the hell outta me when he gets the ball, takes a decade for him to kick it.

The future looks bright for the Villa!
Comment 76, made on January 24, 2010 at 10.48 am

Chris Harper said:

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Forgot to mention.....

Milner was immense as usual and A.Young took his goal excellently and looked a real threat all afternoon.
Comment 77, made on January 24, 2010 at 10.57 am

doubledown9 said:

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Frem.

Firstly MON has already said he is not interested in Keane. I cant be bothered to yet again find the link, but he has said it.

Secondly, Lerner said this season would entail "more modest" investment.

Thirdly, MON has said he must sell to buy, Gardner only brought in 3.5mil, that is not 10.

Fourthly, Spurs are offering Keane to soften the blow of loosing Cole. This is the reason the Jan window is pants as clubs have little time to secure replacements. Would you rather swap Ashley, Milner or Gabby for Keane? Thought not.

Fifthly, you imply Boukari is crap because he has scored three goals since 2006, he is in fact a midfielder.

Sixthly, you want the Russian from Spurs who has scored 6 goals in 33 games at a strike rate of one goal every 5.5 games. Heskey's current rate is one every 3.5 and actually works for he team.
Comment 78, made on January 24, 2010 at 11.25 am

VillaJo said:

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wolves vs villa
Comment 79, made on January 24, 2010 at 5.03 pm

eastlondonseagull said:

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Considering there are 56 (I think) places between us in the league ladder and you're challenging for a place in Europe, I think we made you look quite ordinary on Saturday. Yes, we rode our luck a bit, especially when you hit the woodwork, and Young looked class, but we had three or four golden chances ourselves and, I think, deserved another goal. Made for an exciting final few minutes at any rate. Bennett caused you all kinds of problems down the right and we passed it about nicely.

Was impressed by the 39,000 attendance, but at a tenner, it would have been a shocker if only a handful had turned up. We took 6,400 and would have had 500 + in the home end, had tickets not been cancelled by your lot. But it was a good day out all in all, nice bit of pre-match banter on the way up from Witton station.

Good luck in the fifth round - if you get Palace, please stuff them!
Comment 80, made on January 24, 2010 at 10.59 pm

Nocky said:

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Was a good game but Guzan looked rocky ! he underestimated his opponents on a number of occasions and nearly got caught out.
Ashley Young doesn't look himself either, his crossing was poor. Our young blood looked good, they were definately up for it. We didn't take hold of the game until Mr Milner stepped onto the pitch; then the ship was steadied. Downing looked a cool customer..
Good turnout 39k + They even brought their mascot (solitary seagull fliying over their end)
Bring on Palace !
Comment 81, made on January 27, 2010 at 3.38 pm

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