Written by Damian Friday, 15 January 2010 10:16
I am surprisingly chirpy this morning and I can only put it down to the result last night and the fact we are one big step closer to Wembley. Now, that step doesn't mean we are going to win, but anything can happen in a final and silverware is the best way to keep everyone happy.
But, it is only one step closer and we still have a match next Wednesday. I fancy all we need to do is score early and it will be enough. The goal last night gives us a huge advantage and with Blackburn scoring, on average, only a goal a game in the league this season, I fancy an early goal puts it out of reach for them.
So, I'm not counting my chickens, but I have figured out I can make a big bowl of scrambled eggs if I wanted.
Moving on to some speculation and according to Simon Jones who writes as 'The Insider' on the Daily Mail website, Carlos Cuellar is a three out of 5 to move to Sevilla in the summer.
Now, it's fair to say that there will be the odd rumour linking King Carlos with a move back to his motherland, but I just can't see it happening at the moment. He is doing well with us, getting recognised in Spain and if that is happening with him playing in England, where is the value in moving back to Spain, probably to earn less cash with another club?
So, as you've probably guessed, this is going to be a quick post today, but before I go, did you know you could win VIP tickets to see Arsenal at Villa Park on January 27th, just by answering a simple question here.
So, before I go, I'm going to put it down a final time; is James Milner the next Steven Gerrard? Go one, go ahead and discuss and well done to whoever it was that suggested he'd be better in the middle - opened a few eyes that did.
I only ask because we know he can run and run and the goal he scored last night, for some reason, reminded me of Steven Gerrard. Maybe I'm wrong, but my views on James Milner as a winger are well documented and my views on him playing in the middle are also quite clear. More of what we saw last night from Milner and Barry might not even make the plan to South Africa.
I'm off for some food, for some reason I am craving bacon and eggs.
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villarobin
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... Milner looked fantastic last night and could very well turn into a Gerard type player. He was thrusting through the middle last night and attacking, which is exactly what we needed in the middle. We look like we can get goals from all over the midfield at the moment, all we need now is for Petrov to let fly with afew 30 yard screamers ! |
Matthew Clark
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... I thought everyone wanted Milner in the middle. Mainly because he couldn't get past full-backs and didn't have much pace, I guess the two are linked! But he has come on leaps and bounds since then! |
John Samuels
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... Milner is great. Damian are you trying to take credit for MoN moving Milner inside? He signed Downing remember, the over rated player from a relegated club that wouldn't fit our system. Mon is a very clever man imo and we looked very dangerous last night. Blackburn had their chances but they were very poor for long periods tho. If we make the final it will be a much tougher game than that.  |
neil bangor
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... Good points on prev blog. Young was worst of a very good bunch. We played the full backs off the park, literally. Young is a key player, the deliveries of Young and Downing are top drawer. Gabby misses sunday,prob a good one to miss  Do you not think we are now one of the fittest teams in the league? AK agrees,Heskey does some sterling holding,it goes unnoticed. These are very enjoyable times. Rome is being solidly built by MON. BTW, well done the 5000 last night. Bet Jimbo from Daventry has a sore head. Those topless boys looked well |
John Samuels
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... I think I remember saying ages ago that as long as the players you buy are of a good quality and are 'footballers' then there will always be a solution. And there was, create the next world class England International. James MIlner could easily become as good as Lampard, Gerrard etc on the balance of that performance and others recently. That lad is going to propel us into the top four over the next couple of seasons. |
Darragh McGeown
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... Well Milner has time on his side. He has 7 years on Fat Frank and 5 on Stevie G so its absolutely conceivable that he could become the next big midfielder in england. And futhermore, he is as loyal as a dog so I don't think he would jump ship too quickly should he hit the big time! |
neil bangor
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... Totally agree. That team would die for Villa. We do not fear losing the good players to the so called big clubs. Dunne will be player of the year, Nan,get your bet on now DFPOY |
Gavin Merriman
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... It's funny how everyone seems to taking the credit for milner moving in the middle. Everything that's been said is there for all to see. It's not like conversations in the boozer where you can re-invent your original position on something. I wrote about it in a post this summer but only after MON had already talked about milner maybe playing a central role. I don't remember anyone on this blog banging the drum for it before MON mentioned it. Anyway, happy days and looking forward to game on sunday. Need 3 points and should take 3 points. |
HT Sweden
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... Some of us are talking about buying players, I say, first make sure that Milner,Young,Downing,Gabby will stay at VP for 5 more year. |
Adrian Kilgallon
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...It's funny how everyone seems to taking the credit for milner moving in the middle Well i for one will say that i didn't see a CM in Milner before he moved there. |
Christian
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... So, who would we rather face in the final (of course we're gonna make it!)? As much as I'd like to put one over Man City and Gaz Baz, they do scare me a lot more than the current United team. On their day City can be pretty damn good, and those days are looking more frequent under Mancini. For me, I'd rather play United. Fergie would stick by some of his fringe players in the final too I think. So, for the first time ever, I'm going to hope United win their games  |
robb david
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... Ive been saying it since he moved into the middle of the pitch he is not the next stevie G im afraid, he is infact the next frank lampard. After this world cup which will be fat franks, he will step aside for the newer younger model of hmself, in James Milner. I say he is not the next stevie G because, well i hate stevie G, yes he is a good player, but he is a hypocritical diving t**t. To my mind he is also pretty inconsitant, he can be brilliant, completly unplayable at times, but at others, like agaisnt reading, completly inoquoious. Milner is consistant, he can be brilliant, ut eve on a bad day he works hard, and is always about anoying the other team, which to me is like fat frank. Except he works harder than fat frank, actually im pretty hard pressed to think of a player he doesnt work harder than. |
Christian
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...Except he works harder than fat frank, actually im pretty hard pressed to think of a player he doesnt work harder than. You're right. I can't remember ever seeing any player who covers us much ground as him, and does it effectively. The only player who comes remotely close would be Craig Bellamy. |
bass
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... Milner was fantastic last night, 2nd half performance was not great but thought it would have been better to bring carew on for heskey to hold the ball up front more rather than invite them on, if i wanted to moan i would say that a better team may have killed the game off but i won't!! what i would like to ask everyone on here....Am i alone in thinking Heskey is shit!!!!!????? I cant believe the likes of MON and Capello rate him? what are they seeing that i am not? i dont think he gave anything to the team last night and it is almost like playing with 10 men!! who in their right mind (other than MON) would prefer him to carew? it just baffles me!!! |
urdington mafia
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... Damien: 'where is the value in moving back to Spain, probably to earn less cash with another club?' You overlook one very pertinent point when comparing reasons for a player to earn his corn in La Liga or the BPL & that is the favourable tax situation currently available in Spain for mercenary footballers form all corners of the globe. He could quite literally earn less money in Spain but his financial reward could be more after deduction of tax. This is a BIG problem facing all BPL clubs now. |
whitey09
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... i would just like 2 post sumthing bout our support last nite,now i havent been away wiv villa 4 a while now & i know it was a semi-final but last nite our boys in the stands were absolutely immense it was awesome we neva stopped singing all nite and there was a particular moment in the second half wen we were under the cos 4 a bit and all u could here was o'neils claret/blue army interspersed with various others renditions & it made the hairs stand up on the bk of me neck like neva b4,it felt like we had arrived as the cavalry and we were not gona b beaten no matta wat,4 the 1st time i think i realised just how important fans r,the players reacted 2 us & gave there all 4 us the fans & that made me extremly proud of being villa last nite.lets hope we can finish the job @vp with the same kind of atmosphere & performance then its time 4 the greatness 2 begin. |
neil bangor
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... Those of you who hate Emile. I watched game with my 18 yr old son,he is intelligent and astute. He loves the stats thing and Footie manager. BTW, he is not a nerd Anyhow, we both agreed, Emile does a lot of holding,he makes space for others. He never was expected to be a 20 a season man. The English players love him. Commentators do not rubbish him like those on this blog. Carew,though skilful,does not work as hard. Our english contingent want to go to SA,they work their socks off. Surely a blind bigot can see this. UTV |
whitey09
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... oh if any1 see's chiefy send my regards & just find out where exactly he went last nite after being kicked out lol 1 up chiefy |
Eoin Doyle
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... The next Gerrard? I hope. Time will tell. But right now I think Milner is the most important player in the team, he's far better in the middle, and he can make things happen. Have to say that with him in the middle, Petrov behind, and the Young/Downing winger tag-team, we have one hell of a midfield. Just get us that striker Martin. Just saw that we're linked with Bentley yet again. Does anybody actually think we need him? I wouldn't mind him in the squad, but I wouldn't pay more than 5million for him. Squad player that's all, anyway I wanna see Delph come through soon. and finally, I've seen the word SNOOD here a few times recently, could someone explain what the hell it is? |
neil bangor
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... What happened, Chiefy? Was it before the game? Were you one of the topless sunbathers? Of course not, they weren't wearing a snood Have Blackburn banned snoods? |
Damian
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... whitey09 you are right - away days are much better MerryMan i dont think anyone is trying to pretend that they came up with the idea, but back in may last year it was getting discussed here: http://www.thevillablog.co.uk/...sh-rumour/ and that was a long time before o'neill started talking about it |
Andi
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...I've seen the word SNOOD here a few times recently, could someone explain what the hell it is? the future |
oldvillan
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... i agree milner is developing into a world class central midfielder and i think there is a lot more to come,still concerned with the forwards,never rated heskey so no change there and once again gabby showed he will never be a top striker.missed chances again,poor control and first touch very average.GREAT SUPPORT LAST NIGHT AS USUAL. |
Andi
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...Chiefy would love to but i have no idea what so ever, stella + chiefy dont mix very well |
Damian
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... there is a rule about football away days and drinking wife beater and it goes something along the lines of 'don't do both' |
John Samuels
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...what i would like to ask everyone on here....Am i alone in thinking Heskey is shit!!!!!????? Heskey held the ball up well last night, laid it off to others and picked up a few good positions were he should probably have scored. The thing people don't notice is his intelligence. Heskey and Gabby seem to have an understanding. Several times last night (this is something you'll notice more watching on tv with the benefit of replays) I saw Heskey occupying a CB AND a covering fullback when he has the ball around the 18 yard box. With Ash, Milner or Downing occupying the opposite fullback it leaves Gabby one on one with an isolated CB. When Heskey plays Gabby or someone else in, he just has to skin one player with his turn of pace and we're in on goal. This is what people talk about when they mention Heskeys unselfish play and the way he makes space for other players, althoughit's difficult to see if you don't know what you're looking for. We played like England last night with overlapping midfielders and Heskey in the middle creating room for everyone else by occupying Blackburn defenders. I thought he did very well indeed. Good on you Emile. He is a nightmare for defenders because they can't just let him win the ball and lay it off and more often than not it leaves Gabby half a yard of space to turn his man and make a chance. His unselfishness means he is much more effective than Carew in build up play and with Milner, Downing and Young have pot shots and weighing in with a few goals it makes it worth playing him. Obviously the other advantage is it's like having another CB in the box defending set pieces. He is one of a number of reasons we have such a good defensive record this season. |
Andi
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... I am young, I am learning I got kicked out around half time and was found wandering around Blackburn somewhere have no idea at all |
neil bangor
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... Thankyou JPA, my thoughts entirely. Glad we are not the only non bigots who see the overall picture. UTV |
neil bangor
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... Poor Chiefy. I always say,never leave someone alone in those situations. I trust one of your mates was there for you. If not, they should be ashamed. Dear knows what could've happened  Drink lots of water and take Paracodol BTW, is the snood ok? Good luck |
Andi
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...Chiefy, you are a legend with a sore head and a period of about 3hours in life that i can not account for |
Andi
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...I always say,never leave someone alone in those situations. I trust one of your mates was there for you. If not, they should be ashamed I am none for wandering off when i am drunk, according to reports i was found wandering around blacburn city centre and according to many i was lucky not to have got my head kicked in as i had my colours on and i was on my own, although me drunk ! there arent that many who would have ago but you live and learn. I have now decided to lay off the beer  |
SteveSims
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... I've said a lot of rubbish in my time, and been proven wrong more times than I can care to remember, but I'll happily take credit for suggesting Milner should move to centre mid. Back when this site was on that Ole gubbins. To paraphrase what I said back then - a former cross country champ, fantastic engine, great eye for a pass, tenacious and willing to work, plus the fact he can't really beat a man one-on-one, has little raw pace and often doesn't beat the first man when crossing, all suggests a move inside would be more than beneficial. Makes up for when I thought Ian Olney would be the new Gary Lineker and Tony Daley was on his way to Real Madrid... ;-p |
neil bangor
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... There weren't enough followers of Blackburn there last night, to have been a threat to you, Chiefy Did you get back home ok ? Now you know why they call it wife beater |
Mike Carter
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... Can you search back through previous blog comments at all? Because I distinctly remember saying if Milner played in the middle, he could be our Steven Gerrard. Not boasting, I'm just obviously a football manager in waiting is all  |
neil bangor
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... More on Milner. He is supposed to be left footed ? Seems to prefer his right from what I ascertain. He will become a Villa legend. Lovely prog on Laursen. A super guy. I wish him all the best. Sounds like his knees were worse than Paul McGrath's. Dunne is becoming a legend. I want it to be City, not Utd. It is meant to be |
Damian
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... vivavilla there isn't a way directly from this site however you can at google. put in your search quesry nd follow it with site:thevillablog.co.uk it will only return results from this site and it was said be someone around april last year - i remember that as it started to get talked about a lot more in may |
Adrian Kilgallon
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...with a sore head and a period of about 3hours in life that i can not account for Maybe you were spiked? How's your arse today?  |
jerry
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... I see everyone is claiming the credit for getting Milner in the middle. Let me put the record straight. James Milner joined AV on 12th September 2005, on loan from Newcastle United. During Prime Minister’s question time on the Wednesday of the same week, the Labour MP for Perry Barr, Khalid Mahmood, asked me a question about the possibility of Milner becoming a valuable acquisition for the Villa. Hansard records my reply “He will be as soon as O’Leary moves him to centre midfield” So there you have it – 15th September 2005. Top that you muppets. |
rocky marciano
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... we can do better than heskey ffs. do you think blackburn would of looked as dangerous around the box with heskey instead of kalinic.we need a goalscorer to partner gabby end of. |
John Samuels
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... rocky5, behave. how many goals has Kalinic scored this season? That's right, less than Heskey and he cost twice the money. You're owning comes courtesy of JPA enterprises ltd. Copyright 2010. |
Andi
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... can not believe i am having to watch the highlights of last nights game and I WAS THERE !!!!!! |
keith
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... churchill i said after his debut for leeds that he should go and play for a team like newcastle to gain experience then we should buy him as our next great midfielder. my deceased grandfather will confirm this, so top that |
rocky marciano
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... didnt know he cost 7 mill but still he looked dangerous and should have scored at least 1 against a very good defence,oh i forgot heskey was in defence too |
Andi
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...Have you still got your snood phone gone, snood gone, memory gone still got the mrs to face yet orange juice for me on Sunday, I am taking a vow never to drink again ( well atleast for a few weeks ) but I will never drink Stella again ! |
jerry
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...my deceased grandfather will confirm this, so top that keith I stand corrected and I defer to your incredible prescience. |
John Samuels
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... rocky5, He cost a bit over £6m and before the game I actually said to my mate 'look out for Kalinic, he picks up good positions but can't hit a barn door', admittedly he was better than he has been previously but the lad can't buy a goal at the moment. He had two chances in 90 minutes and so did Heskey and they both missed. Heskey is an important player for us at the moment and I fancy him to stay at Villa till he retires now. He surely only has a couple of seasons left at this level. |
Andi
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...churchill Can i put an END to this, I am friends with the doctor who delivered Milner and at the time of delivery he clear remembers and i |
Andi
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damn Stella eyes, and i quote "some day this lad will make a great centre midfielder" then he passed jimmy to his mother |
Matthew Smith
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... Great result last night, Milner was a different class. I think the rest over the past week has really helped our stamina levels, I just hope we can maintain that level of energy over the weekend and carry it into the game next Wednesday. Is he the next Gerrard? I think he has the potential to be recognised as an international player and this season can be regarded as one of the best players in the premier league. Put it like this, If you had to choose between Milner and Gerrard to play in your team this season, based on performances who would you prefer? Miler for me, 100% He'll be on that plane to South Africa, I just hope we can hold onto him throughout the summer. Rather than a signing this window, i'd be more than happy for him to sign a new contract till 2015. UTV |
John Samuels
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... Churchill, Keith, I'm afraid if you ask my parents they'll confirm that my first words as a toddler were 'pway Milwner in da middoo'. I must admit that I had incredible insight bordering on the mystical at a young age considering i'm three years older than hum |
James Clift
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... I've lost my voice, have a major hangover but very very happy.. I think its fair to say that ilner could be the new Gerrard, he has a fantastic engine, has tricks for fun and has pace. Its quite funny to see Damian posing that question when only a yaer or so agao he didn't rate him! |
neil bangor
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... LMFAO ++++++++++++++ That is hilarious. Chiefy, that is priceless. Sicky today? Jerry, my grandparents lived in 26 Wilnecote Grove,Perry Barr. They were staunch tories Guess Khaled isn't AK , I had lots of Bloody Marys one night,woke up next day with an arse like the japanese flag. Blamed the bloody Marys This Milner talk is a laugh. MON tried to sign him for £4million,rightly turned down. I was thinking, what is our 1st XI worth? What did they cost? Friedel or Guzan, snips All the back four or six,worth more. All mids, more. Gabby,free, Heskey cheap and Carew, same as Baros Must be worth£30 million more,conservatively |
Aleksander Bai
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...I see everyone is claiming the credit for getting Milner in the middle. Let me put the record straight. I actually predicted it the day he was born. It's quite easy to spot to be honest. Look at the last name, mi - ln - er. You can see the the 'l' is higher than the rest, so he must be stronger in the middle. Obviosuly, somebody confused it with a capitalized M, and thought he whould be played as a winger. Silly. qed |
rocky marciano
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... sometime in the mid eightys i ended up shagging this bird behind a leeds nightclub on a night out with the lads.as we had no contraception i promised her i wouldnt cum but i couldnt help it and after a slap and the " what if i get pregnant" moan i said something like " if its a boy make sure he plays centre mid".so there you go. |
Tom Hanks is a Villa Fan
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... I just have to think back to all of the Toon comments. "Milner will never leave a big club like Newcastle to join a 2 penny outfit like Villa" Top result, top effort by Milner UTV all the way to Wembley WAYAYE |
keith
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... i just sent an e-mail to MI5 dear sir could you please put james milner into your enigma decoding machine as i would be very interested in he results. dear keithj strangely this is the second request for this information, the first being from someone named mon, the results came out as "gratest midfieler ever" |
Steve Oldaker
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... just spoke with martin oneill, and asked the question when did you realise that milner would be better playing center mid he replied "well firstly i perused the villa blog because i source alot of my knowledge from here, it is a splendid site for telling people like ones self what to do" thanks martin i think we all new it ! |
Tom Hanks is a Villa Fan
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... I was talking to Martin the other day and he said a guy called "Taglor" said Milner was pants out on the wing and should play him down the middle so I did!  |
Tim Hodgetts
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... I'd like to take the credit for saying some months ago that when Downing, Young and Milner were all fit and rotating in the midfield we would look really dangerous. We looked really threatening last night and passed it extremely well. Credit MON - Dowing looks 10 x the player he was at Boro already and they are all only going to get better. Final word - someone needs to have a word with Gabby re the 'tache. It's a shocker. |
James Clift
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... If you speak to MoN he will finally put the question to bed, The idea of playing James Milner in central midfield came from bloke called Jimbo from Daventry during a saturday afternoon in specsavers. |
Keith
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... ak_27 "Maybe you were spiked? How's your arse today?" Maybe that is where he lost his phone? |
Andi
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...ak_27 I am glad you have found my quite traumatic away day experience funny ! someone could have told about the stella and away day rule ! i though we were friends ! |
neil bangor
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... The blog is very entertaining today. Chris must have been on the stella last night Any one heard from Doc Bowles? He should be quite chirpy Well,someone said January would be defining. The next 6 days are Villa's biggest in 10 years. Think back to 2000, we only turned up, we never expected to win. We now have very high expectations. Gabby and James were very complimentary about MON's motivational skills,actually,it was Laursen Although DOL signed Laursen,ML did not like him. He could not be trusted. More and more of us are thinking, in MON we trust. UTV |
Craig Elliot
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... Does anyone know if Gabby is suspended for Sunday's game ? I thought he got his 5th yellow card last night ? |
neil bangor
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... Chiefy, Stella is the devil's potion, ask AK. Drink that nice Peroni from Italy, much more civilised Would you buy a Belgian suit before an Italian? |
Andi
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...Would you buy a Belgian suit before an Italian? never thought of it like that good point, never did like Belgium anyway |
Richard
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... In fairness any fool could see that Milner would be good in the middle. I think MON knew this when he purchased him but wasn't able to move him there until we'd got decent enough cover on the wings. Despite what was being said at the time, Milner was still our best choice right winger while we only had Young was our only real option on the left. And on the eigth day the lord said, Let Milner play in the middle. |
Adrian Kilgallon
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...In fairness any fool could see that Milner would be good in the middle I couldn't. |
Steve Hadley
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... I can't believe everyone is jumping on the Milner in central midfield band-wagon...I am his father and whilst doing the wild thing as I blew my stack, I remember saying to his mother..."He should be playing central midfield for the Villa one day, he won't have the speed for the wings...unlike his dad!" Now, can we put that to bed please! |
Steve Badger
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...Am i alone in thinking Heskey is shit!! No, you're not. I actually watched the highlights last night (something I usually never do) purely to see if I'd got my assessment of him wrong. Well blow me if they didn't actually make him look better. I saw one knock down and a nice through ball on the right side of their box. And that was it. This bloke is no good for the Villa, imo. I want him to be because he plays for us. But he isn't. On every site I've just looked at all the papers have him marked with the lowest points for last night (perhaps edged by Sidwell). This includes Sky and the Mail. But obviously they don't know anything either and must be bigots (??!!). Some mention his hold up play. To which I'd say what hold up play? He rarely touches the ball more than once. Gabby is miles better in this respect imo. Heskey is obviously Marmite and I don't think fans will ever agree over him. One thing I think we can all agree on is we need someone who can put the ball in the net. And it sure as hell isn't Heskey. |
Andi
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...I don't think fans will ever agree over him I do he is shit ! he is not even loveable shit like Sally sally who sally sally fooo is bullet bullet prooof |
Geoff
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... To be short, yes, Milner IS possibly the next Steven Gerrard. He kind of looks like him too. But MON deserves credit for finally realizing that you have to put him in the middle. We thouht theyd have to sign someone to do what he does in the middle, now they really dont. Hes the guy, the creative midfielder we have always wanted.... |
Steve Badger
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... And so it goes from bad to worse for Pool; Liverpool offered fans tickets for an FA Cup fourth-round tie against Burnley before they were knocked out of the competition by Reading. Just for you Churchill. You have to laugh http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/...gaffe.html |
Adrian Kilgallon
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... Thanks Neil and Ghosthunter.  Regarding Milner i always felt he was playing on the wrong side as we were not benefitting from the great shot that he possess on his right foot. So i did say we should switch him. But onto the left wing not the centre. I could also see that he has a great engine and a great work ethic but on the right wing he rarely showed that much creativity or vision that ever made me think that he would ever be more then just an average CM. Its only since his move there that he has brought this extra dimension(which we have badly lacked) to his game which previously i don't think he ever really showed. A big part of his performance last night was down to Downing. They really seem to be creating a great understanding. Petrov also looked like he was enjoying playing with guys like this that think along the same lines as himself. If we could just get that link striker who is also on the same page as those guys then we would really start seeing some quality football and results. |
Steve Badger
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... Here's an interesting read. I particularly liked the comments about the support striker; http://bleacherreport.com/arti...-villa-way |
paul mclafferty
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... nice to see the villa youth beat albion 2-0 to reach the f.a youth cup 5th round, that man gary gardner scoring again but the young swiss keeper walking away with motm with yet another dazzling keeping display... |
Gwatkins
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... I think to fair it was Moses that first spotted Milners potential. The lesser known 11th Commanment reads "Though shalt not play Milner out wide, but only in the middle." |
Andi
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...The lesser known 11th Commanment reads "Though shalt not play Milner out wide, but only in the middle. |
whitey09
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... would any1 want 2 know exactly wat happened 2 chiefy last nite,i have detailed info,well it aint hard considering i accompanied him thru our journey,(well until he got kicked out of course lol)& i must admit i felt like pc plod driving round blackburn looking 4 him after lol chiefy umake me laugh but stella is no longa ur freind,and the cheek that u took the piss bout our piss stops on the way up lol how the mighty av fallen lol u still a legend 2 me mate |
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... Since it is now established that Milner is a CM , any other potential switches in the offing ?? Young to go upfront ? Delph to go upfront ?? Yorke to go off a f**k**g pier ! |
keith
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... ive got the answer, it was jpa. " an angel of the lord appeared and said a child will be born and his name will be james, he will lead us from the wilderness, he will turn water into stella but even so he will be nailed to a cross by damian of thevillablog. he will be ressurected and reappear in midfield where once again he will be our saviour" |
Adrian Kilgallon
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...would any1 want 2 know exactly wat happened 2 chiefy last nite,i have detailed info,well it aint hard considering i accompanied him thru our journey,(well until he got kicked out of course lol)& i must admit i felt like pc plod driving round blackburn looking 4 him after lol Sounds like a good night was had. Spill away whitey09, tell us everything. |
frem
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... Great result last night. James Milner. Wow Defence and mid we are fine but upfront we are desperate. Hesk and Gabi are poor, really poor. They never run the chanels and half the time are not in the box. We need a top striker. With Randy coming back, there might be a late player coming in. Robbie Keane please. |
Andi
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... The Haiti prime minister has thanked blackburn fans for their 2 hour silence at last nights semi final cup tie against VILLA! |
whitey09
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... start out of brum bout 2ish,on the stella in the car on the way up,stop 4 numerous piss stops on the way including a rather funny episode of 2 villa lads on the hard shoulder with there dicks hanging out watering the trees lol chiefy dont remember that lol,finally get 2 b'burn bout 4.30,park up make our way 2 the fernhurs,but on the way we were told by fellow villains they werent letting no 1 in,so stop off @ the garage 4 more stella,get 2 fernhurst,wanted 2 go bk in the pub they sed we cud but not wiv cans so chiefy sold the cans,get in the pub went 4 yet another piss lol cudnt get served,went bk outside chiefy then went & bought our cans bk off the bloke he sold them 2 lol.gets in the ground 4 bout 6.45 chiefy heads straight 2 the beer again,tries 2 start the singing off no 1 interested just now (cos there was no 1 there bar 20 of us lol)get s 2 our seat,5 mins in look round & theres chiefy wiv he's head between he's knees lol 20 mins in he goes 4 a beer, we score,i get a fone call & its chiefy wanting 2 know where the f**k he is lol he's been kicked out.so game finishes,tried ringing mr stella fones off,get bk 2 car & a wild goose chase ensues in 2 town centre in search of the missing 1lol, pizza place,pubs,train station ????????? no where 2 b seen then lo & behold a rather strange & pissed up fellow was wandering in the darkness & there he was,so missed the game missed the goal & we had 2 explain 2 the missing 1 all the way home y exactly it was that we werent going bk 2 the ground 2 watch the game,he cudnt understand y they didnt kick off @8?????? like they sed they were lol thats not 2 mention that everytime we passed rovers fans he'd turn in 2 the hulk & wanna get out & fight every 1 lol chiefy its gud 2 know ya son always a pleasure & neva a bore,cant wait 4 the missus 2 get hold of ya lol oh & sumwhere in all that confusion he came bk without he's fone lol if we get 2 wembly chief its most definatly the train 4 u mate |
tubbydunne
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... Good result. Good first half performance. In the driving seat for the second leg but we are not there yet. Guzan: Looks like a great shot stopper but really poor positioning under the high ball and big Brad is the man for one more season at least and I hope he teaches little Brad a thing or two in the mean time. The back four: Immense, this is arguably the strongest unit in the premiership. Collins ans Dunne are our first choice center halves but Carlos is so good he can't be left out and he has to be picked ahead of L.Young who I think is over rated by Villa fans. I love Warnock's no nonsense approach. Midfield: Petrov does a tidy job as a holding midfielder, Downing is getting up to speed and is starting to show his true class. Milner is super fit and has ability but lets not get carried away just remember what Cesc did when he came on for twenty minutes at the Emirates. Blackburn's midfield weren't up to much. A.Young, now he is a real worry. I thought he was piss poor last night and has been all season. He is lightweight can't beat a fullback and his delivery and decision making are below par. Last season he looked like the real deal this season has been one to forget for little Ash. Would the real A.Young please stand up. Up front I thought Heskey did a great job again but he tired very quickly. Gabby did what Gabby does tried to frighten defenders with his pace, his touch was better last night. We are crying out for a goal scorer. Wembley would be heaven. UTV |
VillaNick
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...Does anyone know if Gabby is suspended for Sunday's game ? I thought he got his 5th yellow card last night ? I think I'm right in saying he is not suspended. I think it was 5 yellows up to 31st December for it to take effect. |
neil bangor
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... Funny,Chiefy, I heard it was the Pool fans. Anyone hear FSW's scripted apology? They are f..ked I thought Whitey was one of Chiefy's mates That was hilarious. Between all the Milner pontificating and Chiefy and Stella, it's been very entertaining |
Adrian Kilgallon
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...cudnt get served,went bk outside chiefy then went & bought our cans bk off the bloke he sold them 2 lol Thats quality. |
jerry
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...Just for you Churchill. Thank you Badge. You couldn’t make this stuff up. If I wrote a satirical piece about Liverpool FC and implied that they were trying to sell tickets for round 5 before they’d actually won round 4, you’d have said that I’d gone too far. For those of you who think I have broken my promise of a Liverpool piece, I sent one in yesterday, but Damo must think it’s too controversial, I guess. To be fair, it was a bit brutal. |
beh
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... Stella = lunatic soup. Nice pint of pedigree does me now. Added bonus is you get no missing time. Roque santa cruz - holds the ball up well, can score, quite a nice fit for us actually. Would n`t want to pay more than £5mil for him though, what with recent injuries, form etc. Surely Marlon has to go this window - contract up in the summer and all. Heard very little about him going. |
Aaron Wilson
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... Anyone know if we'll be getting a channel on Sky?? ..ever? I know we dont have a fan base like Man U or Arsenal but do you think it would ever happen? Im pissed off not being able to see the reserves and academy matches. Especially with the likes of Gardner, Halfuid and Carruthers coming through now... UTV! |
fastbackace
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... any link to highlights. though i watched the game i want to see them again. thought we played great, but we need to finish them off. great to see villa playing as they should. UTV |
Rattus NorVillicus
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...Badger said: One thing I think we can all agree on is we need someone who can put the ball in the net. And it sure as hell isn't Heskey.The mind boggles as to what this team might achieve if MON ever buys a clincal striker. |
samvillavilla
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... did anyone notice how milner, downing kept swapping, was brilliant managing, their defenders cudnthandle them. i was reli impressed by downing. I think we could rotate milner and downing in the centre. some of downings ball over the defence were amazin, Look at the ball to petrov wen robinson saved at near post. That was an amzing ball. |
Lew Chatterley's Lover
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... Since goiung to my first Villa game in 1963 I've seen some great centre forwards grace the Villa Park turf, Hateley, Withe, Atkinson, Gray, Leonard. Unfortunately Heskey is not one of those, he is distinctly average and not half as good as Carew, who incidently isn't lazy he just doesn't run round like a headless chicken. Any decent centre forward would have got at least a couple last night and killed the game off by half time. If anyone thinks an average of 5 goals a season is a good enough return you're very easily pleased, as for link up play, he's no better than Big John. |
Steve Badger
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...Badger, good article. I'd got a certain striker in mind when I was looking at the requirements, but I'll drop it now. Roque Santa Cruz anyone? Interesting shout. I've always rated him, but I'm not too sure if he's too similar to what we have? His goalscoring record isn't brilliant, but he can at least assist. What would he cost? then went & bought our cans bk off the bloke he sold them 2 lol I was PMSL at this until I realised that I'd done exactly the same a few times in my younger days Chiefy, you are a legend mate |
dominic elmer
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... Just watched the repeat of the Laursen interview on Premier League world, so funny with him slating DOL. Imagine him and Dunne at the back. |
Steve Badger
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...The mind boggles as to what this team might achieve if MON ever buys a clincal striker. Absolutely Pancho. While I don't think it will happen in this window, I'm convinced MON knows this and will act accordingly. And contrary to some people thinking MON has no idea about the transfer market, I'll bet he's had it in mind for a while. I think I've been coming across as somewhat negative since the game, but I'm trying to remain analytical. We should have won about 6-2 last night and I'm somewhat disappointed that we didn't. Decidely unfair of me really, but that shows how far we've come. That said, last night was a great result and if you'd offered it me beforehand, I'd have ripped your arm off. All credit to the team and it was an entertaining game too. |
Andi
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... I would like to point out that the bloke who brought the cans when i asked to buy them back i had no change and he told me not to worry about it so he gave me £3 for beer that he gave me back |
Steve Badger
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...I would like to point out that the bloke who brought the cans when i asked to buy them back i had no change and he told me not to worry about it so he gave me £3 for beer that he gave me back You capitalist you. For some strange reason I always sold cheap and bought back high, losing a fortune in the process |
Phonat
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... After a night of hard drinking this article went down like a glove full of shards of glass.... Thanks author! Dont be so harsh on poor old aston villa, they are not a neon dinosaur beast after all,,, and on that we can all agree (or can we) balls in your court guys ! |
tubbydunne
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... So its solved Stan Collymore was the first to call for Milner in the middle. Well done Stan. January 12 months ago. Although this is the position O'Neill had in mind for him all the time. Any truth in the rumor we are in for Kalou at 15 million. |
Dave
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... Milner or Gerrard? I wonder wether Gerrard will make it to the world cup,with his injury problems.Think James Milner will maybe starting in S.A. Chiefy, did the banner survive the ordeal? |
Dave
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... Just been doing a google search on the seven wonders of the world,it seems there was actually eight!! Milner in the middle is number eight |
James Clift
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... Kane, The fans we're amazing it was like a home game for us.. Lets just pray we get to Wembley so we can do it all again! |
Andy Scarborough
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... I took the night off last night to watch game in the pub. I forgot to stay on the Fosters and went on to the San Miguel. I had a "Chiefy" kind of night, not as hilarious or dangerous though. I did somehow manage to lose my "Claret and White Army" beanie hat, but considering that I found it on a train I don't mind. We played well and really ought to have scored more. Gabby should have got a pen awarded and should never have been booked. The trouble is this season referees have started to get wise to divers and book them for it, as with all decisions mistakes are made. A year ago there would have been pens awarded for dives - mistake, now we have players booked for going down rather spectacularly. Maybe we need someone to teach our lads to fall over properly, there's a nice little coaching role for Heskey there. I too would like to see some highlights if anyone can find them please. |
Rios.Jockstrap
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... Sky Sports did a thing about Laursen tonight, and when asked about O'Leary, he said he did not like him and that he was a crap manager. He said Odreary would say a lot of things and do the complete opposite, and he said that he can say all this now, because hes not part of the club anymore! Was very glowing about Martin however |
BillyBoy7
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... Hi all, i dont post much, just wanted to share the excitement, Wembley, its great ent it! I've booked a 16 seater Hummer (with a claret and blue ribbon) pick up from Birmingham, go Wembley and bring us home! How much? £550! Only just over £34 each! I cant wait! |
keith
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... damian do we get to see churchills satirical liverpool post after the 9 oclock watershed? |
villacyprus
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... milner ahead of gerrald barry and lampard in england squad then maybe we can hope for something in the world cup player of the season in the english premier league and forget about young downing is much better for england |
Andy Scarborough
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... Churchill - if Damian won't make an article of it you can always use the forum, there's a locked and dark room called the ghetto for this sort of thing. Puttibg it there would mean that it will always be there for people to read and chuckle. |
James Clift
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... Fastbackace, Sorry about all these ignorant Villans.. Urm actually I haven't got a clue where to see the highlights, I've got them on sky plus but that don't really help you does it?! |
jerry
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...Churchill - if Damian won't make an article of it you can always use the forum, there's a locked and dark room called the ghetto for this sort of thing. OK. Just done it. It has just occurred to me that the reason Damo didn't use it was because it wasn't very good. Oh well, it's there now. |
Dan Clinton
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... Does anyone have a link for that Laursen interview for folk like me who refuse to give the Murdoch even more money? |
woody
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...Amir Zaki will be unveiled as an Aston Villa player tomorrow. Is anyone else kinda hoping he is???? |
vijays ghost
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... lindenio said: ... Amir Zaki will be unveiled as an Aston Villa player tomorrow. do you have cups of tea with marty too ? |
neil bangor
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... just home from night out. As I wrote,I saw M L interview.He thinks DOL is a total w****r. I thought JM was good, but building him up is total madness He is naturally very fit and very talented. I like Emile, but if you want a Torres type player, then you are wasting your time. Downing is turning out as good a signing as Dunne. The goal was sublime Chiefy, that was hilarious, we've all been there. Like the bit about the hulk |
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