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Agbonlahor is much better used down the middle than played out of position on the wing, to be honest. I'd rather we played him there, switched Young to the right and put Shaun Maloney on the left.

Incidentally, Roman flouncing off, and Ellis's shit-eating grin as he shook his hand on the way out ...... the old fucker has been the bane of my life, but fair play to him on this one. http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/599/dougsmilexj3.jpg PS European Cup winning goalscorer sat behind him.

Oh, going back to the original subject of today's games ..... the Zat Knight signing left me perplexed to say the least (especially as we signed Curtis Davies just after), but I do like the fact that in the team today we had Knight, Moore, Agbonlahor, plus Gardener on the bench, who are all Brummie born and bred Villa fans. But what made me smile the most was Knight's reaction after scoring, the badge thumping thing. Far more convincing than seeing cunts like Lumpard doing it. PS I've been drinking.

Good post, I agree. Exactly. At the end of the day, I knew exactly what kind of player he was going to be for us when he came back from Villa on the last day last season and came straight back into the team. He showed real maturity and professionalism by just coming back and getting on with the job he was given - he's arguably one of the best attackers we've got, not in terms of scoring because he's a bit off in that department atm, but in terms of creating. If it was somebody like Martins that we sent to Villa and then recalled just as he was agreeing terms, the attitude difference would be immense. Absolutely cock on, mate, I meant to mention that - his attitude after what went on on deadline day. A lot of players would have got the hump, reacted badly, sat it out till the January window, but Milner did the absolute opposite, and dug in and did his best. You really couldn't ask for a better attitude.

Incidentally, I know others have said effectively the same thing, but is this thread not a case of asking whether one of your most exciting, creative players is good enough for your club? Jesus. Words fail me.

Villa rejected milner when newcastle tried to squeeze barry into the deal CLOWN Eh? Hither the most uninformed post I've ever seen on the internet.

re Milner, I can't believe the stick he gets on here. He's still a kid, for fuck's sake, give him a chance. No, the end product isn't always there, but he's still some way of the finished product, and very, very promising. I'd have to say, I think Young is a better player - at the moment - than Milner is, but I'd also say that I'd happily swap Milner for Agbonlahor. I thought against us the other week (and, indeed, last season) he was your best player by far, and looked the only player likely to fashion a chance. One thing I hate about modern football is the "i want it all NOW" tendency - whether it be giving Allardyce (or any Martin Jol by the same measure) shit because he doesn't get things perfectly right straight away, or expecting kids who are only just too old to play for the U21s to achieve perfection. Give him a chance.

PS fuck off Mourinho.

In the same interview, he said "there are so many international players here, at U21 and full level, even Zat's got a cap".

Holte Enders in the Sky? Tuneless dirge it may be, but it is our tuneless dirge and I love it.

Saw that. Well played. Zat played well (another N.O. pyriah comes good). Reo MOM for me closely followed by Young. Young is such an exciting player.

Ha ha, Ellis grinning like a dog with two cocks as he shakes RA's hand.

Fucking get in there, the VIlla boys. One Spanish town will be seeing me getting very, very pissed tonight.

I knew the Knight signing would pay dividends And before anyone asks, I'm in Spain.

That's the irony. I attended my first Villa match in 1974. Aaron Hughes is one of the most inept defenders I've ever seen at the club in that time, but even he was better at RB than Mellberg

Do you want Carr? I think I'll stick with the whitespace if that's OK

Mellberg is awful at right back, just dreadful, even though he plays there for Sweden. His "distribution" really gets shown up there, whilst at CB he can get away with it. Although Rosenior is shite too, and Hoyte is unconvincing. Craig Gardener is doing his best, and is a hell of a player, just not at right back. I think his main target was Bosingwa at Porto.

Funny, our lot are all pointing at you as a decent example of a similarly sized club having a good window. Mind you, Gravesen?

This looks a decent squad: Scott Carson - GK Thomas Sorensen -GK Stuart Taylor - GK Wilfred Bouma - LB Steven O'Halloran - LB Olof Mellberg - CB Gary Cahill - CB Curtis Davies - CB Martin Laursen - CB Zat Knight - CB Gareth Barry - MF Stiliyan Petrov - MF Nigel Reo-Coker - MF Craig Gardener - MF Shaun Maloney - MF Patrik Berger - MF Isaiah Osbourne - MF Ashley Young - MF John Carew - STR Luke Moore - STR Gabriel Agbonlahor - STR Marlon Fucking Harewood - STR And I am genuinely happy. However, spot the woefully understaffed position in the above squad. Not a single fucking right back at the club. His number one target isnt available till January, so he's going to wait. Madness.

Apparently we've signed Mustafa Sh'ite or someone like that. I'm so overjoyed. That's much more important than a right back or a back up left back. Although NRC and Curtis are quality signings /happy_bit

Apparently, Villa's training ground is currently "a very, very busy place" as MON does all his predictable, frantic, last minute signing.

MON is a renowned last day dealer. A right back would be nice. I've got a weird, sneaky suspicion about a lanky striker who has already played for us once, too. Has he been spotted in Edgbaston? I've just seen him in the Jewellery Quarter branch of Greggs. He walked out with at least seven steak bakes and a green sprinkle doughnut.

MON is a renowned last day dealer. A right back would be nice. I've got a weird, sneaky suspicion about a lanky striker who has already played for us once, too.

Couldn't afford 8.5m obviously Much better than shelling straight out for him. They can see how good he is with little consequence this way. It is a loan till the end of the season, with a contract to exchange the 9m then - it is a tax dodge by West Brom, similar to the one they pulled with Kusczak and Man United. There's no escaping it, we're legally bound to pay the money for him after a season. If you're legally bound to pay the £9m over after 12 months then its not a tax dodge. Can't be arsed to go into the details, but over the 2 years or whatever accounting period the transfer spreads over they will pay the same tax But it would reduce the tax they pay in the current accounting period, surely? They've had a good summer, sales wise.

Couldn't afford 8.5m obviously Much better than shelling straight out for him. They can see how good he is with little consequence this way. It is a loan till the end of the season, with a contract to exchange the 9m then - it is a tax dodge by West Brom, similar to the one they pulled with Kusczak and Man United. There's no escaping it, we're legally bound to pay the money for him after a season. If you're legally bound to pay the £9m over after 12 months then its not a tax dodge. Can't be arsed to go into the details, but over the 2 years or whatever accounting period the transfer spreads over they will pay the same tax Apparently the agreement is this way at the insistence of Albion. Trust me, there is no way on this earth they'd engage in a straight forward loan for him. I'm positive we'll end up paying a couple of million more for him than anyone else would have, such is their pathetic, bitter loathing of us.