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4-2-3-1 seems to be the formation. Seems to be he had planned on playing Jonas with Sissoko in midfield but then moved Jonas on wing when Marv got injured. Don't get why he persists with Jonas in midfield. Can't wait for Tiote to be back.

...bar the front 3 - goals there.

Que?

Can you? He's not played all season. Yes MYM is new to the league but at least he's had game time. Plus he's a class act. Ok slight exaggeration....

Bloody typical he got injured.

N’Zogbia; Benteke, Bent. vs Taylor..... Villa have a lot of pace in their front line.

My work nightmare was that Williamson would start.

Can you? He's not played all season. Yes MYM is new to the league but at least he's had game time. Plus he's a class act.

It's a -ve move. Did the same at Reading and it came back to bite us.

Agreed. Don't get Perch starting either? It's a must win game just attack !!

Perch?

Me too. Think he'll do well in Milan.

Shame its not on sky

It's win win for him regardless of whether they stay up or go down. If his goals keep them up I am sure a move to a bigger club will be on offer. If they don't he can walk after earning a nice salary for six months.

You can feel the lift it's given the club. Watch us now go on an unbeaten run of 15 games....bring it on !!!

In two minds about him keeping the captaincy. Reading that letter it doesn't sound like he's up for any sort of fight to keep us up. Sounds like he's here cause the club wouldn't let him walk. Nothing makes me think he's up for the cause. We need someone whose heart is in it and someone who is going to lead by example i.e. Cabaye. As fans we are just so in the dark by it all. It's just all so dissapointing.

If the lad wanted to play surely he'd have pushed for a transfer request a long time ago?

Can't win games without goals so defo need another striker. Going to be an interesting four days.

Can't believe I got banned for posting a celebratory video of Remi then he doesn't even come.

It's Gameiro all over again. He'll leave OM but not for ncl.

The football is dire mate, absolutely rotten. Last season we could say 'yeah but it's getting results, he's making us hard to beat and we'll push on from there'. The way we started this season was enough to tell me that there was never the intention to move on from there, he only knows keep it tight and nick one football. He's getting stick because of the football, when you consider the talent we've got in some areas, we're an absolutely awful team. Bang on. :thup: Got to agree also. The football wasn't great for much of last season but it was masked by good results. imo he's yet to utilise the talents of Cabaye and especially Ben Arfa.

Have you seen his profile? He admits to not having anything to do with SSN, but claims to have inside sources yet all his tweets are re-hashed rumours and he appears to be a Spurs fan. Nah never checked. So that's good to know.

Alfie Briggs ‏@skysports_alfie Andre Villas-Boas has sent out a few of his staff to talk to Loic Remy and persuade him to choose Spurs over Newcastle. #thfc

ditto

He made a difference straight away.