Comments for The Doc's Diagnosis: Another strong finish? at http://www.avfcblog.com , comment 1 to 32 out of 20 comments http://www.avfcblog.com Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:08:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19226 wot woz full squad list - neil walker Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:54:00 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19088 Leroy, there's been a lot of talk regarding Defoe's wage demands and MON not prepared to meet it. But I think it's more that he didn't want to move too far from home and Pompey gave him a chance to prove he's worth a big club investing in him at the end of the season (he's on loan at Pompey). - Jimmy Villain Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:50:18 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19087 Does anyone know any local pubs/clubs that will be showing the derby on sunday. Cant believe its not on tv. Cheers - Dr Jebend Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:09:34 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19086 cheers not so Silent Bob. Was just wondering really but thanks for clearing it up now. hopefully Villa can get 5th now COME ON YOU VILLA BOYS - Jonesy2k8 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:39:21 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19085 however if barnsley had beeten cardiff and lost to pompy in final the uefa place would go to the fa cup runners up if that team is an english team so barnsley would have been in europe hope this helps jonesy2k8 - Not so Silent Bob Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:51:57 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19084 cardiff would only be granted a wild card entry to uefa cup only if they win it and thats still under consideration from fifa because they are a welsh team playing in an english league the uefa place available are for english clubs only... - Not so Silent Bob Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:43:17 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19083 I was just thinking today about Portsmouth in the F.A. cup. Can anyone clarify that if Portsmouth get 5th and win the F.A. cup would Cardiff then get the extra Euro spot instead of the Premiership, which would then maybe deny us the intertoto spot beacuse Everton would be infront of us. - Jonesy2k8 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:36:55 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19081 Up the villa!All way the from Za! - villa4evaza Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:21:06 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19079 Have I got this right? If Everton crumble which I beleive they will with their current form, injuries and daunting run in and Pompey come 5th and win the FA cup - does not the next EUFA cup place go to 6th? We need to win all our remaining games - a definate possibility - and 6th place is definately within our grasp. - Villadad Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:05:56 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19078 Jimmy Villian - What speculation is there about Defoe? - Leroy Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:55:40 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19076 brown, fletcher & saha from united with the exeption of brown they are not getting games ok saha has had a bad injury season and when hes fit i cant see him getting back into uniteds team, 3 major players who mon could help get back to their best... mon will go after celtic keeper again. id also like to see bently in a villa shirt but highly unlikely hes prob gonna go to liverpool and pennant to blackburn... realistically i think brown fletcher saha and the celtic keeper will be on mons wish list 4 players in key areas GK /RB-CD / ATT MID / STRIKER - Not so Silent Bob Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:54:26 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19074 With Liverpool and Chelsea reported to be interested in Bentley there's little chance of him coming to Villa. You can't compete with teams playing Champions League football, but we can certainly work on making that happen in the next few years. Carson needs to go back to Liverpool, I favour Taylor over him any day of the week, I actually feel pretty bad for Taylor, what has he done to be sitting on the bench all season? Jaaskilainen looks more likely, and we could do with a decent goal keeper, the last decent keeper we had was Bosnich… The good English players, Defoe, Lennon even Crouch come at a hefty price tag and MON is not prepared to pay the inflated price tag and whopping salary. There's a lot of speculation surrounding Defoe, my take on it is that he didn't want to live in the midlands. I think MON will be looking over seas to find reinforcements, I expect a few surprises but am optimistic that next season we'll have a real squad that can be challenging for that 4th spot, I watched the Blackburn, Everton and Pompey games this weekend and to be honest with a few more players in our squad we'll be beating them both home and away. We have a pretty decent record against Everton, so I expect that game to be a close one, as far as the rest of the games, they should be 3 pointers. I just hope we do to Blues what we have done the last 2 weeks… UTV ;D - Jimmy Villain Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:11:02 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19073 The reason that we are linked with Brown is his contract with united expires in the summer and he has turned down their 'final' offer much to the annoyance of Fergie. I think he would be an excellent signing - anyone good enough to be a certain united starter is good enough for villa. His experience in the division is also a plus compared to the proposed portugeese alternatives. - eoin1981 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:39:28 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19072 Agree with a lot of what has been said. We do need to add to the squad, especially with obvious exits. I have a hunch that Crouch will be back and /or McDonald from Celtic. Apart from that I can't imagine who Mon will sign. We really should have moved heaven and earth to get Glenn Johnson ahead of pompey....he is starting to look the part. - villadaz Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:52:51 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19071 @ Aarlui - Spot on about Bendtner, hes arrogant as, but has loads of ability. We should be in for Nzogbia too, he could be good under MON. Bentley will be going to Liverpool if he ends up going anywhere at all. Lennon - Newcastle and Downing has just signed a new deal with Boro. We will get Jaaskilainen, Nelson to start with, then its anyones guess - Leroy Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:09:26 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19070 If we don't sign Bentley, Lennon, Downing or Bendtner this Summer then we have failed. Those are my picks, in order. - Arrlui Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:09:36 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19069 Even if we finish 7th, as long as it's Pompey ahead of us in 6th, we will be in the Intertoto cup and challenging for that UEFA Cup spot because Pompey haven't applied :D So i'd be happy with 7th, but 6th would get us about 5 million more and a slightly higher seeding in the Intertoto. - Dizzy Mugs Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:31:49 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19065 Mobious, U mention Brown and a few others have. I really dont understand where people are coming from with this. He has played more games for Man Utd this season than any other player. Why would he leave and why would ferguson get rid of the player he selects more than any other. its not going to happen. - tonebone Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:35:43 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19064 It's great to see so many positive posts approaching the end of the season. I agree with the posts that say regardless of whether we are in the UEFA cup we should be pleased with our season. We have shown real improvement and lets hope we get the transfer window the club deserves. However lets manage our expectations. If we don't get in to UEFA, then don't expect the world class players. I also think at this stage it is unrealistic for us to be looking at the likes of Bentley although I would love to see him in a Villa shirt. I think Wes Brown is going to be a real possibility, although it wouldn't surprise me if he joined Newcastle or Sunderland. Lets all keep our positive hats on and lets hope we can get one over them. However I am very wary of certain Argentinian who might get them our of jail! - Mobious Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:13:55 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2295/70/#comment-19063 we are now 6 points behind everton. if we beat Blues next week and they lose to chelsea we will be going into the game against them only 3 points behind and 2 goals in goal difference behind so a win would take us ahead of them. even a draw may be enough with them playing arsenal and us playing wigan gthe week after - tonebone Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:37:25 +0100