Leave it to Coops.
He da MAAAN !
„I believe in socialism because it seems more humanitarian, rather than every man for himself and 'I'm alright jack' and all those arsehole businessmen with all the loot. I made up my mind from viewing society from that angle. That's where I'm from and there's where I've made my decisions from. That's why I believe in socialism“
„Don't forget you're alive. 'Cause sometimes when you walk around the city and you're in a bad mood, you can think, hey, wait a minute, we're alive! We don't know what the next second will bring and what a fantastic thing this is. This can get easily forgotten in the routine of life, and that's something I'm trying to bring to my attention at all times. Don't forget you're alive. We're not dead, you know. This is the greatest thing.”
— Joe Strummer
As Rhodes's aerial threat could be a problem, we need one of them - Surridge or Davies - on the line, defending.
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I agree wholeheartedly with others. As does Alan Nixon it seems.
He's just too damn effective not to start if he's 100%. Unleash Surridge on tired legs later on.
Unleash the BEAST....
If he's ready fitness wise he will play, it really is as simple as that.
On another note, what does the brains trust think about Gerrard putting out noises that Keinan isn't for sale?. Is he serious or is this about bolstering his price?
He won't be at Villa next season, they have ambitions for Europe
They will just be trying to get the price up. A few months ago they were saying they will sell him.
I really don't like Gerrard. Hes of that "legend in his own lifetime" type that seems to occasionally inhabit places like Scouseland. And whilst he was a good player, he clearly wasn't as good as thinks or he would have world cups etc (or even just progress to later stages of tournaments)-I mean he always looked like a carthorse to me against Spanish or French opponents.
My suspicion is hes also a nasty piece of work.
Not that that's got anything to do with Keinan and selling or not, at the end of the day hes their player
It wouldn't surprise me if there's an informal agreement with us to buy for a certain fee once the loan ends.
What would we say would be a fair value for him? £5/6m? His goalscoring record isn't the best which would make him less expensive surely than the likes of Assombalomga when we sold him or the likes of Solanke, or even Grabban a few years back.
Edit: I've just looked and I didn't realise just how bad his goalscoring record actually is. 3 in 73 for Villa...
With some players, it's all about where they feel comfortable and under managers they feel comfortable with.
McGugan really only played his best stuff under Davies, who was always on at him over his weight issues, attitude, etc.
But at Forest, that's where he would have felt at home too.
Davis could easily go back to Villa and not perform the same way he has here.
It's up to Villa to take the gamble and if he doesn't perform there then he might end up back here anyway, for a lesser price.
Nah, he was a class player, but rather classless himself. Players like Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres wouldn't have rated him if he was a carthorse. As Forest found out shit managers equals a shit team. Players like Gerrard and Scholes shunted round the pitch to fit in lesser players. Still hard to believe there was even a Gerrard Lampard debate. Just needed a manager to make the choice and stick with it.
Well Torres was in the same team as him so I'm not sure he would ever had said anything other than that. I do think in that "era" there was still a grudging respect for English physicality amongst nations like the Spanish, because they just didn't have that and even though it was crystal clear the game had moved beyond that at the very top level. Anyway I'm not too proud to admit that I find it hard watching Liverpool such is my dislike of them and perhaps I am a little coloured with regard to their self styled "legends". That being said I can see what great players Van Djk, Jota, Diaz and Sarah are so I can't be that one eyed!
Gerrard was undoubtedly world class.
He near single-handedly dragged Liver-scum to a Champions League victory after being 3-0 down at half time. Scholes was also world class.
Not sure it's fair to say they should have single-handedly spurred England on to win trophies. We've seen with Gareth that it's about the team rather than the individuals.
I'll trust their peers judgement.
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