Birmingham v Villa Match Thread

Esse85 · 13-09-2009 10:55am #1

Richard Dunne is 28/1 to get the first goal today. Im gonna throw something small on him, remember Zat Knight!!

JPA · 13-09-2009 11:19am

Team: Friedel; Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Warnock; Milner, Sidwell, Reo-Coker, Young, Petrov, Agbonlahor.

Yep, Cuellar ar RB. Jaysus, that is infuriating.
You were right whoever said it.

One Cold Hand · 13-09-2009 11:29am

Good to see 4-5-1.

Don't understand why Beye isn't playing, must be some good reason.

Esse85 · 13-09-2009 11:41am

I feel sorry for Cuellar, cant understand my Beye isnt starting. Its a big test for the defense, 3 players are making their debut. Just as well Brum are only playing 1 striker.

Bounty Hunter · 13-09-2009 12:14pm

Doodee wrote: »

any streams going?

if they are, they will be in the new streams sticky.

not the best of starts tbh Birmingham having a lot more decent posession than id like

Time Magazine · 13-09-2009 12:15pm

Brum are playing us off the park at the mo.

Doodee · 13-09-2009 12:23pm

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

if they are, they will be in the new streams sticky.

not the best of starts tbh Birmingham having a lot more decent posession than id like

Ahhh, right you are

Bounty Hunter · 13-09-2009 12:28pm

As the game settles down Villa seem to be getting into it and getting a lot more possesion / having more attacks. If only Milner could improve his finsihing though he would be some player. There are still too many aimless long balls up to Gabby for me though

One Cold Hand · 13-09-2009 12:52pm

Half Time. Seems to have been even enough in terms of possession, but a few more chances for Villa. Good start for Dunne, losolid. Milner probably Villas best player.

Esse85 · 13-09-2009 12:53pm

We're so bad to watch. We hardly put 5 passes together. Sidwell has been non existant.
We've offered nothing as an attacking threat. Milner for all his hard work just lacks class in finishing.
Warnock started dodgy, gave away some silly frees and the 2 new CB's are hitting direct all the time.

Nothing positive from that half, although it could be worse.

Things need to improve 2nd half.

wynters · 13-09-2009 1:02pm

Very harsh. It's a derby...! Never gonna be the prettiest of games. Sidwell's broken things up ok if you ask me. Hopefully when things settle down a bit in the 2nd half our extra quality should start to show...

Two half chances for MIlner alright though... snatched at... might have made more of them.

That Larsson lad should be on a yellow by now for persistent fouling. 3 or 4 on Warnock alone and then he blatantly shouldered Ash out of play... dirt.

Morzadec · 13-09-2009 1:14pm

Hows Seb Larsson getting on? He's my main interest in this match really

Bounty Hunter · 13-09-2009 1:17pm

Morzadec wrote: »

Hows Seb Larsson getting on? He's my main interest in this match really

not doing anything special nor much wrong for Birmingham tbh but from a Villa point of view look at the post above yours. He's probably doing well similarily to most of Brum's players as Villa havent been doing as well as they'd like but there is time for their quality to rise to the fore still

edit: tbh he has prob been more involved than most of the players on the pitch.

if its for FF purposes he looks on course for 1, 2 or 3 points atm (yellow card maybe coming, play the whole game and villa score, play it and brum dont conceed)

One Cold Hand · 13-09-2009 1:17pm

Esse85 wrote: »

We're so bad to watch. We hardly put 5 passes together. Sidwell has been non existant.
We've offered nothing as an attacking threat. Milner for all his hard work just lacks class in finishing.
Warnock started dodgy, gave away some silly frees and the 2 new CB's are hitting direct all the time.

Nothing positive from that half, although it could be worse.

Things need to improve 2nd half.

There was a fair bit of hoof ball alright.

That_Guy · 13-09-2009 1:19pm

Carsley looking decent at the moment.

Time Magazine · 13-09-2009 1:24pm

For me: Milner and Gabby off, Albrighton and Carew on.

And Collins is doing very well.

Dozen Wicked Words · 13-09-2009 1:26pm

Woeful game so far, commentators think Webb is having a good game, the fact is, letting so much go is making it worse not better IMO.

That_Guy · 13-09-2009 1:27pm

Going for a 1-0 win to Birmingham. They look more of a threat going forward than Villa at the moment.

It'll take something special I think though because Villa have been defending quite well. Collins is having a great debut.

One Cold Hand · 13-09-2009 1:32pm

Carew in for Reo-Coker.

Time Magazine · 13-09-2009 1:37pm

Time Magazine wrote: »

For me: Milner and Gabby off, Albrighton and Carew on.

And Collins is doing very well.

It'd help if he was on the bench.

One Cold Hand · 13-09-2009 1:38pm

Good work by Young and Milner to create a good chance to Sidders. Best chence so far.

That_Guy · 13-09-2009 1:40pm

Closest Jim Carrey Milner attempt so far.

Bounty Hunter · 13-09-2009 1:40pm

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Good work by Young and Milner to create a good chance to Sidders. Best chence so far.

unfortunatley tis the only save Hart has had to make so far. Villa doing much better now.

why does Benitez's jersey have Chucho on it?

That_Guy · 13-09-2009 1:42pm

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

unfortunatley tis the only save Hart has had to make so far. Villa doing much better now.

why does Benitez's jersey have Chucho on it?

Probably wants his Christian name on it. Same with Gutierrez (sp?) for Newcastle. He has Jonas on the back of his jersey.

Bounty Hunter · 13-09-2009 1:44pm

That_Guy wrote: »

Probably wants his Christian name on it. Same with Gutierrez (sp?) for Newcastle. He has Jonas on the back of his jersey.

isnt his christian name...christian? or is it a Kaka type thing, where its a nickname but what everyone calls him iw onder

Headshot · 13-09-2009 1:45pm

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Doodee · 13-09-2009 1:45pm

GWAN!

Bounty Hunter · 13-09-2009 1:45pm

WOOOOOOOOOOOT

the only Brummy on the Villa side (atm) gets what should be the winner

Time Magazine · 13-09-2009 1:45pm

Yes!

Gabby loves St. Andrew's doesn't he?

One Cold Hand · 13-09-2009 1:46pm

Gabbbyyy!!

That_Guy · 13-09-2009 1:46pm

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

isnt his christian name...christian? or is it a Kaka type thing, where its a nickname but what everyone calls him iw onder

You'll have to ask him yourself?

Finally a goal.

Bounty Hunter · 13-09-2009 1:51pm

Jaysus what a chance there for Carew/Milner

Headshot · 13-09-2009 1:53pm

that was a fair funny header by harte

That_Guy · 13-09-2009 1:53pm

Boring match overall.

*runs to Cardiff V Newcastle thread*

Bounty Hunter · 13-09-2009 1:56pm

not a great game but some solid debuts (3 defenders and a clean sheet) and 3pts against the local rivals so im happy.

invincibleirish · 13-09-2009 1:58pm

Shudda been about 5-0 tbh, blues crap as always. UTV!!!

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