The Brown Stuff...

Sunderland have agreed a 2.5mill deal with Brighton for Liam Bridcutt. A brilliant young player, who's British, and who I've been touting for years.

Teams around us improve their squad, yet we stand still.

Tiex.
With such a high pressing line, the best tactic is a long ball game.
Especially with defenders like yours.... old, slow and very obliging.

Can't wait for the dust to settle on this. I'm as disappointed as anyone to be letting in 4 goals there but you have to look at why. No Jones, no G Mac and Lugano is one of our worst buys in the prem era. Hopefully Pepe gets a couple in in the next couple of days to refresh us and then we'll start to quietly climb back up the league. We've got a better squad than 80% of the teams in the bottom half IMO.

Of course it is. In the first half you hoofed it to Benteke and it worked. You were through on goal practically every time. We have huge problems defensively and Villa exploited them.

I genuinely believe we'd of not let the 2 goal lead slip had McAuley been playing.

Fine lines but this has gone now.

We really need a lift on tomorrow's deadline day. We're apparently trying to loan a kid from Espanyol. Hmmm, we shall see, but I expect to be disappointed.

P.s I'm really struggling at work today. 2 Villa fans here, slightly hungover and depressed.

Did any baggies go in the Whitton last night. Was crazy in their. Flares and smoke bombs going off.

I'm not convinced a 'kid' from Espanyol could save our season!

Don't think anyone has said that would be the case have they?

Got to ground a bit late so we headed straight in last night. Thought the support was excellent throughout though.

Kudos to whoever made the Benteke song.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tmcN-qcWsHg

This was the scene in the Whitton mate.

He's shàgging white Dee, he's shàgging white Dee...

Christian Benteke, he's shàgging white Dee

Baggies fans were the best thing about last night