by Victor Meldrew »
08 Jan 2009 21:34
Vision Stranded Villa played the strongest XI that they had available - the changes made were inforced due to injuries suffered in the past few weeks. Agbonlahor was taken ill on the morning of the game but was originally in the team.
Debatable. Theres ill and theres ill. If it was the final game of the season, chances are he'd have risked it. Luke Young was injured i take it. Gareth Barry? Delfuneso up front ahead of Harewood? Shorey at left back...(only joking)
A fact for you oh Doubting Thomas.
I have just been speaking to my Reading mate from Gillingham who's son is now in some kind of security job (upgraded steward) at Gillingham FC and he can verify that Agbonlahor was indeed ill on Sunday and had been due to start.
He had to go to the Villa coach to collect the player who had been left there feeling ill to come to the dressing room and there is no way that the player,who was crashed out on a seat at the back,was anywhere fit enough to play.
Mark is no liar.
Thought you would like to know.
BTW Mark also spoke to Villa fans who think Shorey is hopeless-Shorey's wife hasn't settled in the Midlands and wants to get back to London.
They like Sidwell.
) but this has led to a pretty poor run of form leading up to last night as they no doubt had their eye on the big game. They then get battered (eventually) which could knock confidence quite badly, they lose an important midfielder and they still have to play Spurs again, in what most would think was a dead rubber. Add to this their forthcoming FA cup replay and we look a whole lot better placed to continue our push in the league thanks to Coppel's strategy.
