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Yes I noticed that. It became a bit frustrating because he kept playing the ball 10 yards square to a midfielder when attacking down the line at speed and a cross into the box seemed a better option. He attacked once and we got a penalty shout. Bertrand's quite a decent full back, perhaps that was why. Who else did Villa have on the left, was it Weimann? Or perhaps we needed pace at the back to cover Agbhonlahor.

May I respectfully suggest we stop responding to the halfwit's posts and he might go and pollute someone else's message board.

Bertrand is on loan from Chelsea. He was probably the reason Clyne was less willing to get forward than Shaw did on the left. Both Albrighton and Shaw played well. A good contest. Love awaydays in brum and Villa Park's a proper old ground.

He had one header which was a bit soft and too close to the keeper and one decent shot deflected wide by a defender.

We created four good chances against a side intent on not losing. You'd expect to score at least one from four good chances. It was poor finishing.

It might matter if Utd do think he's worth £30m because if options granted in the sale and purchase of footballers operate in the same way as options tend to work in the sale and purchase of land, for instance, it could be legally binding. Alternatively, what is being presented as an option may be more of a pre-emption right which would mean Utd being first in line for any sale/purchase. A pre-emption right would not be legally binding. Whatever Shaw's value, which in practice is what anyone is willing to pay for him, it will likely go up after the World Cup.

How do these options work in practice then? Are they legally binding?

Arsenal or Manu. He'd get in almost any team. Under the press radar maybe but I bet every top manager in the PL and beyond is aware of his talent, DD being a bizarre exception. There's more in him as well in my opinion.

"Pochettino walked into a squad of good players at St Mary’s and has done well with them in the Premier League." If that's his definition of failure, I'm a glaswegian.

Could have been. I heard the shout. I have low expectations of refs. It's a difficult job.

He didn't look the part, being a bit of a porker and all but fair play, no howlers.

No fanny. Just one pass too many on occasion.

MoTD pundits were impressed. Questioned whether there is a better keeper in the PL.

What do we fans know but when they took off Medel who was protecting their back four and we've lost Ramirez to injury we brought on Gallagher, would it not have been an option to bring on JWP and push Schneiderlin further forward. Delivery from the fullbacks was poor. By the time we get the crosses in, the penalty box is defended and the crosses have to be pinpoint accurate. They weren't. Few players not on the game today.

Not for me. Arsenal are as good at signing keepers as they are at signing strikers. Marshall was good. Kept them in it by saving Lamberts free kick. Looks like a solid keeper to me.

Why do you suspect that?

Has he been offered a job then?

I agree that today's statement from Pochettino is a bit disappointing because it doesn't put minds at rest and you could be right about him leaving, though there's no job for him elsewhere that we are aware of. I'm hoping his reticence is about the extent to which the Board will improve the team, Guan's information notwithstanding.

So the Board is planning to take us downwards?

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11136720._/ Nice work if you can get it...and keep it.

Plucky little club. Hope they make it. Not dissimilar to our neighbours to the east. They're a plucky little club too. The main differance being their league status, obviously.

Odd that the agent should complain about Ramirez not playing just after an opportunity opens up for Ramirez to play due Rodriguez's injury.

Same reason Mata's no longer at Chelsea. Seems nobody is too talented to be left out if they don't work hard enough for the team.

He was improving every game so as to get on that plane. Very disappointed for him.

We were all too afraid to fart. I had to move to London so I could trump.