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AS A Villa fan I'm a bit of strange mix.

My dad's old school, as cynical as they come and I'm sure has been for the 70-odd years he's been a supporter.

My mum on the other hand is to total opposite. A cockney by birth - though not of the cheating variety - she was evacuated to the Midlands during the blitz but didn't discover football until in her 50s.

John Carew nodding the ball back to Gabriel Agbonlahor who heads past Joe Hart to give Aston Villa a last-gasp win in Birmingham City's back yard - it's a lovely memory of another derby day win.

But I'm also hoping it'll be a memory of the day Martin O'Neill reveals why he needs to strikers up top against the lesser sides.

Yes, the one man up top and a counter-attacking style is definitely the way forward against the big guns when you don't want to over commit, but surely we have to back our players to do the job against clubs who play in the third tier of the Premier League?

I spotted this on the Blues forum on the Mail this morning....

"There was a team called Villa"
"They were two-nil up on Stoke"
"They let in 2 late goals and became a national joke"
"They thought they'd break the top four"
"They never stood a chance"
"Now their bubbles burst and we're doing a promotion dance"

Thoughts? Dare I ask...

Villa writer Mat Kendrick spent almost two hours online debating the issues of the day with Villa fans. You can read it here below, and feel free to leave your comments at the bottom:

We have started a new service here for local football fans... our Live Blog brings together our sports writers and our fans on one live blog.

So far we have had a massive interest - mainly from Blues fans! We want to change that. This Saturday we are concentrating on the Villa game in the afternoon - spread the word, share it on the forums you use. We have had some great interaction with the Villa fans abroad.

It's also a good opportunity to talk libe online to our Villa writers Mat Kendrick and Bill Howell. Here's the format below.... look forward to seeing you! email me at steve.wollaston@sundaymercury.net if you want more details.

http://www.sundaymercury.net/midlands-sport/aston-villa-fc/2009/01/28/log-on-for-live-football-chat-and-action-involving-birmingham-city-aston-villa-west-brom-and-wolves-97319-22789807/