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Can't wait for Saturday, any early news on team lineup?

Hello, sorry I'm late

Hey matt great performance bye the lads at Newcastle hopefully the turning point?

Hi Mat, Ashley Westwood for Barry Bannan this week do you think? Bannan looking the weak link in our midfield would you agree? Also do you see us reverting to 2 up front at home?

Jason Moore, it will be interesting to see how closely PL sticks to the team which did so well at Newcastle eight days ago. I expect all of the news signings to at least be on the bench - and possibly a couple of starters in there too

Hi Mat, Are Vila concerned about the story that broke yesterday about our new striker?

I see a few of the new players play for the u21s. Did any of them impress you?

Paradise Forum, no fresh injury woes as far as I know, but Villa have had 13 (senior and youth) players on international duty, so Paul Lambert will be doing a rollcall to check they're all ok when everyone returns on Thursday

What do you think of the current squad? lambert has done wonders in terms of bringing in youth and hopefully they will start performing sooner rather than later

Mike, I hope not! Innocent until proven guilty. I think we should let the Belgian judiciary process take its course - and only judge Benteke on how he performs and conducts himself for Villa

we all know bent can play batter than he been let hope he start this weekend good to see gabby back

LennieLion, ask me after a season

Dan, think Villa were well aware of the situation before they signed him and are prepared to let things run their course. Hard to comment too much, but from what I have heard/read, the player protests his innocence and witnesses to the incident would appear to back that up

Of the four deadline day signings (Bennett, Benteke, Westwood, Bowery), which do you think will be the biggest long-term success?

Westwood look a good player let hope he can do it

Azzaavfc, I think if the current squad is strong enough to avoid a relegation battle this season (as the manager defiantly promised it would be) then Villa will be in a much stronger position to go forward next summer. They will have promising young players with a year more experience under their belts, the club will be at a financial level they are truly happy with and can build on and the manager will have had time to stamp his mark on the dressing room and the club. I share the fear of others that there is a lack of experience. But for me it is all about getting some positive momentum, ideally in the next few games!

Andyoddball, interesting point. Maybe some of the expectations of Villa's homegrown players have been high. It might be five years until we can realy judge if the latest batch are good enough. I think the wagebill got to such a level a few years ago that Villa felt they had to rely on the kids to get the club through a painful time while the payroll was trimmed. It has not been great in the past two years, but at least Villa emerged with their Prem status intact and the chance to rebuild in the top flight.

Rocco, hard to say until I've actually seen them play! Got high hopes for Westwood, because he seems like a motivated, but measured young lad and he will obviously benefit from his upbringing at Crewe

Davfc, they certainly do seem to have choice up there - and the exciting/worrying thing is that none of know exactly what Benteke and Bowery will bring to the team - let's hope it's goals!

LennieLion, I have been impressed with how Paul Lambert has tried to make his mark straight away. He has made sure the training ground is a place of work rather than fun and stamped out any complacency. In my opinion, what he is striving to do should turn around the football club and get them winning more matches. I hope so, anyway!

Podge, not sure how easy that would be. He's got another three years left on decent (*'decent' means very good!) and I'm not sure he's an attractive proposition to other clubs as he was when Villa signed him last summer. The ability is still there, but I've lost track of how many times I have written that there's 'more still to come' or he needs to 'unlock his potential'. For me he is too predictable and when he commits players he should be looking to paly in a team-mate rather than keeping hold of the ball. But what do I know? I'm just a fan with a pen!

UnbeatableBenteke, Nice name! It's a difficult one that. It's impossible to get a formation featuring Bent, Benteke, Agbonlahor and Ireland and play them all in their favourite positions. The good thing about Lambert is that he is happy to experiment, chop and change and make bold decisions, so I think we could see different formations during the course of games