We're Gonna Need A Bigger Squad

Quint: Here lies the body of Mary Lee; died at the age of a hundred and three. For fifteen years she kept her virginity; not a bad record for this vicinity.

Well if we can be certain of anything, it’s that Aston Villa away are likely to be a tougher task than Crystal Palace were last week - unless they’ve finally run out of steam, which isn’t an impossibility.

I described Villa recently as a stalking horse, but the Black Country Beauty, in the space of two games, became My Little Phony.