Small Heath Alliance v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[JJ-AV]

Friedel
Walker - Cuellar - Dunne - Clark
Petrov - NRC
Albrighton - Bannan - Downing
Agbonlahor

[Gazza1982]

A draw would be acceptable but I worry about this one, we need a goalscorer above all else, we just dont have one.

[PeterWithe]

If I hadn't already predicted a scoreless draw I'd go for Gabby scoring, he loves playing that lot.

[Des Little]

Can't see anything but a defeat.  No chance of Delph being fit?

[SoccerHQ]

1-1.

I predicted at the start of the season we'd draw both league games against them and lose there in the cup when that draw was made so 2/3 sadly right.

You can sure as hell be sure Houllier will go defensive in this.

If he did it at VP against them when he was still relatively new in the job and we were still in the top half by playing Clark, NRC and Sidwell as the midfield three, he'll certainly do it with his job on the line now.

I honestly think we'll sack him if we lose this one.

Front three picks itself really, Downing and Albrighton either side of Gabby, central trio of Petrov, NRC and maybe Hogg.

[taylorsworkrate]

2 - 0 defeat,

Blose will be more motivated and organised.

[The Situation]

We better win after they played dire and still beat us in the cup. Play the same way again and counter there unambitious tactics, take our chances and hopefully we win this time round.

[eamonn]

Win and the march for 4th is on.
Come on, let's pretend it's January from the past two years!

[l_mckay]

think it will be a narrow 2-1 defeat.

[Jimbo]

Sorry, but we haven't got the stomach for this. 1-0.

[Lobsterboy]

A not very easy on the eye goalless draw

[b23]

I voted for Villa victory. 

[The Left Side]

0-0 Bore draw

[Lsvilla]

having Albrighton available for this one is a big plus - we missed him in both the previous games and he should make Carr / Ridgewell look like the mugs they are - backing us to win. Would love yesterday at Sheff U to have been Houlliers version of Notts Forest away in the third round for Fergie - if not for 20 years then at least 3 or 4 to to ship out the overpaid and under-delivering moaners and stamp his mark before Cowans / McAllister take the reins up

[hawkeye]

This game is bigger in many ways than the LC QF. They have a big game in the semi on tuesday which i hope West Ham give them a right battle and beat them of course. Losing this one dosent bare thinking about.
I predict a draw and wil take that. 2-2