Aston Villa vs Norwich City Pre-match Thread

[brian green]

Don't fix radiators and don't make bets Mr Earring. Please.

[Sexual Ealing]

Don't fix radiators and don't make bets Mr Earring. Please.

Haha! You make a good case, Mr G.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Is Gabby fit for this game?  Using the word *fit* in the widest possible sense.

If he plays he will score.  Naaarch hate him as much as we do.

That's what a Norwich supporting colleague texted me to say when he saw Gabby in our starting line up at Carrow Road in December. I replied that was a different Gabby that always scored against them and he really need not worry about Gabby today.

I think he touched the ball about 5 times all game (although our whole team was pathetic that night, not just fat boy).

[Deano's Mullet]

Am coming up for this one, seen five wins and just one defeat. What the hell, 2-1 Villa.

[tomd2103]

Haven't got the stats at hand, but we've not been very good in games after international breaks in recent years have we?  Time to put a stop to that on Saturday.  Six points from Saturday and Tuesday along with a couple of slip ups from teams above us and things might look a bit different.

[peter w]

We've not been very good in many games in recent years full stop. i don't think we can look at the international break as some sort of schism on our path to World domination. For international break also read *Live on sky*, *Monday night games*, *Sunday games*, *3 o'clock Saturday Games*, *home games*, *away games* *All other games that I've missed*

[Risso]

That's a fair point Peter!

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Never liked them ever since the John Bond days.
Also they are geographically way off the rest of the domestic football map and should eff off and play in the Dutch league.
3-0 to us. Lets be 'avin them !

[ironmaidenmania]

2-0 villa

[castlefields_villan]

Hopefully the recent good run can continue - 2-1 Villa

[Comrade Blitz]

2-0 please

[postal]

I'd be "ok" with 2-0, but think it will be an edgy 1-0 to us. Norwich aren't a push-over, despite some heavy defeats this season.

Also the missus is a Norwich fan, so I'll take the win whatever way it comes.

[Hookeysmith]

The worry for me will be too many of our wounded being fit and Brucie trying to change it around and it returning to a tactically lacking mish mash

Keep basically the same side that finished at Wigan

[in exile]

Really looking forward to this game.
Villa 3 Norwich 1

[AVH87]

Score draw for me.