Aston Villa vs The Kit Stealers Pre-Match Thread - Monday 16th at 8pm.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

They don’t travel well. I think their record at VP is pretty poor.
Could do with a win, expect a draw.

They have one win in their last nine visits.

[JUAN PABLO]

they must be nearer the same level as Everton now with all their spending so we can beat them under the floodlights with the crowd behind us.

I reckon a 2-1 maybe.   Wesley and Connor winner

[brontebilly]

Think we need to support the likes of Luiz in front of our defence

Tempted to go

                            Heaton

Guilbert         Engels       Mings       Taylor

                   Luiz              Hourihane

Jota                     McGinn                 Jack

                           Wesley

subs

Steer
Konsa
Hause
Marvellous (if we need to close game down)
AEG  (If we need to open them up wide)
Trez                       "
Davis

Agreed re formation. Think Marvellous could also come in, McGinn to move right of the three, Grealish centre and Hourihane to move further forward. Don't have much faith in Jota. Is Targett still out?

[eamonn]

0-4 and much gnashing and wailing.

[LeeB]

0-4 and much gnashing and wailing.

Nah, 4-0 and much rejoicing.

[PeterWithesShin]

8-5 and constant post-match moaning about the defence.

[Lastfootstamper]

I'll be driving home for the game from work Oop North. The last time I did that, we drew 0-0 with 'boro, in a game as exciting as it sounds. I hope for better fayre.

2-0. And if I can let slip a small wish, I'd like to see us go two in the middle. I love our attacking players, but I can't help thinking that we might be better with a bigger platform allowing one fewer of them to be more effective.

And I'm off to self flagellate for doubting Smith.

[Bad English]

41,886*

*Fouls on Jack before the ref has a word.

[rob_bridge]

4.2 to us

[Comrade Blitz]

Fuck the cockney fuckers

5-1

Aston Fucking Villa

[kieron]

Think we need to support the likes of Luiz in front of our defence

Tempted to go

                            Heaton

Guilbert         Engels       Mings       Taylor

                   Luiz              Hourihane

Jota                     McGinn                 Jack

                           Wesley

subs

Steer
Konsa
Hause
Marvellous (if we need to close game down)
AEG  (If we need to open them up wide)
Trez                       "
Davis

Trez will be suspended, by the way.

[Pete3206]

1-1

[Footy-Vill]

And just to clarify understanding West Ham are affectionately referenced as Kit Stealers because the kit went 'missing' after the villa players lost a bet at Birmingham fair and had to steal the villa kit to pay the bet ?! So west ham wore a stolen kit ?? And adopted the colours

[Three Spires Villa]

1-1

[Hookeysmith]

And just to clarify understanding West Ham are affectionately referenced as Kit Stealers because the kit went 'missing' after the villa players lost a bet at Birmingham fair and had to steal the villa kit to pay the bet ?! So west ham wore a stolen kit ?? And adopted the colours

I think it is because they copied our colours

They also arrived at VP a few years ago without an away kit so they played in their home kit of predominantly Claret & Blue and we actually played at home in one of our away kits - white and Claret shorts IIRC

Why we never let them play in the away kit is a mystery unless this issue was the names on the shirt prehaps