Aston Villa vs West Ham Pre-Match Thread

[abc123cox]

as much as i can see us winning this match i have a very strong feeling that with defenders out and no new signings we will lose this match....i can see Wigan all over again...

still think we will have a great season thoiugh but with a new manager and new players West Ham will be fired up for this match.

[Pete3206]

3-0

[cdbearsfan]

Does anyone know when the cut off point for registering players for this game is? By what Mancini is saying we are likely to sell Milner (and presumably buy Ireland) on Thursday after the international nonsense. We could do with Ireland desperately as Petrov will be knackered from playing in Russia midweek.

[VillaZogmariner]

Gabby, Cuellar and Collins have all been carrying injuries, so not sure we'll start all 3 of them. I think the line up will be -

--------------------Friedel------------------------
---Young----Dunne-----Clark----Warnock---
---Albrighton---Petrov---NRC---Downing---
---------------------Young------------------------
---------------------Carew------------------------

Guzan, Agbonlahor, Heskey, Sidwell, Beye, Salifou, Cuellar

That's assuming Milner goes and no one comes in.

[VillaZogmariner]

Does anyone know when the cut off point for registering players for this game is? By what Mancini is saying we are likely to sell Milner (and presumably buy Ireland) on Thursday after the international nonsense. We could do with Ireland desperately as Petrov will be knackered from playing in Russia midweek.

I think it's normally at Noon on the Friday before that round of matches.

[Risso]

I can see us taking a while to get into our stride and this being 1-1.

[cdbearsfan]

Cheers VSM. Hopefully Nigel will have a good game against his old mob if Ireland doesn't sign / doesn't sign on time.

Ooh... just noticed the smilies... do they work? 

[cdbearsfan]

Yes they do. Better not tell anyone.

[Monty]

I can see us taking a while to get into our stride and this being 1-1.

Same, but if we have Ireland by then I can see us really taking them to the cleaners. He has just the imagination and speed of thought to make their task of stopping us just too hard.

[cdbearsfan]

Has Hitz been playing much for them in pre-season?

[Monty]

Has Hitz been playing much for them in pre-season?

He has, and well. If he plays I look forward to the ovation.

[UK Redsox]

1-1

AV - Gabby, scrambled over from a yard out

WHU - "Der Hammer", 35 yard screamer


GK - "It's Greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat"
RB - Cuellar
CB - Dunne
CB - Collins (or Clark if James is still injured)
LB - Warnock

MF - Marky Mark
MF - Stan
MF - NRC
MF - Stewie

Playing just of the Centre Forward in a similar kind of role to that which Peter Beardsley used to do so well - Ash

CF - JC

Bench:- Brad Jr, Beye, Clark (or Lichaj), Sidders, Gabby, Ivanhoe, Fonz (or Ireland if he's signed by then)

[UK Redsox]

Has Hitz been playing much for them in pre-season?

He has, and well. If he plays I look forward to the ovation.

He'll get a standing ovation from me

[TaxDodger]

1-0. Albrighton 79.

[Des Little]

Villa 2 West Ham 1