Match thread - Rapid Vienna v Aston Villa

[olaftab]

Very lucky to be going in  1-1

[Somniloquism]

HT. Decent start, hanging in after they scored. Bring Albrighton back to the right and replace Hogg in midfield at the minimum.

Who's on the bench?

[KevinGage]

Would have taken 2-1 to them before the start of the game looking at our line-up.

Looks like a good bet unless we sort wor selves out second half.

[JUAN PABLO]

didnt see the subs..... 

Hogg been quiet ,  Id bring defonz on for Hogg and put downing central with NRC

[Shrek]

We need to bring Fonz on for Hogg and Clark for lichaj or Davies

[pauliewalnuts]

The pic is so bad  Im getting beye and CD mixed up

Watching ITV4 makes me realise just how used I've got to watching most matches in HD

   why cant they do the game in HD

Because it isn't ITV's cameras at the match. They are just piggy backing the feed from Austrian Telly.

the eurosport games are in HD....    even all the highlights

The issue with ITV4 is not the original quality, it is the bitrate at which they broadcast.

Basically, the signal is compressed to within an inch of its life, and it shows up really badly on a fast moving subject like a football match.

[olaftab]

If Collins is on the bench he should  come on for  Davis  cos if Davis plays  2nd half we  are ion deep shit!

[pauliewalnuts]

Tony McAndrew sporting a very strange hat, there.

[Villa'Zawg]

It's not bad at all. We had a very strong first 30 minutes. They've come back into well, particularly down the right.

Keep it tight and get the ball to Albrighton should be the HT mantra i think.

[JUAN PABLO]

I only saw Osbourne  ;-((

[TaxDodger]

I'd take a 2-1 defeat at this stage.

[PaulWinch again]

Well the second half of the first half was horrible and it goes with the English cricket team as well. Hogg off, because he has done nothing.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Has Hogg touched the ball yet?

I was thinking that, A good start but we look light weight in midfield coming at us now, Davies looks poor but that could be a confidence thing.

Considering the team Im very happy at the moment. I don't want to lose this now. Who's on the bench? NRC needs a bit of help

[Somniloquism]

The trouble with moving Downing or Bannan into CM is that we are already lightweight in midfield anyway. With NRC already yellowed (wrongly) we could also loose him second half through one mis timed challenge due to another missed tackle from his partner.

[pauliewalnuts]

We're looking ok, other than shakiness at the back and Hogg not really getting anywhere near the ball.

Firm up midfield, and get Clark on for Davies, who looks all over the shop.