Aston Villa v Rapid Vienna Pre-Match Thread

[Gregorys Boy]

Well it doesn't mean a great deal to me either at this stage

I say fair play to the team that put on a solid display last Thursday but in such a tight game it would be too much of a risk to play that side again.  With a few bigger names back I will go for a nervey 1-0 win  Carew 48 Mins.

My team would be;

Guzan
Clark
Dunne
Warnock
L. Young
Ireland
Petrov
A. Young
Albrighton
Carew
Delfonso

[villajk]

We're going to bounce back and thrash them 5-1.  You heard it here first.

[BILL DE VALL]

I really hope ireland and petrov never grace the same pitch at the same time ever again
It's one or the other for me

[Concrete John]

Is Ireland eligible to play?

I'm expecting us to bounce back in this one and win 2-0.

[JJ-AV]

Win on pens. 1-1 on the night.

[evalast1910]

3-0 to villa.

Ireland (23,47)
Young, A (56)

[Gregorys Boy]

I am sure Ireland can play as there was talk of rushing him out for the first leg [which was silly really], and having not been involved for City this season I don't see how there could be a problem there.  As for him and Petov, you need to give them more than a game to judge.

[Concrete John]

I thought the registration deadline that we missed for Ireland was for the whole tie and not just the first leg?

[cheltenhamlion]

We will probably win but my interest in the fixture has wained an awful since the opening day of teh season.

[TaxDodger]

0-0.

[TonyD]

Rapid were very poor in the first game.  If we play two wide players not three and if we play the Fonz or Gabby rather than JC or EH, then we should waltz into the group stage.

[nicardinho]

The referee is Eric Braamhaar (Holland)

He is on the UEFA Premier List, having been relegated from the Elite category last year. Mind you, I'll be very surprised if he's worse than last week's clown.

[HOLTENDER]

3 - 1 Villa win

Big guns will be back from injury/resting, and when 3-0 up, the youth will then make another appearance.

[Ads]

I don't actually care either way, that's how much I hate football and the Villa at this moment.

[Clampy]

I don't actually care either way, that's how much I hate football and the Villa at this moment.

Yes, that's the spirit. You know you don't mean it really.

By the way, if we get through to the group stage, our first game is on Sept 16th, which is three days after Stoke Away and 2 days before Bolton at home. Not a very well planned schedule is it?