Liverpool v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[CJ]

Looking desperate in midfield now.  Can't see anything except a loss.

[PaulTheVillan]

................Friedel

Young Cuellar Collins Warnock

Pires Ireland Hogg Clark Downing

.................Gabby


??

[TheSandman]

No Gerrard or Carragher for them, Sotoris Carcrash is playing so we'll get chances.

A point will do me. 1-1.

I reckon Carcrash will score against us and our set piece defending.

Anyway, my side would be:

Friedel

Lichaj      Cuellar    Collins   LYoung   

Hogg      Clark

Delfouneso   Ireland   Downing

Gabby

I expect to see Carew, Warnock and Dunne play however.

[KevinGage]

If Bannan is out I'd be tempted to play Warnock in midfield.

Carlos is fit again, isn't he?

If so, I'd look at

-------------------------------Friedel--------------------------------------
Cuellar---------------Collins-----------Dunne------------L.Young-----
Ireland--------------Hogg-------------Clark--------------Warnock-----
----------------------------Downing----------------------------------------
------------------------------Gabby-----------------------------------------

[Lambert and Payne]

I cant see us having a chance tonight. Our forms awful. 2-0 them

[ajmant]

I think we might get a right hammering tonight, especially if Bannan is out. Liverpool are crap, but we are worse!!

4 - 0. 

[Risso]

The only thing keeping me going is that I was expecting a right hammering there last season, but with Beye, Shorey and Sidwell in the team, we twatted them 3-1.

So, 3-1 to us.  Agbonlahor (2) and Ireland.

Otherwise the sight of Houllier waving at the Kop with misty eyes might tip me over the edge.

[The Situation]

Not looking foward to this tonight... especially if Cuellar is not playing. Surely he's got to be back when we play the Baggies?

[monkeyboy]

Ireland/Hogg/Clark (a central defender) as our midfield - my spidey sense in tingling - and not in a good way.

Tragically think the only way we'll get anything out of this is if the fa changes the points rules and awards some for shots on target - hold on that's not going to work for us - how about points for every stone overweight you're captain is, or points for every £million wiped off Irelands resale value after he "weaves his magic".

In the need to laugh or will cry corner at the mo - roll on Jan!

[Witton Warrior]

The last time I felt this queasy was when the team against Manure was announced - similar performance should settle me old tum though...

[TimTheVillain]

I do hope Ireland steps up to the plate ( thus ensuring that Dunnie doesn't get their first) ......

[The Situation]

I apologise if this has already been covered... but is Cuellar fit to play tonight? I checked phyisoroom.com and he's not on our injury list, he was on the bench against small heath, hopefully he makes his comeback tonight.

[JJ-AV]

Cuellar's fit according to his facebook.

[damon loves JT]

Wasn't the same fixture last season played with similar expectations?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Cuellar in for Dunne hopefully.
I thought Ireland finally started to show some promise last game when he came on, so maybe just maybe.