Aston Villa v Manchester City Pre-Match Thread

[Dr Butler]

two very tough matches v both Manchester teams and any sort of points would be very, very welcome.

UTV
The Doc

sorry ignore me as it's Wigan up after Abu Dhabi superstar select XI   

[Irreverent ad]

I am confident for this one 1-1 Tevez to score first, Collins in the 79th min

[WikiVilla]

assume we will go 4-4-2

Friedl

Walker Dunne Collins Clark

Ash Stan NRC Downing

Gabby Bent

[Risso]

assume we will go 4-4-2

Friedl

Walker Dunne Collins Clark

Ash Stan NRC Downing

Gabby Bent

Has to be.

We need to put in a decent performance.  If we get stuffed a lot of people are going to be laughing at us.

[WikiVilla]

2 most hated teams currently in UK going head to head
Not sure why we've had such a backlash over Bent ??

[Pete3206]

2 most hated teams currently in UK going head to head
Not sure why we've had such a backlash over Bent ??

Because we've bought a good player for a lot of money and made a lot of journalists previous expert analyisis of Aston Villa totally redundant. I bet they also hate the fact they can't work Randy Learner out and can't get near him for an interview. Funny, they don't seem to grumble much about Abramovich. Scared of concrete boots perhaps.

As for fans of other clubs, the top boys couldn't care less and the rest are envious at the sudden outlay of such significant funds.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

assume we will go 4-4-2

Friedl

Walker Dunne Collins Clark

Ash Stan NRC Downing

Gabby Bent

Has to be.

We need to put in a decent performance.  If we get stuffed a lot of people are going to be laughing at us.

I'd go with that line up.

[WikiVilla]

Are we expecting 40,000+

[The Left Side]

Are we expecting 40,000+

You would hope with a new striker playing and JM being paraded in front of the crowd, we would get a big crowd. Plus the trolls who like to abuse Barry and Milner will come out from under their bridges!

[barrysleftfoot]

Thinking about it, if he plays

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


  Walker...................Cuellar...................Dunne........................Clark

   ..........................................NRC

..............Petrov...............................................Downing

Gabby.......................................................................................Ash


.........................................Bent



Then i think we have a chance.

[Deano's Mullet]

Hoping Bent will inspire us on his home debut a'la Dean Saunders in 1992. 4-2 anyone?

[Irish villain]

It's amazing the way one signing and one statement of real intent can lift a whole club. I expect a full house, a rocking holte end and a fair chance of a win. I think the players will be well up for this.

Go on, 2-1 villa. The recovery starts here (well it started when we bought Bent).

[SaluteIanTaylor]

1-1.  Kompany 22' & Downing 64'

[TheSandman]

Friedel

Walker  Collins  Dunne  Clark

Albrighton  NRC  Petrov  Downing
 
AYoung  Bent

[WikiVilla]

Thinking about it, if he plays

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


  Walker...................Cuellar...................Dunne........................Clark

   ..........................................NRC

..............Petrov...............................................Downing

Gabby.......................................................................................Ash


.........................................Bent



Then i think we have a chance.

Cant see him dropping Collins after his heroics at The Sty