Manchester City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Billy Walker]

Well we could do what the scum did today and stick 9 men behind the ball and just counter attack  or we could try and play football.

Either way it shows you that hard work and graft can beat any team thats how inter beat Barca last year,blues beat arsenal, no reason why we cant beat Shitty

The thing is Man City are nowhere near the level of Barcelona or even Arsenal.  When they beat us at their place a couple of months back we were a club in disarray.  We're Aston Villa and we want FA CUP number eight.  We can beat anyone on the planet.  When Aston Villa are in the mood no one can match us.  If our name's on the Cup we will win!!

[abc123cox]

just rang and got my ticket! thought they would be sold out but the woman said loads left!! gunna be a great day/night and a good price also at £22.00 a ticket.

also i can see a very hard game, i really think we can do it... maybe 1.1 or 1.0 to us, would be glad to get them back to Villa park

[Fuse]

Never driven to Eastlands so anyone know what it is like for parking on matchday? Might go if I can get back from Bristol in time.

As for the game, they have been a bogey side for us for a while which is strange as we used to do well at Maine Rd when I was growing up. Hard game to call but think it is all down to how we start. If we don't go a goal down early I think we can win this.

[Blackcountry Villa]

How many have we sold so far?

[UsualSuspect]

I am not confident about this one. Never confident at any of the grounds in Manchester, our results up there are normally terrible.
2-0 to them.

Same as me

[TimTheVillain]

How many have we sold so far?

Not that many, I'd have a guess at 2 - 2.5k to be honest.

Hope we take more, but it's on ITV.

[WikiVilla]

Anyone know what the parking is like at eastlands ? Thinking about going up now

[TopDeck113]

Depends which Citeh turn up.  I'm starting to get the impression that Mancini's focus is shifting towards landing one of the two cups they're still involved in.

If he doesn't send out his first choice XI we can get a result.  Didn't think I'd be saying that after our last visit at Christmas.

1-1

[eamonn]

Jon Moss is 4th official.

Didn't he used to drum for Culture Club/The Damned?

What, the one that shagged Boy George on the side but didn't want to 'come out' about it?

[VillaAlways]

Depends which Citeh turn up.  I'm starting to get the impression that Mancini's focus is shifting towards landing one of the two cups they're still involved in.

If he doesn't send out his first choice XI we can get a result.  Didn't think I'd be saying that after our last visit at Christmas.

1-1

Surely Top 4 is his main focus.His head will be on the block if they don't achieve that.On a side note if they come 4th and Chelsea come 5th but win the Champions league is it right they won't qualify ?

[Monty]

I'd love to win this more than anything, but this is one of their last two hopes for a trophy with the league gone, so they'll field a strong and very motivated side and I don't see us winning. I'd be surprised if it's anything like the capitulation of a couple of months ago, though.

[BILL DE VALL]

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini rues Adam Johnson absence• Winger's injury gives Mancini 'a big problem'
• Kompany a major doubt for Aston Villa match

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/28/manchester-city-roberto-mancini

[Blackcountry Villa]

How many have we sold so far?

Not that many, I'd have a guess at 2 - 2.5k to be honest.

Hope we take more, but it's on ITV.

Thats poor if true. If it were the other way round they would have brought 4000-5000 to us easily.

[luke25]

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini rues Adam Johnson absence• Winger's injury gives Mancini 'a big problem'
• Kompany a major doubt for Aston Villa match

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/28/manchester-city-roberto-mancini

phew David Villa's a doubt

[mal]

On a side note if they come 4th and Chelsea come 5th but win the Champions league is it right they won't qualify ?

No it isn't true. Winners qualify by right now. If Chelsea/Spurs win it and finish ouside the top four Man City will qualify for the Europa League by finishing 4th. And how we will laugh...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Champions_League