Everton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[richard moore]

Like the Everton summary above, nice to read something honest and a bit self-deprecating

And they appear to have a few injuries too which is good

Having said that, 2-1 to them for me

We will score first around the 20th minute then do our usual of retreating into our shell, dropping ever ever deeper

Equaliser in about the 60th minute, winner for them around the 78 minute mark

Sound familiar?

You bloody bet it does...

[villa `cross the mersey]

Quote -Grandoldteam "They’ll be backed well by their travelling fans singing some really crap songs. What’s that My Lord one all about?"

Made me chuckle that - fans who sing "Everton, Everton, Everton , Everton, Everton" and "Tell me ma me ma"  have no right to criticise our songs

Strangley enough my Liverpudlian friends think we have a good repertoire of songs and think the Paul McGrath song mildly amusing

[KevinGage]

Weirdly optimistic about this one.

Think we'll get at least a point, wouldn't be surprised if we got all three.

We do need to start brightly though, and preferably have a 2 goal cushion in place for when we (a) concede from a set piece (b) concede in the last 10 minutes or (c) concede from a set piece in the last ten minutes.

2-1 Villa

[5ft811st2 Durham]

I'm convinced we'll win this one.

[andyh]

I just cannot see a win - as much as I want to.
Confidence must be shot to shit, and if we go a goal down I don't think there is a way back.
We have been beaten by far worse teams than Everton, and sadly I think that will continue.
2 - 0 Everton.   

[WikiVilla]

They dont have much to play for now
Lets hope theyre all a bit de-mob happy

[KevinGage]

That's what I'm telling myself.

They've lost to some real dross at Goodison this year - and lost heavily. When they're bad, they're horrid. Plus they have a rake of injuries. Pressure might just be off a wee bit now at 40 points as well, so they could go one of two ways -just go through the motions and see it as another fixture to fulfill. Or play well with the shackles off. Lets hope it's the former.

Of course, a number of teams this season haven't turned up until the latter stages of a match and still  had enough to either beat us or rob us of a victory, so that might not be enough. Particularly if the Calamity Twins at CB do their running through treacle routine. But I'm determined to ride the positivity train. Get on it, its a good trip.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Villa win 7/2 with bet365.

Ker-ching.

[KevinGage]

Of course, I'm well within my rights to bail from said train and get off at Doomsville if any of our lot pick up knocks in the international games this week.

Competitive fixtures I get. The need to back them up with friendly matches is lost on me, I must admit.

[mozza]

Whilst it's not the end of the world if we come away with nothing from Goodison,
a win of any description would settle a few nerves -

If reports from Merseyside are true the Blues have several key players out-

I'm hoping / praying that Ged changes the system to 4-4-2 with Young7 on
the wing -

A heart stopping narrow 2-1 victory with Bent and Gabby please

[Chipsticks]

Oh god I hope we get something.

Someone whack out the Orange dot.

[Merv]

But I'm determined to ride the positivity train. Get on it, its a good trip.

I'm on the train, KG, but some old fella's just turned up and ordered me to turn my phone off. And I'm stuck at a table sitting with two huge guys who are getting wrecked on cheap booze - now they're starting to smash things up. I don't like it on here.

[levico]

If morale is as low and the club is in as much chaos behind the scenes as it appears, I can see us getting a real tonking at Goodison.

I'll still be there looking through my fingers.

[WikiVilla]

1-1 is 11/2 with Bet365, cant find what it would be for Bent first goal and 1-1 (would imagine around 50/1 ?)

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Villa will win 2-1, put money on it.