Arsenal v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[VillaZogmariner]

I think we'll get something from this game. Take out the Manure result and Arsenal have been pretty poor since the League Cup Final.

[Villafirst]

The worrying thing is, according to yesterday's B'ham Mail Gary Mac is considering an 'experimental' side for this game! He may give the fringe players a chance.... he really thinks we're completely safe and can relax! It only takes both Blues and Wigan to win and us to lose heavily at The Emirates...do you feel relaxed??

[Matt Collins]

“The formation may change a little bit,” said the caretaker boss. “There may be room to try a few things.

“I might be looking to do things a little bit differently with different players.”

No Gary, this is not the time to fuck around.

[VillaZogmariner]

The worrying thing is, according to yesterday's B'ham Mail Gary Mac is considering an 'experimental' side for this game! He may give the fringe players a chance.... he really thinks we're completely safe and can relax! It only takes both Blues and Wigan to win and us to lose heavily at The Emirates...do you feel relaxed??

This is what has to happen in order for us to go down -

Wigan beat West Ham (Let's say by 3 goals).
AND
We lose to Arsenal (again we'll say 4 goals).
AND
Birmingham beat Fulham or Tottenham
AND
We lose to Liverpool (again we'll say 4 goals)
AND
Blackburn or Wolves has to finish in a win for one of the teams
AND
Wigan have to win at Stoke (Let's say by 2 goals)
AND
Blackpool have to win at Man Utd (If we lose our 2 games with -7 they would need to win by at least a 3 goal margin).

If people still think that we are going to go down, with all of the above happening, then I suggest they take themselves to the bookmakers and put a pound on it all, because they will become very rich.

I feel relaxed and think we are safe.

[Shrek]

I really think we will win 2 nil today!

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Not sure if it is because i was on the lash last night but i have had a change of heart.  I am going for 1-1 Bent and Van Persie ..........

[Dr_Fegg]

Is an "experimental" team that bad? Why not bring in the players that want to play and maybe we'll see some fight out of them.

So lets drop Petrov, dunne, Heskey, Ash?! and play Makoun, Cuellar, Gabby and Albrighton from the start.

Ash wants to fuck off so he can do it now as far as I'm concerned.

Delph on the bench as well to replace NRC mid point of second half and make downing the captain.

2-1 Villa!

[avfc_1874]

This game has shades of the 5-0 defeat back in 2006 under O'Leary.

[Pete3206]

I really fear for us today.

[Nii Lamptey]

Is an "experimental" team that bad? Why not bring in the players that want to play and maybe we'll see some fight out of them.

So lets drop Petrov, dunne, Heskey, Ash?! and play Makoun, Cuellar, Gabby and Albrighton from the start.

Ash wants to fuck off so he can do it now as far as I'm concerned.

Delph on the bench as well to replace NRC mid point of second half and make downing the captain.

2-1 Villa!

What he said!

[avfcpg]

The worrying thing is, according to yesterday's B'ham Mail Gary Mac is considering an 'experimental' side for this game! He may give the fringe players a chance.... he really thinks we're completely safe and can relax! It only takes both Blues and Wigan to win and us to lose heavily at The Emirates...do you feel relaxed??

I would hope that was hoping that we would be mathematically safe today. I think it would be much the same team. Gabby for Heskey and Makoun for Petrov maybe?

Here's to dreaming of a win, hoping for a draw, settling for a one goal loss.

[Matt Collins]

I have a feeling we'll be a goal down within 5 minutes

[ez]

Goal difference is the only way we'll go down so i would play defensively. Even if we go one down don't go chasing the game and conceding loads.

[CJ]

Still fear a heavy defeat. I can't remember a time when I felt less excited about a Villa game.

[Des Little]

We're in for a bloody good hiding that's for certain