Aston Villa v Liverpool Pre-Match Thread

[Concrete John]

Ideal scanrio for me is a tight 0-0 for 89 minutes, meaning Spurs thinking they need the win, and then we win it 1-0 with a very late Bent goal.

If we're leading comfortably (yeah - I know) then Spurs have less onus on them and that may save the scummers.

[TaxDodger]

0-2. Suarez 67, 80.

[DeKuip]

Spurs 1 (Ridgewell og 85 mins) Small Heath 0

Villa 1 Liverpool 1
(abandoned 86 mins due to uncontrollable laughter)

[The Left Side]

Spurs 1 (Ridgewell og 85 mins) Small Heath 0

Villa 1 Liverpool 1
(abandoned 86 mins due to uncontrollable laughter)

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[KevinGage]

Someone will no doubt confirm, but I don't think we've ever beaten a team managed by Dalglish.

First time we beat Liverpool in over a decade was 1991/92 - with Souness in charge. We didn't beat Blackburn until Aug 1996 - when he'd moved upstairs or departed (I forget which). And we didn't beat Newcastle between 1993-98, Gullit was in charge when Lee Hendrie scored from the spot IIRC.

Would dearly love to see that change, about time we hammered the cants. But I see a low key 0-1 or 0-2 to them.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Spurs 1 (Ridgewell og 85 mins) Small Heath 0

Villa 1 Liverpool 1
(abandoned 86 mins due to uncontrollable laughter)

Thanks for that. Just what I needed.

[rjp]

I honestly have no idea what the result will be but like some others on here I was expecting a good hiding at Arsenal last week so I'll go 0-4.

Hodgson said the other day that the Tesco bag's aim for the rest of the season was to finish above us and the scum.  We're 1 point behind so I'm hoping we win and they lose at Newcastle although, to be honest, if the scum go down then it'll still be a good day.

[VillaAlways]

I honestly have no idea what the result will be but like some others on here I was expecting a good hiding at Arsenal last week so I'll go 0-4.

Hodgson said the other day that the Tesco bag's aim for the rest of the season was to finish above us and the scum.  We're 1 point behind so I'm hoping we win and they lose at Newcastle although, to be honest, if the scum go down then it'll still be a good day.

If we draw and they lose we will go above on goal difference

[villa-love]

Cuellar injured now too, having an operation.

[Klaus Katt]

In one of the pre-match analyses here in Sweden it says that Villa probably won't play Bent. If he gets one more goal, the club has to pay Sunderland extra money. Do you know if that is true?

[SashasGrandad]

Spurs 1 (Ridgewell og 85 mins) Small Heath 0

Villa 1 Liverpool 1
(abandoned 86 mins due to uncontrollable laughter)

Like it!

I can't go to the game - I will be officiating at another sporting event (international athletics meeting at Loughborough University) - if the unwashed go down - I won't just be laughing I'll be joining in the 4x400 relay!

[tim]

With the exception of Reina and Suarez, the Dippers looked pretty bland last week, so i'm going for a win if we can keep on top of those two.
Bent was brilliant so 2-1 with him getting both Villa goals, Suarez with theirs.

[luke25]

Would love to see Gardner given 20 minutes now were guaranteed safety.

[Dave Cooper please]

In one of the pre-match analyses here in Sweden it says that Villa probably won't play Bent. If he gets one more goal, the club has to pay Sunderland extra money. Do you know if that is true?

It might be one of the clauses which will eventually take the fee up to £24million but unless we are dropping him forever we'll have to pay out eventually, might as well be tomorrow.
File under 'journalist has made this up'!

[SashasGrandad]

In one of the pre-match analyses here in Sweden it says that Villa probably won't play Bent. If he gets one more goal, the club has to pay Sunderland extra money. Do you know if that is true?

It might be one of the clauses which will eventually take the fee up to £24million but unless we are dropping him forever we'll have to pay out eventually, might as well be tomorrow.
File under 'journalist has made this up'!

If he scores the winner - worth it.