Manchester City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Meanwood Villa]

Another draw, although we'll all be a lot happier with this one I think

[The Man With A Stick]

3-3

Ireland (o.g.) 34
Given (o.g.) 46
Dunne (o.g.) 79

Milner (o.g.) 8
Taylor (o.g.) 13
Barry (o.g. (pen)) 90+2

[TonyD]

We gonna sneak this one with a Gabby header to win it 2.1.

UTV

[TonyD]

Looking at the OS tonight there are still tickets left out of
the 1700 allocated.Surely this is not correct for a three o clock kick off
on Saturday?
Them 4-1 Us.

Might be a backlash to last seasons's FA Cup disgrace up there.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Looking at the OS tonight there are still tickets left out of
the 1700 allocated.Surely this is not correct for a three o clock kick off
on Saturday?
Them 4-1 Us.

Might be a backlash to last seasons's FA Cup disgrace up there.

True. I travelled there twice in the space of 2 months last season, witnessed 2 of the most spineless and depressing Villa performances in recent years, and had to endure 7 Poznans just a few yards from my face.

I'm not ready mentally to return yet.

[N'ZMAV]

I can't see us winning up there, I can't see anyone winning up there. So, maybe we'll lose.

[nick harper]

Narrow defeat but we'll make it hard for them and the press will be complimentary about City's patience and persistence and we'll barely get a mention.

[Duncan Shaw]

They'll lead us to the kitchen table, pull our trousers down, bend us over and give us a right royal rogering!
The defence will try valiantly but midfield will be so overrun that I fear a 5 or 6 niller.

[PaulTheVillan]

3-3

Ireland (o.g.) 34
Given (o.g.) 46
Dunne (o.g.) 79

Milner (o.g.) 8
Taylor (o.g.) 13
Barry (o.g. (pen)) 90+2

Haha

[UsualSuspect]

I fear a drubbing. Our midfield will be overrun and Hutton's shortcomings will be exposed. We'll resort to hoofball, which will result in the ball coming straight back at us at the feet of players who can actually pass to each other and score. Bent totally isolated. Gabby will get one. AMC has tightened the defence so only 4-1,

Same

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

If we go in thinking we'll lose, we'll take a hammering.

I just want the players to put the effort in and actually try and come away with something.

If we don't (which is more than likely), then at least we can say we tried - which is something we didn't do enough of last season...

[avwebby]

I shall be working in my pub but it is on Sky Germany so I will have the remote at the ready to watch come dine with me if it goes tits up....however I think 1-1 D Bent 10 mins........someone else 90+6

[paulcomben]

On a positive note, we met get on in the first hour of Match Of The Day!?

[JJ-AV]

3-0

[Toronto Villa]

a hard earned point. I think Shay, Dunney and Ireland (hopefully he's fit) will want to put on a bit of a show, and we overall won't fold like cheap tents as we did last season. Worst case, we'll lose, but the very least I want to see is a fight to the end. Norwich really did themselves proud at Man U last game, and McLeish showed against Arsenal in the cup final that reputations are there to be shot at. We have nothing to lose and much to gain from the performance and attitude we display against a team everyone expects us to lose against.