Aston Villa v Newton Heath LYR Pre-Match Thread

[cdbearsfan]

Villa to go seven-nil up then just about hang on to win after conceding six goals in the last twelve minutes of injury time.

McLeish to be criticised by everyone for being too cavalier and not looking to shut up shop after our seventh (Heskey's fourth) went in.

[villajk]

Villa to go seven-nil up then just about hang on to win after conceding six goals in the last twelve minutes of injury time.

McLeish to be criticised by everyone for being too cavalier and not looking to shut up shop after our seventh (Heskey's fourth) went in.

Whey hey, what you been on tonight?   Whatever it is, I'll have some of it please.

[TaxDodger]

1-0. Collins 84. Young sent off 41.

[VillaAlways]

Stephen Ireland has been injured apparently.In case you were wondering where he was

[N'ZMAV]

No, not really.

[Kevin Dawson]

0-3 - McLeish comments afterwards that had we taken our chance(s) the result would have been different. 

[TonyD]

Given
Cuellar-Dunne-Clark-Warnock
Herd-Jenas
N'Zogbia-Bannan-Gabby
Bent

I wish!!!

Can't argue with that team.   

[jonzy85]

Utd are very weak in central midfield at the moment. Surely this would be a game to play Bannan from the start and see if we can dictate the play......................definition of wishful thinking?

[Axl Rose]

Unexpected 2-1 victory for the Villa.

Good stuff mate..I don't know why I'm looking forward to it...the last time we beat them in the league was 19th August 1995....my 13th birthday and I got the home shirt with AST on it, if I remember correctly...COME ON VILLA!!!!

My starting line up would be:
Given
Cuellar (just because I do not feel comfortable watching Hutton at all ( he is not the same player I remember playing for Rangers in the Champions League in 2007)
Collins ( I thought he was a massive surprise when we signed him, but he has been poor for some time now...hope he plays out of his skin in memory of Gary Speed)
Dunne
Warnock
Albrighton ( has to get a chance and hopefully plays like he did in this fixture last year)
Bannan
Petrov ( need experience alongside a Bannan type player)
Nzogbia
Bent
Gabby ( always gives Vidic a torrid time which is amazing considering how good Vidic is)

And there we go..come on!!!!

actually, scrap Petrov, play Jenas.....

[pedro25]

I'd stick Herd at right back, he had a stormer there v Wolves and Jenas and Delph in midfield, Delph had a great game against Man U last season I think?Maybe Cuellar or Clark instead of Collins, say

Given
Herd Cuellar Dunne Warnock
Jenas Delph
N'Zogbia Bannan Gabby
Bent

Guzan Hutton Clark Petrov Heskey Albrighton Ireland

[Nirog72]

The footballing equivalent of David Haye v Audley Harrison. Those attending will demand their money back and McLeish will claim we were trying to tire them out and hit them late on.

[Merv]

I'd play this:

                Given
Hutton Clark Dunne Warnock

          Jenas  Herd

                Bannan

     N'Zogbia Bent  Agbonhalor

Subs: Guzan, Cuellar, Collins, Delph, Ireland, Albrighton, Heskey.

But I think we'll stick to type in terms of the line-up and lose 2-0.

[PaulTheVillan]

I'm not sure I can be arsed going to this game.

[l_mckay]

a comftable 3-0 win for......united.

[mrfuse]

McLeish will go one better than spurs putting Guzan into a 9 man defence to help out Shay!