Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread

[wombat]

I will be there.
It will be cold
I will make use of my free pie voucher
I will leave depressed, nothing but an easy Arsenal win in the offing and some vitriol I imagine.

You're wrong there.

The forecast is quite mild.

Dang Nabbit.... can't the club do anything right??? (tongue firmly in cheek!)

[andyh]

How many does RVP need to get the calendar year record? I am going 1-5 in a complete horror show, and hopefully a significant nail in the coffin, to be delivered by Stoke. Quick appointment of Hughes by new year, 3 new men in Jan, a rejuvenated Ireland under the only man who seems to get football out of him and a decent honeymoon period as we are all now thankful for a man we didn't really want in the summer. If his back room thing is what he wants, with the way the first team is, I would be tempted to say let him have them, apart from the youth team.

bloody hell, I'm quite excited now !!

[Lobsterboy]

Us 0 (same as v the other giants Spurs, Man Ure and Liverpool)
Them 2

They'll score 2 before HT and spend the second half writing Christmas cards and wrapping presents in their own penalty area without any interruption from our players

[lovejoy]

Well done the 10 who voted home win. Good for you.

Mad as hatters.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Anything under 4 or 5 I'll be delighted, why do people think mark Hughes would be a good manager for us?

[Clampy]

Anything under 4 or 5 I'll be delighted, why do people think mark Hughes would be a good manager for us?

I was'nt that keen on him to be honest but at least the footy would have been better. He was possibly badly advised in the summer by that clown of a agent. Even Tevez has made a mess of his career.

[pauliewalnuts]

New H&V out aswell. Buy it. It might be the only decent thing you look at all evening.

And if the match doesn't sufficiently fill you with gloom, read my piece in there, it'll finish you off.

[paulcomben]

Startling headline on BBC.co.uk football page:

"Villa to miss rest of season." 

They mean David....or do they ?!

[Matt C]

0-3. True to form I expect us to meekly surrender. Please prove me wrong.

[paulcomben]

I will be there.
It will be cold
I will make use of my free pie voucher
I will leave depressed, nothing but an easy Arsenal win in the offing and some vitriol I imagine.

Free pie vouchers? Those numpties behind the counter get stymied by a modest number of customers.

One has to stare dumbly at the person ordering whilst another heads off in the wrong direction to fetch something not included in the order and then pour beer from a perfectly adequate can into a flimsy plastic cup.

To really baffle them, add change to a note to round up what they have to return e.g. hand over £10.09 for a £5.09 purchase.

Free pies will lead to an unsustainable stampede.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Do not like to say this but he has to take Delph out the midfield and put Clarke in there with Petrov and Herd. Think Makoun would of been ideal now. Someone who can keep the ball and create a passing game ......

[Nirog72]

I think after Sunday Arsenal will want to win and win in style. How lucky for them they have us next! 0-5 and I'll be really delighted if I'm wrong.

[Mazrim]

Startling headline on BBC.co.uk football page:

"Villa to miss rest of season." 

They mean David....or do they ?!

It shows how much I'm enjoying this season; I got my hopes up.

[KevinGage]

My my,  we're a gloomy lot on here recently.

Haven't we forgotten that this time of year always throws up crazy results?

Villa to fight a fantastic rearguard action and hold on to a hard fought 0-2 deficit.

Keep the faith!

[Toronto Villa]

I'm going for a spirited draw as long as McLeish finally comes to his senses and makes changes in defence. If not expect the obvious.