Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Dave Clark Five]

It is obvious that we will play a different game in the absence of Darren Bent. I am convinced that we will stuff them.

I so hope you are right. If you are I will pay for every copy of your H&V until the end of the season.

No need for you to do that. It will be a victory for us all.

[hawkeye]

if and its a big if, if Mcleish sends out the right team with the right attitude, we can win this baring any calamaties at the back, lose this and we are really in the shit

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Lichaj is now fit and i have been hoping he will come into the frame sooner. Before his injury he looked really effective, and will offer a much more positive role than Hutton. This really is time for Nzogbia to step up to the plate .................

[villadelph]

Heskey will start, N'Zogbia will be on the bench, we'll play a 4-5-1 with Gabby up top and he'll legitimately get the ball twice. I can't wait for this awful game to be over with. Maybe we'll score, but probably not.

[nick harper]

If he plays Heskey left midfield, I think I will cry.

[Mister E]

If he plays Heskey left midfield, I think I will cry.

Herd needs to join Petrov and Gardner in a three man CMF. With this as the base, we can expect a far more solid performance compared to that at Wigan.
Then, it's moot as to who plays wide - N'Zog and Albie would certainly work for me. Surely McL has now got the message that the Heskoid ain't going to do it!?

[Clampy]

If he plays Heskey left midfield, I think I will cry.

Herd needs to join Petrov and Gardner in a three man CMF.

I'd pick Ireland over Gardner i think, we'll need a bit of quality in there to get the ball  out wide and through to Gabby.

[hulkamania]

I can see us going down 3-1 here. Please god let me be wrong!

[N'ZMAV]

I'd go with

Given

Herd
Collins
Cuellar
Warnock

Petrov
Gardner
Ireland

Albrighton
Agbonlahor
N'Zogbia

[Tom_Mc9?]

Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Villa

[Tucson Villain]

[Monty]

Brilliant, Tucson.

[Tucson Villain]

Not my own work ( too creative for me)   
I just found it and thought that I would share.

[Monty]

Well thanks for doing so, it brightened up my day.

[villanic]

I was confident before the Wigan game that we would get a win. I feel totally the opposite about this one though, I’m going 2-1 to Blackburn but I really do hope I’m wrong.