Aston Villa v Stoke City Pre-Match Thread

[N'ZMAV]

0-0

[midnite]

A villa team that can't defend from corners or set pieces. A stoke team that sets themselves up for scoring at corners and set pieces. I see a very scrappy, nervy 2-2 draw

[JJ-AV]

Need to get something from this, as we'll lose at Man Utd and we'll be being talked about as being in trouble again should we lose 2 on the bounce.

I reckon 1-1 with us looking the better side.

[nodge]

Why didn't Albrighton take the penalty?

I'm going Heskey 1-0 from a lung fro

[johncvilla88]

Need to score in the first in the first half it seems. Now we find out if McCleish has a spine.

Team he should play for height against stoke:

Given
Cueller Collins Baker Lichaj
Carruthers Herd Gardner Warnock
Wiemann Gabby

Subs Guzan Ireland N'Zogbia Bannan Heskey Johnson Williams

Hutton should be left out for all those penalties that should of been this season.

I rather accommodate Warnock in midfield that have him in defence

[damon loves JT]

as cold as the wife at the idea of sex

also: `as cold as Whitney Houston's bathwater'

[UK Redsox]

Tedious draw. Much-needed point.

Never been a big fan of comedy rock bands

[Percy McCarthy]

0-0.

El Gashico.

[Chipsticks]

as cold as the wife at the idea of sex

also: `as cold as Whitney Houston's bathwater'

*golf clap*

[Chipsticks]

0-0.

El Gashico.

That was my nickname in high school.

[Legion]

0-0.

El Gashico.

El Crappio?

[OzVilla]

0-0. 

I see us an an overweight Dad dragging himself towards the finishing line in the parents sports day race before finally flopping over the line, out of breath but just glad that it's over for another year and that there are other Dads, that are far fatter and who smoke a packet of ciggies a day.  Thank God for them.

But still, nagging in the back of his mind, he knows that next year he'll have to do it all again and there could yet be humiliation waiting.

[JUAN PABLO]

-------------Given

Lichaj-Cuellar-Collins-Warnock

Carruthers-Herd-Ireland-N'Zogbia

---------Gabby

------------Weimann

This is what I would like, 4 changes which will keep us fresh. Injuries permitted, but if they are fit for the bench, they are fit to play in my opinion.

That, under the circumstances, is a dream team. I'm really excited about Carruthers.

agree with that team but I would be happy enough if Bannon starts instead of carruthers . But wouldnt it be refreshing and exciting to see that team.   I dont know If Hutton was still injured on saturday but I thought he was so lazy and looked awful.

[Fergal]

I have a really good feeling about this game, We are going to win and win well.

[VILLA MOLE]

is it 5.30 kick off but we are not on the tv ?