Aston Villa v Stoke City Pre-Match Thread

[MadJohnnyC]

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

Well i was going to say 1-1 at best but i'm going to take your optimism down with me Fergal. Come on you Villa boys !!!!

[MadJohnnyC]

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

Yes, stoke played late on saturday so wanted the extra 2 and half hours for what its worth !!

[Dave Cooper please]

Had to be moved to give Stoke a full 48 hours between fixtures, they played Wulverhampertun late on Saturday.

[VILLA MOLE]

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

Yes, stoke played late on saturday so wanted the extra 2 and half hours for what its worth !!

not a lot in the scheme of things you wouldnt have thought but cheers for the info

[VILLA MOLE]

i want to be optimistic but i just keep thinking about them piling in with their set peices oh well off we go come on you villa

tots

[Steve kirk]

I doubt Villa are likely to put us in a more relaxed mood for the remaining games by winning, we dont do things that way, the kids put in a big shift against Lpool and I dont think we will have the legs to grind it out against Stoke so another draw for me as we creep to the finish line. 

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Heskey must not start and we must concnetrate on trying to win the game above anything else. Chances are Stoke will score from a set-piece, so let's focus on scoring more than them (what a novel idea, being a football match!) and play an attacking team that wants to get forward.

[Chipsticks]

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

Yes, stoke played late on saturday so wanted the extra 2 and half hours for what its worth !!

not a lot in the scheme of things you wouldnt have thought but cheers for the info

I think it's a rule that you have to have at least 48 hours between games.

[Fergal]

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

Well i was going to say 1-1 at best but i'm going to take your optimism down with me Fergal. Come on you Villa boys !!!!

I haven't had a drink for days either...

[Rigadon]

Heskey must not start and we must concnetrate on trying to win the game above anything else. Chances are Stoke will score from a set-piece, so let's focus on scoring more than them (what a novel idea, being a football match!) and play an attacking team that wants to get forward.

I'm almost certain Heskey will start today.  It's one of the very very few games we play in a season where his inclusion is warranted.  Having said that, I agree.

[--1982--]

Dry first half followed by 5 goal thriller in the second, with villa coming out 3 -2 winners due to gabby last minute goal.... I hope.

[Monty]

We have the players to beat them with football, but I suspect we'll try and play them at their own game and be penned back more than we'd like. Still, both sides are blunt as a hunk of cheese, so 0-0 for me.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Heskey must not start and we must concnetrate on trying to win the game above anything else. Chances are Stoke will score from a set-piece, so let's focus on scoring more than them (what a novel idea, being a football match!) and play an attacking team that wants to get forward.

I'm almost certain Heskey will start today.  It's one of the very very few games we play in a season where his inclusion is warranted.  Having said that, I agree.

I want him to play up front with Gabby as a 4-4-2.
Play Warnock on the left.

We need 3 points - badly.

[joe_c]

Had to be moved to give Stoke a full 48 hours between fixtures, they played Wulverhampertun late on Saturday.

I've just found this out myself for fucking fuck's sake.

[cdbearsfan]

I reckon our kids probably need the rest more than their motley crew of cads, bounders and ne'er-do-wells. The extra two and a half hours might do us a favour.