Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers Pre-Match Thread

[Mazrim]

1-1 tonight. Think I've predicted that score before every game this season.

Well, can you stop it then please.

[N'ZMAV]

I'll have a little poo in my pants if we don't win tonight.

[Surrey Villain]

I'll have a little poo in my pants if we don't win tonight.

Get the bogroll ready!

[Risso]

Heskey's scored one goal in his last 30 odd appearances.  Even allowing for the times he's been in midfield etc, that is absolutely atrocious.  I couldn't give a stuff what Michael Owen said a decade ago.

[Le Lapin]

We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.

[Mazrim]

I think all this lack of fight thing is bollocks. I dont see any lack of fight or effort, just experience and in some cases quality.

[midnite]

1-0 win for villa from a Penalty.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

4-0 to the Villa. We will piss it.

[Brend'Watkins]

We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.

That is so wrong on so many levels.  There's plenty of fight in the side, what's lacking is the number of quality players.  We're bereft of that with Bent and Petrov out.  Heskey was one of our better performers when he came on Saturday.  Far better than Gabby's contribution with his link up play with Weimann. 

Bolton are shit, even with our depleted squad we should win this quite easily.

[N'ZMAV]

Who the fuck would take the pen?

[Merv]

Yep, let's not build Bolton up to something they're not, they've been poor for most of the season. Klasnic worries me though, he's the type to pop up from nowhere to nick a goal.

[Merv]

Who the fuck would take the pen?

Bannan. Tucked one away nicely at QPR.

[Ger Regan]

We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.

That is so wrong on so many levels.  There's plenty of fight in the side, what's lacking is the number of quality players.  We're bereft of that with Bent and Petrov out.  Heskey was one of our better performers when he came on Saturday.  Far better than Gabby's contribution with his link up play with Weimann.

Bolton are shit, even with our depleted squad we should win this quite easily.

Bang on. They were definitely on the same wavelength, and with a bit more composure, Weimann should probably have at least worked the keeper when he was put through by Heskey. Yes, he's been shocking for the majority of the time he's been here, but saturday showed that he can have something to offer if played correctly.

[Le Lapin]

We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.

That is so wrong on so many levels.  There's plenty of fight in the side, what's lacking is the number of quality players.  We're bereft of that with Bent and Petrov out.  Heskey was one of our better performers when he came on Saturday.  Far better than Gabby's contribution with his link up play with Weimann. 

Bolton are shit, even with our depleted squad we should win this quite easily.

Of course we will...

We are going to get beaten tonight....we were lucky that that goal was called offside on Sat. They need it more, we don't have anyone in the team that will fight for the club...most of the players seems to think we are safe and are mentally elsewhere.....Hope I'm wrong...sorry about the negativity, but with the handicap of player injuries and Heskey playing I just can't see us getting a win.
We need Ireland to have his best game of the season to get a win out of this.

That is so wrong on so many levels.  There's plenty of fight in the side, what's lacking is the number of quality players.  We're bereft of that with Bent and Petrov out.  Heskey was one of our better performers when he came on Saturday.  Far better than Gabby's contribution with his link up play with Weimann. 

Bolton are shit, even with our depleted squad we should win this quite easily.

I agree with you that Bolton are shit, but so are we, the table doesn't lie. Anyway I hope that we do something that we haven't done in a very long and win the game.

[N'ZMAV]

I'm sick of hearing the phrase 'winnable game'... our home form suggests these are only winnable for our opposition....