West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[andyh]

3-0
We are led by such a wanker that even the boggies will stuff us.

i am more angry this morning than I was last night.

[pbavfckuwait]

The one thing that may galvanise Learner even at this late hour, is a comprehensive hiding, but then again.
So lets go for a 1-0 to the Villa and the promise of the ginger twat gone by the 13th May.

[wombat]

Can't see anything but an Albion win and frankly if they don't beat us they should ashamed of themselves because we just aren't up for a fight.

[PaulTheVillan]

WBA 3-1 Villa.

Someone shoot me.

[Walmley_Villa]

WBA 1 Villa 2

I'm clinging to the hope that we are better away and the lads will battle for a win despite McLeish and his lack of tactical ability.

[Le Lapin]

A nervy 1-2 win, us holding out in the end. They will discover that they have to battle get and keep a  lead. But injuries are taking their toll on us, I don't know whether McLeish is a very unlucky manager or if the training methods are causing the injuries, but if it keeps going like it is the well will run dry.
Any word on why Stephen Ireland was not playing last night?

[Walmley_Villa]

A nervy 1-2 win, us holding out in the end. They will discover that they have to battle get and keep a  lead. But injuries are taking their toll on us, I don't know whether McLeish is a very unlucky manager or if the training methods are causing the injuries, but if it keeps going like it is the well will run dry.
Any word on why Stephen Ireland was not playing last night?

Hamstring issue I think

[mallo]

1-1 us to score first obviously. That should settle the nerves - god we're awful.

[VillaAlways]

1-1 us to score first obviously. That should settle the nerves - god we're awful.

Yes us scoring first really settled the nerves last night

[CJ]

They beat us at VP for the first time in over 30 years (admittedly helped by the Staffordshire Red) so they'll fancy doing the double over us. After last night I just can't see us beating anyone. Win for them, while we continue to live on crumbs of hope that other teams will lose.

[Nev]

Let's face it, we're not going to get another win, and we knew that a few weeks ago but there's nothing like hope to keep football fans going.

Although, in the main, the hatred isn't as vicious or violent as that displayed by Small Heath, the Albion tramps are dying to beat us. They also have one thing over us. A good manager.

[Le Lapin]

Not to be stating the obvious, but we had better start hoping other results start going for us. If we get spanked at the weekend we are in the shit. It would be awful to end up  trying to get a result at Norwich, our team isn't able to deal with pressure. They shit themselves after scoring last night.

[darren woolley]

We will win 1-0 Gabby scoring we have got to keep the faith I think we will get a win here.

[MarkM]

A 2-0 defeat

Followed by a press conference saying how we can't be expected to compete with the elite mid table teams

[Rip Van We Go Again]

A gutless team bereft of quality facing an Albion team that will be fired up to put us down.

3-0 Albion.