Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur Pre-Match Thread

[Risso]

He doesn't help himself does he?  Asks his star striker if he's ready to go on the bench, and doesn't know that he's not actually up to kicking a ball?!

Bent has rarely been kicking a ball when he has been playing this season, so I'm not sure if McLeish regards that as a requirement for playing.

Fair point.

[Chipsticks]

I know it's perhaps a week early, but I'm labeling this 'Survival Sunday'.

[Irish villain]

His media contributions are becoming more and more bizarre.

Comical Ali eat your heart out.

[James]

His media contributions are becoming more and more bizarre.

Comical Ali eat your heart out.

Can't help thinking that he's taking the piss, myself!

[VILLA MOLE]

I know it's perhaps a week early, but I'm labeling this 'Survival Sunday'.

careful,  Sky will do you for copyright "early survival sunday"

[Pete3206]

Villa 0 Spurs 2.

Spurs to get the 2nd after about an hour, then it goes all Bolton again in the stands.

[Percy McCarthy]

McLeish to stay in bed claiming that his missus slept on the side nearest the door.Dunne to pick the team, we go two down in the first five minutes.

Collins and Hutton stagger onto the pitch still wearing deely-boppers from the night before, followed by a taxi-driver who they'd done a runner from.

Darren Bent plays in a leg-brace, scores a brace from the first corners we have scored from since Eric Houghton used to take them.

Taxi- driver scores last-minute winner. The boy's a bit special and we sign him on a Bosman at half-time as his contract with Abba Cars has run out. 3-2 and we celebrate safety, only to hear that QPR have beaten Stoke 56-1.

[l_mckay]

1-2 i think they are too good in attacking positions for us to handle.

[supertom]

McLeish to stay in bed claiming that his missus slept on the side nearest the door.Dunne to pick the team, we go two down in the first five minutes.

Collins and Hutton stagger onto the pitch still wearing deely-boppers from the night before, followed by a taxi-driver who they'd done a runner from.

Darren Bent plays in a leg-brace, scores a brace from the first corners we have scored from since Eric Houghton used to take them.

Taxi- driver scores last-minute winner. The boy's a bit special and we sign him on a Bosman at half-time as his contract with Abba Cars has run out. 3-2 and we celebrate safety, only to hear that QPR have beaten Stoke 56-1.

I can actually see that happening the way this season's gone.

[supertom]

We'll get a tonking. 0-3 Spurs. Ridiculously easy.

We'll scrape a draw against Norwich, and it should be enough.

[Matt Collins]

Spurs seem to be hitting form again.

Hopefully both Bolton and qpr don't win on Saturday cos I can't see us getting jack shit out of this one!!

[andyh]

I need to revise my prediction after tonight.
Spuds are really up for it.
0-3

[ian c.]

Gone for a draw, again more in hope than expectation.

[eamonn]

McLeish to stay in bed claiming that his missus slept on the side nearest the door.Dunne to pick the team, we go two down in the first five minutes.

Collins and Hutton stagger onto the pitch still wearing deely-boppers from the night before, followed by a taxi-driver who they'd done a runner from.

Darren Bent plays in a leg-brace, scores a brace from the first corners we have scored from since Eric Houghton used to take them.

Taxi- driver scores last-minute winner. The boy's a bit special and we sign him on a Bosman at half-time as his contract with Abba Cars has run out. 3-2 and we celebrate safety, only to hear that QPR have beaten Stoke 56-1.

Loved it. Very much.

[villadelph]

Last time around McLeish had a fully fit squad; Stan, Darren and all. He left N'Zogbia on the bench in favor of Hutton on the wing. And he left our Player of the Year elect Stephen Ireland out so a struggling Emile got a place in the team. Wrong game plan.

This time around I might give Heskey a go.

Don't embarrass us again Eck. 2-2 with Stephen Ireland playing out of his mind.