Swindon Town v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Lambert and Payne]

We really should be winning this, it will be tight and they'll be bang up for it, but we should have the quality to defeat them
Swindle 1 2 Villa

Please take this game seriously Lambert

[eastie]

                    Given

Lowton.     Herd.       Vlaar.      Lichaj
     
             Bannan.     Kea.       Holman

                       Ireland

                Weimann.      Benteke

                       

Would like to see Carruthers get a run at some time .


               

[Gareth]

Given
Hutton, Lowton, Vlaar, Stevens
Delph, Bannan
Carruthers, Ireland, Gabby
Bent

This is the ideal game to bring Hutton back as we are 1 or 2 injuries away from needing him.

Delph and Bannan anchoring will hopefully mean one of them passing in a forward direction.

Ireland behind Bent with Gabby and Carruthers wide would hopefully say 'attack'

[eastie]

Given
Hutton, Lowton, Vlaar, Stevens
Delph, Bannan
Carruthers, Ireland, Gabby
Bent

This is the ideal game to bring Hutton back as we are 1 or 2 injuries away from needing him.

Delph and Bannan anchoring will hopefully mean one of them passing in a forward direction.

Ireland behind Bent with Gabby and Carruthers wide would hopefully say 'attack'

Hutton , Delph and gabby - no thanks.

[Lambert and Payne]

Given
Hutton, Lowton, Vlaar, Stevens
Delph, Bannan
Carruthers, Ireland, Gabby
Bent

This is the ideal game to bring Hutton back as we are 1 or 2 injuries away from needing him.

Delph and Bannan anchoring will hopefully mean one of them passing in a forward direction.

Ireland behind Bent with Gabby and Carruthers wide would hopefully say 'attack'

Hutton , Delph and gabby - no thanks.

Hutton out, Herd in. Stephens out and Warnock in - we may need him soon.
He won't start Bent

[paul_e]

I'd rest KEA and Holman

Guzan
Lowton, Herd, Vlaar, Lichaj (if Herd isn't fit, Lichaj to the right, Lowton inside and Stevens in LB)
Bannan, Westwood
Albrighton, Ireland, Weimann
Benteke

As with others I'd have carruthers on the bench and replace Albrighton at half time if he's looking as ineffective as he did on saturday.  Benteke starting up front because I don't like Bent on his own, Gabby can't score and I want Weimann doing the job Holman has been doing so far.  I'd start Westwood because he needs to get some understandingwith the rest of the team, grouped with Ireland and Bannan as they're all tidy in possession and should allow us to hold on to possession far better than we have in the last few games.

[eastie]

I'd rest KEA and Holman

Guzan
Lowton, Herd, Vlaar, Lichaj (if Herd isn't fit, Lichaj to the right, Lowton inside and Stevens in LB)
Bannan, Westwood
Albrighton, Ireland, Weimann
Benteke

As with others I'd have carruthers on the bench and replace Albrighton at half time if he's looking as ineffective as he did on saturday.  Benteke starting up front because I don't like Bent on his own, Gabby can't score and I want Weimann doing the job Holman has been doing so far.  I'd start Westwood because he needs to get some understandingwith the rest of the team, grouped with Ireland and Bannan as they're all tidy in possession and should allow us to hold on to possession far better than we have in the last few games.

Westwood is cup tied, but I'd play him at Sunderland.

[damon loves JT]

Routine 2-0 win for Swindon. My predictions are always correct

[Boz]

I fear that if they score early on, we'll struggle as we don't seem to have anyone who can stick the ball in the net with any regularity and don't creat many chances anyway.

Di Canio will have them fired up and they'll think they can win after our Saturday performance.

Never the less, I'm hoping we'll scrape home 2-1.

[Holte L2]

            Given

Lowton  Herd Vlaar Lichaj

   Holman  KEA   Bannan
     
           Agbonlahor           

         Bent   Benteke

[placeforparks]

this has shades of doncaster all over again.

at least we're not on sky.

[Merv]

I'd pick this:

Given

Lichaj Herd Vlaar Stephens

         KEA

   Ireland    Bannan

Weimann Bent  Agbonhalor

Subs: Guzan, Lowton, Delph, Benteke, Holman, Albrighton, Carruthers

[curiousorange]

I hereby declare to the football gods that Swindon can win this as long as Villa start picking up wins in the league.

Therefore, 3-1 to Di Canio's lot, Ireland scoring for us.

[paul_e]

I'd rest KEA and Holman

Guzan
Lowton, Herd, Vlaar, Lichaj (if Herd isn't fit, Lichaj to the right, Lowton inside and Stevens in LB)
Bannan, Westwood
Albrighton, Ireland, Weimann
Benteke

As with others I'd have carruthers on the bench and replace Albrighton at half time if he's looking as ineffective as he did on saturday.  Benteke starting up front because I don't like Bent on his own, Gabby can't score and I want Weimann doing the job Holman has been doing so far.  I'd start Westwood because he needs to get some understandingwith the rest of the team, grouped with Ireland and Bannan as they're all tidy in possession and should allow us to hold on to possession far better than we have in the last few games.

Westwood is cup tied, but I'd play him at Sunderland.

damn, forgot about that... Delph instead then I guess.  Really want KEA and Holman to have a rest, we need them full of energy for the league games.

[andyh]

Swindon will never have a better chance to progress and cover themselves in glory.
I think the racist will have them totally fired up and they will beat a nervy and ineffective Villa.

2- 0 Swindon