Aston Villa v Reading Pre-Match Thread

[danlanza]

I think we will rip them to peices. 4-1 Villa.

[MonsXI]

I think we will rip them to peices. 4-1 Villa.

me too i think 3-1

[Ads]

Early goal is key.

We have to set about them and ensure we keep the ball. Westwood has a big part to play.

I would be tempted to go with Bannan, Westwood and Ireland as a midfield triangle, with Bent off Benteke and Gabby providing a bit of roaming width.

[MonsXI]

Early goal is key.

We have to set about them and ensure we keep the ball. Westwood has a big part to play.

I would be tempted to go with Bannan, Westwood and Ireland as a midfield triangle, with Bent off Benteke and Gabby providing a bit of roaming width.

Not too sure about Bent.

[astonvillan]

589 tickets sold by Reading, of a 2979 allocation. Crikey.

[Ads]

I suppose it is on Sky, but that said, we're not a great deal of distance away from them.

[MonsXI]

589 tickets sold by Reading, of a 2979 allocation. Crikey.

Where did u get those figures from?

[Toronto Villa]

3-0 pressure released at Villa Park. Benteke to score at the Holte

[onje_villa]

A must win game, if not for the points at this stage then for the simple fact that if we cannot beat one of the very worst teams (if not the worst) in the league at home then we're in huge trouble.

Let's not scrape a 1-0 either, let's get a really good win, with some goog goals and bring the feel good factor back.

Fed up of going into games, knowing we have no chance, this game offers a chance to assert ourselves.

I do expect changes, need to rotate a bit, a lot of young players in there.
Perhaps Ireland and maybe Bent will come in.

[astonvillan]

I suppose it is on Sky, but that said, we're not a great deal of distance away from them.

It is Reading I guess. I know they got a lot of stick in the second half of last season after their away support ballooned as a result of their good form and promotion push. 3/4/500 is probably their usual level when stagnating in the Championship.

589 tickets sold by Reading, of a 2979 allocation. Crikey.

Where did u get those figures from?

Allocation: Taken from Reading's website when I checked it a few days ago.

Tickets sold: Reading FC's official Twitter feed.

[john e]

I don't think any games can be described as 'must win' this early in the season.
But looking at the league table it would really set us back to lose it, it is a biggy no doubt

I personally think we are in good shape for the rest of the season. But games like this can really get the confidence growing with 3 points. On the other hand they can become a massive downer if things don't go we'll

So most important game for a while

[usav]

Just out of interest, why are we playing on Tuesday?  We have always traditonally (with a few exceptions) played our midweek games on Wednesdays.

[Five Villa Tattoos]

3-0 to us. Benteke x 2 and Gabby.

[MonsXI]

Just out of interest, why are we playing on Tuesday?  We have always traditonally (with a few exceptions) played our midweek games on Wednesdays.

Obviously a Sky decision why else? 

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Just out of interest, why are we playing on Tuesday?  We have always traditonally (with a few exceptions) played our midweek games on Wednesdays.

Think it was Mcleish`s idea to play Tuesday`s and Lambert has obviously kept the same decision .....