Aston Villa v Reading Pre-Match Thread

[Total knob-head]

Massive game. If the fans can't make some noise inside Villa Park for this then I fucking despair.

[adrenachrome]

Massive game. If the fans can't make some noise inside Villa Park for this then I fucking despair.

You are a caution, bell-end.

[ozzjim]

Huge game all things considered. Win, take confidence into the weekend, win again and look upwards. Lose and bite nails and scratch heads.

[Total knob-head]

You are a caution, bell-end.

This makes no sense.

[Irish villain]

We must win this game. Come on villa, a clean sheet and a Benteke brace.


Please.

[Pete3206]

1-0 win after a night of shredded nerves.

[tomd2103]

At this point of the season I don't think it is quite as important as the Bolton match was and I would liken it more to the midweek game against QPR last season.  That ended 2-2 and I can see a similar result on Tuesday, especially if Vlaar is out.

[Diablo]

If Vlaar is out I can see us getting bullied at the back - really hope this isn't our QPR Southampton game where QPR froze (they didn't turn up despite knowing the magnitude of the match) and well, you know the rest (although obviously I don't think we're gonna get rid of our manager and I don't think our team are a load of under performing mercenaries). I've a feeling we may be in for a rough ride Tuesday - hope I'm wrong.

[Steve R]

We'll ream them a new one.

1-0

[PaulTheVillan]

3-1

Benteke.

Any news on Vlaar?

[Matt Collins]

If I were Lambert I'd keep news on vlaar on the down low unless he's definitely fit.  Could affect readin tactics.

[MarkM]

Sad thing is you can imagine all the Reading fans saying the exact same thing as we are....

"Must win, a winnable game, there not very good, if we play like we did against x team then we should beat them!"

Villa have the habit of playing to the level of who were are playing so I think a nervous 1-1 or a narrow 2-1 victory

[Meanwood Villa]

I've gone for the win. In Lambert we trust.

[LeeB]

Providing I can get finished in Winchester by four, which will be tight, I'm gonna go.

I'm struggling to get to games at the moment, but this is a team I want to support.

4-1 Villa.

Benteke x 4.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

A must win game like Bolton at home last season.
Then again we lost that and still stayed up.