Redknapp's Rangers v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[manic-road]

1-1 Benteke

[paulcomben]

Villa must win, in order to spark a Leversonesque Inquiry into media bias towards Arry Funnyface. Our team is great at making others' reputations. Let's stop doing that now.

Also, Lawrenson and Joe Calzage both predict a 2-1 QPR win. We also need to undermine drab Lawro and anyone Welsh.

[Newquay_AVFC]

It is a bad time to play them but i still think we will win. Two in the first ten mins from Benteke them to pull one back just after half time then Ireland to make it 3-1 in the last minute.

[garyshawsknee]

It's gonna be a tricky game,I'd bring in Ireland for Weimann and push Holman to the right. I think well get a 1-1 draw.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Benteke goes down after 5 mins. Bent runs on disguised as the physio and gives him a numbing injection. He quickly loses his disguise and Lambert signals for him to come on. He picks the ball up on the halfway line and dribbles past 6 players and blasts the ball in the net. We win the game and Paul Lambert carries Bent off the pitch on his shoulders and down the tunnel ......0-1 Benty super hero ....

[Ron Manager]

Villa must win, in order to spark a Leversonesque Inquiry into media bias towards Arry Funnyface. Our team is great at making others' reputations. Let's stop doing that now.

Also, Lawrenson and Joe Calzage both predict a 2-1 QPR win. We also need to undermine drab Lawro and anyone Welsh.

I think we should stop taking the mick out of Arry. He got sent of for retaliation... against Leeds!  Thank the lord it wasnt Hunter or Bremner
he did or we could be talking murder inquiry 44years on!

[robbo1874]

1-2

Benteke and Holman.

Don't know why we're so worried - results wise this is the poorest team in the league by far. So what if redknapp has never lost a first game?  First time for everything.

[danlanza]

We will win this game and make old Arry twitch his face of.
3-1 Villa.

[Chipsticks]

I really like Redknapp, and to be honest I'm half expecting us to lose. I can't explain why, it just feels written.

Prove me wrong Villa!

[preston28]

0-0 draw for me. Battle of the leagues lowest scorers.

[nornironvillain]

10-0 Qpr

Harry is amazing

end of story

[Dave]

Don't know why we're so worried - results wise this is the poorest team in the league by far.

But personnel-wise they're not.

I reckon Granero, Cisse, Hoilett, M'Bia and Faurlin would all stroll into our first XI. If a manager comes along who can turn a mish-mash of decent players into a team then I reckon they'll have too much for us.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

The pitch at Loftus Road is small, playing with wide players is almost pointless as they have little room. I would play 4-3-1-2

---------------------------------------Guzan----------------------------------------------------
----Lowton--------------Clark-----------------Baker-------------Lihaj/Stevens-----------
---------------Holman-----------Westwood------------Bannan-----------------------------
------------------------------------------Ireland------------------------------------------------
------------------------------Bent-----------------Benteke------------------------------------

Subs: Gabby, El Ahmedi, Delph, Given, Wiemann, Albrighton, +Lihaj/Stevens

I'd like to see us utilise Benteke's ariel ability and play on Ferdinand with big long diagonal balls from the full backs, Bent feeds off his flicks and will hopefully play up close to Benteke. When we can - play through Ireland, his runs and ability to play between the lines of their midfield and defence and pick out Bent's runs.

[Matt C]

1-1. We'll lead, they'll equalise late giving the media excuse to talk endlessly about 'Arry again.

[Chipsticks]

The pitch at Loftus Road is small, playing with wide players is almost pointless as they have little room. I would play 4-3-1-2

---------------------------------------Guzan----------------------------------------------------
----Lowton--------------Clark-----------------Baker-------------Lihaj/Stevens-----------
---------------Holman-----------Westwood------------Bannan-----------------------------
------------------------------------------Ireland------------------------------------------------
------------------------------Bent-----------------Benteke------------------------------------

Subs: Gabby, El Ahmedi, Delph, Given, Bowery, Albrighton, +Lihaj/Stevens

I'd like to see us utilise Benteke's ariel ability and play on Ferdinand with big long diagonal balls from the full backs, Bent feeds off his flicks and will hopefully play up close to Benteke. When we can - play through Ireland, his runs and ability to play between the lines of their midfield and defence and pick out Bent's runs.

I like the idea, but I fear that Redknapp's gonna have QPR going gung-ho at us, and that team might leave us overrun at the back and in midfield. I would love to see how Bent and Benteke would work together if given a lengthy amount of time to form a partnership though.