Bradford City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[danlanza]

Looking forward to watching it tonight with 5 other Villa and a token Nose who are here on holiday.
Nervey start for us i think but when we have settled i think we will be fine. Them beating Arsenal should make us think though. UTV.

[eastie]

Players have just arrived in bradford  at hotel - great night ahead!

[Hookeysmith]

I think a draw, They are going to be pumped and have nothing to lose, they've knocked out Arsenal and Wigan

and we have knocked out Man City and Norwich City....

And both of them away - lets not forget that we have hardly had a walk through in the cup this year
WE are here by right and hard work
Dont fuck it up now villa

[avfcpg]

Bit of a cliche but first goal will be so important. An early Villa goal and it could just kill the crowd and any evaporate any "let's get right at them" thoughts they had.

We ought to be doing a professional 0-2 win tonight (but then this is Villa!).
Come on you Villa boys.....

 

[pauliewalnuts]

I honestly think we'll concede early.

We just tend to have a spell at the start of every match when the defence goes comedically to pieces, as if they've started the match whilst still struggling to put their boots on.

We'll have too much for them, ultimately, though, and will win 3-1 I reckon.

[PaulWinch again]

I think we'll win quite comfortably. Bradford know their previous tactic of stoically holding out probably won't work out across two legs, so they'll attack. They're also not in great form either. Finally we're 3 divisions above them and I think we'll be well up for this.

[Ads]

I don't think we'll concede.

I think they will go mental in the first ten minutes and chuck the kitchen sink at us, whereby we will go up the other end a drop one in. They'll go mental again, before we do the same just before half time.

Their heads drop as more goals go in second half.

Tie over.

[eastie]

Valley parade is also the setting of the fastest ever league hat trick when our very own Gary shaw scored a hat trick in 4 mins 32 sec for Shrewsbury town there.

[Simon Ward]

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/10144971.Former_Bradford_City_great_Wetherall__Win_over_Aston_Villa_would_eclipse_our_Liverpool_triumph/

They are "up for the cup" around these parts!

[TonyD]

Keep it simple and tight.

UTV.

[DerHammer]

Typical Villa we will make them look good in the first half, and we'll sucker punch them straight after the break & hold out for 1-0 with them throwing everything at us for teh last 15 minutes.

[PeterWithesShin]

Paul Lambert is backing Andreas Weimann to be Villa's Capital One Cup hero again - after admitting the Austrian's role this term has been undervalued.

Weimann was Villa's match-winner in the quarter-final victory over Norwich and will be hoping for a repeat in tonight's last four clash at Bradford.

The 21-year-old took his goal tally for the season to seven with a crucial winner against Ipswich in the FA Cup at the weekend.

Lambert admits Weimann's performances have slipped under the radar at times because of striker partner Christian Benteke's explosion on to the top-flight scene.

"He has scored some very important goals and he's playing really well," said the Villa boss.

"He's only young, only 21, and what you get from him is he's really confident at the minute and has great enthusiasm for the game.

"Because of the performances of Christian, he's tended to get a bit overlooked.

"But I know the value he's got and the value of what he's done for the team."

Lambert says Weimann is always prepared to play through the pain barrier for his team.

"Even if he's not been fully fit, he's been willing to stand up and say he's willing to play, which is a great thing," he added.

"I can't speak highly enough of him as a guy and as a footballer."

[PaulTheVillan]

"He's only young, only 21"....


Getting a little boring.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm not sure he's been underrated by Villa fans.

[danlanza]

"He's only young, only 21"....


Getting a little boring.

Especially when he turns 22 soon