Aston Villa v Bradford City Pre-Match Thread

[Mazrim]

If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.

[neil strevens]

Five of us coming down from Edinburgh. Will have to dig my car out first.

[Ghost of Pongo Waring]

The marketing team have made us look silly even more so if we don't make the final. As for Lambert the last thing on his mind after recent weeks should be some stadium announcer no matter what an idiot he was that night.

The stadium announcer wasn't on Lamberts mind.

He didn't even know about it until asked a question at the press conference. He then said that he hadn't heard any such announcement but, if it was said, it was a little bit disrespectful.

I can't see what he's supposed to have done wrong in this.

[Risso]

Wish I was over for this one.  I think we're going to batter them into submission and it'll be over as a contest by halftime.  There will then be a few London hotel rooms booked by people with a West Yorkshire postcode that miraculously become available.

[lovejoy]

I don't think I will be able to watch.

[Dave Clark Five]

Thinking of London hotels and Yorkshire folk, I was down there once on the weekend of a Rugby League Cup Final, at the Great Northern Hotel, Kings Cross. There was a family in the breakfast room, mother, father and two sons, both in their 20s. They all sat down apart from the mother, who went to the buffet and plated all their breakfasts up for them, as if they were at home.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I'm starting to feel sick.

Really think we'll need to score at least 3.

BARF!!!

[MonsXI]

Anyone else woken up psyched up about the game? I can't wait!

Yeah i love this feeling!

The club with their guaranteed final tickets and Lambert whining about their stadium announcer has made us look fucking stupid, the Bradford fans are having a field day on twitter.

Dear me, I bet you get wound-up by the comments on YouTube as well.

I'm not wound up by the comments on twitter let alone youtube thanks!

Anyone else woken up psyched up about the game? I can't wait!

Yeah i love this feeling!

The club with their guaranteed final tickets and Lambert whining about their stadium announcer has made us look fucking stupid, the Bradford fans are having a field day on twitter.

As if we give a shit about what's on Twitter.

I find it interesting reading the thoughts off opposition fans building upto and after a game sorry for that!

You said that it all made us look stupid as well so you were effectively agreeing with the Bradford fans.

The marketing team have made us look silly even more so if we don't make the final. As for Lambert the last thing on his mind after recent weeks should be some stadium announcer no matter what an idiot he was that night.

I disagree that the marketing team have made us look silly. They are there to do precisely that - Market. It would be silly if they guaranteed FA Cup Final tickets as, if we got there, I doubt if they could honour it.

Regarding the Manager, is he now getting into the position that whatever he says is wrong as it was with Alex McLeish?

They can't guarantee tickets for the league cup final if we don't get through!

Regarding Lambert being in the position of Mcleish no not all I agree with most of what he says.

[CJ]

Aston Express way closed?

Ice a problem but now re-opened. Should be OK for tonight

[Clampy]

Team wise, i'd go for......

                 Guzan

Lowton     Vlaar    Clark    Bennett

Bannan       Delph      Ireland

Gabby       Benteke      N'Zogbia

Subs: Given Holman Dunne Lichaj Weimann Bent Carruthers

[MonsXI]

Team wise, i'd go for......

                 Guzan

Lowton     Vlaar    Clark    Bennett

Bannan       Delph      Ireland

Gabby       Benteke      N'Zogbia

Subs: Given Holman Dunne Lichaj Weimann Bent Carruthers

Yep thats got to be the team!

[Concrete John]

Team wise, i'd go for......

                 Guzan

Lowton     Vlaar    Clark    Bennett

Bannan       Delph      Ireland

Gabby       Benteke      N'Zogbia

Subs: Given Holman Dunne Lichaj Weimann Bent Carruthers

I agree with that team with the exception of Ireland.  But then I'm not sure who else we have to play in midfield!!

[N'ZMAV]

Guzan

Lowton
Vlaar
Dunne
Bennett

Delph
Holman
Bannan

Agbonlahor
Benteke
N'Zogbia

[N'ZMAV]

I don't like Bannan, so maybe Ireland?

[Le Lapin]

I  have a certain feeling that this one is in the lap of the Gods, they'll play for corners and set plays...we'll concede from these. It will come down to how many times our strikers can out score our defenders' fcukups.
Score prediction: Villa strikers 5 - Villa defense & Bradford 2.