Everton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[villajk]

Martin Brown is on the train with us.  May be that's a sign.  Of what I've no idea.

I'll go for a draw.  1-1.

Who is Martin Brown ?

Cousin of brian green, nephew of paul white and brother in law of frank black.
The question is where is clarey blue?

KEOWN

[l_mckay]

Positive result pleae villa!!!!

[brian green]

In the small part Morocco played in the Africa Cup KEA was as useless for them as he has been for us.   Sylla to play as Westwood's minder gets my shout.

[Mazrim]

"There’s always been a bit of an edge between them and us because we have an identity and they don’t. Were the club they hope to be when they grow up but can’t admit it."

Jesus, how deluded can you get?

Scousers are more deluded than Geordies. The ultimate fantasist bullshitters.
They like the smell of their own bullshit too. They forget that nobody outised of their bubble buys it though.

For the record, I've never had much time for Everton. There is this notion of mutual respect between us but I dont share it.
They have some history and I respect that but its nothing too important. Forever in the shadow of their neighbours.
We may have ups and down but they're just there in the background. Unremarkable, unimportant and certainly nothing like a role model.

If we wanted shit dilapidated facilities in a small provincial town and to be the poor relations in our own postcode maybe, but I hope for better to be honest.
Never looked to them as anything to aspire to and I never will.

[Dave Clark Five]

N'Zogbia is the key to our success today. He is starting to repay the £9.5m we paid for him.

[Summers]

Wigan/Southampton
Reading/Sunderland
QPR/Norwich

Teams around the bottom WILL be dropping points today. So we need to pick points up. Big time.

Like to see us play one of three ways.

442

Guzan
Lowton Vlaar Clark Baker
Gabby Westwood Sylla N'Zogbia
Weimann Benteke

or 442 diamond

Guzan
Lowton Vlaar Clark Baker
Sylla
Westy KEA
N'Zogbia
Weiamann Benteke

or 433

Guzan
Lowton Vlaar Clark Baker
KEA Westwood Sylla
Weimann Benteke N'Zogbia

Sadly, however, I expect us to line up in a horrible 532.

[Rigadon]

N'Zogbia is the key to our success today. He is starting to repay the £9.5m we paid for him.

He's having as good a spell as we've seen since he arrive no doubt.  I'd say the key to our success today is not conceding from a corner or 3.  Do that and we can score the goals we'd need to win the game.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Lambert has just been on Skyspsorts, I know we all joke about him mumbling, but I could honestly not catch a word of what he was saying.

It might at least explain the defensive fuck ups every game.

[Bottom Right 89]

Here's a shite read read if you're interested

What a wanker, I like scousers but they to have a tendency towards being sanctimonious twats.

You know what - Everton can fuck right off. I have always respected their club and knowledgable supporters but after the home game this season I had the misfortune of spending 15 minutes on Witton platform with hundreds of these gloating idiots expressing similar opinions to this guy.

At the end of the day they are just like us, tradition, history, travel in numbers, get behind their team when its needed and moan just like us when their team should do better but they refuse to admit it. They believe a couple of seasons of decent football in the mid 80s gives them superiority over everyone and spout phrases like "school of soccer science" and other bollocks - well I remember the early 90s when they were crap and flirted with relegation like we are now, I always sympathised but fuck em, I hope Benteke shuts them up just like he did to their red cousins. Reality is they have a fan base the same size as ours and an overall premier league table shows that they have won less games than us over 20 seasons. Ok they've pulled their socks up over the last decade mainly because they have a decent manager who gets the best out of every player not because man for man they were better than ours. Ground wise forget this crap about Goodison being a great old ground - its not, its a shit hole and resembles something from the war.

That said away from Goodison Park I've got a lot of time for Liverpool as a city, its a great night out with a good atmosphere.

Rant over - get into em Villa and wear a gum shield, you never know when Sideshow Bob will unleash a forearm smash.

[silhillvilla]

Our FB's are just so awful that's one of our major problems . It makes it so easy for the opposition down the flanks.
Even Bradford exposed and exploited those areas.

[Mazrim]

Lowton is not awful. And Bennett is just raw.

[Witton Warrior]

For the first time this season I am going out at 2:55 and not coming back until 5:00.
I shall be with a non-footie interested mate (he made the mistake of mentioning the Olbiun were doing well some months ago but learned is lesson) on our allotment and shall review the score on my return.
My family do not need the shambling yawping tortured beastly presence I become during away matches.
I hope we win.
See you all against West Ham

[Steve kirk]

Were on the floor and nobody gives us a chance today but I think we will come back from Goodison with a point 2-2

[markus209]

I think we'll nick a win today. I have no particular reason for thinking this other than a gut feeling. No doubt I'll change my mind a few minutes in.

[silhillvilla]

Lowton is not awful. And Bennett is just raw.

Lowton has been pretty poor since Chelsea and Bennett looks useless .