Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread

[eastie]

What is the deal with Vlaar? I thought he was back in training.

When you think of the pain paul mcgrath played through for the villa its sad that vlaar is missing - sometimes you have to play with a bit of pain for the cause.

[JUAN PABLO]

MAN CITY: Hart, Zabaleta, Clichy, Nastasic, K Toure, Rodwell, Y Toure, Garcia, Silva, Milner, Tevez. Subs: Pantilimon, Lescott, Kolarov, Nasri, Sinclair, Barry, Dzeko.

[pauliewalnuts]

My heart always sinks a bit when we play them and I see Milner in their side.

[seanthevillan]

What is the deal with Vlaar? I thought he was back in training.

When you think of the pain paul mcgrath played through for the villa its sad that vlaar is missing - sometimes you have to play with a bit of pain for the cause.

At the same time I'd rather have Vlaar fit next week and the week after.

[SamTheMouse]

Fuck's sake Vlaar. Who does our medicals, David Blunkett?

This is what riles me. A simple Google search would have revealed Ron is more play-doh than concrete. Yet in two transfer windows, we signed no other experienced defenders. That's just f*cking retarded.

[Risso]

Every time the team is announced my heart sinks once more.....

Ha ha! I know what you mean mate - I'm the same! I somehow imagine we have better players than we really do, as if we've magically signed some players between the last game and this.

And then every week I see the teamsheet and think 'Oh. Right.'

Meant to ask you if you fancied watching this in a local hostelry but completely forgot.  Oh well, I'm sure you didn't want to see a grown man cry anyway!

[eastie]

Bottle of cava and my new hd box - the day i got sky we beat newcastle and carew got a hat trick - now the day i get hd i fancy benteke hat trick - 4-2 villa, good stuff this wine , maybe another bottle required from shed

[PaulWinch again]

That's true provided he is. If he was back in training on Friday he should definitely be fit for Saturday.

[SamTheMouse]

My heart always sinks a bit when we play them and I see Milner in their side.

Yeah, it's like the bit on Bullseye when Jim Bowen used to say "Here's what you could have won...".

Except it was usually a speedboat. And the contestant lived in Stoke.

[eastie]

That's true provided he is. If he was back in training on Friday he should definitely be fit for Saturday.

Last year he wad due to be out 2 weeks and missed nearly 2 months - i wont hold my breath on his fitness .

[Risso]

That back four provides me with no confidence whatsoever I'm afraid.  I've got a feeling this could be another twatting tonight. *Secretly hopes that by saying this we grind out an impressive 1-0 win*

[Risso]

My heart always sinks a bit when we play them and I see Milner in their side.

Yeah, it's like the bit on Bullseye when Jim Bowen used to say "Here's what you could have won...".

Except it was usually a speedboat. And the contestant lived in Stoke.

Lambert has the look of the none darts playing cleverer one of the couples having to get triple 20 to get through to the next round.

[cdbearsfan]

Fuck's sake Vlaar. Who does our medicals, David Blunkett?

Out of interest, do David Blunkett's eyes go normal when he has an orgasm?

Why are you asking me?

[citizenDJ]

Every time the team is announced my heart sinks once more.....

Ha ha! I know what you mean mate - I'm the same! I somehow imagine we have better players than we really do, as if we've magically signed some players between the last game and this.

And then every week I see the teamsheet and think 'Oh. Right.'

Meant to ask you if you fancied watching this in a local hostelry but completely forgot.  Oh well, I'm sure you didn't want to see a grown man cry anyway!

I'd have been up for that, actually - have to try next time maybe?

[eastie]

My heart always sinks a bit when we play them and I see Milner in their side.

Yeah, it's like the bit on Bullseye when Jim Bowen used to say "Here's what you could have won...".

Except it was usually a speedboat. And the contestant lived in Stoke.

Lambert has the look of the none darts playing cleverer one of the couples having to get triple 20 to get through to the next round.

Nothing for two in a bed - not in this game!