Aston Villa v Liverpool Pre-Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

After today's results we need something now.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Win and it would be our first 'double' over Liverpool since 92-93. Im getting a good feeling about this...

Me too. Two very unpredictable teams, neither very good. I can't understand those that think we'll get spanked. FFS it's only bloody Liverpool. Get in their faces and they'll fall apart.

[PeterWithesShin]

Don't forget the clocks go forward tonight.

[Brian Taylor]

Dear Lord of all that is fair in football give us a win tomorrow!

[PaulWinch again]

Could really do with winning this.

[neo_Villan]

Still undecided what the result will be. Haven't had a great feeling about the game since they lost to Soton as I expect them to respond. But with it looking like we will get a good crowd, it has raised my optimism a tad. I'll still go for 2-1 to them. With them getting a late goal (Stevie G getting it no doubt).

[supertom]

I don't like having the pressure on us now. Todays results, and then a TV game a day after is not good. More often than not when we really need to pull out a result we bottle it. I'm hoping it's not the case after 2 on the spin. I'll take a point from this. Liverpool are there for the taking though so we should go for it. The trouble is nerves, tension.
Bloody Wigan. Bloody Southampton. Bastards.

I really hope the kids do us proud tomorrow.

[neo_Villan]

I don't like having the pressure on us now. Todays results, and then a TV game a day after is not good. More often than not when we really need to pull out a result we bottle it.

To be fair though, the West Ham game was as high pressure as they come and we just about did it. That hopefully put our live TV jinx behind us (seeing as we gave a decent showing against Citeh too). Not too mention the QPR game which although not televised, was still probably the most high intensity, nerve-shredding, heart-attack inducing game played at VP for many a year. I think the players have grown a pair in the last month or so. Still not very confident about tomorrow, but if we do lose it is unlikely to be because we 'bottle it' IMO.

[Smirker]

Hope we absolutely pummel these scouse twats and that rat faced racist fucker. Can't stand them and their self pitying ways.

[villan from luton]

The pressure has been on the team for some time now and think they have responded well to it. The Wigan result today was a bitch, but lets beat the red scouse shite and things will be looking much brighter.

[Jimbo]

Huge game today. I'm not sure we can defend well enough to win this one though. Draw at best.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

From the O/S yesterday.

There are now less than 1,000 tickets left for the big Easter Sunday clash with Liverpool.

Fans have been snapping up seats over the last few days at an electric rate, with over 1,000 sold each day - and 200 already this morning.

Seats are now extremely limited in all areas of the ground.

The Ticket Office will reopen at 9am on Sunday prior to kick-off.

But you can also get online now and snap up your seat from the online box office.

We urge supporters who were planning to buy tickets on the day of the game to check availability before travelling to the match.

Fans are advised to set out earlier than usual to get to the game due to the ongoing poor weather conditions.

Please also be advised that there are planned engineering works on the railways, which will disrupt journeys.

And clocks go forward in the early hours of Sunday so please be sure to account for this time-change.

[Matt Collins]

Win and it would be our first 'double' over Liverpool since 92-93. Im getting a good feeling about this...

Me too. Two very unpredictable teams, neither very good. I can't understand those that think we'll get spanked. FFS it's only bloody Liverpool. Get in their faces and they'll fall apart.

I don't think we will. But we could. Liverpool gave stuck four or more past Wigan, Swansea, norwich and Fulham. I think they've scored more goals per game at this stage than they've done for years (mid nineties?) and this villa defence is the worst I think I've seen

[eastie]

Looking like it will be maybe a sell out today - nice blue sky , chocolate eggs, full house at villa park and a great win - what a good day could lie ahead - i feel confident about this one 3-1 villa!

[Matt Collins]

I really hope we can get on the front foot. Lambert has an excellent record against Rogers through doing just that. I'm just having nightmares about the ability of our defence to cope with their movement.