Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[damon loves JT]

You can only get 6/4 against that happening with betfair.

[avfc_1874]

Can see this ending up as a high scoring draw.

[supertom]

We'll be up for this I think. The higher we finish, the better it looks and the more prize money we receive.

I'd also like to give Bowery the nod up front. Much as I like Benty and would like to see him go out with a goal or two. He's a goner and Bowery is for the future. I'd like to see what the lad can do in his favoured position from the start.
I'd also bring Zoggy in for Andy, who's looked tired of late.

It would also be nice to see Gardner get some game time in the 2nd half.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

If they don't score any tries, I'm counting it as a clean sheet.

[Witton Warrior]

Would love Darren Bent to have the game of his Villa career and a rousing send-off from the travelling Villans.
Class act

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Bent has been incredibly professional. Would love him to go out with a Hat trick. Seems strange that a player i have wanted to be at Villa for years seems to be leaving in these circumstances. Thats football ......

[Greg N'Ash]

I'd play all the crap just for the laugh. Stick the likes of Ireland in there if he's fit(ish). Send the kids on holiday and basically stick two fingers up at whelan and his manager who was too big for us.

Score 2-3 (Ireland hattrick)

[Legion]

Would you? I wouldn't. I'd like to see us put on a performance that makes everyone sit up and watch. Shame Benteke cannot be involved.

[Greg N'Ash]

To be honest Legion i don't really care now. It appeals to me somewhat to rub Wigan's nose in it and make some of our duffers work for at least 1 weekend this season. I'm sure we'll take it serious(ish) though.

[Legion]

I care. The more points and the higher we finish the more money we get. Plus I'd have preferred Stoke or Sunderland to have gone down instead of Wigan.

[Steve R]

How can losing to Wigan be construed as sticking two fingers up at them?

[gervilla]

The pressure is finally off the young lads, they will go out there and destroy Wigan.
Wigan 1 Villa 6.
Gabby (2), Weimann, Westwood,Baker,Sylla.

[Greg N'Ash]

How can losing to Wigan be construed as sticking two fingers up at them?

Because it doesn't matter. At all. A week ago it did.I'm sure the league placing money is important but its gonna be a strange nothing sort of game really, given what it could have meant to both teams


Motivation on wigan's part i can't see beyond wanting a winning send off before they plunge off the abyss never to return or proving they were indeed better than us and deserved to stay up. Putting out our duffers instead is pretty two fingerish to me. Especially if we won.

[Lobsterboy]

They took the piss winning 0-3 at VP so it's time to get some revenge and I'll go for a reverse of that scoreline this time around

N'Zogbia for Benteke would be my only change from last week

Would like to see Bent come on even if only for a cameo role and would be great if he could bag a goal

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

Wigan 4 Villa 7

Bent (2)
Bowery (1)
Gabby (1)
Wiemann (1)
Westwood (1)
Delph (1)