Aston Villa vs Arsenal Pre-Match Thread

[gpbarr]

Can they move this game to 1am, behind closed doors with no TV cameras allowed? That would be ideal.

LOL - while I actually think the game will be tighter than some are fearing, this comment made me really laugh. I needed that after yesterday :)

[SoccerHQ]

I hate Monday night as a time to watch football. Rarely go to these but the mother is an Arsenal fan so very reluctantly taking here to this! She actually thanks us for winning at the emirates as that sparked Arsenal into life. That game seems like it was years ago.

Was really hoping this would be moved back to Sunday anyway.

[Fergal]

I predict a proper hammering.

[martin o`who??]

i feel sick.

[martin o`who??]

I'm desperately trying to flog my ticket on Viagogo for this.  I've had to relist it at £15 because no one will buy it!!!
Can't we just not turn up and take the 3-0 defeat?  That's certainly how its worked for non-fulfilment of fixtures in a few leagues I've played in before!

I dont blame `em.....

[adrenachrome]

I'm desperately trying to flog my ticket on Viagogo for this.  I've had to relist it at £15 because no one will buy it!!!

Can't we just not turn up and take the 3-0 defeat?  That's certainly how its worked for non-fulfilment of fixtures in a few leagues I've played in before!

3 times already this season I have got a ticket for £15 in P6 on the half way line, once  in Row CC behind the 3D cameras.

[silhillvilla]

Game will be all over inside 20 mins.
0-4 defeat.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

As someone who now works weekends I am looking forward to being able to attend.
But reading some of the comments I guess I should start again in a couple of years when we are in the 3rd division.

[supertom]

I expect us to give Arsenal and Liverpool incredibly easy games. We're total bobbins at the moment and we've got too many players out injured or off form. We don't look like scoring off our own backs either. We need the opposition to make errors to help us. That may well happen in the next couple of games of course, but the quality of the attacks we face mean they'll be able to compensate by putting 3-4 past us in both games.

[taylorsworkrate]

What's not cool?

I think he's referring to using of the word 'rape' in a footballing context. I would tend to agree

I didn't actually mean they would sexual assault Clark, Lowton, Luna and Baker. That wouldn't really make any sense

It's just not a great word to use in any sort of context apart from in its legal sense.

It tends to downplay the significance and brutality of the act of rape, when it's being used to describe how easily arsenal will score against our defence. Obviously that wasn't your intention.

[Jimbo]

I think they will murder us.

[taylorsworkrate]

I think they will loitering with intent us.

[Dave Clark Five]

As someone who now works weekends I am looking forward to being able to attend.
But reading some of the comments I guess I should start again in a couple of years when we are in the 3rd division.

It won't be a patch on the old 3rd Division.

[Smirker]

We'll bounce back for this one. Benteke to score again and we will nick a 3-2 win. What are the odds on 3-2 with Benteke to score?

[TheMalandro]

We'll bounce back for this one. Benteke to score again and we will nick a 3-2 win. What are the odds on 3-2 with Benteke to score?

I'll give you my house