Aston Villa v West Ham United Pre-Match Thread

[b23]

[phantom limb]

Going to the High Court to appeal Carroll's ban? What a pair of tits. We'll smash 'em.

[Steve kirk]

Someone from the Holte End - quickly draft a song that we can sing to Sam tomorrow about the lack of his elbow swinging Geordie forward.

You swing your right arm out
To give Flores a clout
You miss, red card, what's it all about?
You do the Andy Carroll and we sing and shout
That's what it's all about

*Now do the actions"

Ooh the Andy Carroll
Ooh the Andy Carroll
Ooh the Andy Carroll
West Ham, Big Sam. wank wank wank

Brilliant

[olaftab]

Extremely windy day however  should not effect our playing style as we keep it on the grass

[UK Redsox]

Today's game should be played with one of those cheap lightweight plastic footballs that I used to buy at seaside bucket & spade shops or at village fetes.

[PeterWithesShin]

Today's game should be played with one of those cheap lightweight plastic footballs that I used to buy at seaside bucket & spade shops or at village fetes.

Also available for 99p at all newsagents and garages.

[tim]

Extremely windy day however  should not effect our playing style as we keep it on the grass

The wind should only affect West Ham, as they'll be the ones in possession of the ball all afternoon.
We'll still win, mind.

[dicedlam]

Villa win with a Bacuna 75yrd free kick

Extremely windy day however  should not effect our playing style as we keep it on the grass

A Villa win with a 75 yard free kick from Bacuna.

[pooligan]

Wet Spam have eleven clean sheets in Prem this season,highest along with Arsenal .We struggle to break teams down who park the bus.Has got 0-0 written all over it

[PeterWithesShin]

I wonder what odds on Guzan scoring with one of his 'passes' to Benteke.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I thought the same thing, PWS.
I've been feeling good about this game all week. I really think we'll give them a hiding. West Ham will come for the point but we'll have too much firepower for them. They may end up being Benteked. It really could be a high scoring game and with just Carlton Cole playing up front by himself, we should be able to focus on our own game.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Anyone know if  Aston Lane is open ,only i think it was closed off the other day due to Tesco's (?) roof being partly blown off.

[Matt Collins]

If ever there was a day for an early villa goal this is it

West ham look to have regained their defensive solidity. Last year it was a stalemate with west ham having the better chances, until n'zogbia won the game for us. We just don't have that sort of mercurial talent in the squad today and could really do with it. It comes to something when the closest we've got to a creative genius is Marc albrighton

[PeterWithesShin]

Weather update. I'm on the bus to the ground.  Windy but currently bright and pleasant. Some potentially dodgy clouds lurking though.

This is PWS for H&V weather.

[Steve kirk]

Weather update. I'm on the bus to the ground.  Windy but currently bright and pleasant. Some potentially dodgy clouds lurking though.

This is PWS for H&V weather.

Weather update. I'm on the bus to the ground.  Windy but currently bright and pleasant. Some potentially dodgy clouds lurking though.

This is PWS for H&V weather.

Being a bit of a baldy should I go for wooly hat or full on Cossack hat, decisions decisions.