Aston Villa v Southampton Pre-Match Thread

[Tugby Villain]

Saturday 19.4.14 3.00pm KO at Villa Park.

Will the shake-up in the backroom staff have a positive impact on the result?

[Monty]

Neck on the block - we're going to win this. The players will feel liberated and motivated, while Southampton are on the beach. Also, they're the kind of team we do well against as they push up a lot and leave plenty of space to break into. I think we'll get the safety win.

[Richard E]

Law of averages suggests we can't keep losing and in particular losing at home. We will get something from this one. The squad will be perkier, the fans have been given a lift for a game a lot of us were probably dreading so the atmosphere should be improved.

Southampton are not on a brilliant run of form and have little to play for other than pride.

We'll win this one. Believe!!

[Des Little]

Home win.  Never been more sure.  Don't know the score but we're going to win this one. 

[Dave]

Moved to Heroes Discussion and stickied.

[Chipsticks]

I can see us coming right out, playing fast attacking football and properly taking the game to win. Have a feeling we'll win this one well.

3-0, Weimann, Delph, and Gabby to score.

[Goldie.7]

1-1 or 2-2

[timeoutbigbar]

Draw.

They're already on holiday, some of their players may not be fully focused with half an eye on the World Cup.  That said, we are atrocious.

Would love to get them back for that dive at VP last season though, even if we've already beaten them since.

[SoccerHQ]

An improved performance but 1-2 Southampton I fear.

I do think now we'll take 4 points from Swansea and Hull games which will be enough though.

[eamonn]

2-2

Last minute equaliser from Gabby who promptly tells the Holte to tell Culverhouse to shut the fuck up and fuck off.

[supertom]

Feeling weirdly optimistic.

2-1 Villa.
Robinson winner in the last 10 minutes.

[Holte Sweet]

It doesnt bear thinking about if we lose

[PeterWithesShin]

Us 4 Them 0. Cowans (3 pens) Baker (from a Cowans corner). Given will have a blinder and save a pen.

[Monty]

Us 4 Them 0. Cowans (3 pens) Baker (from a Cowans corner). Given will have a blinder and save a pen.

Lambert to provide much-needed midfield steel.

In fact, bloody hell, think how good that midfield would be. Lambert and Cowans. Sure beats the one on the pitch.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm a lot more confident that I was about this game, we might win.