Opening Day Predictions - Stoke City (a)

[ADVILLAFAN]

Any team we stand a reasonable chance of beating.

But we didn't get relegated?

[john e]

Any team we stand a reasonable chance of beating.

that's narrowed it down

[not3bad]

Hull or West Brom then, they managed to finish below us.

[Des Little]

Any team we stand a reasonable chance of beating.

I think that's basically Norwich.  So we're fucked.

[Monty]

What about Newcastle? They'll be feeling as miserable as we do right now.

[Leighton]

A home game against Leicester.

[silhillvilla]

Yanited at home

[CyprusVillain]

I really dont care who we take on as long as we have a proper training regime in place over the summer. I want the lads to come back fighting fit.

Time to return to older, tried and tested training techniques upon which this once glorious club was built.....

"Aston Villa football players use finger football game as prelude to serious training (1920)"

[JUAN PABLO]

Man City away - get it out the way

[JUAN PABLO]

A home game against Leicester.

I never like playing the promoted teams early on , they are still on a high and up for it.

Play them when the honeymoon period wears off.

[SoccerHQ]

I was going to suggest Burnley away as fancy that game this year but we always tend to lose early on to promoted teams.

Always nice to start off home at first, we haven't had a home game to start the season for a few years now.

[CJ]

I'll put money on the opening day fixtures including Manure at home to Burnley, Chelsea at home to Leicester, and QPR at home to someone they have a chance of beating....say, erm....us

[martin o`who??]

Someone worse than us, but that don`t half narrow it down a bit.

[not3bad]

Southampton might not be bad. Half the team are leaving over the summer, as well as the manager.

[London Villan]

Am I right in thinking we haven't started at home for last three seasons?