FC Groningen vs Aston Villa

[Dave]

Saturday 5pm (local time) , pre-match, match and post-match thread.

Presumably organised as part of Bacuna's transfer, and I assume he'll play 90 minutes.

[Steve67]

Hopefully, Bacuna gets to play a half for each team, then we both get to see how poor he is.

[SoccerHQ]

Bit worried if we lose this with a fullish team, this lot were knocked out of europa by Aberdeen!

[PeterWithesShin]

Judging by some of the stuff on youtube, some of their fans still think it's the mid 80s.

[cdbearsfan]

They behaved like scummers apparently the other week when they played Aberdeen.

[PeterWithesShin]

They played up last time we were there as well.

[Clampy]

I know a few lads who are going over so i'll ask them how it went next time I see them. I wish i'd gone as well now.

[Gregorys Boy]

Think we should play a mix of the team likely to start the first PL game, and some on the fridges who we could do with taking a look at.

Would go
Steer, Richardson, Hutton, Clark, Vlaar, Delph, Bacuna, CNZ, Cole (if fit at number ten), Bent, Weimann

At half time I think I would bring on Given, Lowton, and maybe Gabby depending on how the game is going.

[Jon Crofts]

Seem like a nice bunch.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/297554/video-moment-fc-groningen-fan-threw-bike-aberdeen-fans/

[Gregorys Boy]

Seem like a nice bunch.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/297554/video-moment-fc-groningen-fan-threw-bike-aberdeen-fans/

Are you sure their Dutch?  Maybe they should be injected from the country?

[Steve67]

Are Groningen any good? Genuine question.

[Gregorys Boy]

Are Groningen any good? Genuine question.

Don't know, doubt their great.

[silhillvilla]

1-1

[dave.woodhall]

Seem like a nice bunch.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/297554/video-moment-fc-groningen-fan-threw-bike-aberdeen-fans/

He's throwing at a bagpipe band; surely some leeway is allowed.

[Toronto Villa]

it does seem somewhat justified. I'd be throwing a lot more at something that sounds like several screaming dying cats.