Aston Villa vs Parma Pre-Season Friendly

[Toronto Villa]

#AVFC: Guzan, Hutton, Baker, Senderos, Stevens, Westwood, Delph, Richardson, N'Zogbia, Agbonlahor, Weimann

I'm reading that as 4-4-2, if so nice to see Lambert warming to the idea of wingers.

with a week to go you think he would know his best team..... If that's it we're fooked!!

It's not our strongest team. He's going to drop Guzan and recall Steer, Tonev in for Zog and play one up front by dropping Gabby. I heard he's planning on using only 9 outfield players at Stoke

[PeterWithesShin]

Goal scored and disallowed for offside

[pauliewalnuts]

It'll take something special to expunge the memory of getting our arses handed to us 4-1 at home to Stoke last year, that was unbelievably poor and stood out in a season choc full of dross.

*shudder*

[Chipsticks]

The stuff with the Parma fans is more interesting than the game so far.

What exactly are they doing?

[PeterWithesShin]

Nathan Baker with one of his specials that brings a loud ooooooh

[CJ]

Baker-rash-challenge-yellow-card shock

[Pete3206]

Jesus Christ Baker!

[pauliewalnuts]

I wish those Parma fans (who all sound female) would shut the fuck up, they're even more annoying than Woodward.

[PeterWithesShin]

The stuff with the Parma fans is more interesting than the game so far.

What exactly are they doing?

Trying to enjoy themselves. It has been solved after 15 mins by moving them back a few rows so as they can stand and sing.

[pauliewalnuts]

Stream totally going to shit now

[olaftab]

Luna is playing left back for Parma!

[UK Redsox]

First game I've watched on AVTV for a while. Picture quality is pretty rubbish.

It is indeed and the sound keeps fading out.

I know it's a club in-house facility so it will never be hugely slick, but it is frequently a bit crap that way. That one Houston had that showed our match against them was miles better.

US sport does a great job with on line coverage. However, they're geared up for it because all games are available online if you have the correct subscription.

The Premier League are still in the dark ages as far as on line coverage goes.

[CJ]

Biabiani looks quite handy

[UK Redsox]

Whilst the video quality of US online sport is far better, some of their commentators make Jack W. Seem like Mike Ingham or John Motson.

FP Santangelo for the Washington Nationals and Hawk Harrelson for the Chicago White Sox spring to mind as awful announcers.

[Smirker]

Woodward's Italian pronunciation of the Parma players' names is annoying. I know it's the right way just sounds stupid when he does it.