I've Got A Mate...

[peter w]

Who is appearing on Ghanian TV on Saturday as a pundit for the Villa - Arsenal game. He's a Chelsea fan. In his own words, "Ghana is full of Gooners so I want to annoy them by making Ars appear to beneath AV". I've got an hour or so to get some good facts to use before he leaves for the day. What shall I get him to include?

[fbriai]

Nii Lamptey used to play for us and scored that wonder goal in the 5-0 win against Wigan in the League Cup.

[Percy McCarthy]

Arsenal would love to have 'Champions of Europe' on their honours list like Villa.

AV founders of Football League, unlike Arsenal who didn't get into the top flight until thirty years later, and then only in return for their chairman doing something for the war effort.

AV have had more England internationals than Arse, or anyone else for that matter.

[peter w]

Yeah Perce got those one's out to him already. Also got that we have had more years in the top flight than Arsenal.

[peter w]

Come on! Is that all we've got? I feel a Delia Smith monet coming on...

[Smirker]

Record FA Cup wins by a single manager - George Ramsay with 6. Wenger 2nd with 5.

[peter w]

Monet? Eh? That should be moment.

[john e]

Can I just say you don't have to make Arsenal appear to be beneath Aston Villa, they just are
Everybody knows that

[fbriai]

We were Aston Villa F.C. 40 years before they finally became Arsenal F.C.

[*shellac*]

We scored the first league goal at Emirates.

[Smirker]

Our manager has won the Champions League. Wenger hasn't.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Games played at Villa Park:

Aston Villa 44.19%
Arsenal 29.07%
Draws 26.74%

First game at Villa was on Boxing Day 1904/1905  Aston Villa 3 - 1 Woolwich A in the First Division.

It will be a repeat of that score this weekend.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

We've got a werewolf.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Merse loved playing for us!

[*shellac*]

We're 2nd now.  They're 7th.

Even if they thrashed us, they will still be 1 point behind us.