QPR v Aston Villa - Pre Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

The answer was correctly answered in the Trivia thread. Rogerio Ceni, a keeper who has 121 goals in 1135 appearances for Sao Paulo, all goals were pens or free-kicks.

Why didn't Ceni take the penalty?

A keeper has a better strike rate than Gabby.

/loveyareallyGabs

[PaulWinch again]

Create some chances and win please Villa.

[The Left Side]

1-1, Benteke for us, Stan Bowles for them

[dekko]

The answer was correctly answered in the Trivia thread. Rogerio Ceni, a keeper who has 121 goals in 1135 appearances for Sao Paulo, all goals were pens or free-kicks.

You'd think he'd end up conceding a fair few through being caught up the wrong end of the pitch, but I read an interview where he claims it only ever happened once.

As for the QPR game, we will win 2-1

[paulcomben]

Villa last won this tie in November 1992 and it has been played 7 times since - all ending in a narrow defeat or a score draw. Going to that tight little ground, in London, on a weekday evening is not something Villa have previously been good at.

(I remember it well, because I went to all such matches in the 1990s, when I was working in London.)

Did we win 1-0, with Yorke scoring our goal? If so, i was there as well, sat in the family stand.

Yes indeed. I got the year wrong. It was November 1991. Sealey, Staunton, Kubicki, Teale, McGrath, Blake, Richardson, Daley, Regis, Olney, Yorke, Substitutions: Ugo Ehiogu for Dwight Yorke, Dalian Atkinson for Ian Olney

[silhillvilla]

A nervy 1-2 away win.

[Legion]

0-0.

[The Man With A Stick]

Don't care how we win, as long as we do.  3 points always feels like 6 when we're playing one of that 24-carat arsehole's teams.  I'd get great joy from throwing him off a cliff.

[UK Redsox]

Opposition really struggling, live on TV, Monday night - all the recipes for another disappointment!!   

This for me too, it's in our DNA now I'm afraid.
A surpsingly heavy and embarrasing loss, akin to the Harewood West Ham game under DOL.

every time that I read "it's in our DNA" or something similar, I feel like writing to Private Eye

[russon]

1-1, Benteke for us, Stan Bowles for them

I had it in my mind that this photo was stan bowles but having googled it now find i was mistaken. Thought I'd post it anyhow.

QPR fixture gives me shivers ever since Francis scored that hat-trick for them at our place before giving the Holte a wave as he left the pitch. At least we have a chance of a Dunne hat-trick this time to save us.

[Clampy]

Monday night games are so bloody pointless. I can't think of too many people who want to go along or watch footy on the telly on a Monday.

Anyway, i'll go for 1-1 draw. Benteke for us. They caused Liverpool a few problems and we're not playing that great. 

[Chico Hamilton III]

1-1, Benteke for us, Stan Bowles for them

I had it in my mind that this photo was stan bowles but having googled it now find i was mistaken. Thought I'd post it anyhow.

QPR fixture gives me shivers ever since Francis scored that hat-trick for them at our place before giving the Holte a wave as he left the pitch. At least we have a chance of a Dunne hat-trick this time to save us.

Tony Currie?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Definitely Tony Currie - dunno who his fellow kisser is.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Definitely Tony Currie - dunno who his fellow kisser is.

Alan Birchenall

[Lizz]

2-0 home win. Really can't stand 'Arry.