Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur Pre-Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

To create some additional depression apparently Ronaldo has scored 20 times since our last goal!

You bastard!! I was just trawling through everywhere to find a suitable thread on which to share that nugget.

I couldn't be arsed to create a new topic and I figured on the eve of what might be a sixth consecutive nil I'd stick it in here.

Then again, I suppose I could have put it in the Scoring Goals thread.

[brian green]

Trying to be upbeat ahead of what I fear will be a difficult day to navigate, my family now has as many generations of living, attending Villa fans than we have scored goals this season.

[olaftab]

To create some additional depression apparently Ronaldo has scored 20 times since our last goal!

You bastard!! I was just trawling through everywhere to find a suitable thread on which to share that nugget.

I think you should work this into the three word chain thread as I want to know what Darren Woolley has to say about it?

[Legion]

"Great stat, Toronto!"

[villadelph]

0-2 Spurs

It is what it is at this point. Don't see any way we get a result from our next three really, playing some really confident teams. Oh well.. try and score.

[Deano's Mullet]

Just come back from my local shop and Radio 2 is playing Gertcha! Hope that's not a sign.

[manic-road]

Can't see us scoring again tomorrow, I reckon we will lose 0-2.

[Legion]

A suggestion for your tactics tomorrow, Paul:

[Rudy Can't Fail]

1-1 Benteke from the penalty spot. It's the only way I can see us scoring.

[Toronto Villa]

"Great stat, Toronto!"

We Need Ronaldo

[Ian.]

A suggestion for your tactics tomorrow, Paul:

Come off it, he'll see this and tell Guzan to lump it towards the box

[claret and blue blood]

Can't think of an occasion where I've been more pessimistic on the eve of a game, and Spurs are poor this season. Please Villa surprise the shit out of us and win .

[Stu]

Anything less than a draw and Lambert wants shooting.

I don't have expectations of the title. I don't have expectations of Champions League/Euro football. I don't even expect us to make it into the top ten. What I do expect is fight and pride from a Villa team;  I do not expect the club not to lose 5 games on the bounce and score no goals.

I don't think these things are unreasonable expectations, regardless of the opposition we faced.

[Rigadon]

Anything less than a draw and Lambert wants shooting.

I don't have expectations of the title. I don't have expectations of Champions League/Euro football. I don't even expect us to make it into the top ten. What I do expect is fight and pride from a Villa team;  I do not expect the club not to lose 5 games on the bounce and score no goals.

I don't think these things are unreasonable expectations, regardless of the opposition we faced.

Top six is par. 

Fight and pride is a given.

[Rigadon]

Oh, and beating Spurs at home is a matter of major irritation if it doesn't happen.