Aston Villa Vs. Bitter Birds part deux 7th March Pre-match thread

[Richard E]

I fancy there to be a red card (or two) tomorrow. Hopefully for them.

[ADVILLAFAN]

An important question; will there be free flags for this game?

We always win when they give us free flags (well, we beat Blackburn in the League Cup Semi-Final in 2010....).

Other than CSKA Moscow and then Bradford 2 years ago.

Hah, I was at both of those games too and have conveniently forgotten them. We did beat Bradford, but with far too late a goal to matter and we'd given up trying after their equaliser.

[rob_bridge]

Tomorrow is a free hit but let's help the players along. There has been plenty on social media this week about bringing, banners, balloons, scarves etc.

Crank up the noise and colour and see if we can get a Grayson like start.

I promise to be noisy.

[UK Redsox]

Tomorrow is a free hit but let's help the players along. There has been plenty on social media this week about bringing, banners, balloons, scarves etc.

Crank up the noise and colour and see if we can get a Grayson like start.

I promise to be noisy.

I promise to confine myself to my normal sarcastic comments

[CJ]

Don't know if it has already been mentioned, just heard if there's a replay it won't be until 7 April, leaving just 11/12 days before the semi.

Yes, absolutely ludicrous. 16th March is out as it's only 2 days after league games, 17th/18th March are out because Champions League games are on TV and the FA have agreed with UEFA not to pit cup games against Chumps League games, and the following 2 weeks is the international break, so 7th April is the chosen replay date. So whoever wins will have 8 days to sell 35000 tickets. Brilliant.  We just have to beat them tomorrow to avoid the chaos

[aev]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31756575

Benjamin Zephaniah speaks.

[Villa in Denmark]

The Lawrogimp speaks.

I particularly like "Villa finally got a Premier League win when they beat the Baggies on Tuesday night but it was a pretty unconvincing one, which looked a nailed-on draw until the last minute."

Pretty unconvincing apart from we absolutely battered them in the first half and with a bit of luck could have been 3 or 4 up.

How many times did his Liverpool team win unconvincingly 1-0 in the last 5 minutes?  Cock Socket.

[itbrvilla]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31756575

Benjamin Zephaniah speaks.

Excellent.

[Damo70]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31756575

Benjamin Zephaniah speaks.

Top man. Although I'm sure Adrian Chiles is putting an even more impressive piece together right now. Eric Clapton would be putting a cup final song together if he hadn't forgotten he supported them about thirty years ago.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Fuck the fuckers.

This, Im seeing my baggie mate tonight for the first time since I told him to fuck off, canny wait

[nigel]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31756575

Benjamin Zephaniah speaks.

Excellent.

Ditto

[stuart r]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31756575

Benjamin Zephaniah speaks.

Top man. Although I'm sure Adrian Chiles is putting an even more impressive piece together right now. Eric Clapton would be putting a cup final song together if he hadn't forgotten he supported them about thirty years ago.

I think Eric would prefer the public knew him as an Enoch Powell supporting bigot rather than the humiliation of being outed as an Albion fan. In fairness to him, it is a close call.

[Lastfootstamper]

The Lawrogimp speaks.

I particularly like "Villa finally got a Premier League win when they beat the Baggies on Tuesday night but it was a pretty unconvincing one, which looked a nailed-on draw until the last minute."

Pretty unconvincing apart from we absolutely battered them in the first half and with a bit of luck could have been 3 or 4 up.

How many times did his Liverpool team win unconvincingly 1-0 in the last 5 minutes?  Cock Socket.

Yes Mark, that'd be because, up until virtually the last kick of the game, it was one-all.
Got all our "insight" from the brief MOTD showing, did we?

[nigel]

Let's hope this chap has something to cheer about 

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[Damo70]

Mark Lawrenson is a waste of space. Not a good pundit like Gary Neville for example and not even someone who stirs things up. I find it hard to take notice of anything he says, let alone have a strong reaction to it.