Aston Villa v QPR Pre-Match thread

[peter w]

I think this tight scheduling thing is just something we will have to get used to being a successful premier league team on the hunt for trophies every season

We might as well get some practice in given we'll be playing Europa league football next season.

And champions league the following season, ticket hunting is going to turn nasty

Fuck off twat. I've been a Villa fan, and a better one, than you for a lot longer. Any tickets for 5 a game fans sees me first. Come Real Madrid at home in the semi-finals I DEMAND my Villa loyalty gets me a ticket over anyone else. Save some season ticket holders, not all. The right-side of the Holte are still fannies in my eyes and don't deserve tickets to anything.

[cdbearsfan]

If I don't get tickets for the World Club Cup Final I'm unleashing a gang's worth of stabbings on all you part time, thirty-games-a-season bastards.

[Damo70]

3 games in 8 days is a big ask.

Hopefully Vlaar, Senderos, Cole & Kozak will all be available by then boosting our options.

Some younger fans may not have heard of two or three of them. Some older fans may not remember them.

[Mister E]

We have plenty of attacking options. I would go wih Benteke, Gabby and N'Zogbia at Man United, with Westwood coming into the midfield with Sanchez.

Against QPR we then have the option of brining Cleverley in, together with Bacuna, Sinclair and Gil.

That's enough fire power to do for QPR. If we get a positive result in the next two games, they won't care about being tired, as confidence will be through the roof.

It's a the back that is a worry. As long as Okore and Clark can stay fit. We may need Vlaar with suspensions mind. Hutton is back too.

Why are we concerned about this game again?

The main concern is getting enough defenders fit and - perhaps more importantly - clear of yellow / red card bans.
Clark's one negative for me has been his propensity to pick up yellow cards and we'd miss him if he were out.

[KRS]

A friend is trying to buy 2 pairs of tickets in the Upper Holte Wings as part of the £30 for 2 ticket deal. Apparently this is an online deal only but he's unable select seats to buy 4 tickets in a row as the ticket automatically assigns pairs of tickets giving no choice of seats. Does anyone know a way around this or if the ticket office would take the booking over the phone?

[Gregorys Boy]

I know it isn't far away but am hopeing that we might be viturally safe by this game.  I do fancy us to beat them at home anyway.

[SoccerHQ]

Happy this game is now sandwiched between United and Spurs as if we get a win I fancy the confidence to get us something at Spurs. With at least a point today we'd be pretty close to safety.

I was wondering did they consider playing this on Easter Monday at all? I know it's only 48 hours after the Saturday games but a lot of the players would've had a break anyway from the two week internationals coming up and we'd get a bigger crowd than on the Tuesday evening.

[Dave]

Pretty crucial that we win this one.

[silhillvilla]

Need Everton to beat qpr tomorrow

[PeterWithesShin]

Bought my ticket for this yesterday. Back in the (cheap) posh seats for this one.

[PaulWinch again]

Hopefully Everton win tomorrow, but this is getting towarda must win.

[Ad@m]

Hopefully Everton win tomorrow, but this is getting towarda must win.

I remember lots of people declaring Bolton a few years back a 'must win'.

It's the most meaningless phrase in football.

[PaulWinch again]

Hopefully Everton win tomorrow, but this is getting towarda must win.

I remember lots of people declaring Bolton a few years back a 'must win'.

It's the most meaningless phrase in football.

Well it's not, because obviously there becomes a point where a game is must win. However I'll rephrase to very important to win.

[castlefields_villan]

According to SKY's site - this game IS live on TV - anybody know what's happening ?

[saunders_heroes]

Hopefully Everton win tomorrow, but this is getting towarda must win.

I remember lots of people declaring Bolton a few years back a 'must win'.

It's the most meaningless phrase in football.

It certainly is a "mustn't lose" though.