Aston Villa v QPR Pre-Match thread

[Dave]

...id play Given.

With the greatest respect, dropping a goalkeeper who catches more crosses than anybody else in the league and playing a goalkeeper who can't catch crosses against a team that plays with two big strikers and tries to cross the ball whenever possible would be an error of judgement.

(edited for tone)

[pauliewalnuts]

It's worn us all down I think. One of my mates actually wants to go down now as he cant take anymore. It's been death by a 1,000 knives.

I think he needs to snap the fuck out of it.

How does he think going down would be any better? "Ooh, we'd win more matches". Yeah, like Fulham fans probably thought this time last year.

It isn't a lot of fun watching us be shit week after week, everyone gets that bit, but it is football, it isn't like having an axe hanging over your head, threatening to decapitate you at any time.

I don't like losing all the time, either, but fuck the bed, all this "lets just get it over and done with" bollocks makes me want to puke up a kidney.

[PeterWithesShin]

Wigan fans are probably loving all the extra wins they see, especially at home. Apart from they haven't won at home since the end of August.

I hope the players and manager have bigger balls than some of our fans.

[Jimbo]

No room for knickerwetters from here on in. This battle calls for balls.

[eamonn]

The Championship is possibly the most competitive league in the world. I wouldn't fancy our chances too much with the "nice" type of players we have.

[Axl Rose]

Come on the Villa!
3-2 home win. Up The Villa!

[olaftab]

I hope the players and manager have bigger balls than some of our fans.

Clearly they don't cos if they did we wouldn't be on this predicament!

[pooligan]

After the Stoke and Swansea results i am not to confident about this match at all. We need to win that is obvious but not losing is a MUST. 1-1 i am going for

[robbo1874]

Need a win, pure and simple. That may not be we get though obviously. Gone for an away win. I reckon we'll chuck it away in the last 5 mins, as usual. 1-2. Hope I'm wrong.

[villabear]

It's here. 'Man up' Tuesday.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tim-sherwood-tells-aston-villa-players-to-man-up-ahead-of-qpr-game-10158929.html

Three points please boys

[l_mckay]

Nervous about the game already but stuff it going with 2-0 villa win. Gabby to score early and Benteke to seal the points late on

[Des Little]

We've a job to do. Players and fans. So let's do it. Villa win

[AlexAlexCropley]

Has this game been elevated from 'massive' to 'titanic' yet ?

[WarszaVillan]

It's here. 'Man up' Tuesday.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tim-sherwood-tells-aston-villa-players-to-man-up-ahead-of-qpr-game-10158929.html

Three points please boys

During my negative moments I worry that there is not much more to Sherwood than slogans like 'man up' and you 'need bollocks to play for Aston Villa'. Good soundbites, but......?

[Legion]

Gargantuan.