Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[frank]

I was living in Rushden, Northamptonshire when I attended my first Villa match v Spurs away on 19th March, 1966 - It so happened that one of the teachers at our school had moved to Enfield. At this time I was 14 years old. So, he arranged for us to go down in the morning to play his new school team and then to go to the match at Spurs in the afternoon. The vast majority of my team mates decided that Spurs was their team but, I just loved the name - ASTON VILLA so, I was about the only one to cheer on the side. Of course, I thought I'd made a bad mistake as we were 5-1 down at half time and, you can all imagine the ribbing I was taking. By the end of the match, I was the one that was smiling as we pulled it back to 5-5 by full time and had Mr Deakin scored, when presented with a great chance a couple of minutes from the end we would have pulled off a real miracle .... I was totally hooked and, imagine my pleasure when my job enabled me to come to live in Brum 6 years later and, have lived here ever since.
So, come on you Villa boys - you can do it!!

One of the great games - you were lucky to be there. I believe that the score was regularly updated on the old manual scoreboard at Villa Park during the reserve game.

[silhillvilla]

Guzan needs a rest

[atomicjam]

Them 1 v 1 Us.

[Jimbo]

Fucking fuck the fucking fuckers.

[Richard E]

Fucking fuck the fucking fuckers.

Stop sitting on the fence. Tell us what you really think!

[Des Little]

We're winning this tomorrow. This shit is coming to an end. I demand it!

[Hopadop]

Every year I go, sit amongst the Spurs supporters, mostly watch us lose and get miserable. I can't see tomorrow being any different.

I'm looking forward to it immensely.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Every year I go, sit amongst the Spurs supporters, mostly watch us lose and get miserable. I can't see tomorrow being any different.

I'm looking forward to it immensely.

I hope your run comes to an end tomorrow! I will be watching it on TV so if at the end of the game I see the camera panning across the Spurs fans and I see something like this, I will know its you

[Steve67]

I live in hope. Hope that Spurs play as badly as they did at Burnley last week. Shocking game. Surprise win for Villa.

[silhillvilla]

I will be on the boulevards of Edmonton nice and early tomorrow winning hearts and minds ahead of the big battle.

[Hopadop]

Every year I go, sit amongst the Spurs supporters, mostly watch us lose and get miserable. I can't see tomorrow being any different.

I'm looking forward to it immensely.

I hope your run comes to an end tomorrow! I will be watching it on TV so if at the end of the game I see the camera panning across the Spurs fans and I see something like this, I will know its you

That's exactly how it will be (if you swap the women for two massive fatties from Hertfordshire).

Here's hoping

[OCD]

Hopes of a CL spot have gone so hopefully they're looking forward to their hols. Maybe they'll be battling out to avoid a Europa League spot?

[silhillvilla]

Hopes of a CL spot have gone so hopefully they're looking forward to their hols. Maybe they'll be battling out to avoid a Europa League spot?

Good point, may explain the performance v burnley ?
No excuses then, draw minimum

[Chipsticks]

I've overdid the pre-match night out in London a bit! Hoping I''ll wake up tomorrow! Really think we're gonna do them, timmy will show us the way

[Percy McCarthy]

I've overdid the pre-match night out in London a bit! Hoping I''ll wake up tomorrow! Really think we're gonna do them, timmy will show us the way

I'm taking no notice of you, you're pissed.