AFC Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic versus L'Aston Villa Pre Match Thread.

[Legion]

Going to pop down the road in a bit to see if I can find it being screened anywhere.

[Lizz]

Getting unusually excited...

Same here.

[Diablo]

Getting unusually excited...

Same here.

Getting, unusually nervous (more than excited)...

[Nelly]

I see the BBC really, really want Bournemouth to win:

"Eighteen years ago, Bournemouth fans saved the club with a bucket collection at the Winter Gardens concert hall. They've survived administration, winding-up orders and the sell off of the stadium. The club's amazing journey is the very stuff of fantasy football.

"But Tommy Elphick admits 'the fairy story has to stop here'. The team needs to get to work fast to make sure they stay up. They'll be targeting games like this for a win.

"Players who've longed for years to play at this level will be hungry to rip into a Villa side being rebuilt by Tim Sherwood. The Vitality Stadium will be bedlam. Bournemouth can nick an historic win."



Smash them, Villa please!

[Axl Rose]

2-1 Villa. Westwood with the winner

[richard moore]

I see the BBC really, really want Bournemouth to win:

"Eighteen years ago, Bournemouth fans saved the club with a bucket collection at the Winter Gardens concert hall. They've survived administration, winding-up orders and the sell off of the stadium. The club's amazing journey is the very stuff of fantasy football.

"But Tommy Elphick admits 'the fairy story has to stop here'. The team needs to get to work fast to make sure they stay up. They'll be targeting games like this for a win.

"Players who've longed for years to play at this level will be hungry to rip into a Villa side being rebuilt by Tim Sherwood. The Vitality Stadium will be bedlam. Bournemouth can nick an historic win."



Smash them, Villa please!

As are Radio 5, I don't think we've been mentioned once as they cream themselves over Bournemouth. I expect the BBC are very disappointed they aren't playing one of the Sky 4 teams. I hope we f*****g smash them too.

[Monty]

I've got no problem with them wanting Bournemouth to win. I probably would too if they weren't playing Villa.

[Matt Collins]

Yeah it's a great story

Hopefully the expectation will be a bit much for them

[olaftab]

Any team news?

[ozzjim]

Veretout starts. No Kozak at all. Bacuna right back. Ayew Gabby Sinclair up top.

[richard moore]

I've got no problem with them wanting Bournemouth to win. I probably would too if they weren't playing Villa.

What I have a problem with is us being treated as making up the numbers and as an irrelevance to the proceedings. No one ever does that to us in my book. Ever.

[MattW]

Not that I’m against Bacuna playing right-back, but he didn’t play there all pre-season.

[richard moore]

Veretout starts. No Kozak at all. Bacuna right back. Ayew Gabby Sinclair up top.

Obviously looking to use the pace of those three, I think the theory runs that they play a high line. Also, they will come on to us, egged on by the crowd's expectations so I suspect Tim thinks we can catch them on the break. Bacuna at right back is very ominous but at least he will contribute more than Hutton in an attacking sense

[MattW]

That's:

Guzan
Bacuna Richards Clark Amavi
Veretout Gueye Westwood
Ayew Agbonlahor Sinclair

[richard moore]

That's:

Guzan
Bacuna Richards Clark Amavi
Veretout Gueye Westwood
Ayew Agbonlahor Sinclair

Get Richards to RB, Okore in when he's fit, Gestede in ditto and perhaps Sanchez to replace Westwood and that might just end up being an exciting and decent team