Notts County (H) Tuesday 25.8.15 7.45pm KO Pre-Match Thread

[cdbearsfan]

Why not? Footballers were among the dead. We had a minute's silence for the Queen Mother and she was old enough to remember Newcastle's last trophy.

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I think its important we get the partnerships going tonight. That synergy and understanding is equally as important as fitness.

I would like to see Veretout and Gana as the midfield two, with Grealish in front. The back four I would keep the same, with the possible exception of Hutton for Bacuna. I'd give Bunn a go too.

Up top, Traore wide, with Ayew off Gestede.

[Matt Collins]

I think its important we get the partnerships going tonight. That synergy and understanding is equally as important as fitness.

I would like to see Veretout and Gana as the midfield two, with Grealish in front. The back four I would keep the same, with the possible exception of Hutton for Bacuna. I'd give Bunn a go too.

Up top, Traore wide, with Ayew off Gestede.

Someone has to start vaguely from the left!

[PaulWinch again]

I'm out tonight, so hoping for a pleasant suprise when I check the score. Hopefully Adama will get a game.

[ADVILLAFAN]

First game I'm going to this season (part timer).

Would be nice to see some of the new lads and hopefully Gil and Traore will both be playing.

[Dmaund86]

Taking my lad to his first game, so praying for a goal fest with Adama and co running riot.

Me too, and my daughter. Mine are 3 and 5, how old is your lad?

Only 3 mate. He's showing interest lately, wears his kit when he plays on a Sunday morning, hates the Blues etc, so he's on the right path but I'm convinced he's expecting 'Villa Park' to be an actual park with swings and slides!

Hopefully the evening doesn't disappoint.

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I think its important we get the partnerships going tonight. That synergy and understanding is equally as important as fitness.

I would like to see Veretout and Gana as the midfield two, with Grealish in front. The back four I would keep the same, with the possible exception of Hutton for Bacuna. I'd give Bunn a go too.

Up top, Traore wide, with Ayew off Gestede.

Someone has to start vaguely from the left!

I think you give licence to Grealish and Ayew to interchange in drifting wide. Amavi is very strong going forwards too, so I don't think we'd be unbalanced.

[UK Redsox]

Only 3 mate. He's showing interest lately, wears his kit when he plays on a Sunday morning, hates the Blues etc, so he's on the right path but I'm convinced he's expecting 'Villa Park' to be an actual park with swings and slides!

Hopefully the evening doesn't disappoint.

Its a Roller-Coaster, that's for sure

[PeterWithe]

I'd give Avarmi the night off, he's doen very well so far but its been a tough start and some of the players have faded badly as matches have progressed. I'd save him for Saturday.

[Des Little]

We'll shit this lot.  Villa 6 Them 1

[PaulWinch again]

I'd give Avarmi the night off, he's doen very well so far but its been a tough start and some of the players have faded badly as matches have progressed. I'd save him for Saturday.

I think it's important Amavi plays asap so that he can get over the mistake he made quickly.

[LukeJames]

Heard earlier that there is to be a minute silence for those who died in the plane crash in Shoreham at all cup games tomorrow.  I don't want to sound heartless about what was a terrible tragedy, but should there really be a minute silence at football games for it?

Other than football, military aviation is my other passion, I've been going to airshows since 1996, as you say its a terrible tragedy but a minutes silence at football does seem a bit odd, there are enough airshows left this year for the organizers to do a tribute of some sort.

[PeterWithesShin]

Tim Sherwood will ring the changes for tomorrow night's Capital One Cup clash with Notts County in a bid to freshen up his fringe players.

The Villa boss has stressed that his entire squad, barring those he has specifically told can move on, will be important this season especially if the club enjoys another trip to Wembley.

Admitting that some of the players who have started the first three league games of the season might be given a night off, Sherwood said: “We’ll make some changes as I think these boys have gone at it for the last three games so the other lads need an opportunity to play.”

That doesn’t mean Villa will be weakened, though.

The likes of Jordan Ayew, Jordan Veretout and Adama Traore are likely to play from the start while Alan Hutton and Nathan Baker could come into the backline.

Libor Kozak has travelled with the squad for the past two away games but has yet to make the matchday 18. He could feature at some point, too.

“The cup is very, very important,” said Sherwood.

“It’s an opportunity to win a trophy which is excellent.

“I think that’s a realistic target for us so I don’t see the competition as a distraction at all.

“This season is all about improving on the last one. That’s a must.

“But it would be nice if we could go to Wembley a couple of times again too.”

[Pete3206]

Regarding the silence, any tragedy that's high on the news agenda and public consciousness is going to demand some sort of gesture. It's only a minute of time, but I do feel it's as empty as the "thoughts and prayers for the family" rhetoric, trotted out by politicians and media commentators.

[aj2k77]

I think we'll see a very un-Villa like performance tonight, in that we will smash the shit out of them.

Traore, Gil and Ayew to get on the sheet in a 4-5 goal rout.