Aston Villa vs Birmingham City Pre-Match Thread

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Think I'd get Clark in midfield tonight and definitely Hutton at RB. I'd also play Kozak.

I would as well but Kozak is a player Sherwood clearly doesn't rate according to the mail yesterday.

I have a feeling he will play an the same team as saturday but start with Gestede

[Walmley_Villa]

I reckon he might go 3-5-2 with Clark and Gestede in. Reckon he will drop Gil too and bring in Bacuna to swing some crosses in....

As far as other lively derbies - West Ham v Millwall....also the Sheffield derby is quite lively.

[PaulTheVillan]

I think it'll be the same team, depends on how fit Gil is.

I worry about our right side. Gil doesn't have the defensive discipline to pay wide. He'll leave Hutton exposed.

I'd play him dead centrally. Get him coming deep to get the ball.

Unsure to if Sinclair is a better option than Gestede. Gestede would give us the 'lump it' option, but I worry he's not strong enough to actually make it be effective.

[Walmley_Villa]

I think it'll be the same team, depends on how fit Gil is.

I worry about our right side. Gil doesn't have the defensive discipline to pay wide. He'll leave Hutton exposed.

I'd play him dead centrally. Get him coming deep to get the ball.

Unsure to if Sinclair is a better option than Gestede. Gestede would give us the 'lump it' option, but I worry he's not strong enough to actually make it be effective.

I actually quite like the thought of Gestede and Sinclair up front - Sinclair is wasted in the current formation and is the most likely goal scorer, makes better runs than Gabby, then again so do I....

[PaulTheVillan]

What's the odds on Blues & WBA making some half & half scarf if they win tonight?

[PaulTheVillan]

Or a joint DVD

[Chris Smith]

I think it'll be the same team, depends on how fit Gil is.

I worry about our right side. Gil doesn't have the defensive discipline to pay wide. He'll leave Hutton exposed.

I'd play him dead centrally. Get him coming deep to get the ball.

Unsure to if Sinclair is a better option than Gestede. Gestede would give us the 'lump it' option, but I worry he's not strong enough to actually make it be effective.

Maybe playing against Championship Defenders will suit him but it is all dependant on getting the right service. He's not likely to create anything for himself.

[Five Villa Tattoos]

Not been this nervous before a game in a long time. Stomach's in knots.
For the love of McGrath let's smash these fuckers.

[Tony Erdington]

Im hearing Tim , saying we must end the game with 11 on the pitch, so the discipline seems to be top priority, when the noses get nasty surely the ref should be controlling them, its only when the ref is a limp biscuit, that our players loose it generally, so shouldnt someone point out to the ref he shows no tolerance to these "professional" fouls

who is the ref tonight, in fairness i thought the ref against sunderland had a good game.

[aj2k77]

Sinclair should not be in the forward line of any Premiership club, he's got to have faith in the players he's bought, not try and shoe horn in a player who has up until now pretty much been a slight, nippy winger in to the most important position in a team. He's a good little player, I like him, he was great at Swansea and he looks like he has goals in him, but coming from deeper or wider, not being stuck up top and marked so closely and physically out of the game.

[Risso]

Nervous now. The way things are going we'll probably lose and lose somebody good like Amavi to an injury caused by one of their cloggers.  Sorry for being negative but I hate these games.

[Chico Hamilton III]

What's the odds on Blues & WBA making some half & half scarf if they win tonight?

Or driving a pair of open top "WUMPTEE" buzzes from Smethwich to Small Heath.

[Brend'Watkins]

I'm not in the slightest anxious about tonight's result.  I can never remember feeling this way the morning before this fixture. 

[Ads]

I wonder if we may see Tiago "beep beep" Illori tonight?

[Tony Erdington]

Sorry but I only see victory tonight, chumpionship bolox and they are bolox

our performances aint been that bad, just play a proper midfield, not this fantasy ataack attack midfield, need some destroyers in there.

Im looking at an impressive victory.

The City is OURS