Aston Villa vs Birmingham City Pre-Match Thread

[Clark W Griswold]

-----------------Guzan
------Richards--Clark---Lescott
Bacuna-------------------------Amavi
----------------Sanchez
--------Veretout-----Sinclair
--------Gestede-----Gabby

I'd swap Clark and Lescott over but otherwise looks pretty good.

[garyshawsknee]

I'd be worried about the two statues up front.

[Marlon's Hairy Wood]

-----------------Guzan
------Richards--Clark---Lescott
Bacuna-------------------------Amavi
----------------Sanchez
--------Veretout-----Sinclair
--------Gestede-----Gabby

I'd swap Clark and Lescott over but otherwise looks pretty good.

Lescotts more accomplished at playing left back than Clark. He'll be suited there.

What's your reasons for dropping Grealish?

[oldhill_avfc]

-----------------Guzan
------Richards--Clark---Lescott
Bacuna-------------------------Amavi
----------------Sanchez
--------Veretout-----Sinclair
--------Gestede-----Gabby

I'd swap Clark and Lescott over but otherwise looks pretty good.

Lescotts more accomplished at playing left back than Clark. He'll be suited there.

What's your reasons for dropping Grealish?

Sanchez & westwood in the middle.
Grealish as the 'No10'
Sinclair and AN Other (In order of pref.  Kozak>gestede>gabby>ayew)

[Ads]

Me and our kid in the pub. Very much looking forward to this now.

All black coats and hi-vis vests.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Starting to feel a bit sick now

[Tony Erdington]

McLeish has said on talkshite, there are nice derbies but this one is nasty, couldn't agree more, any time the noses play its nasty.

the crowd will be hostile just hope our boys understand the vast majority will be with them.

[castlefields_villan]

As once quoted in a Laurel and Hardy film (can't remember which one).

STAN "Ollie, I'm scared"

OLLIE  "Why, there's nothing to be scared of"

[The Left Side]

I just hope we win and send them on their way, it is their biggest day of the last 4 years and we have very little to gain over it except a place in the next round.

[castlefields_villan]

I just hope we win and send them on their way, it is their biggest day of the last 4 years and we have very little to gain over it except a place in the next round.

My thoughts exactly, despite their obsession of hating us being their sole reason for following football, they are in a no-lose situation - hopefully the boys will do the job for us and more hopefully it will be at least another 4 and a half years until we have to play them again.

[PeterWithesShin]

Genius!

Banter aside...Discussion......Deano Kro
Have heard many rumours that Blues fans have acquired tickets in various areas of Villa Park including the Holte End...If true there is going to be Murder....and in my opinion the fault of the violence should rest squarely at the door-step of AVFC and the police to boot...Whenever Blues and Villa meet in any competition its fucking huge and to be given a measley 2800 tickets is appalling and I can guarantee that if tomorrows game ends in a draw the Villa will get at minimum 5000 tickets maybe upto 7000 tickets filling Gill Merrick in the replay, the Blues allocation should be at least 20 to 25% of Villa park....

[Chico Hamilton III]

Genius!

in the replay, the Blues allocation should be at least 20 to 25% of Villa park....

How ironic would that be - Blues' highest attendance for years being at Villa Park

[andyh]

Genius!

Banter aside...Discussion......Deano Kro
Have heard many rumours that Blues fans have acquired tickets in various areas of Villa Park including the Holte End...If true there is going to be Murder....and in my opinion the fault of the violence should rest squarely at the door-step of AVFC and the police to boot...Whenever Blues and Villa meet in any competition its fucking huge and to be given a measley 2800 tickets is appalling and I can guarantee that if tomorrows game ends in a draw the Villa will get at minimum 5000 tickets maybe upto 7000 tickets filling Gill Merrick in the replay, the Blues allocation should be at least 20 to 25% of Villa park....

its impossible to know where to start with that.
Comedy gold!

[Clark W Griswold]

-----------------Guzan
------Richards--Clark---Lescott
Bacuna-------------------------Amavi
----------------Sanchez
--------Veretout-----Sinclair
--------Gestede-----Gabby

I'd swap Clark and Lescott over but otherwise looks pretty good.

Lescotts more accomplished at playing left back than Clark. He'll be suited there.

What's your reasons for dropping Grealish?

I didn't drop Grealish as I didn't make the original post, but I wouldn't be fussed if he played instead of one of the attacking players, not bothered either way. I think Clark would be better left side because he's good at blocking stuff coming in from that side and I think Lescott would be better in the middle as the organiser.

[Dr Butler]

Me and our kid in the pub. Very much looking forward to this now.

All black coats and hi-vis vests.

how did you make it through the marauding masses of noses scouring Aston.....if you are indeed in Aston

UTV
The Doc