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Offline UK Redsox

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Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« on: September 30, 2015, 08:13:26 AM »
Sat 3 Oct 2015 @ 3pm

Villa Park

Offline MONCABA

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2015, 08:15:14 AM »
Time to put the bad performances to bed. 3-0 to our villa boys.

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2015, 08:24:57 AM »
Probably a 1-1 draw.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2015, 08:39:15 AM »
agree with that, I can't see beyond a draw, although I harbour ridiculous hopes that Adama scores one and sets up three more for Rudy as well as leaving the field at full time with both his legs and feet intact.

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2015, 08:48:10 AM »
Villa win. Fuck knows what the score will be though. Going for 2-1.

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2015, 09:14:00 AM »
Will be my first game at Villa Park for some time so hoping for a good one.

Stoke will be very worried about Gestede as he annihilated them last season.

Seems like their new signings are struggling to settle and they are missing Nzonzi badly in midfield.

Hopefully Grealish can make hay between the lines as a result, if Whelan and Adam play again there will be plenty of space

Their left back Pieters is very slow and ahead of him Arnautovic wont do much tracking back.

Have a feeling there will be plenty of goals in this one - 3-2 to the Villa.

Not sure whether Traore is ready for a start, if not would go for Bacuna for the first 60mins and then bring in Traore

Sinclair needs to get the finger out again too but bar shifting Grealish out there I dont think we have too many options for the left

-------------Guzan
Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi
------Sanchez--Gueye
Bacuna, Grealish, Sinclair
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Westwood, Ayew, Gil, Traore, Bunn, Lescott, Richardson

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2015, 09:19:11 AM »
WIN, JUST win

Offline levico

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2015, 09:23:23 AM »
2-0 up at 60 mins, draw 2-2.

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2015, 09:23:50 AM »
agree with that, I can't see beyond a draw, although I harbour ridiculous hopes that Adama scores one and sets up three more for Rudy as well as leaving the field at full time with both his legs and feet intact.

I can't see Adama passing 3 times in 1 match

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2015, 09:29:47 AM »
2-0 up at 60 mins, draw 2-2.
Not again.
Please.

Offline passport1

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2015, 09:53:06 AM »
Tim you really do need a win.

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2015, 09:56:09 AM »
Cant see us winning a game at the minute. 1-3 Stoke.

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2015, 10:02:07 AM »
It is very important that we win this game.

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2015, 10:45:25 AM »
Villa to win, God knows how: just put it down to blind belief. Over to you Tim.

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Re: Aston Villa v Stoke City - Pre Match Thread
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2015, 10:49:18 AM »
Desperately need a win here. Seems like Stoke fans are actually up for it for once with 2.5k tickets sold so far, can't ever remember them actually needing both tiers before.

 


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