Aston Villa v Manchester City Pre-Match Thread

[Gregorys Boy]

Even if City play below theirselves can still see them carving a functional 0-2. The revival may have to wait a week

[eric woolban woolban]

I'm pretty much writing off this game and feel the season will start in earnest on Monday.

[Des Little]

Damage limitation and hope for the future is what it's all about tomorrow

[aj2k77]

Just to add a little positivity, last season at their place when we conceded another late goal we were one of only a few teams during the last 3 seasons to have more possession than them.

[Legion]

Welcome back, Fabian...

[Mister E]

Citeh complacency and a little more guile from us: a score-draw, methinks.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Well Norwich were minutes away from getting a draw at the Emptihad last week.

And Aguerro and Silva are out.

Yes we are massive underdogs but let's not write the game off completely.

I'll go for 1-1, and some positivity restored.

[stubbsyandy]

The team needs our support more than ever right now, so I urge as many to get down there as possible and let the new manager and the team see we are right behind them
Whatever the result, I am strangely looking forward to this game
UTV

[Rudy65]

Well Norwich were minutes away from getting a draw at the Emptihad last week.

And Aguerro and Silva are out.

Yes we are massive underdogs but let's not write the game off completely.

I'll go for 1-1, and some positivity restored.

Missing those two is great news for us. We might scrape a draw

[Stu]

I want to go down tomorrow and take my Greek mate with me who has only been living in the city for a few months. However, I have been instructed told advised that I have to stay in to wait for a delivery from M&S.

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

I want to go down tomorrow and take my Greek mate with me who has only been living in the city for a few months. However, I have been instructed told advised that I have to stay in to wait for a delivery from M&S.

Surely they'll deliver to Villa Park.

[Smirker]

I want to go down tomorrow and take my Greek mate with me who has only been living in the city for a few months. However, I have been instructed told advised that I have to stay in to wait for a delivery from M&S.

Contact + ask to leave with neighbour.

[Axl Rose]

I'm going for 2-2.

[Stu]

Interesting comment from Manuel Pelegrini regarding Delph reported in the Graun here: Manuel Pellegrini: I hope Fabian Delph won’t be booed on return to Aston Villa

Asked if Delph could expect a difficult welcome, Pellegrini said: “No, I hope he will not receive that. He played a lot of years for Aston Villa and Aston Villa wanted to sell him also. He continued being a player that gave a lot of his career to Aston Villa and I don’t think the fans will forget all those things.”

An eye-brow raising narrative for me, as I was under the impression that Villa wanted him to stay, what with being the club captain and everything, and it was a case that his new contract included a ridiculously-low release clause valuation.

[Stu]

Oh, and the M&S delivery came this morning so I'm going after all.

Even managed to annoy wife by being indisposed at the traps when the delivery turned up; she had to answer the door in her dressing gown.

That'll teach her.