Aston Villa vs Liverpool pre match thread

[PeterWithesShin]

I can't think of the last season where we didn't beat at least one of the big rich 4 or 5.

Would've been TSM1, I think. Of all the gutless performances at Villa Park in the past five years, those two home games against the Manc clubs that season were probably the worst.

Didn't we beat Chelsea where Stephen Ireland won Player of the Season instead of Man of the Match?

Yep, I meant home or away rather than just at VP.

[TonyD]

I think we will sneak this and VP will go apeshit.

[D.boy]

I was chatting to a Liverpool supporting colleague last night and he said "stick a big bloke up front because we can't defend set pieces"

[BC54 VFC]

I'll be looking for a bar in Key West that's screening this; it'll be the first home game I've missed since 2007.

[VancouverLion]

I think we will sneak this and VP will go apeshit.

This!!
1-0 Veretout to break his duck

[ChicagoLion]

I'll be looking for a bar in Key West that's screening this; it'll be the first home game I've missed since 2007.

Key West you say!

[JD]

I think we will sneak this and VP will go apeshit.

I'm going with this as well.

[villabear]

I'll be looking for a bar in Key West that's screening this; it'll be the first home game I've missed since 2007.

Check out Jack Flats at 509.5 Duval Street.

Went to The Keys November 2014.  Much to my Wife's amusment I went looking for somewhere to watch the Villa v Southampton game one very hot afternoon.

The place was virtually empty albeit a few people escaping the sun. Asked the guy behind the bar if they could get this game on. He looked at his phone to see what channel it was on and changed one of the big screens behind the bar for me. They then produced a mini speaker system that you put on the bar in front of you to tune to the correct channel to get commentary! 

They looked very amused and bemused when we scored and I was jumping around the empty bar. This didn't last as Bertrand I think equalised just before the end of the game.

Another 'must do' bar is the Green Parrot. Live music and great Bloody Mary's.  Enjoy

[frank black]

This is Villa, hat trick for Benteke and mayhem on the forum.

The Norwich game looked like two teams destined for relegation.

 It's the hope that's killing me now.

[Clampy]

I was chatting to a Liverpool supporting colleague last night and he said "stick a big bloke up front because we can't defend set pieces"

Didn't the Stripeyfilth score two past them on set pieces? Could be a good thing to play on.

[peter w]

Even Gestede scored twice past them earlier this season.

[CT Villan]

I'll be looking for a bar in Key West that's screening this; it'll be the first home game I've missed since 2007.

It'll be on NBC Sports Network at 9am, if that helps.

[D.boy]

They do look weak at defending set pieces so hopefully we will exploit this.

[The Edge]

They do look weak at defending set pieces so hopefully we will exploit this.

We have no big striker available to score from set pieces. We had Benteke but sold him to another PL club didn't we?  We can get the big guys up for corners/free kicks but I hope to god the coaches have been working on our delivery. And for gods sake keep Westwood well away from any corner taking. I swear I'll blow a gasket if he does 1 more floaty corner or fails to clear the first defender! Probably blind optimism here but I'm having a tenner on 3-1 to the mighty Villa.

[not3bad]

They do look weak at defending set pieces so hopefully we will exploit this.

We have no big striker available to score from set pieces. We had Benteke but sold him to another PL club didn't we?  We can get the big guys up for corners/free kicks but I hope to god the coaches have been working on our delivery.

The delivery for Lescott's goal against Norwich was excellent.