Derby County v Aston Villa Match Thread - K.O 5:30pm

[itbrvilla]

What a load of shit.  Can't see any result with that midfield.

[pauliewalnuts]

Return of one of my favourite Villa bets,

Villa to be winning at half time, losing at full time, 28/1

An insurance policy against that most sickening of results

[Tuscans]

Fuck is Gardner actually playing?

When you said I thought what!? Looked again and thought shit, he is as well! What happened to Bola?

[Percy McCarthy]

Derby to win, no danger.

[richtheholtender]

Four of the bench are defenders.

[QuintonVilla]

That midfield is Blues

[Villafirst]

Jedinak no visa?  Tshibola injured? Disappointing line-up. Still need more signings, at least one more in midfield.

[brian green]

That team has the whiff of Eric Black about it.  Was confident of a win, now much less so.

[Legion]

Midfield looks weak. Very weak.

[andyh]

Precisely why any talk of selling Westwood is crazy.
He's no superstar but fuck me, that midfield would be even shitter without him.

[Hairbandinho]

Wow that midfield is going to get dominated

[KevinGage]

Can we not loan Kieran Clarke back and play him centre mid? Doesn't seem like the Jawdies are too crazy about him.

[Matt Collins]

Was hoping to see Jedinak. Wasn't braced for Gardner

Agree, would be v surprised if we win now

It's not just that he's been so bad, it's that with four attackers you really need your midfield two to be great

[CJ]

Well that midfield is beyond feeble. Can't see us getting anything now tbh. At least we've got Jedinak to shore it up after today, but I'd have changed the shape today and put Amavi left mid.

[Toronto Villa]

If nothing else we will create chances and when we do we have to take them. Because we're not going to rely on that midfield providing any protection to our defence.