Bristol City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[UK Redsox]

You're not from Brizzle are you?

25 miles away, so its as local a match as I'm going to get (apart from when Villa play Brizzle Rovers in the odd cup or pre-season)

I'm from the little bit of the West Country that acts as a buffer between England and Wales

Yer tis, Zurry

[Lizz]

Away win. This will probably come back and bite me in the backside, but even my best Brummie pessimist gene can't beat up my optimistic gene at the moment.

[eddiemunster]

or we could go.
                       Bunn

Hutton       Lescott    Richards   Cissokho

    Westwood     Gardner    Bacuna

  Agbonlahor    Gestede     Kozak

AAAAARRRGGGHHH, NOOOOOOOOOOOO................Woke up in a cold sweat.......thought for one ugly moment we were back in last season.

[Gareth]

1-2

Kodija definitely scores just so Twitter can go into meltdown over why we haven't signed him yet :-)

Luckily Ayew & Elphick for us :-)

[brontebilly]

Are Gestede and Tshibola definitely out? Presume so and our bench looks very weak as a result.

Bacuna has been fine at RB so far but looks like he will have to play in midfield given lack of options, Green doesn't look ready yet either. I'd expect Cissokho to hold his position but with Jedinak in really think we need to get Amavi and Grealish going down the left. I'd be on for giving Gabby one last shot in this game but can't see it happening.

Gollini, De Laet, Elphick, Chester, Amavi, Bacuna, Jedinak, Westwood, Grealish, Mccormack, Ayew

Subs Bunn, Baker, Hutton, Gardner, Green, RHM, Cissokho, Lyden

[Matt Collins]

RDM says gestede and Tshibola definitely out. I agree w the team above on that basis, tho I'd play cissokho and kozak probably gets a place on the bench

Whether ayew can do the no 9 thing and link w McCormack is key. Hope they've been focusing on this in training. Surely he can't play kozak from the start

My confidence in a win is quite diminished given our lack of options in attach. If RHM was banging them in for the youth team he'd maybe have a claim, but I can't see that.

Our set pieces have been much improved of late. Could really do with elphick getting on the end of one of those McCormack crosses.

[Toronto Villa]

We just need to take advantage of our chances. We are not losing either match if we score a couple of the chances in the last couple of games. The defence is looking a lot more solid than before. Most sides in the division won't be able to come back against us to win if we score first. This isn't the PL, and the talent across the division is a lot more watered down.

[PeterWithesShin]

We need to make sure we don't patronise clubs like this or be over confident.

Bumpkins 0 Villa 7.

Agreed.

We need to show that we respect these cider drinking sister fuckers, but not too much respect mind.

Should I avoid threads about this fixture ?

Oooh arrrrr ya?

[Ian.]

We need to make sure we don't patronise clubs like this or be over confident.

Bumpkins 0 Villa 7.

Agreed.

We need to show that we respect these cider drinking sister fuckers, but not too much respect mind.

Should I avoid threads about this fixture ?

Oooh arrrrr ya?

I better had to me darlings

[Nastylee]

Newcastle went there and won. We need to do likewise.

[ROBBO]

As much as I wanted Kozak to prove he could do a job for us after watching him look totally lost last game he either will take months to get up to speed or he will never be of any use. If he starts on next game I really can't see us winning.

[Deano's Mullet]

Ayew will play up front I think, Bacuna pushes up to wing and De Last at right back. Draw at the very least. 1-1.

[Matt Collins]

Ayew will play up front I think, Bacuna pushes up to wing and De Last at right back. Draw at the very least. 1-1.

It has to be this id have thought. Green off the bench at some stage. Big premium on ayew there. But I'd like to think he can do it

I was thinking one centre forward in and we're done. But he might want a winger in too in order to have two players for every position:

Ayew McCormack grealish plus bacuna green NEW SIGNING

Gestede and NEW STRIKER

[Ads]

I suspect we will go with:

Gollini

Cissokho, Chester, Elphick, De Laet

Grealish, Jedinak, Westwood, Bacuna

Ayew & McCormack

[Damo70]

I suspect we will go with:

Gollini

Cissokho, Chester, Elphick, De Laet

Grealish, Jedinak, Westwood, Bacuna

Ayew & McCormack

Cissokho has never massively impressed me but he has looked good so far this season in my opinion.