Aston Villa vs Preston North End Pre-Match Thread

[saunders_heroes]

Lansbury and Green start, as does Westwood. No McCormack in the 16 at all.

Westwood as usual survives the purge. He must be magnificent in training. Is Ross injured or off?

He must have intimate  photographs of someone high up at Villa or something. Whatever it is the mind boggles how he still gets a game.

[kippaxvilla2]

We're not scoring today.  Flabby starting.  McCormack not in squad.

[Axl Rose]

I was quite looking forward to today.

Saw Westwood and Agbonlahor in the team. Won't be following it now. Can't and won't support either of them.

Bruce must have a deathwish....If we don't start winning soon, he is going to bear the brunt of a massive backlash.

Hope we win.

[saunders_heroes]

I was quite looking forward to today.

Saw Westwood and Agbonlahor in the team. Won't be following it now. Can't and won't support either of them.

Bruce must have a deathwish....If we don't start winning soon, he is going to bear the brunt of a massive backlash.

Hope we win.

Oh behave. I can't stand Westwood but he's still in the Villa team so you at least get behind him during the game. Do your slagging off at the end or on here, but don't let it stop you supporting the team because if so, what's the point of being a fan?

[Axl Rose]

I was quite looking forward to today.

Saw Westwood and Agbonlahor in the team. Won't be following it now. Can't and won't support either of them.

Bruce must have a deathwish....If we don't start winning soon, he is going to bear the brunt of a massive backlash.

Hope we win.

Oh behave. I can't stand Westwood but he's still in the Villa team so you at least get behind him during the game. Do your slagging off at the end or on here, but don't let it stop you supporting the team because if so, what's the point of being a fan?

He won't do anything constructive so why support him? I won't get behind him. I don't want him in the team.

There's plenty of point in being a fan. It's impossible to stop being a fan.

I get your point, and you're right. But seeing these same old names just irritates the fuck out of me. Richards?? Still in the squad? After all his rubbish?.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Not inspired by Gabby or Westwood inclusion. It's going to be tough again today! Hope Lansbury and Green can rise to the challenge.

[VILLA MOLE]

what formation do we think ?

[KevinGage]

We're not scoring today.  Flabby starting.  McCormack not in squad.

Every day I love Bruce less and less.

[VILLA MOLE]

We're not scoring today.  Flabby starting.  McCormack not in squad.

Every day I love Bruce less and less.

I predict a riot

[Marton]

Not surprised that Gabby starts.

Bruce stated in December that while Kodjia and Ayew was away he would give Gabby all the chances he could ask for.
Hes done exactly that...and with that stubborn streak he keeps doing it against all reason.

Westwood is more of an enigma. Bruce never offered any thougths that would explain how he could get close starting again, especially now when another midfielder option is available. Reason dictates that Westwood would be at best 4-5th option now for that position. Westwood isn't moved by laws of logic it seems.

[auntiesledd]

We're not scoring today.  Flabby starting.  McCormack not in squad.

Every day I love Bruce less and less.

It's clear to see that you've become obsessed...   

[KevinGage]

As John e said a while back, forget this jizz about Bruce wanting to box clever and put Gabby in the shop window (the obvious flaw there being the whole world can see how shit he is an'all) - he actually seems to rate him.  For some unfathomable reason.

Bruce is what he is, an old school manager.  Which is why when he was still at Hull and Allthepies was still at Sunderland, they looked the most likely to take Gabby, Richards or Lescott off our hands.

I thought that Bruce might flirt with the idea of introducing both Gabby and Richards to the fringes of the squad. An odd game here and there, perhaps, based on glories of yesteryear. Only to soon wise up and realise they are shot.

But this is beyond flirting. This is take 'em out to dinner (Gabby had seconds and thirds) bedroom gymnastics and in the family way before you know it.  An appalling state of affairs.

[kippaxvilla2]

And he was defending him at the press conference yesterday although he finally conceded he isn't the player of 2008.  Steve he hasn't been that player well since 2008.

[auntiesledd]

what formation do we think ?

Well bearing in mind Westwood & Gabby are starting, I'll wager it'll be a 4-4-0.

[Hampshire Villa]

Lansbury and Green start, as does Westwood. No McCormack in the 16 at all.

maybe he is going somewhere ??

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