Aston Villa v Bristol City - Pre Match Thread

[mr underhill]

everything's in place for the big beard to have as stormer

[russon]

We owe these for failing us on the last day of last season. Still, 2-0.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The result is not as important as the performance, it's crucial the approach and attitude demonstrated over the last two games continues, should it not then even a scrappy defensive 1-0 win will see the doom soon descend again after the short term joy of gaining the points.

Pragmatists may point out that a win is a win and in most circumstances I would agree but tonight could be a bellwether for the rest of the season.

Nah, this is bollocks.  Any sort of win would be fantastic for keeping the momentum going and getting the confidence up.  We're not going to move from one of the worst away records in memory to blowing teams away over night.  Bristol are in excellent form and any sort of result would be welcome today.

They're not in excellent form at all. They've got one  point  more than we have.

They also knocked a Premier League club out of the cup in the week.

And if us sticking four past Wigan is evidence that our form is improving (and it should be), then so is them beating Watford.

It was their Reserves side. The team we face tonight will be very similar to the one that drew 0-0 at home to Millwall.

[cdbearsfan]

And Wigan was our reserve side. The team we put out will be similar to the one that battered Norwich but tends to disappear in away games.

[Matt Collins]

The result is not as important as the performance, it's crucial the approach and attitude demonstrated over the last two games continues, should it not then even a scrappy defensive 1-0 win will see the doom soon descend again after the short term joy of gaining the points.

Pragmatists may point out that a win is a win and in most circumstances I would agree but tonight could be a bellwether for the rest of the season.

Nah, this is bollocks.  Any sort of win would be fantastic for keeping the momentum going and getting the confidence up.  We're not going to move from one of the worst away records in memory to blowing teams away over night.  Bristol are in excellent form and any sort of result would be welcome today.

They're not in excellent form at all. They've got one  point  more than we have.

Indeed. And every one of our games to date has been against a side who have a good chance of getting in the play offs

Brizzle have played Barnsley, blues, Brentford and millwall

If Davis is genuinely fit I reckon we should win.

[UK Redsox]

M5 is already backed up to around J14

My normal route to south Bristol involves one or two junctions of the M5.

I'm not going to risk that today. I'm going M4, M32 and then working my way round into Bedminster

[Chris Jameson]

M5 is already backed up to around J14

My normal route to south Bristol involves one or two junctions of the M5.

I'm not going to risk that today. I'm going M4, M32 and then working my way round into Bedminster

Looking at an attendance of over 100,000 if traffic is backed up already.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

And Wigan was our reserve side. The team we put out will be similar to the one that battered Norwich but tends to disappear in away games.

Indeed but I expect us to turn up tonight and start showing what we're capable of. I'm pretty confident of a good performance and three points.

[PaulWinch again]

Really need to win this.

[cdbearsfan]

M5 is already backed up to around J14

My normal route to south Bristol involves one or two junctions of the M5.

I'm not going to risk that today. I'm going M4, M32 and then working my way round into Bedminster

Leaving Birmingham city centre in about half an hour. Is M5 the only route?

[dave.woodhall]

M5 is already backed up to around J14

My normal route to south Bristol involves one or two junctions of the M5.

I'm not going to risk that today. I'm going M4, M32 and then working my way round into Bedminster

Leaving Birmingham city centre in about half an hour. Is M5 the only route?

A38 is possible. We're currently in Cheltenham and so far it's slow on the M42 and parts of the M5.

[UK Redsox]

M5 is now looking OK as far as Almondsbury. Suggested route from there on Googlemaps is currently M4(Eastbound), M32

I'd say to head down the M5 but keep an ear on the radio

[LamBeast]

Defining moment for Villas season tonight.

[Matt Collins]

Have we really lost 10 of our last 14 away games?

That's so bad. Makes me a bit less optimistic about tonight

[PeterWithesShin]

Have we really lost 10 of our last 14 away games?

That's so bad. Makes me a bit less optimistic about tonight

By my reckoning, since the draw at Brighton our away league record is W3 D1 L12. The wins were Rotherham, Wigan and QPR and the draw was Burton.