Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Match Thread

[manic-road]

Goes without saying we need to ensure that we get more out of our control of the game. Whelan and Hourihane are a bit too deep and defensive. We don't need that. May be replace Whelan with Onomah. We need a bit more urgency and middle two need to push up more. Their number 31 looks useful other than that complacency is our worst enemy.

I must be watching a different game to you, I don't think Whelan and Hourihane are too deep otherwise we would have been overrun in the middle of the pitch. Replace them and need more urgency? Jeez we must be losing.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Thought they were going to spank us after the first 15 minutes, everything playing in our half but Uncle Albert and the Old Codger changed all that.

I think Whelan has had a cracking first half, breaking up almost everything, covering for Elmo when he was being targeted and keeping the ball moving. Hope that was our shit half.

[Smirker]

Score two goals and we go ninth.

[ciggiesnbeer]

1-1 all over this.

Please no. I would prefer a nice 3-0 win with Bruce taunting me for being hysterical afterwards thank you very much

[Bad English]

I am shitting myself. 1-0 up with 45 minutes to go and we are the Villa.

[pauliewalnuts]

Not bad at all after a worrying start.

I know what tends to happen when we go into the break one up, though.

On the bright side, I have a tenner on villa ahead half time but losing the match at 38/1.

Which means we will get a point at least

[jcsutv]

Get another clean sheet and we have won. How many minutes now without conceding?

[Monty]

This team remind me of us under MON - we're good when we're winning. Let's hope that continues.

[beness]

We seem to be switched off in the second half thus far this season.This needs to change and hopefuly today is the start of this.

[Bad English]

Catalan Dragons are level 4-4 at home to Widnes.  2nd half has just started.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Get another clean sheet and we have won. How many minutes now without conceding?

Oi Jinxy Jeremy!

[ciggiesnbeer]

It will probably come down to manager changes. We shall see how much Bruce has grown into this job after Warburton makes changes.

[The Man With A Stick]

Sky Go is about 45 seconds behind live. Not sure why as it is using exactly the same Wifi as my TV would...

I only realised this when the BBC Sport app on my phone told me Adomah had scored.  On the laptop, I think the ball was still in our half ffs!

[PeterWithesShin]

Get another clean sheet and we have won. How many minutes now without conceding?

345 mins plus injury times.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Last time I saw a team voluntarily start with 10 men was us vs Sunderland.... that ended well, fingers crossed this one does as well