Aston Villa vs Queens Park Rangers Pre-Match Thread [POSTPONED]

[Damo70]

Always an opposition I expect us to beat at VP regardless of form. When did QPR last win here in the league?

Would be happy with 2-0.

1992. They are one of the few clubs that have a winning record against us in all competitions, mainly because we've been so wank at Loftus Road over the years.

I've just looked that game up. We lost 0-1 at Villa Park in front of a crowd of 19,630 on the 14th of March. I would have been at the game but have no recollection of it whatsoever. Possibly because it was played on a fellow H&V poster's birthday so I'm guessing we all went out and got pissed after the game. To be fair we used to do that after every game but you know how it is when it is someone's birthday, you have a few extra to be sociable.

[AV82EC]

It was one of the games from recollection in the great goalless run of BFRs first season, I recall absolutely nothing of it despite the fact I was there.

[cdbearsfan]

I was probably there but don't remember it at all. I definitely remember the Beelzebub game.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

And supporters need personal convector heaters provided.

You modern supporters are mollycoddled !

[PeterWithesShin]

Always an opposition I expect us to beat at VP regardless of form. When did QPR last win here in the league?

Would be happy with 2-0.

1992. They are one of the few clubs that have a winning record against us in all competitions, mainly because we've been so wank at Loftus Road over the years.

That does surprise me. They've always been pretty poor at VP since I've been going.

We've won 21 and lost 23 so have closed the gap after winning the last 3 against them.

[steamer]

Magic
Any idea on the date

[PeterWithesShin]

I think it was 1963 during the big freeze. Probably Blackburn as that was the only home home we played for over 3 months.

[cdbearsfan]

And supporters need personal convector heaters provided.

You modern supporters are mollycoddled !

I'd be more concerned about the imminent attack from a swirly see-through monster than the snow.

[LeeB]

And supporters need personal convector heaters provided.

You modern supporters are mollycoddled !

I'd be more concerned about the imminent attack from a swirly see-through monster than the snow.

Too right. There’s cold, and then there’s pan-dimensional vortexes.

[Matt Collins]

My journey on Saturday:

Staines to London
London to Leicester
Hospital visit
Leicester to Birmingham NS
To villa park

It had better not be called off!

I’d not take risks with grealish and Adomah

If not fit:

Johnstone

Elmo Chester Terry Taylor

Whelan hourihane

Snodgrass lansbury Grabban

Davis

[McGraths Dry Cleaning]

Always an opposition I expect us to beat at VP regardless of form. When did QPR last win here in the league?

Would be happy with 2-0.

1992. They are one of the few clubs that have a winning record against us in all competitions, mainly because we've been so wank at Loftus Road over the years.

I've just looked that game up. We lost 0-1 at Villa Park in front of a crowd of 19,630 on the 14th of March. I would have been at the game but have no recollection of it whatsoever. Possibly because it was played on a fellow H&V poster's birthday so I'm guessing we all went out and got pissed after the game. To be fair we used to do that after every game but you know how it is when it is someone's birthday, you have a few extra to be sociable.

I remember that game mainly because I got the train up from London with a mate who hailed from Perry Barr, had beers on the train with some QPR fans, went out in Brum and got smashed in Le Brum Pub (someone please tell me I'm not making this memory up and it actually existed), stayed at his Mum's and came back the next day. I felt really bad as I didn't call in and see my Mum & Dad. I remember very little about the match.

[Bad English]

I was probably there but don't remember it at all. I definitely remember the Beelzebub game.

Oh don't! My ears are still ringing from the deafening boos and jeers when Beelzebub subbed himself on. And put three past us.

[cdbearsfan]

The game where he came on was afterwards, by which time he was at Wednesday, I think. I remember he got booed but some of it was fear as we remembered what he'd done on his last visit. He was on from the start in the hat-trick game. I think that defeat probably did us a favour as we went about fifteen unbeaten afterwards, and went from relegation-threatened dross to title contenders.

[LeeB]

The game where he came on was afterwards, by which time he was at Wednesday, I think. I remember he got booed but some of it was fear as we remembered what he'd done on his last visit. He was on from the start in the hat-trick game. I think that defeat probably did us a favour as we went about fifteen unbeaten afterwards, and went from relegation-threatened dross to title contenders.

After the darkest hour and all that.

I well remember that game, I'd never experienced the hostility to him before, it semmed to backfire comically only enraging those affected further. As you say it became a turning point, but it left Taylor on the rack a bit.

[dave.woodhall]

The game where he came on was afterwards, by which time he was at Wednesday, I think. I remember he got booed but some of it was fear as we remembered what he'd done on his last visit. He was on from the start in the hat-trick game. I think that defeat probably did us a favour as we went about fifteen unbeaten afterwards, and went from relegation-threatened dross to title contenders.

That's about right. It was the QPR game when Sir Graham sent the trainer on with instructions to Paul McGrath to try and get to the end of the match without falling over.