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

[LeeB]

I've just watched a car on my estate spend ten minutes trying to get up a tiny incline and failing miserably. I can't see any way they can expect thirty-odd thousand people to turn up to Villa Park in exactly twenty-four hours' time.

Our fans don’t drive useless BMWs.

Unfortunately I do. I had to pop out last night around 8 and it was bloody treacherous, even with just a bit on the roads, it's so cold it doesn't melt, just compacts into ice.

Looking at it now it's going to be called off tomorrow.

[ADVILLAFAN]

QPR seem to have quite a few players out, so part of me wants it to go ahead now.

[Richard E]

QPR seem to have quite a few players out, so part of me wants it to go ahead now.

Yeah.Get the game played before any of their world class Galacticos are fit.

[Damo70]

Ironically I can't remember needing to drive in bad snow when I had my Audi Quattro four wheel drive or when we had my wife's four wheel drive Vauxhall Frontera. Although the Frontera came in handy once when I was working at Worcester Racecourse and the field that passed as a car park was flooded. I do remember having to drive home from work in Alum Rock back to Solihull in my rear wheel drive Toyota Supra. The only way I even got off the pub car park where I always parked opposite my place of work was after a few failed attempts when I was spinning around all over the place I went back into work and weighted my back end down by putting boxes of staionary in the boot. I drove home at about 15mph. When I got to my local my mate was sat at the bar and knowing he only worked five minutes drive away and drove a Land Rover I told him how lucky he was not to have had the problems I have had. His reply was "not really, I was stuck behind loads of real wheel drive twats like you"!

[andyh]

No way the game will survive after this afternoons snowfall.

[UK Redsox]

Even some main roads such as part of the A40 are closed in Gloucestershire (there's also restrictions on the M5)

[QuintonVilla]

Battering down with snow now, it's like a blizzard and looks on for the night. No way will it go ahead.

[levico]

Just heard that my car park is closed tomorrow and I suspect others will follow suit on H&S grounds.

Just crazy if this match goes ahead.

[martyn ellis]

I get into New Street from Euston at around 1.45. I have a feeling that part of the journey will be ok. It's the New Street to Witton or Aston leg I'm not so sure about. Any updates on that from anyone local?

 

I get into New Street from Euston at around 1.45. I have a feeling that part of the journey will be ok. It's the New Street to Witton or Aston leg I'm not so sure about. Any updates on that from anyone local?

Hi Martyn, I've just 'crawled' into work south Brum. Local radio travel says West Midlands trains running reduced cross city service.

I'll post any updates if i see or hear any 👍

Hi Martyn, I've just 'crawled' into work south Brum. Local radio travel says West Midlands trains running reduced cross city service.

I'll post any updates if i see or hear any 👍

Thanks VB. Looking less likely now. I would give it a miss but I'm taking a family friend to her first match. Too late to cancel train tickets and if the match goes ahead there'll be no refund for that either. Oh well.

[Walmley_Villa]

Just heard that my car park is closed tomorrow and I suspect others will follow suit on H&S grounds.

Just crazy if this match goes ahead.

Yes King Edwards is CLOSED tomorrow. They cannot clear the area of snow.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

It'll be fine. I've been to games in worse than this before.

[AsTallAsLions]

Hoping it's called off. No way I'm gonna be able to make it to the plane, and that's if it takes off. Dublin Airport completely shut today.

[shipscat]

It's a blizzard now in Sutton.

Forecasting all through the night now too,with some respite about 0700.

I'll be surprised if we play tomorrow,with the state of the roads and public transport being affected.The cross city service is struggling,nothing out of New St at present.

[cdbearsfan]

It'll be off.

[AsTallAsLions]

Almost as I typed got a text to say my flight's been cancelled. That's that then.