Aston Villa vs Cardiff City Pre Match Thread

[john e]

I'm looking forward to Jack getting under their skin. They wont finish with 11 men.

i think sendings off could be the key to winning or losing this game

we have as much chance of losing a player by getting sucked in by one of their wind up merchants as they do with their blatant kicking as seen the last time we met

like you say there's a good chance 22 players will not be on the pitch at the closing bell

[Des Little]

Given Jack, Snoddy & Hourihame's ability to 'win' free kicks/draw fouls (I'd hate them for this if they weren't our players by the way), we should have a field day from set pieces.

[Chris Jameson]

Tonight I shall be the modern football 'fan' and fall asleep watching a Champions League match. Last time I did that whilst Villa were playing they won, so it's bound to work.

[Ads]

I'm going to confess that since the Wolves game I have changed my routine. I now go down to my parents home to steal food off them before I go to the Villa. My previous routine was to go eat up here and travel straight to the ground.

My routine changed first for QPR.

Its my fault.

[Mister E]

Given Jack, Snoddy & Hourihame's ability to 'win' free kicks/draw fouls (I'd hate them for this if they weren't our players by the way), we should have a field day from set pieces.

Let's hope there is a dramatic improvement in our ability to exploit them then.

[Chico Hamilton III]

A fella at work was asking me if I'd be watching the "massive" game tonight, the potential financial implications, and whether the managers' reputations were on the line. It was only when I told him I think Neil Warnock is a twat that I realised he was talking about Man City v Liverpool.

There's only one game tonight 

[Bad English]

That will make a decent Facebook troll post.

[Chris Jameson]

Instead of guess the score, in our house my son plays guess what minute will dad fall asleep, 37 minutes is my guess for tonight.

[Lobsterboy]

After Saturday's debacle I'm expecting wholesale changes, an early Cardiff goal followed by 70-80 minutes of us huffing and puffing and getting nowhere. We'll no doubt end up with four strikers on the pitch and no midfield before conceding a second goal in stoppage time...

[QuintonVilla]

A crowd of 'at least 34k' expected tonight. Decent that considering our recent form and bottling 2nd. Would have been 38k+ if we had the chance to go 2nd with a win.

[olaftab]

I'm going to confess that since the Wolves game I have changed my routine. I now go down to my parents home to steal food off them before I go to the Villa. My previous routine was to go eat up here and travel straight to the ground.

My routine changed first for QPR.

Its my fault.

You bar steward. How could you do that to us? I am arranging a lynching for you tonight. Be present and ready by the giant oak tree, halfway up the slope in line with he Holte End and Aston Hall, straight after the game.

[Nev]

I shall be checking for updates during the Jethro Tull gig at Symphony Hall.

1-1

[St AustellAVFC]

Win 2-0. Grealish and Chester with the goals. I’m bloody stuck at work tonight so will be doing my round with my iPad hidden away and sound down.

[Towser]

I have tickets for Jethro Tull tonight and will miss the game and the awful twatter comments during the match as well, if my Wife catches me checking my phone during the gig for the score they might be ringing the solstice bells for me.

I am going for 2-1 to Villa, Snodgrass and Kodjia.

[Smirker]

The Kodge will score tonight.

Just in time for the play offs.

2-0 Villa.