Aston Villa vs Fulham Championship Play-Off Final Pre-Match Thread

[QuintonVilla]

The amount of spares going in the Fulham end on Twitter is ridiculous. Everyone trying to flog them last minute.

[beness]

36 years to the day that we won the European cup, oh please lord of omens ...

[purpletrousers]

Seeing the Rolling Stones @ Olympic stadium tonight as my warm up for the main event, wondering what would be the most appropriate song they might play?

'Think I'm Going Mad'? Forget that, it can only be 'Winning Ugly'.

Jumping Jack Grealish

Fool ham to cry.

JJG definitely the winner so far. I have so say I'm ignoring Florence & the Machine just as much as last time I saw 'em at a festy. Happy night before socialising brothers & sisters. May we soon be back where we belong...

[Damo70]

It has just hit me. The nerves and the slight sick feeling in my stomach. I knew it would start some time tonight.

[ASHTONVILLA]

I think we will win this, actually getting less nervous the closer we get. 3-1 to the Villa.

[Ads]

It's dawning on me, after blocking it out until I left work yesterday, that this is the most excited I've ever been before a game. When that includes Cup finals and derbies and European games, it's quite a strange feeling.

But I am fucking buzzing.

[mike]

It has just hit me. The nerves and the slight sick feeling in my stomach. I knew it would start some time tonight.

Yep, that's me too. I can't go and I can't get pissed enough to watch it on tv due to family commitments. I was in this position with the semis, and turned the radio on in my car when my watch told me even extra time plus penalties would be done...just in time to hear (I think) Dion's penalty go in. OH BOLLOCKS. Turned it back on again five minutes later. No idea what I'll do tomorrow.

[andyh]

I think we will win this, actually getting less nervous the closer we get. 3-1 to the Villa.

That’s been my prediction all along and I’ve had a sneaky tenner at 33/1 on it.

[Clampy]

It has just hit me. The nerves and the slight sick feeling in my stomach. I knew it would start some time tonight.

Are you sure that's not the start of the shits?

[PeterWithesShin]

Despite the massive importance of the game it's way down my list of excitement with the Villa. For me it's a stupidly expensive glorified league game and isn't even close to how I felt before the QF, SF and final in 2015 as recent examples. Maybe i'd feel different if I was going but I don't think so as it's how I felt when it reached my criteria and I decided against buying a ticket. I still hope to fuck we win mind. Maybe a bit bizarrely, I reckon i'd be a lot more excited and nervous if it was still a winner takes all scenario, but was the 46th game league game of the season.

[Fred Crump]

Yes!! Get in !!! What a fantastic 3-0 win, Fulham were never in it and Jacks 30 yard screamer was a worldie!!

[Fred Crump]

Bollocks. Accidentally posted 24 hours early. Will re- post on the post match thread same time tomorrow

[QuintonVilla]

It's dawning on me, after blocking it out until I left work yesterday, that this is the most excited I've ever been before a game. When that includes Cup finals and derbies and European games, it's quite a strange feeling.

But I am fucking buzzing.

This. My stomach is in knots. Can't wait to get on the beers tomorrow to calm the nerves. Can't even bring myself to make a prediction, I honestly can't call the game. One minute I'm confident and then the next I'm shitting myself and can't see us winning!

Our end will be bouncing though, the atmosphere will be electric.

[Tayls_7]

C'mon lads. Faint hearts never won fair maiden.  We're going to stand tall and stare them down. 

[Brend'Watkins]

I’m still angry we didn’t go up automatically. I’m glad for everyone who’s excited by doing the business tomorrow but we shouldn’t really be in this position. We are. Win and it’s all irrelevant. Lose and it’s depressingly relevant. Like a salesman with one last shot at hitting his budget. I’m not excited at all.