Stoke City vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Stoke 4 Villa 8

[adrenachrome]

They are coming too fast and we're heading for disaster. Can we get a three month extension on this?

Good call.
We are punch drunk. Our new goalie went off bamboozled at half time. Chap next to me brings sports binoculars and told me the fellow was non compos mentis and possibly seeing stars.
I told him that all stars had  definitely deserted our firmament and that I am no longer sure that my redeemer liveth. He took it badly but sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

[KRS]

Stoke 1-0 Villa

They are crap but without a midfield to speak of it will be a case of how long we can keep them out for.

[CT Villan]

If we go on the front-foot again we'll win 1-3 with Tammy rediscovering his scoring form.

Sadly, I think we're more likely to play both Whelan and Jedinak in central midfield with Hologram in front of them...and we'll lose 2-0.

[ROBBO]

Now let me think who is he going to play in mid field?

[sickbeggar]

Well an odd game this. Stoke could be having a close look at their immediate future if they make the same mistakes we did. Don't know why but i think we'll nick this. With McGinn our best midfielder out, bizarrely i think the midfield will gell a bit better and be more balanced 0-1

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

These exciting local derby games just keep coming. I can't wait.

[mr underhill]

a draw at best

[AV82EC]

I’m going and have no idea what to expect. Other than its Stoke so liable to be cold despite probably being 15 degrees. I’d play a really boring 4-5-1 with Jedinak, Whelan sitting and Kodjia behind Abraham. Out wide Elmo and Green. So 0-0.

[darren woolley]

0-0 Draw for me.

[Perthvillan]

We still need three wins to avoid relegation (or ten draws) and we will be on the way back with a sensational 0-0 draw at mighty Stoke.
Roll on the end of the season.
UTV

[in exile]

0-0 for me too

[AVH87]

We could really do with some good news in the build up to this (Grealish fit for the bench, Chester able to return), plus some of Tuanzebe, Lansbury and Carroll back in training or close to it.

[JUAN PABLO]

0-1  Villa


shit game
scrappy goal

[SoccerHQ]

We still need three wins to avoid relegation (or ten draws) and we will be on the way back with a sensational 0-0 draw at mighty Stoke.
Roll on the end of the season.
UTV

We probably have enough points to stay up as it is. Bolton stayed up on 43 points last season and teams down there look even worse this season.