SHA v Aston Villa: Pre-Match Thread

[Legion]

I'm not glorifying anything. Just joining Lee in reminiscing about the most surprising and colourful night Villa Park has ever seen.

If that's your idea of surprising and colourful there's really no hope.

Dust off your shift and F7 keys if you want, but it was an extraordinary game, extraordinary build up and an extraordinary atmosphere. I've been a season ticket holder for 28 years, plenty will have seen football from many more decades than that. But I've never been in B6 with an atmosphere or events like that before or since. Perhaps why just over 16 years later Lee and others brought it up.

I thought it was a disgraceful night on and off the pitch but if you want to think of all that idiocy as something wonderful, feel free. Just not on here. 

So did I.

[Legion]

I'm particular about the words I choose. If I wanted to describe it as wonderful, I would have done. Seeing as we lost, and my reputation being known, I wouldn't use a positive adjective.

If I was to use a word it would be evil. I follow us everywhere. Home, away, Europe and I'll take my comments further, in 28 years and a handful of games missed, I've never exprienced an atmosphere like it. There has been noise, argy bargy, some disgraceful police brutality. But nothing like that.

Neither have I and I hope I never experience another.

Worst match I've ever attended in every aspect. Before, during and after.

[LeeB]

I don't condone it, I was there with my now wife and left with 15 minutes to go because she was scared. That shouldn't have to happen.

As bad as it was though, it put them back in their box on that front and things have been generally a lot safer since.

So I think we did them a favour.

[colin69]

I saw one of them abroad the other week.  Well, North Wales, if that counts.  There's millions of the fuckers in China though apparently.

There are about 57000 working at lungbrij for the Rover. All on night shift though.

You know this myth about Blues fans at Longbridge really pisses me off.
I’m a Villa fan from Rubery and worked at The Austin from 1990-2005 and if anything I worked next to more Wolves and Albion fans than Blues to be honest.  Obviously Villa fans were in the majority,

[PeterWithesShin]

More undead work at Longbridge than went to Bruges. And they took over 500,000 to Bruges.

[Lastfootstamper]

I saw one of them abroad the other week.  Well, North Wales, if that counts.  There's millions of the fuckers in China though apparently.

There are about 57000 working at lungbrij for the Rover. All on night shift though.

You know this myth about Blues fans at Longbridge really pisses me off.
I’m a Villa fan from Rubery and worked at The Austin from 1990-2005 and if anything I worked next to more Wolves and Albion fans than Blues to be honest.  Obviously Villa fans were in the majority,

Not their fault, it's our best reason we've ever managed to come up with as to why hardly any of the fuckers actually turn up at their home games.

I mean, it can't be because there's really not that many of them, and those few are only bothered about two games a season, can it?

[colin69]

I think most Blues fans work at Landrover....lots of overtime there apparently.

[robbo1874]

I don’t think he’ll drop a player who scored twice last game playing in his best position and it would be hard to drop Whelan. But given the choice if has to make one of those decisions I’m putting in McGinn for Whelan.

for me, I don’t think it matters too much how he sets up (Smith)- only one, maybe two changes from last week, enforced by injuries. The main thing for me, is how he reacts to how the game pans out.

No manager has a crystal ball before the match, but they earn their coin, or the boos of the crowd, by how they use their subs. Smith seems to be the best one we’ve had in recent years, for reading the game and changing things accordingly.

Gone for a draw in the poll, but expecting us to win really.

[Sexual Ealing]

I just looked at their SHA site. I'm pretty sure that the word 'hubris' means nothing to them, because, well, most words mean nothing to them. They're very bullish.

[Axl Rose]

I just looked at their SHA site. I'm pretty sure that the word 'hubris' means nothing to them, because, well, most words mean nothing to them. They're very bullish.

I thought the same.

I think it's another reason they hate us so much. They've somehow got it in their heads that every time they play us, they'll smash us. And they don't. So throw an anti-Villa tantrum.

Imagine if they win. Will they enjoy it or simply revert to telling us how shit we are and how blue the city is? I'm guessing the latter.

[PeterWithesShin]

If they get a draw they will be starting to dream of a new mirror being released.

[LukeJames]

They've been unbearable for the past few years with their moral victories. When they finally do beat us it will be next level. I expect this site swell with weird twats like that oddball Albion thing in the accounts thread.

[wittonwarrior]

Come on Villa lets just do it -COYLs

[Ads]

They're full if themselves. Hubris is a good word for their state of mind.

Setting off down the M6 now and I am quite excited. I love these games.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Come on you Villa boys! Let's beat the scummy b-stards from sty andrews! 3 points vital to close the gap on 6th place! UTV! VTID!