SHA v Aston Villa: Pre-Match Thread

[UK Redsox]

I was thinking similar.  He strikes me as the type of player who can play anywhere on the pitch.

McMilner

[KRS]

Will this be Jacks first game at the Sty? Pretty sure he’s missed previous games with injuries or suspensions?

[Duncan Shaw]

The f*ckers need to be f*cked....that is all

[LowerNorthStand]

Being a Warwickshire lad I grew up personally with Coventry as my main rivals as a Villa fan. For any Villa living in the Warwickshire area of the country outside of Brum you got to see first hand how much those cranks hate us. They have been very quiet over the last decade not surprisingly..

Saying that the swamp dwellers from Small Health will all be coming out on Sunday for their cup final. Throwing hatred and bile like they always do. When the match kicks off nothing else matters but the final result. Villa to win 3-2.

[KRS]

From the Birmingham Mail:

“Tim Robinson will take charge of this weekend’s Second City derby between Birmingham City and Aston Villa.

The battle at St Andrew’s is certain to be a heated affair and Robinson has gained a reputation for being one of the EFL’s more card happy officials.”

[Ads]

Good. Get the twats in the book early on when they start lumping Grealish.

[TB]

Unfortunately, being card happy doesn't necessarily equate to being consistent - or very good.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Will this be Jacks first game at the Sty? Pretty sure he’s missed previous games with injuries or suspensions?

Yes

[john e]

the first two names I would put down in midfield are Grealish and McGinn you can take your pick out of the rest of them

They are the best 2 midfielders we have and are head and shoulders above everyone else we have in that department

you can count on one hand the amount of good games Whelan, Albert, Hourihane etc have had
you can count on one hand how many bad games McGinn has had and you'd be struggling to do that

we always fall into this one game makes the player trap
play the best you've got and go and win the game Villa

[Ads]

They're the best two midfielders in the league.

[exigo]

Randomly ended up on the Wiki page for the 1886 FA Cup semi final, played at our place between Small Heath and Albion. Nothing changes, does it?

The semi-final took place at Aston Lower Grounds and was against one of Albion's local rivals, Small Heath Alliance. Albion won 4–0—Arthur Loach and George Woodhall each scoring twice—to become the first Midlands club to reach the FA Cup Final. After the game, Small Heath supporters invaded the pitch and then pelted missiles at vehicles bound for West Bromwich, causing several injuries.

[Toronto Villa]

They're the best two midfielders in the league.

We have no room for error the rest of the way this season. We have to win the majority of our games to get into the playoffs. No fucking around. Best team available.

[Lastfootstamper]

Unlikely but could try McGinn at LB?

He's no stranger to the role. Played there when he was younger...
https://www.facebook.com/101566839887394/posts/2366536633390392/

[ChicagoLion]

Randomly ended up on the Wiki page for the 1886 FA Cup semi final, played at our place between Small Heath and Albion. Nothing changes, does it?

The semi-final took place at Aston Lower Grounds and was against one of Albion's local rivals, Small Heath Alliance. Albion won 4–0—Arthur Loach and George Woodhall each scoring twice—to become the first Midlands club to reach the FA Cup Final. After the game, Small Heath supporters invaded the pitch and then pelted missiles at vehicles bound for West Bromwich, causing several injuries.

A Woodhall scored for the Albion you say

[robbo1874]

Being a Warwickshire lad I grew up personally with Coventry as my main rivals as a Villa fan. For any Villa living in the Warwickshire area of the country outside of Brum you got to see first hand how much those cranks hate us. They have been very quiet over the last decade not surprisingly..

Saying that the swamp dwellers from Small Health will all be coming out on Sunday for their cup final. Throwing hatred and bile like they always do. When the match kicks off nothing else matters but the final result. Villa to win 3-2.

i can vouch for your comments re: cov fans, being as I am from Nuneaton. I don’t know any blues fans, but I imagine they would be very similar- quite passive aggressive the cov lot.

It’s funny, I know a cov supporter here in aus, we’re quite good mates as it goes, but when he has a go about Villa, you can sense that the bitterness is not far from the surface. There’s  definitely a slight edge to the piss-taking, which I obviously feign obliviousness to, but try to slyly stoke.