SHA v Aston Villa: Pre-Match Thread

[Legion]

I'd love to hear of these standards they believe they set.

Most disliked club in the world?

[AV82EC]

Not ever having lived in Birmingham or had any mates/family who were noses or had work colleagues who were noses, it’s always an utter mystery to me to hear or see on social media the huge levels of jealousy, inadequacy and inferiority they display towards us.

I’ve met literally hundreds of Man City, Everton, Spurs and other big city fans who despite being the supposed “lesser” club in these big city rivalries don’t behave like this.

We really are there reason for being.

Good luck to all who go, at least you won’t be getting kept in.

Play like we can and we can beat these by 2 clear goals.

[LeeB]

It's so funny. They took the name in the first place because nobody gave a shit about Small Heath, and still nobody gives a shit about them. The city they profess is theirs even mafe them stop using the coat of arms as a badge, lest anyone think they were in some way representative of us.

So they chose to decorate a pair of bollocks instead.

[Ads]

And to honour the the bollocks badge, they have it tattooed. Upside down.

[LeeB]

And to honour the the bollocks badge, they have it tattooed. Upside down.

I used to know a lad that had it done in colour. The twat.

[QuintonVilla]

My favourite line of theirs is when they go on about us taking coaches there. I agree that getting an official coach for a 3 mile journey is embarrassing and anyone getting one should hand their ticket back, but they do the same everytime they play at VP. Even going back to 2004 and 2005 I remember watching 15-20 coaches arrive as I walked up Witton Lane.

[FrankyH]

I'm pretty sure they started doing this way before us. But they don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

[Ads]

They've been bringing coaches to Villa Park in large numbers since the 2003 game disabused them of the errors in believing too much in your own bullshit.

[Clampy]

Been thinking about whether he brings back McGinn and if he does, who does he drop. After some thought, I'd drop Whelan. One thing that Grealish does when he plays is that he creates space for the wingers and I think dropping Hourihane after his two goals last week would be a mistake.

[Ads]

Search Twitter for "Blues coaches". There's a video with some Brunmie phrases I didn't notice in the NYT quiz.

[Ads]

I'd drop Whelan too.

[Damo70]

I'd love to hear of these standards they believe they set.

Most disliked club in the world?

I think they have set some records for violence (although to be fair to their fans there was a time in the early to mid eighties when the numbers of arrests were higher amongst their playing squad than their support), they have set records for relegations from the top flight and when it comes to bitterness, jealousy, obsession and delusion they deserve a place in the Guinness Book Of Records.

[robbo1874]

Just fuck the fuckers, as some might say!

[frank black]

I'd drop Whelan too.

Be interesting dropped him after last weeks MOM performance (imo)

[Ads]

Kill your darlings. Whelan lacks mobility and if anything else I expect their midfield cloggers to run around a tad more than Derby.