Rotherham United v Aston Villa - pre match thread

[Toronto Villa]

Let us not get ahead of ourselves and start getting all Wolves eh? A professional performance is required.  DFU.

Exactly what I said albeit using different words.

Agree. And I think we will be professional and prepared. The big difference now is that it’s not just about rolling your sleeves up boys and don’t be complement. There will be a defined game plan for taking on Rotherham so it comes down more to executing that than taking them seriously.

[Axl Rose]

2-1 us

[Chipsticks]

I've thought recently that this had more of a potential to be a banana skin than the Sheffield Wednesday game, as it's perfectly set up for a fighting underdog performance from them.

Saying that, we have earned the right to fear nobody and I think we're going to win.

1-0, Tammy.

[Ads]

We need to avoid QPR syndrome as experienced last season. I would freshen it up, especially in midfield.

Axel will likely need to start anyway given Hause's injury, but we need fresh legs to avoid being flat.

Rotherham have picked up of late. They were unfortunate against Norwich and have bagged a few wins, but we ought to make our quality tell.

Steer

Taylor
Mings
Tuanzebe
Elmo

Hourihane
McGinn

Albert
Grealish
El Ghazi

Tammy

[ChicagoLion]

Have we seen the ladt of Jedi.?

[TelfordVilla]

Some of you lot are afraid to play anyone. Leeds and Norwich will be too good for us because they are in the top two/three. Dont want to play teams at the bottom because they will be fighting for their lives against the drop. Dont want to play mid table sides as they will be relaxed and play with total freedom. This is Dean Smith's version of Aston Villa. We can and will beat all who have to face us. No one will want to play us now or in the play offs. 3-0 Villa.

[Lastfootstamper]

Some of you lot are afraid to play anyone. Leeds and Norwich will be too good for us because they are in the top two/three. Dont want to play teams at the bottom because they will be fighting for their lives against the drop. Dont want to play mid table sides as they will be relaxed and play with total freedom. This is Dean Smith's version of Aston Villa. We can and will beat all who have to face us. No one will want to play us now or in the play offs. 3-0 Villa.

Too right. Bring 'em all on, we'll 'ave 'em.

And I want Bristol City to win tonight. I want top four, I want that second leg at our place.

[frank black]

Victory

[eamonn]

Draw, we're not playing great these last three halves and Rotherham will make it difficult at New York stadium especially if it's baseball we're playing ("You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham").

[Des Little]

Away win

[mr underhill]

I think Dean called it right - the only team that can beat us at the moment is us.

[luke:lamf]

9 points from the last 6 games says Rotherham are making a real fight of it.
However, we are doing rather well ourselves of late.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/formtabelle/wettbewerb/GB2?saison_id=2018&min=35&max=41

Jesus, Stoke have had 3 goals in their last 6 games, including four 0-0 draws. Their fans must be gouging their eyes out with boredom. At least under Pulis they were boring and awful in the Premier League. Now they are boring and awful in the Championship.

[mallo]

The thing on our side here is that they leak goals, but have been good at home recently. I fancy us to score at least 1. Draw - banana skin.

[JD]

A scrappy 1-0 win will do.

[Drummond]

Draw, we're not playing great these last three halves and Rotherham will make it difficult at New York stadium especially if it's baseball we're playing ("You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham").

No, they aren't from New York City, however, the area where the stadium is built was home to the foundries that made all the New York fire hydrants.

Anyway, this will be tricky but we'll win again, we have momentum.