Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion (Play-off Semi 1st leg): Pre-match Thread

[amfy]

To the tune of George Ezra's Pretty Shining People (chorus)

Hey Villa boys from Aston
We hate bitter baggies, we hate bitter baggies (repeat)

Just wanted to come up with something different to F-ck the Albion
Come on the Villa boys!

Aren’t we all Villaaaa? -The answer is easy!

[Marlon From Bearwood]

despite our recent form my main concerns are the early KO - a night game would have been electric - and/or someone losing their head and getting sent off. Otherwise reasonably confident

I agree, dinner time kick offs aren't in a footballers DNA.

The fact we’ve done the double over Blose this season in two midday kick offs suggests that we’re ok with early starts (and have probably had more practice of them than the Bitters).

[darren woolley]

I'm going for a 2-0 Villa win.

[QuintonVilla]

It could be a 6am kick off but if our fans can't get up for a play off semi final against our second fiercest rivals then we never will.

Are the club planning any display or flags etc? Wonder if they'll attempt the massive banner again that went wrong against Boro last year.

[sid1964]

It is a strange feeling, knowing that this time next week we will either be planning our Wembley trip (hoping the ticket site does not crash) or preparing ourselves for the visit of Barnsley next season?

[Hookeysmith]

It is a strange feeling, knowing that this time next week we will either be planning our Wembley trip (hoping the ticket site does not crash) or preparing ourselves for the visit of Barnsley next season?

Go and stand in the corner - not even worth thinking about

[Dazvillain]

They’ve now just managed to sell all their tickets for sat but there are still plenty left for home fans on there night !!.... just no comparison is there

[Ads]

I find it very amusing that the Tipton Tatters refer to their hovel as the Shrine.

A Shrine to what? Absolute indifference if the masses of empty seats are anything to go by.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

How many tickets would they need to sell? 23k ish? If they don’t manage that for a semi final then they’re even more tinpot that we thought.

[in exile]

2-0 Villa win

[London Villan]

Apparently, it's been ticket chaos at the Albion. Season ticket holders haven't been able to buy their own seats, hundreds queuing outside to fix the mess-up.

Our ticket sales sound slick compared to theirs!

[Ads]

They've cancelled season ticket holders having an option on spares now.

[Axl Rose]

3-1 us.

[cheltenhamlion]

How is it, when they have a ground that holds about ten people, that they thought it necessary to have a season ticket holder plus his mate as a sale option anyway?

[KRS]

Didn't Fulham do the same for the playoff final last season? I was sat next to a few of them on the train back into London after the game, and I was gobsmacked when they said that they had more fans than us and at the game.