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

[Nii Lamptey]

I'm the opposite to most of you on here. I'm shitting bricks!

My brain says we should overcome them, but something inside keeps reminding me that this is Villa we're talking about, and we're playing that cheating lot who we are yet to beat this season from down the road.

Hope I'm pleasantly surprised. Miss Nii Lamptey Jnr thinks it's going to be 5-1 Villa. I'd take that! 

COME ON YOU VILLA BOYS!!!

[Clampy]

I'm not nervous at all but really up for it.

After some thought, I'd start Adomah and Tuanzebe. Green might be the  better impact sub. Who knows, he might throw a spanner in the works and play an extra midfielder? Hourihane just behind Abraham? Either way, I hope we murder them.

[BoVillan esq]

Cold light of day, as they say, today's the day, let's face it, we need one of those moments, that special thing, we turn up, play out of our skins and put in a performance that beggars belief but it just happens.

Jack take the boys to victory.

Come on you Villa boys.

[Lastfootstamper]

Cold light of day, as they say, today's the day, let's face it, we need one of those moments, that special thing, we turn up, play out of our skins and put in a performance that beggars belief but it just happens.

Jack take the boys to victory.

Come on you Villa boys.

Do we fuck.

[DeeBoy1]

Can anyone share that Villa Lion slaying the Albion bird pic that was going round for the FA Cup Semi....?

[Clark W Griswold]

I'm a bit edgey about it. Do we have everyone fit?

[Richard E]

I'm a bit edgey about it. Do we have everyone fit?

Apart from Nyland yes.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

3-1 Villa win today.

2-2 on Tuesday.

[rjp]

Has anyone else had strange things happening with their tickets for today?  I bought 2 and asked them to be loaded to our season tickets then yesterday 1 paper ticket arrived in the post.

[KRS]

Come on you Villa boys!

Fuck the fuckers...and when you get there, fuck the fuckers from there too...then fuck the fuckers some more...keep fucking the fuckers until you get back here...then fuck the fuckers again!

Fuck the Albion!

[lovejoy]

Unusually confident.

That’s a bad sign.

Also it’s only the fist leg. No need to get over excited in last 10 minutes if it’s all square.

[manic-road]

Confident about today, apart from the Baggies front two they don't have anybody else to be fearful of.

Albion have a rookie manager and a woeful defence, come on you Villa boys show no fear.

[Villatillidie1982]

I would love to be as confident as others, but Villa never do things easy. I'm going to both games and expect it to go to the last minute of the second leg.

The last minute of the second leg, Tammy will rise to punch the ball into the net to win the game. Justice will be served.

[GarTomas]

Midfield is key for me. Whelan over Hourihane as McGinn can out run any 2/3 they put in there.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Just having some pre game lubrication , we need to be loud and hostile today . Make the baggies shit themselves like blues last year