Championship Play-off Final : Pre-Match Thread

[andyh]

Are we going to give Derby the respect of renaming the thread ?

[Ads]

The difference this year is that we are the better side and we don't have a manager that's a coward at heart.

[Monty]

Are we going to give Derby the respect of renaming the thread ?

I mean it's not like our name's in the title either. I like it this way, seems a bit grander.

[themossman]

The difference this year is that we are the better side and we don't have a manager that's a coward at heart.

Absolutely. In my heart I knew we didn’t deserve to win last year and if we had it would have been through spawniness/negativity/moment of brilliance from grealish. We were basically the bitters. In hindsight, Fulham were the only team in the playoffs attempting to play decent football and the only team that deserved to go up.

Totally different this year.

[Tuscans]

Feel much more confident in this team than the one last season but I have this really shitty feeling that we're going to keep hearing after the match from Lineker, Shearer and and Jenas, " they lost 7-1 and 7-0 over 2 games to Leeds and Villa but Frank has masterminded this Derby team on the occasion that matters, genius".

[SoccerHQ]

Feel much more confident in this team than the one last season but I have this really shitty feeling that we're going to keep hearing after the match from Lineker, Shearer and and Jenas, " they lost 7-1 and 7-0 over 2 games to Leeds and Villa but Frank has masterminded this Derby team on the occasion that matters, genius".

Will have to scrawl through lots to find those comments as BBC don't have any rights whatsoever to football league anymore!

If they go up he's done a remarkable job.

[Villafirst]

Watched the highlights again from our 4-0 home win over Derby. Hause was excellent at LB. Strong, quick good distribution
Much better than Taylor. Hope Deano agrees for the final !

[Tuscans]

Feel much more confident in this team than the one last season but I have this really shitty feeling that we're going to keep hearing after the match from Lineker, Shearer and and Jenas, " they lost 7-1 and 7-0 over 2 games to Leeds and Villa but Frank has masterminded this Derby team on the occasion that matters, genius".

Will have to scrawl through lots to find those comments as BBC don't have any rights whatsoever to football league anymore!

If they go up he's done a remarkable job.

Christ...it's because of this bloody FA Cup coverage.

[olaftab]

Think I heard something similar. Feeling very positive, completely different buzz to last year.

Pre match thread from last year

http://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=58662.15

"too many big game players at Villa . more experience . I dont expect Fulham to cope on their big day."

"Since when have we become scared of clubs like Fulham? Fuck em and let’s put them in their place. The Villa. "

That only on page 2 so pretty much same as now.

Fulham were much better than this Derby team though. Amazed how badly they flopped in the prem, poor recruitment did them.

Since when have we become scared of clubs like Derby County? Fuck em and let’s put them in their place. The Villa.

[Richard E]

FIFA 19 predicts Villa 2 (Adomah 22, El Ghazi 86) Derby 0

Edit - it also predicted Watford 1 Man City 0, so it may not be a 100% reliable guide.

[Legion]

Not scared. Respectful.

[PeterWithesShin]

We were far better than Albion in both games, that they jammed taking it to pens doesn't alter that.

Do you think we played better v Boro or WBA in the respective play off semi finals? I would say we were very comfortable at the Riverside and while the 0-0 at VP was nervy I always felt we'd get over the line....certainly didn't have those thoughts after half an hour the other night!

I know we played far better than Albion which is what is being talked about.

[postal]

The main worry against wba was the amount off unforced errors that they had, and if they can cut these out, then it should have a good game against Derby. If not then Derby will have fun.

[Ads]

Derby atmosphere made for the crazy 15 minutes in the second half. Even then, they didn't come close to scoring. The Albion were negative shite, but difficult to get behind and find gaps.

They scored a goal where Rodriguez, the cheat, pushed Mings and there was more grappling of our players as they Deplapped the ball in than at a WWE event.

[themossman]

The boro semi had an element of randomness. Two negative teams of similar quality largely cancelling each other out.

It’s hard to say we outplayed them because we got the first goal and successfully choked the life out of them over two legs. If they’d got the first goal it could have been very different.