Aston Villa vs AFC Bournemouth pre match thread

[mike]

I’m going for a Villa win

hoping for a change or two in the starting line up but I think we will be unchanged
never the less we have to go for this one and put the 3 points on the table

I will miss this game tomorrow
my eldest Daughter is getting married and apparently I’ve got things to do
so it will be a mobile phone job in the afternoon

Son in law is a MK Dons fan (local team) but we are converting him

I got married into an Everton supporting family (not my wife who isn’t interested in football) the day we played them. They won.

[mike]

soz

[exigo]

Why does this feel like Xmas Eve?

Because I've been awake since 5:30 with excitement.

[Kimaster1976]

I genuinly think this is the first time since season 2010/11 i am attending a home Premier League match with optimism, belief and purpose.

[Clampy]

It would be great to start off the home campaign with a win but I can see it being 2-2 draw for some reason. McGinn and Big Wes for us.

[Risso]

Can somebody who is a Brummie and not a shire-dwelling aristocrat have a look at the 'cobs' and make sure they are not, in fact, 'baps'. That would be outrageous.

I'll leave it to somebody else then.  I still call them barm cakes, anyhow.

[Ger Regan]

Looking forward to this, might see some of ye in the Bartons afterwards

[VILLA MOLE]

Can somebody who is a Brummie and not a shire-dwelling aristocrat have a look at the 'cobs' and make sure they are not, in fact, 'baps'. That would be outrageous.

I'll leave it to somebody else then.  I still call them barm cakes, anyhow.

Can we have some artisan bread 🥖 please people

[Richard E]

Can somebody who is a Brummie and not a shire-dwelling aristocrat have a look at the 'cobs' and make sure they are not, in fact, 'baps'. That would be outrageous.

I'll leave it to somebody else then.  I still call them barm cakes, anyhow.

Can we have some artisan bread 🥖 please people

We’re Villa, not Brighton, don’t you know.

[eamonn]

This is what Charlie says:

Charlie's prediction
I thought a lot of people got excited about the Aston Villa situation at Tottenham, hanging on and hanging on throughout. Are they going to be this team? I don't think that is the way they should play. Jack Grealish is a huge talent and I am a massive fan, but Villa need to play him higher. He is not a deep-lying player. It takes you two to three years to understand it at the top level.

I like what Dean Smith has done - Villa are not threatened by relegation but Grealish is the Duracell battery. You can play Grealish and John McGinn in front of a holding midfielder, and if you do that I believe they can make the top eight and threaten for Europe. If Smith gets this right, it could be that good.

[Border villan]

Can somebody who is a Brummie and not a shire-dwelling aristocrat have a look at the 'cobs' and make sure they are not, in fact, 'baps'. That would be outrageous.

I'll leave it to somebody else then.  I still call them barm cakes, anyhow.

Can we have some artisan bread 🥖 please people

“Artisan” is the way southerners spell expensive.

[olaftab]

Kiosk map from Pravda:

They’ve had a couple of tries at ‘confectionery’ 

Jesus wept!
Can somebody who is a Brummie and not a shire-dwelling aristocrat have a look at the 'cobs' and make sure they are not, in fact, 'baps'. That would be outrageous.

That will be me a real number 8 bus route dweller. I will have a good look and report back a bit later today.

[mallo]

I’m actually quite nervous for the first time in a long time. I hope we win, but I hope we put in a good performance and if we don’t win that performance will be key. Plenty shots please Wes.

[The Man With A Stick]

Cobs = crusty. Baps = soft rolls, usually covered in flour. That's right isn't it?

Someone needs to post a photo of these cobs in the match thread...

[mike]

Cobs = crusty. Baps = soft rolls, usually covered in flour. That's right isn't it?

That’s my understanding too.