The Run IN

[Footy-Vill]

I listened to Talksport this morning for the first time in quite a while. Our legendary former manager 'Tactics Tim' thinks we will struggle to stay up.

Between Talksport stations and BBC radio 5 live every match will be live commentary

Villa v Wolves will be the first match of restart on Talksport .
Maybe they will rope Timmy in for that one !
BBC 5 live will have first 3 villa matches

[eamonn]

Tim Sherwood....wonder did he "earn" enough with us after tax to live comfortably til he's 88? The occasional Talksport input isn't going to top him up too much.

[PaulWinch again]

Win the first 6 games Villa, that’ll do.

[tomd2103]

I listened to Talksport this morning for the first time in quite a while. Our legendary former manager 'Tactics Tim' thinks we will struggle to stay up.

We were in a bad place before the season came to a halt, but with McGinn now back and the players fully refreshed, I don't see why we can't finish the season in the manner we started it and I think that would probably be enough to keep us up.

[Cliftonville Villlain]

Thought this guy did enough during and after us to never again grace a radio or TV studio with his "input". Stick to waxing lyrical about Spurs Tim where they still might listen. Here at Villa you were found out to be a tactically naive chancer and a bluffer. We'll stay up. The break will do us good.

[dave.woodhall]

Thought this guy did enough during and after us to never again grace a radio or TV studio with his "input". Stick to waxing lyrical about Spurs Tim where they still might listen. Here at Villa you were found out to be a tactically naive chancer and a bluffer. We'll stay up. The break will do us good.

Whatever else he did, he gave me two of my best days watching the Villa.

[john2710]

You can't pre-judged what the next 10 games will be like because the circumstances are so different to before. Anything is possible. We're just as likely to be worse than before the stoppage as be better.

If we cut out the mistakes (Luis, Mings, Engels & Pepe) & Smith stops playing so wide open, we might surprise a few people. But every team around us will think the same.

It won't all depend on the first game but a win would be a huge boost.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Unless I’ve missed it, are we not playing a final warm up match this weekend?

[Meanwood Villa]

I've got something akin to pre season optimism at the moment but I am expecting this to be punctured as soon as we start playing again. So maybe I've got pre season pessimism. These three sport free months have left me discombobulated.

[mr underhill]

they've done wonders for my stress levels but i'm sure all that will change on Wednesday

[Footy-Vill]

Just to give people the heads up several players won't be at it 100% fitness wise.
Now it's a question if Smith picks the players who maintained fitness during the break or just his best players . There are also the vibrant youth players go consider for cameos. These players could well be a wild card as Smith would have coached them into Villas patterns of play and they would be eager and enthusiastic.
I think Smith has a lot of aces up his sleeve with the first team squad players who have somewhat underperformed that they can relax and play without pressure.
The thorn in side is Drinkwater. Feel he stinks out the place and shouldn't be part of squad. Would actually rather have kept Barney Bjarnason instead ! Or even Gary Gardner !

[CT]

You can't pre-judged what the next 10 games will be like because the circumstances are so different to before. Anything is possible. We're just as likely to be worse than before the stoppage as be better.

If we cut out the mistakes (Luis, Mings, Engels & Pepe) & Smith stops playing so wide open, we might surprise a few people. But every team around us will think the same.

It won't all depend on the first game but a win would be a huge boost.

Thinking about the Southampton and Leicester games, we surely can’t be worse?

For me, the break can only have helped us - after Leicester, we were as good as down. We’ve got SJM back which is a massive boost too. A win, in any way possible, would be huge.

[Drummond]

I think we need to make sure we've got width. Stop their full backs.

Steer

Guilbert Engels Mings Targett

                Nakamba

Elmo McGinn Grealish  El Ghazi

                Samatta

We'd have a crosser in there, a creative spark with Grealish, an engine with McGinn.

[Sexual Ealing]

This is a small bit of good news, relegation-wise.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/17/ryan-fraser-to-leave-bournemouth-after-rejecting-short-term-contract-extension

[LeeB]

This is a small bit of good news, relegation-wise.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/17/ryan-fraser-to-leave-bournemouth-after-rejecting-short-term-contract-extension

It is good news, and he's just the kind of wide player we need so I'd try and sign him.