collapse collapse

Please donate to help towards the costs of keeping this site going. Thank You.

Recent Topics

All aboard the shuttle bus. by VillaTim
[Today at 12:20:12 PM]


Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers Pre Match by Toronto Villa
[Today at 12:01:31 PM]


Aston Villa in the FA Cup (cont) by PeterWithesShin
[Today at 11:58:30 AM]


Other Games - 2023/24 by Sexual Ealing
[Today at 11:25:52 AM]


FFP by FatSam
[Today at 11:23:15 AM]


UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille) by curiousorange
[Today at 11:19:49 AM]


Brian Evans by Dr Butler
[Today at 10:50:21 AM]


Aston Villa Women 2023/24 by Brazilian Villain
[Today at 10:35:30 AM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread  (Read 156640 times)

Online kippaxvilla2

  • Member
  • Posts: 22661
  • Location: Back in Solihull
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1245 on: March 01, 2020, 02:40:43 PM »
Drinky to start.  Rumour.

Online Legion

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 58253
  • Age: 53
  • Location: With my son
  • Oh, it must be! And it is! Villa in the lead!
    • Personal Education Services
  • GM : 05.04.2019
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1246 on: March 01, 2020, 02:42:00 PM »
Drinky to start.  Rumour.

Do you post shit like this on purpose? Cup-tied.

Offline Rudy Can't Fail

  • Member
  • Posts: 38934
  • Location: In the Shade
    • http://www.heroespredictions.co.uk/pl/
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1247 on: March 01, 2020, 02:42:22 PM »
Nerves are kicking in here. Don't know what to do with myself until 3.30 when the teams are announced. I hope everybody is prepared for this to go to penalties?

Online kippaxvilla2

  • Member
  • Posts: 22661
  • Location: Back in Solihull
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1248 on: March 01, 2020, 02:43:44 PM »
Drinky to start.  Rumour.

Do you post shit like this on purpose? Cup-tied.

Some 'wag' obviously winding me up as well.  I think you know me well enough by now.

Offline Rudy Can't Fail

  • Member
  • Posts: 38934
  • Location: In the Shade
    • http://www.heroespredictions.co.uk/pl/
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1249 on: March 01, 2020, 02:44:20 PM »
Drinky to start.  Rumour.

Naughty boy! You're not helping.

Online Toronto Villa

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 53921
  • Age: 51
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • GM : 22.07.2024
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1250 on: March 01, 2020, 02:44:46 PM »
I'd like to see Conor get a start in a more compact 5 man midfield.

Online Legion

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 58253
  • Age: 53
  • Location: With my son
  • Oh, it must be! And it is! Villa in the lead!
    • Personal Education Services
  • GM : 05.04.2019
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1251 on: March 01, 2020, 02:44:59 PM »
Twatter is best avoided until 3.30 when we find out for real.

Online kippaxvilla2

  • Member
  • Posts: 22661
  • Location: Back in Solihull
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1252 on: March 01, 2020, 02:45:30 PM »
if he is true to his word then Conor would seem a cert to get a start.

Online Legion

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 58253
  • Age: 53
  • Location: With my son
  • Oh, it must be! And it is! Villa in the lead!
    • Personal Education Services
  • GM : 05.04.2019
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1253 on: March 01, 2020, 02:46:07 PM »
I hope he does.

Online dave.woodhall

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 61434
  • Location: Treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry.
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1254 on: March 01, 2020, 02:59:14 PM »
Ye Olde Swiss Cottage is full of the usual suspects, I'm told. Have fun, everyone.

We are.

Offline Villan82

  • Member
  • Posts: 3215
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1255 on: March 01, 2020, 03:04:43 PM »
Re-watched 1994 and 1996 highlights. How is it so long ago? Feels much more recent.

Come on villa, write yourselves into the history books.

Online Toronto Villa

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 53921
  • Age: 51
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • GM : 22.07.2024
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1256 on: March 01, 2020, 03:08:38 PM »
We have nothing to lose and all to gain. Nobody expects us to win. But we've seen teams pull off upsets in cup finals, and we've seen pull off upsets as recently as yesterday. It's about desire, and a willingness to want it so much more than your opponent. And that starts with the manager and how he sends the team out. Go out to defend and stand off and we will be taken apart quickly. We have to bite into every single challenge and as Watford did to Liverpool not let them have a moment on the ball. Win this and the energy it will create will be astronomical. It will be something that can help us stay up.

Online curiousorange

  • Member
  • Posts: 9032
  • Location: In the sauce
    • Chris Stanley's Bazaar
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1257 on: March 01, 2020, 03:10:05 PM »
Still be in with a chance at 75 minutes. Don't head in at half time with no reason to come out for the second half.

Offline AsTallAsLions

  • Member
  • Posts: 8521
  • Location: Everywhere
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1258 on: March 01, 2020, 03:14:18 PM »
Still be in with a chance at 75 minutes. Don't head in at half time with no reason to come out for the second half.

This is the key.

My prediction, for what it's worth, is that City will come out all guns blazing and snatch an early goal, but we'll hold them at that til HT.

If we come out second half at 0-0 or 1-0 to them I think we'll have a chance to pick things up second half and have a proper go.

My concern is that Smith won't have plans B and C ready. If ever there was a time to change our habit of having little or no game plan, it's today.

But, what will be will be. UTV

Offline Ads

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 39424
  • Location: The Breeze
  • GM : 17.04.2024
Re: Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread
« Reply #1259 on: March 01, 2020, 03:15:27 PM »
Genius to close the Green to avoid litter and congestion...only to have the same amount of people turn up but block the road instead.


 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal