West Ham United v Aston Villa Pre Match Thread.

[cumbriavilla]

I'm as nervous as hell but a few weeks ago we looked doomed and would have snapped your hand off to be where we are now going into the final game...

[ozzjim]

Early goals for Arsenal and Everton would be nice. About 8 of them. Plus a sending off or 2.

[dorsetvillian]

Watching with other Bournemouth Lions. Share the torture. Good luck Villa today.

[exigo]

Watching with other Bournemouth Lions. Share the torture. Good luck Villa today.

Nice to meet a few of you at the Bournemouth away game. London Lions are doing the same, so that we can share the agony. And hopefully the ecstasy.

[Lastfootstamper]

We need to beat West Ham as Watford will beat a 2nd string Arsenal.

Watford would struggle to beat themselves.

[robbo1874]

Game starts at 11pm here in West Aussie.
I'm not sure what to do. I may try get some sleep and hopefully wake up when it's all over.
Look at Watford and Bournemouth's results and then hopefully watch a replay of our game.
Definitely no alcohol.
I was so nervous before the play off final with Derby last year I drank three quarters of a bottle of scotch and woke up the wife when it was all over.
Consequently in the dog house for the next couple of days.
I think we will draw with WHU and Bournemouth and Watford will lose.
Happy days ahead.
UTV

1 am in Brisbane. My initial plan was get pissed and just check the score tomorrow. But the cricket’s on too, so rain-permitting, I may watch that and then power through for the Villa match (and pay a heavy price tomorrow, but wfh, soooo......)

[robbo1874]

Bunny is the one I remember, and was a tool. We had 2 Liverpool fans on here, 1 was alright then went bizarrely mental on a hoolie thread, the other spent all his time defending Suarez.

Always thought Bunny was ok - what did he do to deserve "tool" status?

This covers it

Can remember that mass invasion of Stoke fans on here, they were all right at first and then when a few pointed out the grating Pulis style of play they all flounced off.

That Bunny guy seemed pretty friendly at first, but then seemed to be more blues-hating than pro-Villa (as I recall, I might be wrong) I think they got a touch up at the Sty from memory.

[CT]

Would have been on the way down there now.

Think we’d have had a few dotted around the ground as well.

Come on boys, one more push.

[robbo1874]

Yeah bt only do monthly passes for £25. Although you can get it as an add on with EE for less and I think for 15 ish you can get an option that allows you to watch on a proper telly on the app.

Annoyingly I bought a month for these recent games and it ran out yesterday.

Did you get it for the Newcastle game?

my Optus plan seems pretty good value in Aus. Similar rate to Telstra, but you get all the premier league games on demand/ live.

[postal]

ManCity gave Watford the same sort if beating they'd give most teams.
Watford wont be as bad again against Arsenal and they will be at them
But Watford have a couple of injuries and Arsenal wont roll over (as neither will WHam) and will have a response after their loss.

None of this makes me feel much better! 

[Havencheese]

Woke up hungover with nervous energy, have already had to sit through near heart attack game watching my Essendon side stumble across the line to beat a godawful Adelaide team by 3 points in the AFL. This either has me battle hardened or due for a massive heart attack post 1am.

For the past few days I've felt confident, I've even had a Liverpool supporting mate get right behind Villa after they won the title just to sustain his interest in the season. He has successfully predicted that we would stay up, nearly every result he predicted he has gotten right since Palace in the relegation battle. Uncanny. The nerves have kicked in, what buoyed me and really actually got me excited a few days ago anticipating this fixture was repeatedly watching this, look at the steely conviction in the man's eyes, the steadfast words.

It's enough to convince me that we'll be fine.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Today's like the three-way shoot out in the cemetery at the end of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: just hope Dean Smith is Clint Eastwood.

Going for a walk beforehand. At least it's a nice day for it...

[The Edge]

Woke up hungover with nervous energy, have already had to sit through near heart attack game watching my Essendon side stumble across the line to beat a godawful Adelaide team by 3 points in the AFL. This either has me battle hardened or due for a massive heart attack post 1am.

For the past few days I've felt confident, I've even had a Liverpool supporting mate get right behind Villa after they won the title just to sustain his interest in the season. He has successfully predicted that we would stay up, nearly every result he predicted he has gotten right since Palace in the relegation battle. Uncanny. The nerves have kicked in, what buoyed me and really actually got me excited a few days ago anticipating this fixture was repeatedly watching this, look at the steely conviction in the man's eyes, the steadfast words.

It's enough to convince me that we'll be fine.

That Ron Saunders spirit is what we need today. Also that video with David Bradley " Celebrating 140 years of Aston Villa" would be good but I don't know how to post videos on here.

[Ditton33]

Woke up hungover with nervous energy, have already had to sit through near heart attack game watching my Essendon side stumble across the line to beat a godawful Adelaide team by 3 points in the AFL. This either has me battle hardened or due for a massive heart attack post 1am.

For the past few days I've felt confident, I've even had a Liverpool supporting mate get right behind Villa after they won the title just to sustain his interest in the season. He has successfully predicted that we would stay up, nearly every result he predicted he has gotten right since Palace in the relegation battle. Uncanny. The nerves have kicked in, what buoyed me and really actually got me excited a few days ago anticipating this fixture was repeatedly watching this, look at the steely conviction in the man's eyes, the steadfast words.


It's enough to convince me that we'll be fine.

Loved RS. I remember working in a photography shop in Solihull in the late eighties and he came in with his wife. I didn't recognise him at first, until he spoke then straight away the penny dropped. I just remember being pretty speechless, and suddenly losing the ability to string a sentence together.

[Aldridge Villa]

Crafty few Staropramen in Prague to settle the nerves. Good luck Villa.