West Ham v Villa Monday evening 8.00 pre-match thread

[exigo]

I didn't know where else to post but can anyone recommend or vouch for the villa face coverings on the online store.

We bought a couple, and they’re comfortable to wear. No idea if they are better at stopping the virus from spreading.

Thanks.  Comfort essential.
I getting the pack of 3 adult £12.75.
 Along with the training gear best place to buy all villa merchandise and the promotional code is 15% off selected lines.
Rather spend official club store.
Ok. Thanks again

The Project B6 ones are certainly good quality.

[Bad English]

FTKSJEMCF!

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[TonyD]

FTKSJEMCF!

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What’s the M?

[Lastfootstamper]

FTKSJEMCF!

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What’s the M?

Munching?

[Risso]

Unless I'm very much mistaken:

Kit-stealing, jellied eel-munching, Cockney fuckers.

[SoccerHQ]

Had a look at their pre match thread.....don't think Sendo will be back anytime soon!

https://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=179083&start=60

[LukeJames]

Had a look at their pre match thread.....don't think Sendo will be back anytime soon!

https://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=179083&start=60

Tbf most seem decent on there, I'll always maintain that they're the best bunch out of the London clubs.

[dave.woodhall]

Had a look at their pre match thread.....don't think Sendo will be back anytime soon!

https://www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=179083&start=60

He's a funny cove. He was fine when he was here but now he's gone full-on Small Heath SOTV.

[eamonn]

Sendo, what a two-faced toerag...did he stop posting here cos Chris Jameson or someone said something mean to him ?

[Ads]

This will be a tough game. They're very compact and organised, but do possess players in the front 3 who can hurt teams, regardless of whether Antonio starts.

I suspect they'll play 3 at the back like Brighton and be happy to sit in a low block.

I think the Brighton game demonstrated a bit of mental fatigue from the 3 international games, with McGinn and Mings way off the pace and Bertie not up to speed. That said, the chances we had, we ought to have won comfortably,  yet the goals conceded were mind bending poor.

There may be a temptation to bring Grealish central, but I'd resist that. Our best player ought to play in his best position and I don't want to see him moving closer to Rice, but rather have him drag Rice out of position.

We can't replace Barkley like for like so the options, sticking with Grealish out wide, would be Hourihane or Bertie. Given the fitness of Bertie I'd be tempted to bring Hourihane in and perhaps have him partner Dougie in the midfield and push McGinn further forward.

A winnable game for sure, but tough.

[andyh]

It feels like a hell of a long wait for this game to around.

[TelfordVilla]

Same team as vs Fulham and same result. Back to 3pts from the top with a game in hand. Top by friday night after sending pointless Bruce back north, pointless.

[john e]

Saw something on twitter coupe of days ago saying we were training with Grealish central mid with Traore and Trez on the flanks

[eamonn]

Traore is ahead of Conor in Dean's thinking so will be shoehorned in.

[Risso]

I suspect it will be a straight swap, Hourihane for Barkley, with the rest of the team as it usually is.  Traore really hasn't done anything to deserve a start yet, so I hope we don't mess around with the formation just to accommodate him.