Tottenham vs Aston Villa pre match thread - Sunday, Oct 3rd - 2pm

[spk]

 I have just found out we are not on TV, can anyone point me in right direction ?

[algy]

Sky Bet has
11/10 them
12/5 us
5/2 draw

That's because we're still plucky little Villa to Sky and most of the msm. They can't comprehend that we're a big club on the rise. We should not be afraid of Spurs. Fuck em and fuck Sky. 0-3 to plucky little Villa.

Sky Bet, just as every betting company do, make the odds on the basis of where the punters are putting their money.

This.

How's it work though say if a syndicate of about 100 (like those lot who worked the Millionaire system years back) decided to all chip in a tenner on the underdog so those odds eventually tumble and the "favourite" odds increase. At which point it's better odds to then put decent money on them to win aswell so you get a decent payout as long as it isn't a draw either way.

Or end up at Gamblers anonymous.

Would say there's a bit of probability to the odds aswell e.g Spurs won't keep losing and will eventually win one and they're more likely to do that at home and away so it's been priced. If Bookies really were pricing Spurs at 3 or 4/1 to win tomorrow due to recent form there's a danger they'd be properly rinsed.

Going on history you might aswell price us at 1000/1 to beat Man. United at Villa Park in any season regardless of form but as last week showed it will eventually happen and then you suffer massive payout.

Have to say though for a neutral who likes speculative punts we're a cracking price given we beat them three months ago and our general form.

Betting companies don't operate based on chance. The punters do, but they definitely don't.

The initial odds will be based on how they expect people to bet. Not the likelihood of it happening - how likely people are to bet on that particular outcome, at the odds they've supplied.

[PaulWinch again]

This’ll be tough even though Spurs have struggled in the last few games they’ve still got a hell of a lot of talented players.

[ChicagoLion]

This’ll be tough even though Spurs have struggled in the last few games they’ve still got a hell of a lot of talented players.

Yes, looking at some of the suggested line ups on the Spurs site, there is no way that this is going to be easy today.
If we can get to half time without conceding we should be ok.
Big if.

[Demitri_C]

I would take a point now. Spurs is still a very good side despite their recent problems.

I dont like the idea of two strikers for this one due to the space this will create for son and kans

[Lastfootstamper]

They've scored 4 in the league, never more than one in a game. Only Chelsea have kept us out. We've got too much for these.

One of the universe's principal fundamentals, that Aston Villa are better than sp*rs, is about to be reaffirmed.

[ChicagoLion]

They've scored 4 in the league, never more than one in a game. Only Chelsea have kept us out. We've got too much for these.

One of the universe's principal fundamentals, that Aston Villa are better than sp*rs, is about to be reaffirmed.

thats done it.

[Rigadon]

It's actually a different kind of pressure than perhaps most would've thought at the start of the season looking ahed to this fixture, in that we're almost expected to win the game.  It will depend how much the Spurs players want Nuno to stay as their manager, as well as how much of our recent ace form we can bring into the game. 

Keep the defensive ricks out and I do fancy us to at least draw.

[Lastfootstamper]

They've scored 4 in the league, never more than one in a game. Only Chelsea have kept us out. We've got too much for these.

One of the universe's principal fundamentals, that Aston Villa are better than sp*rs, is about to be reaffirmed.

thats done it.

You think that's done it, you wait til I've put a couple of quid on it, that'll really fk it up!

[ChicagoLion]

They've scored 4 in the league, never more than one in a game. Only Chelsea have kept us out. We've got too much for these.

One of the universe's principal fundamentals, that Aston Villa are better than sp*rs, is about to be reaffirmed.

thats done it.

You think that's done it, you wait til I've put a couple of quid on it, that'll really fk it up!

can you get Dammo to put a few quid on Spurs to even it up?

[Demitri_C]

They've scored 4 in the league, never more than one in a game. Only Chelsea have kept us out. We've got too much for these.

One of the universe's principal fundamentals, that Aston Villa are better than sp*rs, is about to be reaffirmed.

It doesnt matter  kane and son score goals fact. Whether they have scored 4 goals you cannot right them off esp at home.

Our record againat them is genrally poor despite last seasons win.

[andyh]

This’ll be tough even though Spurs have struggled in the last few games they’ve still got a hell of a lot of talented players.

So have Yanited !

[TonyD]

SJM is going to rip through them. 

[Monty]

I don't really mind as long as we continue to play without fear. Results are what they are, and I have no doubt we'll get enough over the season to guarantee a lack of anxiety, indeed probably enough to feel a real sense of progress made. But more than results, the way we play is what gets me right now, having a Villa we can be proud of.

[nordenvillain]

1- 2, Watkins and J Ramsey