Aston Villa vs Man City pre match thread

[Nii Lamptey]

I really don't like how we've approached this game.

Steven Gerrard commenting on how tough it's going to be and 'we'll try our best' and might sneak a draw type attitude, etc, the club putting out the red carpet for Joe Grealish with video compilations on social media, etc.

That is not how you inspire 11 Villa players (currently) committed to the club to go out and win a fucking football match. So small time.

Looks like it's going to be down to us fans to put the record straight tonight!

[dave.woodhall]

I've just seen this.

Infuriating. We really do have a lot of fans and people at the club who seem to think we should 'know our place'.

Pathetic.

Absolutely. And they seem to have stormed the moral high ground to look down at the rest of us.

Modern fans innit. Some twat on Twitter with a picture of Ratboy as his profile pic called me sad yesterday for daring to opine that I wasn't delighted to be welcoming Greasy back to Villa Park.

Celebrity culture. That's why you could put Dennis Mortimer next to Chris Kamara on Witton Lane tonight and Kamara would be the one mobbed.

[Risso]

Celebrity culture. That's why you could put Dennis Mortimer next to Chris Kamara on Witton Lane tonight and Kamara would be the one mobbed.

*Deletes photo next to Kamara on the train back from the Play Off win...*

[Drummond]

I wanted to ignore him, but that won't happen now. So, I hope he gets grief, plays shite, and frankly, that he injures himself.

[Toronto Villa]

I’m hoping to the see the headline “Pole-Axed” in tomorrows papers. A Villa win and pictures of our former captain behind helped out of the second row of the Doug or Trinity.

[Villa Lew]

I remember the hostile reception Gareth Barry got, when he first returned to VP, that saddened me, and it will do tonight, if as expected Jack gets the same reception.

[Chris Smith]

I really don't like how we've approached this game.

Steven Gerrard commenting on how tough it's going to be and 'we'll try our best' and might sneak a draw type attitude, etc, the club putting out the red carpet for Joe Grealish with video compilations on social media, etc.

That is not how you inspire 11 Villa players (currently) committed to the club to go out and win a fucking football match. So small time.

Looks like it's going to be down to us fans to put the record straight tonight!

Do you seriously think he tries to inspire his players via press statements?

I’m sure his team talk will be very different but let’s be honest it will be a major upset if win tonight.

[Legion]

Delph got what he deserved.

[Clampy]

Like someone said on the other thread. Can understand why you left but don't expect a hero's welcome back.

[Villan82]

Those tweets and the website stuff is the biggest misjudgment since the change of regime. It is so counter to the idea that we should be at the top table.

[Nelly]

That 'welcome back, Jack' bollocks makes me feel sick. How out of touch can a club be with it's fans. Possibly the most small-time thing Villa have done that I can recall.

[Villan82]

If there are any consultations upcoming it should be put to Purslow that the social media team have dropped a massive clanger today.

A more clued in organisation would have deleted it by now.

[Nev]

It has certainly stirred things up for tonight, probably the opposite of their intention.

[dave.woodhall]

This, the ticket re-selling email, membership problems. They do seem to be getting a few of the little things wrong.

[LeeB]

Whoever posted that shite on the AVFC website needs the fucking sack, pronto.

Absolutely.