Burnley v Aston Villa Pre-Match

[olaftab]

When: Saturday 7 May Kick off 3PM
Venue: Turf Moor
Turf Moor has been the home of Burnley F.C. since 1883. This unbroken service makes Turf Moor the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football. Not sure about the first longest but it's not Villa Park.

So when Michael Jackson took over Burnley I still predicted them to go down using a phrase "They are not going to turn into Barca 09/10". Well what do I know as they have done exactly that but Saturday is the day to end that nonsense. I expect Steven's  Villa to win 2-0.

[Brazilian Villain]

Turf Moor has been the home of Burnley F.C. since 1883. This unbroken service makes Turf Moor the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football. Not sure about the first longest but it's not Villa Park.

I believe it might be Bramall Lane although Deepdale also claims to be the oldest in 'continuous use'. Burnley have been wearing claret and blue since 1910 when they switched from an all green jersey to emulate the biggest club in the World.

Villa to win 2-0 also.

[eamonn]

Are we a "soft" team? Probably. 2-0 to Burnley.

[Axl Rose]

3-1

[Nev]

I'm stuck between 2 schools of thought here, on the one hand I think Burnley will beat us away and we'll beat them at home but I also believe in sequences and, despite 3 wins on the bounce they are still a poor team so unlikely to make it 4.

So, naturally the draw would be favourite but then factor in our Manager's bewildering approach to team selection anything could happen. Konsa deserved to be dropped, didn't and gained a clean sheet but then was dropped and Bailey's inclusion confounds the sharpest football mind. I'd start with Ings as the only change from Saturday.

1-1

[Deano's Mullet]

Is Ben Mee available? Cripples one of ours every time we play there. I’d like to think we’ll win but fear they may have more desire and physical fight than us.
On paper we should win but it’s a funny old game.
 

[Drummond]

Is Ben Mee available? Cripples one of ours every time we play there. I’d like to think we’ll win but fear they may have more desire and physical fight than us.
On paper we should win but it’s a funny old game.

I'd like Mings or Cash to do one of their scissor tackles.

[Hookeysmith]

They obviously feel vindicated in parting with SD and they have tried to play some football rather than the boring clogging stuff previously


We need to nulify them from having a good start and then we can beat them

2-0 us - Phil to turn up for this game after being missing recently

[Legion]

2-0.

[lovejoy]

Just win baby.

[Risso]

Now we've stopped the rot I hope a bit of the swagger we showed against Leicester and Southampton returns. 3-0 to Villa.

[lovejoy]

Is Ben Mee available? Cripples one of ours every time we play there. I’d like to think we’ll win but fear they may have more desire and physical fight than us.
On paper we should win but it’s a funny old game.
 

Apart from Wesley who else has he done this to?

[Nunkin1965]

It's another draw for me.
2-2 with plenty of chances at both ends.
Mind you I'll have changed my mind before the weekend!

[rougegorge]

Is Ben Mee available? Cripples one of ours every time we play there. I’d like to think we’ll win but fear they may have more desire and physical fight than us.
On paper we should win but it’s a funny old game.
 

Apart from Wesley who else has he done this to?

Nobody . He's actually only ever played against us one other time at Turf Moor, when he scored last season. Also, it's highly unlikely he will play on Saturday as he's been out for 2 months.

[eamonn]

Ben Mee is on their coaching staff now. Realised he was too dirty to be a player.