Aston Villa v Everton Pre Match

[Risso]

Rangers, Brentford, Hull, No Job, No Job, No Job, Norwich, The Rags. That's where we recruit our managers from. No wonder we've been shit for so long.

Well when we were in the Championship, I don't think the likes of Guardiola were too interested.  And the much admired Pochettino went from Southampton to Spurs, and is currently "no job".

[Brend'Watkins]

It's got "late winner from Coady" via a set piece written all over it hasn't it?

Of course it has.  They will have seen how weak without Mings we are at set pieces and will play on that. 

Maybe we should all look Gerrard in the eye and see if we get a response from him before predicting what might happen.

[Risso]

This week's press confrerence will be interesting, as will the usual training ground smiley pictures.

[manic-road]

I thought we would win comfortably in Bournemouth  so this week I will go for an Everton win as I am awful at predictions.

[Risso]

Hopes for the weekend:

We win 4-0, with Mings in defence, who also scores the 4th from a towering header following a genius MacPhee training ground move. Mings then runs to Gerrard who carries him aloft like the end bit of Dirty Dancing. Manly, comradely back slaps abound. People on Twitter declare that we're going to win the league. Fat Fwank gets sacked.

[cdbearsfan]

Last time we lost to Bournemouth we beat Everton next game, I think?

[PeterWithesShin]

Last time we lost to Bournemouth we beat Everton next game, I think?

That was games 2 and 3 of that season.
 
Last time we lost to Bournemouth we took 2 points from the next 9 games and Covid was starting to be news. So maybe a zombie apocalypse is around the corner after this defeat.

[Dave P]

Last time we lost to Bournemouth we beat Everton next game, I think?

Not quite.  Last time we lost to them we then lost our next 4 games (including the league cup final) which took us up to the covid pandemic.  In fact, the last time we lost to them, we drew 2 and lost 8 of our next 10 games.

[RamboandBruno]

Martinez

Cash
Konsa
Carlos
Digne

Kamara
Luiz

Mcginn
Beundia

Coutinhio

Watkins

3-1 (Watkins, Coutinhio, Beundia), nervy 2-1 lead with late goal to settle the nerves

[aj2k77]

Rangers, Brentford, Hull, No Job, No Job, No Job, Norwich, The Rags. That's where we recruit our managers from. No wonder we've been shit for so long.

Well when we were in the Championship, I don't think the likes of Guardiola were too interested.  And the much admired Pochettino went from Southampton to Spurs, and is currently "no job".

Pochettino can do one. We weren't in the Championship when we appointed Lambert, Mcleish, Gerrard, Sherwood or Garde. That's a right shit list. There's a reason why no one tends to employ any of our recent managers after us.

[cdbearsfan]

Last time we lost to Bournemouth we beat Everton next game, I think?

That was games 2 and 3 of that season.
 
Last time we lost to Bournemouth we took 2 points from the next 9 games and Covid was starting to be news. So maybe a zombie apocalypse is around the corner after this defeat.

Last time we lost to Bournemouth we beat Everton next game, I think?

Not quite.  Last time we lost to them we then lost our next 4 games (including the league cup final) which took us up to the covid pandemic.  In fact, the last time we lost to them, we drew 2 and lost 8 of our next 10 games.

Can people stop ruining things with facts, please?

[brontebilly]

Rangers, Brentford, Hull, No Job, No Job, No Job, Norwich, The Rags. That's where we recruit our managers from. No wonder we've been shit for so long.

Well when we were in the Championship, I don't think the likes of Guardiola were too interested.  And the much admired Pochettino went from Southampton to Spurs, and is currently "no job".

Pochettino can do one. We weren't in the Championship when we appointed Lambert, Mcleish, Gerrard, Sherwood or Garde. That's a right shit list. There's a reason why no one tends to employ any of our recent managers after us.

Our club has been a managerial graveyard for nearly 30 years. Sometimes finishing careers dead (DOL, Sherwood, RDM?), others firmly finishing previously upwardly mobile managers (Lambert, MON, Little). Even Deano looks in peril now at Norwich unless results improve quickly.

McLeish was universally unpopular from day 1 but Gerrard was the biggest gamble that I can recall. His CV really didn't warrant any PL job, same for Lampard. With the exception of these two, again I can't recall major opposition to the appointments of the others.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Rangers, Brentford, Hull, No Job, No Job, No Job, Norwich, The Rags. That's where we recruit our managers from. No wonder we've been shit for so long.

Add to that Sheffield Wednesday (Ron Atkinson), Watford (Sir Graham) and Man City 4 points above the relegation zone (Ron Saunders).

[Smirker]

Lose this and its going to be toxic. That's why I think we'll win.

[PeterWithe]

I really don’t think it will be toxic if we lose, its the second game of the season. The crowd at the game are far more tolerant and patient.

We’ll win comfortably, the new three at the back system will be lauded and used for the rest of the decade.