Aston Villa v Everton Match Thread

[Flamingo Lane]

I can only think that the starting 11 has been selected with the heat in mind, and that Coutinho and Ings will give way to Buendia and Bailey after 45 (or possibly even 25) minutes.

[Lastfootstamper]

Just got up to the UT concourse. The big central drinks bit is closed. Got a first-timer with me today. Well fucking done, Villa. "Sorry kids, I'll get you a drink in about three hours. For know, just lick my sweat off me."

[achilles]

That team has all the pace and artistic craft of a cluster of colour blind hedgehogs…..in a bag.

Class!!!

[SamTheMouse]

Still trying and failing to see any difference with the likes of Bruce.

[Sexual Ealing]

Still trying and failing to see any difference with the likes of Bruce.

He’s getting paid more.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Forget Guess the Crowd or Guess the Goal, we need to have a 'Guess the Buendia song', the minute fans start singing the Buendia song in protest of him not being played. I'm going 22 minutes.

Prediction: 0-0

[JUAN PABLO]

Ramsay why?

JM has been poor for ages.  Hard on Bailey

[Louzie0]

VP is looking fab on BT sport.

Give us a wave!

[dicedlam]

Just got up to the UT concourse. The big central drinks bit is closed. Got a first-timer with me today. Well fucking done, Villa. "Sorry kids, I'll get you a drink in about three hours. For know, just lick my sweat off me."

Absolute joke.

[Steve67]

Forget Guess the Crowd or Guess the Goal, we need to have a 'Guess the Buendia song', the minute fans start singing the Buendia song in protest of him not being played. I'm going 22 minutes.

Prediction: 0-0

I agree, neither if these sides are particularly full of goals.

[Steve67]

Just got up to the UT concourse. The big central drinks bit is closed. Got a first-timer with me today. Well fucking done, Villa. "Sorry kids, I'll get you a drink in about three hours. For know, just lick my sweat off me."

Flinstone will be outraged. (probably rightly so in this weather, to be fair!)
Absolute joke.

[djbone]

Any small running water tips much appreciated

[eamonn]

Richie Sutherland sure loves his Stevie Mee.

Gerrard v Lampard - who's the better manager?
Aston Villa v Everton (12:30 BST)

Richard Sutherland, The Villa Park Podcast

Supporters in pubs up and down the country have constantly debated who was the better player and now the debate rages on as to who is the better manager.

For me there is only one winner: Steven Gerrard.

He cut his teeth in management with the Liverpool academy before heading north of the border to Rangers, one of the highest pressure jobs in football. He not only stopped Celtic from winning 10 in a row by claiming the Scottish Premiership title, his team went unbeaten all season.

He steadied a ship at Villa that was only heading one way - down. This season will be hugely different and I truly believe that in Gerrard we have a manager with the potential to become one of the greats.

Meanwhile, Frank Lampard has been hugely unconvincing. Ultimately, he failed at Derby after being heavily backed. He was extremely lucky to get a huge opportunity at Chelsea which ended in failure following poor signings when their transfer embargo was lifted and now, after scraping to safety last season, sadly, for Lampard and Everton I predict a season of real difficulty, and I don't see him lasting beyond Christmas.

For Gerrard on the other hand, while the pressure will be on at Villa, I have full confidence that he will thrive under it.

[JUAN PABLO]

Michael bloody Oliver

[Steve67]

If anyone has a small river, would be appreciated.