Manchester City vs Aston Villa Pre-Match.

[oldtimernow]

Born in Aston, schooled in Aston, family back to great grandfather etc…all Aston.

Who else could I have supported .

Suppose when I’m dissected in aid of medical science they will discover Aston in my bones just like Blackpool rock

[wince]

I hope we annihilate them for further ruining my weekend back in 1995 when stuck in the A&E with my Great Uncle for 7 hours only to head home listening to them on WM beat us. And my Mom did that tinned bacon stuff instead of the real stuff for tea that night. I was a very unhappy 12 year old that evening so you owe me Villa. You owe me for enduring that!

[eamonn]

Tinned bacon...that made me wince, Wince.

[wince]

Tinned bacon...that made me wince, Wince.

It’s alarmingly nice in pasta bakes however but yep. Alas was not source of my nickname. I just hope I don’t have to relive it again this weekend.

[pauliewalnuts]

Tinned bacon?

Is that a thing? Or was it?

[RamboandBruno]

The poor sod passed away the year before I was born, only in his mid fifties, and only a few weeks before we lifted the League Cup and won promotion.

That's a bloody shame. I really hope there's some kind of afterlife where they give you the classified results.

Are you saying we have to carry on going through all this in the afterlife, ffs 🤦‍♂️

[algy]

Tinned bacon?

Is that a thing? Or was it?

Is it this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_Grill

Sounds … delightful.

[Nelly]

What a pre-match thread this has been! It's had it all.

[john e]

Don’t forget those chaps we are the equivalent to football Calvinists
There’s no such thing as free will.

We did not choose, we were chosen

[brontebilly]

Pre match chat from Emery (or quotes attributed to Emery more accurately) suggest Young and McGinn will be on the right flank similar to the Spurs game.

[Ian.]

Tinned bacon? Never heard of that. I know my mom fed me stuff like tip top, but not tinned bacon.

[Smirker]

We're doing them on Sunday.

FTF.

[Risso]

Tinned bacon? Never heard of that. I know my mom fed me stuff like tip top, but not tinned bacon.

Tip Top on your favourite puddings, with a natural creamy taste.

[Drummond]

Tinned bacon? Never heard of that. I know my mom fed me stuff like tip top, but not tinned bacon.

Tip Top on your favourite puddings, with a natural creamy taste.

I bet you say that to all the girls...

[wince]

Tinned bacon?

Is that a thing? Or was it?

Is it this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_Grill

Sounds … delightful.

That’s the one. Not much money growing up