Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest pre match thingies

[eamonn]

We won't come a (Roy) cropper on this, will we?

Even in '98/99 when we were going through the muvva of all bad runs, we dispatched of this lot (did we relegate Big Ron in the process?).

I feel aggrieved that we're 7th but still with a minus goal-difference. How? I don't recall us getting trounced apart from at Fulham.

And as fond as I am of Norwich coming third in '92/93 with a negative GD, I want us to get Champions League with +20. You don't ask, you don't get. On that basis, it's Aston Villa 5 Nottingham Forest 0.

[Risso]

I feel aggrieved that we're 7th but still with a minus goal-difference. How? I don't recall us getting trounced apart from at Fulham.

The three defeats on the spin were a combined minus 6, so that didn't help.

[Villafirst]

Villa 3 Forest 1. Watkins 2 and Ramsey.  I do hope Forest stay up though. A club with great past achievements - like 2 European Cup wins! Something Man City have never achieved despite the dodgy oil money.

[Risso]

I hope they stay up as it's another easy ground to get to, and Nottingham is quite nice as well.

[The Man With A Stick]

Change the poll to how many we're gonna put past them instead.

4-1 Watkins, Mings, Buendia, Duran.  Chettle with a late consolation for them.

[PaulTheVillan]

Villa win.

3 wins in a week.

Bring it on.

[Brend'Watkins]

Resounding win and not conceding required. I see no other outcome.

[LeeB]

We won't come a (Roy) cropper on this, will we?

Even in '98/99 when we were going through the muvva of all bad runs, we dispatched of this lot (did we relegate Big Ron in the process?).

I feel aggrieved that we're 7th but still with a minus goal-difference. How? I don't recall us getting trounced apart from at Fulham.

And as fond as I am of Norwich coming third in '92/93 with a negative GD, I want us to get Champions League with +20. You don't ask, you don't get. On that basis, it's Aston Villa 5 Nottingham Forest 0.

Remember in 95-96 battering them home and away only for them to knick draws in both games

[London Villan]

Not many of our points have come from draws - we tend to win or lose, rather than win less but draw more. So the goal difference is pretty even.

[Risso]

We won't come a (Roy) cropper on this, will we?

Even in '98/99 when we were going through the muvva of all bad runs, we dispatched of this lot (did we relegate Big Ron in the process?).

I feel aggrieved that we're 7th but still with a minus goal-difference. How? I don't recall us getting trounced apart from at Fulham.

And as fond as I am of Norwich coming third in '92/93 with a negative GD, I want us to get Champions League with +20. You don't ask, you don't get. On that basis, it's Aston Villa 5 Nottingham Forest 0.

Remember in 95-96 battering them home and away only for them to knick draws in both games

I seem to recall Savo missing some good chances.

[Chris Smith]

I reckon they’ll be massively hyped up for this one for a couple of reasons. Firstly their manager is on notice so I think they’ll be playing for him and, secondly, because it’s us.

Somebody said to me in another context today “pride comes before a fall” so it’s sort of nagging away at me which is a product of years of underachievement. However, my more rational self is confident that Unai will have us properly prepared again and it will be another 3 points.

[Risso]

I reckon they’ll be massively hyped up for this one for a couple of reasons. Firstly their manager is on notice so I think they’ll be playing for him and, secondly, because it’s us.

Somebody said to me in another context today “pride comes before a fall” so it’s sort of nagging away at me which is a product of years of underachievement. However, my more rational self is confident that Unai will have us properly prepared again and it will be another 3 points.

We'll batter them. They're shit, and even under Gerrard we only didn't win because they had ten men in their own half for pretty much the entire game.

[ChicagoLion]

I don’t like this over confidence stuff though.
Get an early goal and then we will be fine, they are going to defend deep and try and hit us on the break, they have a dangerous front 3. Fortunately even from the cast of 5000 they are pretty poor midfield and defence.

[VILLA MOLE]

I quite like that Gibbs’s White although he was pricey ( not the Chris variety)

[Meanwood Villa]

We won't come a (Roy) cropper on this, will we?

Even in '98/99 when we were going through the muvva of all bad runs, we dispatched of this lot (did we relegate Big Ron in the process?).

I feel aggrieved that we're 7th but still with a minus goal-difference. How? I don't recall us getting trounced apart from at Fulham.

And as fond as I am of Norwich coming third in '92/93 with a negative GD, I want us to get Champions League with +20. You don't ask, you don't get. On that basis, it's Aston Villa 5 Nottingham Forest 0.

Remember in 95-96 battering them home and away only for them to knick draws in both games

We did beat them in the cup quarter final though.