Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest pre match thingies

[Clark W Griswold]

I like Forest because of memories of their early 80s team and Cloughie. I like Steve Cooper, i think he’s a good manager and has done a good job there. I hope they stay up.
I think we’ll dick them 3-0 (Watkins 2, Ramsey).

And it will all be set up for a huge game against Saudi Arabia.

Missing this one as working up Glasgow for the whole weekend, the missis is taking the kids, Im gutted. UTV

Yes, i like them too, and i hope they stay up especially above the likes of Bournemouth, Leeds and West Ham. I still hope that we FTF though, but i'm predicting a 5-5 draw.

[Hookeysmith]

I think if we want to be a big club again then we have to think big and start to expect to win certain games. Not in a United arrogant way but based on logic and what we see in front of us

We are learning all the time from previous mistakes and i am actually enjoying the play from back to front without shitting my pants each time Mings / Konsa /Martinez pass it around.

We need to come out of the blocks on Saturday and get an early goal which will destroy any game plan they may have

[Lastfootstamper]

I'm watching MOTD from last night. Leeds look shit and they still should've battered them. They are a shambles. 5 goals on their travels all season. There is nothing other than irrationality to make me believe we'll do anything other than get another manager the tin tack within minutes of kick-off.

[Smirker]

Forest looked an absolute abject clown show against Leeds last night.

We'll funeral these fuckers.

Hope so 

An early goal and I think it will be a great day.

Bit concerned about the confidence but I understand it.

[LeeB]

You can picture how the game will pan out, hopefully an early goal will cue an avalanche. Saturday will just be a question of taking our chances.

[Risso]

We need to hand out a good funeralling so that Emery gets to gives Carlos some minutes on the pitch. I think he's reticent to do so in tight matches. Quite rightly.

[mobythevillan]

Blasts from the past...I remember seeing Johnny MacLeod score for us direct from a corner, back in the good old bad old days...think Terry Hennessey went to Derby and Peter Storey-Moore to Arsenal...

[Lastfootstamper]

Forest's away record

P14 W1 D3 L10 F5  A34

The win was at Southampton at the beginning of January.

[SamTheMouse]

I've been confident going into games before, but with Emery there's something different.

Whereas previously it always felt like our good performances were temporary, based on a kind of fragile chemistry that could fall apart at any moment, there's a sense of assurance now that I can't remember having.

You just know that even if we lose a few games, Emery has laid the foundations for a style of play that really works and it's not about luck any more. Or rather, our approach means that we largely make our own luck.

Genuinely looking forward to every game now.

[dave.woodhall]

Blasts from the past...I remember seeing Johnny MacLeod score for us direct from a corner, back in the good old bad old days...think Terry Hennessey went to Derby and Peter Storey-Moore to Arsenal...

Welcome back Moby old chap. How you keeping?

[Skerra]

Will be great if we can keep our winning run going as Spurs are playing Brighton this Saturday.would be nice to close the gap on
One of those 2 teams.

[tomd2103]

Should be a good atmosphere and hopefully we will start quickly.  Early goal and it could be a convincing win.

[villadelph]

I wonder if Duran could get a start for this one.

[Risso]

I wonder if Duran could get a start for this one.

Not a chance I'd have thought.

[Taylor]

The only think I like about Nottingham Forest is Stuart Broad.