Aston Villa vs Tottenham pre match thread

[eamonn]

Don’t see any reason to fear Liverpool either, bar VAR of course.

Salah?

He can't keep scoring at Anfield.

[Skerra]

Just listening to talksport thinking all the talk would be about our big match v Spurs but all they’re droning on about is some non event Real v Citeh!!

[TonyD]

Someone needs to knobble Kane. 

[RamboandBruno]

Emery has done the right thing saying this is our cup final. I think the players and supporters will treat it as such. I wasn’t at the game when Laursen & Mellberg scored, so God only knows when I last saw us beat these, just like Man United, its about time. Its also my last game this season, as some relative has scheduled their wedding for the same time as the Brighton game!
So all in all, I’m really excited for this one. We’ve rarely let ourselves down under Emery and i don’t think we will on Saturday!

[algy]

Spurs at home used to be my go-to match in the fixture list. Basically because I was obsessed with the FA Cup (knowing we'd won it 7 times but not really grasping that 6 of them happened before my grandad was born), and saw Spurs as our one true rival for that competition. I'm my head, Spurs were a pretty good team but we'd probably beat them at Villa Park most times and then maybe draw at White Hart Lane. Because Villa in my 7 year old head were clearly superior to every other club and the only chance anyone had against us was if they were at home and managed to nick a lucky goal. Every goal against Villa was obviously down to luck and not the opposition actually being better than Villa.


Anyway, that's my world and I'm going to stick with it even if it doesn't match up with empirical evidence. Us 3-1 Them.

[Drummond]

I know what you mean, I had a soft spot as a child because of similar reasons and because I saw the  Charity Shield against them at Wembley.

[Drummond]

Just to add, I can't stand them now and would be happy if they slid down the league into nothingness.

[Rigadon]

Just to add, I can't stand them now and would be happy if they slid down the league into nothingness.

An important clarification.

[Drummond]

Just to add, I can't stand them now and would be happy if they slid down the league into nothingness.

An important clarification.

Indeed. It was necessary.

It was the only time I got to see the Villa at the old Wembley.

[eamonn]

Emery has done the right thing saying this is our cup final. I think the players and supporters will treat it as such. I wasn’t at the game when Laursen & Mellberg scored, so God only knows when I last saw us beat these...

Boxing Day 1997, you were still hungover on turkey and gravy. But Stanley Victor turned-up for the first time all-season and we smashed them 4-1 so you must have cheered-up.

[Axl Rose]

7th November 1998. Dion's debut. Great game.

May 2004(?) 1-0 win, Angel with a header.

November 2004, another 1-0. Solano with a belter.

Yep, it's been too long since that 2007-08 season win

[Dick Edwards]

A league game against these particularly has never left my memory. It was in the late 1970s/early 1980s, Steve Archibald and Glen Hoddle were playing for them. Villa were 2-0 up and seemingly coasting. I vividly remember glancing to my right from the Holte End at the clock on the Witton Lane stand. It was 4.30 so only ten minutes to go. Suddenly Spurs came to life and scored three times in the last ten minutes to win the game! I've never forgotten the pain of that defeat.

[Skerra]

The year was 1960 and living in Bedford. As happened then, we kids got together to play football on the local green. We used to argue incessantly as to which of our teams were going to be Spurs and which one Tottenham!! We were obviously well informed in those days..not.

[PeterWithe]

There was also a game in the mid 80s, first home game of the season, we looked to have a good side on paper and confidence was high that we were going to get off to a flier and return to the glories of a few years ago.

Clive Allen scored a hat-trick and we lost 0:4

I think we might have run out of steam  a bit this year, I'd be delighted, and a bit surprised with any kind of win.

[Three Spires Villa]

Didn't we play Spurs on a boxing day at home in the '80s, Alan Brazil missed some really good chances for them and we drew 0-0