Hibernian v Aston Villa - Europa Conference League Play Off Round First Leg

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Martinez
Cash
Carlos
Torres
Digne

Tielemans
Kamara
McGinn

Bailey
Diaby
Archer

No pissing about

I'd love to see McGinn alongside Des Bremner and Alex Cropley.

[kippaxvilla2]

Does Bremmer making a appearance at Easter Road before the game

I don't know - does he?

[Axl Rose]

Just win, Villa.

I hate Hibs and hope we smash them. ******. 😂

Why is that mate, is it a Proclaimers thing?

Haha. I don't mind the Proclaimers to be fair, mate. They're clearly shite, but harmless nonetheless.

As with Celtic, most Hibs fans I've met are bellends. Don't like either of them and their nonsense. I'm sure there are lovely ones out there somewhere 😂

One could mention their respective evil twins but that argument has been done to death.

Absolutely mate 😂 I hate them all.

[Richie]

I'm hoping we go strong on Wednesday. Be under no illusions, for us the final is in May. For Hibs, the final is Wednesday night. They will be well up for it and we don't want to give ourselves a massive task to do at Villa Park next week. Let's kill them off up there.

[CT Villan]

I think Hibs will fly out the traps emboldened by the home crowd and we will need to be especially focused early on. Thereafter I think we will control the game and win comfortably.

[Gareth]

I'm hoping we go strong on Wednesday. Be under no illusions, for us the final is in May. For Hibs, the final is Wednesday night. They will be well up for it and we don't want to give ourselves a massive task to do at Villa Park next week. Let's kill them off up there.

I agree

Watched the first leg of the last round, they lack quality (massively) but they have endeavour.

Be good to grind that little idiot into the dug out ground though. 

[darren woolley]

I can see us beating Hibernian 3-1.

[ADVILLAFAN]

For those going, Port O'Leith is a good pub and a couple of others nect to it.

Generally found Hibs fans to be an affable lot.

[AV84]

I think we should take this as seriously as a final, try to get the tie wrapped up, or as good as, in the first leg. We had an easy day yesterday, and Burnely at the weekend. Not to underestimate Burnley, but I'd rather be able to rest a few players before Liverpool than have to play the same starting 11 4 games in a row.

[Olneythelonely]

27-0 to us

[VillaTim]

get your prayer mats out

[Toronto Villa]

Hibs will come at us with a lot of energy early on. This is a massive game for them. But we will stay calm, control the ball and take all the steam out of their attack. We will hit them on the break and make them open up a bit more. That’s when we will kill off the game. I reckon by the end it’s 3-0.

[algy]

For those going, Port O'Leith is a good pub and a couple of others nect to it.

Generally found Hibs fans to be an affable lot.

My Edinburgh recommendations:

- Pubs will be open til 3am as it's the festival, and clubs until 5am.  There are a couple of (effectively) late opening pubs - Whistle Binkies (South Bridge), and just around the corner Banshee Labyrinth (Niddry St).  The former usually has indie-type bands playing live, the latter has a cinema and usually rock/metal playing over the speakers.  Old town.

- If yer looking for food in the city centre, then Made In Italy in the Grassmarket is cheap (for the city centre) and good.

- Also good in the city centre, and definitely very cheap - Mosque Kitchen.  If you like a curry, you like lots of it, and you don't want to spend a fortune ... this is yer place.

- I would highly, highly recommend getting some drinks from an offy and going up Calton Hill for sunset (or sunrise..).  Lovely views over the north & west of the city incl. Hibs ground, and you don't need ti be especially fit to get up there.  It's illegal to drink outdoors, mind, but in my experience the police highly unlikely to bother you up there as long as you're not being a twat. No, just read - you're actually fine in Edinburgh, it's Glasgow where they're arsey about outdoor drinking (though I was given a bollocking by a policeman in Dumfries for doing that once, so I assume there's other places where you're not allowed to drink as well)

[AV84]

If Digne is off to France imminently, and it already feels too late for Acuña, who plays LB in this match?

[Jon Crofts]

Sky channel 187/844 BBC Scotland Sportscene for those with Sky.