Chelsea vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[RamboandBruno]

Tricky one for us, they are at nothing in the league so kind of need decent cup runs. Good game to bring Tielemans in from the start for 60 - 70 mins. Cash will come back in at RB. We are struggling for options apart from that. I think he will give Duran a go maybe up with Watkins though I'd try Zaniolo. McGinn definitely needs a breather so maybe worth pushing Luiz a bit further forward.

Martinez
Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Moreno
Kamara, Donk
Luiz, Tielemans
Zaniolo, Duran

Not for me, we’ll of just had virtually two weeks off, no need to rest anybody and they are also hitting a bit of form, we need our strongest 11. Im guessing Ramsey will still be out, if he is I’d go.

                               Martinez
Cash.          Konsa.         Torres.          Moreno

                     Kamara.      Luiz

McGinn.                                                Bailey
                              Tielemans

                               Watkins

[Smirker]

FFS Smirk, you've forgotten the poll. Again.

Give me chance!

I've done it now. You have to post the thread first then click 'add poll'.

 

Inefficient. Choose Create Poll first, and put the thread title underneath with a post. Then it all gets posted at once. ;-)

Didn't know.

Thank you mate.

[Brazilian Villain]

Chelsea win, courtesy of a late Palmer penalty.

[eamonn]

Well it's how he scores most of his goals. And what's up with the freezing-cold celebration shtick?

[Brazilian Villain]

Well it's how he scores most of his goals. And what's up with the freezing-cold celebration shtick?

He's a fellow ginger, we prefer sunnier climes.

[manic-road]

Go with our strongest team and win 0-1.

[rob_bridge]

Chelsea win

[algy]

I've been watching football for nearly 60 years and it's a close call which club I have consistently disliked the most, Chelsea or Dirty Leeds.

All things considered I think it really has to be Chelsea. I never liked them in the 60s/70s when they were rubbish anyway with a horrible run down ground. I never liked them when they had loads of money and were winning most things. I still dont like them when they still have (or had ?) loads of money and are once again rubbish anyway.

I struggle to think of one single redeeming feature about them in that entire nearly 60 years. From being a cinderella club of underperforming prima donnas they morphed into the main flag bearers to represent everything that was wrong with modern football.

For that reason I hope we absolutely smash them out of site on our way to Wembley. Then for good measure do the same to them when they come to Villa Park end of April in our quest to become English League champions.

The biggest bunch of London big time charlies that it can be anyones displeasure to have to play association football against.

I've had 3 experiences with Chelsea supporters:

- Singing "No surrender" in an Irish pub before the 2000 FA Cup Final
- Singing anti-Semitic songs on the tube after the FA Cup final
- Racially abusing the girl in the ticket office at Aston station after a league game in the early 90s

As far as I'm concerned just on that basis their 'real' supporters are scum of the fucking earth, and they can die in a ditch for all I care.

I'm not a fan

[mrfuse]

Full strength team for me. We will have had almost 2 weeks off and Newcastle have to travel to Fulham the day after our match before Tuesdays league game.

[VillaTim]

Blended team please then go full strength on the Tuesday for Sob on The Tyne Part II hopefully. (we owe them after the 1-5)

[Duncan Shaw]

Why is this on the Friday if it's not on telly?

[eamonn]

Why is this on the Friday if it's not on telly?

Foreign markets.

[Skerra]

It’s because each club has to have a certain amount of days off on between matches so, Friday night is the only day available to suit both clubs days off.

[Witton Warrior]

I've been watching football for nearly 60 years and it's a close call which club I have consistently disliked the most, Chelsea or Dirty Leeds.

All things considered I think it really has to be Chelsea. I never liked them in the 60s/70s when they were rubbish anyway with a horrible run down ground. I never liked them when they had loads of money and were winning most things. I still dont like them when they still have (or had ?) loads of money and are once again rubbish anyway.

I struggle to think of one single redeeming feature about them in that entire nearly 60 years. From being a cinderella club of underperforming prima donnas they morphed into the main flag bearers to represent everything that was wrong with modern football.

For that reason I hope we absolutely smash them out of site on our way to Wembley. Then for good measure do the same to them when they come to Villa Park end of April in our quest to become English League champions.

The biggest bunch of London big time charlies that it can be anyones displeasure to have to play association football against.

I've had 3 experiences with Chelsea supporters:

- Singing "No surrender" in an Irish pub before the 2000 FA Cup Final
- Singing anti-Semitic songs on the tube after the FA Cup final
- Racially abusing the girl in the ticket office at Aston station after a league game in the early 90s

As far as I'm concerned just on that basis their 'real' supporters are scum of the fucking earth, and they can die in a ditch for all I care.

I'm not a fan

Getting ambushed by their racist-thug Headhunters who had been attacking anyone (but especially South Asian people) around Aston and Witton in the 70's. Got re-acquainted later that year in Digbeth Town Hall when they did security at an NF Youth rally.

[Skerra]

Forgot to add that, of course, if we were something like Yanited, it would be on TV even if playing FC Nobody from Outer Mongolia