Fulham vs Aston Villa vs Bologna Pre-Match Thread

[cdbearsfan]

Good idea from another poster, rolling both threads into one so people don't get bored during the international break.

[edgysatsuma89]

About fucking time.

[coreyfeldman]

Why stop there? Reach for the sky

[stevo_st]

Should be Threads not Thread.

[cdbearsfan]

It's brilliant and, as it happens, on BBC4 right now. I also rate "The War Game".

[Toronto Villa]

What on earth is this? Has another once sane poster been abducted by the Footy collective?

[Footy-Vill]

Well this is confusing. Two for one!
So regards Fulham who can forget ' Steven Gerrard get out of our club' and the worst best performance that saw him leave!

[cdbearsfan]

And yet arguably still only the second "best" defeat we've had against Fulham in the past few years.

[Footy-Vill]

The first championship play off final! Of course.

[Footy-Vill]

Bologna coach is called Vincenzo Italiano.
I wonder if there are other managers with the name of their country managing in their country ?

[cdbearsfan]

Mike England managed, and played for, Wales. So, close. There must be a few.

[Footy-Vill]

Bologna Fulham and Villa connection:
According to my research Villa haven't ever played Bologna
The Italian team lost to Liverpool away recently too 2-0 and before that the last *English team they had faced in Europe was Fulham!!

2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup when they lost 3-5 on aggregate to Fulham in a final 2-2 home and  1-3 away in England!

* Edited

[cdbearsfan]

Battered West Brom 6-1 on aggregage in the Fairs Cup in 1966/67. Knocked out by Dirty Leeds on a coin toss after both legs finished one-nil to the home side.

[Footy-Vill]

Battered West Brom 6-1 on aggregage in the Fairs Cup in 1966/67. Knocked out by Dirty Leeds on a coin toss after both legs finished one-nil to the home side.

Maybe Fulham were the last English team they faced before Liverpool then

[cdbearsfan]

Yes, those were their most recent European games before qualifying for this season's Champions League.