Club Brugge KV v Aston Villa Pre match

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

A heads up in case anyone missed the ticket thread -  Seb has a couple of spare tix. There is plenty of demand but Seb bless him keen to help out those of this parish first.

In the home end I take it?

Edit. Answered my own question by looking myself instead of being lazy!!
2 left in home end.

[AV82EC]

A heads up in case anyone missed the ticket thread -  Seb has a couple of spare tix. There is plenty of demand but Seb bless him keen to help out those of this parish first.

Yep I’ve had one.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

A heads up in case anyone missed the ticket thread -  Seb has a couple of spare tix. There is plenty of demand but Seb bless him keen to help out those of this parish first.

Yep I’ve had one.

Whereabouts are you, there’s a few of us in block 415?

[Seb_AVFC]

I've got two spares in block 413, front row I think. (Edit sold now)

Plenty of Villa in block 423 as well

[purpletrousers]

I've got two spares in block 413, front row I think.

Plenty of Villa in block 423 as well

Understand to have now gone to Ashby Villa, who does https://www.instagram.com/avfconcamera

[Percy McCarthy]

UEFA Champions League
When: Wednesday 6 November 2024 Kick off 18:45 CET 17:45 GMT
Where: Jan Breydel Stadium, Brugge

Brugge are dong very well in the Pro League, currently sitting  second with 24 points from 13 games. However not doing that well in the CL and currently in elimination places.  Still this is going to be tough.

Good test for us, assume Cash is out so that horrid setup with Konsa at RB will return. If he does then Maatsen can push up on other side. I think Emery will play Torres to get Sunday out of his system but Mings can't be far off another start. Kamara to return and Tielemans further forward for a change, Rogers unlikely to be fully fit.

Martinez
Konsa, Carlos, Mings, Maatsen
Onana, Kamara
McGinn, Ramsey
Tielemans, Duran

The horrid set-up responsible for most of our clean sheets and outstanding results over the last eighteen months? Why do you prefer a defence that concedes more goals? I mean, I like other teams conceding more goals, but not my own.

It’s like listening to Frank Lampard’s analysis yesterday, when he said we were hit on the break, despite the goal being replayed in front of his eyes, showing we had ten men behind the ball at the time.

I suppose people who don’t know what they’re looking at watch football sometimes. At least you don’t get paid.

Our defensive structure fell apart yesterday when the much maligned Matty Cash went off, so it's an odd time to be blowing your own trumpet as it were. We were like a pub team for that second goal yesterday, Torres running out into no man's land, Konsa caught behind the line at RB. The Bournemouth equaliser, not organised at front post. Ipswich, pitiful defensive display throughout against relegation fodder. We were rubbish at the back for most of the second half of last season too, Torres form collapsed and Carlos was being his usual self most games so this isn't new, despite the narrative you keep pushing. The defence hasn't been good enough for ages.

I think Emery can start addressing this by going back to basics on Wednesday night by putting Kamara and Mings back into the spine of the team.

I wouldn’t say that showing my ability to count and remember who played in which games is ‘blowing my own trumpet’, but it’s all relative I suppose.

[remy]

Any lucky fans going, I went to Bruge last year and tried (I was told by Barman) a popular ale - Blonden OS. It was magnificent! They only serve it in half pints. Drank so many on our group he gave us glasses as souvenirs!

[Demitri_C]

Liverpool getting a Tuesday game too, gives them 24 hours extra rest before our game

Our players don’t seem to respond well to rest if last week is anything to go by.

Ha good good point. Getting spanked 4-1 after resting your team it doesnt really matter based on that alone!

[Nev]

Off on a Beano to Brugge tonight and thoroughly looking forward to it.

In terms of the game, the ability to bounce back is a hallmark of the Manager's time with us so I have confidence despite the weekend's events.
A draw would be acceptable and likely if you look at the law of averages. Whatever I'm looking at tomorrow, it's likely to be rather out of focus but fuck it, we'll win.

1-2

[Hookeysmith]

For confidence alone we need not only a win but a dominant performance.

Come on you Villa boys

[Demitri_C]

Dont worry guys we have had two games off. We been saving ourselves for this game.

We got this 🫶

[Sexual Ealing]

Since Konsa got his England caps i think he's gone a bit comfortable , didn't like him laughing and joking on the pitch with their nr 9 either after full time at 1-4 . Please do that down the tunnel or in China White later .

China White?! Yes, they'll have gone there after reading their copy of Melody Maker and setting the video to record Noel's House Party.

[olaftab]

Yeah, I know, the young Grasshoppers. I was hoping we'd always be 8pm after all our hard work to get to the CL.

I prefer our aways to be 17:45 (18:45) kick offs as 21:00 is ridiculous when you are there. The worst was away at Olympiakos as match kicked off 10pm local time. 

[darren woolley]

I can see us winning this 2-1.

[VillaTim]

No idea what level Brugges are at , i'm guessing mid table Prem level ?
Take our chances, defend properly we will win .
Tempted to bring Mings back for this.