Aston Villa v Celtic Pre match

[Dave]

I don't think that we'll breeze past them either (although I also wouldn't rule it out).

Just that their quality is that of a mid-table Championship side. But Premier League teams have lost to teams much worse than that in the past.

[PeterWithe]

I don't think UE will need much in depth scouting from Malen about their game in Dortmund.

'Don't give the ball away in your own 18 yard box by constantly trying to play out from the back when you are shit at it' should just about cover it.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah and perhaps I articulated it poorly, but whether Celtic are man for man better than Southampton wasn’t what I was really call out. It’s more the idea that we should be ashamed if we don’t stroll through them - all my experience with Villa, especially in our current form suggests breezing strolling past anyone feels unlikely.

[Clampy]

I don't watch a lot of Scottish football, mainly because it's a bit rubbish. We can't take these lightly though. The pressure is off them now they've qualified and like we always tend to do, we'll probably make hard work of it.

[PaulWinch again]

I don't watch a lot of Scottish football, mainly because it's a bit rubbish. We can't take these lightly though. The pressure is off them now they've qualified and like we always tend to do, we'll probably make hard work of it.

There you go, that expresses my view in a more succinct way.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Countering terrorism apparently.

[BoVillan esq]

This is going to be a very hard difficult game, I can't see anyway they are going to approach this in a half arsed manner, they'll want this, problem is the way we have turned up lately, with little fight to offer, this could be a bit of a shock.

I'm going for Villa, based on nothing more than wishful thinking.

[walsall villain]

I’m expecting a really noisy Villa Park and I’m expecting the team to respond positively like they often do on such nights. Close but a Villa win.

[eamonn]

Yeah and perhaps I articulated it poorly, but whether Celtic are man for man better than Southampton wasn’t what I was really call out. It’s more the idea that we should be ashamed if we don’t stroll through them - all my experience with Villa, especially in our current form suggests breezing strolling past anyone feels unlikely.

Tend to agree. Going from memory, we've won by more than two goals just once this season and that was against a collection of young boys.

We've rarely been convincing since August (I actually think our first two games, WHam away and Arse at home were our best performances to date in 24/25).

[RamboandBruno]

My anxiety levels are building up about a half n half scarves breakout on Wednesday night .

For first time in my life i might actually get one. Just to wind up the EDL chaps around me. Nah, I probably won’t.

Indeed Bren, i had some twenty something who sits in front of me (has done for years) ranting in my ear at the end of Sundays game about Bobby Sands loving wankers coming here on Wednesday etc. cant wait for my villa brethren belting out the first chorus of no surrender.

[brontebilly]

Just checking the Irish TV listing for Wednesday night and we've been relegated to the chanel nobody has in favour of Man City vs Brugge and Liverpool vs PSV.

I'm shocked that our game isn't getting proper coverage considering its Celtic we're playing.

Don't be, the level of interest in Scottish club football in Ireland has declined hugely. Was a lot different when MON was up there and both Glasgow clubs were getting to European finals and swapping league titles.

Celtic will always have some level of support, especially in Donegal with the huge generational ties to Glasgow and up north generally for political reasons. But down south honestly you wouldnt see many Celtic jerseys around these days.

[brontebilly]

My anxiety levels are building up about a half n half scarves breakout on Wednesday night .

For first time in my life i might actually get one. Just to wind up the EDL chaps around me. Nah, I probably won’t.

Indeed Bren, i had some twenty something who sits in front of me (has done for years) ranting in my ear at the end of Sundays game about Bobby Sands loving wankers coming here on Wednesday etc. cant wait for my villa brethren belting out the first chorus of no surrender.

I'm sure you pointed out that Bobby Sands was actually a Villa fan

[VillaTim]

For context, Young Boys really should have beat them last week .

[brontebilly]

Were any of you at the infamous friendly v Rangers in 76?

[AV84]

Just checking the Irish TV listing for Wednesday night and we've been relegated to the chanel nobody has in favour of Man City vs Brugge and Liverpool vs PSV.

I'm shocked that our game isn't getting proper coverage considering its Celtic we're playing.

Don't be, the level of interest in Scottish club football in Ireland has declined hugely. Was a lot different when MON was up there and both Glasgow clubs were getting to European finals and swapping league titles.

Celtic will always have some level of support, especially in Donegal with the huge generational ties to Glasgow and up north generally for political reasons. But down south honestly you wouldnt see many Celtic jerseys around these days.

I'd still imagine there'd be more interest in a Celtic game than a Man City game. Although the idea of watching Man City fail to qualify is appealing, I suppose.