Southampton vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[VILLA MOLE]

Does anyone know if there are any pubs in Stratford Upon Avon that might be showing this?

Sorry Shirley I dont think so but Coxys Timber yard has an outside bar by the river which has an outside screen and a few games on

[cdbearsfan]

Teams are just as shit after relegation is confirmed as they were before.

...as we demonstrated in 2016

You've obviously forgotten that draw with Newcastle....

That was absolutely the best and funniest result that season, they come down to take the piss and we ended up dragging them down with us.

Yeah, and we spent the entire game taking the piss out of both teams as we aren't po-faced crybabies like them.

[rougegorge]

All our games are must wins now...

Emi

Garcia
Desasi
Mings
Maatsen

Onana
Barkley

Ramsey
Asensio
Malen

Watkins

Id go with this too. Still a very strong team.

If available, Unai always starts Tielemans and Rogers in league games, and nearly always Konsa, so it will be interesting if he leaves them all out.

[Dave]

Unless we're changing the defence on Tuesday from the first leg, I can't see any good reason not play the same back five as Forest.

Definitely Mings and Onana in as Onuachu is about eleven feet tall.

[DC1874]

Taking my 18 year old lad down with me for his first away game but we are in the home section (Chapel End/Family Section) near to the Away End. So we'll be undercover and sitting on our hands. Looks a great day weather wise too - where do the Villa normally congregate for a pre-match pint. I used to live by the old Dell and remember Bedford Place was popular back then but it's about half an hour walk from the new ground.

[frank]

Teams are just as shit after relegation is confirmed as they were before.

...as we demonstrated in 2016

You've obviously forgotten that draw with Newcastle....

Not forgotten, AD. I was there and it was very amusing. I probably had a drink with you afterwards. But I was also at the 0-6 at home to Liverpool and most of the other 11 defeats which followed it

[Witton Warrior]

Teams are just as shit after relegation is confirmed as they were before.

...as we demonstrated in 2016

You've obviously forgotten that draw with Newcastle....

Not forgotten, AD. I was there and it was very amusing. I probably had a drink with you afterwards. But I was also at the 0-6 at home to Liverpool and most of the other 11 defeats which followed it

That inflatable barrage still makes me laugh - "You're going down with the Villa!"

[pauliewalnuts]

Teams are just as shit after relegation is confirmed as they were before.

...as we demonstrated in 2016

You've obviously forgotten that draw with Newcastle....

Although, hadn't Newcastle also been relegated by that point?

[PeterWithesShin]

Although, hadn't Newcastle also been relegated by that point?

Nope, they were relegated a few days later.

[Clampy]

Time to put that Champions League thingy bob on the back burner for a few hours. We need to be playing in it next season as well. 1-3. We'll make hard work of it at first but run out winners. Malen, Ascensio and Ollie. Glenn Cockerill for them.

[Brend'Watkins]

We have to keep their version of Kvaratskhelia quiet. Do that and the rest should follow.

[Martyn Smith]

Although, hadn't Newcastle also been relegated by that point?

Nope, they were relegated a few days later.

They were the only team to fail to beat us that season, weren't they? 2 draws

2-0 today, I think, btw

[Somniloquism]

Although, hadn't Newcastle also been relegated by that point?

Nope, they were relegated a few days later.

Slight argument we relegated them again, although they would have had to put 8 against us I believe.

[eamonn]

Time to put that Champions League thingy bob on the back burner for a few hours. We need to be playing in it next season as well. 1-3. We'll make hard work of it at first but run out winners. Malen, Ascensio and Ollie. Glenn Cockerill for them.

Inexplicably, he was one of the first posters on my wall, Glenn Cockerill. It was the first time I'd ever bought a football magazine and I thought you were meant to take all the posters out and hang them up regardless of who you supported and which club the bloke played for!

[PeterWithesShin]

It was definitely the day that ultimately fucked them. Sunderland had the massive psychological boost that day, they went back above them and then twatted Everton in midweek in their game in hand and that was that.