Manchester Utd vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Just for information, bags bigger than 20x15x5cm not allowed into Old Trafford.

That's just enough room for a half and half scarf, a prawn sandwich, and a signed photo of Booby Charlton.

[Dogtanian]

Opta's BCC Micro B has given us a 51.8% chance of victory, versus a 24.9% chance of a loss.

https://theanalyst.com/2025/05/man-utd-vs-aston-villa-prediction-premier-league

It then went off to play Granny's Garden and go beep.

[Stu]

I had a dream that face huggers were trying to get into the house and all I had was a lighter and a can of deodorant. I burnt my thumb.

That wasn't a dream

[Nev]

We should steel ourselves for Sunday's coverage, we'll be lucky to get a mention. The Guardian 10 things is all about Newton Heath. I know it's a massive story and after 50 years of listening to people wank on about them whether good, bad or indifferent I tend to do no more than roll my eyes, but it's still unfair to a Manager who has achieved extraordinary things in such a short amount of time.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Opta's BCC Micro B has given us a 51.8% chance of victory, versus a 24.9% chance of a loss.

https://theanalyst.com/2025/05/man-utd-vs-aston-villa-prediction-premier-league

It then went off to play Granny's Garden and go beep.

Interesting stat in that article. If we win it will be the first time since 1930/31 we'll have won 20+ top-flight games in consecutive seasons.

Rams home how inconsistent nay crap we've been for much of the last 100 years and what a brilliant job Unai is doing.

[cdbearsfan]

For a supposedly "left-wing" newspaper, the Guardian has always had a tendency for forelock-tugging. The sports coverage worships at the altar of cash, they have a grovelling attitude to the monarchy and their list of birthdays is never short of the obligatory tedious dukes and lords.

[Sexual Ealing]

It's not a supposedly left-wing newspaper. It's a supposedly, and bound by its trust to be, a liberal newspaper.

[Pete3206]

I think they should announce Southgate as the new manager, just before kick off.

[Brazilian Villain]

Just for information, bags bigger than 20x15x5cm not allowed into Old Trafford.

No wonder they didn't turn up on Weds. night, the Europa League trophy is 65cm x 33cm x 23cm.

[The Man With A Stick]

Just for information, bags bigger than 20x15x5cm not allowed into Old Trafford.

No wonder they didn't turn up on Weds. night, the Europa League trophy is 65cm x 33cm x 23cm.

Probably couldn't have afforded the excess baggage fees on the Ryanair flight home if they'd won it anyway, the skint pricks.

[Ads]

Last year flying out on Wednesday mornings for Conference League stuff, going through Manchester, the volume of plastics that had been to their game the night before and fucking off elsewhere was always incredible.

[Dogtanian]

Was hoping it was going to be a bright glorious day for it, but weather looks like it's going to be raining. 

[cdbearsfan]

It's not a supposedly left-wing newspaper. It's a supposedly, and bound by its trust to be, a liberal newspaper.

Everyone on Twitter thinks it's left-wing, hence the "supposedly".

[Border villan]

Was hoping it was going to be a bright glorious day for it, but weather looks like it's going to be raining. 

Is that the forecast for those in the stands.

[Dogtanian]

It's worse in the stands.