Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread

[Ian.]

I feel sick

Why? They're shit.

3 goals for us at least.

I even have a feeling Watkins could score 

You ok there Smirker?

[The Man With A Stick]

Just win Villa, FFS.  3-0 would make this shit year slightly more memorable.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I think both our players and fans will be right up for this today. Let's send these plastics back down the M40, they can film the whole journey on their phones.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I think both our players and fans will be right up for this today. Let's send these plastics back down the M40, they can film the whole journey on their phones.

That's unfair. Some of them live in the south west and use the M5.

[Rigadon]

Weird really.  Treat this like any other game over the last few years and we probably win.  But it does have extra needle due to the painful history and, that used in a motivational way, maybe makes the difference between us mercilessly taking this very mid table version of them completely apart and a routine home win.  On the other hand, play the occasion and not the game too much, and we might shoot ourselves in the foot like we do last season at their place. 

I’m pretty confident aside from Torres being missing. 

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Santa Baby, never mind the sable or the 54 convertible, send me a Villa win! Pretty please!

[Brazilian Villain]

I’m pretty confident aside from Torres being missing.

I'll be a lot more confident if Emi's in goal.

[Rigadon]

I’m pretty confident aside from Torres being missing.

I'll be a lot more confident if Emi's in goal.

Yep me too.

[Chip Butty 111]

I’m pretty confident aside from Torres being missing.

I'll be a lot more confident if Emi's in goal.

praying he is 🙏, I'd go
                                Emi
Cash.       Konsa.         Lindelof.       Digne

...bring Maatsen on late on

[martin o`who??]

Santa Baby, never mind the sable or the 54 convertible, send me a Villa win! Pretty please!

you've got more chance of the '54 convertible - we traditionally don't play well against 12 men.

[BoVillan esq]

Not long now, here we go, come on the lads, lets do this, no slow start ups, let's get them from the start, watching a Man U fan on YouTube podcast saying how they always get the better of us and its as though Villa are in some sort of trance when we play them, in other words we can't beat them, of course he forgot to mention such things as endless time in games and 'Fergie time' and of course referees not qualified to ref at Premiership level and not knowing what VAR is and how it operates, nothing to do with trances or not turning up.

Come on Villa

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Santa Baby, never mind the sable or the 54 convertible, send me a Villa win! Pretty please!

you've got more chance of the '54 convertible - we traditionally don't play well against 12 men.

[dave.woodhall]

It makes no odds who's in our team. Today's the day.

[Rigadon]

It makes no odds who's in our team. Today's the day.

First time I can ever remember so many Villa fans being confident in this one. 

[cdbearsfan]

It makes no odds who's in our team. Today's the day.

First time I can ever remember so many Villa fans being confident in this one.

Since the last one.