Aston Villa v West Ham Pre-Match Thread

[walsall villain]

Yep, its all gone our way. We really have to start with some purpose tomorrow, none of this containment malarky and please Unai play your best team! 

They won’t change how they play so don’t expect any first half drama, close win in the end is my guess

[Dave]

Will be my youngest daughters first game tomorrow, 10 in April

Hope you both have a great time. Even if the result goes wrong, it'll still end up being one of your favourite games.

[Somniloquism]

Will be my youngest daughters first game tomorrow, 10 in April

Hope you both have a great time. Even if the result goes wrong, it'll still end up being one of your favourite games.

Just bring us more luck then Dave's kids did.....

[Dave]

Oi, the boy is fine. It's the girl who has been hexed by some sort of Villa-hating curse.

[ROBBO]

No more excuses after yesterdays results, I hope we scrap the slow build up and put energy back into our game. Looked at Chelsea matches ahead and wondered how they are going to get enough points. Would like Lindeloft to get a start and Elliot must come in to contention after his cameo.

[Holte Antipode]

I am very angry with everyone. Just so you know.

Tell me why?

He don't like Mondays.

[Holte Antipode]

No more excuses after yesterdays results, I hope we scrap the slow build up and put energy back into our game.

Would love to see us with the shackles off too.
But Emery is stubborn, and the structure is everything. So cue boring pedestrian first half, Ezri with most touches on the pitch, then hopefully a scrappy 2-1 late in second half.
Bowen (inevitably) for Hamsters, midfielders for Us (since our strikeforce doesn’t often strike).

[andyh]

We just cannot fuck up after the gifts of the weekend results.

[Rigadon]

I’d love to see a rip roaring start to this game.  Just fucking go for it and blow them away rather than nervy, slow build up. 

[PaulWinch again]

We just cannot fuck up after the gifts of the weekend results.

We absolutely can, but hopefully we won’t.

[tomd2103]

We just cannot fuck up after the gifts of the weekend results.

Yep, we've blown our chance of practically cementing a Champions League spot over the past month and are now in the kind of territory where we simply have to take these kind of chances when they come along. 

[Dave]

We just cannot fuck up after the gifts of the weekend results.

Yep, we've blown our chance a practically cementing a Champions League spot over the past month and are now in the kind of territory where we simply have to take these kind of chances when they come along. 

You'd think though that with Chelsea struggling, two or three wins from somewhere should do it.

You wouldn't expect them to get much from Man Utd or Man City in their next two, if we can somehow get six from West Ham and Forest, that's nine points clear with six games to go.

Obviously that's a big if, but right now if feels as if 60 points might well be enough - which would be three wins from our final eight matches.

[SaddVillan]

I've been monitoring radio, press and TV coverage of the weekend’s sporting fixtures and hsve concluded thst:

The only sporting event taking place to day is:

Carabao Cup Final
Arse v C115ty.

Don't expect to see anything on any TV or radio or channel about anything else.

[Des Little]

I am very angry with everyone. Just so you know.

Tell me why?

He don't like Mondays.

Ha just shows musical tastes differ. You thought Boomtown Rats. I immediately thought Musical Youth!

[paul_e]

I am very angry with everyone. Just so you know.

Tell me why?

He don't like Mondays.

Ha just shows musical tastes differ. You thought Boomtown Rats. I immediately thought Musical Youth!

Thankfully no-one went backstreet boys.