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Author Topic: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread  (Read 5228 times)

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #45 on: April 18, 2026, 02:31:19 PM »
I stand to be corrected but think this is the dirty dozen + 1.

Manchester United
Manchester City
Chelsea
Arsenal
Spurs
Newcastle
Liverpool
Luton Town
Leicester City
West Ham
QPR
Wimbledon

Also Watford.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #46 on: April 18, 2026, 02:38:30 PM »
Yes, Watford, thank you.

The most annoying one for me is Leicester, other than those twats we’re Kings of The Midlands. Doesn’t look like we’ll get chance to redress that balance anytime soon.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #47 on: April 18, 2026, 07:24:56 PM »
Difficult game, no walkover, i'm going for 2-1 Villa.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #48 on: April 18, 2026, 08:07:55 PM »
Difficult game, no walkover, i'm going for 2-1 Villa.

To be fair I can think of three walkovers this season - it’s not something we tend to do. Agree we’ll need to be right at it.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #49 on: April 18, 2026, 09:04:15 PM »
v Walsall in the old third division. P4 W0 D3 L1

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #50 on: April 18, 2026, 10:13:17 PM »
If Sunderland scrape a win tomorrow they are above Chelski. That's crazy.

We win, as good as qualified.

Tomorrow really is like a Champions League match.

COYVB.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #51 on: April 18, 2026, 10:28:20 PM »
Torquay. P 5  W 1  D 1  L 3. 

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #52 on: April 18, 2026, 10:30:37 PM »
v Walsall in the old third division. P4 W0 D3 L1

And the gate money kept the ungrateful bastards in business.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #53 on: April 18, 2026, 11:17:01 PM »
I recall vividly the game against Sunderland in 1975 after we had already gained promotion at Sheffield Wednesday in midweek.
They had a huge following with 57,000 crammed into a vibrant Villa Park on a warm spring day.
They needed to win to get promoted and gave us a guard of honour as the teams came onto the pitch.
We despatched them 2-0, the imperious and very young Sir Brian on the score sheet.
Same again tomorrow please Villa.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #54 on: April 18, 2026, 11:31:21 PM »
I recall vividly the game against Sunderland in 1975 after we had already gained promotion at Sheffield Wednesday in midweek.
They had a huge following with 57,000 crammed into a vibrant Villa Park on a warm spring day.
They needed to win to get promoted and gave us a guard of honour as the teams came onto the pitch.
We despatched them 2-0, the imperious and very young Sir Brian on the score sheet.
Same again tomorrow please Villa.

If I remember correctly, the other scorer was Ian Ross with a penalty to put us 1 up
Apparently if we’d have been winning when the penalty was given Jimmy Cumbes was going to take it, as every outfield player that day had scored that season.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #55 on: April 19, 2026, 12:55:48 AM »
We were locked for that one after my uncle insisted we had time for another pint in the Yenton, Erdington Only game we missed that season between us.  Got season tickets following season.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #56 on: April 19, 2026, 09:50:49 AM »
On the pitch after the game, magic day.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #57 on: April 19, 2026, 10:06:31 AM »
What an opportunity today is. Win and go 10 points clear of 6th.

Do not even consider fucking it up.

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #58 on: April 19, 2026, 10:17:39 AM »
What an opportunity today is. Win and go 10 points clear of 6th.

Do not even consider fucking it up.

Unless Everton beat Liverpool. Which I think they will
« Last Edit: April 19, 2026, 10:19:54 AM by Goldenballs »

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Re: Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #59 on: April 19, 2026, 10:21:30 AM »
We were locked for that one after my uncle insisted we had time for another pint in the Yenton, Erdington Only game we missed that season between us.  Got season tickets following season.

My mate from school was too as he missed the bus rest of us got, he watched what he could from Aston Park.

 


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