Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[ADVILLAFAN]

I’d gladly take us absolutely stinking the City Ground out to high heaven and coming home with a draw.

You must feel a bit torn, being a former Forest player.

It's the thing we haven't ever dared to say since Des is an intelligent and funny poster but l guess it is now finally time for him to explain himself. The changing of Lyttle to Little is surely subterfuge.

I remember having the Des Lyttle sticker in a Merlin album, many years ago.

[wince]

We need to step up for this. Sick of lack of silverware. Even at cost of league, give it our all. Fuck bogey teams and defecating the daffodils (mr Woodall is that better than shitting the bed). Draw at forest then dismantle at Villa park.

Up
The
Fucking
Villa.

[PeterWithesShin]

Forest have beaten us 3 times in the last 22 games, we're their bogey team.

[Dave]

Looks like Forest might be struggling at CB on Thursday - Murillo missed the Sunderland game and isn't expected to be back, and his replacement Jair Cunha went off injured with a possible dislocated shoulder.

Means that Morato would play, which Forest fans seem to think would be very bad news for them.

[Somniloquism]

Forest have beaten us 3 times in the last 22 games, we're their bogey team.

Emery hadn't dropped points to Fulham in 8 games......

[steamer]

A bit more intensity and passion
No Bailey substitute on 70 mins
Hope Onana is fit

[TheToffnar]

Don't think the Fulham result has any bearing on Thursday whatsoever. We're a team that can drop a stinky performance one week and look like world-beaters the next. Liverpool made us look like a Championship side earlier in the season before we did the same to Bouremouth. I'd be concerned if we're in a vein of poor form, but we where unbeaten in 6 before the weekend.

We're a better team then Forest, if we play to even 70% of what we're capable of, we'll be taking a level scoreline to VP at the very least.

[PeterWithesShin]

If we were playing a side we'd beaten 3 times in 22 attempts with the second leg at a ground we hadn't won at since Fenton was playing we'd be full of doom and gloom like when we play Palace. We often talk about our awful record against certain teams and going to their ground, it's nice to remember some fans think the same about playing us and a trip to VP.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Torres
Maatsen
Onana
Tielemans
McGinn
Watkins
Rogers
Buendia

That's the team I'd go with too. The only real question is do you play Torres or Mings especially if Wood starts for them. Despite Torres having a stinker at the weekend I'd give him the nod, he needs to be put to the test or at least given the opportunity to show he can cope up against a brick shithouse. Maatsen will need to work a double shift helping him out but he has the legs to run all day. On his game, Torres distribution is on another level. Big game for him but he's pretty much earned the trust.

[Walmley_Villa]

Need to get the mindset right and not fluff our lines - no Palace/Olympiakos SF jitters please. No Emi M Man Utd head loss please. 

[TheToffnar]

If we were playing a side we'd beaten 3 times in 22 attempts with the second leg at a ground we hadn't won at since Fenton was playing we'd be full of doom and gloom like when we play Palace. We often talk about our awful record against certain teams and going to their ground, it's nice to remember some fans think the same about playing us and a trip to VP.

The irony being of course that it could well have been Palace over two legs...

GAE aside, We've yet to be properly tested in Europa so far. This will be a great test as to where we truly are as side in the comp. Beat this lot and I'll as good as book the day off for the parade.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

We need to step up for this. Sick of lack of silverware. Even at cost of league, give it our all. Fuck bogey teams and defecating the daffodils (mr Woodall is that better than shitting the bed). Draw at forest then dismantle at Villa park.

Up
The
Fucking
Villa.

This gets my vote.

[Clampy]

Now they have Chris Wood back, i wonder if he'll go with Mings over Torres?

[Des Little]

Now they have Chris Wood back, i wonder if he'll go with Mings over Torres?

That would get my vote.

[RamboandBruno]

Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Torres
Maatsen
Onana
Tielemans
McGinn
Watkins
Rogers
Buendia

That's the team I'd go with too. The only real question is do you play Torres or Mings especially if Wood starts for them. Despite Torres having a stinker at the weekend I'd give him the nod, he needs to be put to the test or at least given the opportunity to show he can cope up against a brick shithouse. Maatsen will need to work a double shift helping him out but he has the legs to run all day. On his game, Torres distribution is on another level. Big game for him but he's pretty much earned the trust.

Yep I agree with you. I think the easy option is Mings, but that essentially means away from home, we are looking to grind something out and try and deal with their physical threat. Torres against Wood will be a mis match physically, but it indicates we’re looking to open them up more, Fulham poor performance (from everyone) aside, Torres has been really good of late and from memory has played in all our big results over the last few years, e.g.various man city wins when theyve had Haslend, Bayern, PSG etc