Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Mellin]

We're the better side and they're in better form. Russian roulette.

[eamonn]

If Bogarde starts this game, I fear for us.

[Olneythelonely]

We’ll absolutely piss it.

[Brend'Watkins]

We’ll absolutely piss it.

Common sense at last.

[Mister E]

From the Grauniad this morning.

[Richard E]

We shall defeat them.

[Olneythelonely]

From the Grauniad this morning.

Have read this “ It is the first top-flight meeting between the teams this millennium” at least a dozen times and I think there’s a chance I might be being stupid, but, it isn’t is it?

[KNVillan]

Nick Mashiters take on it for BBC Sport

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckgegjz4xd0o

[brontebilly]

Should be a cracker of a game tonight. Hoping for a really positive team selection from Emery and proactive substitutions when required.

[LeeB]

Nick Mashiters take on it for BBC Sport

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckgegjz4xd0o

Do you think this guy has some money on Forest?

[Dave]

From the Grauniad this morning.

Have read this “ It is the first top-flight meeting between the teams this millennium” at least a dozen times and I think there’s a chance I might be being stupid, but, it isn’t is it?

Keep reading rather than going back to the start

It is the first top-flight meeting between the teams this millennium; however, that goes some way to telling the story of these sides, particularly Villa’s stealth. It was three and a half years ago, a couple of weeks before Unai Emery took the reins at Villa...

Oddly punctuated, but it does make sense.