Aston Villa (0) vs Nottm Forest (1) - EL SF 2nd leg pre match

[brontebilly]

He'll be risked, he's their talisman. He needs to be shithoused and rough up non stop until he wilts.

I’m not convinced we have a player capable or willing to do that. Maybe McGinn.

Cash and McGinn on the right flank! Cash dealt with MGW pretty well in first leg but he's still a threat. Made the chance for the one they missed.

[PeterWithe]

Seems strange to mention the need for togetherness and make the point of directors and managers

Not really. He wants to say he wants and needs the fans behind the team but cant really single us out so he's including everyone.

[ChicagoLion]

The question is, is this team still capable of putting in the type of performance we have seen against Citeh, PSG, Arsenal etc.
Because that is what we are going to need on Thursday.

[eamonn]

No Rashford or Asensio, no party.

[kippaxvilla2]

MGW will play.  He will then score a headed equaliser, get his head rebandaged and do a Terry Butcher Chris Waddle celebration at the end.

[brontebilly]

Our set pieces have been terrible of late. Need to get Tielemans off them for starters but if Onana is out then it's only Ollie you might expect or Buendia maybe to win a header. Few days with McPhee to come up with some new routines.

[aj2k77]

No Rashford or Asensio, no party.

We beat Arsenal and Man City without Asensio or Rashford. We have the players to turn around a 1 goal deficit.

[Stu]

Well the bookies have got us odds on to win. That can’t be due to where the money is going because who the fuck is betting on Villa atm

[SW9-VILLA]

You'd better pray we get through because if they go on and win it the media who really do have a major hard-on for Forest will go absolutely off the scale and we'll never hear the end of it - ever - not in this lifetime or the next.

I have no problem with a team like Forest getting extended air-time. Rather that than the usual suspects.

[TheToffnar]

Well the bookies have got us odds on to win. That can’t be due to where the money is going because who the fuck is betting on Villa atm

I'd still back us to get something in all honesty. We're the better, more experienced side who've made Pereiras Forest look pretty average twice in a short space of time, at their own place, all while their supposedly on a hot run of form.

Should we be as confident or as excited as we should be? Not at all, many factors attributing to that, but have to believe our lads will be up for this one. When we turn up, we can beat anyone. Football can be as simple as that some times.

[aj2k77]

Well the bookies have got us odds on to win. That can’t be due to where the money is going because who the fuck is betting on Villa atm

Me.

[LeeS]

Well the bookies have got us odds on to win. That can’t be due to where the money is going because who the fuck is betting on Villa atm

Me.

That’s cancelled out by my bet on Forest

[Goldenballs]

Forest are favourites to win the tie on skybet. Not by a massive amount though, 4/6 vs us at 11/10

[Stu]

Forest are favourites to win the tie on skybet. Not by a massive amount though, 4/6 vs us at 11/10

Villa 8/11 and Forest 7/2 on Paddy Power.

[cdbearsfan]

That's for the match, not the tie.