Villa vs City 4pm

JPA

Villa: Given, Hutton, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Petrov, Gardner, Heskey, Albrighton, Keane, Bent.

Subs: Guzan, Ireland, Warnock, Bannan, Baker, Weimann, N’Zogbia.

Man City: Hart, Kompany, Lescott, Zabaleta, Kolarov, De Jong, Barry, Milner, Silva, Johnson, Aguero

Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Clichy, Savic, Nasri, Pizarro, Dzeko.

Potential pasting for Villa I fear.

Professional Griefer

Boring draw.

Come on Villa!

Nemanja91

0-2

Scuba Ste

Fairly defensive midfield from City. Must win game for us. 1-0 City.

matrim

Culleur at LB. Heskey probably at LM :rolleyes:

Expect an easy win for City.

Xavi6

Keane always scores against City, lump on him at 4/1.

Barr

Easy win for City.

everdead.ie

I expect a city win but if Villa can get anything from this game it would epic!

Corholio

That Villa defence depresses me no end. Heskey at left midfield......

It's gonna be a long game I fear.

Scuba Ste

I expect this to be anything but easy. We haven't made a game look easy in a while, particularly away from home. Expect finger nails to be bitten off with ten minutes to go.

Xavi6

Too many ex-City players in that Villa squad (plus Keane) for us not to get done.

Raskolnikov

N’Zogbia finally showed a bit of form in recent weeks but is dropped

everdead.ie

Keane has been outstanding since going to Villa great for Ireland hope he can keep it up.

Esse85

I'd take seeing Villa getting thumped if it meant a sniper in the crowd taking out McLeish.

I think City will be all over Villa and win 3-0

WTF is he doing starting Heskey, what a troll.

Corholio

Unless Ireland still has that injury which didn't allow him to 'close down' according to McLeish, another poor decision to leave him on the bench.

JPA

I can see that nippy front three of City running the Villa defence ragged.
Dzeko would have easier to handle.

Collins being back is actually bad news but at least Warnock is out. Probably balances out.

Bounty Hunter

Cuellar at LB will be interesting. Glad Warnock isnt playing but we really dont have anyone else to replace him it seems. I dunno wether Enda is injured though so maybe im wrong and McLeish just doesnt see him as up to Prem level atleast not yet.

Heskey starting is also not a positive for me but hopefully he can surprise me cos tbh getting anything from this game would be a surprise. Hoping for good games from Gardner & Albrighton as I've a high opinion of those two but this wont be an wasy game for them.

No expectations going in though so unless we are hammered or simply dont seem bothered I dont think this match will change much unless shock horror Villa win.... come on boys surprise me and make my staying up for this worthwhile

Blatter

If Villa perform as badly as they did against United here a few months a go they'll be beaten comfortably. From what I've seen of Villa recently though they seem to have improved and City have found it tough away from home recently.

Still can't see past a City win, hopefully I'm wrong.

matrim

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

Cuellar at LB will be interesting. Glad Warnock isnt playing but we really dont have anyone else to replace him it seems. I dunno wether Enda is injured though so maybe im wrong and McLeish just doesnt see him as up to Prem level atleast not yet.

Enda Stephens is probably about 4th choice at the moment. He's just transferred from the LOI and it would be a massive step up to the PL. He might start breaking into the team next year but I don't expect to see him this year (unless as a sub).

The pecking order is probably Warnock -> Clark / Culluer -> Lichaj -> Baker / Stephens

I'd like to see Lichaj given a chance at LB when he's fully fit again. He's a decent player who while right footed can play at LB. He had a good spell at leeds and with the exception of the city game last year did ok at RB

Helix

enda's not playing because he's just played for almost a full year, needs a break, and needs to build fitness up to premiership levels

doubt we'll see any of him til the tail end tbh

MagicMarker

Easy city win.. #jinx

Scuba Ste

Keane has 8 goals against us, while Dunne has 7.

6 OG's though :pac:

aperture_nuig

Come on the Villa!

MagicMarker

Lol Gary.

Paul Tergat

Nev is a great pundit but doesnt have the right voice for co-commentator imo

Xavi6

White shorts! \o/

Pity it's with the navy shirt

Professional Griefer

Thats a nice enough jersey. I like it.

Bounty Hunter

kinda thought that was the story with Enda though wasnt 100% sure as I thought our LB situation might see more talk of him at the least.

cmon Villa, dont depress me

jambofc

both wearing white shorts????? and the jerseys at a distance very hard to distinguish between the teams???????

cournioni

Interesting to hear the City fans singing about Munich already. Same fans that held up a banner bearing Frank Swift's name on it in 2008.

Noo

Jaysus will one of yous change your kit, this is too difficult for hungover eyes.

Bounty Hunter

Villa already playing like the away side here, very deep altogether, for instance Bent just caught offside while claiming to be in his own half.

Xavi6

cournioni wrote: »

Interesting to hear the City fans singing about Munich already. Same fans that held up a banner bearing Frank Swift's name on it in 2008.

Not interesting in the slightest

MagicMarker

It is rather difficult to distinguish between the two teams when it gets crowded around the ball..

RasTa

Villa fans why is Heskey starting over Ireland or N'zog?

Professional Griefer

Delicious turn there from the powerhouse.

Bounty Hunter

RasTa wrote: »

Villa fans why is Heskey starting over Ireland or N'zog?

Because Alex McLeish is our manager

Jax Teller

Been rubbish so far

Patser

RasTa wrote: »

Villa fans why is Heskey starting over Ireland or N'zog?

Because both have dared to criticise McLeish's style recently.

Watch for Heskey to score and McL to declare himself a tactical genius:o

Xavi6

Villa's defence with as bad a line as Whitney Houston.

MagicMarker

Xavi6 wrote: »

Villa's defence with as bad a line as Whitney Houston.

Oooh, controversial.

Jax Teller

Thought that was a Dunne Og there

dfx-

Noo wrote: »

Jaysus will one of yous change your kit, this is too difficult for hungover eyes.

Difficult enough for sober eyes..

Professional Griefer

Good post.

adox

Villa are all over the shop. City turning the screw. Or is it the other way around? Hard to tell with the ****ing kits.

Xavi6

Surely a goal is coming, Villa are way too deep.

Patser

Exactly where is Heskey meant to be playing, looks like RB at times!

MagicMarker

Patser wrote: »

Exactly where is Heskey meant to be playing, looks like RB at times!

Villa

Patser

Jaysus, watching Hutton, I'd take Heskey at RB now

KittyeeTrix

City just can't seem to find the goal!

Mr.Crinklewood

Any links that will work on a tablet?