Liam_Baggies

I work with a fair few boggies like this and before these games it gets just as bad as the blosers believe me. They can be billy big bollocks if they like but that's what caused Swansea's downfall two weeks ago. I'd imagine many of their fans will be expecting a win and that expectation may just be their achilles heel.

As far as a power shift happening in midlands football, that made me laugh. They may have a slightly better team right now but they only finished 9 points ahead of us in our worst season for 25 years, and havent won a trophy, or got to a final for over forty years. Thats not arrogance, its fact. Am I right in thinking they havent even ever played in europe either?

Oh yeah I reckon this game will be a draw. Depends on who gets the first goal.

If any of our fans are arrogant then this will be a massive kick in the teeth for them and certainly bring them down to reality. I knew we'd lose tonight, was just typical.

We have played in Europe, although it was a very long time ago. I wasn't even born!

Again, a thank you to those which took part.

The finished article shall be posted on here for you.

Here's to an exciting game (and a much a better performance than tonight!).

I think Liam has shown himself to be a bit of a tit really, I feel for the members of his forum if his banter is this bad on it. It's almost like he came on here just to pick petty arguments with Villa fans and used the questions as a front, oh dear, how embarrassing.

As I said in my previous post, I thought the the initial poster was having a dig at our supporters and used the pictures merely as a reminder that section of the Villa support aren't that great either.

I'll admit I wouldn't have mind the banter on here, but I did react a bit too OTT in response to the members post. Certainly didn't come here looking for a petty argument.

The article shall be posted on here tomorrow once I've completed it.

I think the version of support differs to ours slightly. You gave him a chance, but it certainly didn't last long before sections of your supporters wanted him hounded out, even if the football was poor to an extent. Not the first time, you've got the bed sheets flying out though is it?

Perhaps you confuse the terms "sections of your fans" and "consensus". A consensus is a unanimity. A few people with bed sheets is not the same as "all the fans".

Not hard to see why you're disliked..

Why, who dislikes us? I work in view of the Hawthorns and the Baggies fans there don't hate Villa. There's banter, but no hate. Perhaps you are mixing up your opinions with those of all the baggies fans. Being a moderator on a fan site, I'd have thought you'd know how dumb it can be to speak on behalf of others.

Not at all, there are Albion supporters which see you as the main derby and dislike you on that front. We've also spent too long in your shadows and again, a dislike stems through that.

I appreciate some supporters will have supported McLeish, and credit to them, but there was many who refused to give him a chance, and the crowds and reactions of some fans certainly reflected that, even though the football was poor, and I'll admit to that.

As for my dislike comment, it comes through previous questionnaire's I've done and comments on other football forums, and twitter etc. You're viewed as the arrogant one, whereas Blues and Wolves are the less friendlier supporters and we're the likeable club in the midlands. Whether you agree with that is totally up to you.

I didn't mean to offend anybody with the images, I thought the previous poster was having a dig at ourselves and perhaps reacted a bit over the top.

Regardless of that, Sunday will be a close enncounter. Think we edge it in terms of quality but I think you'll make up for that in heart and desire.

If you do beat us, fairplay, but I won't go and hide, I shall come here, take my punishment and congratulate you on your result. Saying that, think it'll be a scoredraw.

I love how they call us arrogant, when the arrogance in the baggies this year has been phenomenal, to be honest I didn't even care about you, but this year on Twitter, forums, phone-ins, Baggies win a game and their still commenting on Villa.

I think the version of support differs to ours slightly. You gave him a chance, but it certainly didn't last long before sections of your supporters wanted him hounded out, even if the football was poor to an extent. Not the first time, you've got the bed sheets flying out though is it?

Not hard to see why you're disliked..

EDIT: Added the wrong quote, never mind

Liam, I am pretty sure you would have been at the Hawthawns had your great people employed Mick McCarthy. Also the fans protesting were a minority, many were willing to give him a chance, his bizarre comments and his poor tactics was his downfall, you say cutting his cloth, lets not forget he was given 20 odd million to spend. What an arrogance because we the biggest in the Midlands? In your short boing boing Premier League History you have only finished above us once and thats probably why you have a love in for AM. Leapfrog us due to an inept a manager.

I would have been at The Hawthorns renewing my season ticket because they're my local team and McCarthy would have received our backing, despite being not the man we wanted. Our supporters weren't loving the appointment of Robson, mainly due to our support of SGM but we didn't protest, we supported Robson, even though he was out of his depth. Our fans weren't thrilled by our appointment of Clarke either but we didn't have hissy fits, we've supported the guys, and thankfully, he's proved to be astute.

Saying that, we wouldn't have got ourselves into that position in the first place by appointing McCarthy or McLeish.

We don't have any love in with Alex McLeish either, what makes you think that?

And yes, I do remember you being in the final, and your celebrations at Villa Park, but that was all forgotten about when your local rivals did something you couldn't manage. As for the no substance, well there is plenty, social network sites, pubs and my local school (teachers combined) were soon quick enough to degrade the competiton when Blues had their first moment of fame.

I love how they call us arrogant, when the arrogance in the baggies this year has been phenomenal, to be honest I didn't even care about you, but this year on Twitter, forums, phone-ins, Baggies win a game and their still commenting on Villa.

This year, whilst keeping ourselves firmly routed to the ground because we know it's early days. You have carried this arrogance for years and years, even when Blues won the carling cup, the consensus amongst fans was that it was a "mickey mouse" trophy, despite your fans being over-joyed at your victory last night.

Even last season when Lerner made a decision which he thought was right after cutting the cloth, your fans decided that protests were in order and that McLeish wasn't good/big enough for you bla bla bla and decided that like the loyal supporters you were, you would boycott home matches hence your dwindling attendances. Now you have your own way, and have appointed Lambert, you've all come swanning back.

Not denying we've had a laugh at Villa over the past year and a bit either. Fact is, we've been able to because we've been run properly by our chairman and Dan Ashworth and made managerial appointments to take us forward and in the process, leapfrog you.

Thanks for answering for him. However, I'd still like him to answer the questions himself for our benefit.

He's also a mod over there, so he knows I'm also bumping this thread so that he's more likely to get responses.

He didn't answer for me. I answered on the previous page.

For the benefit of those which want to here my viewpoint on them, here goes:

1. Given the young players in your squad I would say it's been a decent start. Nothing special. Nothing too much to worry about.

2. Excellent start for us. Never expected it. Clarke has us playing fluent football whilst still being very good defensively.

3. It's changing. You're no longer the bullies you once were. I would say at the moment in time, we have a far better squad than you and I think that will tell over the course of the season. Our team is capable of winning a cup competition, just whether we can and will is another question. The fact Randy is also cutting his cloth accordingly will only help turn the tables.

4. I love the club and the supporters are brilliant. If you want me to switch it to a Villa related question. Don't particularly like the club and the arrogance which surrounds it's supporters.

5. Plenty of inconsistency and a below mid-table finish.

6. Top half finish, plenty of fluent football and a decent run in one of the cups.

7. Fantastic summer transfer window for us. The permanent signing of Foster and the fact we retained our better players was also vitally important. The signings of Lukaku and Yacob have also been remarkable, Yacob has fitted in superbly well and I fully expect him to dictate the game on Sunday. Rosenberg again is another with a pedigree who will bring something to us as the season progresses. El Ghanassy is learning the game in this country and Popov will provide competition and experience to Liam Ridgewell.

8. You should look out for Morrison who has been superb for us and Lukaku who will look to bully your centre halves. Don't really fear anyone in your side bar Benteke who looks decent so far. Providing we don't allow him any service, I'm not going to worry about Bent.

9. Foster; Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Yacob, Mulumbu; Brunt, Morrison, Gera; Long

10. 1-1.

As an asode Liam, can you add my response to your question about who will cause prpblems. For you iys Morrison. He is by far your best player and makes you tick.

Couldn't you have done the whole thing?

Totally agree. Morrison has been a different class for us since Hodgson took over back in 2011. He's got a hamstring injury so could probably miss out on Sunday unfortunately. He's certainly a big doubt for tomorrow.

You called this thread "View from the opposition" and yet it contains nothing from the opposition. You could at least answer the same questions yourself.

Would you like me to answer it? You are the only person to have questioned the title in the time we've being doing it.

You are our opposition, hence the name it's given.

It would be quite nice if you could actually post the "view from the opposition". Or is this strictly one way?

Once I've collected the replies, I shall post a link to the article in this topic.

The article will be similar to this, only Villa related: http://westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=9272.msg190435#new

I must say, however, there might be a few digs towards Aston Villa which are meant purely as banter.

Cheers for the replies lads.

Anymore? Could do with another three or four..

Hi.

As a moderator on www.westbrom.com we run a weekly View from the opposition where I asks fans questions, they respond with their answers, and later this week I create an article to which I shall also link to via this topic.

Apologies to the mods and admin if this is in the wrong board.

1. What are your thoughts on the start to the season you have made?

2. What are your thoughts on our start to the season?

3. Do you feel that the authority of West Midlands football is changing? I.e. We're finally becoming top dogs ahead of yourselves?

4. What are your opinions of WBA as a club and its supporters?

5. What are you expecting from Villa for the remainder of the season?

6. What are you expecting from Albion for the remainder of the season?

7. Your thoughts on your summer transfer business?

8. Players we should look out for, and players you fear in our side?

9. Team Paul Lambert is most likely to choose on Sunday?

10. And finally, score predictions?

Thank you & here's to an entertaining game which is a good advert for West Midlands football.