coda Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 2-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 1-0 Bournemouth, Richards o.g 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Going to lose this I'm afraid, 2-1 loss. 03/04- Pompey 2-1 Villa 05/06- West Ham 4-0 Villa 08/09- Stoke 3 Villa 2 10/11- Newcastle 6 Villa 0 12/13- West Ham 1 Villa 0 Our record against newly promoted teams in the opening weeks is abysmal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Any one know any pubs/bars round the broad street area that will have the game on? None of them show the 3pm games anymore, tried a few times last season but seems they've had restrictions. Amazed this game isn't on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 My heart says draw my head says a Bournemouth win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Should win this fairly comfortably. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Opening games against newly promoted sides are always difficult, especially when they're at home. I think a combination of an energised Bournemouth side, a (bound to be) packed stadium full of raucous fans, and having too many new faces in the team will mean a Villa loss. We've made a lot of changes over the last few weeks and I can see it being a month or so before we start to gel and hit decent form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Seems we always start the new season away at a promoted side. Schedule making rocket polishers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Should win this fairly comfortably. Why should we? Bournemouth have the winning mentality from last year and the gap from top half of championship to bottom half premier league isnt't that big imo. They'll be pumped up for this big time aswell as they haven't lost games at premier league level yet, it would be better to go there in October or November when reality has set in. I'm not expecting much from the first two games tbh. To me our season starts with a point at Palace, beating Sunderland at home and then getting at least 4 points from Leicester and West Brom after the international break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Because even as it stands we have better players than them. There's a fair chance we'll get more in to improve the team in the meantime too. After all factors have been reconciled it just comes down to 11 v 11 and the team with the best 11 is more likely to win. We now have a very solid team that's better than Bournemouth all over the pitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I asssume you thought that when we went to Stoke in early 2008, there was a far bigger gulf back then and Stoke turned us over. Too simplistic for me, Calum Wilson breaks through in the opening few minutes and slots them ahead and it's a major uphill struggle for us to get anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yes they have a team that have played together for a considerable time and we have a newly assembled team. its not as simple as having better players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I don't remember what I thought about the game against Stoke 7 years ago. Not really sure how 2 completely different sets of players has any influence on this match? Anyway, we'll see. Generally the teams with better players win more games and finish higher up the table. If we think we're likely to finish higher than Bournemouth this season then we should beat them. Not overly simplistic, just the way it all boils down in the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yes I think we will finish higher than them but with all the signings we have made it will take a while for the team to blend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I don't remember what I thought about the game against Stoke 7 years ago. Not really sure how 2 completely different sets of players has any influence on this match? Anyway, we'll see. Generally the teams with better players win more games and finish higher up the table. If we think we're likely to finish higher than Bournemouth this season then we should beat them. Not overly simplistic, just the way it all boils down in the end. It's a club trait for us to lose away to newly promoted teams just like the 400 players we've signed in the last 20 years and 10 + managers and we still can't stumble upon a formula to beat Man. United at home. I'd love to be pleasantly surprised in the first two games but far too much optimism around the place, we usually go on a losing run when that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted August 2, 2015 5-1 to us. Click. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 2-2 I reckon, can see us scoring but our defence looks shocking. Wouldn't surprise if Wilson bagged one or two for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 A draw would be an excellent result for us Really? Yes given that we have a lot of new players who haven't had much time to bed in and the defensive issues as well as the fact Bournemouth were the best team in the championship last year, small tight ground and their first game they will be really up for it. I don't think I could ever think like that with a team that's just been promoted, it would be an understandable and acceptable result under those circumstances, but excellent? Excellent would be beating them convincingly with a clean sheet. I don't remember what I thought about the game against Stoke 7 years ago. Not really sure how 2 completely different sets of players has any influence on this match? Anyway, we'll see. Generally the teams with better players win more games and finish higher up the table. If we think we're likely to finish higher than Bournemouth this season then we should beat them. Not overly simplistic, just the way it all boils down in the end. It's a club trait for us to lose away to newly promoted teams just like the 400 players we've signed in the last 20 years and 10 + managers and we still can't stumble upon a formula to beat Man. United at home. I'd love to be pleasantly surprised in the first two games but far too much optimism around the place, we usually go on a losing run when that happens. Yeah, what we need at the club is some good old fashioned Villa pessimism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yes I think we will finish higher than them but with all the signings we have made it will take a while for the team to blend. Perfectly reasonable thinking. Conversely, I think all of our new players will be playing for a place and looking to impress. And because they're all new, all of the old negativity will be gone, which will counteract any advantage they have from being a settled side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benireduk Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Going to be tough this one. As others have said, newly promoted team away, first game of the season is not ideal. Small ground, with all their fans bang up for it whilst we're still trying to gel. I can only see a draw at best. Playing them at any other time of the season I would back us, but not first game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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