alreadyexists Posted March 29, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) Oh god, this international break has seemed the longest ever. In the Championship I'm used to a game every other day so this has felt like ages. Edited March 29, 2017 by alreadyexists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 On 29/03/2017 at 19:48, alreadyexists said: Oh god, this international break has seemed the longest ever. In the Championship I'm used to a game every other day so this has felt like ages. Well you've got 8 in the space of 37 days coming up, which is frankly totally insane. So enjoy (or not!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 There's a nagging feeling I have that we used to watch a sport where a bag of air was moved within a rectangular area by the use of any part of the body but the arms. To make it interesting there was a group of people, a 'team' who tried to move it between an upright rectangle while others tried to stop them doing it, with these others also trying to move it inside of their rectangle. Sounds weird I know but perhaps it was an ancient sport lost in the sands of time, and I'm getting flashbacks from long dead generations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2017 I'm missing this one, so a terribly boring 1-0 victory would be perfect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 What's the injury situation looking like for this one? We got players returning now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2017 I hate Villa, we'll win this and the play-off dream will continue. Just let me go god damnit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2017 Quote Andre Green is back in training but Steve Bruce thinks Saturday’s clash with Norwich City could come too soon for the young winger. We face the Canaries at Villa Park, kick-off 3pm. Green has trained on Wednesday and Thursday and is set to train again today on the eve of the weekend game. Nathan Baker has been on the fields of Bodymoor Heath all week and is now firmly in contention. Gabby Agbonlahor is set to return to training today as he steps up his recovery from a torn hamstring. Agbonlahor has been absent with a hamstring tear for the past two months. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is also back in training after three months out with a troublesome ankle problem. clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 31, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2017 2 hours ago, Jareth said: I hate Villa, we'll win this and the play-off dream will continue. Just let me go god damnit. If Sheffield Wednesday lose ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy54 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 As mentioned earlier, I recall going to the 1975 final with my dad (I was sweet 16 those days!). We were right behind the goal and I can still see Kevin Keelan the Norwich keeper (ex Villa player...), save the penatly onto the post and Ray Graydon hammer the ball in the net....didnt see a thing for the last 20 minutes....banners, flags....One thing I do remember is the chant...........Saunders, Saunders ......to the tune of Amazing Grace. The other Norwich memory is a month later the April game at Norwich where we won 4 -1. I was an apprentice in Lowestoft (just down the road from Norwich), so took a local train, wearing my Villa scarf, got a few looks from some Norwich fans. Two funny memories were Norwich fans taking this piss of how few of us were there and the chant went up from us.... "The train has yet to come, the train has yet to come" the other was the Norwich fans singing to us "Amy Turtle on the wing"........for those of you too young it was a reference to "Crossroads"...look it up on the interweb 1975 eh......we had no idea what was going to happen in the next 7 years....! All the best Del 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David-Copenhagen Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 On 21/3/2017 at 11:23, BOF said: Their recent problem is that they draw too much. Sound familiar? They've only lost 3 of their last 15 games, yet in this inconsistent league that has only moved them from 12th to 8th, and has cost them a manager in the process. They score a lot of goals. They're 3rd overall and they're top scorers at home. Only 9th away though. Fixtures involving Norwich contain the most goals of any team in the division (121) and that trend is even moreso away from Carrow Road, so maybe back over 2.5 (their away games AVERAGE 3.26 goals). They've only failed to score 6 times this season which is the best in the league. They're also best away from home where they've only failed 4 times. Where they're not so good is at keeping clean sheets. 9 all season and 2 away from home (compared to Brighton's 19). They've also lost over half of their away games. 10 from 19, and the most recent 3 mentioned above were all away from home including Rotherham of all places. So we can say they blow hot and cold but they give the opposition chances. Our recent defensive upturn should stand us in good stead and if we can take some of the chances that come our way then I think we can continue on our winning run. 3-1 Villa. Do you homework BOF, how about giving us some info for a change :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 31, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2017 11 minutes ago, David-Copenhagen said: Do you homework BOF, how about giving us some info for a change :-) Sorry sir, I'll up my game next time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 It's on Sky right? Guaranteed loss then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 31, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2017 20 minutes ago, Czechlad said: It's on Sky right? Guaranteed loss then. No it's not. We've only 1 game left on Sky this season and that's Fulham away on the 17th of April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 31, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2017 Two weird stats for us. Rudy Gestede is still our 2nd highest scorer in the league this season with 4 goals and he had those by November. Jordan Ayew is our 2nd highest assister with 4 assists and he had those by October. Come on lads! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, BOF said: No it's not. We've only 1 game left on Sky this season and that's Fulham away on the 17th of April. It feels like we haven't had a televised match in months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted March 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2017 18 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Well you've got 8 in the space of 37 days coming up, which is frankly totally insane. So enjoy (or not!). Very true, hadn't thought of that. It's a 'be careful what you wish for' scenario playing out. Seems like the injury blight on February/March is starting to come to an end though, so fingers crossed we can make the most of our 37 day marathon stint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 56 minutes ago, Czechlad said: It feels like we haven't had a televised match in months It feels like we haven't had any kind of match in months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted March 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2017 Taylor! Taylor! Taylor! Taylor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Johnstone Hutton - Chester - Jedinak - Taylor Adomah - Lansbury - Hourihane - Green Kodjia - Hogan I'd probably go with that for tomorrow. Hopefully the partnership of Hogan and Kodjia can really start to click now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted March 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2017 37 minutes ago, Farlz said: Johnstone Hutton - Chester - Jedinak - Taylor Adomah - Lansbury - Hourihane - Green Kodjia - Hogan I'd probably go with that for tomorrow. Hopefully the partnership of Hogan and Kodjia can really start to click now. I'd go for that too, that's a decent line up. I hope Green can make a decent impact tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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