GingerCollins29 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 12 hours ago, srsmithusa said: So, who makes way for Barkley. For me, it's AEG, with Jack moving back to the left. I honestly think we win 3-1. Of course that's assuming we play the way we are capable and VAR doesn't give Manure the match. This is my biggest worry. Im not worried about the players they have at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 31, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, darrenm said: I hope we don't get stuffed by bad luck or some dodgy VAR/refereeing. Fully expecting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Fully expecting it 100%, it’s Man United and we’ve had plenty of VAR decisions go against us. we’ve negated some through winning anyway but VAR has cost us at least two points this season. Man United will get a penalty or we will have a goal ruled out for a marginal VaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 14 hours ago, GingerCollins29 said: Stick it on the dressing room wall, then release mcginn McGinn is locked up in cells at villa park with pictures of the UTD midfield being projected on the walls on a permanent loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted December 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 It's not often we beat ManUre. There have been plenty of games over the last 20 years where we have been the better side and lost - usually through some dodgy decision (Vidic in the league cup final, Young's dive in the box.... the list is long). Given that VAR is completely subjective I suspect some shenanigans. I'll be amazed if Fernandes does not win a penalty somehow. Still, I'm more confident about this one than any of our previous meetings in the last decade. C'mon lads - do us proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 49 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Fully expecting it There's going to be another dodgy penalty for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) Think I'd rather win the game at VP. As bad as our record is v them we did get a point there just last season and I can still fondly remember the win in 2009. Not beating them at home at all since August 1995 in the league is just beyond my comprehension so we simply have to break that jinx sooner or later just like the Arsenal one last year. Good thing is their away form will probably have dipped by the time we play them around April I think and they might have european games either side of our game. As for selection no way Barkley starts. He hasn't played for nearly 8 weeks now given he was on the pitch for 1 minute v Brighton so dosen't really count and it's rare a player gets thrown straight back in from the start after so long out, Jack is obvious exception. He'll be on the bench and come on last 30 minutes imo. Then start v Liverpool. Edited December 31, 2020 by VillaChris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, av1 said: McGinn is locked up in cells at villa park with pictures of the UTD midfield being projected on the walls on a permanent loop. Foaming at the mouth, arse growing at an exponential rate 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Feels like it's been a while since we've been **** over by VAR (although they tried in the West Brom game), so yeah wouldn't surprise me at all if we dropped points here because of it. Of course the "rule out an onside goal as offside" is becoming a bit cliched now so I'm sure they'll come up with something fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted December 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 31 minutes ago, av1 said: McGinn is locked up in cells at villa park with pictures of the UTD midfield being projected on the walls on a permanent loop. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 49 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: Concentrated iron bru in the droppers there, nice! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 Can't be doing with all this optimism. We're going to get soundly beaten, and the match thread will be a horrible read. 4-0 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 Cavani has a 3 game ban. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Cavani banned for this match, definitely good news for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) Edinson Cavani: Man Utd forward banned over Instagram post (3 match ban) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55500909 Edited December 31, 2020 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Just need Bruno and Rashford to be banned now and we’re laughing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted December 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: Can't be doing with all this optimism. We're going to get soundly beaten, and the match thread will be a horrible read. 4-0 it’s the most wonderful time of the year... Edited December 31, 2020 by alreadyexists 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Posted December 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2020 I think that we can view this as a potential 6-pointer now. Fifth play second on New Year's Day at Old Trafford and a win would take us a point behind our hosts, with a game in hand of them. A win would also move us into the top four and would leave us four points behind the league leaders, again with a game in hand of them. Our last result at Stamford Bridge and our away draw against Manchester United last season, have demonstrated that we can now travel to clubs like these without any fear or trepidation. Whilst the armchair fans of clubs such as these, may still expect to win games against us as a matter of course, their players are beginning to take games against us, slightly more seriously. We last won at Old Trafford in 2009 and had lost on our next six league visits, until our 2-2 draw in December 2019. Overall, we have won 43 and have drawn 39, of the 168 league games that there have been between the two clubs, so we do have some ground to make up on them. This is particularly the case at Villa Park, where we last beat them in the league as long ago as in 1995. It is high time that we took the lions share of the points in league games against this lot again, which we last did in season 2009/10. It has been far too long, since we last did the league double over them, in season 1954/55. Wouldn't it be nice to do the double over them again this season? I would again be more than happy with a point from this game though. What a superb start to 2021, avoiding defeat tomorrow at Old Trafford for a second consecutive year would be. A win would be even better though. Just do either Villa! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Dunno what cavani posted on insta but that is a pretty extreme punishment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: Dunno what cavani posted on insta but that is a pretty extreme punishment Think it was very similar to what the Man City lad (Bernardo?) posted. I don’t think it was intended to offend but was pretty stupid in any regard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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