Villa match thread, sponsored by Ron Atkinson

[RoyalinBracknell]

It says on the BBC's live Premier League football page that according to McDermott Gunter was due to play but picked up an injury in training, hence Cummings's inclusion.

[Royal Lady]

It says on the BBC's live Premier League football page that according to McDermott Gunter was due to play but picked up an injury in training, hence Cummings's inclusion.

Yeah the old "picked up an injury" excuse - like Pearce and Guthrie....

[SPARTA]

Lowton, Baker, Clark, Stevens

Villa's back four, all kids. Good matchup for Roberts who knows every trick in the book.

And when they keep a clean sheet against us tonight? HNA? will implode!

[blueroyals]

McD seems to have listened to everything said in the Dellor interview (Pearce recalled, Gunter and Gorkss dropped, CM on the bench => no moving McAnuff to CM)

If we lose tonight, we can all stop criticizing him now.

It's just about the team suggested by most posters on here including Pearce returning to the fold.
It is said that players read stuff on here,it also looks as though Brian does as well and has yielded to fan power.
Not only can he now say that the players are giving everything but also that he takes notice of the fans' opinions.
Hob-Nob will be blamed if we lose.

Fair play to him. We'll win this game and stay up by 2 points. HNA? would be the reason we stay up.

[sandman]

You're cheery little soul aren't you?

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Lowton, Baker, Clark, Stevens

Villa's back four, all kids. Good matchup for Roberts who knows every trick in the book.

And when they keep a clean sheet against us tonight? HNA? will implode!

Don't you mean you, RoyalBlue & Lacoste will implode? Everyone else seems relatively calm...

[MmmMonsterMunch]

On Sky they seem relatively calm about Reading - certainly not writing us off & saying we're quite hard to beat. Just saying we need to tighten up at the back etc.

Keep the faith people!

[ManchesterRoyals]

Gunter dropped because of injury

[SPARTA]

A links to the next frustrating couple of hours football?

[Royal Lady]

Gunter dropped because of injury

Se my post further up.

[Avon Royal]

I thought Brian just sounded really nervous on sky, I think he is in no doubt just how big this game is.

Really, really hope the team do a job for him tonight.

[Dick Habbin's hairdo]

A links to the next frustrating couple of hours football?

Streaming link that works would be good, please. Foolishly agreed to a meeting in Riyadh and stuck in a hotel with no Abu Dhabi Sport....

[SPARTA]

I thought Brian just sounded really nervous on sky, I think he is in no doubt just how big this game is.

Really, really hope the team do a job for him tonight.

Well we've lost the United game before we even play it, so it's quite possible tonight could be his last game in charge.

ANY LINKS PLS?

[peterroyal76]

Shouldn't the match thread start with the team line ups?

[SPARTA]

Shouldn't the match thread start with the team line ups?

Pg1

[Avon Royal]

Lowton, Baker, Clark, Stevens

Villa's back four, all kids.

You're not wrong - hard to tell who the mascots were during the handshake.

[ManchesterRoyals]

Gunter dropped because of injury

Se my post further up.

I see

[Libertine]

A links to the next frustrating couple of hours football?

Streaming link that works would be good, please. Foolishly agreed to a meeting in Riyadh and stuck in a hotel with no Abu Dhabi Sport....

http://www.vipboxsports.eu/sports/football.html

[NTRoyal]

Actually have a good feeling about this. Roberts should cause their defence real problems. 2-1 to us.

Nice to see Jamie Redknapp with a good analysis of us, he's obviously done some homework unlike the MoTD lot.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

I thought Brian just sounded really nervous on sky, I think he is in no doubt just how big this game is.

Really, really hope the team do a job for him tonight.

Avon - has someone hacked your account?

I agree though - we need a result badly. Poor old Brian - who'd be a PL manager?! Fcuking stressful.