Match Thread: Villa V Swansea, Saturday, 20th Oct, 3.00 PM

[DeanoVilla]

I just hope and prey that Dean Smith doesn't play with the shackles on and releases the handbrake.

 

[gator]

Personally I will settle for a boring counter attacking style just as long as we don't lose.

 

[DeanoVilla]

Hogan maybe?

Why?

I've always been very supportive of Hogan, but he's just been long time injured and Kodjia and Abraham are both playing well and scoring goals.

Scoring and forward play isn't really our problem, it's at the back we need sorting out. Can't see Hogan being the answer to that, so to suggest he get thrown in just coz he's ex- Brentford seems a little daft.

 

[crimsondonkey]

Kodjia...playing well

Nah, the guy has put very little effort in this season. He needs motivating to up his game.

Agree Hogan has his work cut out to get past the pair of Abraham and Kodjia.

 

[appac]

just been on the club site and it is showing only 53 tickets left for a 42000 sell out
Saturday could be very special indeed

 

[McParlandTheGreat]

Smith could use the match to play some of those players on the fringe, giving some of those who've been away a bit of time to recover; we have 3 matches over 6 days coming up. And unless he's going to ditch them straight away he needs to play those fringe players at some point to find out whether they're any good.

So can see Hogan and Lansbury playing some part.

The big shock would be to see Richards in defence. Is he really not fit enough to play?

 

[gator]

Don't know about that McP his first game in front of a full house against one of the better teams in the division can't see him taking any chances in this one unless it's a tactical switch.

 

[Villa since '63]

According to the website, and if my maths is ok, only about 16 tickets left. This should be some day, hopefully one of those "I was there!" moments we all long for and cherish forever.

 

[Bikini Inspector]

Sit in and defend deep for 70 minutes and then try to get a 1 - 0 on a set play or something. Sorry thought Bruce was still manager, we will play them off the park and win 10 - 0 with JT in full kit.

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

The big shock would be to see Richards in defence. Is he really not fit enough to play?

I think it's more that he's not good enough to play!

 

[McParlandTheGreat]

I think it's more that he's not good enough to play!

Compared to the options that we currently have, he's good enough.

 

[pvb1968]

One seat available on the club website.

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

Compared to the options that we currently have, he's good enough.

It was tongue in cheek McP, which never works in a post.

I think we need to utilise everyone who is available to us.

 

[sirdennis]

We need a tongue in cheek emoticon.

 

[sirdennis]

Seriously , I thought Richards had a chronic knee problem.

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

Seriously , I thought Richards had a chronic knee problem.

As well as a chronic inability to play at centre-back, which is where he wants to play

 

[McParlandTheGreat]

Seriously , I thought Richards had a chronic knee problem.

Could be the football equivalent of calling in sick, i.e. the manager putting you down as sick.

 

[Villan57]

Few hundred seats left up in the sky in the Trinity now, best get in quick

 

[OVB]

Few hundred seats left up in the sky in the Trinity now, best get in quick

All sold out according to the stadium plan on the official site

 

[villasince67]

Why?

I've always been very supportive of Hogan, but he's just been long time injured and Kodjia and Abraham are both playing well and scoring goals.

Scoring and forward play isn't really our problem, it's at the back we need sorting out. Can't see Hogan being the answer to that, so to suggest he get thrown in just coz he's ex- Brentford seems a little daft.

Cos he scored goals at Brentford when Smith was manager ... maybe