Quote Originally Posted by AucklandRover View Post
Can we do it again? I gather Stoke were a bit lucky against Swansea. I don't think they will be as dominant as Derby.
Surely we can't be under quite that much pressure twice in a row!
There will be some tired legs, but we can make changes if necessary.
1-1.

I will go 0-1 Rovers. tough to call these games, as they are always so tight. A refereeing decision, hitting a post, a defensive mistake could be the difference. Either way, it will be very close and we will go stand toe to toe with them and give them a hard time.

As we have discussed at length Auks, after my comments about saying I will let Derby worry about us, than us sat worrying about them.
Like Villa, Like all the other sides (apart from Bristol City) .....we will respect them, we will have a strong game plan. But we wont fear anyone. Why should we?

My case in point last night. 'Frank Lampards' Derby, to give them their correct name, have spent a fortune. Have a great up and coming manager so I am advised. And have been a strong Champ side. They could not break us down in 90 mins. Simple as that.
So I was never going to sit and be concerned awaiting this game, because on paper we should lose.
I heard we had a really run of tough games, where we would struggle to pick up points. But we haven't showed signs of that. I just believe we should have more faith in what's happening. As in no way are we here to make up the numbers. Stoke like Derby, and Villa are bigger, have spent more and should by rights be able to blow us away. But it doesn't work like that, because we have an astute manager who will have us prepared.

The difference being, imagine if we had the riches of these teams that are no better than us? I think we could do some serious damage, with an excellent manager. Which is exactly the direction we are heading.