3-1 Villa, but i would not be surprised to see an end to end thriller. Trying to find it on tv somewhere, so far to no avail.Any ideas :'(. Some are on Sky and there is a load on Al Jaz, but no Villa. Not happy.
We could do without this game. The romance of the cup is overpowered by the need to rest players for the forthcoming semifinal and league games and the fact that we can't afford any more injuries.Rest all the outfield players who should feature v Bradford and Soton.So we will have Given in goal, then ? In defence ? Midfield ? Upfront ? I don't think we have the option for that sort of luxury do we ?
So we will have Given in goal, then ? In defence ? Midfield ? Upfront ?
;D. Hows your Dryathlon going ?QuoteSo we will have Given in goal, then ? In defence ? Midfield ? Upfront ?
Given will definitely be in goal if he plays, we aren't that desperate that we have to play him in midfield just yet.
Hows your Dryathlon going ?
You will do it , no problem.Hows your Dryathlon going ?
Okay so far, first proper test tonight as were off out for a meal and the wife will be on the wine I suppose!
described (http://www.talksport1089.com/alanbrazil.html)as one of the most exciting footballers in a career which was tragically cut short by injury. Earning a total of 13 caps for Scotland, he played his club football for a number of teams but it was his time at Ipswich Town, under Sir Bobby Robson, where he played at his best. Alongside the likes of Paul Mariner and John Warke, Ipswich won the UEFA Cup in 1981 in addition to reaching the FA Cup Semi Final and finishing second in Division One behind Aston Villa.I want a result that annoys the above person.
3-1 Villa, but i would not be surprised to see an end to end thriller. Trying to find it on tv somewhere, so far to no avail.Any ideas :'(. Some are on Sky and there is a load on Al Jaz, but no Villa. Not happy.
Little chance of finding it televised this week anywhere.
We won't win the cup this yearWash your mouth out!!
Bloody Sky, even the FA Cup is played over two legs now ::)3-1 Villa, but i would not be surprised to see an end to end thriller. Trying to find it on tv somewhere, so far to no avail.Any ideas :'(. Some are on Sky and there is a load on Al Jaz, but no Villa. Not happy.
Little chance of finding it televised this week anywhere.
Both legs are on Sky
Dont care. No injuries and rest players who need to be rested for the important games coming up.
"Don't care"
"Not bothered"
"Rest players" >:(
What a sad state of affairs if you're prepared to write off The Cup. I assume that those who don't care, won't be contributing to the usual hysterics in the post match thread, which will no doubt be 20-30 pages long by 6pm, if it all goes tits up. Which it won't. ;)
Throw the towel in for the FA Cup? Against fucking Ipswich? Never sir, never.
3 to fucking nil. 8)
1-1 and an inconvenient replay at Portman Rd which we will then win
Only about 100 North lower seats remain when I checked with the TO earlier this am
What happened to "We're passing the ball, we're passing the ball. We're Aston Villa, we're passing the ball"? That was in the first game at West Ham.
We have been passing it like a grenade with the ring pulled ever since!
What happened to "We're passing the ball, we're passing the ball. We're Aston Villa, we're passing the ball"? That was in the first game at West Ham.
We have been passing it like a grenade with the ring pulled ever since!
I wonder if benteke will be rested and Bowery given a start?My dad says Lambert can play the effing Bowery Boys provided the Villa win.
GivenI would like to see Carruthers aswell. Only got chance to see him over here a couple of times on tv last season and to me he looked good.
Lichaj-Herd-Clark-Stevens
Bannan-Delph
Albrighton-Ireland-Carruthers
Bowery
I want to win this game, so only really, Lowton, Benteke, Guzan and Weimann rested
"Don't care"
"Not bothered"
"Rest players" >:(
What a sad state of affairs if you're prepared to write off The Cup. I assume that those who don't care, won't be contributing to the usual hysterics in the post match thread, which will no doubt be 20-30 pages long by 6pm, if it all goes tits up. Which it won't. ;)
Throw the towel in for the FA Cup? Against fucking Ipswich? Never sir, never.
3 to fucking nil. 8)
Lets not forget about when Small Heath got to the league cup final, then had a run in the FA cup, which then lead to relegation.
If we were out of the League cup i would say lets go for it, but we're not, and we're not a top ten side at the moment who are safe from relegation, so although i shall be attending, it will be a guilty pleasure of mine if we do end up losing, because it gives the players 2 weeks off further down the line, which could be extremely valuable given our injury crisis,
Given
Lichaj-Herd-Clark-Stevens
Bannan-Delph
Albrighton-Ireland-Carruthers
Bowery
I want to win this game, so only really, Lowton, Benteke, Guzan and Weimann rested
I wonder if benteke will be rested and Bowery given a start?
Given as Bowery is cup tied for the semis and N'Zog, Gabby and Bent are on the verge of returning to fitness I think tomorrow would be ideal timing to give him his first start, maybe alongside Weimann. I think Lichaj for Lowton is sensible, given the latter has played nearly every minute so far this season and I expect Given for Guzan. I half think Bennett may play ahead of Stevens again as although Holman was rested for Swansea, he could probably do with another rest to save himself for the semis and the league games to come. Unless Warnock comes in from the cold Delph has to really start, and we'll need him on Tues as well unless Westwood miraculously recovers, but I would save Bannan for Tues and start Ireland tomorrow. I expect Albrighton will start with Carruthers getting a lengthy second half run out.
Will be my girlfriend's first Villa game, quite excited really.
Will be my girlfriend's first Villa game, quite excited really.
What position does she play?
Eastie, i don't mean to be rude but what has Joleon Lescott got to do with tomorrow's game?
Ipswich's main threat, DJ Campbell has gone back to QPR. Which is good for us.
Why is it good for us that DJ Campbell has gone back to QPR????
What if he scores 10 Premier League goals in the 2nd half of the season!!!
Will be my girlfriend's first Villa game, quite excited really.
Still more excited about Bradford on Tuesday mind you.
2-1 to Villa, with them getting a late goal to scare us.
Paul Lambert is determined to see Villa still fighting on three fronts by the time January draws to a close.
Some managers in Lambert's situation might see this weekend's FA Cup third round tie against Ipswich as an unwanted distraction.
After all, Villa have a two-leg Capital One Cup semi-final on the horizon, while the battle in the bottom half of the Barclays Premier League is getting tighter.
But, although league points have become the main priority for most top-flight teams in recent seasons, Lambert insists his team will not pass up the opportunity to progress in football's most famous domestic cup competition.
He expects Mick McCarthy's resurgent Ipswich to adopt the same attitude in what should be a fiercely-contested Cup clash.
"It is a prestigious competition and you want to do well in but the Premier League has taken over in a lot of aspects," said the manager.
"It is a shame really because the FA Cup even when I was growing up was a massive competition.
"It is a chance to go through. If in it, you might as well go and try and win it.
"It's the same feeling as with the Capital One Cup.
"It is for both teams. Mick is a great football person but we are at home and, other than the three games over Christmas, we've been playing pretty well ourselves.
"Mick has put his stamp on things and Ipswich will come up here with nothing to fear, without the pressure of the league, and this will be a tough game."
However, Lambert admits he will take Tuesday's semi-final first leg against Bradford in to consideration when it comes to selecting his team.
Several players could be afforded a rest but there are signs of Villa's lengthy injury list starting to clear.
"There are a few injuries," said Lambert.
"I might need to rest one or two this coming Saturday because we've got a massive game on Tuesday.
"We need to look and see how everyone is feeling.
"But every game is important and we want to get through. Whatever team I pick I want to get through."
One area where Lambert has no shortage of talent is the goalkeeping department.
Shay Given has been Villa's regular cup keeper this term, although Brad Guzan did start against Tranmere Rovers back in August.
Both players have firmly underlined their credentials when called upon this season.
"Shay has been brilliant in the cup and Brad has been fantastic in the league," added Lambert.
"It is something I'll look at. Every time Shay has played, he has been excellent.
"He kept us in the game at Norwich to be honest at 1-1. He has been huge for us.
"Whichever keeper I play, I'll have no problem. It is an area in which we are strong, two very good keepers."
MATCH INFO
Villa v Ipswich Town
FA Cup third round
Saturday January 5 - KO 3pm
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Ipswich's main threat, DJ Campbell has gone back to QPR. Which is good for us.
They have signed mcgoldrick though who has been banging in loads of goals for coventry this season.
Ipswich's main threat, DJ Campbell has gone back to QPR. Which is good for us.
They have signed mcgoldrick though who has been banging in loads of goals for coventry this season.
Cup tied?
Ipswich's main threat, DJ Campbell has gone back to QPR. Which is good for us.
They have signed mcgoldrick though who has been banging in loads of goals for coventry this season.
Cup tied?
Not sure on that one coops, he was on loan from forest so I don't know if they allowed him to play in the cup or not .
Ipswich's main threat, DJ Campbell has gone back to QPR. Which is good for us.
They have signed mcgoldrick though who has been banging in loads of goals for coventry this season.
Cup tied?
Oh right, I thought he was a Cov player not a loanee.
Carrry on.
Not sure on that one coops, he was on loan from forest so I don't know if they allowed him to play in the cup or not .
Ipswich are shit. They could sign Messi to play tomorrow and we'd still murder them.
Ipswich are shit. They could sign Messi to play tomorrow and we'd still murder them.
They've won their last two away games.
Ipswich are shit. They could sign Messi to play tomorrow and we'd still murder them.
They've won their last two away games.
They also got twatted at home to Brighton last time out.
Is anyone else more relaxed knowing this is not a league game?
No. I want to see us win the F.A. Cup.
Fa cup is the holy grail for me too- seen us win the league, league cups, European cop etc but I would love the fa cup!
I bought my ticket today, he said Bradford 2nd leg will almost certainly sold out and I said I'd like at least 20k tomorrow and he said its looking very likely.That is still a half full stadium. Surely we should be pushing 30,000 for this game ?
I bought my ticket today, he said Bradford 2nd leg will almost certainly sold out and I said I'd like at least 20k tomorrow and he said its looking very likely.That is still a half full stadium. Surely we should be pushing 30,000 for this game ?
I bought my ticket today, he said Bradford 2nd leg will almost certainly sold out and I said I'd like at least 20k tomorrow and he said its looking very likely.That is still a half full stadium. Surely we should be pushing 30,000 for this game ?
Paul Lambert admits he will handle Christian Benteke with care to avoid putting too much pressure on the Belgian striker.
Benteke has been thrust into the spotlight after making a terrific impact since arriving from Genk.
The 22-year-old has featured in every game since joining the club in September and has been Villa's main attacking threat with nine goals in all competitions.
If he features in this afternoon's FA Cup third round tie against Ipswich, it will be his 22nd consecutive appearance.
Injuries to Darren Bent and Gabby Agbonlahor in recent weeks have meant Benteke and Andreas Weimann have had to shoulder the goalscoring burden.
Lambert admits he would like to rest his summer signing at some stage to ease the pressure on him.
"I'd like to rest him I think because he's played a lot of games," said the Villa boss.
"He's played a lot of games for Belgium and his season with Genk had started before ourselves.
"I'd like to rest him at some point. With Gabby and even Darren out injured it has not been great.
"Charles has also been out. So there's a lot of injuries on that front."
Lambert has always been mindful of the expectation levels that have been placed on his young forward.
He says Benteke has dealt with the pressure well since moving to Villa.
"I've said before there should not be an expectancy level on him," he added.
"He's only 22. The way he's been performing it's unfair to put every bit of expectancy on him."
We simply can't afford to rest him at the moment.
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Only 4 games being shown worldwide and we arn't one of them.if you have paid for get your money back quick.Anyone struggling for coverage bbc radio Suffolk have online commentary from villa park for available to anyone living in the uk.I have found it on a stream site but i am not allowed to tell you ;D
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Anyone struggling for coverage bbc radio Suffolk have online commentary from villa park for available to anyone living in the uk.I have found it on a stream site but i am not allowed to tell you ;D
http://frrole.com/o/full-live-match-commentary-of-aston-vill-ipswichtownfans-ipswich