FA Cup draw

[WikiVilla]

That 87/88 season in the old Div 2 is still my favourite season as a Villa fan, went to every game, think we won 17 on the road and drew loads at home, some great memories and a passionate Villa team bouncing back. Brilliant times, I was 20 then so that may have had something to do with it

[eastie]

I was 22 at the time wiki but it was great to play teams who looked at us in the way some look at man utd, we were the big fish and it was a great season although we dropped so many points at villa park, I didn't think we won 17 away , I thought it was more like 13 or 14 but I may be wrong- as seasons go there are few if any since that I have enjoyed more than that one .

[Clampy]

I don't like the idea of relegation at all, even if we did win the F.A Cup. We'd lose our best players, we'd be playing every other Friday night or at stupid times on a Saturday evening to suit televison, which people moan enough about now as it is, and it's not guaranteed that we'd bounce back up at the first time of asking anyway.

I'd rather us win the F.A Cup when we're a good team, not a relegated one.

[WikiVilla]

I was 22 at the time wiki but it was great to play teams who looked at us in the way some look at man utd, we were the big fish and it was a great season although we dropped so many points at villa park, I didn't think we won 17 away , I thought it was more like 13 or 14 but I may be wrong- as seasons go there are few if any since that I have enjoyed more than that one .

spot on eastie, us and Leeds were the big boys, it was great to go to the different grounds - many up North I recall - Huddersfield, Bradford, Barnsley. All the teams coming to B6 raised their game as it was their Cup Final. Not sure it'd be the same if we went down again though as grounds seem so sterile nowadays

[eastie]

We all would clampy , but I'd rather win the fa cup and go down than not win it , as for not bouncing back,I think we would walk it personally.

Of course nobody wants to go down but to some of us the fa cup is something very very special indeed and would be a worthwhile sacrifice - let's hope we can both finish top 10 and win the cup this season.

[WikiVilla]

I think if we can somehow get past Ci£eh and Arsenal dump ManUre out then the Cup is ours again

[Holtenderinthesky]

To be honest, for me we could end up in the Conference as long as we won the FA Cup.

Ok, fair enough and what are these forums for if not to disagree?  Let's hope we win the cup AND stay up.  I wasn't there in 87 and so I accept that as you were you have the right to disagree but as good as it may have been I really do not want to experience it myself.  UTV.

[cdbearsfan]

Portsmouth won the Cup, fat lot of good it did them. If we go down there is no guarantee we would go back up. No thanks. I still hope we win the Cup and stay up though.

[peter w]

Getting relegated was a nightmare but the actual season we spent in the second division under Taylor was fucking fantastic. And I think most people I know were the same.

It wasn't the getting relegated that was the fun bit but the season after when we were the Billy Big bollocks and took thousands everywhere and usually won. After the shite we saw the season (or two) before that it was just great to see again.

What it also gave us was the chance to feel big again, however pyrhhic. Going to places like Barnsley, Hull, Plymouth, Huddersfield, Oldham, bournemouth etc and knowing it was a big thing for them to be playing us was great. most clubs highest attendance was against us. as much as coming to see their team trying to beat us as it was us taking loads.

Great fun, great days, but I don't want to experience the drop to get that feeling back.

[curiousorange]

To be honest, for me we could end up in the Conference as long as we won the FA Cup.

Whenever I say stuff like that to non-Villa fans, they look at me like I've got three heads. But it's the only trophy I give a flying one about winning.

[TonyD]

To be honest, for me we could end up in the Conference as long as we won the FA Cup.

Whenever I say stuff like that to non-Villa fans, they look at me like I've got three heads. But it's the only trophy I give a flying one about winning.

Imagine 42,000  for a Conference game!

[TonyD]

I was 22 at the time wiki but it was great to play teams who looked at us in the way some look at man utd, we were the big fish and it was a great season although we dropped so many points at villa park, I didn't think we won 17 away , I thought it was more like 13 or 14 but I may be wrong- as seasons go there are few if any since that I have enjoyed more than that one .

Going to Stoke that season was an adventure.    We only took about 3/4000 but it was a great day, despite the 1.1 (i think) score - I think most of were tired from singing and drinking to remember.

We took a whole lot more at the end of the 81 season, now that was mad.

[damon loves JT]

My abiding memory of that promotion season was repeatedly getting a goal after about three minutes and then not knowing what to do next.

[cdbearsfan]

To be honest, for me we could end up in the Conference as long as we won the FA Cup.

Whenever I say stuff like that to non-Villa fans, they look at me like I've got three heads. But it's the only trophy I give a flying one about winning.

Imagine 42,000  for a Conference game!

Imagine 42,000 for a Premier League game!

[hawkeye]

to win the FA Cup would mean that we have done something extrordinary like beating Citeh up there, how good would that feel? i would take relegation and the FA Cup