Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa (F.A. Cup 3rd round): Pre-Match Thread

[Villanation]

Going to this.

Love these bread and butter stadia and games where you can have a quick word in a players ear during play.

[SouthBirminghamVilla]

1-0 to Villa N'Zogbia

[cdbearsfan]

Looking foward to standing on a terrace at a Villa game for the first time since I became an adult (well, sort of).

[TimTheVillain]

3-0 Villa

Fonz
Bannan
Clark

Hope the draw is kind to us.

[bones.]

Have just read that the man in charge will be Howard Webb.

[Matt Collins]

Well, I reckon:

Guzan

Hutton
Cuellar
Dunne
Clark

Albrighton
Bannan
Ireland
N'Zogbia

Agbonlahor

Weimann

Get ahead by half time and lets look at the kids after that.
If Carlos is injured, move Clark to CB and LB Delph.
1-4 Villa

No offence, but that midfield is so lightweight it's untrue!

[Rick_avfc]

Mat Kendrick has tweeted saying that Eck will be naming a full strength side against Bristol Rovers.  Full story in todays brum mail.

Same line up as against Swansea?

[TaxDodger]

Mat Kendrick has tweeted saying that Eck will be naming a full strength side against Bristol Rovers.  Full story in todays brum mail.

Same line up as against Swansea?

Good. To me this is our most important game of the season.

[PaulWinch again]

I'd like us to give Garnder a go.

[stubbsyandy]

Well, I reckon:

Guzan

Hutton
Cuellar
Dunne
Clark

Albrighton
Bannan
Ireland
N'Zogbia

Agbonlahor

Weimann

Get ahead by half time and lets look at the kids after that.
If Carlos is injured, move Clark to CB and LB Delph.
1-4 Villa

No offence, but that midfield is so lightweight it's untrue!

No offence taken

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Wouldnt have been surprised if this one had been picked up by ITV as a live game...it has banana skin giant killing written all over it now. Still, they are in bigger mess than we are and should be a comfortable win.

It is live on TV isn't it?

Just seen it's going to be live here on cable.

0-6 Villa win. Bent (3), Gabby, Petrov and Dune.

[littlevillain]

have we sold our allocation? and how many?

[PeterWithesShin]

have we sold our allocation? and how many?

Yes, about 1400 I think.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Get ahead by half time and lets look at the kids after that.

I'd much prefer we use the remaining time to fine tune our system. It's not like we don't need the practice. A couple of the younger lads on 70 minutes but let them learn to work within the system, let's not do a Moscow.

[littlevillain]

have we sold our allocation? and how many?

Yes, about 1400 I think.

thanks would think we'd be given more