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

[Arsey]

why is Ireland wide on the left?

[SoccerHQ]

Our best hope is giving the ball to Albrighton, can't see Ireland doing anything on this pitch.

[pauliewalnuts]

For fuck's sake, so much aimless hoofing.

[PaulWinch again]

We are not playing Ireland in the right position.

[spaf]

Awful so far. Can't fault Ireland, Heskey or Bent. Terrible distribution from the back 4 and Clark especially.

[wombat]

emile heskey was poaching........ an egg

[Mister E]

Heskey 'poaching' - yeah, right!

[Jimbo]

Why are lower league hoofers Bristol Rovers wearing claret and blue?

[PaulWinch again]

We need to put pressure on the ball.

[Ryu]

Ireland finding space now.  The worry is who is on the left!

[SamTheMouse]

To be fair, that pitch looks like the Somme, circa 1916.  You can hardly blame the lads for taking the direct approach. The divots are so bloody huge, there's a fair chance one will end up getting an assist.

[Mister E]

Bent and Heskey do not seem to realise they're on the same team.

[pauliewalnuts]

Slightly better spell now.

[paul_e]

The most embarrassing thing is, you can't tell which side is 70 odd places higher in the leagues.

The only player who has looked premiership standard is albrighton who has looked dangerous every time he's had it.

[beness]

settling down a bit