Aston Villa v Ipswich Town Pre-Match Thread

[Lambert and Payne]

3 1 to us. To those saying this game isn't important, we need a huge confidence boost before Bradford away and Southampton going, we need to get some belief back in the players before key games

[danlanza]

So 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 ?

[Mortimer's Bear]

2 nil home win.

[Dave Cooper please]

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!

[danlanza]

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!

You will do it , no problem.

[Bad English]

described 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.

[berneboy]

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

[levico]

We really don't need this. Lets throws the kids in ........ Oh, hang on.

[Lastfootstamper]

We won't win the cup this year

Wash your mouth out!!
It's our year, don't you know. Morale-boosting 3-0 win, we find out what Bowery's good at, and the last fifteen minutes pass by panic-free. Desperately need some pots in the cupboard, it's bad enough that my lifetime has seen us tumble to fourth in the all-time honours list. The three above us have at least earned it through era-spanning decades of toil, but the thought of chelsea buying a place above us makes my heart sink

[Steve R]

I'm not in favour of playing Given. It will only leave is with the tricky question of whether or not he should keep his place when we reach the semis.

[onje_villa]

Rest the key players, play the likes of Bowery and Carruthers and hope for any sort of victory

[darren woolley]

2-1 Win Bannan and Benteke scoring.

[ilott]

Come on. Some of us have been waiting 56 years to win this cup again. A lifetime ambition for me - in my time Villa have won every other major trophy but our record in the FA Cup has been comparatively abysmal. There are only three competitions to go for- even in our present plight surely we can still go for it?  Do we really want another year of disappointment and facing those long weekends when Villa are not in action because we are out the cup? Seven times we've won it and no-one else can catch us up - no longer true but an indication of what this Cup means to Villa and their fans. 

[TheSandman]

3-0 to us.

[The Laughing Policeman]

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

Bloody Sky, even the FA Cup is played over two legs now