Aston Villa v Ipswich Town Pre-Match Thread

[Dr_Fegg]

We need to rest a few (if we can) but a premiership team regardless of injuries should be able to win this.

Agree Given should start as it'll also be a good warm up for the Bradford game.

Hopefull the lads wont feel the same pressure as a league game (althought there is still pressure) and play the decent football we know they can.

Steady 2-0 win, 1 in each half, Weimann and ...... Ireland?!

[Surrey Villan]

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!

[eastie]

I wonder if benteke will be rested and Bowery given a start?

[Legion]

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!

It was also sung against Swansea at home.

[Shrek]

             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

[Toronto Villa]

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 don't agree that we've not passed it well since West Ham. It's only the three batterings where it's seemed that way and it's purely confidence thing. Soon as that goes you pass the ball like a hot potato as you don't want to be the one that gives it away leading to a goal. That will come back as soon as they get a bit of belief back. Look at the lovely goal at Norwich (Benteke's) or Weiman's at Anfield from Benteke's back heel. Fantastic stuff.

[Bad English]

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.

[neo_Villan]

I think it'll be 3-1. Team I would pick is: Given/Lichaj, Clark, Williams, Stevens/Bannan, Westwood, Delph/ Weimann, Bowery, Carruthers (4-3-3)

[danlanza]

             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 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.

[SW9-VILLA]

"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. 

Spot on.

[davisa]

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,

0-1 Nigel Mediocre.

[Louzie0]

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,

Yes, but...going out to Ipswich?
And, Small Heath with TSM? Of course they got relegated. 
PL will get us through this season and is about to buy in some more talent! UTV!
(everything crossed 

[supertom]

I really don't want this game to come now. I'd rather we could be getting points on the board. Then again, the way things are looking, perhaps a week off league action will be good and we can sign 1-2 quality players to help out.
We should win this comfortably however. It just depends on confidence. Ipswich aren't setting the world alight in the championship but like every underdog, they'll be well motivated to cause an upset.

3-1
Bowery
Weimann-2

[Matt Collins]

             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

It's frightening that that's the side if we rest four players!

[Boz]

I wonder if benteke will be rested and Bowery given a start?

I think this would be a good opportunity for Bowery to start a game and give either Benteke or Weimann a spell on the bench if Gabby not yet fit.