Eastie, i don't mean to be rude but what has Joleon Lescott got to do with tomorrow's game?
Ipswich's main threat, DJ Campbell has gone back to QPR. Which is good for us.
Why is it good for us that DJ Campbell has gone back to QPR?What if he scores 10 Premier League goals in the 2nd half of the season!!!
Will be my girlfriend's first Villa game, quite excited really.Still more excited about Bradford on Tuesday mind you.2-1 to Villa, with them getting a late goal to scare us.
Paul Lambert is determined to see Villa still fighting on three fronts by the time January draws to a close.Some managers in Lambert's situation might see this weekend's FA Cup third round tie against Ipswich as an unwanted distraction.After all, Villa have a two-leg Capital One Cup semi-final on the horizon, while the battle in the bottom half of the Barclays Premier League is getting tighter.But, although league points have become the main priority for most top-flight teams in recent seasons, Lambert insists his team will not pass up the opportunity to progress in football's most famous domestic cup competition.He expects Mick McCarthy's resurgent Ipswich to adopt the same attitude in what should be a fiercely-contested Cup clash."It is a prestigious competition and you want to do well in but the Premier League has taken over in a lot of aspects," said the manager."It is a shame really because the FA Cup even when I was growing up was a massive competition."It is a chance to go through. If in it, you might as well go and try and win it."It's the same feeling as with the Capital One Cup."It is for both teams. Mick is a great football person but we are at home and, other than the three games over Christmas, we've been playing pretty well ourselves."Mick has put his stamp on things and Ipswich will come up here with nothing to fear, without the pressure of the league, and this will be a tough game."However, Lambert admits he will take Tuesday's semi-final first leg against Bradford in to consideration when it comes to selecting his team.Several players could be afforded a rest but there are signs of Villa's lengthy injury list starting to clear."There are a few injuries," said Lambert."I might need to rest one or two this coming Saturday because we've got a massive game on Tuesday."We need to look and see how everyone is feeling."But every game is important and we want to get through. Whatever team I pick I want to get through."One area where Lambert has no shortage of talent is the goalkeeping department.Shay Given has been Villa's regular cup keeper this term, although Brad Guzan did start against Tranmere Rovers back in August.Both players have firmly underlined their credentials when called upon this season."Shay has been brilliant in the cup and Brad has been fantastic in the league," added Lambert."It is something I'll look at. Every time Shay has played, he has been excellent."He kept us in the game at Norwich to be honest at 1-1. He has been huge for us."Whichever keeper I play, I'll have no problem. It is an area in which we are strong, two very good keepers."MATCH INFOVilla v Ipswich TownFA Cup third roundSaturday January 5 - KO 3pmReferee: Jonathan Moss
Quote from: Rip Van doin' the Lambert walk on January 04, 2013, 03:27:14 PMIpswich's main threat, DJ Campbell has gone back to QPR. Which is good for us.They have signed mcgoldrick though who has been banging in loads of goals for coventry this season.
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