The FA Cup.

[Breezeblock]

The team that played against Ipswich last year in the 3rd Round.

Given, Lichaj, Clark, Baker, Bennett, Albrighton, Bannan, Delph, N'Zogbia, Bowery, Bent.

Subs: Guzan, Weimann, Ireland, Gabby, Carruthers, Stevens, Benteke.

Weimann, Gabby and Ireland all came on as sub.

Not exactly a team of stiffs is it?

That's nice an' all but I dont recall any big hoo-hah involving our manager implying that the FA cup is a pain in the arse last year.  My question still stands; do you, after hearing & reading about Lamberts comments  expect to see our front-line striker, centre-half and keeper start tomorrow? I'd probably throw Gabby and Bacuna in to that question too.

Being ultra-pessimistic I reckon tomorrows line up will be:

-------------Steer
Bennett Herd Baker Lowton
Tonev KEA Sylla Gardner Albrighton
-----------Helenius

[SashasGrandad]

Outspoken former soccer player and pundit Rodney Marsh has taken a swipe at Aston Villa and the club's 'miserable existence'.

He was tweeting in the wake of Paul Lambert's controversial comments about the FA Cup and said: "What a miserable existence for Aston Villa fans when your club's only goal is to avoid relegation .

That would be the same Rodney Marsh who said he's never liked us since his wife (or possibly mother) got abused by our supporters in 1969?

Probably but the point's still valid.

From memory it was speculation about his wife and the milkman. Or was that Stan Bowles?

Or a milkman who liked WAGS!

[Pete3206]

Easy for managers like Moaninio to bang on about how great the cup is when he can pick an entirely different set of 11 players, capable of winning their tie, should he choose to.

I'd love us to have a good cup run, but consider this. Win tomorrow and we have a 4th round tie which potentially, could be 2 days before the Albion game. What takes priority then?

[dave.woodhall]

Outspoken former soccer player and pundit Rodney Marsh has taken a swipe at Aston Villa and the club's 'miserable existence'.

He was tweeting in the wake of Paul Lambert's controversial comments about the FA Cup and said: "What a miserable existence for Aston Villa fans when your club's only goal is to avoid relegation .

That would be the same Rodney Marsh who said he's never liked us since his wife (or possibly mother) got abused by our supporters in 1969?

Probably but the point's still valid.

Given that he's making up a fabricated tale with regards to a comment which has been twisted out of context then the point is very much not valid.

[Ron Manager]

Stan Bowles SG. A great character and a very skillful footballer. Theres a picture of him showing Stanley filling in his pools coupon by the goalpost just before a corner. I think its in his autobiography.

Marsh and Franny Lee invented diving for penalties..... Doug invented everything else!

[brian green]

I am far from pleased because the ITV News coverage of Lambert's comments was not fronted up by Damon.   They had him out in the West Country getting wet.   I did not raise my children to get wet in Somerset when there are Aston Villa managers to interview.

[Legion]

I am far from pleased because the ITV News coverage of Lambert's comments was not fronted up by Damon.   They had him out in the West Country getting wet.   I did not raise my children to get wet in Somerset when there are Aston Villa managers to interview.

Disgraceful. He needs to engineer a move to the BBC or Sky. Or buy an umbrella.

[PeterWithesShin]

Or buy one of those hat/umbrella combo things. He's look dead cool in one of those.

[brian green]

As you have probably worked out we are a family who hate most things most of the time.   Damon really really really hates the BBC and Sky.

[PeterWithesShin]

But does he hate these?

[hilts_coolerking]

Given that he's making up a fabricated tale with regards to a comment which has been twisted out of context then the point is very much not valid.

As disinterested as I am in anything Marsh says, the point really is that there is evidently a perception out there about the status of the Villa at the moment.  And that perception, rightly or wrongly, stems in part from comments made by our manager.  I'm not aware of Lambert having made any Hoddle-esque 'I never said them things' response, so I can only take the reports at face value.

And they're not great reading.  Like I said, he may have a point but it's not going to help morale much.

As for Marsh, or indeed anyone who doesn't have positive things to say about the Villa, I think a thicker skin is required.

[Ron Manager]

Appalling. Nick Owen got to interview Doug at stately Doug Manor's and no doubt Heidi provided fresh scones for their enjoyment

Damon Green in flooded street,News at Ten.

and throughly pi$$$d off! off camera....like BFR

[dave.woodhall]

Given that he's making up a fabricated tale with regards to a comment which has been twisted out of context then the point is very much not valid.

As disinterested as I am in anything Marsh says, the point really is that there is evidently a perception out there about the status of the Villa at the moment.  And that perception, rightly or wrongly, stems in part from comments made by our manager.  I'm not aware of Lambert having made any Hoddle-esque 'I never said them things' response, so I can only take the reports at face value.

And they're not great reading.  Like I said, he may have a point but it's not going to help morale much.

As for Marsh, or indeed anyone who doesn't have positive things to say about the Villa, I think a thicker skin is required.

What he said is indisputable. He said it. The way it has been taken out of context is, in a way, laughable

[Legion]

As you have probably worked out we are a family who hate most things most of the time.   Damon really really really hates the BBC and Sky.

Setanta?

[paul_e]

But does he hate these?

I have to say, seeing someone being interviewed by a reporter wearing that would be worth the licence fee all on it's own.