League Cup (Capital One Cup) Orient at home

[Damo70]

The olden days must have been really boring with all these crap games and tech.

Sensible Soccer was amazing, playing in the El Savadorian 4th Division, or creating your own Cup competition with groups and knockouts and 128 teams in it.

Sensible Soccer, best football game ever. I still have a copy somewhere for the Mega Drive.

I have a 'Plug N Play' European version. I like the fact that it only has about 4 English teams in it, but Villa are one of those teams (after the 1992/93 season), along with Manure, Arse and Norwich.

Football Manager for the Spectrum was from 1982 and so the very limited choice of players tended to be from Villa, Liverpool and Ipswich. And possibly Glenn Hoddle. One school holiday afternoon me and two mates played together as chairman, manager and coach. Not a good idea. Lots of arguments.

[Damo70]

The olden days must have been really boring with all these crap games and tech.

On the contrary, there was nothing like trying to win the league in time to sell all of your best players and buy all the worst ones on football manager because the following season the best would become the worst and vice versa. Also trying to beat you own lap records at all of the F1 tracks on Chequered Flag. I could never master Jet Set f***ing Willy though. It wasn't called that, I just added the expletive because I am still bitter thirty years later.

I don't know what any of this means.

I pity you. You will never know the joy of trying to beat your highest score on Jelly Monsters (Pac-Man rip off) on a Vic 20 computer. It was the only thing that kept me going Christmas '82 after I had been to the sty and watched Small Heath beat us 3-0. I only got one other game with it that Christmas and it was Jupiter Lander. Admittedly, you didn't miss out on much with that one.

[Ads]

The olden days must have been really boring with all these crap games and tech.

On the contrary, there was nothing like trying to win the league in time to sell all of your best players and buy all the worst ones on football manager because the following season the best would become the worst and vice versa. Also trying to beat you own lap records at all of the F1 tracks on Chequered Flag. I could never master Jet Set f***ing Willy though. It wasn't called that, I just added the expletive because I am still bitter thirty years later.

I don't know what any of this means.

I pity you. You will never know the joy of trying to beat your highest score on Jelly Monsters (Pac-Man rip off) on a Vic 20 computer. It was the only thing that kept me going Christmas '82 after I had been to the sty and watched Small Heath beat us 3-0. I only got one other game with it that Christmas and it was Jupiter Lander. Admittedly, you didn't miss out on much with that one.

Christmas 1882?

[Gregorys Boy]

Good draw for us at this stage.  Orient should still give us a few problems, and on a selfish note I would have liked it to be away as I am closer to London than Birmingham.  Am happy enough though and would like us to have a bit of a run to build confidence in the early months of the season.

[Damo70]

The olden days must have been really boring with all these crap games and tech.

On the contrary, there was nothing like trying to win the league in time to sell all of your best players and buy all the worst ones on football manager because the following season the best would become the worst and vice versa. Also trying to beat you own lap records at all of the F1 tracks on Chequered Flag. I could never master Jet Set f***ing Willy though. It wasn't called that, I just added the expletive because I am still bitter thirty years later.

I don't know what any of this means.

I pity you. You will never know the joy of trying to beat your highest score on Jelly Monsters (Pac-Man rip off) on a Vic 20 computer. It was the only thing that kept me going Christmas '82 after I had been to the sty and watched Small Heath beat us 3-0. I only got one other game with it that Christmas and it was Jupiter Lander. Admittedly, you didn't miss out on much with that one.

Christmas 1882?

If you don't stop being a cheeky young whippersnapper I will start lecturing you about party lines on the telephone (and trust me they were nothing like that sort of thing would be these days!), eight track cartridges and V2000 video recorders. And the rule about having an Irish mum meant the Brendan Shine LP had to be at the front of the record rack. Just in front of 'Arrival' by Abba.

[Dave Cooper please]

I have pong on my phone

Did your phone just auto-correct that from porn?

[cdbearsfan]

All those London-based Villa fans saying they wish it had been away... if you're not a season ticket holder I can't see how you'd have got a ticket? Unless you're on about going in the home end.

[cdbearsfan]

I have pong on my phone

Scrub it with soap and water, you dirty bastard.

[olaftab]

You mum will be very upset when she reads this.

[Gregorys Boy]

All those London-based Villa fans saying they wish it had been away... if you're not a season ticket holder I can't see how you'd have got a ticket? Unless you're on about going in the home end.

With all due respect to Orient I don't think there will be a rush on to get tickets for this game.  Another problem with this being a mid-week game I would have to book a hotel in Birmingham too. 

[cdbearsfan]

You mum will be very upset when she reads this.

She's too busy worrying about Sircliff.

[Legion]

Any idea when tickets go on (general) sale? No news on Pravda yet.

[CJ]

I guess they'll go on sale as soon as the date of the game is confirmed

[Goldie.7]

The second round clash takes place at Villa Park on Wednesday August 27 [7.45pm].

From Saturday August 16, tickets are on sale to season ticket holders to purchase their own seat or to relocate to alternative seats if they are purchasing additional tickets for friends/family.

Tickets are on sale to 2014-15 season ticket holders and Villa Cash members from Monday August 18.

From Tuesday August 19, tickets are on sale to those with any previous booking history.

Then tickets go on general sale on Wednesday August 20.

Prices are £5 for U16s and £10 for adults in the North Stand/Family Stand, £5 for U16s and £12 for adults in the Holte End and £5 for U16s and £15 for adults in the Trinity Road/Doug Ellis stands.

Please note all supporters will receive paper tickets for this fixture. Your season cards will NOT be activated.

[Legion]

Thank you.