Aston Villa vs Blackpool Pre-match thread

[Ron Manager]

What on earth has happened to Senderos?

Very good question SH. You can be fairly confident that if any of our first team squad gets something like a bruised toe they will be out for half a season at best....and probably more!  Which makes me wonder about our medical people. Do they really know what they are doing?

[supertom]

Aston Villa FC - Official
31 mins ·
VILLA v BLACKPOOL: Get down to Villa Park early today to buy/collect tickets.
Miss the queues by arriving promptly in B6 pre-match.

You'd probably find longer queues in Chernobyl.

[frank]

I've seen one Villa shirt on this train from Euston. Normally there are a fair number, even these days. I think it'll be a very small crowd and the home fans will be tense and nervous,  all of which will make for a pretty poor atmosphere. I think it's up to the team to lift the fans and not the other way round.

[Lastfootstamper]

Right. Back to work tomorrow. Cheer me up, Villa. Smash these.

6-0.

[footyskillz]

A few changes to the team today and a victory will be the case. A cup run which , with a bit of luck, can bring some continued momentum to Villas season

[silhillvilla]

Just parked up very easily very close to the ground. I'm guessing 14k

[olaftab]

With our new style I am predicting 90% possession and 1-0 through a penalty when Blackpool goalkeeper misses a corner leaving a  defender to punch it away.

[olaftab]

Just parked up very easily very close to the ground. I'm guessing 14k

You shouldn't  really park under the stand in Trinity Road?

[Smirker]

We are going to struggle to find a stream for this aren't we?

[rjp]

We are going to struggle to find a stream for this aren't we?

It's not being shown anywhere, even abroad, so no streams today.  There's always Jack Woodward's commentary on the OS

[olaftab]

A little concerned about lack of shocks so far...there is bound to be one today?

[Walmley_Villa]

Shame isn't it? A few seasons ago we used to get big crowds for cup matches. Sensibly priced and the fans turned up regardless. The last few years has really strangled the faith out of the fans.

[Clampy]

Shame isn't it? A few seasons ago we used to get big crowds for cup matches. Sensibly priced and the fans turned up regardless. The last few years has really strangled the faith out of the fans.

You could argue the F.A have played their part as well. Like someone mentioned on another thread, why on earth is there another game three days after the first ones?

[walsall villain]

A little concerned about lack of shocks so far...there is bound to be one today?

Well if we score the media will report it as a shock

[supertom]

Shame isn't it? A few seasons ago we used to get big crowds for cup matches. Sensibly priced and the fans turned up regardless. The last few years has really strangled the faith out of the fans.

You could argue the F.A have played their part as well. Like someone mentioned on another thread, why on earth is there another game three days after the first ones?

Yeah the FA Cup just isn't what it once was. It gets treated like muck now and the whole tournament has been slowly in decline since Fergie decided to take his Utd side out of it that year (98-99?) and also since the Old Wembley shut up shop.

That said I'd still bloody love to win it. But if I was asked to name the last 5 winners I'd seriously struggle.