I'm heading up to Wembley on my own, is anyone meeting for a beer beforehand, if so would be good to meet up. Bit sad I know, but I'm the only Villa fan where I live and apart from my dad and brother, who aren't going to the game, I don't really know any other Villa fans.
Shay Given could be fit to face Arsenal in the FA Cup final.Given missed the Burnley defeat with a groin injury.Tim Sherwood was concerned about the keeper's fitness as he faced the press following the Clarets match.But he was more upbeat on the former Man City stopper as he discussed Wembley matters with the media on the eve of the Arsenal game.Sherwood revealed that Given is now back in training at Bodymoor Heath as the team gear up for the Gunners clash.Sherwood also confirmed that Kieran Richardson is back in training too.Richardson has been absent with the Southampton and Burnley games with a calf issue.But Sherwood describes his chances of making the showpiece final as "a possibility."
I've sent Julian a pm giving him a heads up about Eddie.
Under Eddie's name there is an envelope, if you click that you should be able to email him which may be best for you if you can't pm?
It's time for you to once again inspire the team at Wembley - and create a claret and blue wall of colour at the FA Cup final.Villa face Arsenal on Saturday on the biggest domestic football stage - and you can play your part.After the success of our crowd mosaic at the FA Cup semi-final following the suggestions of several fan groups, we can confirm that we will be going one step further for the showpiece final with the Gunners.There will be a scarf mosaic on Saturday to create a visual effect to encourage the team as they make their entrance into the stadium.Not only will the scarf serve as a fantastic final memento, it will also help you form a striking sight across Wembley.When you arrive in the stadium you will notice a scarf attached to your seat.The scarf will be either claret or blue, with a different design on each side.Please do not remove any scarves from other supporters seats - we need everyone to play their part on the day to ensure we achieve the effect of a mosaic display.And it's also important that everyone receives their souvenir of the day and respects their fellow fans.All you need to do is hold the scarf above your head with either side facing the pitch as the players come out of the tunnel - and it should form an amazing sight for those witnessing the Wembley spectacular.We hope you enjoy a great day out at Wembley and thank you for the ongoing support.*Please note that due to receiving an extra allocation of tickets, a number of supporters will not receive a scarf in their block on the day.You will be contacted and receive a voucher post-final for you to be able to redeem in the club shop and collect your scarf next week.Every single Villa fan at Wembley will receive a souvenir cup final flag. This will be placed on your seat.
Aston Villa fan Prince William says he is starting to feel the nerves ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final with Arsenal.The Duke of Cambridge, who is also the FA president, will be at Wembley to watch the game and present the trophy to the winning side.In an interview with Gary Lineker for Football Focus, Prince William, 32, said: "I'm nervous now. I'm terrified."Prince William also spoke of his hopes Prince George and Princess Charlotte will grow up to be Aston Villa fans.In his first broadcast interview since the birth of Charlotte on 2 May, which will be broadcast on BBC One at 12:10 BST this Saturday, Prince William talked about:how he first became an Aston Villa fanhis thoughts about Aston Villa under Tim Sherwoodhis role as FA presidenthis desire to see racism in football "stamped out"his support for grassroots footballPrince William said he became a Villa fan when he was at school because he was keen to follow a team that could give him more "emotional moments"."I was looking round for clubs to support and all my friends at school were either Manchester United fans or Chelsea fans," he said."I didn't really want to follow the run-of-the-mill teams, and I wanted to have a team that was more middle of the table, that could give me the more emotional rollercoaster moments. To be honest, now looking back, that was a bad idea…I could have had an easier time!"Prince William plans to let his children make their own choice when it comes to choosing the team they support but said it would be hard not to encourage them to follow in his footsteps."The responsible thing would be to say, to let [George] make his own mind up, but I think I might be quite biased," he added."I haven't quite worked out how to play that yet. Of course he can support whoever he wants, but if he supports Villa, it'd be fantastic. I'd love to go to the odd match with him in the future."It'll probably end up being that Charlotte is the Villa fan and George will go and support someone else!"Aston Villa have won the FA Cup seven times but their last victory was in 1957.Whatever happens on Saturday, Prince William believes the club has a bright future with Tim Sherwood as manager.He said: "I think it's been an interesting season for Villa, the last two seasons have been quite hard work, being close to relegation"The guys have battled through, they've done seriously well, and I'm really excited about Tim's leadership, he's doing a really great job with them."
Much appreciated, I have also corrected the obvious error in my post. My tickets are in the villa end and I want them in the arsenal end.Cheers
Prince William explains why he's a villa fan http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32918954
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