FA Cup Final - Pre-Match Thread

[CT]

Woke up at 4, and that was it, no chance of sleeping.

This is it!!!

[KRS]

I thought I was coping well...up until I just found myself cleaning the house for the last hour! Anyone who knows me will know that it is a miracle for me to be awake at this time in the morning, and to be voluntarily doing housework is another...do miracles comes in 3's?

I'm hoping to come home this evening with a big smile on my face, not only for having a slightly cleaner home...but also for being a proud fan of the greatest team in the world and FA Cup Winners 2015.

Have a safe journey and a great day fellow Villa fans...roar the Villa boys to glory! UTV!

[Bernie]

Off soon from Portishead to the smoke.
Good Luck to the Villa boys, and have a great day everyone

[olaftab]

Just woke up in the hotel and sun is shining through a gap in the curtain straight on the Villa crest on my 82 replica shirt that I hung up last night. If this is not an omen for good things nothing is🌞

[dorsetvillian]

Just Up. Will be leaving with my son at 9. Can't wait. Lets all enjoy the day and roar the Villa to victory.

[Percy McCarthy]

Keep calm.
Keep hydrated.
Keep the faith.
Keep off the pitch.


Okay, let's go.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Will be on the road in about 30 minutes.
My mate wants to leave extra early, get checked in at hotel, then make our way to Wembley and The Green Man.

Have a wonderful day folks and let's hope it ends with Captain Delph holding up that cup in front of us!

UTV!

[andyh]

Today IS our day.

Let's enjoy every last second of it.

[Richard E]

Been awake since 4am and was already welling up with emotion by 6 am. God knows what I'll be like by this afternoon.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Glory.

[Matt Collins]

I hope the players are coping with this better than I am, let's put it like that. If we win this I'm seriously gonna lose my shit.

[The Laughing Policeman]

If there's a god, then surely he'll allow us one day of glory after four years of pain and misery.
To the players..... FIGHT LIKE LIONS, to the fans ROAR LIKE LIONS.

[Clampy]

Been working like an idiot on my house all week.
Just stopped early to give myself the time to sort my stuff for the morning - 1957 replica shirt (worn at every FA Cup game this season), one claret sock, one blue one, Levis, boots - and my overnight bag for hotel stay on Sat night - toothbrush, toothpaste, medication, change of pants, socks, shirt. Villa rain jacket that I wore for the semi - rain forecast for about 6pm tomorrow.

I hope he remembered his ticket.

[Gerrin]

this is awesome, I'm so looking forward to tomorrow, this is the moment

this is awesome, I'm so looking forward to tomorrow, this is the moment

That's just had me in tears, definitely getting too old for all this...

[Steve R]

Anyone with access to BT Sport - in 5 mins (7:30 UK time) there's a program entitled Aston Villa. The three surviving members of the 57 team recall the day.