Southampton vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[KRS]

[aj2k77]

I can see us making a few changes for this one, not the best draw but we've beaten them in the last couple of seasons, they aren't that good fuck me.

[Villa Lew]

I expect Mane might be looking forward to this tie.

[KRS]

Lets hope Grealish, Gueye and Traore are up for it too

Can someone please assassinate Shane Long before the inevitable happens?!

[supertom]

Hopefully Timmeh will be sensible enough not to play a ridiculously high line. I think the last game was one of the biggest tactical batterings I've seen in quite some times. Koeman made Sherwood look like a 2 year old behind the controller on Football manager.

[Toronto Villa]

I expect Mane might be looking forward to this tie.

why, is Vlaar playing?

[Dave Cooper please]

come on Carlisle
the time is here
stuff the fkrs
and then youre through


haiku

That is not a haiku mate
It does not conform
To the strict rules of the form

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

come on Carlisle
the time is here
stuff the fkrs
and then youre through


haiku

That is not a haiku mate
It does not conform
To the strict rules of the form

Beat me to it Dave
Syllable count is wrong it's
Five seven five, Four.

[eamonn]

We play the previous Saturday while they're playing on the Sunday.

Could be handy if our game is on the Tuesday.

It'll be on the Wed for that very reason. Three days recovery being the norm.

When do we have them in the league, is it around that time? Hate it when that happens, the opposition usually has the measure of you after the first game leading to stalemate.

[DeKuip]

City, Liverpool, ManU, Everton, Villa, Arsenal, Leicester & Chelsea in the last eight then - no more easy draws for us this season!

[cdbearsfan]

City, Liverpool, ManU, Everton, Villa, Arsenal, Leicester & Chelsea in the last eight then - no more easy draws for us this season!

City aren't in it anymore. We knocked them out.

[PeterWithesShin]

Maybe he meant Bristol City, it's such a common name it's not obvious who he means.

[DeKuip]

We knocked out County and Alliance.

[peter w]

I thought he meant Leicester City? If not, Norwich?

Anyway, as for the draw. Not that fussed really. If we are going to win this thing Southampton away is the type of tie that you come through en route to Wembley.

[brian green]

Good draw. Point to prove with that lot. Will be a good game.