The play offs.

[Drummond]

Thanks for clearing that up.

My pleasure. Hope it's not too windy there today.

[Lastfootstamper]

So I've just read that no team has ever not qualified for the championship playoff final after winning the first leg.

Sleep easy Villans.

It's happened a few times. Leicester 2013, Ipswich 2004, Blose, hilariously, 2001, Sheffield United 1998, Wolves 1995 and, if we include second tier playoffs prior to the creation of the Premier League, Swindon 1989 and Bradford 1988.

It is true to say that no team has yet been eliminated having won the first leg away from home, though a couple have lost the second leg and had to rely on winning a penalty shoot-out to scrape through.

I know it's exactly the same thing, but I heard it said simpler as no team had ever qualified for the final after losing the first leg. I thought it seemed to be stretching the laws of football probabilities a bit! If they'd said "after losing the first leg at home", I'd have still raised an eyebrow, but not quite as much.

[Rudy65]

Bugger. I have been buying tickets for 8 previous home games for my daughter and I but haven’t assigned them to her. All tickets in my name and now I can’t get two tickets for Boro home and she doesn’t have any history. And presumably same for Wembley

They were pretty good with me once in similar circumstances - is obvious you wouldnt buy 2 for yourself (unless you’re 30 stone and wamted one for each cheek) so you need to convince them they were all for the same person - should be fine if its family - does she have a reference number?

They aren't being so helpful to me. Been to the ticket office this morning and also phoned them but they won't reassign the tickets to my daughter. So, assuming we get to Wembley, we will either site separately, wait until they go on general sale (when presumably only the worse tickets will be available) or not get a ticket at all. Thanks for 45 years of support.

I appreciate its my own fault, as apparently you are warned of this when you book, but why don't they just force you to reassign when you buy the ticket. Makes life easier.

Thanks Villa

[ChicagoLion]

Thanks for clearing that up.

My pleasure. Hope it's not too windy there today.

No idea I am in Amsterdam

[PeterWithesShin]

Would explain why you missed the important bit about "of the 4 play-off teams" if you're stoned as a biscuit.

[amfy]

Bugger. I have been buying tickets for 8 previous home games for my daughter and I but haven’t assigned them to her. All tickets in my name and now I can’t get two tickets for Boro home and she doesn’t have any history. And presumably same for Wembley

They were pretty good with me once in similar circumstances - is obvious you wouldnt buy 2 for yourself (unless you’re 30 stone and wamted one for each cheek) so you need to convince them they were all for the same person - should be fine if its family - does she have a reference number?

They aren't being so helpful to me. Been to the ticket office this morning and also phoned them but they won't reassign the tickets to my daughter. So, assuming we get to Wembley, we will either site separately, wait until they go on general sale (when presumably only the worse tickets will be available) or not get a ticket at all. Thanks for 45 years of support.

I appreciate its my own fault, as apparently you are warned of this when you book, but why don't they just force you to reassign when you buy the ticket. Makes life easier.

Thanks Villa

Nor me - they say they have a new system now that won't let them assign tickets after the event, but, they think I might be able to go into my booking history and do it myself.  I think I probably won't!

[LeeB]

Would explain why you missed the important bit about "of the 4 play-off teams" if you're stoned as a biscuit.

ChicagoHion

[ADVILLAFAN]

So far I’ve felt strangely calm during the playoffs, thought I’d be terrified.

Other than the Assombalonga header I never thought they looked like scoring. Particularly after Ayala went off.

[cheltenhamlion]

We will be fine tomorrow. No need for nerves. The atmosphere is going to be fucking bouncing and they won't like it one bit. The last time we hit a match at home with this level of anticipation was Olbiyun in the cup. I am hoping it will be more like the Sunderland annihilation though because Villa Park was great that night.

[Drummond]

Thanks for clearing that up.

My pleasure. Hope it's not too windy there today.

No idea I am in Amsterdam

You've no idea if it's windy because you're in Amsterdam? Does wind not show itself there?

[PeterWithesShin]

[Jon Crofts]

We will be fine tomorrow. No need for nerves. The atmosphere is going to be fucking bouncing and they won't like it one bit. The last time we hit a match at home with this level of anticipation was Olbiyun in the cup. I am hoping it will be more like the Sunderland annihilation though because Villa Park was great that night.

I went to the Sunderland game half expecting it to be one of the last PL games I’d see at Villa Park, turned out alright in the end!

[LeeB]

We will be fine tomorrow. No need for nerves. The atmosphere is going to be fucking bouncing and they won't like it one bit. The last time we hit a match at home with this level of anticipation was Olbiyun in the cup. I am hoping it will be more like the Sunderland annihilation though because Villa Park was great that night.

They won't know what's hit them. They don't really get to play in matches that mean this much to a club our size very often, as nobody really gives a toss about them, a bit like Coventry used to be.

[SoccerHQ]

Wolves game was a cracking atmosphere aswell.

Previous Villa squads have shrunk when we've had full houses for big games, this squad relishes the occasions when you look at our results this season.

[four fornicholl]

Wolves game was a cracking atmosphere aswell.

Previous Villa squads have shrunk when we've had full houses for big games, this squad relishes the occasions when you look at our results this season.

Yes, and yes again, can't fkn wait.