Yeovil Town v Aston Villa pre match thread

[Bad English]

I wasn't on about Saunders with the Soccerbase link, just the fact we've never played them. But there you go.

[London Villan]

After our cup “performances” ovet the last few years I think I will give it a miss...

[CT]

After our cup “performances” ovet the last few years I think I will give it a miss...

Was just thinking that. We'll probably put our "second XI" out as we need to concentrate on something else.

[Toronto Villa]

Last year we would have sent a number of our kids there to give the older players a rest. This upcoming season the young kids may well make up most of our first XI.

[cdbearsfan]

Maybe we could persuade them to give us their share of the gate money to help us out?

[Dave Cooper please]

Away End still has no roof, should be lovely if it's pissing down!

[SoccerHQ]

After our cup “performances” ovet the last few years I think I will give it a miss...

Was just thinking that. We'll probably put our "second XI" out as we need to concentrate on something else.

Nah early on in the season so imagine we'll put a decent team out like we did at Colchester.

I got a bit of stick for siding with SB for his weakened team v Posh for various reasons but league cup is easier competition to have a run in as Bristol showed and we have good history in it so far too early to write it off.

[Stu]

Absolute nightmare to get to apparently. I think you have to get off an actual road at Bristol and then hire a carriage drawn by otters for the rest of the trip.

[olaftab]

Where is the best tractor park?

[Gregorys Boy]

Good draw.  Not the easiest of places to play.  Sure they will smell an upset.  But can't get too excited about the Cup that early in the season.  As always the league is the main focus and we need a solid start in that.  Should have enough depth in the squad to try a few fringe players out.

[footyskillz]

Yeovil drew 2-2 with Mansfield all goals in 1st half !

I like to see another rotation by Bruce
Bringing in RHM and Bree for starters

[SoccerHQ]

I would keep a fairly strong side.

If draw is kind it's more realistic to have a good run in this competition compared to the FA cup especially as it's early in the season where no teams in the league are ahead of the pack.

[Risso]

Bruce said in his post match comments that he'd be making a few changes, which would be expected.  However, it's also a good opportunity to work on a few things, so I hope he just doesn't do a completely random selection of kids and reserves.  I'd go something like:


Nyland
RDL Tuanzebe Chester Taylor
McGinn Lansbury Whelan
RHM Kodjia Green


If RDL is now not banned after his stint in Blegium, he needs game time at RB, as does Tuanzebe in what is supposedly his best position of CB.  RHM needs a full 90 minutes, and I'd give McGinn an hour to help him integrate further.  Kodjia needs to start to try and get him out of his torpor.

[Risso]

Ah, didn't see the other topic towards the bottom of the page, please delete/merge as necessary and sticky the other one?

[cdbearsfan]

We should be able to put out a relatively strong team, even if we rest the majority of those who started yesterday.

Something like:

Morreira

Clark; De Laet; Elphick; Taylor

Adomah; Whelan; Lansbury; Doyle-Hayes (or AN Other, not sure if he can play wide)

Hogan; Hepburn-Murphy.