Man U vs Aston Villa pre match thread - FA Cup 3rd Rd - Monday, Jan 10th

[Ad@m]

The draw for the 4th round is at 4ish today... So we'll know for sure which of Chelsea, Man City or Liverpool it will be.

No-one will ever convince me that there hasn't been something very questionable going on with the FA Cup draw for years.

As much as it would be nice to give some sort of rationale to how we've drawn Newton Heath so many sodding times in the last two decades, I'd genuinely love to know how you think "something very questionable" could've been done with a live televised draw.

the theory goes that they can heat certain balls up so that they can be identified by touch alone.

And why would so many different random people who get roped in to draw the balls, go along with this, and it never come out in public?

[Footy-Vill]

And why do I bother making a thread on fa cup 4th round to talk of such!

[nordenvillain]

Be prepared for the Ronaldinho wank fest by the bbc commentators

So which team is he playing for or should the 7th  8th and 9th letters be ignored ?

[NickyF]

I have a spare adult ticket for tomorrow if anyone wants it.

[DB]

How many are we taking?

[VillaMart58]

Not sure if it’s due to frozen balls and/or heated balls with the FA Cup draw - or just a coincidence - but all of the ‘Sky 6’ got a home draw in the 4th round.

Admittedly, Arsenal and Manchester United have to get through their third round ties first, which is probably irrelevant as United will be knocked out tomorrow (hopefully!).

[NickyF]

Spare ticket now gone.

[aldridgeboy]

I think we will have much more of our stringiest team out than they will.

We may just nick it

[Ad@m]

I think we will have much more of our stringiest team out than they will.

We may just nick it

That's a whole different thread.

[martin o`who??]

The draw for the 4th round is at 4ish today... So we'll know for sure which of Chelsea, Man City or Liverpool it will be.

No-one will ever convince me that there hasn't been something very questionable going on with the FA Cup draw for years.

As much as it would be nice to give some sort of rationale to how we've drawn Newton Heath so many sodding times in the last two decades, I'd genuinely love to know how you think "something very questionable" could've been done with a live televised draw.

the theory goes that they can heat certain balls up so that they can be identified by touch alone.

And why would so many different random people who get roped in to draw the balls, go along with this, and it never come out in public?

Why would referees be bought off, why would professional players throw matches? - dunno, but it's happened.

[malckennedy]

The draw for the 4th round is at 4ish today... So we'll know for sure which of Chelsea, Man City or Liverpool it will be.

No-one will ever convince me that there hasn't been something very questionable going on with the FA Cup draw for years.

As much as it would be nice to give some sort of rationale to how we've drawn Newton Heath so many sodding times in the last two decades, I'd genuinely love to know how you think "something very questionable" could've been done with a live televised draw.

the theory goes that they can heat certain balls up so that they can be identified by touch alone.

And why would so many different random people who get roped in to draw the balls, go along with this, and it never come out in public?

Why would referees be bought off, why would professional players throw matches? - dunno, but it's happened.

Haha. Get paid for making Man Utd v Villa come out frequently. Why?

[Nii Lamptey]

Head says we'll lose tomorrow (it is Man Utd in the FA Cup after all), but heart says the Gerrard factor will see us smash them convincingly.

Really think we could go on a run this year, especially seeing as it's Boro at home in the next round. I also stand to pocket £225 if we do get past them, as I had a double on Harriers/Villa victories this weekend! 🤞🏻

[Lastfootstamper]

The draw for the 4th round is at 4ish today... So we'll know for sure which of Chelsea, Man City or Liverpool it will be.

No-one will ever convince me that there hasn't been something very questionable going on with the FA Cup draw for years.

As much as it would be nice to give some sort of rationale to how we've drawn Newton Heath so many sodding times in the last two decades, I'd genuinely love to know how you think "something very questionable" could've been done with a live televised draw.

the theory goes that they can heat certain balls up so that they can be identified by touch alone.

And why would so many different random people who get roped in to draw the balls, go along with this, and it never come out in public?

Why would referees be bought off, why would professional players throw matches? - dunno, but it's happened.

Haha. Get paid for making Man Utd v Villa come out frequently. Why?

We've played manyoo four times since `77. In that time, Leeds and Arsenal have been drawn against each other eight times.

[SoccerHQ]

Who is the actual ref for this?

[Martyn Smith]

The draw for the 4th round is at 4ish today... So we'll know for sure which of Chelsea, Man City or Liverpool it will be.

No-one will ever convince me that there hasn't been something very questionable going on with the FA Cup draw for years.

As much as it would be nice to give some sort of rationale to how we've drawn Newton Heath so many sodding times in the last two decades, I'd genuinely love to know how you think "something very questionable" could've been done with a live televised draw.

the theory goes that they can heat certain balls up so that they can be identified by touch alone.

And why would so many different random people who get roped in to draw the balls, go along with this, and it never come out in public?

Why would referees be bought off, why would professional players throw matches? - dunno, but it's happened.

Haha. Get paid for making Man Utd v Villa come out frequently. Why?

We've played manyoo four times since `77. In that time, Leeds and Arsenal have been drawn against each other eight times.

The mathematical truth of it all is that within a relatively small sample size such as FA Cup draws over the last few decades, clumping is just inevitably going to occur. We've drawn Blackburn a great deal over that time too, but because they are a lesser club it doesn't bother us