Aston Villa v Stevenage - FA Cup 3rd Rd - pre match thread - Sunday, 4.30pm

[Deano's Mullet]

Yeah Draper, Savo and Super Tom. Savo scored a fantastic volley.

[Dogtanian]

I read that Ramsey will play.

[RamboandBruno]

Really looking forward to this, feels like ages since we had a proper home 3rd round tie not Man Utd!!

Expect to win but would like to see squad players and some youngsters get time on the pitch.  Martinez has had a rest so should play, would like to see Bogarde get a game, Ashley needs a break, Digne can sit it out and let Augustinsson play, Luiz looked a bit laboured vs Wolves but was poss carrying a knock from Spuds game, Kamara also done a lot of work recently, Buendia has to be dropped and he is much better from bench if needed and Coutinho could do with 80/90 mins.  Assuming Ramsey will be fit and we need him to get time before Leeds game.   Hopefully good mixture of experience and kids on bench

Martinez
Cash Bogarde Mings Augustinsson
Dendoncker Sanson
Bailey Coutinho Ramsey
Ings

Olsen
Young A
Konsa
Feeney
Kamara
Buendia
Watkins
+2 of Raihky, O’Reilly, Young K and Wilson

Id have this team if all fit apart from Chambers for Bogarde

[UK Redsox]

I've got a strong Gravesend vibes for this one. I remember we wore blue away kit at home and scored a couple of beauties buy played with something to spare .

Gravesend & Northfleet beat the mighty Zindyferred Town in the previous round.

So Villa Park nearly had a real influx of Foresters, not just my car load

[Border villan]

So why the 430 kick off if its not on the telly?

Foriegn telly I think, bloody marvellous. Had a game at 6 on Sunday as well, first for a month and I was looking forward to it.

It is on the BBC red button.

[Dave P]

I've got a strong Gravesend vibes for this one. I remember we wore blue away kit at home and scored a couple of beauties buy played with something to spare .

Gravesend & Northfleet beat the mighty Zindyferred Town in the previous round.

So Villa Park nearly had a real influx of Foresters, not just my car load

I remember rooting for Cinderford as didn't they have Chris Price in their ranks?

[LeeB]

So why the 430 kick off if its not on the telly?

Foriegn telly I think, bloody marvellous. Had a game at 6 on Sunday as well, first for a month and I was looking forward to it.

It is on the BBC red button.

I know, you're about the fifth person on this thread to tell me, but I believe that is as a consequence of it being scheduled for foreign broadcast.

"Stevenage Football Club’s Emirates FA Cup Third Round tie against Aston Villa will take place on Sunday 8th January at 4.30pm…

Boro make the 192-mile round trip to Birmingham to take on Unai Emery's Villans in the Third Round of this season’s Emirates FA Cup.

The fixture has been selected for extended highlights by the BBC, as well as live distribution overseas"

[eamonn]

There was an heir to the "Why didn't Barry take the penalty?" shit recently, but thankfully I've already forgotten.

[JUAN PABLO]

Really looking forward to this, feels like ages since we had a proper home 3rd round tie not Man Utd!!

Expect to win but would like to see squad players and some youngsters get time on the pitch.  Martinez has had a rest so should play, would like to see Bogarde get a game, Ashley needs a break, Digne can sit it out and let Augustinsson play, Luiz looked a bit laboured vs Wolves but was poss carrying a knock from Spuds game, Kamara also done a lot of work recently, Buendia has to be dropped and he is much better from bench if needed and Coutinho could do with 80/90 mins.  Assuming Ramsey will be fit and we need him to get time before Leeds game.   Hopefully good mixture of experience and kids on bench

Martinez
Cash Bogarde Mings Augustinsson
Dendoncker Sanson
Bailey Coutinho Ramsey
Ings

Olsen
Young A
Konsa
Feeney
Kamara
Buendia
Watkins
+2 of Raihky, O’Reilly, Young K and Wilson

Close to my team but Chambers for dirk

[Lastfootstamper]

I'm looking forward to this, as it's our year. Got a ticket for the boy without having to move from what looks like is going to be a packed middle UT, which is nice. And a quick look at the weather suggests we might expect a dry afternoon. I fancy it'll be a frantic game early on, and I'm not even going to have a guess at our lineup, but I think we'll win to nil with more than one coming in the last twenty minutes.

Just out of interest, does anybody know how many they're bringing?

[Dave P]

They have the normal away end so 2.5-3k ish.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Fred voting we gonna lose this one?

3-0 Villa

We'll never bring as many as the mighty Stevenage

[olaftab]

2-0.

Are you sure, we are home?

[olaftab]

Correction to the thread title is required. It's not just Stevenage we are playing it's Stevenage Borough. The whole borough, consisting of 13 wards. (Shephall, Bedwell, St Nicholas, Martins Wood, Woodfield, Manor, Chells, Bandley Hill, Old Town, Roebuck, Symonds Green, Pin Green, Longmeadow)
So it's not going to be easy.

[pauliewalnuts]

There was an heir to the "Why didn't Barry take the penalty?" shit recently, but thankfully I've already forgotten.

Is Martinez the first Villa player to play in a World Cup final?