Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa pre match thread

[Nev]

We're playing on Wednesday so can play on Sunday with a 2 day break. Those playing today and on Tuesday in Europe get the same break. It's standard practice in the PL and has been for years.

Bayern have an extra days rest before they pla us. That's what I meant.

Fairly common as well, but I don't think it makes that much difference, and most managers bring it up (like Bingo) to have it in reserve as a handy excuse should they lose.

[Nev]

I read McGinn was out for 6-8 weeks, is that correct? Hope not!

Yes it is. Though Unai wasn’t sounding too upset about that in his prezza yesterday.

He has been below par but I was thinking (before his injury) that his absence in the team will be more noticeable than we imagine. Hopefully I'm wrong but we'll soon see.....

[LeeB]

I hope you're talking about the pizza because Demolition Man is great

My missus loves it. Demolition Man that is. And pizza. But not sex. Obviously.

They all end up like that in the end.

[eamonn]

Not really, just common sense. We played Tuesday, so a Saturday game would have spaced out the games evenly before Wednesday. Ipswich didn’t play in the week and play next Saturday.

I see our awkward cousins are at home today - maybe that’s the reason. In which case, priorities have been somewhat twisted.

Otherwise it’s purely a TV issue - but again, it just seems silly.

Who are our awkward cousins? And the game is away in Suffolk, there's no policing to worry about ie two local teams playing near each other at the same time. It's purely for TV.

[eye digress]

Not really, just common sense. We played Tuesday, so a Saturday game would have spaced out the games evenly before Wednesday. Ipswich didn’t play in the week and play next Saturday.

I see our awkward cousins are at home today - maybe that’s the reason. In which case, priorities have been somewhat twisted.

Otherwise it’s purely a TV issue - but again, it just seems silly.

Who are our awkward cousins? And the game is away in Suffolk, there's no policing to worry about ie two local teams playing near each other at the same time. It's purely for TV.

My bad - of course we’re playing away. Makes even less sense!

[eye digress]

I read McGinn was out for 6-8 weeks, is that correct? Hope not!

Yes it is. Though Unai wasn’t sounding too upset about that in his prezza yesterday.

He has been below par but I was thinking (before his injury) that his absence in the team will be more noticeable than we imagine. Hopefully I'm wrong but we'll soon see.....

We’ll miss his leadership at times, I think. Would have been happier with us being led out by a player with his depth of intuition of what the game was about, so to speak.

[Baldy]

Ipswich 2 Villa 1

Sorry folks, I just feel it in my water.

[Brazilian Villain]

Ipswich 2 Villa 1

Sorry folks, I just feel it in my water.

Sounds like a UTI, try getting some Trimethoprim.

[Baldy]

Ipswich 2 Villa 1

Sorry folks, I just feel it in my water.

Sounds like a UTI, try getting some Trimethoprim.

Thanks BV, will give it a try.

[Risso]

We’ll miss his leadership at times, I think. Would have been happier with us being led out by a player with his depth of intuition of what the game was about, so to speak.

I think we'll be fine. We've got lots of players who are potential leaders; like Youri who has played Champions League football with two different teams, has bags of high level international experience with Belgium and actually won the FA Cup with Leicester. Torres who's got lots of European experience, and Konsa who more than knows his way around. Add in Martinez of course, and potentially Mings in a few weeks, and that's a heck of a lot of experience and ability. McGinn will still be an important squad member when he's fit, but I don't think he'll be first choice in a lot of matches.

[VillaTim]

---------- Martinez ----------
Bogarde Konsa Torres Digne
---- Onana -- Tielemans----
Ramsey ------------ Rogers
--- Watkins ---- Bailey -----

[Aldridge Villa]

I read McGinn was out for 6-8 weeks, is that correct? Hope not!

I’ve read he’s out for another 3 weeks.

[Richard]

I read McGinn was out for 6-8 weeks, is that correct? Hope not!

I’ve read he’s out for another 3 weeks.

Me too which means potentially for Fulham away him Mings and Kamara will all be available.

[OCD]

---------- Martinez ----------
Bogarde Konsa Torres Digne
---- Onana -- Tielemans----
Ramsey ------------ Rogers
--- Watkins ---- Bailey -----

Swap Ramsey to the left, Bailey to the right and Rogers alongside Watkins and it'll be that.

[eye digress]

We’ll miss his leadership at times, I think. Would have been happier with us being led out by a player with his depth of intuition of what the game was about, so to speak.

I think we'll be fine. We've got lots of players who are potential leaders; like Youri who has played Champions League football with two different teams, has bags of high level international experience with Belgium and actually won the FA Cup with Leicester. Torres who's got lots of European experience, and Konsa who more than knows his way around. Add in Martinez of course, and potentially Mings in a few weeks, and that's a heck of a lot of experience and ability. McGinn will still be an important squad member when he's fit, but I don't think he'll be first choice in a lot of matches.

Yes, all true, Risso. Plus Ollie.
I also get the feeling you hint at that this break is the beginning of the end for McGinn as an automatic pick in the first eleven.