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A game featuring James Milner would never be called off as he has undersoil heating.

Tell you what chaps, if we weren't over the moon about drawing Brighton at home in the FA cup before today, we certainly should be now. Imagine if we had to play Chelsea or Spurs in that run of games. We will most certainly benefit from resting players for that one now hey?

They have rearranged Mancs derby for 2 weeks and 3 weeks time. So they have moved BOTH legs. So us 2 I suspect!

It is looking like thursday according to Premier coaches who have been told that by the police.

SSN are saying tues or weds. So........... It'll be thursday.

what happens to people that cannot make the game next week? do they get a refund and the tickets go on sale again?

Yes

On a side note how on earth can Stoke v Fulham be going ahead when it is smack in the middle of here and Lancs and is snowing heavily?

Is anyone else sick of Blackburn bloody Rovers yet? :x

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This game is NOT going ahead. No chance I'm afraid. Been on so many forums reading peoples quotes who are in the area and its just chaos. **** it!

Thanks a lot for your optimism and insightful thoughts, I'll choose to await an official update thanks.

I'm just telling it as it is. They are not meant to be insightful thoughts, if you read the post it says that people in the Blackburn area have said it is chaos. Sorry if you want optimism, this is a Villa site after all. :winkold:

Here is your official line.

Posted Today, 10:18 AM

official site

Having been in regular contact with the Police and the Met Office for the last few hours, we are now in dialog with the Football League concerning the prospects for this evening's Carling Cup semi-final 1st leg tie against Aston Villa.

We will make an announcement as soon as possible regarding the game.

This game is NOT going ahead. No chance I'm afraid. Been on so many forums reading peoples quotes who are in the area and its just chaos. **** it!

Thanks a lot for your optimism and insightful thoughts, I'll choose to await an official update thanks.

I'm just telling it as it is. They are not meant to be insightful thoughts, if you read the post it says that people in the Blackburn area have said it is chaos. Sorry if you want optimism, this is a Villa site after all. :winkold:

This game is NOT going ahead. No chance I'm afraid. Been on so many forums reading peoples quotes who are in the area and its just chaos. **** it!

From rovers site>

My brother works in the BRIC next to Ewood, they've closed it and told everyone not to go in.

The fact that it is snowing here in the midlands now is a good thing in terms of the weather up in Lancs as it means the snow is moving southwards. The game being called off will not have anything to do with the weather here in Brum. However, it will make it trickier for some to travel. Hmmm. :?

You'd hope they would announce something by at least midday at the latest. Having booked a half day, I don't want to have to leave work and find out at 3pm that it's called off.

True but the later they make the decision the more chance the game has of being on given the weather forecast.

There isn't a prayer of this one being on is there?

Doubt it, only way is if it stops snowing soon and clears up and they go out and grit the roads BEFORE they have chance to call it off. I f they make a final decision whilst it is still snowing then it will be called off 100%.

It is meant to stop snowing at 11ish but I fear the axe will have fallen by then.

From Rovers forum.

Posted Today, 08:54 AM

Well i'm not going, just tried to get my car off the drive and got stuck. Car is now abandoned.

Lots & lots of snow here in Newton le Willows.

M6 has major problems, no way the game will go ahead.

Posted Today, 08:55 AM

Bobby G, on 05 January 2010 - 08:39 AM, said:

So for people who live in and around Blackburn, you see no chance of this going ahead?

Im not sure if this has been mentioned but our reserves games was called off last night too.

The game WILL definitely be called OFF Bobby G.

Theres absolutely no chance its snowing constantly.

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According to evryone up there its gonna be off, BUT they are basing that on current conditions and the BBC says it'll clear by noon and wont snow anymore today. Question is, will the damage have been done by then? Their reserve match WAS called off last night but as I say, that was when it was bad snow so........ :?

Hope we go 4-5-1 tomo. Away from home lets just pass the ball around, get some crunching tackles in midfield when necessary and use our pace and dead ball ability to get a couple of goals, no need for 4-4-2 in my opinion, I think we tried that in our loss there this season. To that end a midfield of NRC, Petrov and Milner with Young and Downing out wide and Gabby up front will do the trick.

Cue 4-4-2! :?

Out of interest, if it is delayed, will it still have to be played before the return leg?

Well they are saying next thursday cos Rovers have a game at Man City on monday and so I suppose it must have to be played before the home leg as we have an advantage.

Hi chaps. Sorry if this is in the wrong place and feel free to merge it if so but it is looking very unlikely that the game tomo will be played.

use short links please

I am hoping aginst hope that it will be on but its snowing hard up there right now. Just hope they give us notice, my coach leaves at 2pm.

Anyone else worried?

Blackburn's 'goal' should never have stood, looked a blatant push from where I was sat. We should have been out of sight really and it was a nervy half hour or so between their goal and our third during which time we lacked forward momentum, even against 10 men. The defence always looked solid enough although Beye had a couple of shakey moments (he looks so casual at times it's scary!). The Cuellar & Collins partnership could really hold water in the future.

Delph really does look a great prospect, every time he got the ball it was head up and looking for a forward pass and picking the pass out on most occasions, made a couple of tackles too, his time will come and will be the natural replacement for Petrov in due course. NRC was good as usual when breaking down their play but his distribution does (and always will) let him down unfortunatly. Young was at his best today, quality deliveries like today had their defence all over the place and looked like the player who caused teams so many problems just over a year ago. Downing probably had his quietest day in a Villa shirt today, I guess everyone is allowed one from time to time.

Up front, Heskey worked hard and showed no signs of his recent injury and brought others into play well, some heavy touches brought groans from the crowd but I'm sure he has heard those same groans for most of his career. The Fonz deserved his goal in the first half but woould agree with the poster above that the knock he took trying to win the ball back took a bit out of him and was replaced with Carew who dispached his penalty with confidence and apparent ease.

All in all a good game for Villa and confidence builder before Tuesday. Puts the Liverpool defeat behind us and we look to move on. I would add though that whilst this convincing win puts us into the fourth round I'm not sure if any of the fringe players staked a realistic claim to break into the regular starting eleven. I would guess that Delph will see a few games between now and the end of the season, Guzan is a more than capable deputy but the rest, whilst providing good cover do not particulary add anything new to the side.

When you say the "rest", surely you don't mean Collins? I think he is outstanding. Also think NRC can add something different to the side.