briny_ear Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) Like almost all of our matches this season, this one will be like a cup-tie for the opposition. Ah...hang on... Anyways, we really need to give them a proper thumping and bang in at least 3-4 goals. Can't let our non-winning streak go on any longer. Something has to happen to turn things around and why not start here? Edited August 9, 2016 by briny_ear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I hope Hepburn-Murphy is involved, scored another hat-trick yesterday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Is this on Sky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 9, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 9, 2016 31 minutes ago, Gary Thomas said: Is this on Sky? Yes, Sky Sports 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I really think this is a great chance to put out a strong XI and get the team some confidence. We haven't won a match that has mattered in a long time. I think putting out a weaker team will do us nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I got to work early today (I'm on 7pm till 7am) to make sure everything was ok so i could watch the game, bloody idiot, god knows why i thought it was this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holtern8 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 "Utilising our squad" are Villa the only team in the world where this means playing our better players instead of the shit ones? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I'd play 4-4-2 Bunn Bacuna Hutton Westwood Cissokho Hutton Westwood Gestede Cissokho Bacuna Gestede so they'd be so knackered they would need resting for the rest of the season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 15 minutes ago, Grasshopper said: I'd play 4-4-2 Bunn Bacuna Hutton Westwood Cissokho Hutton Westwood Gestede Cissokho Bacuna Gestede so they'd be so knackered they would need resting for the rest of the season I know Bunn is a short arse but come on, did you really need to use a smaller font?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 6 hours ago, useless said: I hope Hepburn-Murphy is involved, scored another hat-trick yesterday. Wow. He can't stop can he? Impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 6 hours ago, useless said: I hope Hepburn-Murphy is involved, scored another hat-trick yesterday. Wow. He can't stop can he? Impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 7 hours ago, useless said: I'm reposting this so that people can stop suggesting we play our strongest XI. How many seasons would you have to go back to find the last time we didn't massively rotate the squad in our first round of League Cup involvement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I honestly cba with wathing us limp to another defeat because we've rotated our squad in some belief that we've actually got capable players in reserve. Full strength please. Let's get some form and confidence built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul33 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Surely there is no such thing as "full strength" at this stage of the season ..... nobody knows what our best eleven is !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNeeUs Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I'd play: ______________Bunn_____________ Richards__Okore__Baker___Amavi ______Westwood__Tshibola______ __Traore_______________Grealish_ _______Gestede____McCormack__ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 10, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2016 I'm confident here because I suspect we'll use the players we should be using in the league, like Grealish; and dropping the ones we shouldn't, like Bacuna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Wouldn't be the worst thing to get knocked out of this but I think we probably need to win tonight and score a few goals to get some confidence going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 We haven't won a game since February. We are playing a 'weakened' team, live on TV against a team who want to cause an upset (though I'd suggest a Villa win would be an upset seeing as we haven't won since February). The odds being offered on Luton seem quite generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 10, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2016 24 minutes ago, villa89 said: Wouldn't be the worst thing to get knocked out of this but I think we probably need to win tonight and score a few goals to get some confidence going. I think the blue bit is why the purple bit is wrong. Having already gone down a division and had a summer of relative optimism, to then be turfed out of this by a League 2 side having lost our opening fixture could set us back even further. I'll take any win, but I'd really like a performance too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, BOF said: I think the blue bit is why the purple bit is wrong. Having already gone down a division and had a summer of relative optimism, to then be turfed out of this by a League 2 side having lost our opening fixture could set us back even further. I'll take any win, but I'd really like a performance too. I guess I meant that it wouldn't be a bad thing to be drawn against a good premier league team away in the next round, send out the kids and get knocked out. I agree that we need to win this tonight and bag a few goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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