OutByEaster? Posted December 2, 2023 Moderator Share Posted December 2, 2023 It's tomorrow lunchtime on the BBC. It's got me thinking about our priorities this year and the workload on our fairly small squad. I love the FA Cup, it's important and the third round is a great part of why football in this country can be great at times, but I'm caught in two minds. Would you prefer: A really weak team at Villa Park, giving us a chance to progress. A strong team away so that we can quietly shuffle out of the competition and concentrate on Europe and the League. We're ball number 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bannedfromHandV Posted December 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 Well, we got the easy team at home last season and totally balls’d it up so at this stage I’m not sure I care who we draw 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dillon66 Posted December 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 Will we be at Old Trafford on the Saturday or Sunday ? 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 4 weak teams at home up to the semi's another weak team in the semi then whoever in the final 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Could do with Port Vale doing us a favour and knocking out Stevenage today. The only team I fear in the draw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I'm always of the opinion we should always look for the easiest draw possible...so someone like Stevenage at home would be great 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: It's tomorrow lunchtime on the BBC. It's got me thinking about our priorities this year and the workload on our fairly small squad. I love the FA Cup, it's important and the third round is a great part of why football in this country can be great at times, but I'm caught in two minds. Would you prefer: A really weak team at Villa Park, giving us a chance to progress. A strong team away so that we can quietly shuffle out of the competition and concentrate on Europe and the League. We're ball number 3. Personally would prefer a weak team at Villa Park. I don't think it is in Unai's mindset to let us quietly shuffle out of the compeitition (even if to a strong team away) as you can tell from his interviews the league cup defeat to Everton still annoys him. Edited December 2, 2023 by Brumstopdogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, imavillan said: 4 weak teams at home up to the semi's another weak team in the semi then whoever in the final But preferably someone weak? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Tbf Stevenage last season was a total fluke. I'm confident that we'd get through a similar sort of draw this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 The easiest home draw possible in every round and then the final could be the cherry on the top of an amazing season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andykeenan Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) Sunday ITV 1 12.55pm Ball Numbers 1. AFC Bournemouth 2. Arsenal 3. Aston Villa 4. Birmingham City 5. Blackburn Rovers 6. Brentford 7. Brighton & Hove Albion 8. Bristol City 9. Burnley 10. Cardiff City 11. Chelsea 12. Coventry City 13. Crystal Palace 14. Everton 15. Fulham 16. Huddersfield Town 17. Hull City 18. Ipswich Town 19. Leeds United 20. Leicester City 21. Liverpool 22. Luton Town 23. Manchester City 24. Manchester United 25. Middlesbrough 26. Millwall 27. Newcastle United 28. Norwich City 29. Nottingham Forest 30. Plymouth Argyle 31. Preston North End 32. Queens Park Rangers 33. Rotherham United 34. Sheffield United 35. Sheffield Wednesday 36. Southampton 37. Stoke City 38. Sunderland 39. Swansea City 40. Tottenham Hotspur 41. Watford 42. West Bromwich Albion 43. West Ham United 44. Wolverhampton Wanderers 45. Maidstone United 46. Morecambe 47. Notts County 48. Chesterfield or Leyton Orient 49. Aldershot Town or Stockport County 50. Alfreton Town or Walsall 51. Blackpool or Forest green Rovers 52. Cambridge United 53. Bolton Wanderers 54. Wrexham or Yeovil Town 55. Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers 56. Peterborough United 57. Eastleigh or Reading 58. Gillingham 59. Stevenage or Port Vale 60. Newport County or Barnet 61. Oxford United 62. Wigan Athletic 63. Sutton United 64. AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate Edited December 2, 2023 by andykeenan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 We all know it’s Ball 24 - Manchester United… versus Ball 3 - Aston Villa. Anything else and the universe would implode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) Blues or Millwall home or away please Edited December 2, 2023 by Rugeley Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Home draw but this time with a manager who knows who he can and can't trust we should be fine. The stevenage debacle and then the Everton **** up this year means we know dendonker or Chambers won't be available to screw it up this time. I want a cup run please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 2 hours ago, ender4 said: We all know it’s Ball 24 - Manchester United… versus Ball 3 - Aston Villa. Anything else and the universe would implode. Yes anyone a fair bit lower in the league is fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Not Wrexham. Part of me enjoys their new spotlight, but I really don’t want to be a part of their pantomime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Rugeley Villa said: Blues or Millwall home or away please Buy a bloody beehive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lichfield Dean Posted December 2, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2023 An easy team at home please - Maidstone, Morecambe or Manchester United. Any of those will do. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I actually want United, they are shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 It's been a few years now, but **** off Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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