wedge Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 The fourth round of the FA Cup - uncharted territory for us of late! Be interesting to see what team he puts out with a huge PL game against Newcastle a few days after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django_Zooms Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, wedge said: The fourth round of the FA Cup - unchartered territory for us of late! Be interesting to see what team he puts out with a huge PL game against Newcastle a few days after. Uncharted, though. "A chart may be a map, a diagram or even a list, whereas a charter is a licence or a law." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django_Zooms Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Why couldn't Villa draw Maidstone United at home? Why did Ipswich? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Meh if a game. I may be in the minority but just don't give a damn about the fa cup, would rather a b team play and keep the first team fresh for Newcastle. Rather we focus on getting 4th and keeping the calendar free 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 10 hours ago, supermon said: Meh if a game. I may be in the minority but just don't give a damn about the fa cup, would rather a b team play and keep the first team fresh for Newcastle. Rather we focus on getting 4th and keeping the calendar free Yeh, with you on this. Weird one, if we were guaranteed an easy home draw in the next match I'd go all out but you just know we'll put all the effort in with our first XI only to get dumped out by City in the next round. CL needs to be our focus now. With so much noise around FFP, I just feel that revenue could sustain our push to become one of the 'top 6' on a permanent basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 12 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Yeh, with you on this. Weird one, if we were guaranteed an easy home draw in the next match I'd go all out but you just know we'll put all the effort in with our first XI only to get dumped out by City in the next round. CL needs to be our focus now. With so much noise around FFP, I just feel that revenue could sustain our push to become one of the 'top 6' on a permanent basis. Cheslea will be going for this with them not in Europe. I agree, as good as it would be to win the FA Cup, CL has to be priority, we'd stand a better chance at winning this in the future if we've been in the CL a couple seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 15/01/2024 at 03:04, Django_Zooms said: Why couldn't Villa draw Maidstone United at home? Why did Ipswich? The irony being thay it's usually Chelsea who get thr piss easy home draw in the early rounds. The one time they get a Prem team and it's against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 I'd go with something like: Olsen Cash Carlos Lenglet Moreno Dendoncker Kamara McGinn Bailey Duran Diaby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 16/01/2024 at 12:13, duke313 said: Cheslea will be going for this with them not in Europe They have 1-0 deficit home leg vs Boro in League Cup SF 3 days before. Hopefully that takes it out of them a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 5 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: They have 1-0 deficit home leg vs Boro in League Cup SF 3 days before. Hopefully that takes it out of them a bit. Yeah extra time and penalties till 11.30pm + knocks and suspensions That would be lovely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Sure I hope Villa are competitive and try to win every match however I'd prefer to keep a few players fresh for the Barcodes. McGinn, Konsa, Luiz, Watkins could all do with a rest as they have been practically ever-present this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 14/01/2024 at 20:04, Django_Zooms said: Why couldn't Villa draw Maidstone United at home? Why did Ipswich? Didn't really work last year when we played Stevenage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smg Posted January 17 Popular Post Share Posted January 17 Players are currently having around 10 days off what more rest do they need. Yes some have played more than others but they are elite athletes their recovery times are much less than us mere mortals. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blobbyrob Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 20 hours ago, smg said: Players are currently having around 10 days off what more rest do they need. Yes some have played more than others but they are elite athletes their recovery times are much less than us mere mortals. It's probably more to do with the fact that we play this 4 days before the more important Newcastle game. We will need everyone fighting fit for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 17/01/2024 at 04:45, Kiwivillan said: They have 1-0 deficit home leg vs Boro in League Cup SF 3 days before. Hopefully that takes it out of them a bit. You have to think that takes priority over our game so hopefully more of the fringe players start against us. No doubt we'll be trying to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 With Chelsea reportedly after Duran, I'd start him and hope he scores a brace against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbertoAVFC Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I expect us to win if we go full strength. Ideal scenario would be for them to get dragged to ET against Boro. Maybe a late winner for them so they are content with their final. 6,000 fans on a Friday night. They're there for the taking if we take this seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 19 Moderator Share Posted January 19 I've surprisingly low expectations for this one. Like I've almost written it off. I'd be very surprised if we get through. Not because we're not capable, but because I don't see us using a full team, and it won't take many alterations to put us below what Chelsea can do in current form. This is a Chelsea win for me. Still though, 4th round eh? *looks wistfully off into the distance* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 8 hours ago, gilbertoAVFC said: 6,000 fans on a Friday night. The potential effect of this can't be underrated, particularly the fact that Villa fans will have an entire behind-the-goal end. Usually the away fans at Chelsea are shoved in that corner but with an entire Shed End 6,000-strong roaring Villa on and completely out-noising the (fairly disgruntled at the moment I would say) home crowd from start to finish you'd think that would only help our cause on the pitch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 17/01/2024 at 04:45, Kiwivillan said: They have 1-0 deficit home leg vs Boro in League Cup SF 3 days before. Hopefully that takes it out of them a bit. Hopefully that goes all the way to penalties which they win after the 20th penalty is scored and theyll be knackered and happy to think they’re gonna win the League Cup which hopefully they don’t depending on who they get in the final? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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