Manchester United just beat Manchester City which means we now know who we are playing on February 28th at Wembley.

I for one wanted it to be United as they are going to have a busier schedule and I just feel our chances are better against them as we have already beaten them and we know how to.

So, this is just a news post, notification if you like, that in a month from tomorrow, it is Wemberlee time and well, itś a big game, the biggest we have had for a while and you know I think we can win it.

But, that optimism is for another day. For now, I am still walking tall, but I am not getting carried away.

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bradz said:

... First!! shame for a certain Mr Barry!! hahhahhaha

Comment 1, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.09 pm

vivavilla said:

... I was delighted to see City get knocked out, before the realisation that we're probably playing the much better team now. Ah well, City are out.

Comment 2, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.09 pm

ak_27 said:

... Plus Utd have never beaten us in a final. Am i correct? Its 2 nil isn't it?

Comment 3, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.09 pm

ak_27 said:

... Also tonight was Fergie's final. He may just start a few lesser players at the start of the final. Hopefully the likes of Anderson and Gibson will start.

Comment 4, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.10 pm

vivavilla said:

... ak Yes that's true. Those kinds of players don't frighten me in the slightest.

Comment 5, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.12 pm

DeGough said:

... You have to feel for City fans. Lost in injury time again. I am happy with the outcome though because I fancy us to win.

Comment 6, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.13 pm

limerick villain said:

... Feel for city fans ye i do ye like laughing my ass off at them.

Comment 7, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.16 pm

Craigy1874 said:

... I'm with you Limerick Villain, f**k the city fans, come on the villa !

Comment 8, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.22 pm

Genital Grinder said:

... United in the League Cup final. Brings back memories of Atkinson, Saunders, Coca-Cola, ITV, Big Ron, United's yellow and green etc. I was hoping we'd get them. Dunno why, cos there a better team than City, but as mentioned, their schedule might be busier, and they could play some of the fringe players. Not scared one bit. We can win it.

Comment 9, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.23 pm

Celtic_Villan said:

... to be fair, no united central midfielders are anyone to fear

Comment 10, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.23 pm

Headologist said:

... Manure will think they have already won it now that they have beaten Man Sheiky

Comment 11, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.23 pm

Jordanderve said:

... How good is it to think that Barry moved for 'ambition' reasons in order to win things at a 'bigger' club yet on 28th February he will be watching on his TV as the Villa are led out at Wembley to compete (and win) the League Cup. I am so glad it is United! Come on Villa!

Comment 12, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.27 pm

neil-bangor said:

... Great news. Will be under less pressure COYL

Comment 13, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.28 pm

John R said:

... Happy enough that united won as I feel that we can take them at wembley. In the end they may decide to rest some of the senior players as they may still be involved with league and europe.If we do beat them it will be history repeating itself from the nineties. UTV

Comment 14, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.30 pm

DeGough said:

... Jordanderve Its nice for Dunne too!

Comment 15, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.34 pm

Bakewell said:

... Milner to score a Savo.

Comment 16, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.41 pm

glynnder said:

... I thought before that I wanted Man U to go through. It is a shame not to be able to beat Barry, though.There's also a tiny bit more chance I'll get to see it now it's Man U!

Comment 17, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.44 pm

astonvilla83 said:

... well should be a great game in the final im looking forward to it hope we can win! anyone notice what looked like fergusons claret and blue tie in the interview after the game lol

Comment 18, made on January 27, 2010 at 10.46 pm

Graymo said:

... I would much rather have played City because Man UTD are the better team. Simples. I don't fancy our chances against UTD. We might have beaten them recently but look at our record against them. Not looking good. I guess anything can happen in a final though. UTV!!

Comment 19, made on January 27, 2010 at 11.00 pm

r0bb0 said:

... I'm not as worried as some of the others on here about the lack of goals. If we weren't creating chances then we'd really have cause for worry, but the fact is that we are creating them and on another night some of them would have fallen. It's a shame that a couple of them fell to Downing who had an unusually off night tonight. Let's face it, we've scored 9 in our last two cup games, we just haven't scored them in the league. Oh...and I'm sure someone else said it before, but the referee was bloody awful tonight...a real disgrace. Left the ground to chants from the Holte end of "You're not fit to referee" ringing in our ears and based on his performance tonight....he isn't.

Comment 20, made on January 27, 2010 at 11.03 pm

r0bb0 said:

... Just for interest..Heskey got a standing ovation from much of the crowd when subbed off. Reckon it was deserved too. Somone said that when Gabby was brought down it should have been a penalty. It looked a foul from where we were but can anyone say for sure whether it was or not?

Comment 21, made on January 27, 2010 at 11.10 pm

George Templeton said:

... I agree with a few others, I think ManU will play the team they've normally played in the League Cup not who they played tonight. But whether they play that team or not, Villa won at Old Trafford they can do them again at Wembley!

Comment 22, made on January 27, 2010 at 11.35 pm

Falmouth villan said:

... Glad utd won as i think we will beat them eaiser than city but from another viewpoint i think there would have been more chance of tickets had city got through (Rios jockstrap did you see my offer from the other day?)you know what its like everybody whos never been to a live game are man u fans! Just a real shame Gareth Barry wont be there to see us lift the cup...maybe MON should send him a ticket ha ha ha Just watched tonights game we really do need a prolific striker,however thought Ash had a good game, how did Downing miss those 2 chances looked like he bottled the header to me!

Comment 23, made on January 27, 2010 at 11.35 pm

Falmouth villan said:

... Forgot to say piss poor ref from what i saw!

Comment 24, made on January 27, 2010 at 11.36 pm

arsene wenger said:

... that ref was crap,when that ginger geezer blockedoff arran ramsey in the D and when he gave the freekick instead of the advantage when ramsey went into the box after delph brought down rossicky, joker of a ref

Comment 25, made on January 28, 2010 at 12.26 am

FatKevs said:

... I have my ticket for the final but it is a shame the club has not delt with the fans corretly I have the top price band ticket yet the ticket office has decided that i could not purchase the Cat A ticked as they are only releasing so many a day 100 So this will also cause problems for the fans in the cheaper seats as they may not be able to afford the top priced tickets Once again they have kicked the trinity stand in the teeth so geeting there 1st thing this morning was a waste of time

Comment 26, made on January 28, 2010 at 12.33 am

FatKevs said:

... Downing was shit tonight like the M6 why play him if he lacks so much confidence we needed the fonz

Comment 27, made on January 28, 2010 at 12.34 am

fastbackace said:

... im sure downing just had a blip tonight... today just showed that all we need is a striker, and im not convinced in delf. Gabby had 2 goals in 2 games in a row at the beginning of the season, and sadly he has slowed down. i want a proven, 30 mil striker. bid for torres in the summer, 35 mil should get it.

Comment 28, made on January 28, 2010 at 1.12 am

AussieLion said:

... I prefer that we get to vs Man U in the final. They are not as desperate for a cup and also have a game against West Ham on the 27th the day before the final. Hopefully this will make Sir Alex use some of his weaker players in the final. You cant expect players like Giggs (champion) or Scholes to play two days in a row. Sucked in City/Barry and good on you Dunne!

Comment 29, made on January 28, 2010 at 2.42 am

Badger said:

... 35 mill? It would be nearer 135 mill mate. Get real.

Comment 30, made on January 28, 2010 at 2.44 am

OhioVillan said:

... AussieLion...I think you'll find the FA will reschedule the Man u v West HAm game. NObody is going to lay 2 games in 2 days!

Comment 31, made on January 28, 2010 at 2.56 am

fastbackace said:

... ok. maybe not torres... but a 30 mil player. or even another 12 or 15 mil striker. he's spent that on milner and downing. he spent 8 mil on davis for gods sake... so maybe just another expensive one...

Comment 32, made on January 28, 2010 at 3.50 am

Pancho Villan said:

... fastbackace said: ok. maybe not torres... but a 30 mil player. or even another 12 or 15 mil striker. he's spent that on milner and downing. he spent 8 mil on davis for gods sake... so maybe just another expensive one... I'm with you fastback: It's not just the ability to finish, it's the ability to be in the right place at the right time. We are firing the ball into the box and neither Heskey nor Gabby know how to make the right runs to capitalise - they wait for the ball to come to them. MON - buy someone like Huntelaar, or give Delfouneso his head

Comment 33, made on January 28, 2010 at 6.16 am

tommy_villa said:

... Think this final should be super interesting, could well be the defining point of our season. We seem to have an easier fixture list in the league now, with a few exceptions, so the confidence from a cup win could well be the kick up the arse we need to push for fourth. fastbackace and pancho villian, agree with our need for a big striker. just don't have a clue who we could realistically get. any ideas?

Comment 34, made on January 28, 2010 at 6.47 am

Peen Vageen said:

... How about Zigic, he's fackin huuuuuuge!

Comment 35, made on January 28, 2010 at 7.03 am

Peen Vageen said:

... Obafemi Martins anyone? Wolfsburg are on a poor run at the moment, it might pursuade him. I think he'd link onto our long balls and he's bloody fast! He's like a realistic Vagner Love

Comment 36, made on January 28, 2010 at 7.22 am

fox-in-the-box said:

... Here's a prediction to set up Damien....... How many games will MON let it go before he changes (drops) one of our piss poor forwards (Gabby or Heskey)? We cant afford to keep tolerating both of them and I cant quite believe im saying this but at the moment i'd stick with Emule! Having the Fonz on last night could not have hurt our chances and no goals in four games is scary stuff!! What does everyone think?

Comment 37, made on January 28, 2010 at 7.33 am

RockSteady said:

... The CC will always be more important to us as Man U will have their other eye on the PL title etc. In addition to this, they have serious off field problems (debt, players wanting out etc). All in all, I'm very happy with the way it played out and doesn't it just warm your thinking of Barry sitting on the sofa watching Dicky Dunne and co lifting the CC

Comment 38, made on January 28, 2010 at 8.16 am

mickey86 said:

... a replay of the 94 final!! we won the first and we'll win the 50th!! some of man u will feel last nights win was more important than beating villa in the final so that will hopefully give more of an advantage to us.

Comment 39, made on January 28, 2010 at 8.44 am

tranterme said:

... Bit sad, would have liked to play City and beaten them on penalties with Barry missing and the Honey Monster nailing the winner!!!!

Comment 40, made on January 28, 2010 at 9.26 am

Juan Pablo Angel said:

... Take that Wneger you granny faced old french bat!! Good performance from the lads. Yes we all know we need a striker, but no point harping on about it, it'll happen eventually. There are goals in this team, just be patient. Good performance, a well earned point of the prem form side and a clean sheet with a shuffled defence against the top scorers in the league. Get in!! Downing was unlucky, he's been playing pretty well recently so i'll let him have that one, lets hope he can score at the weekend and rectify it. Ash is getting better with every game at the moment, wouldn't it be great for him to really start firing with the run in on the horizon. It's time for this team to take this season by the scruff of the neck and kick on. We're away to Fulham and Spurs now and it's got to be six points for me to take into Man U at home which will be a big game now we know we have them in the final. I'm really pleased and I am also happy that we frustrated Arsene and he got owned by O'Neill after the game.

Comment 41, made on January 28, 2010 at 9.26 am

James Collins is the ginger Paolo Cesare Maldini said:

... Anyone else reckon Reo and Carew aren't injured and are off? I do!!

Comment 42, made on January 28, 2010 at 9.57 am

oldvillan said:

... i could not believe mons response after the game when he said we were excellent and the fact we have not scored in the last four prem games as not being a problem.?????????? should our shirt sponsors be CONFUSED.COM or SPECSAVERS.

Comment 43, made on January 28, 2010 at 9.57 am

Vital_Loans said:

... We are in a final, the squad is now looking strong and MON is doing a really good job. Obviously we can all think we are managers and say MON should play 4-5-1 or 4-4-2 or buy certain players and not buy others. And do you know what, most of the time we would be wrong! There is no question that MON has turned us into a top 6 / 7 team and in doing so has assembled a great, young squad. This is a real achievment especially when you look at the stupid money that City, Spurs, Chelsea, M Utd, Liverpool and even Sunderland have spent over the last 3 years or so. So we all want to move to the next level and be a top 4 team, in the Champions league each year and competing for domestic cups each year What I just can't understand is what is the logic in not getting a finisher in? MON obviously wants to win and he knows we are shy up front. He knows we have not scored in 4. I am assumming it is not the money (3.5 from the Blues) as we could easily afford a loan striker like Eidur Gudjohnsen or even buy Boyd. I am trying to be realistic and not look for the 20m or the Huntlaar so has anyone any idea why an intelligent manager is not filling an obvious gap?

Comment 44, made on January 28, 2010 at 10.07 am

nath888 said:

... James Collins is the ginger Paolo Cesare Maldini ...... ... Anyone else reckon Reo and Carew aren't injured and are off? I do!! .. Theres got to be something in it. If so thats got to be 12 mill at least for them both, plus the money for gardner, making 15 mill for ??? Jones, Keane, Paulyvchenko..??? Looks like spurs are going to land Gudjohnsen, so surely they'll be off loading a striker soon.

Comment 45, made on January 28, 2010 at 10.10 am

Vital_Loans said:

... I like the idea of Paulychenko

Comment 46, made on January 28, 2010 at 10.13 am

nath888 said:

... I hope if there is somethin in this that theres no swap deal involved with Carew going the other way to Spurs. I'd F**KIN hate to see him in a spurs shirts!

Comment 47, made on January 28, 2010 at 10.17 am

rocky5 said:

... arsene wenger is an ungracious frog leg munchin motherf*cker. didn`t anyone see cambell pull dunne back when he was almost through at the end too.should of been sent off

Comment 48, made on January 28, 2010 at 10.18 am

mickey86 said:

... The only place to be, every other Saturday Is strolling down the Trinity Road Meet your mates, have a drink, have a moan and start to think Will there ever be a claret and blue tomorrow? We've waited so long, but we'd wait forever Were claret and blue and we would leave you never And when we make it, it'll be together... Oh oh oh Aston, Villa Aston, Villa We're gonna make this a claret and blue day Aston, Villa Aston, Villa We're gonna make this a claret and blue day Oi! Lalalalala Lalalalala Lalalalala... We've got some memories, albeit from the eighties When Morley and co. restored our pride Now we've got hope in our team and suddenly it's not a dream We'll keep the claret and blue flag flying high We've waited so long, but we'd wait forever Were claret and blue and we would leave you never And when we make it, it'll be together... Oh oh oh Aston, Villa Aston, Villa We're gonna make this a claret and blue day Aston, Villa Aston, Villa We're gonna make this a claret and blue day Oi! Lalalalala Lalalalala Lalalalala... Now even Heaven is claret and blue today You should hear the Villa roar When Aston Villa score four Aston, Villa Aston, Villa We're gonna make this a claret and blue day Aston, Villa Aston, Villa We're gonna make this a claret and blue day Aston, Villa Aston, Villa We're gonna make this a claret blue day

Comment 49, made on January 28, 2010 at 11.30 am

ivan said:

... sergio canales

Comment 50, made on January 29, 2010 at 4.58 pm

McParland said:

... If we could beat the busby babes in the 1957? cup final when every paper gave us not a chance in hell; we can certainly win against this united team roony and all if we are truly up for a win and nothing less. Done great getting to the final lads.

Comment 51, made on January 29, 2010 at 6.07 pm

Pete Rosie said:

... Every time we beat one of the top 4 away they go and stuff us on our own turf. Its frustating.

Comment 52, made on February 02, 2010 at 9.13 pm

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