Why Aston Villa can win the FA Cup
VILLA can win the FA Cup this year if they can safely negotiate their way through Saturday's tricky fourth-round tie.
I know Villa won't discover who they are playing until after Doncaster's replay with Cheltenham tonight.
But, having battled past Gillingham in the last round, Villa will be well drilled about what to expect against lower-league opponents. And if Martin O'Neill's men do emerge victorious from their away tie then I see no reason why 2009 can't be their year at long last.
Especially as the fourth-round draw has thrown up a number of all-Premier League clashes and will eliminate several of the big boys.
I don't think Villa will be overly worried by their weekend hosts, whoever they may be. In my day I used to relish playing against the so-called lesser teams.
When you're in the top flight you know your opponents inside out because even if you haven't faced them before, you have seen them countless times on TV.
It's great occasionally to come up against relatively unknown players.
It keeps you on your toes and means you have to suss them out quickly, often on a bobbly pitch, in a tight ground, in front of partisan supporters baying for a shock.
Villa are on such a remarkable run that I'm sure they'll do professional job and see what the fifth round holds.
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any chance of a comeback paul with laursen out and the need for a defender with great vision fantastic reading of the game and a right old tackle i think you would fit the bill nicely any chance lol