Brumerican Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 20 minutes ago, dounavilla said: The playoffs scare the sheet out of me, but arouse me greatly. Things like this are the reason we part with our dosh. 2nd would be nice but promotion at Wembley would be a day to remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, Brumerican said: Things like this are the reason we part with our dosh. 2nd would be nice but promotion at Wembley would be a day to remember. Yeah but a loss would be crushing. Probably worse than our last Wembley defeat a year and a half ago. I'd rather automatic, then take our chances with the playoffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 You can still get odds of 2.37 with Coral for Villa to finish in the top 6. Everywhere else is below Evens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Just now, Keyblade said: Yeah but a loss would be crushing. Probably worse than our last Wembley defeat a year and a half ago. I'd rather automatic, then take our chances with the playoffs. I'd fancy us against anyone at Wembley . A big pitch with our quick forwards and our fantastic support will scare the shit out of anyone in this league . I'd prefer automatic but the the prospect of the playoffs is still exciting . I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Brumerican said: I'd fancy us against anyone at Wembley . A big pitch with our quick forwards and our fantastic support will scare the shit out of anyone in this league . I'd prefer automatic but the the prospect of the playoffs is still exciting . But 1 defensive or goalkeeping error, and we end up staying in the Championship. I'm not sure my heart could cope! Edited December 10, 2016 by ender4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 1 minute ago, ender4 said: But 1 defensive or goalkeeping error, and we end up staying in the Championship. I'm not sure my heart could cope! And Gollini saving the deciding penalty in a shootout would have you dancing on tables . We are easily one of the better teams in this league yet we are performing nowhere near to our potential . A really good CM signing will unlock our full potential IMO . I don't fear anyone in this league tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 2 hours ago, TrentVilla said: Well I will be very surprised to see us go for one in Jan. so Chester goes down injured.. and baker still out.. who plays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 We definitely need a new centre back in January and right now I wouldn't mind if it was Bruce's son, just as long as we get some cover in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 38 minutes ago, KSV said: so Chester goes down injured.. and baker still out.. who plays? Richards, a player who is valued so highly he can't get on the bench even when there's no CB cover on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 23 minutes ago, villarocker said: We definitely need a new centre back in January and right now I wouldn't mind if it was Bruce's son, just as long as we get some cover in. He knows him well, lad can do a job at this level, I'd take Alex Bruce. Uninspiring but whatever, we have a decent first 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) Whilst our home form has been excellent we have big room for improvement in our away form and I am confident this will come especially as under Bruce we have had a really tough run of away games so far. If we can keep up our form at home with 6 of the top 8 still to play at Villa Park this could be a big advantage. I am really confident we will make the top six especially as it seems we are going to be active in the window and make some early moves to fill the 3 or 4 holes in the squad. If we are with in 5 points of the top six by the end of January, and this is perhaps worse case scenario given our current form, then with the Afcon lads also back then I think we'll be well set for a really strong finish to the season. Edited December 11, 2016 by markavfc40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I still don't think the afcon will affect us that much. Yes Kodjia is a loss but Adomah doesn't get selected and Ayew is hardly a miss. Hopefully, McCormack finds his touch again and rudy can hold the fort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 24 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: I still don't think the afcon will affect us that much. Yes Kodjia is a loss but Adomah doesn't get selected and Ayew is hardly a miss. Hopefully, McCormack finds his touch again and rudy can hold the fort Rudy is awful. Unless you play direct he is useless. We need players that fit in with the style we use so I can see us trying to get cover in. We need McCormack to score to get his confidence up as he'll have a big say in us going up or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 20 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: He knows him well, lad can do a job at this level, I'd take Alex Bruce. Uninspiring but whatever, we have a decent first 3. Think he suffered a long term injury in the summer . As for the play offs I think derby would pose us the most problem but plenty of things could happen before May and there is still hope of automatic . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 On 12/10/2016 at 18:06, DCJonah said: I still can't see the quality needed to win enough games on a consistent basis. I don't think we'll be far off but just not sure we have it in us this year. It all depends on who we sign in Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Only way we are going to make top 6 is by start winning away games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Just now, Demitri_C said: Only way we are going to make top 6 is by start winning away games Not necessarily. 2 points a game would do it. We will have to win a few, yes, but by that measure we have started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 20 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Not necessarily. 2 points a game would do it. We will have to win a few, yes, but by that measure we have started. I think our bigger squad will kick in as factor soon. Look what a few injuries suspensions has done to the noses over the last couple of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 10 minutes ago, hippo said: I think our bigger squad will kick in as factor soon. Look what a few injuries suspensions has done to the noses over the last couple of games. Do we have a bigger squad than Brighton, Reading, Sheffield, Derby, Huddersfield and Leeds? I have no idea as i've never paid any attention to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 58 minutes ago, ender4 said: Do we have a bigger squad than Brighton, Reading, Sheffield, Derby, Huddersfield and Leeds? I have no idea as i've never paid any attention to them. We definitely do. Only Newcastle have a squad like ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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