Adam2003 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 15 hours ago, ender4 said: But even with our current squad, being more settled, a proper pre-season, a settled manager, I’d expect us to be much better in the new season and being 9-10th. All we had to do this season was beat Watford twice to be 10th. All we needed to be 10th today would be to beat them once. Beat them twice and we’d be 8th. (Which supports your point). I said target 5-8 and acceptable 9-12 in the poll - not totally accurate as I’d be happy-ish with 9th and see 12th as a bit disappointing, but top half has to be the basic target with Europe the ambition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 3 hours ago, tomav84 said: i did vote and we obviously should be aiming for top half as a minimum but i really want a cup run. i want to go back to wembley. it's been too long and actually a very realistic route for a team like us to get into europe I want a cup run too but it’s only been two seasons since we were at Wembley in a cup final to be fair - most teams have waited a lot longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Top 10 and a good cup run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I would have liked the poll to be more granular. A big difference between 5th (I’d be ecstatic) and 9th (I’d be very disappointed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 5 hours ago, villa4europe said: I'll have an excuse straight away - other teams in the league will also be splashing big money Expected performance based on spending when only looking at villas spending is dodgy ground imo Let's see what West ham, wolves, Leicester and obviously Newcastle do this summer too And all of those clubs will view their season as a failure if they aren't top half and pushing for the European places - we should too 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 3 hours ago, DCJonah said: Gerrard himself has said top half minimum next season. That's fair enough for me. Well we will need big changes as we are just a nominal "midtable" club, aye @DCJonah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Well we will need big changes as we are just a nominal "midtable" club, aye @DCJonah One day you'll understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Season-long push for top 6, like every season. If West Ham can go from relegation worried also-rans to top 6 chasers from one season to the next why can't we (That's not a question, hence no question mark). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 We should be in the top 8. This season has been a major underachievement. Brentford, Brighton and Wolves have finished above us.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Top half at a minimum, or else Gerrard goes I think. I'd like us to play with consistency and a clear identity, and like most people I think a push for Europe is totally feasible - if we don't quite make it that's fine but we should be in the picture, and we should be able to sustain at least one cup run too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) I think we've got to be going for top 6 but 8th place will be good progress for us. Hammers can finish top 6 today with a win and if man united lose and they are 11 points ahead of us. this season we weren't able to get many draws, we mainly had wins or losses. a few draws in there could give you an extra 5-6 points, convert some of the "easy on paper" losses/draws into wins (watford, brentford, leeds) and we aren't that far off. I think with a bit more composure in games and having a bit more of a killer instinct would see us much higher up the table tbh. Edited May 22, 2022 by Villatillidie95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted May 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Adam2003 said: I want a cup run too but it’s only been two seasons since we were at Wembley in a cup final to be fair - most teams have waited a lot longer! yep...too long! i miss our annual trips there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Only four weeks until fixtures for next seasons games come out Guranteed we get a newly promted side away or chelsea away 1st game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 35 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Only four weeks until fixtures for next seasons games come out Guranteed we get a newly promted side away or chelsea away 1st game It’s got Liverpool or City away written all over it to destroy all summer optimism in an afternoon hasn’t it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 52 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Only four weeks until fixtures for next seasons games come out Guranteed we get a newly promted side away or chelsea away 1st game If we’re lucky Chelsea could be in turmoil. I’d prefer to begin with a couple of difficult games, imo it’s worse to start the season with a series of must-wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 It has to be top eight or higher. A solid pre-season, players in early to acclimatise will help as too would not losing our best player. If the fixtures are kind to us early on I think we could have a good season. Slip-ups against newly promoted teams should be avoided, and hopefully a few scalps along the way would be good too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, VillaParkAvenue said: If we’re lucky Chelsea could be in turmoil. I’d prefer to begin with a couple of difficult games, imo it’s worse to start the season with a series of must-wins. Id be happy with chelsea away 1st game or city away. Get these out the way early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 If we had a striker who could finish, I think we would have been top 8 this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: If we had a striker who could finish, I think we would have been top 8 this season. True. If we hadn't suffered 2x 3-2 collapses we'd have been 9th! Fine margins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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