The Fun Factory Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: I think European football would be a bit of a stretch this season. Would be delighted with a top ten finish. Having said that, every season since 2018/19, the difference between 7th* and 10th has been between 3 and 5 points. This suggests to me that if we find ourselves 10th at the end of the season, qualifying for Europe wouldn’t have been that far out of the question. Although it’s worth noting that the six seasons prior to 2018/19, the point difference between 7th and 10th ranged from 10 to 16 points. *As mentioned previously, there were some seasons among those when 7th wasn’t guaranteed European qualification. If we end up about 10th, it would show that we should have been more proactive in sacking Gerrard off as we dropped at least 4-6 points under him. Having said that I would take 10th right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 6 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: Yes and wasn't it typical Villa it happened the year we got to the Cup Final. I am sure Hull the year before qualified for it. Our relegation team playing in Europe could have been comical. Knocked out by some fishermen from Faroe Islands as Richards and Lescott get schooled by a guy finishing a 12 hour shift 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 I think people are getting a bit overexcited by us beating a Man Utd team that was missing Bruno Fernandes, had a lazy Ronaldo up top who allowed us to knock it around at the back, and has been mediocre away from home this season. Unai has clearly improved the performance already, but I want to see how he gets on with the away trip to Brighton, and then whether we can sustain form through a few games before believing anything better than 10th is realistic. Also an injury to Bailey or one of the back 5 could cause us some problems. Still a work in progress, but am optimistic now that we can look up the table instead of worrying about what’s going on below us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 23 minutes ago, KentVillan said: I think people are getting a bit overexcited by us beating a Man Utd team that was missing Bruno Fernandes, had a lazy Ronaldo up top who allowed us to knock it around at the back, and has been mediocre away from home this season. Unai has clearly improved the performance already, but I want to see how he gets on with the away trip to Brighton, and then whether we can sustain form through a few games before believing anything better than 10th is realistic. Also an injury to Bailey or one of the back 5 could cause us some problems. Still a work in progress, but am optimistic now that we can look up the table instead of worrying about what’s going on below us. We will beat Brighton! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 hour ago, messi11 said: We will beat Brighton! We will slap them up. Brighton without Potter is no magic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 20 minutes ago, Pinebro said: We will slap them up. Brighton without Potter is no magic! Brighton only turn up against the big sides. Lucky for us we haven't been a big side since Early 80's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 If we can beat man u tomorrow night I think we could have a decent go at the league cup. Chelsea, Tottenham, Man U and Arsenal out in the 3rd round. A few kind draws and we could be in with a shout. Is it the case that the runner up gets the place in europa if the winner is already in champions league through league placing, or dont they do that anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, turvontour said: Is it the case that the runner up gets the place in europa if the winner is already in champions league through league placing, or dont they do that anymore? No, it then goes to the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 10 hours ago, turvontour said: If we can beat man u tomorrow night I think we could have a decent go at the league cup. Chelsea, Tottenham, Man U and Arsenal out in the 3rd round. A few kind draws and we could be in with a shout. Is it the case that the runner up gets the place in europa if the winner is already in champions league through league placing, or dont they do that anymore? How do you get past Man City though that is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 13 hours ago, KentVillan said: I think people are getting a bit overexcited by us beating a Man Utd team that was missing Bruno Fernandes, had a lazy Ronaldo up top who allowed us to knock it around at the back, and has been mediocre away from home this season. Unai has clearly improved the performance already, but I want to see how he gets on with the away trip to Brighton, and then whether we can sustain form through a few games before believing anything better than 10th is realistic. Also an injury to Bailey or one of the back 5 could cause us some problems. Still a work in progress, but am optimistic now that we can look up the table instead of worrying about what’s going on below us. Exactly how i see it. You dont magically turn around a atrocious away form like we have. Its going to take time. Baby steps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 55 minutes ago, Pinebro said: How do you get past Man City though that is the problem. Man City have bigger fish to fry, League and CL is their priority. Also we drew with them this season, and let a two goal lead slip last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 minute ago, duke313 said: Man City have bigger fish to fry, League and CL is their priority. Also we drew with them this season, and let a two goal lead slip last season. Haven't they won the league cup 5 times in the last 7 seasons or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 City beat Chelsea with ease going to be avery hard ask to take them.best we can hope for is of we get through is they go away to Newcastle. Think at villa park we can beat newcastle as if our finishing wasnt so abysmal that day the game could have been different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 Hello Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 4 points off top 6. Mini preseason coming up. It's Unai's time to shine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 3 Points off Brighton in 7th, two tough games coming after the World Cup though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 Liverpool and Tottenham very beatable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I have confidence we can beat anyone in the league with Emery in charge. 3 points off 7th, this break could be a godsend. A signing or two in January and we could be flying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 You just never know. Pick up a couple of Unai players in January, get a strong restart in difficult games then it could be on. Think we are too much of a work in progress and other teams are really pushing on like Newcastle for it to be a reality though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 We should certainly be finishing top 10 now. That should be the realistic target. Should've done it last season but threw in a terrible final 10 games of the season even when Wolves could hardly win a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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