Tom13 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 50 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Brighton will be shattered come Sunday plus most likely will have nothing to play for. We really should be winning comfortably and I have no doubt that we will. Really hope you're right but I think they'll be wanting to get one over us. Beat them at their place this season and did the double over them last. Hopefully we can just blow them away though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 9 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: There probably will be. It's coefficient isn't it? That means it's not "up for grabs". It's top 4 if we want CL football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, GlobalVillan said: It's coefficient isn't it? That means it's not "up for grabs". It's top 4 if we want CL football. Sure I have read that it's likely Premier League will get an extra Champions League place next season since the Man City and West Ham have fared well in Europe this season? This is for the new format which begins 24/25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, GlobalVillan said: It's coefficient isn't it? That means it's not "up for grabs". It's top 4 if we want CL football. It's a league coefficient based on the previous year in Europe. It probably will be 5 places and it will be known in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: It's a league coefficient based on the previous year in Europe. It probably will be 5 places and it will be known in advance. Well if that's the case then we should certainly be looking to achiever that within the next 3 years or so. Its certainly doable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post srsmithusa Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 I don't give a damn about how brighton approaches MC or us, or how tired they are. If we win, we go to Europe in 7th. If we draw we could be anywhere 7 to 9 depending on other results. So. for UE and the lads, everything comes down to planning and execution for one match. That's it. The pressure on everyone is to get this one right. There is plenty of reason to feel confident they are capable of doing that. So I'm smiling all week. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 We just need to take care of our business. Completely in our hands now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Tom13 said: Really hope you're right but I think they'll be wanting to get one over us. Beat them at their place this season and did the double over them last. Hopefully we can just blow them away though. They won't be easy regardless, but in fairness getting beat regularly by a certain team doesn't necessarily make it easier to break that curse. See: us and West Ham/Brentford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 9 hours ago, delboy54 said: As a very aged supporter (65 next month!) of the Villa, having seen a few "ups" but more "downs" over the 55 years I have been able to see them play. I am still not counting my chickens until the final whistle next week. It concerns me that many are assuming that we will win as Brighton will be on the beach (well it is literally all the time I suppose!). We still have to win and Brighton are a good team. I will not be able to look forward to any European adventures until we are at least 4 nil up with 1 minute to play.... All this talk of where the final is going to be etc I know is just banter but it could all come back and bite us in the arse....it would be the typical "Villa way"...I have seen it so many times..... 1 nil up and they equalise in the last minute of the game...........and we lose out due to results elsewhere. Am I alone in thinking that its not going to be an easy game against Brighton?....... VTID You're absolutely right mate, hopefully we get the job done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Well i think they will play the strongee side against city as thats a home game out of the two Is march back Sunday anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Utd and Newcastle are not great at all. The right buys and there's no reason we can't be in the top 4 mix next season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: Well i think they will play the strongee side against city as thats a home game out of the two Is march back Sunday anyone know? Yeah - a point against City (who may or may not be on the beach) or even a narrow lose confirms everything. Why risk getting an absolute hammering off City that might suddenly open a door that should be firmly closed? It's unlikely that City will win by 7 or 8 but they are the kind of team that could do that if you give them the chance. And if City are on the beach then you'd like to be able to get the 3 points just to keep the pressure on Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 23 hours ago, RicRic said: Before today but especially now after De Zerbi’s comments this afternoon im really not that keen on the conference league it may not be worth the distraction from the league, besides at least the europa would be worth it but thats just my opinion so please don't come for my head. Ask any West Ham fan how they feel about the Europa Conference.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, TheStagMan said: Ask any West Ham fan how they feel about the Europa Conference.... I want the ECL. But the other argument is look at Newcastle, no distractions and are now going to finish 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Bear Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 21/05/2023 at 22:08, RicRic said: Before today but especially now after De Zerbi’s comments this afternoon im really not that keen on the conference league it may not be worth the distraction from the league, besides at least the europa would be worth it but thats just my opinion so please don't come for my head. We haven't won a trophy for 27 years. With the domestic cups, you have to go through Man City or one or more of the other top clubs. West Ham, despite being dogshit this season in the league, are one game away from a European trophy. What does "concentrating on the league" get us? 7th? 6th? Big deal. We've finished there loads of times. I'd take a trophy if we finished 15th. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Just now, R.Bear said: We haven't won a trophy for 27 years. With the domestic cups, you have to go through Man City or one or more of the other top clubs. West Ham, despite being dogshit this season in the league, are one game away from a European trophy. What does "concentrating on the league" get us? 7th? 6th? Big deal. We've finished there loads of times. I'd take a trophy if we finished 15th. 3rd? 4th? 5th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2023 9 hours ago, R.Bear said: We haven't won a trophy for 27 years. With the domestic cups, you have to go through Man City or one or more of the other top clubs. West Ham, despite being dogshit this season in the league, are one game away from a European trophy. What does "concentrating on the league" get us? 7th? 6th? Big deal. We've finished there loads of times. I'd take a trophy if we finished 15th. Besides winning it gets you into Europa, equivalent of finishing 5th - maybe 7th next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 If Spurs draw and we lose by 1 goal then the Kane penalty is what gives them 7th. I'm worried about Brighton even though they have 6th already closed. A draw and Spurs win over Leeds is a big possibility. I just hope we are as up for this and play to level like we did against Newcastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 9 hours ago, duke313 said: 3rd? 4th? 5th? Oh sweet summer child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 10 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: Oh sweet summer child Basically our current form under Emery with only Moreno bought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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