romavillan Posted April 5 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5 12 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Don’t forget mate. WE GOT JOHN McGINN!! He’s going to be unplayable. Yeah right he's had a couple of weeks to buff his arse up and everything 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 30 minutes ago, CVByrne said: I think two more wins for us seals 5th We'll know the fate of the extra CL place after the next round of European fixtures too. Still on a knife edge if 5th is good enough, 60:40 to PL or something are the probabilities from opta Our away form gives us a chance at Brighton and Palace at end of season 70.6% not 60% fyi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Last 5 games Spurs - 10 points Us - 7 points Bottlers - 4 points Hardly needs pointing out now but I can't remember when Utd were getting more points than us or Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 23 minutes ago, Captain_Townsend said: Minor quibble but 1995-96: 4th in the league, league cup winners and FA Cup Semi finalists for me is still a benchmark- am not sure Conference League tops the League Cup, especially in thatbera of the 90s when it was taken seriously. I think it’s so much harder to finish top 4/5 now than it was then. European trophy given the teams we are likely to play tops the league cup for me too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 5 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5 We may not be able to save ourselves, but maybe others will save us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 5 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5 44 minutes ago, zak said: 70.6% not 60% fyi You clearly haven't factored in that Leverkusen have already beaten West Ham and Bayern beat Arsenal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 5 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5 55 minutes ago, Captain_Townsend said: Minor quibble but 1995-96: 4th in the league, league cup winners and FA Cup Semi finalists for me is still a benchmark- am not sure Conference League tops the League Cup, especially in thatbera of the 90s when it was taken seriously. For someone born in 1988, this was the level I grew up expecting Villa to be at. It's only taken another 28 years to maybe get back there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) Same, the 90s were epic. Its magic to be back at this level again! And back then only Old Trafford and Anfield were bigger than Villa Park. Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle, Man City, West Ham all had smaller grounds than us! Edited April 5 by Captain_Townsend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders129 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, zak said: 70.6% not 60% fyi These opta probabilities can switch around very quickly, I wouldn’t get too secure about it tbh. It comes down to whether City and Arsenal progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) 42 minutes ago, AVTuco said: We may not be able to save ourselves, but maybe others will save us. Eh? We have 10 points in the last 6 games, same as Spurs. Our two defeats in that time are to the treble winning champions City away and Spurs, it’s not actually bad is it. Spurs was only the really bad result in that six games. Edited April 5 by nick76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 15 minutes ago, rodders129 said: These opta probabilities can switch around very quickly, I wouldn’t get too secure about it tbh. It comes down to whether City and Arsenal progress Yes, was just going to make this point. These numbers have had England at everything from nearly 90% to not much more than 50% at different stages. Ultimately the numbers have no predictive power at all. We know what actually matters, which is whether English teams - including ourselves - progress. There's no comfort in the numbers if you don't think the teams will win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 17 minutes ago, rodders129 said: These opta probabilities can switch around very quickly, I wouldn’t get too secure about it tbh. It comes down to whether City and Arsenal progress And Villa of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEastVillan Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) 6 minutes ago, ender4 said: And Villa of course! Exactly. Weird how it may end up that our very own coefficient points help us secure a CL spot. Some might say its fate Edited April 5 by NorthEastVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Hopefully luck goes our way this weekend, just need to make sure we win regardless of what Spurs do. Spurs potentially a banana skin with Forest. I'm sure Nuno will be wanting to get one over his old club, they'll play a low block which Spurs don't do well against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbertoAVFC Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 If we beat Brentford, and Arsenal beat Bayern, that's it I think. I'm gonna assume Dortmund don't win the CL and presumably the Europa carries less weighting even if Leverkusen win it. I am very optimistic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, Captain_Townsend said: Minor quibble but 1995-96: 4th in the league, league cup winners and FA Cup Semi finalists for me is still a benchmark- am not sure Conference League tops the League Cup, especially in thatbera of the 90s when it was taken seriously. Fair point but champions league qualification would be a huge difference between the two seasons. For me, a European trophy would always have more prestige than the league cup but appreciate others may feel differently. Either way it will be a standout season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 13 minutes ago, gilbertoAVFC said: If we beat Brentford, and Arsenal beat Bayern, that's it I think. I'm gonna assume Dortmund don't win the CL and presumably the Europa carries less weighting even if Leverkusen win it. I am very optimistic. They all carry the same weighting now. So Liverpool winning Europa would be great for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 10 minutes ago, omariqy said: They all carry the same weighting now. So Liverpool winning Europa would be great for us. CL and EL carry same weighting, ECl is less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 5 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5 42 minutes ago, nick76 said: Eh? We have 10 points in the last 6 games, same as Spurs. Our two defeats in that time are to the treble winning champions City away and Spurs, it’s not actually bad is it. Spurs was only the really bad result in that six games. With our injury list it's going to be tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 5 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, fightoffyour said: For someone born in 1988, this was the level I grew up expecting Villa to be at. It's only taken another 28 years to maybe get back there. I started to support Villa in 1980. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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