Popular Post Mark Albrighton Posted August 4, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just finish in first place. You get a trophy AND champions league qualification. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 38 minutes ago, Awol said: Top 4. Trophy would be great, but Champions League is the accelerator you need to reach the next level consistently. This! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) I've gone for a cup as people will take notice and it's genuinely something to celebrate. As good as CL is coming 4th is very standard now, a lot of teams have achieved it and there's nothing to show for it. We could get knocked out in the group stage. Edited August 4, 2023 by beasley14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 CL qualification all day. Increase the chances of getting that next level of player, as well as keeping our best players, plus income, plus profile etc etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa 59 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 FA Cup please. It's the only trophy I haven't seen us win in my Lifetime (64 years a Villan) Was alive in 1957 but was too young to enjoy our win at Wembley (2-1) against Manures Busby babes 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) To me, it's obvious some people are attracted to the romance of " A Cup " due to our history, and not thinking it through very logically..From a multitude of angles. Bingham City won a Cup and got relegated. Wigan the same. If we won a Cup, but finished 10th, do you think that convinces our best players to turn down Champions League clubs, or attract Champions League level players? " Man City/ United/ Arsenal etc want me, but Villa have won the League Cup so I'm defo going there/staying" " Hey, we've missed out on 50 - 75 mill in income and Sponsorship, but this Carling Cup is ace " Edited August 4, 2023 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 12 minutes ago, Keyblade said: They've been in multiple cup finals including a CL final. Just bad luck really they didn't win any of them. Sustained success in the league is probably the best shot at winning a trophy as well as it'll keep your team competitive. Yeah that's true although I think they were shocking in all the finals so maybe not bad luck, but I take your point that it allowed them to get to that position. I have flip flopped on this question myself but am going with the trophy just because it's been far too long and a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Win the league title - 2 birds, 1 stone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Cup all day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Follyfoot Posted August 4, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 66 years, and waiting, that is what I want, and I can retire to my mortal coil, a happy man 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 There's no display cabinet for competition qualifying. Cup win, first and foremost, always. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: 66 years, and waiting, that is what I want, and I can retire to my mortal coil, a happy man The Europa Conference League? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) I think CL qualification would likely put us in a position to win even more trophies in the long-term, and at the very least sustain the owner's ambitious approach. Think of how the squad could be shaped with that sort of attraction. For example, Newcastle qualifying for the CL will be doing them a world of more good than if they finished 8th with an FA cup or something, imo. Edited August 4, 2023 by wishywashy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 11 minutes ago, villan95 said: Yeah that's true although I think they were shocking in all the finals so maybe not bad luck, but I take your point that it allowed them to get to that position. I have flip flopped on this question myself but am going with the trophy just because it's been far too long and a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. CL final for example, they got F'd over with an early era VAR call, and unlucky with Kane's injury that season (bad call on Poch for starting him though). It's so fitting for them that they were one of the best teams in Europe in that period and don't have a single trophy to show for it, but usually teams that good win something. They would never have gotten that good if they didn't qualify for the CL in 2010. That was the catalyst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 As has been already said by others, being in the Champion's League raises sponsorship money, CL cup match income (which could be substantial) and makes us much more attractive to top tier player targets who want to play in the Champion's League. So that's the dream. Winning a Cup would be hugely exciting for a few weeks but in reality it would not necessarily take us further forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 No point in going to the CL if we're just going to crash out. Learning to win the big one is important. To me, a cup win and dealing with the pressure of a final would get us ready for the CL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Cup win for me. Day out, something to celebrate and a part of history. If we carry on the way we are going CL will hopefully come in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 CL qualification. That allows for an expedited growth plan in financials & quality of player that we can bring in. Plus winning a cup doesn't mean that we aren't relegated (not that I think we will be, but) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Any cup. I don’t care which one. If we’re in absolute dreamland then a cup and 5th would immortalise Emery in his second season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) Trophy. Edited. On reflection, maybe top 4 would be equally as good as winning a trophy. I think winning a trophy would be better, as a fan, but then again, the last time we finish 4th was also 1996 and 5th was 1997. Topping the 6th place finishes of the MON era would be a big milestone. Maybe I will be greedy and go for a 95-96 style trophy and top four finish! Edited August 4, 2023 by Captain_Townsend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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