paul514 Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 On 20/08/2024 at 12:55, Indigo said: Don't really get any stick for Carragher. Think 6th is a perfectly reasonable prediction and would actually represent a positive season for Villa. It's looking like it'll be a crazily competitive league this season and I wouldn't take umbrage with anyone having Villa anywhere from 4th to 8th. Some of Neville's shouts were a bit mad all round, not really specifically a slight against Villa. So do I. we have brought in a bunch of players and let a couple of important players go. 4th to 8th is much of a muchness, you have to see how the decisions fall for you, injuries etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Next four games are all teams we should beat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 3 points out of West Ham (A) and Arsenal (H) is a good start and I would have probably taken it pre hand We have some real winnable games coming up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Next four are the easiest we'll have in a row this season. Minimum 9 points please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Leicester (a) - WIN Everton (h) - WIN Wolves (h) - WIN Ipswich (a) - WIN Man Utd (h) - DRAW (due to the curse) Fulham (a) - WIN Bournemouth (h) - WIN Is this possible? Likely? Where does this put us in the table? Surely in the top 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 10 minutes ago, ender4 said: Leicester (a) - WIN Everton (h) - WIN Wolves (h) - WIN Ipswich (a) - WIN Man Utd (h) - DRAW (due to the curse) Fulham (a) - WIN Bournemouth (h) - WIN Is this possible? Likely? Where does this put us in the table? Surely in the top 4? You’d think 2nd or 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders129 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Let’s slow down, one game at a time 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 21 minutes ago, ender4 said: Leicester (a) - WIN Everton (h) - WIN Wolves (h) - WIN Ipswich (a) - WIN Man Utd (h) - DRAW (due to the curse) Fulham (a) - WIN Bournemouth (h) - WIN Is this possible? Likely? Where does this put us in the table? Surely in the top 4? We'd have been in the top 4 if we'd won yesterday. That's 7 unbeaten with 6 wins, so yes probably 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Any hope that Liverpool would struggle under the new manager should be put to bed tbh. They look as rampant as ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 2 minutes ago, troon_villan said: Any hope that Liverpool would struggle under the new manager should be put to bed tbh. They look as rampant as ever Kind start tbf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 55 minutes ago, ender4 said: Leicester (a) - WIN Everton (h) - WIN Wolves (h) - WIN Ipswich (a) - WIN Man Utd (h) - DRAW (due to the curse) Fulham (a) - WIN Bournemouth (h) - WIN Is this possible? Likely? Where does this put us in the table? Surely in the top 4? If we want to qualify for UCL again - we will need a run like that at some point in the season. Despite the Arsenal loss, we've started strong and need to capitalize on the upcoming "soft" fixtures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 40 minutes ago, rodders129 said: Let’s slow down, one game at a time That's for Emery to worry about. Not keyboard warriors like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 1 hour ago, ender4 said: Leicester (a) - WIN Everton (h) - WIN Wolves (h) - WIN Ipswich (a) - WIN Man Utd (h) - DRAW (due to the curse) Fulham (a) - WIN Bournemouth (h) - WIN Is this possible? Likely? Where does this put us in the table? Surely in the top 4? Too early to look at the table even after those games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders129 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 (edited) 9 minutes ago, nepal_villan said: That's for Emery to worry about. Not keyboard warriors like us. From my point of view this new successful Villa is a new experience and in a way it makes the losses more painful as we’re actually playing for something now and it means more. Its like I’ve got so much faith and respect for the manager and back the ability and effort from the players so much that I feel sorry for them when we don’t get the result. I’ve tried to make a pact with myself to just enjoy the positives this season and try not to let the losses sting too much or detract from the amazing experience of being back in the UCL and fighting for Europe in the league Anticipating six wins in a row is setti g yourself up for disappointment Edited August 25 by rodders129 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 (edited) My assessment so far but its too early to tell: Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool - Title Contenders Villa - If you've watched the first two villa games and don't see a good side there, you need to open your eyes. Big contenders for 4th Spurs - Looks the same Spurs from last season. Expect lots of goals for and against them. Expect them to use injury excuses again. Big contenders for 4th Chelsea - They have some attack but are conceding too many chances. Next 5 games against midtable sides will tell us a lot them. With 10 players in each position they've gotta be Contenders for 4th West Ham - Can only get better. No Europe. Impressive win away to Palace - Contenders for 4th Brighton - They have so many tricky dribblers, well balanced and know how they wanna play. They will cause a lot of teams trouble this season and be fun to watch. No europe. Darkhorses for top 4 Man United - Looks the same Man United from last season. Not found the balance yet. Fulham really cut them apart at times. As soon as they played a better side in Brighton they lost. Not worried about them so far. Newcastle - Very Lucky to get 4 points on board. Starting Murphy, Burn, Krafth, Longstaff who I don't think would get in the Villa starting 11. Still have Matt Targett on the bench. Not worried about them so far. Edited August 25 by Pongo Waring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 1 hour ago, rodders129 said: Let’s slow down, one game at a time Never. 36 cup finals next up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 25 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25 1 hour ago, ender4 said: Leicester (a) - WIN Everton (h) - WIN Wolves (h) - WIN Ipswich (a) - WIN Man Utd (h) - DRAW (due to the curse) Fulham (a) - WIN Bournemouth (h) - WIN Is this possible? Likely? Where does this put us in the table? Surely in the top 4? We’d easily be in the top 4 if we got those results. But we won’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 2 hours ago, ender4 said: Leicester (a) - WIN Everton (h) - WIN Wolves (h) - WIN Ipswich (a) - WIN Man Utd (h) - DRAW (due to the curse) Fulham (a) - WIN Bournemouth (h) - WIN Is this possible? Likely? Where does this put us in the table? Surely in the top 4? Very unlikely that’s achievable. Aren’t we going to have champs league games in between some of those as well? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 3 hours ago, ender4 said: Leicester (a) - WIN Everton (h) - WIN Wolves (h) - WIN Ipswich (a) - WIN Man Utd (h) - DRAW (due to the curse) Fulham (a) - WIN Bournemouth (h) - WIN Is this possible? Likely? Where does this put us in the table? Surely in the top 4? Likely top.... Man. City-Arsenal is happening end of September and Arsenal also got Spurs away so might drop points to them. Not sure if Man. City have an easy start but last September they were losing to Wolves away so usually have those type of results in first 10 games. Winning 6 of our next 7 is possible but would be some going considering we'll have two CL fixtures and also league cup in that timeframe. Will finally be good to see on Thursday who we're playing and the recovery time between those matches and premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders129 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Bookies pricing us 4/1 for top 4 (seven teams ahead of us). I honestly think that’s great value from where I’m sat. I’m really confident that Unai isnt going to take us backwards this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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