romavillan Posted Sunday at 20:36 VT Supporter Share Posted Sunday at 20:36 2 hours ago, Pongo Waring said: Win the next 33 games and we finish above Arsenal #inourhands 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted Sunday at 20:38 VT Supporter Share Posted Sunday at 20:38 2 hours ago, VillaChris said: Could we go top next weekend if we beat Ipswich and Man. City don't win at Newcastle? If we win and everyone around us draws we're top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted Sunday at 22:46 Share Posted Sunday at 22:46 Remember when we had relegation threads instead of this, shouldn’t be too hard as it was only a couple of seasons ago. Mental. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted Sunday at 23:02 Share Posted Sunday at 23:02 On 21/09/2024 at 21:26, JPJCB said: Is this true? Completely passed me by if so Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted Sunday at 23:51 Share Posted Sunday at 23:51 What's the word on Rodri? If he's out and De Bruyne probably struggling for fitness all season, the title chase could actually be truly open. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouchmefoot Posted Monday at 00:02 Share Posted Monday at 00:02 On Oddschecker, we were 66/1 to win the league before the first game We are now 80/1. Bit odd I thought. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted Monday at 00:31 Share Posted Monday at 00:31 28 minutes ago, Ouchmefoot said: On Oddschecker, we were 66/1 to win the league before the first game We are now 80/1. Bit odd I thought. Worth a punt now is what you're saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted Monday at 01:20 Share Posted Monday at 01:20 1 hour ago, Ouchmefoot said: On Oddschecker, we were 66/1 to win the league before the first game We are now 80/1. Bit odd I thought. That is weird, I still wouldn’t put a bet on it at those odds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted Monday at 01:46 VT Supporter Share Posted Monday at 01:46 (edited) It's a strange year. The traditional or at least recent Big Six are finished. It's more accurate to say Big Seven now or Big Eight. But, weirdly, the London football media haven't cottoned on to this changing of the usual suspects, so we have a media trying to play its old game with the same old cards on the table all the time. Seeing them trying to make Man United seem relevant or interesting is so ridiculous. But I can't see Newcastle or Villa going away from CL spot contention in the foreseeable future. Can you? Saudi stuff aside, I think Toon have a taste now and they're not going to be able to forget it. Same with us. So we'll be pushing forever for the title, and Toon will be, and it's simply going to take a few years before either of us get fully treated with the respect we deserve. I don't know if we want that anyway. Do we really need to be respected by the Independent? I also wonder if at least one of the old Big Six and maybe two could be in trouble this year. Chelsea and Citeh both potentially could get points deductions at the worst possible times. Would be a thing of beauty. I think there are enough morons on the planet to keep Man United's revenue pouring in for ages based on legacy, but Chelsea? I don't feel their support is as deeply rooted. And Citeh, well, it all depends on what happens with the independent commission and the 115 charges, which is supposed to be decided in the spring. People say Citeh is too big too fail, but I don't agree with that. The league wants to make money. I don't think they care which club makes it as long as the income increases. There's no reason on earth why a Villa or Newcastle can't revolutionise their revenue profiles if they keep winning. I'd go as far to say it's inevitable were that to happen. Edited Monday at 01:54 by Marka Ragnos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted Monday at 02:32 VT Supporter Share Posted Monday at 02:32 6 hours ago, VillaChris said: They actually beat us a few days later in the cup after Unai's first game, think we were leading twice in the second half but typically gifted them a goal or two with dodgy passes. Not the sort of game where we want Diego Carlos starting so hopefully Pau and Konsa stay fit as don't think we had either for the VP game and that cost us. I think you’ve forgotten that Olsen was in goal for that game so United got a 4 goal head start. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted Monday at 03:05 Share Posted Monday at 03:05 1 hour ago, Marka Ragnos said: It's a strange year. The traditional or at least recent Big Six are finished. It's more accurate to say Big Seven now or Big Eight. But, weirdly, the London football media haven't cottoned on to this changing of the usual suspects, so we have a media trying to play its old game with the same old cards on the table all the time. Seeing them trying to make Man United seem relevant or interesting is so ridiculous. They are the Big 6 because they have substantially more revenues than other clubs in the Premier League and also larger fan bases. When you talk about those 6 clubs you get better ratings and engagement on your media channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted Monday at 04:36 VT Supporter Share Posted Monday at 04:36 (edited) 1 hour ago, nepal_villan said: They are the Big 6 because they have substantially more revenues than other clubs in the Premier League and also larger fan bases. When you talk about those 6 clubs you get better ratings and engagement on your media channels. Yeah, I get that. But Big Six is more plastic as a concept than it sounds over time. In fact, it used to be the Big Five, for years, and then Big Six always included Everton, too, which seems laughable now that Everton's revenue is half of Villa's. The revenues can shift wildly, too (see below), and change does come generationally. I know you understand that. Villa were very definitely regularly near the top of the table and still are the sixth most title-winning club in football history (Everton are fifth). There's a lot of revenue-related inertia keeping the current Big Six in place, as you rightly point out, but there's no law that says that won''t change, of course, and my point is simply that I think it's beginning, perhaps? Edited Monday at 04:37 by Marka Ragnos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted Monday at 05:49 Share Posted Monday at 05:49 10 hours ago, Pinebro said: We beat them once, woah I will never go into a game against that lot feeling confident. I'm confident against any other team This is where I sit with Manure. They can be on the absolute worse run of results and they play us and win. Like you say we beat them once, they have beaten us a few times since that result. I hope we smash them, but this is Manure, we could play them off the park and they would spawn 2 goals on the 91 and 94 min! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted Monday at 06:07 Share Posted Monday at 06:07 (edited) 11 hours ago, Pinebro said: They will do the double over us again. Emery has broken many things at this club but the voodoo they have on us is too strong even for Emery to change. Is being negative frequently like some kind of security blanket for you? Edited Monday at 06:08 by Kiwivillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted Monday at 07:09 Share Posted Monday at 07:09 12 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: Did you start following Villa from Emery’s second game in charge? He's never 'followed' Villa but seems to be fond of Man Utd, maybe he's contemplating a switch after they've been so bad recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted Monday at 07:24 VT Supporter Share Posted Monday at 07:24 On 21/09/2024 at 20:28, Pinebro said: Man U and Newcastle dropping points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted Monday at 07:53 VT Supporter Share Posted Monday at 07:53 7 hours ago, Ouchmefoot said: On Oddschecker, we were 66/1 to win the league before the first game We are now 80/1. Bit odd I thought. It’s just because people are betting on others to win it so our odds lengthen, nothing really to do with the likelihood getting more or less likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted Monday at 07:57 Share Posted Monday at 07:57 8 hours ago, Ouchmefoot said: On Oddschecker, we were 66/1 to win the league before the first game We are now 80/1. Bit odd I thought. lost to arsenal at home it makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted Monday at 07:58 VT Supporter Share Posted Monday at 07:58 (edited) Our defence really does worry me, so far we’ve been able to fight back when we have gone down, but I’d prefer if we didn’t go a goal (or two!) down in the first place… I can’t really put my finger on exactly what’s wrong, but I think RB is obviously a huge issue and being short there means we have to move (imo) our best CB over to RB. Pau is really good, and I like his style, but I think he needs Konsa next to him to do the dirtier work and be more physical, something that Diego should be able to do but can’t really. Hmmm… I think our title charge would depend on us strengthening in January with an RB and probably another CB Edited Monday at 07:58 by alreadyexists 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted Monday at 08:03 Share Posted Monday at 08:03 Just now, alreadyexists said: Or defence really does worry me, so far we’ve been able to fight back when we have gone down, but I’d prefer if we didn’t go a goal (or two!) down in the first place… I can’t really put my finger on exactly what’s wrong, but I think RB is obviously a huge issue and being short there means we have to move (imo) our best CB over to RB. Pau is really good, and I like his style, but I think he needs Konsa next to him to do the dirtier work and be more physical, something that Diego should be able to do but can’t really. Hmmm… I think our title charge would depend on us strengthening in January with an RB and probably another CB Yep, weak at RB and, dare I say it, Torres is not a particularly good defender. He has other, outstanding, abilities but I don't think we will ever be that strong with him at CD. I don't think we'll be winning anything until we've solved some of our defensive issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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