viivvaa66 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 On 29/08/2024 at 22:51, ender4 said: In the play-off round, 9th play 24th, 10th play 23rd, and so on. So even in our last game, you want to finish as high as possible just to get an easier play-off opponent. Minor correction: 9th and 10th are drawn against 23rd and 24th, so 9th will play either 23rd or 24th, and so on. You are correct that the higher positions will get an easier draw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viivvaa66 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 On 29/08/2024 at 19:06, Made In Aston said: Yeah, if last year's CL was in the league format 12pts from 6 games would have got 8th. So over 8 games that is 16pts. It might give us the chance to rest a few players in the last couple of games if it doesn't look like we will make the top 8, but are comfortably in the top 24. Last year there were one team from each pot in each group. Meaning teams from pot 1 didn’t play an other pot 1 team in the group stage. This years the top teams will play each other, that should result in a lower points total to get into top 8. My guess is that top 8 requires less than 2 points per game, maybe something like 14 points will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted August 31 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31 To be fair the pots are now irrelevant. Everyone plays 2 from each it's just luck of the draw which teams and if home or away. Every team will fancy their chances and I think there could be one or two shocks. Certainly more than the old groups. Will be fascinating to watch it all unfold especially as we are in it. Perfect time to join the elite really. We should have learned a lot from last year in the conference so I expect with Unai for us to negotiate the group with no troubles. Then the jeopardy will increase. Exciting times! UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 14 hours ago, duke313 said: What about 17th to 24th? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 What time today do we find out when the games are? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 5 minutes ago, turvontour said: What about 17th to 24th? 9-24 in the playoff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 From the Telegraph, "Champions league debutants aston villa host Bayern Munich in what is a repeat of the 1982 final." I'm confused, which is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 39 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: 9-24 in the playoff. Cheers, it didn't seem to show that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted August 31 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted August 31 Ah, good old UEFA, the non-specific "Saturday", meaning I now have to check my phone every 12.4 seconds in case the fixtures are out because I'm ridiculously excited now we've had the draw. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 (edited) 2 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Ah, good old UEFA, the non-specific "Saturday", meaning I now have to check my phone every 12.4 seconds in case the fixtures are out because I'm ridiculously excited now we've had the draw. Th good news is that there are only 50,400 more seconds left of Saturday, so you will only need to check your phone a maximum of another 4,064 times Edited August 31 by ender4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 31 Moderator Share Posted August 31 4 minutes ago, ender4 said: Th good news is that there are only 50,400 more seconds left of Saturday, so you will only need to check your phone a maximum of another 4,064 times I see you are also afflicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDR V2 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 How much longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDR V2 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 I need to know how quickly I will need to sell my organs 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 59 minutes ago, turvontour said: What about 17th to 24th? 9th to 24th go into playoffs. Interesting to see we are at 80% chance of getting in top 24. If we can get 16th or 17th or better means we might draw a team we'll be favourites to beat over 2 legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSw Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Any idea's on when the fixture dates and times are released today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 31 Moderator Share Posted August 31 7 minutes ago, PeterSw said: Any idea's on when the fixture dates and times are released today? In seconds or hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSw Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Just now, OutByEaster? said: In seconds or hours? Seconds preferably but I will accept a rough time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Had two days to sort this ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Why couldn't the 'super computer' handle the dates too. Not so super is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 31 Moderator Share Posted August 31 6 minutes ago, PeterSw said: Seconds preferably but I will accept a rough time Less than 50,000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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