September Optimism Gauge

[limpid]

This poll will be open for the first week of the month

[AVTuco]

Another European finish would be a great achievement when we can't spend. 

[maqroll]

I felt more optimistic when it looked like Geertruida was signing. Right back is going to be a chronic problem.

[alreadyexists]

I’m feeling quite pessimistic today, even though we won at Leicester it just didn’t feel like the transfer window was great and that the squad is better than before. 
Hopefully I’ll cheer up after a few more wins  

[nick76]

I was disappointed with the transfer window overall but I’m far more optimistic with for the season ahead.  

It just feels the continuation of the average over Emery’s time here of just under 2ppg.  

The attached picture that I got sent from a family member shows how god damn genius Emery is and despite being held back by PSR/SCR he just keeps producing the goods.  

It also looks like outside the top three that the other competing teams for fourth are fairly bang average with many having poor managers so at the beginning of September I’m optimistic for the season ahead, hoping for fourth place, to go through from the league phase of the CL and as usual do sweet FA in the cups which we just seem cursed in.

 

[zab6359]

6 hours ago, nick76 said:

I was disappointed with the transfer window overall but I’m far more optimistic with for the season ahead.  

It just feels the continuation of the average over Emery’s time here of just under 2ppg.  

The attached picture that I got sent from a family member shows how god damn genius Emery is and despite being held back by PSR/SCR he just keeps producing the goods.  

It also looks like outside the top three that the other competing teams for fourth are fairly bang average with many having poor managers so at the beginning of September I’m optimistic for the season ahead, hoping for fourth place, to go through from the league phase of the CL and as usual do sweet FA in the cups which we just seem cursed in.

 

Is that since he took over from the slippy ****!?

[MadridVilla]

Definitely more optimistic after the opening games. We competed well against Arsenal and have beaten West Ham and Leicester, both victories could have been more convincing, but we have the quality in the squad still after some upheaval. 

[TomC]

I'm feeling a bit more optimistic now that Onana and Tielemans seem to be settling in to the double pivot.

1-3 should be Arsenal, City, and Liverpool in some order.

We're in the next group with Newcastle, Spurs, and Brighton. I like our chances, so I'm saying 4th. Could be as low as 7th though.

Fortunately, Man U and Chelsea are still a bit of a wreck.

 

[briny_ear]

On 02/09/2024 at 19:36, nick76 said:

I was disappointed with the transfer window overall but I’m far more optimistic with for the season ahead.  

It just feels the continuation of the average over Emery’s time here of just under 2ppg.  

The attached picture that I got sent from a family member shows how god damn genius Emery is and despite being held back by PSR/SCR he just keeps producing the goods.  

It also looks like outside the top three that the other competing teams for fourth are fairly bang average with many having poor managers so at the beginning of September I’m optimistic for the season ahead, hoping for fourth place, to go through from the league phase of the CL and as usual do sweet FA in the cups which we just seem cursed in.

 

What is this table showing please?

[nick76]

5 hours ago, briny_ear said:

What is this table showing please?

League since Emery was appointed

[Zhan_Zhuang]

I'm thinking fifth but hopeful of top four again...

However fifth may be enough for Champions league, right?

September hopefully is a good month for Villa to accrue many points and gain confidence.

Then when fixtures get tougher around October/November the return of Kamara and Mings will boost the team further. I'm hopeful also Buendia can play a role too in certain games, he looks like he's not far off starting games which will add an extra dimension for the team.

Edited September 6 by Zhan_Zhuang