Risso Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 A lot of sense in that post Papillon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) If you don't win your home games you have no chance of finishing mid table. 2011 the club finished 9th, but only won 8 of the 19 home games. It's as much about not losing home games as it is about winning them. In 2009 and 2010 we only lost 3 league home games each season, and in 2011 it was 4. It was that sort of consistency that helped us stay in the top half. This season we have already lost 2. Can you really see us only losing 1 or 2 more home games all season? Edited September 16, 2013 by briny_ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 If you don't win your home games you have no chance of finishing mid table. 2011 the club finished 9th, but only won 8 of the 19 home games. 09/10 we finished 6th and won 8 home games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 If you don't win your home games you have no chance of finishing mid table. 2011 the club finished 9th, but only won 8 of the 19 home games. 09/10 we finished 6th and won 8 home games Yes, but see my post above! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 If you don't win your home games you have no chance of finishing mid table. 2011 the club finished 9th, but only won 8 of the 19 home games. 09/10 we finished 6th and won 8 home games Exactly, you are enhancing my point even more. 1974centenary said if you don't win your home games, you won't even get to midtable which my and your stat proves is not the case. If you are picking up the points away instead then it's just as good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 If you don't win your home games you have no chance of finishing mid table. 2011 the club finished 9th, but only won 8 of the 19 home games. 09/10 we finished 6th and won 8 home games Exactly, you are enhancing my point even more. 1974centenary said if you don't win your home games, you won't even get to midtable which my and your stat proves is not the case. If you are picking up the points away instead then it's just as good. Yes, but see my post above! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 We haven't been decent at home since the first half of 08/09 season. Mental! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 We haven't been decent at home since the first half of 08/09 season. Mental! thats as we never had that player that can unlock teams that half park at home. we have always had pace for counter but at home we never had an answer. Thought Ireland could have been that player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 With Okore injured I now revise our finishing position to 15th. We'll be in a relegation battle again this season but never be in the bottom 3 for more than a week or two at most. IF Benteke misses 8 or more games injured we'll be relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Can't help but feel the need to revise down my expectations of where we can finish this season now that Okore is out for the year. I also expected that we might sign an AM and I think Saturday proved to all the doubters that we need one. Nothing too dramatic though, I had said 9th before, I'll go for 12th now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic_bouma Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 12th? I wish I shared your optimism 17th for me and if Benteke misses a month or two there is only one outcome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) With Okore injured I now revise our finishing position to 15th. We'll be in a relegation battle again this season but never be in the bottom 3 for more than a week or two at most. IF Benteke misses 8 or more games injured we'll be relegated. I don't know how you can make such a big prediction on the basis of one injury. Honestly, I think people are overreacting somewhat here. As bad as the Okore injury is it hasn't suddenly doomed our entire season. Edited September 16, 2013 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Yes, I reckon we could have the same centre back pairing that performed so admirably last season. We'll be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) If you don't win your home games you have no chance of finishing mid table. 2011 the club finished 9th, but only won 8 of the 19 home games. 09/10 we finished 6th and won 8 home games Exactly, you are enhancing my point even more. 1974centenary said if you don't win your home games, you won't even get to midtable which my and your stat proves is not the case. If you are picking up the points away instead then it's just as good. Yes, but see my post above! Well ive been proven wrong,the stats don't lie, i pray our away form is enough to carry us onwards and upwards again this year. And hope we win at least 8 home games. When we were relegated in 1987 we actually won 7 of our home games, as compared to our 6 in 09/10,so yes it seems away points are more important, but as we only won 8 games away in 87 it was not good enough. Edited September 16, 2013 by 1974Centenary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted September 16, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2013 I reckon we will be in the bottom five by Christmas. As for the whole season I have no idea but expect a long relegation battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Think its another bottom half of the table season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Well obviously the season is all over after 4 games and one bad injury. Obviously. Cheez, some people get a grip. This isn't a great Villa side, nor it is a awful one. Arsenal showed the postives of this side (Okore did not play that one) and Newcastle, the negatives. It will be another season of what might have beens, chucked in with some good ones. We will be okay this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) I think we will finish 9th We should play sylla bacuna tonev kozak helenius in cup game Edited September 16, 2013 by dakid007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.C.O. Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 The table looks bloody awful today doesnt it? Another long, hard season awaits. If Benteke gets injured for a long period of time we will go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Okore as much as I rate him wasnt on the pitch in our only victory so dont see why the doom mongerers are out. If anything he could be a jinx to the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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