Rugeley Villa

This conference league is basically the modern day equivalent of the cup winners cup imo in terms of stature. Nice to win but way behind European cup(CL)  and UEFA cup(EL) .  For the club getting into the CL is more important we need to seize this opportunity because it’s got far more potential growth than winning the conference league.  We won’t win the CL next year but we’ve still got chances of winning the fa cup and league cup plus kicking on in the league again although it will be tougher because of the high intensity of CL football which will effect our league form no doubt . 

I hope that isn’t jihadi johns brother 

We’ve got a chance but after todays lacklustre tired display and Liverpool a few days after I think it will be too much in terms of being mentally fit to turn this around . Not disgraced ourselves but too many under par performances in Europe this season. I’m hoping we learn from the experience and the extra money generated hasn’t hurt us. Basically if we go out it’s not all been for nothing. 

3 minutes ago, thejoker said:

At least that last 20 minutes show that Liverpool can be got at.

Can we rise to the occasion for one last time this season at Villa park? Players and fans alike . One last big performance . I think we can . 

Unbelievable over reactions.  All doom and gloom for some reason . 

I’d fancy us to get a draw at home to Liverpool. 

Worse day for spurs than it is us . Their GD taking a hammering .

Spurs getting run ragged . Our GD is + 20 theirs is +11 but could be less by end of this game . 

Anyone want cheering up put Liverpool spurs on. Liverpool are running riot spurs looked shot. 2.0 is flattering spurs here. Could be 4/5 this could. 

Spurs lucky they ain’t 3/4 down already 

3 minutes ago, Wainy316 said:

Don’t see another point for us, so just need Liverpool and Man City to beat Spurs.  I worry if they draw one of them, Sheff Utd will gift them the goal difference to finish above us.

Not lost 3 on the bounce all season . Only lost two on the bounce once in the league. 

Spurs can’t rely on goal difference either as it looks like we’ll gain that too 

A point today would have been a good result . Shame doesn’t look like we are going to get it. Hope spurs lose and we are not better or worse off. Probably better off as spurs are running out of games .  

40 minutes ago, Pinebro said:

Olympiacos are awful.

How we conceded 4 at home is beyond me 

Not as awful as some of the other teams we have played and struggled against in this competition. They beat a decent team in the last round in Fenerbache, so they were going to be no pushovers. 

There’s a big difference between arsenal fans and Olympiakos fans but if we can go to Arsenal and win well we can go over there and give it a go can’t we? 

Not out of it yet . We are good enough to turn it around but it will be very hard . Chelsea winning is a big help . 

Current cow bird flu outbreak. Should we be scaremongering ourselves or not? 

Let’s  get behind him . No doubt he’ll make some dodgy decisions tomorrow but he’ll also pull off some good saves. Let’s hope he’s not needed too much . Just don’t expect him to play it out from the back with the confidence Emi has. 

8 hours ago, mjmooney said:

What a player he was. Combine the best of Digne and Moreno, and you might have half a Charlie Aitken on a bad day. 

Fixed for you Mike 

2 hours ago, thabucks said:

Newcastles stadium location means they don't have the same transport issues we currently face being so central. Toon fans also are diehard and I didn’t see them having to close a tier off when they hit relegated like we did. 

We will get there with a new north stand just not in the anticipated timescale of some. Once we've increase the spend per seat, get the upgraded infrastructure in place in terms of fan transportation and  open the warehouse and Holte Hotel as fan zones then I’ve no doubt they’ll look at expansion again. I hope they revisit and adapt the design but larger and redesign the exterior to be less bland. 

They are a very good set of fans but it’s a one club city with very few teams around them. Also when they first got relegated out of the premier league a few years back they had regular crowds of less than 40k in a 52k ground. They were giving away  10k free tickets not so long ago to try and fill the ground in the prem . Demand up there for a good team does out do us though but we are apples and oranges in terms of the type of areas we are situated in. We leak more fans to other clubs because there more teams around us and the ethnic make up is far different to Newcastle which also adds to it. 

It’s got potential to be used as something 

They’ll soon have a local derby with Solihull Moors. 

11 minutes ago, Pinebro said:

A mistake fans made before the game was having it in their head that Chelsea is a shit team.

No they aren't. If they were they'd be fighting relegation. They are a point off an european spot. 

There are aspects of their game that are really, really strong and I knew that before the game.

When I look at Chelsea nd what they're doing it's far, far more sustainable than let's say Man Utd.

It was never going to be a given. I said before the game a point wouldn’t be the end of the world but it’s the 2.0 lead we let slip that’s rattled me.