picicata

12 minutes ago, Mantis said:

RB for me. It's a glaring weak spot.

Certainly. Just feel the drop off from Kamara to who ever plays instead is much greater than the drop off from Cash to Konsa. Certainly Cash is the easiest player to see as upgradeable though as I don't think he suits the system 

Much better cover/ competition for Kamara would be my number one wish for January 

I think what this little festive run has underlined is that when we have a fit, firing and fully available squad we are a match for anyone but when we have a few injuries/ suspensions, particularly to the spine of the team, we look much weaker. I particular we have missed Kamara and look much weaker defensively without him. If we want top four, and champions league football next season, we will need a bit of luck and a couple of shrewd signings in January

42 minutes ago, Strog said:

Now that’s entertainment 

 

mate

Christ, I'm bored just reading that imagine having to sit through it. Being a blues supporter is both their crime and punishment 

1 hour ago, Villan_of_oz said:

We have lost to Sheffield United and Forrest.... You could say the same thing about our system then. I don't think anyone should be dismissing teams only six points behind us...

If West Ham catch us it will be because we have dropped heavily off the pace needed to finish in the top five not because they'll be replacing us in there. They remind me of us under O'Neill, limited by the style of football no matter how good the results may be at times

3 minutes ago, DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth said:

Agree, though West Ham now in the picture.

They'll remain a little too inconsistent to bother the top 5

1-2 loss to complete a triumvirate of festive shit

3 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said:

That feels like an exaggeration - the last time we went to Old Trafford they had almost 60% of the ball.

I think they'll try and take the game to us and would be surprised if they sat back almost as much as Sheffield Utd!

Ok, an exaggeration, but I do think Man Utd will sit back, let us have the ball and look to hit us on the break

I think Man Utd will probably sit back almost as much as Sheffield Utd did

2 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Tottenham breathing down our necks. That's when then little fine margins and " dropped " points could come back to bite us in the ass.

Arsenal Liverpool going out way so far though

 

Spurs are a good team this season and don't have any European football to worry about, they are certainly the biggest threat to us finishing in the top four.

Even just being able to type that sentence pleases me though, we've come so far so quickly

22 minutes ago, stewiek2 said:

Gary Neville says it'll be a miracle for Villa to finish top four now. The same Villa that, if results stay the same, will be 2nd in the table at Christmas

I don't really get his thinking. If we had won and had two extra points would he have thought we were a shoe in for the top 4? We might miss out on the top 4 but it will be because of results over the season as a whole not just a single one half way through the season

It's almost like he's a completely reactionary idiot.

43 minutes ago, GlobalVillan said:

I just think they have a bigger and better squad. The likes of Duran, Cash, Olsen and even Ramsey of late, are just not good enough for the level we are aiming for.

5th has a 77% chance of getting a CL place and I think we can get it.

Whilst I think you are correct in that Spurs are probably going to be the biggest threat to us finishing top 4 I would say that we are half way through the season and are above them which suggests we have nothing to fear from them. The style they play means they will always have more injuries than the average team. They might pip us to 4th but if they do it will be a close run thing

10 minutes ago, VillaJ100 said:

Thing is when city and spurs inevitably win we're like 1 and 3 points ahead of them and suddenly in a battle to stay top 4. Dropping 5 points to the absolutely shit show that are forest and Sheffield is unforgivable 

Liverpool dropped points at Luton is that unforgivable for them? Are they out of the race? It happens and you move on to the next game. 

I think Emery hoped to play in an energy conserving style, similar to how we've played in Europe, get the three points and have more umphh left for boxing day. We were three shit VAR calls away from it happening

Predictable as day following night that we would blow our chance to go top

7 hours ago, burchy said:

Was bored at work this afternoon.

Nice

Though you've been a bit literal for our new image direction. Change the font so that it possibly reads Austin Allegro Fanny Pack and make the Lion look like a roadkill weasel and you're onto a real winner

2 hours ago, DaveAV1 said:

Be strong mate! I had a stroke back in May so if I can do it I’m sure you can too!! 

If we win the league we'll all be having a stroke of one kind or another 

Certainly wouldn't be surprised to see him go out on loan or be sold but I'd say the whole thing is just someone guessing based on previous club actions rather than any solid knowledge 

41 minutes ago, blunther said:

I think it makes perfect sense from a short-term corporate American point of view.

We can spend £100m, and make £50 a game from 50k fans

Or we can not spend £100m, take advantage of the demand outstripping supply and make £63 a game from 40k fans.

Same revenue, no cost. Of course it means some existing ST holders won't be able to afford to attend games, but their seats can be given to people who don't come every week who'll spend more on the ticket and other stuff at the ground.

From a business perspective, it makes massive sense. From a fan perspective it's not so good, but since when did we matter.

You are correct, of course. I should have added that, long term, it doesn't make much logical sense. At some point that North Stand will need replacing and there will never be a 'perfect' time to do it

To me not doing it suggests the owners either have their eye on something much grander or are kicking it down the line to the next set of owners. I think any redevelopment of the North Stand under NSWE is now dead

Logically this doesn't make much sense

Unless we're looking to move to a new stadium at some point 

15 minutes ago, Pongo Waring said:

It's artistic 

So is my vomit

2 minutes ago, picicata said:

I did a Christmas whoopsie

This reminds me strongly of the Forest game

3 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

United and Newcastle now only have League to focus on and it's unlikely now the 5th spot goes to PL too. Typical

You're overthinking this. The reason Man Utd went out was because they are not CL standard and also not good enough to finish 5th or above it has nothing to do with extra games. Newcastle will be more of a worry but in the end we knew at the start of the season that 4th and above guarantees CL so that will be what we're aiming for. Don't sweat it.