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8 minutes ago, ferguson1 said:

No doubt already been posted so apologies, but will our European run generate much additional income this season, especially if we win it?

We’ll again have some form of European football next season also, so was wondering what UEFA competitions generate overall per season?

We'll make about £20m for ECL this season if we make the final.

15 hours ago, Mazrim said:

He was arguably our best player in preseason for what its worth and was looking great. I think he would have been immense this season.
He's not perfect but he's got plenty about him and has the heart of a Lion. We've missed him.

I think he would have played a lot as the second striker instead of Tielemans. A position he's really suited too because of his high work rate off the ball and his excellent passing ability and eye for a goal. I think he'll really excel there next season. 

Hopefully better luck with injuries next season will give us a deeper squad. 

I was thinking what must be going through his head standing there with the rest of the team watching the penalties unfold in a European game with raucous support. This isn't a cold night in Stoke. 

Credit to the scouting team and Emery himself for seeing the talent for moulding here. Was a good buy

Emi is good at those pens

Nooooo

Why are we scoring. We can't afford extra time. Just exit this competition and focus on Bournemouth 

2 hours ago, bobzy said:

Betting odds aren’t the probability of anything tbh. 

They obviously are. That's what odds are. Probability of something happening 

1 hour ago, juanpablosaliceband said:

We are actually 75% for top 4. Not 66. And definitely not 51. 

We're 1/2 or 1.5 in betting which is a 67% chance. 

Are you getting a probability from Opta or implied by betting odds?

8 hours ago, TreeVillan said:

Speaking of which, are those heart rate watches any good for this?

I use a chest strap with a watch, both Garmin. A watch is ok but sometimes it just goes wrong and gives HR that is clearly wrong. If you use the watch in combination with your percieved effort then it's good tool as they track everything for you and you know when the HR is wrong. If you want an accurate HR then get a chest strap (they are comfortable).

The key thing to remember is you should be doing 90% of all your exercise at an easy effort. Easy means you can speak a sentence or two and hold a conversation if required but people would know you're exercising. The more you can build up to doing weekly at Easy pace the better. I think jog walk jog walk is the way to start and record how long you have done and look to increase the amount every week. 

I'm going to say it again. EASY, if you are reaching an effort where you are struggling then you are going too fast. It's all about effort levels, as you get fitter you will just be moving faster for the same effort. The key is walking / jogging / running the effort nothing else.

Just now, Tayls said:

What is? 

Extra CL place 

15 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

Does make me chuckle just how bad the draw was for the English clubs in this round of European football. 

Yeah moment the draw happened knew how bad it was and said at the time. Been slow motion since.

If we can't get 7 or 8 points from our final 5 games we deserve to go into Europa League. We'll have a great chance of winning that too. 

Bournemouth game is must win now. We need to build a gap to Spurs as it'll heap pressure on them.

8 hours ago, TreeVillan said:

Quick update. I downloaded the C25K app and went out to give it a go before work.

I don't have any earphones to listen along though so thought I would pop into Sainsbury's to pick some up but Argos doesn't open until 9 (What's that about?) so I just used the timer on my phone and found it quite enjoyable. Amittedly I'm not sure what I was doing could be considered running rather than jogging but will definitely be doing this more and hopefully the migraines stay away.

The speed a person runs or jogs at is irrelevant. What is relevant is the heart rate being raised by the increased exertion. Everything flows from that. So never worry about it. 

Just keep the motivation to keep doing it. 

In terms of points. There's no difference between the competitions now?

2 point for a win, 1 point draw and 1 point bonus qualifying for next round?

Winning a final gets you 2 points for a win and another point? Or just the 2 points 

4 minutes ago, eholm said:

It’s not just about THIS season though is it? PL getting the fifth place means we have a greater chance of getting regular CL football EVERY season going forward. This is the vital point for me - not just the impact on this season. 

Well the difference about getting it this season is the financial aspect given our finances right now. The new format and the prestige it can give us. Plus looking at what Emery has done with Villareal going to semi final. It's more important right now as it's a kind of sliding doors moment for the club. If we don't get CL we need to sell a player like Luiz this summer so it's more the combination of losing it so late in season and the consequences of that which is why this whole run in has been so monumentally stressful unlike any other season as can see the two paths. Like our playoff final against Fulham there's a sporting prize and a financial consequence all on one thing

Bournemouth, Chelsea, Brighton, Liverpool and Palace. It's there for us if we are good enough for 4th. If we get 5th and don't get Champions League we'll just have to go win the Europa League then. 

13 hours ago, Risso said:

I first started Couch to 5K about 8 years ago. I was monumentally unfit and about 18 stone. The time I did the first day of the first week, I ended up puking my ring up after about 10 minutes. I couldn't even bend down to tie my shoe laces without wheezing and being out of breath. But just build up slowly and gradually. C25K is great, and once you finish it and can run 5K without stopping, you can use that as the building blocks to go forward. Fast forward 8 years I'm now in my 50s, 5 stone lighter and absolutely love running. I'll probably never be that quick at the longer distances, especially nowhere the times the likes of CV on here can achieve, but I'm happy gradually improving and just getting out there. You'll also find that running is a brilliant social sport, and just about every runner I've met has been sound.

Exactly, also it's a great way to start the day, you feel full of energy after a run. Parkruns are great because you can meet up with people catch up have a chat and grab breakfast after. 

5 hours ago, Danwichmann said:

Could be. That half was about 6 years ago and I was new to marathon distance then, so pacing and fueling were still being learnt. It's been a while since a really raced a half but I don't think I'd go under 1:35 now. 

Rule of thumb which (as far as I know and most of people I know agree it's pretty accurate) is anywhere from 8s to 15s per km onto your best half marathon time. Depending on how fit and effective you are at longer vs shorter distances. So you're around 3m20s for half so should be 3m35s for full distance so around a 3h13m time. Running a 3h31m is like 5m per k which is probably just running close to where your aerobic threshold is. Maybe you've gone out too quick and not practiced fueling. Could be you needed to work on more long slower runs at aerobic threshold to improve it as maybe the gap between LT1 and LT2 was big. (ie aerobic and anerobic) so you end up using glycogen stores up around 25k (like I did in Paris due to being ill)

42 minutes ago, ben1505 said:

One more goal please to keep them pointless….

Asked too much there.

Looks like it goes to wire now for Villa.

4th or bust 

2 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said:

You need to end.

Go cry in a corner. 

We need to end 4th. 

1 hour ago, Danwichmann said:

That's all pretty familiar, I started out very unfit, worked up to 10km and then got that under an hour, half marathons under 2 hours. I kicked it up about 6 years ago, more racing and smarter training, times came down a lot and managed a 1:31 half and a 3:31 marathon. I also started doing ultras and although they were much slower they did wonders for my endurance. 10 hours or more at peak training load sounds about right as well. A few weeks ago I managed a marathon PB of 3:27 off the back of a couple of months of excellent training, where everything went to plan, but it took absolutely everything, I had nothing left at the end. That's as well as I can train, I had the easy longs, the speed work and the other easy miles with plenty of cycling and a bit of strength work as well. My 5km/10km are gradually getting slower even with that quality training, I just don't think there is a way to get significantly faster for me. 

Something isn't adding up, your 1:31 half should have you down at a sub 3:15 marathon at least. Maybe you need to tweak something minor like pacing or fuelling.

2 hours ago, tinker said:

1 game a week on average at times that normally won't clash with business events. Huge car parks, 2 motorways within 2 miles, a45, a452 dual carriageways,   an airport, a station that goes straight into Birmingham, within 10 minutes, new HS2 terminal 500m away,  Into London within 35 minutes, a new light railway going in to further increase capacity into Birmingham, entertainment center pre built with more space to around to develop. Hotels right there on its doorstep,  casino, cinema, its all there already. Its a staggering opportunity. 

As for worrying about drunk fans staggering around, I have been one of those and the lack of pubs around villa Park tell you a story, there's not many staggering fans left, their not our future audience. 

The premier league is a international competition,  its watched all over the world, we stand on the edge of being in the elite group of teams, we need a ground and facilities that can attract world wide fans for their holy grail visit and make the most of them while they are there.

You do make good points. 

3 hours ago, nick76 said:

Well Goldstein on Talksport said Emery 100% would go to Man Utd if they came for him in the summer so the delusion the Man Utd fans have.  They really think it’s just a matter of time before they are the dominant force again in the league.  I know they are the biggest club in the world-ish but the level of arrogance…I just hate them.

His job is to get engagement in the show and in youtube clips. He's doing his job by saying outlandish things. 

Emery will likely leave for Madrid or Barcelona at some point. I think he will certainly see out all of next season with us. After that we move into the territory of "who knows"