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Those 2 goals will have added a bit more to his transfer fee. 1st one was a good strike. 

Never doubted you Jhon.

1 hour ago, Tommo_b said:

Surely if we beat Liverpool we can cheer on Tottenham?

Wtf would you give a shit about a game between those two if it doesnt affect Villa?

I won't be "cheering on" anyone If we dont win tomorrow, I'd prefer the cheats to win on Tuesday but if we do win tomorrow, then their game doesn't exist in my world. F*** em both.

1 hour ago, Zatman said:

Oh they will, be like blues doing us a favour. They be fuming

You think Spurs fans will be getting behind Man C115y? Actively making noise when they attack or joining in Man C115y songs?

Not a chance that's happening.

Spurs will lose anyway.

27 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

They won’t be actively supporting Man City but they won’t be no 12th man either.

Are they ever? Everytime I've been there  they've been poor at supporting their team. 

2 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Players don’t care but surely to have any chance of beating a rampant City that has 18 wins in the last 20 games you need the full support of the fans ?

Or maybe not.

It will be a sell out and there is no way the Spurs fans will be actively supporting Man City in the ground. Just not gonna happen.

1 hour ago, Pinebro said:

Would Spurs even want to beat City and see their most hated rival win the league?

The Spurs players couldn't give two shits about local rivalry. They are very likely pals with most of the Arsenal players as they certainly all hang out in places like Dubai. As with players of all PL clubs.

Fans seriously overestimate how much the players care about such menial things as fan rivalries. They really couldn't care less and it's them that play the game, not the fans.

I think he could do a job for a decent League 1 team, like Huddersfield or Charlton for example. He has a physical presence that would be useful at that level. That's where I think he will go this summer. That kind of club.

21 minutes ago, Stratvillan said:

IF Spuds draw against Citeh, and we lose by a couple to Pool,

Who knows? I'm more nervous about Tuesday than Monday!

More nervous about a Spurs game than a Villa game? 

And why are so many people calling Liverpool "Pool" all of a sudden.

Its like "peno" or "citeh". Nails on a chalkboard.

7 hours ago, nick76 said:

I believe the players families view the game from there now

The players families often use the players lounge or the boxes in the NS.

1 minute ago, Alakagom said:

It's gonna take a lot more seasons consistently getting into those places to establish itself as Spurs did in 2010s, including few CL qualifications, hopefully first on the way. Of course the revenue gap will likely hold and big 6 will still be hard to catch up, but that's why I said decade  

You asked if this season was a blip in us being top 8. I just pointed out thay we did ot last year as well.

We will be top 8 again next season I'm sure. 

I said 6 months ago when they were struggling that they will be around the top 4 next season and I stand by that. 

If the season was longer they wouldn't be far of THIS year, despite an atrocious start. They have some very good players and a f*** ton of money.

Even with FFP, they are looking strong for a challenge next year.

6 minutes ago, Alakagom said:

I wonder if 10 years from now we will look back at this season as a breakthrough in an era that has become to be known as the "Big Top 8" (hard not to see Newcastle in there with their state backed resources) or was it just a successful blip for us. Hoping for the former 

We were in the top 8 last season as well. We finished 7th.

1 minute ago, CVByrne said:

The last day will be irrelevant I think. If we win against Liverpool it's over. If we didn't and Spurs beat City I think it's over in their favour. 

If we draw with Liverpool and Spurs beat Man City, we would only need a draw at Palace and they would need to win so it would still be in our favour.

5 minutes ago, srsmithusa said:

I just dont think its throwing the game to let a fee that are too tired to be effective be replaced by skilled and motivated players that were on the bench and played in greece.   I would rather be more sure of 4th and think palace is the much greater likelihood of a win.  
 

you can disagree, thate quire reasonable.  but i think you mischaracterized my thinking 

We have 2 games. We may need to win ONE of them. We cannot afford to give up on one of those games and put all our eggs in one basket. That is just crazy.

Especially as Palace are the form team in the league outside the top 2.

Plus there is a reason those bench players aren't playing despite the 1st 11 being shattered. It's because Emery doesn't believe they aren't good enough and I absolutely agree.

Just now, srsmithusa said:

I cant see spurs beating city. And i cant us losing to palace.   I might start a couple kids v pool to give a few some rest.  And i would be worrying about the summer when we need to upgrade several positions and build depth.   

On the night when we can qualify for the CL, in our final home match of an amazing season, you would throw the game? 

This thread has officially lost the plot.

We will win another game. My guess is we will beat Liverpool.

Spurs will lose to Man City too.

The race won't even be close in the end.

Just now, AshVilla said:

We still have to beat Palace and Liverpool.

Both capable of putting 3 or 4 past us. 

Bloody hell mate.

So Spurs are gonna get something from City but we will be hammered by both Liverpool and Palace?

We are 4th for a reason. 

They now have to beat Man City tho as a draw would only have been enough had they closed down the GD. Which they haven't done today. 

1 hour ago, mikeyp102 said:

We paid quite a lot for Duran, it would have to be a big fee to sell him for 

He is not worth £30mil.

I still have no idea what people see.in him. I'd accept £20mil with add ons if any club was willing to pay it. 

He won't be here next season in any case.  

1 hour ago, GarethRDR said:

If Fiorentina **** this up two years running I am going to be livid. I suppose at least Villa not getting through means I won't have to follow through on the frankly insane notion I was having of paying whatever it took to get to the final.

Who gives a shit about this competition now? I have never watched or cared about a single non Villa game in this tournament and I certainly am not about to start now.

The ECL is dead to me. Long live the CL!

1 hour ago, GarethRDR said:

Hummel have quietly gone about doing some good work over the last few years and were money not ultimately (regrettably) the deciding factor, would have been my first pick for kit manufacturer.

Hummel have produced our best kits imo. The 88/89 away kit (the original with the chevrons, not the crappy imitation on sale now) is the most beautiful kit we have ever had. 

The 89/90 kits were also amazing. 

7 hours ago, East London Villa said:

Duran Lenglet Iroegbunam Chambers are there to step in. I doubt we would see Kesler-Hayden or Kellyman from the start, but they'll probably feature in the 2nd half.

If even one of those players starts, we are in serious trouble. Not one of them is remotely good enough.

We really need this season to end or we will be fielding thr under 9's before long.