jackbauer24
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See... I have a confession... I'm just, just, JUST holding on to my hero Mark Bosnich!! Can't judge a player by their success internationally when it comes to Villa (unfair on McGrath, JPA and even Bailey etc!) so it's all to do with their performance at Villa. I love Martinez, he is incredible and undoubtedly a massive player for us but my nephews asked me a long time back if he had pushed Bosnich from his pedestal and I said it was close, so close, but he needs to help us win something. Stats wise;* Mark Bosnich played 174 times for us in the league, keeping 61 clean sheets (W72 D46 L55), we won 2 cups and we were consistently (ish!) in top parts of the league including a great spell in 95-99. He almost single handedly (pun?!) won us the 1994 League Cup in the run that season. Emi Martinez has played 142 times for us in the league, keeping 45 clean sheets (W65 D26 L51) and this is our first season really pushing back at the top of the league. There's clearly a very strong argument to suggest Martinez could be considered the better player but the stats aren't that conclusive and, I put so much weight on bringing home a trophy that, for now, just, I still hold a flame for my idol Bosnich. That's loyalty!! Speak to me again after May 29th hopefully. *stats bloomin hard to find so take with pinch of salt!
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It's the arrogance of some on here to question those that worry about things not going our way. Oh we're guaranteed to win Europa. Oh 5th is guaranteed to be Champions League. Oh we're guaranteed 4th. Crap.
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I'd take either; the fan wanting a trophy and the logical side wanting the potential for greater growth in the CL. Unfortunately, it's not a case of one of the other... It could be both, but I imagine the likelihood of it being neither is actually greater. And that would be a devastating end to an incredible season. So close but so far.
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Being in Champions League doesn't guarantee anything. But not being in Champions League will definitely cause a bump in the road at the very best. FFP and players leaving (having got so close and wanting it more) will happen and mean getting this close again may take some time. It's an incredible season but don't pretend it won't be absolutely devastating not to be rewarded with CL and/or a cup.
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Am I worried about a team that is 3 points behind us but with a game in hand when the difference between 4th and 5th is a Champions League spot.... mmm... yes. Yes I am.
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It's not beyond the realms of possibility, maybe even a decent bet, that EVERY English team exits this week. 5th is not going to be Champions League.
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This is exactly where the fear comes from for some of us more negative types!! Villa finally doing well and it just feels like everything goes against us. Normally England would be a shoo-in for that extra spot, now it effects us, practically EVERY result goes against us. Even the draw. Man City edgy. Arsenal probably going out. Atletico failing. West Ham crumbling. Liverpool shocking. Villa have it tough. Just couldn't have gone much worse. So, despite odds and likelihood and all that law of averages stuff, I just can't envisage us catching a damn break! Something will stop it... us or the draw.
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I'd be a lot more confident of 4th if we had the safety net of 5th being a CL place! If Arsenal, City, Atletico and ourselves could progress, I think we'd push on without pressure and get 4th. I don't care if Spurs get 5th and a CL spot, if we want to be a big team we just need to take care of ourselves. But if results go badly, then pressure will be on every match and with such tight margins. Greedily, I desperately want a cup too! CL is better for the club, but trophies are better for most fans. Again, if by Thursday results have gone our way, I'd fancy us really going for it vs Lille. If they haven't, I worry we may focus/prioritise Bournemouth. Reckon we know what's what by late evening next Sunday. A MASSIVE week for us in all ways.
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If only we didn't have to play Arsenal, Chelsea and... Liverpool!! It's the other games that are relevant.
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I have some fears of holding on to 5th, but they reduce slightly as the games run out. However, that's nothing to with irrational fears, but the fact we have six games left, two of which we're strong favourites to lose and two of which are incredibly tricky (rejuvenated Chelsea and Brighton away) meaning our two 'bankers' of Bournemouth and Palace (A) have a lot of increased pressure on them. Add to that suspensions, injuries, a lack of form and the fact we've no experience in this situation, I'm uneasy crowing that we've got 5th or above in the bag so confidently as others. A win against Bournemouth may change that with a few other favourable results. It's not a sleight on Emery to suggest we may struggle to hold fifth, it's a culmination of the situation you can find yourself in this part of the season when you're a smaller team in terms of squad depth and experience. We're looking good for it at the moment... But not enough to be shouting 'ole' with every pass. But with 5th now looking incredibly shaky for CL anyway, it may well be irrelevant. 5th or 6th wouldn't make much of a difference. It'd be fourth or nothing and that looks tricky, despite both us and Spurs stuttering, as they have the healthier squad, the experience, the game in hand and no European distractions. Suppose most of this will be clear one way or the other in the next 10 days.
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I have never done a Villa game abroad and it's been a good few years since I've even done an away game but my adult nephew fancies doing this and said we should go... How easy is it to get tickets for these kind of preseason games? A quick bit of research suggests a flight and hotel for night or two wouldn't cost too much really. Any advice?
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I thought they counted it as two draws and then penalties wasn't counted other than for progression?
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This is why we want as many wins as possible, both for English teamsand obviously ourselves. In the incredibly unlikely event we win 5-0 tomorrow, I'd still want us to go strong enough to win the second leg too as that directly helps us. Same in reverse too, get smashed and we shouldn't give up on a win as it all counts. West Ham will go out in all likelihood, but if they could nick a win or a draw in one of the legs it would help.
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Aimed at no one in particular, but people get told off for 'bed wetting' when early scores or results go against us, but the opposite happens and we're allowed to party after 15mins?! I really hope that next week we can be practically assured that 5th is a CL spot, but at the moment both Man City and Arsenal are on a knife edge, with one the favourite and the other one behind, and less than a half in to today's fixtures and still awaiting tomorrows. Early gloating is just as bad as early doom mongering, except when people are doom mongering and are wrong, we're delighted, when you gloat and fail you look silly.
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Interestingly, I've just read that Liverpool fans are protesting at a 2% increase in ST prices for next season. Spurs are increasing theirs by 6% with people vocally complaining. I get that the pound cost might be different here, but it seems odd that all of us are exoecting much bigger increases and there is little, to no, real protest about it.
