theboyangel Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 As I've said before, it annoys me that Lerner's poor decisions seem to make people look upon Ellis more favourably. I think Ellis was bad for the club I am not looking on him favourably. He was bad , lerner is worse I think Lerner started well, got his finger's burnt and got progressively worse to the levels of Doug in his final (no refreshments for staff) days at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Don't think we'll get relegated but I also don't think we'll do much apart from avoid the drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Hutton, Okore, Senderos, Stevens, Grealish, Richardson, Cole, N'Zogbia, Gardner, Bent, Kozak were all absent from last season (or played very little part), and should all get a fair amount of game time this term. Whilst we won't set the world on fire, I think we'll have enough to see off the drop finishing around 14th or so. If we can add someone like Ki to the midfield, and maybe a quality wide player - on loan if need be - I think we'll be around 10th - 12th. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemk39 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 whether players are young and hungry or old and topping up the pension it makes no difference with a negative Scottish moyesalike manager. lamberts dour tones will never motivate a team hence headbanger keane coming in. we have as much chance avoiding relegation with a female coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phumfeinz Posted August 5, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2014 That was a terrible poem. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 That was a terrible poem. Agree. Its Robert Southey all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I think the optimism gauge will be fully tested on Saturday. How many can be bothered to go to the friendly? In the past we have had over 20,000 for similar fixtures at similar times. I reckon we will do well to shift 15,000 for this one, even for tickets starting at a tenner. Even the Malaga game last year we had over 22,000 on the back of awful season, yet there was still some hope that Lerner and Lambert had a plan. Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Well I was fairly pessimistic but I think that's because I've been so focused on Villa over the last few months. Leicester, Burnley, QPR, Sunderland, WBA, Crystal Palace, Southampton and even Swansea arguably are equal to or worse than us on paper. I think we'll be absolutely fine this year by the end but it'll still probably be a bit of a shit struggle. I think it works in our favour that the majority of the country has written us off as a shambles because we can spring a surprise against that sort of attitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancvillan Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Honestly I think we're in the bottom 6 lottery. If injuries / form returning from injuries go well, we'll stay up quite comfortably. If it all goes tits up we'll be bottom. The reality is probably somewhere in the middle, and I think it's a coin toss between 19th and 16th. Looking at it objectively as I can, we're the new Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Seriously what is the point of us anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Seriously what is the point of us anymore? We are the fodder that the all important "Champions" League teams get to beat every week, just like the rest of the bottom 14 clubs in the league. We just make up the numbers and then add a small modicum of excitement at the end of the season if there's a relegation fight and there's no crucial match to decide 4th place. Because getting 4th place once and into the "Champions" League is the equivalent of winning the FA cup and League cup double 10 years in a row. Edited August 7, 2014 by villa89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Seriously what is the point of us anymore? We are the fodder that the all important "Champions" League teams get to beat every week, just like the rest of the bottom 14 clubs in the league. We just make up the numbers and then add a small modicum of excitement at the end of the season if there's a relegation fight and there's no crucial match to decide 4th place. Because getting 4th place once and into the "Champions" League is the equivalent of winning the FA cup and League cup double 10 years in a row. you missed out the bit where we beat arsenal, man city and chelsea last season, fueling the "the prem is brilliant cos anyone can beat anyone" fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw_nuff Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 That was a terrible poem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Improve the home form and we'll be ok, perhaps even top half. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I don't think there's much chance of a top half finish. There should be improvement on previous two years but I'm not sure Lambert is capable of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 We be in a heap of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincenzo Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 We're all doomed... Doomed I say! If we avoid relegation it will be a good season. How sad is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Ive been a villa fan for 25 years and i have never felt so negative about an up coming season as now...i think there is a huge chance of us being relegated.. A victory against Stoke and a few new signings will change the mood considerably. Keep the faith. Gent, you predict 17-20? Me disappoint! I am sorry, I was feeling a little bit down when I made my vote. I based my vote on the Chesterfield/Groningen friendlies, lack of new signings (recently) and the potential departures of key players. I have revised my vote. UTV. I actually believe we could challenge for the top 8 IF we have some luck with injuries and bring in one or two more players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Ive been a villa fan for 25 years and i have never felt so negative about an up coming season as now...i think there is a huge chance of us being relegated.. A victory against Stoke and a few new signings will change the mood considerably. Keep the faith. Gent, you predict 17-20? Me disappoint! I am sorry, I was feeling a little bit down when I made my vote. I based my vote on the Chesterfield/Groningen friendlies, lack of new signings (recently) and the potential departures of key players. I have revised my vote. UTV. I actually believe we could challenge for the top 8 IF we have some luck with injuries and bring in one or two more players. Would those one or two more players happen to be Messi and Ronaldo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Would those one or two more players happen to be Messi and Ronaldo? I knew somebody would sardonically suggest those names. There is nothing much outside the usual top 6/7, it is not impossible with a good bit of fortune. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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