TRO Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, DK82 said: We are going to destroy a team soon. I mean like 5/6-0. 5-4 or 6-5 more like. Edited September 12, 2016 by TRO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I think once we get 2 wins on the bounce we won't stop there and will go on to win 4/5 in a row. The attacking threat of this team will scare the majority of teams. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 hour ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: We will, definitely. Truth is we are used to fluking the odd win here and there if we're lucky. 3 times last season. What we're not used to is dominating games and battering the opposition only for the result not to go our way, but it does happen. Even over the period of a few games, it's part and parcel. I'm not suggesting we should be flying high at the top. I think if our luck were to swing full tilt the other way we could be top 4, but more likely we should be on 10 points or so. Over the course of 46 games that luck will even itself out, it always does. I hope it starts happening sooner rather than later whilst confidence is still up so that we can ride it. Spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 We have the squad to go up think we have signed well our problem will be getting it to gel before we are too far behind when it does come together we prob after Newcastle have the best team in Champ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, BigAl said: We have the squad to go up think we have signed well our problem will be getting it to gel before we are too far behind when it does come together we prob after Newcastle have the best team in Champ . I firmly believe our squad/team is superior to thiers. The 6 goal thrashing starts on Wednesday night. Mark my words !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 2 hours ago, TRO said: Its doesn't take time.....to get your foot in..... It takes concentration, application,will and steely determination. What's your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 14 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Even that season Leicester won 8 games in a row or whatever it was to stay up they had up to that point being playing well but just not getting the results. Yeah - this is the comparison I've been thinking about. It was the start of the run that took them through last season. Just hope we don't leave it till March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One For The Road Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 13 hours ago, BigAl said: We have the squad to go up think we have signed well our problem will be getting it to gel before we are too far behind when it does come together we prob after Newcastle have the best team in Champ . Never getting promoted with Gollini, Steer and Bunn as our goalkeepers. That was our biggest mistake in the summer, not spending good money on a quality, experienced goalie. I think we will rectify it next summer though, and as such mount a promotion challenge next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Gollini and Steer are both OK in my opinion. We are not perfect, no team is, but we have more than enough to get promoted out of this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 It feels very similar to that period when Sherwood arrived - where we was performing well but not getting the desired results, up until that West Brom home game which was a turning point and we went on a very good run afterwards. We are really close to turning this around - keep the faith and get behind the lads. UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Imagine if we somehow beat Newcastle? That could be the defining moment of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 20 hours ago, DK82 said: We are going to destroy a team soon. I mean like 5/6-0. Agreed. We simply have too much for most teams in this division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 10 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Imagine if we somehow beat Newcastle? That could be the defining moment of the season You talk about them as if they're unbeatable? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 13, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 13, 2016 I might be doing them a huge disservice but I still don't yet regard Huddersfield as genuine promotion candidates, despite them starting off like a house on fire. So for me, in reality we're 6pts off the top. Not 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 A very well balanced summary of our current position in The Birmingham Mail Fan Blog by Alex Berwick.....well worth a read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 35 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Imagine if we somehow beat Newcastle? That could be the defining moment of the season Addressing the flaws in our game,will be the defining moment of our season....until we do, it will be like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) This is interesting - http://www.squawka.com/football-team-rankings#performance-score#team-stats#english-football-league---championship|season-2016/2017#0#90#any#any#season#1#all-matches#total#desc#total Squawka do a 'power rankings' kind of thing, much like you'll find in american sports giving an overall statistical performance score. We currently sit 4th in their rankings. Quote Team Rankings (sorry mods, there is literally nothing on that page to quote other than those words) I haven't bored down into the statistics yet to see how they come up with their figures. I have managed to figure out we have created 77 chances so far, which is still the highest in the division - http://www.squawka.com/football-team-rankings#chances-created#team-stats#english-football-league---championship|season-2016/2017#0#90#any#any#season#1#all-matches#total#desc#total Our overview from which you can compare us to others in the division - http://www.squawka.com/teams/aston-villa/stats Edited September 13, 2016 by dont_do_it_doug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 13, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 minute ago, TRO said: Addressing the flaws in our game,will be the defining moment of our season....until we do, it will be like this. This post was brought to you by Christopher Walken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 25 minutes ago, BOF said: I might be doing them a huge disservice but I still don't yet regard Huddersfield as genuine promotion candidates, despite them starting off like a house on fire. So for me, in reality we're 6pts off the top. Not 10. They Haven't got the attacking potential we have but they have got durabilty, which hopefully we are searching for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: This is interesting - http://www.squawka.com/football-team-rankings#performance-score#team-stats#english-football-league---championship|season-2016/2017#0#90#any#any#season#1#all-matches#total#desc#total Squawka do a 'power rankings' kind of thing, much like you'll find in american sports giving an overall statistical performance score. We currently sit 4th in their rankings. I haven't bored down into the statistics yet to see how they come up with their figures. I have managed to figure out we have created 77 chances so far, which is still the highest in the division - http://www.squawka.com/football-team-rankings#chances-created#team-stats#english-football-league---championship|season-2016/2017#0#90#any#any#season#1#all-matches#total#desc#total Our overview from which you can compare us to others in the division - http://www.squawka.com/teams/aston-villa/stats We're also ranked 5th on whoscored across all their stats. I know stats can prove anything blah blah, but it does show our current position is not a true indication of our performances to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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