Demitri_C Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, Xela said: I think todays results show that even if we had beaten Burton we would have no chance of making it to the play offs. Agreed, was completely unrealistic. But we can be so close to 8th if we win tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, Xela said: I think todays results show that even if we had beaten Burton we would have no chance of making it to the play offs. Deffo, the rdm results and Jan/Feb made it an almost impossible task. At least we turned our results around and appear more difficult to beat. Next season should be ours for the taking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 36 minutes ago, Xela said: I think todays results show that even if we had beaten Burton we would have no chance of making it to the play offs. I think our own results in January & February show that we had no chance of making the play offs. It was clutching at claret & blue straws to think otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, pacbuddies said: I think our own results in January & February show that we had no chance of making the play offs. It was clutching at claret & blue straws to think otherwise. Totally but at least the team began to gel, picking up points, not conceding and giving us all a little (false) hope whilst bringing back a feel good factor that's been missing longer than Karen Brady's innocence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Agreed, was completely unrealistic. But we can be so close to 8th if we win tomorrow. I don't understand why being `close to 8th' would mean anything to anyone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Villan_of_oz Posted April 14, 2017 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2017 30 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: I don't understand why being `close to 8th' would mean anything to anyone. So if we finished 18th you would feel the same as if we finished 8th? I may be in the minority, which is fine I can handle it, but if at the end of last season someone had said we will finish in the top half I would've taken that. I think sometimes some forget what a pathetic excuse for a football club we'd become. I wanted us to go straight back up but didn't think it was a must. Again I might be in the minority but I'm quite content with where we are right now and extremely confident that next season will be a very good season for Aston Villa. UTV 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 14, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 14, 2017 41 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: I don't understand why being `close to 8th' would mean anything to anyone. Couldn't disagree more! Getting inside the top 10 from the position we were in (both league wise and psychologically) would be massive for us next season! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 1 hour ago, AntrimBlack said: I don't understand why being `close to 8th' would mean anything to anyone. Would you prefer we finished 20th? Finishing 8th after being in 19th or so when bruce arrived for me is a real good achievement and makes me feel optimistic for the next season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I quite enjoyed the journey this thread took this season, I'll miss it when it's closed, tho fingers crossed, the push for the championship thread next season should be fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 10 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: So if we finished 18th you would feel the same as if we finished 8th? I may be in the minority, which is fine I can handle it, but if at the end of last season someone had said we will finish in the top half I would've taken that. I think sometimes some forget what a pathetic excuse for a football club we'd become. I wanted us to go straight back up but didn't think it was a must. Again I might be in the minority but I'm quite content with where we are right now and extremely confident that next season will be a very good season for Aston Villa. UTV Spot on, sir! This season has also been disappointing, frustrating and on occasions even upsetting, but 'content' (for now, with all things considered), is the only reasonable conclusion. By contrast with the preceding 5 years, I no longer feel embarrassed, humiliated or depressed because there clearly is a plan and some real hope that we can achieve something again. That's is what was missing and was why we were so desperately bad. No amount of denial, or wishful thinking was ever going to help us recover from the cancer that had taken root... instead, it was always going to take time, care and attention. In many ways, the recovery has been remarkable, but most of all, I'm just bloody relieved we didn't die because we were most definitely on our last legs. Short memories indeed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Actually looking forward to next season, if you think about it we have been pretty poor from the start of the season with a lot of draws with the icing on the cake being the poor form in January but we have improved so much since. Can't see us being this bad next season and no doubt we will strengthen further in the summer, next season will be a very good season for us I am sure of it providing nothing disastrous happens. A good pre season and some good signings this summer under Bruce and we are halfway there in my opinion. it's a shame we didn't do it this season but it's probably but for the best long term as I think we would struggle if we were to go up this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 That Middlesbo team is absolute rubbish a 2nd has a number of our ex players who have proven they are actual shit. Next season I don't think Sunderland and Boro are going to be threats like Newcastle and Brighton have been this year. Swansea maybe as could hull. I think derby and Leeds will also be a threat next season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 37 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: That Middlesbo team is absolute rubbish a 2nd has a number of our ex players who have proven they are actual shit. Next season I don't think Sunderland and Boro are going to be threats like Newcastle and Brighton have been this year. Swansea maybe as could hull. I think derby and Leeds will also be a threat next season. If Middlesbrough get a good manager in they could be a threat. They have a few championship ready players. Gestede could be a big player for them next season. Hull or Swansea could cause problems if one of them get relegated. More likely Hull to be fair. Next season will be tougher than this season. Sunderland,Boro, Derby,Huddersfield, Leeds,Wednesday, Reading ,Fulham, Forest,Norwich, Hull or Swansea. They will be looking towards top 6 and above next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Reivax_Villa said: If Middlesbrough get a good manager in they could be a threat. They have a few championship ready players. Gestede could be a big player for them next season. Hull or Swansea could cause problems if one of them get relegated. More likely Hull to be fair. Next season will be tougher than this season. Sunderland,Boro, Derby,Huddersfield, Leeds,Wednesday, Reading ,Fulham, Forest,Norwich, Hull or Swansea. They will be looking towards top 6 and above next season Forest? No chance. Huddessfield I can't see having another season like this so they have to go up this year thus us best chance. Reading are a average team in my opinion, just had a huge advantage over us with our start. I think Wednesday or Fulham are going up so one if them we don't have yo worry about. Sunderland are in as big a mess as we were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Reivax_Villa said: If Middlesbrough get a good manager in they could be a threat. They have a few championship ready players. Gestede could be a big player for them next season. Hull or Swansea could cause problems if one of them get relegated. More likely Hull to be fair. Next season will be tougher than this season. Sunderland,Boro, Derby,Huddersfield, Leeds,Wednesday, Reading ,Fulham, Forest,Norwich, Hull or Swansea. They will be looking towards top 6 and above next season I'd imagine that Gestede would be a big player for any club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 To be fair, you could probably add Brentford to that list of top 6 challengers. They're having a good season and will have the Hogan money to spend this summer. QPR might be better too with Holloway in charge. Sheffield Utd have been awesome this season and look like reaching the 100 points total. That's a very good season at any level and if they add further quality to that team they might just be up there for the top 6 too. It's going to be a tough season again and we just have to hope that we are better prepared and are firing on all cylinders straight from the first kick-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 And tbh it didn't get much tougher than having two really strong sides like Newcastle and Brighton and none of the sides highlighted are as string as them.yes some really good sides but not much better than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 19 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Forest? No chance. Huddessfield I can't see having another season like this so they have to go up this year thus us best chance. Reading are a average team in my opinion, just had a huge advantage over us with our start. I think Wednesday or Fulham are going up so one if them we don't have yo worry about. Sunderland are in as big a mess as we were. I think they have the potential to be better next season lol. Plus they have a good manager that knows how to set the team up. This league is very unpredictable and I personally feel that it would predictable to assume forest would be crap next season. I agree with you about Reading. I don't think they're anything special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) Villa derby and Leeds will be the ones to watch for in my opinion next season - not worried who comes down . i think Fulham will go up in the play offs this season . Edited April 23, 2017 by Eastie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, Eastie said: Villa derby and Leeds will be the ones to watch for in my opinion next season - not worried who comes down . i think Fulham will go up in the play offs this season . Yeah this is how I see it. I think Swansea/hull whoever comes down will be up there. I think brentford could be a suprise package as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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