Villarocker Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 It's so easy to get carried away right now but, the truth is, we are only a couple of points above the place we finished in last season. That's the pessimism out of the way! Come on Villa, don't mess it up tomorrow! Win at all costs, the faithful will go wild, and we will be up to 4th and homing in on an automatic promotion place. Seeing the name Aston Villa at the top will frighten the shit out of the rest of the teams in the league! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 1 hour ago, villarocker said: Seeing the name Aston Villa at the top will frighten the shit out of the rest of the teams in the league! It frightens the shit out of me ! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I'm nervous about our next two games. A derby is a knife edge game, and Preston are a difficult side to play. Despite winning 5 from 6 I just don't ever feel confident. Nothing to do with the players or manager, it's the feeling of the inevitable hurt that comes from being a villa fan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 17 hours ago, Dick said: Why the anger? He is pointing out we have spent 70m and they have apent a fraction to do better. It’s true. There is no anger. Don’t see how you picked that up. Just logic. Yes, they spend less than us and have a few more points than us this season but it’s taken them 10 years (at least) of utter shit to get to what is probably a temporary moment . I repeat, is that how people would like Villa to be? If not, what is the point if the comparison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 20 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: If you can't see the point, then there is no point in me trying to explain it to you. lol Hint: It is none of what you have said above. Well, I don’t see the point, so indulge me and kindly explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted October 29, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 29, 2017 13 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I agree with everything you have said, aside from maybe on Sheffield United. I will hold my hands up, this is based entirely on the fact that they were in League One last year. So wishful thinking. Can't argue with their form, top of the table over last 10, then just nudged into second by us over the last 6. Very competitive up the top this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 1 hour ago, briny_ear said: There is no anger. Don’t see how you picked that up. Just logic. Yes, they spend less than us and have a few more points than us this season but it’s taken them 10 years (at least) of utter shit to get to what is probably a temporary moment . I repeat, is that how people would like Villa to be? If not, what is the point if the comparison? I suspect people are thinking that with the money we have spent we should have done better. I also suspect that people are worried that we may end up like them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 20 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: I suspect people are thinking that with the money we have spent we should have done better. I also suspect that people are worried that we may end up like them. Well obviously I share both of those worries. But comparing us with Sheffield United in terms of either current or past performance doesn't shed much light on our own position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 29, 2017 Moderator Share Posted October 29, 2017 22 minutes ago, briny_ear said: Well obviously I share both of those worries. But comparing us with Sheffield United in terms of either current or past performance doesn't shed much light on our own position. I don’t think they are, I think they are comparing the performance of the two managers relative to the resources available to them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted October 29, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 29, 2017 Next game will be a real indicator of what we can expect - not only a must-win to maintain 2 points a game, but also a team very near us which simply we must be beating. Another draw and I might start thinking more about play-offs as the goal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I dont understand the mentality of those saying that today was on OK/acceptable result. On that basis, a point at Preston will be fine then too as we are away and they are a decent side? Oh look, we're outside the playoffs again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 We have a lot of fans with extremely low standards and seem to think scraping the play offs is acceptable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted October 29, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 29, 2017 5 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: We have a lot of fans with extremely low standards and seem to think scraping the play offs is acceptable. To be fair, if those fans with the 'high standards' had their way a few weeks ago, we'd be starting again and nowhere near the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 29, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 29, 2017 Four points from Preston and Sheffield Wednesday and I’ll be happy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 20 minutes ago, turvontour said: On that basis, a point at Preston will be fine then too as we are away and they are a decent side? I would have said that before today to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth said: I would have said that before today to be honest. We need to stop saying that if we want to get promoted. Because you can make the case for at least half the teams being decent. We should be aiming to beat everyone apart from the top 2 or 3 who should be our rivals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Jareth said: Next game will be a real indicator of what we can expect - not only a must-win to maintain 2 points a game, but also a team very near us which simply we must be beating. Another draw and I might start thinking more about play-offs as the goal. If we do not achieve automatic promotion, we can kiss promotion goodbye. In the playoffs this team and manager would choke the way they did today and have done on previous occasions in an important game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 9 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: If we do not achieve automatic promotion, we can kiss promotion goodbye. In the playoffs this team and manager would choke the way they did today and have done on previous occasions in an important game. Hmm, not sure its that clear cut, if we get that far we will have a chance. I think it's probably better to judge our chances on a game by game basis than it is to guess about the future based on how much you like the brand of football. After all he's been choking it for most of the season and we are sixth, so he may just choke it in the play off final and win. You don't have to like it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 It's laughable and utterly moronic for people to think it's acceptable to think "ah well at least we are still amongst the teams in it, point gained etc etc " Aston Villa expect automatic promotion and play something that bears semblance to football. Today was awful, bloody awful..don't give me it was a derby nonsense..this is the way we play most weeks. We wing it, get it right the odd time, look shite the rest of it. No, not good enough. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 20 minutes ago, Lerner's Driver said: Hmm, not sure its that clear cut, if we get that far we will have a chance. I think it's probably better to judge our chances on a game by game basis than it is to guess about the future based on how much you like the brand of football. After all he's been choking it for most of the season and we are sixth, so he may just choke it in the play off final and win. You don't have to like it. Well, I don't like it, but if he chokes his way to promotion I will be over the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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