Czechlad Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 6 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Very hard start again Best to face the better clubs early before they have a rhythm. I am also glad we are going up against one of the relegated clubs first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 When do Sky pick the September matches? Shall I risk getting my train tickets for Brentford? Who would want to watch that outside of Birmingham and west London?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 The perfect starting run for those like me who feel the single most important thing is to see whether he will abandon his (very overly IMO) cautious approach and have us on the front foot going at teams. Had there been one or two gentler fixtures itd have been harder to judge his approach. 10-12 points, next round of the Cup, by the end of August, and a positive approach, we will be up and running, and Bruce will be secure. Less than 10, and/ or that very cautious approach, and he will be in the dock when we restart in 2nd week of September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 46 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: When do Sky pick the September matches? Shall I risk getting my train tickets for Brentford? Who would want to watch that outside of Birmingham and west London?! According to the Mail it's in about a month but that seems a bit far off to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted June 21, 2017 Administrator Share Posted June 21, 2017 I've updated the match forums - if anyone gets a few minutes to check the away ground names, please PM me any errors. Thanks https://www.villatalk.com/forum/479-season-201718/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted June 21, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, limpid said: I've updated the match forums - if anyone gets a few minutes to check the away ground names, please PM me any errors. Thanks https://www.villatalk.com/forum/479-season-201718/ Do yer own homework! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted June 21, 2017 Administrator Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Jareth said: Do yer own homework! Preserved so that I can point out it's your fault to anyone who gets up at the wrong time of night for a game. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 11 hours ago, BOF said: Every single home team on week 2 are also home on week 3. I've never seen that happen before. I've just checked all the fixtures and all the away teams go away the week after aswell! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 21, 2017 Moderator Share Posted June 21, 2017 21 minutes ago, Rob182 said: I've just checked all the fixtures and all the away teams go away the week after aswell! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 4 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: When do Sky pick the September matches? Shall I risk getting my train tickets for Brentford? Who would want to watch that outside of Birmingham and west London?! It was on TV last season so they might think Brentford will hammer us again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 I'm sure Bruce will show us in Pre-season games that nothing has changed in our style of play and intend during games. I'm Villa through and through and we deserve something special on the pitch just like our name suggests. So I'm sure I'll be calling for his head before the season begins. My expectaions for this great club wrongly situationed at the second level of English football are the following AV 4-0 Hull Colchester 0-4 AV Cardiff 0-2 AV Reading 0-2 AV AV 4-0 Norwich Bristol C 0-2 AV Anything less than 3 wins/1 draw/1 defeat (Reading away) in the league (even throwing the cup-tie) then we have to take the 14 days break after Bristol to find a new manager even though we should have got shot of him already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 On 21/06/2017 at 10:41, BOF said: Every single home team on week 2 are also home on week 3. I've never seen that happen before. It happened last season. Week 2 was Rotherham at home and week 3 was then Huddersfield at home.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Nice to finally be at home first game of the season. Especially important now given that we're decent at home but absolutely dreadful away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 24, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 24, 2017 Hull h Cardiff a Reading a Norwich h Bristol a Brentford h Middlesbrough h Barnsley a Notts Forest h That's the first 9 fixtures, and it's a long old season, but that would represent just under 20% of our season. I think we should be able to get perhaps 6-7 wins out of that, all the home games, and one or two of the away, and then draw one or two, and perhaps lose one or two. So... that would be around 22 points, I think that's doable if we hit the ground running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One For The Road Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 1 hour ago, alreadyexists said: Hull h Cardiff a Reading a Norwich h Bristol a Brentford h Middlesbrough h Barnsley a Notts Forest h That's the first 9 fixtures, and it's a long old season, but that would represent just under 20% of our season. I think we should be able to get perhaps 6-7 wins out of that, all the home games, and one or two of the away, and then draw one or two, and perhaps lose one or two. So... that would be around 22 points, I think that's doable if we hit the ground running. I saw nothing at all in the back end of last season that leads me to conclude we will win that many games in the first 9. Nothing at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 24, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, One For The Road said: I saw nothing at all in the back end of last season that leads me to conclude we will win that many games in the first 9. Nothing at all. Yeah but now we've got John Terry (probably). Edited June 24, 2017 by alreadyexists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tismyk Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 On 22/06/2017 at 17:26, Grasshopper said: I'm sure Bruce will show us in Pre-season games that nothing has changed in our style of play and intend during games. I'm Villa through and through and we deserve something special on the pitch just like our name suggests. So I'm sure I'll be calling for his head before the season begins. My expectaions for this great club wrongly situationed at the second level of English football are the following AV 4-0 Hull Colchester 0-4 AV Cardiff 0-2 AV Reading 0-2 AV AV 4-0 Norwich Bristol C 0-2 AV Anything less than 3 wins/1 draw/1 defeat (Reading away) in the league (even throwing the cup-tie) then we have to take the 14 days break after Bristol to find a new manager even though we should have got shot of him already. I`ll have what the Grasshopper has been drinking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 6 hours ago, One For The Road said: I saw nothing at all in the back end of last season that leads me to conclude we will win that many games in the first 9. Nothing at all. This. I actually think the buzz and excitement around the first game will go somewhere during the first half against hull when it becomes very clear nothing has changed in our playing style. And it won't either. He had them 7 months , mon -Fri at bodymor heath and the football was dreadful. Won't change when the reconv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 8 hours ago, Johnnyp said: This. I actually think the buzz and excitement around the first game will go somewhere during the first half against hull when it becomes very clear nothing has changed in our playing style. And it won't either. He had them 7 months , mon -Fri at bodymor heath and the football was dreadful. Won't change when the reconv That's the spirit! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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