Farlz Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I really don't see us winning tomorrow so i expect us to go into the half way point 5 points off playoffs. Not ideal but we have some nicer games coming up which can hopefully close the gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: I think West Brom may win the title. They look pretty good. I'm still pissed off about that robbery there. That could have helped so badly and what a game for those idiots to make such a mistake and for Tammy to have a stinker The Forest and Stoke home matches are where we should have picked up extra points - No complaints about the results - But you have to win your home games if you want to achieve anything - and I include the play offs in that (being achievable). Edited December 22, 2018 by hippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 22, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, hippo said: The Forest and Stoke home matches are where we should have picked up extra points - No complaints about the results - But you have to win your home games if you want to achieve anything - and I include the play offs in that (being achievable). So not the home games against Brentford, Reading, Sheff Wednesday & Preston? Those dropped nine points hurt us more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjay Posted December 22, 2018 Visiting Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2018 10 of Norwichs 14 wins in the league have been by 1 goal. A lot of those goals have been very late, 80th minute and later. Sign of a good side maybe but still dont think its sustainable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted December 22, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2018 West Brom just played Rotherham, lets not jump ahead of ourselves shall we! Norwich have to be asking questions of why they cant seem to win a game without a last minute winner, that will catch up with you eventually. Still we have caught points on Derby, Sheffield, Forest and Leeds this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 22, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Nigel said: West Brom just played Rotherham, lets not jump ahead of ourselves shall we! Norwich have to be asking questions of why they cant seem to win a game without a last minute winner, that will catch up with you eventually. Still we have caught points on Derby, Sheffield, Forest and Leeds this weekend! ....if we win. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, Nigel said: West Brom just played Rotherham, lets not jump ahead of ourselves shall we! Norwich have to be asking questions of why they cant seem to win a game without a last minute winner, that will catch up with you eventually. Still we have caught points on Derby, Sheffield, Forest and Leeds this weekend! Yeah just as it caught up with Cardiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 34 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: So not the home games against Brentford, Reading, Sheff Wednesday & Preston? Those dropped nine points hurt us more. ???????? where have said that. ? what I meant was in the recent "good run" those two games need to be winnable if we are going to make even the play offs....we have to win those sort of games. the games you mention we were playing dross and the whole world and his dog knew we werent going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I would suggest that if we don't win tomorrow our chance of automatic promotion is all but gone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 22, 2018 Moderator Share Posted December 22, 2018 34 minutes ago, Cjay said: 10 of Norwichs 14 wins in the league have been by 1 goal. A lot of those goals have been very late, 80th minute and later. Sign of a good side maybe but still dont think its sustainable. I think that's more important for you than us. For us, they're now 14 points away from us - we need to win five more of the next 23 than they do. I think they'll fade away, but they've put in a hell of a first half. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obanken Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, villa89 said: I would suggest that if we don't win tomorrow our chance of automatic promotion is all but gone. This! Such a shame Jack is out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 22, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, hippo said: ???????? where have said that. ? what I meant was in the recent "good run" those two games need to be winnable if we are going to make even the play offs....we have to win those sort of games. the games you mention we were playing dross and the whole world and his dog knew we werent going anywhere. I didn’t see any mention in the discussion of dropped points being being confined to this recent good run and at no other time during the season. I would say we should have been picking up more than three points in four home games against mid table or lower fodder. If we miss out on the play offs or whatever, I won’t look back on draws against Forest and Stoke, it will have been the earlier games against weaker opposition that will have proved to be our undoing. Edited December 22, 2018 by Shropshire Lad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) so after today's matches we sit 12th with a game in hand, a loss vs Leeds tomorrow obviously keeps us in 12th (5 points off playoffs), a draw would take us up to 9th (4 points off playoffs), and a win would take us up to 7th (2 points off playoffs). Edited December 22, 2018 by MaVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I'm still convinced we will go up this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 29 minutes ago, villa89 said: I would suggest that if we don't win tomorrow our chance of automatic promotion is all but gone. Automatics are a pipe dream in reality, wholly unrealistic. Playoffs are our realistic target really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Personally I think any talk of auto promotion is a tad optimistic- Villa would have to go on a ridiculous run til May to achieve that. Once again a slow start has killed us. I think a lot of fans are still in the new manager feel good stage. Yes we have improved and yes we are playing well in spells, but the fact is we are 11th 1 game before Christmas, 12 points from 2nd. If Bruce was still here in the same position the placards would be out. Even if we win tomorrow we would be 2 points down from this stage last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaVilla Posted December 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Personally I think any talk of auto promotion is a tad optimistic- Villa would have to go on a ridiculous run til May to achieve that. Once again a slow start has killed us. I think a lot of fans are still in the new manager feel good stage. Yes we have improved and yes we are playing well in spells, but the fact is we are 11th 1 game before Christmas, 12 points from 2nd. If Bruce was still here in the same position the placards would be out. Even if we win tomorrow we would be 2 points down from this stage last year. Cant really blame DS though, he has been playing catch up, in terms of the form tables since DS took over, we are 5th, and in those games we have played quite a few of the team above or around us. In the last 7 games, our form would put us 3rd. I agree if Bruce had us in 12th we wouldnt be happy, but i would argue with anyone who thinks DS hasnt had a massively positive impact on the team, style of play and fan happiness. I think DS has done a great job too far, still a lot of work to do, but in my opinion DS it going in exactly the right direction. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted December 22, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2018 I want us to put in a sustainable long win streak without any longer lapses. That's the most important thing to me. If we can do that, we'll be fine, whether it's automatic or playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted December 22, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2018 Hull beating Swansea is good for us, with a win tomorrow against Leeds we can go 7th, we’d be only 2pts off 6th and 9pts off 2nd. What a crazy league this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 F***ing blues above us again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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