Johnnyp Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I'll be honest i never felt confident in the week building up to the Fulham game. They were favourites. Played great football. We were patchy. Limped over the line against Boro. And 10 minutes into the final we couldn't get near the ball, knew it would be a long afternoon. Last April when were a shoe in for the playoffs, i wanted to avoid them. Should we get there this year, i think we'll be a different animal. And we should hope that Leeds and Sheffield United scrap it out for that 2nd place because whoever misses out will be distraught after been in around it for so long that to get ready for a playoff a week or so later is mentally jaring. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Just now, Johnnyp said: I'll be honest i never felt confident in the week building up to the Fulham game. They were favourites. Played great football. We were patchy. Limped over the line against Boro. And 10 minutes into the final we couldn't get near the ball, knew it would be a long afternoon. Last April when were a shoe in for the playoffs, i wanted to avoid them. Should we get there this year, i think we'll be a different animal. And we should hope that Leeds and Sheffield United scrap it out for that 2nd place because whoever misses out will be distraught after been in around it for so long that to get ready for a playoff a week or so later is mentally jaring. We could hand Leeds the defeat that costs them automatics, then get them straight away in the playoffs. Wowee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: We could hand Leeds the defeat that costs them automatics, then get them straight away in the playoffs. Wowee. Have a feeling Leeds will knick 2nd, probably on the last day. Sheffield United have a tough run coming up too. I 100% think we'll go to elland road and win though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 https://mobile.twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1114150697266597889?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I don't actually think we will have a better chance next season.....with us maybe losing key players, I think this is as good as it gets in terms of playing staff. We have to do it, this season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, TRO said: I don't actually think we will have a better chance next season.....with us maybe losing key players, I think this is as good as it gets in terms of playing staff. We have to do it, this season. We said that last season too. I think we'll lose grealish whether we go up or not this time. I'll be gutted if we don't go up but not overly worried. We are in good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Johnnyp said: We said that last season too. I think we'll lose grealish whether we go up or not this time. I'll be gutted if we don't go up but not overly worried. We are in good shape. I don't see us being able to replace Grealish, but hey ho.....is my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, TRO said: I don't actually think we will have a better chance next season.....with us maybe losing key players, I think this is as good as it gets in terms of playing staff. We have to do it, this season. I agree, this is going to be our best chance for a while I think. It’s been an awful league this year and I can’t see it being this bad again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I just hope our fans realise we will lose a game or two before the end of the season... we will... everyone will. If we lose to Wednesday and everyone goes into meltdown mode it’ll be annoying. There will be many twists and turns whoever goes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted April 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2019 56 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: I just hope our fans realise we will lose a game or two before the end of the season... TBF if there is one thing we know inside out, it ain't winning every game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, jim said: I agree, this is going to be our best chance for a while I think. It’s been an awful league this year and I can’t see it being this bad again. It's going to be worse next year for sure. None of the teams coming down worry me in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, sidcow said: It's going to be worse next year for sure. None of the teams coming down worry me in the slightest. Be surprised if Huddersfield get remotely close to the PL again for years, even with the parachute payments. They struck lucky with Wagner and it worked. This new guy - I'm not so sure. Fulham will struggle next year. Sessegnon surely off, Mitrovic probably too. Cardiff will not bother me in the slightest if they drop too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Johnnyp said: Be surprised if Huddersfield get remotely close to the PL again for years, even with the parachute payments. They struck lucky with Wagner and it worked. This new guy - I'm not so sure. Fulham will struggle next year. Sessegnon surely off, Mitrovic probably too. Cardiff will not bother me in the slightest if they drop too. Both would have actually been better off sticking with their managers IMO. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only2McInallys Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Both would have actually been better off sticking with their managers IMO. Couldn’t agree more .Maybe there is a lesson here for us in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richp999 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) On 04/04/2019 at 10:44, Demitri_C said: Not sure about West brom. The new guy is fresh but they do have some dangerous players. I'd fancy us to beat them on a one off game for sure. Two legs can go either way. I wouldn't want Leeds esp with second leg at Elland Road. Don't fear anyone else. I was at the hawthorns today doing a naughty drivers course, chatting to a baggies season ticket holder, talking about the playoffs. The only team he was worried about playing.. The Villa. Nice to know others fans are now worried about playing us. Edited April 5, 2019 by richp999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Both would have actually been better off sticking with their managers IMO. I think Wagner stepped down voluntarily, to try to give someone else a chance at saving them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 12 hours ago, TRO said: I don't actually think we will have a better chance next season.....with us maybe losing key players, I think this is as good as it gets in terms of playing staff. We have to do it, this season. Im not so sure Tro. When Smith took over I actually thought the season was over because it would take a while for him to get them playing his way and the state of the defence. The new manager bounce gave a bit of false hope. We have progressed a lot faster than I thought we would but if we don’t go up I trust Smith to build a team to challenge for top 2. Yes we will lose Jack but Norwich have shown you can loss your stand out best player but still compete as long as you spend wisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 11 hours ago, jim said: I agree, this is going to be our best chance for a while I think. It’s been an awful league this year and I can’t see it being this bad again. What happens to our bet if we go up this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Im not so sure Tro. When Smith took over I actually thought the season was over because it would take a while for him to get them playing his way and the state of the defence. The new manager bounce gave a bit of false hope. We have progressed a lot faster than I thought we would but if we don’t go up I trust Smith to build a team to challenge for top 2. Yes we will lose Jack but Norwich have shown you can loss your stand out best player but still compete as long as you spend wisely. Fair comment. It think Dean dealing with the centre halves is a master stroke......I was banging the drum for some time to have units in the middle of defence....I think they have given us a different dimension along with all the other factors of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 6, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 6, 2019 On 03/12/2018 at 13:32, BOF said: I think Norwich go up at a canter. Fair play to this bloke back at the start of December 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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