leighavfc Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Just now, Kiwivillan said: Complete bullshit fishing expedition that was raised a few weeks ago and some Villa hating journo at the Daily Heil has decided to recycle it. It's a reasonable valuation and the line about EFL and Premier League loosely aligned is rag talk for we're making up shit and throwing it at the wall to see if it sticks Yeah did think it was recycled, I've just read the original article. And of course it's the Mail... thought it was worth posting in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 We've gone 7 points out of 9 in the last 3 must wins. That ain't bad considering the lack of CF and my stroppiness because of it. Anyway.....At least there is a week of optimistic peace ahead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) Only 6 points separate us and Soton in 9th place. Edited January 22, 2020 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) So VT hive mind how many more wins you reckon we need from our remaining games to stay up? 4? Edited January 22, 2020 by ciggiesnbeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Fox1884 said: Rodgers said after the game it was only a twinged arse muscle and nothing serious, should hopefully be alright for the 2nd leg Good. I cant stand the bloke but he is that kind of player, winds up the oppo. Never want to him him seriously injured tho. Mings planting him on his arse a few times would do for me Edited January 22, 2020 by ciggiesnbeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post markavfc40 Posted January 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2020 Below 4th the league is really congested. We are 16th but only 9 points off 5th. Put the kind of run together we did the arse end of last season and we can grab a Europa league place 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 36 minutes ago, leighavfc said: Mail reporting Prem league are looking at our stadium sale and also says we are close and gonna have to sell players in the summer!! Hopefully the stadium thing will be ok as they getting valuations to check it. Bottom of the article is worrying though... Premier League probe Aston Villa's £56million stadium sale https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7917941/Premier-League-probe-Aston-Villas-56million-stadium-sale.html?ito=native_share_article-top The sale of Villa Park is still yet to be authorised by the Premier League It was sold in May 2018 in a contentious deal in order to comply with EFL rules However, Aston Villa could face a points deduction if they are found guilty Aston Villa’s sale of their ground to a company controlled by the club’s owners has yet to be signed off by the Premier League, raising the prospect that they could follow Derby and Sheffield Wednesday in being charged as a result of the controversial accounting practice. Absolutely nothing story and the killer line in the whole piece is that the EFL themselves valued Derby's ground as worth £49m. So are we saying that a) Villa's ground (and the land it sits on) isn't worth £8m more? And b) that even if we were a couple of million short that the PL would dock us points?! It's nothing. No one is questioning the actual sale (although they're pissed it's a loop hole) so it's all about valuation and, if anything, Villa's was undervalued! If they're clever they could probably sell it again to another subsidiary for closer to market value and give us a bit more cash yet!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: Below 4th the league is really congested. We are 16th but only 9 points off 5th. Put the kind of run together we did the arse end of last season and we can grab a Europa league place It is ridiculously tight. If you'd asked fans in August whether they'd have taken being 5 points off Arsenal by January they'd have bitten your hand off (and probably died laughing!). BUT, there is a small gap forming from 15th downwards and I hope we either make a little leap forward in the next 4 or 5 games or just try to be better than at least two of the four teams around us (assuming Norwich are stuffed at point). We're in a mini league with Watford, Bournemouth, West Ham and Brighton. We've a point against Brighton, 3 against Watford and face Bournemouth next. Our last game of the season against West Ham could be interesting... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Who is Matt Hughes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, maqroll said: Who is Matt Hughes? He actually was one of the few journalists who had Tony Xia sussed if I recall correctly but jackbauer24's analysis looks spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: Below 4th the league is really shite. Fixed . How are United 5th, they are tripe. We might need 40 points to stay up. Edited January 23, 2020 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I’d say it’s better to take it game by game. Southampton took it that way and now suddenly looking at top half. For now I’m worried about Leicester game. It’s really important and hopefully we make it through. Then think again about Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 With Arsenal, Spurs, Man Utd and Chelsea all being ordinary this season, the lower teams are getting extra points than usual. Because of that, it does look like it will take more points than usual to stay up. For me, Villa have to get to 40 points to have a decent chance of staying up and, to do that, we simply have to take points off teams that are sat in the top half. Hopefully, when we play them at Villa Park, we can take points off the four teams mentioned above. If we could get 5 or more points from them we will be doing ourselves a big favour. 15 more points please Villa - no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, Villarocker said: With Arsenal, Spurs, Man Utd and Chelsea all being ordinary this season, the lower teams are getting extra points than usual. Because of that, it does look like it will take more points than usual to stay up. For me, Villa have to get to 40 points to have a decent chance of staying up and, to do that, we simply have to take points off teams that are sat in the top half. Hopefully, when we play them at Villa Park, we can take points off the four teams mentioned above. If we could get 5 or more points from them we will be doing ourselves a big favour. 15 more points please Villa - no less. The season we went down 37pts got 18th relegated. The last 3 seasons 18th was on 34 33 34. 17th survived with 40 36 36. The 40pt one was 2 wins clear of relegation points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 4 hours ago, ciggiesnbeer said: So VT hive mind how many more wins you reckon we need from our remaining games to stay up? 4? Five I think. Or 15 points, however we get there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: Five I think. Or 15 points, however we get there. 4 wins 3 draws 7 losses Surely we can manage this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Wins against Bournemouth, Palace, Newcastle and Man Utd. Draws against Everton, Sheffield United and West Ham. Losses against Wolves, Leicester, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Southampton, Chelsea Mix and/or match. Doable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, Keyblade said: 4 wins 3 draws 7 losses Surely we can manage this? If we win at Bournemouth, things would look much easier. Especially if other results helped us too. The sooner we put wins together the more comfortable we become and the more confidence we gain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 25 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Losses against Wolves, Leicester, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Southampton, Chelsea I don't think home wins against Wolves Spurs Arsenal and Chelsea is out of the question. Wolves derby and the rest have had patches of questionable form all season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Next round Norwich plays Newcastle, actually they're the sort of team that could do some problems to Newcastle, although Bruce might park the bus anyway. That's why I wanted Norwich to get a result out of Spurs so that they could have some hope which would make them upping their game. Then Watford and Everton, another 6 pointers somehow. If Watford won that, then Everton will still be in it (in numbers). Another 6 pointers between between West Ham and Brighton, Bournemouth against us. Those games are proper 6 pointers. Palace Vs Sheff Utd, Burnley Vs Arsenal. The more I think about our next game, the more I realize how important it is. Even Palace could get dragged to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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