October Optimism Gauge

[Greenfly]

9 hours ago, PussEKatt said:

I think 14th to 16th.The reason is that although we have 4 wins from 4 games,look at the standard of the oppostion.Two lower division teams and 2 Pl teams that have a total of 1 PL season between them in the last 2 seasons.I am probably the only one that thinks this but the way I see it is.Last season we had a lot of displays like the Stoke one where ( the First team ) didnt show any commitment or any intrest in winning,or even trying.The only thing that has changed is we have a few better players which should result in a higher position.IMHO DS does not have the motovation skills or the tactical nous to do well in this division.I hope I am wrong because Villa are my team and I want them to do well but I feel the players are doing it on their owne.Time will tell. 

I think he learned a lot over the course of last season. Time will tell of course, but we may stay to reap the benefits of keeping the faith.

Also, he seems to be pretty good at man managing from what I've gathered.

[A'Villan]

Shouldn't this poll be 'where do you think we will finish in 2020/2021?' @limpid

Edited October 4, 2020 by A'Villan

[PussEKatt]

2 hours ago, A'Villan said:

Shouldn't this poll be 'where do you think we will finish in 2020/2021?' @limpid

@limped second post on page one.You can explain your choice.

[A'Villan]

3 minutes ago, PussEKatt said:

@limped second post on page one.You can explain your choice.

I'm just nitpicking that we're in the 2020/21 season, not the 2019/20 season.

[PussEKatt]

I still pick 14th to 16th......Hope im wrong and we finish higher.

[hippo]

Yeah - its been worse I suppose !!!

[Rodders]

Champions! Champions! We're going f***king win the league.

Optimistic.

[Lichfield Dean]

I am somewhat confused now but have updated my prediction from 14th to 8th. I mean, a bit of luck, avoidance of injuries and who knows?

[It's Your Round]

Is it too early to change my prediction to top 4? I mean I’m kind of joking, but also after yesterday anything’s possible, is it not?

[Nigel]

12th was my guess from the start of the season.

There is a giant jump for the next 2 or 3 places (9th to 11th), a lot of time and money spent to get there, but I'm not sure if we are as far away from this as I first thought.

 

 

[MotoMkali]

Lads

Lads

Lads

We're going to win it all. 2 horse race between us and Everton. Don't quote me on that

[Jas10]

Let’s chase those European spots, have the ambition at least. Another signing of two would be delightful.

 

[alreadyexists]

I’ve changed and gone for 7-10 now as I think a top ten is doable. Come on Villa!

Edited October 5, 2020 by alreadyexists

[MrBlack]

On 02/10/2020 at 20:10, MrBlack said:

I'll be extremely shocked if we dont finish 11-17. We've significantly improved the team on last year, both in absolute terms and relative to others around us.

Given the intense fixture list,  everyone will likely struggle with injuries this season,  but obviously we're at risk more than others given anyone that we bring in as a replacement is a large part of the reason we finished 17th. 

With that in mind, moving up a few places is to be expected. Even a few more may be achievable if things go swimmingly. But to go from 17th to 10th would be a massive improvement and is incredibly unlikely.  Still, I won't complain if we do it :).

 

11-17th

Feeling optimistic

Had to change my view.  7-10.. very optimistic

[3_Penny_Opera]

9-12

I am optimistic 

If we draw Leeds, I think we will have a comfortable 9th thru 12th finish

[Eastie]

Top 12 but an outside chance of top 8 for me , unlikely we can do a leicester but a top 10 finish would be good and kick on from there .

[Pez1974]

Very optimistic, but gone with 11-17.

Not a criticism, but feel that's very wide range - genuinely feel we're in the 10-14 area now.

[Pelle]

Believe 11th-13th. But it's been a very strange season so far.

A question for stats hunters. Have a relegated ever started their season with 3 wins out of 3?

[The Fun Factory]

Unsurprisingly feeling quite optimistic at the moment, which makes a change. Earlier I hoped for a finish between 15th to about 12th as  a sign of solid consolidation. Now I think we could flirt with the top half so maybe 11 to about 13th. I think we should aim for  a 10 point improvement at least which would be 45 points. I am sure there will be a few bumps in the road but clearly we have a better squad than last season.