Zatman Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 36 minutes ago, ender4 said: I'd take 10th over 15th even if it means Carney, Tim and other youngsters never play another minute this season. Why? We get a similar trophy of nothing. We need to blood these playera to see if they are good enough and can step up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: Why? We get a similar trophy of nothing. We need to blood these playera to see if they are good enough and can step up We get a £10m+ in added revenue for those 5 positions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Just now, CVByrne said: We get a £10m+ in added revenue for those 5 positions. maybe but developing the youngsters is probably worth more than that long term 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Chukwuemeka and Iroegbunam are in the squad because we already know they're good enough, if they weren't good enough they wouldn't be on the bench, we aren't naming in match day squads just for the sake of having academy players involved they have to earn and prove that they're good enough first. We should be looking to give the youngsters more game time and finish as high as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 35 minutes ago, CVByrne said: We get a £10m+ in added revenue for those 5 positions. £23 million extra actually. Basically Coutinho's salary for free for next year. or the equivalent of each season ticket holder paying £767 more next season. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 58 minutes ago, useless said: We should be looking to give the youngsters more game time and finish as high as possible. Thank you. Hate the idea that playing some of the best young players in the country will automatically lead to losing games. Spurs under Poch and Arsenal under Arteta have proven otherwise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 8 hours ago, CVByrne said: Leicester a, Norwich h, Burnley a, Liverpool h, Crystal Palace h, Burnley h, Man City a If we assume losses to Liverpool and City. That leaves 5 games we can get points in. If we can get three wins in those home games and two draws in the away. That's 11 more points and we inflict a defeat on Palace. That'll get us to 47 points and constitute as good an end to the season as we can hope for really. So anywhere between 10 and 12 points is the target. We should give ourselves a chance of 10th then. Winning two of our last three games too. Hopefully that'll be enough to suggest we can push on next season and be able to attract players It's funny that you say if we assume that we lose to Liverpool, which I agree I think we very very likely will. But then you think that the side that put 7 past Liverpool is pretty much this current side, with Coutinho, Ings and Ramsey replacing Trezeguet, Barkley and Grealish. What the hell has happened to us as a side?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 I was really hopeful for eighth, it was within reach but stupid errors have cost us. If we can claw back some performances tenth might be still possible which is not bad considering how this season has been another transitional one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 6 hours ago, ender4 said: £23 million extra actually. Basically Coutinho's salary for free for next year. or the equivalent of each season ticket holder paying £767 more next season. I think this probably helps to illustrate how disgusting the wealth is in the PL, and how insignificant the fans are. We could double the ST cost across the board, and it still wouldn't pay for Digne's transfer fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Davkaus said: I think this probably helps to illustrate how disgusting the wealth is in the PL, and how insignificant the fans are. We could double the ST cost across the board, and it still wouldn't pay for Digne's transfer fee. Ticket income have become next to meaningless with the current inflation in transfer fees and wages. Crowds in the stadium are still important, but mainly to make for a better show on tv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 16 hours ago, Davkaus said: I think this probably helps to illustrate how disgusting the wealth is in the PL, and how insignificant the fans are. We could double the ST cost across the board, and it still wouldn't pay for Digne's transfer fee. I remember,in the 1980s when players like K.Keegan,M.Channon etc retired they had enough saved to buy a pub or similar.I cant understand why todays players can afford to buy the Tesco chain after only one season.FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 12/04/2022 at 13:57, PussEKatt said: I remember,in the 1980s when players like K.Keegan,M.Channon etc retired they had enough saved to buy a pub or similar.I cant understand why todays players can afford to buy the Tesco chain after only one season.FFS. i mean Tesco is worth between £20-25 BILLION so i doubt a footballer could afford that. A bog-standard premier league footballer makes around £2 million per year (£40k per week). Only the absolute superstars make £10 million per year. I think we'll end up finishing 11th, same as last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 This thread is embarrassing. I will see you in the relegation thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 It is looking less and less likely that we will finish top half at the moment but we are so inconsistent we are likely to go and beat Leicester before losing at home to Norwich! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa_Vids Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 The motivation has to be finishing in the top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, Villa_Vids said: The motivation has to be finishing in the top 10. Not much of a motivating factor really is it? For me, time to introduce the youth on the bench for the remaining games. Why stifle the academy for the likes of Ashley Young or Luiz at this stage? I'm personally going to tune out of this 'Battle for a top half finish' , because I know SG won't do this at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 End of thread. Delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Isn’t happening. FWIW I see us finishing 16th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 We're one point behind Leicester in 9th if we beat them next week. Its completely in our own hands if we want to finish top half. Another 3 game winning run and we're likely in pole position. So many glass half empty posters on here, and Id guess a certain few arent villa fans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) It was a brave battle for the top half Edited April 17, 2022 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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