stewiek2 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 16 hours ago, Zatman said: Welcome back Rudy Gestede I'd rather put a cone out in the defence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Just found out why there is so many injuries to the first team...... new treatment room nurse. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 17 hours ago, Captain_Townsend said: Our charge from 2016 to today has been an epic journey of positivity. Even if we end up 7th I will be delighted. Being back in the top 7 two years in a row is actually amazing considering where we came from. Also, the hand we have been dealt is cruel so even if we collapse I will still applaud every person connected with this club for the season we were having before injuries bit. This is exactly how I feel! Great post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholm Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 15/02/2024 at 08:21, CVByrne said: What's the point of ever having any hope for anything supporting Villa. All we get in the end is failure and each time it's served up in a way to maximise the pain too. Being mid table for the season is far far more preferable than a Villa special of do well for first half and then collapsing. But being tricked into this shit over and over. **** hate this club for how much of a curse it is on those who are struck supporting it. Only pain and misery for decades now Jeez man! Genuine question (assuming your post isn’t sarcastic)…..have you thought about stepping away from Villa for good? You clearly get absolutely no pleasure at all from supporting the club and seem to only focus on the downs and not the ups. We all know that supporting ANY club is the quintessential rollercoaster ride…..and if you cannot glean any joy from the considerable ‘ups’ we have had then surely time to step of the ride altogether. Your expectation of ‘decades of pain and misery’ is not worth putting yourself through it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 22 hours ago, Captain_Townsend said: Our charge from 2016 to today has been an epic journey of positivity. Even if we end up 7th I will be delighted. Being back in the top 7 two years in a row is actually amazing considering where we came from. Also, the hand we have been dealt is cruel so even if we collapse I will still applaud every person connected with this club for the season we were having before injuries bit. Even Chris Heck? You're right though, it's still progress and the meltdown on here is extraordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post allani Posted February 16 Popular Post Share Posted February 16 22 hours ago, Captain_Townsend said: Our charge from 2016 to today has been an epic journey of positivity. Even if we end up 7th I will be delighted. Being back in the top 7 two years in a row is actually amazing considering where we came from. Also, the hand we have been dealt is cruel so even if we collapse I will still applaud every person connected with this club for the season we were having before injuries bit. Exactly this! At the start of the season my "hope" was to finish 7th but to be in / around the European places all season rather than snatch a spot at the death like we did last season. 6th would have been a good step forward - Europa League football giving us another adventure, a better way of raising some much needed revenue in these FFP times, etc. Anything above 6th would have been bordering fantasy. We had a great first half of the season and to be in with a shot of being top of the league at Christmas or New Year was crazy. It was clear that we were over-achieving. I don't think our recent form is as bad as many have claimed - the PL is tough and every match is difficult. Everyone has said from the start that our biggest challenge will be the depth of the squad - FFP prevents us from fixing that quickly. That's not a failure of the club - that is like you say a sign that we've returned quicker than expected and have been running ahead of where we should be for the last 13-14 months. We've hit a ridiculous situation where basically all our permanent players in one position are injured at the same time. Hopefully, Pau is fight enough to return and not jeopardise his recovery. But the last 14 months have been the most fun I have had as a Villa fan for almost 20 years. For a lot of that time 7 points out of 15 would have been good - average form. The fact that it is being described as "awful" is great news. We are 10 points clear of 7th with 14 matches left to go. Newcastle's record in the last 5 is exactly the same as ours. West Ham haven't won in 5 and have dropped 4 points against us in that period. We have also gained 3 points on Brighton. Which takes us down to Chelsea who are 12 points (effectively 13 with goal difference) behind and have City, Spurs and Newcastle in quick succession. It's going to be tough with so many injuries but we were by far the better team against Man Utd and so there's a lot of positives we should be taking from that and the Sheff Utd matches. Forza Villa! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 18 hours ago, TRO said: Just found out why there is so many injuries to the first team...... new treatment room nurse. I've just pulled my ACL. At least I think that's what it is called. It's what I am calling it at the minute anyway!! Nurse. Treatment required. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Christ at this rate we are going to have to play Chambers after spending the entire January trying to get rid of him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 3 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Christ at this rate we are going to have to play Chambers after spending the entire January trying to get rid of him. Any more injuries and we’ll be wheeling out Hause! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezzaleed Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I'd have hause over chambers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 17 hours ago, tezzaleed said: I'd have hause over chambers I'd have a house over the Chambers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkymonkey666 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 On 15/02/2024 at 08:21, CVByrne said: What's the point of ever having any hope for anything supporting Villa. All we get in the end is failure and each time it's served up in a way to maximise the pain too. Being mid table for the season is far far more preferable than a Villa special of do well for first half and then collapsing. But being tricked into this shit over and over. **** hate this club for how much of a curse it is on those who are struck supporting it. Only pain and misery for decades now 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Nice to see him at VP celebrating the goals today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Out for another 2 weeks apparently…..looks like he’s going to miss spurs games unless he comes in ahead of schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 5 minutes ago, DakotaVilla said: Out for another 2 weeks apparently…..looks like he’s going to miss spurs games unless he comes in ahead of schedule. Where are you getting this information. Please quote the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapleVilla Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 15/02/2024 at 05:34, Captain_Townsend said: Our charge from 2016 to today has been an epic journey of positivity. Even if we end up 7th I will be delighted. Being back in the top 7 two years in a row is actually amazing considering where we came from. Also, the hand we have been dealt is cruel so even if we collapse I will still applaud every person connected with this club for the season we were having before injuries bit. %100 this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) On 15/02/2024 at 10:34, Captain_Townsend said: Our charge from 2016 to today has been an epic journey of positivity. Even if we end up 7th I will be delighted. Being back in the top 7 two years in a row is actually amazing considering where we came from. Also, the hand we have been dealt is cruel so even if we collapse I will still applaud every person connected with this club for the season we were having before injuries bit. If we end up in 7th place,considering the points we have and games left, then something has gone seriously wrong. Edited February 27 by Made In Aston 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 33 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: If we end up in 7th place,considering the points we have and games left, then something has gone seriously wrong. Put it this way, if we replicated our PPG from the relegation season from now until the end of the season, and Brighton maintain their current PPG till the end (1.5) we'd beat them to 7th by a point. That's how bad it would have to be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvilla28 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 That's a long hamstring injury if he's out for another 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, Made In Aston said: If we end up in 7th place,considering the points we have and games left, then something has gone seriously wrong. My post here is definitely an example of why a post needs to be understood in the context of when it was written! This was written before our two recent wins and whole some were declaring our season to he over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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