choffer Posted April 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2023 39 minutes ago, romavillan said: How many times would you all say is too many a day for looking at the Premier League table? I came here to post the same. I think I’ve looked at the table more in the last 18 hours than I have all season until yesterday. We might not end up in the same spot by the end of the season but the positivity is back and there’s no question we are vastly improved. Funny how much Villa’s form impacts the mood, eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spoony Posted April 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2023 The idea that people wouldn’t want Europe in any form is absolutely baffling and the most Villa thing I have read in some time. I will be celebrating like crazy if we achieve EC football. I think having an additional European competition is bollocks but hey if it exists I want in. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rubberman Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 28 minutes ago, tomav84 said: look at the positives. a lot of those conference sides are championship level. we qualify, we don't need to loan archer, tim, KHH, JPB out again. we can use that tournament to develop them. we will need them anyway as you need a number of home grown players i don't we're in a position to turn our noses up at european football, whichever the competition 100% this. Plus keeping the more fringe senior players happy and match fit. I think would be brilliant for the Club's development and progress. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted April 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2023 14 minutes ago, LondonLax said: I’m pretty confident Emery doesn’t think like this. i'd say 99% of the fanbase don't either. we get europe, we will build a squad capable of juggling the PL and europe not forgetting, we have the **** master of managing domestic and european competitions as our manager 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted April 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Spoony said: The idea that people wouldn’t want Europe in any form is absolutely baffling and the most Villa thing I have read in some time. I will be celebrating like crazy if we achieve EC football. I think having an additional European competition is bollocks but hey if it exists I want in. Midweek games against the likes of Fiorentina and Anderlecht are beneath us, apparently. There's an awful lot of shit in the competition in the early rounds. Who the **** are Ludogorets Razgrad? But considering how little time we manage to get the kids of, give me every game we can get. How long it's been since we were good enough to play in any European competition, 13 years? Edited April 5, 2023 by Davkaus 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I want Europe. When opportunity knocks only a fool would say "can we wait". I think we'll just miss out but if we do snatch a place we have to take it as a great opportunity to advance the football club personnel wise and commercially. With work on the North Stand in Oct, the badge change, it will usher in a new era. Like a coronation for the owners for all the work they've put in to this club. I want that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, Spoony said: The idea that people wouldn’t want Europe in any form is absolutely baffling and the most Villa thing I have read in some time. I will be celebrating like crazy if we achieve EC football. I think having an additional European competition is bollocks but hey if it exists I want in. It's understandable from a certain perspective. You only have to look at Leicester and West Ham and see that a couple seasons in Europe and playing so many games in 2 years, they are both now struggling massively, and might even get relegated. There are of course other factors to that, but long European campaigns definitely contributed. The main difference for us is we have a hugely experienced European manager, so if we break into Europe, we might not end up like Leicester or West Ham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, duke313 said: It's understandable from a certain perspective. You only have to look at Leicester and West Ham and see that a couple seasons in Europe and playing so many games in 2 years, they are both now struggling massively, and might even get relegated. There are of course other factors to that, but long European campaigns definitely contributed. The main difference for us is we have a hugely experienced European manager, so if we break into Europe, we might not end up like Leicester or West Ham This is what it's all about. We have a vastly experienced manager when juggling European competition and domestic obligations. It's what he's here for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 If we get Europa or Euro Conference we’ll win them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted April 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: If we get Europa or Euro Conference we’ll win them. And I'd be chuffed with either Sure, it's the modern intertwobob, but it's been 22 seasons since we even won that, and nothing else in the last 27 years. Just give me a **** trophy. Hell, the final was Feyenord vs Roma last season, could you imagine a cup final against Roma? I don't care if the trophy is made out of tinfoil. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 minute ago, Davkaus said: And I'd be chuffed with either Sure, it's the modern intertwobob, but it's been 22 seasons since we even won that, and nothing else in the last 27 years. Just give me a **** trophy. Hell, the final was Feyenord vs Roma last season, could you imagine a cup final against Roma? I don't care if the trophy is made out of tinfoil. Our school once won a trophy made of recycled cans. Oh yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, tomav84 said: look at the positives. a lot of those conference sides are championship level. we qualify, we don't need to loan archer, tim, KHH, JPB out again. we can use that tournament to develop them. we will need them anyway as you need a number of home grown players i don't we're in a position to turn our noses up at european football, whichever the competition Certainly won't be turning my nose up. I'll love getting into Europe, and hopefully going to some games. Going on the evidence in front of us though...top 4 can be thought about next season. That'll be very hard with regular midweek games. 45 minutes ago, LondonLax said: I’m pretty confident Emery doesn’t think like this. You'd be surprised. If we do get into the conference league, we're one of the favourites pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Indigo Posted April 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2023 Some joyless people in this world. Sign me up for the Conference League. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 5 home. 4 away. Home - Forest, Newcastle, Fulham, Spurs, Brighton Away - Brentford, United, Wolves, Liverpool You're looking for 9-10 points at home and 5-6 points away. Will 60 be enough to get us into Europe? All in our hands. Haven't been this nervy over a run of results since the Championship. Finally - something to play for at the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, DJBOB said: 5 home. 4 away. Home - Forest, Newcastle, Fulham, Spurs, Brighton Away - Brentford, United, Wolves, Liverpool You're looking for 9-10 points at home and 5-6 points away. Will 60 be enough to get us into Europe? All in our hands. Haven't been this nervy over a run of results since the Championship. Finally - something to play for at the end of the year. 2021-22 - 6th 2020-21 - 8th 2019-20 - 6th Yes and No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 30 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Going on the evidence in front of us though...top 4 can be thought about next season. That'll be very hard with regular midweek games. But equally - say we do get into the top 4 next season, then we'd be straight into the CL with f-all European experience and an even more challenging following season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 If/when we finally qualify for a European competition we will add to the squad in such a way that we will cope with additional games. As has been said we’ve got a Europa League winning master who knows what’s needed, I don’t believe his Sevilla and Villarreal teams struggled after winning their Europa titles. Teams are built to handle the extra games, Liverpool, Citeh, Man Utd etc… have all managed it perfectly well over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 8 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: If/when we finally qualify for a European competition we will add to the squad in such a way that we will cope with additional games. As has been said we’ve got a Europa League winning master who knows what’s needed, I don’t believe his Sevilla and Villarreal teams struggled after winning their Europa titles. Teams are built to handle the extra games, Liverpool, Citeh, Man Utd etc… have all managed it perfectly well over the years. Any talk of struggling to build a team to cope with Conference/Europa and League is also applicable to a potential CL qualification. One day, a leap will have to be made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 46 minutes ago, DJBOB said: 5 home. 4 away. Home - Forest, Newcastle, Fulham, Spurs, Brighton Away - Brentford, United, Wolves, Liverpool You're looking for 9-10 points at home and 5-6 points away. Will 60 be enough to get us into Europe? All in our hands. Haven't been this nervy over a run of results since the Championship. Finally - something to play for at the end of the year. Win the games in bold (maybe substitute spurs for one), then pick up another couple of points here and there... 5 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses = 61 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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