Pinebro Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Can we pin somewhere "It is impossible for 8th place to qualify for Europe"? 8th is like finishing 4th in a sprint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Anyone know if 8th qualifies for Europe? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 26 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Can we pin somewhere "It is impossible for 8th place to qualify for Europe"? Although 8 teams can play in Europe in next season. Not 8th place granted but West Ham would be the 8th team if they win the conference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2023 Just now, omariqy said: Although 8 teams can play in Europe in next season. Not 8th place granted but West Ham would be the 8th team if they win the conference. That is true,. And I didn't mean to single you out, it just keeps getting mentioned repeatedly. Doesn't everyone read every page?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Just now, fightoffyour said: That is true,. And I didn't mean to single you out, it just keeps getting mentioned repeatedly. Doesn't everyone read every page?? Ha no dont worry. I did try and read the last few pages but couldn't see anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, omariqy said: Looking at Brighton's fixtures. They have 5 games in 20 days coming up but more importantly they will have to play their last 5 games in the space of two weeks. Games against Arsenal, Newcastle, Man City and Us in that final two weeks. If they come out of that any higher than 7th then they bloody deserve it. potential cup final as well so you wonder what they will prioritise if they get there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 By 5pm on Saturday if we beat Brentford we would be level on points with Spurs (only 6th on goal difference), or we could be 7th if Liverpool beat Forest and we lose. Going to be crazy ride no matter what happens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Zatman said: potential cup final as well so you wonder what they will prioritise if they get there The problem with that is if they win the FA Cup and finish 8th, and we finish 7th then we lose out on Europe Or even if the win the FA Cup and finish 7th, and we finish 6th, they get Europa League and we get Europa Conference Edited April 18, 2023 by duke313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, duke313 said: By 5pm on Saturday if we beat Brentford we would be level on points with Spurs (only 6th on goal difference), or we could be 7th if Liverpool beat Forest and we lose. Going to be crazy ride no matter what happens. We need to beat Brentford to keep the Europe convo going. Very important. Hope they are on the beach and Toney has a wad of cash on us winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: We need to beat Brentford to keep the Europe convo going. Very important. Hope they are on the beach and Toney has a wad of cash on us winning I think we'll need about 64 points to get Europe. Can't really afford more than 1 defeat in the next 7. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat would get us over the line, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 17th to arguing why would we only finish 7th Unai Emery is a God 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2023 55 minutes ago, duke313 said: By 5pm on Saturday if we beat Brentford we would be level on points with Spurs (only 6th on goal difference), or we could be 7th if Liverpool beat Forest and we lose. Going to be crazy ride no matter what happens. Either way, just enjoy it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 55 minutes ago, duke313 said: The problem with that is if they win the FA Cup and finish 8th, and we finish 7th then we lose out on Europe Or even if the win the FA Cup and finish 7th, and we finish 6th, they get Europa League and we get Europa Conference It's looking a certainty that man city will be in the final, and if they've got one eye on the champions league final a week later I'd be concerned that Brighton could pull off a surprise win there. As much as fixture congestion will help now, and an eye on the FA Cup final might give Brighton something else to consider against us in the last game of the season, I'm not sure if I'd rather they get to the final or lose to man United in the semi. I can see us beating them and finishing 6th if they get to the final, and then having nightmares that they beat man city to steal our europa league spot. It would be such classic villa luck. Not to mention the outside chance Sheffield United make it to the final :/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phily85 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, duke313 said: The problem with that is if they win the FA Cup and finish 8th, and we finish 7th then we lose out on Europe Or even if the win the FA Cup and finish 7th, and we finish 6th, they get Europa League and we get Europa Dont they just give it to 8th 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 To finish in the top 4 we will have to win every single game. So let's go for it. One game at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, MrBlack said: It's looking a certainty that man city will be in the final, and if they've got one eye on the champions league final a week later I'd be concerned that Brighton could pull off a surprise win there. As much as fixture congestion will help now, and an eye on the FA Cup final might give Brighton something else to consider against us in the last game of the season, I'm not sure if I'd rather they get to the final or lose to man United in the semi. I can see us beating them and finishing 6th if they get to the final, and then having nightmares that they beat man city to steal our europa league spot. It would be such classic villa luck. Not to mention the outside chance Sheffield United make it to the final :/. They've already got enough fixture congestion, a cup final the week after the league ends is hardly going to make a difference. Man Utd (gooo Reds!) to dump them out and remove that element from the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Jareth said: Anyone know if 8th qualifies for Europe? Only if we can loan Januzaj... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Pinebro said: To finish in the top 4 we will have to win every single game. So let's go for it. One game at a time. And even then, it might not be possible. We would need either Newcastle to get no more than 14 points, or Man Utd to get no more than 11 points from their remaining 8 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 59 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: We need to beat Brentford to keep the Europe convo going. Very important. Hope they are on the beach and Toney has a wad of cash on us winning Tbh I think if Villa get 4 points or more from the next 2 games I'd struggle to see Villa finishing outside the top 7. Beat Brentford the weekend and Villa would be 10 points clear of them with 6 games to go. Brentford still have to go to Anfield and have Man City to play and surely should be without Toney soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 minute ago, RichW said: Tbh I think if Villa get 4 points or more from the next 2 games I'd struggle to see Villa finishing outside the top 7. Beat Brentford the weekend and Villa would be 10 points clear of them with 6 games to go. Brentford still have to go to Anfield and have Man City to play and surely should be without Toney soon. It's a sign of how good of a run we are on that I'm not even looking at Brentford’s league position any more, same with Fulham and even dare I say Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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