Tomaszk Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 11 hours ago, DCJonah said: All I want is to hear that song. Here you go mate. We should probably play that at full time if we qualify. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 25/02/2024 at 19:37, VillaChris said: Not sure on that. I think we'll try to hang on to what we have but we'll follow a similar model to January. Newcastle made the CL and their transfer business was Lewis Hall, Tonali and Harvey Barnes. Probably didn't do enough there with all their injuries but could see Howe's thinking in not wanting to disrupt the team spirit and balance of the team. Issue is if we sign 3-4 high calibre players that will further increase the wage bill so we will remain in danger of FFP breaches if we then don't secure CL the following season. From what I remember aswell once we're eliminated from CL there isn't Europa league drop in either. Don’t worry Chris we’ll win it in our first season, then win the PL so qualifying won’t be a worry UTV!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted February 27 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, HeyAnty said: What’s the coefficient for 5 places after last week’s final uefa qualifier games? Some guy on Twitter normally updates but I can’t remember who. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JPAngel Posted February 27 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 27 I haven't done one of these since the Forest game and, as the race seems to have whittled down to just three teams, I've tweaked things for a clear picture of the run-in. If PPG projections are anything to go by, we could be looking at one of the rare occasions that 71 points would not be enough to secure 4th place - and this honour is currently going to Spuds. Our average of 2 PPG would see us finish on 76 points and Man Utd would finish way down on 64 points. Interestingly, if all teams in the race repeated their results from last season against the same opposition (or those replacing relegated teams), we'd all finish exactly as we are now and 69 points would be enough for 4th place. With 5th place potentially offering a CL spot, we should be fine and it would take a fairly sizeable collapse for us to drop to 6th. It would also require Man Utd overturning a near 12 point PPG average to overtake us. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayEm Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Guy on Claret and Blue podcast reckoned that if we beat Luton, and United lose to City, provided we just win 5 of our 11 remaining fixtures (a lower PPG than we've ever managed under Emery at 'just' 1.36) United need to win 9 out of 11 to overtake us. There's some ifs in there, but it helped put it in perspective. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sne Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 West Ham-Frieburg in the Europa League is a pretty big fixture when it comes to UEFA nation ranking. Guess we have to root for the ham rather than the burg. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, jayEm said: Guy on Claret and Blue podcast reckoned that if we beat Luton, and United lose to City, provided we just win 5 of our 11 remaining fixtures (a lower PPG than we've ever managed under Emery at 'just' 1.36) United need to win 9 out of 11 to overtake us. There's some ifs in there, but it helped put it in perspective. Yeah Villa could be ELEVEN points ahead of them if all goes to plan this weekend... I think it's Spurs who are our most dangerous threat... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 58 minutes ago, sne said: West Ham-Frieburg in the Europa League is a pretty big fixture when it comes to UEFA nation ranking. Guess we have to root for the ham rather than the burg. They beat them twice already in the group 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, StefanAVFC said: They beat them twice already in the group Both clubs have been in pretty bad form since the new year, West Ham especially. Last game was good for them thou. Feels very open. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 3 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Yeah Villa could be ELEVEN points ahead of them if all goes to plan this weekend... I think it's Spurs who are our most dangerous threat... I mean, again, it's 12 points really isn't it. If they make up 11 points on us they are still below us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayEm Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 19 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Yeah Villa could be ELEVEN points ahead of them if all goes to plan this weekend... I think it's Spurs who are our most dangerous threat... For top four yeah definitely, Villa could have a good end to the season and still finish below Spurs, it's very close and they're a good side. But of course there's a chance fifth place is enough. United though need to have a really strong finish and for us to play the worst we have under Emery, to finish above us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I said a while back United were not a concern and then the words removed somehow managed to close the gap to 5 points. I think normal service is starting to resume. They are shit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, sne said: West Ham-Frieburg in the Europa League is a pretty big fixture when it comes to UEFA nation ranking. Guess we have to root for the ham rather than the burg. Good that Paqueta is back and they’ve found some form again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 What bodes will for us is that we are still scoring close to two goals a game in the league, even across this poorer spell. Carry that through to the end of the season and you'll likely win more than not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmac Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 3 hours ago, sne said: West Ham-Frieburg in the Europa League is a pretty big fixture when it comes to UEFA nation ranking. Guess we have to root for the ham rather than the burg. Im just happy they are in it so they are in same boat with the Thursday games when we play them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villanmac Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 (edited) 6 wins out of 12 sounds nice but we have Man City away, Arsenal away and Liverpool at home 2nd last game when they may be gunning for the title. I know they aren't automatic losses but being cautious take those out and its 6 wins out of 9. Its why the Luton game is massive. Tottenham have Palace Luton and Notts Forest as their next 3 at home coming up and their last 2 games will be against already relegated Burnley and Sheffield United. I honestly think it comes down to the next 2 games for us, winning v Luton and Spurs. Edited February 27 by villanmac 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSvillain Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 18 minutes ago, villanmac said: 6 wins out of 12 sounds nice but we have Man City away, Arsenal away and Liverpool at home 2nd last game when they may be gunning for the title. I know they aren't automatic losses but being cautious take those out and its 6 wins out of 9. Its why the Luton game is massive. Tottenham have Palace Luton and Notts Forest as their next 3 at home coming up and their last 2 games will be against already relegated Burnley and Sheffield United. I honestly think it comes down to the next 2 games for us, winning v Luton and Spurs. Who do they have mid april-mid may out of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) 30 minutes ago, villanmac said: 6 wins out of 12 sounds nice but we have Man City away, Arsenal away and Liverpool at home 2nd last game when they may be gunning for the title. I know they aren't automatic losses but being cautious take those out and its 6 wins out of 9. Its why the Luton game is massive. Tottenham have Palace Luton and Notts Forest as their next 3 at home coming up and their last 2 games will be against already relegated Burnley and Sheffield United. I honestly think it comes down to the next 2 games for us, winning v Luton and Spurs. Just checked but Spurs still have Man C Arsenal and pool to play as well. Kinda negates the arguement Edited February 27 by colhint Typo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted February 27 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27 (edited) If we can get Konsa and Pau fit and playing next to each other I really have no fear of no team in this league or doubt we can match and beat them We Fear No Foe Edited February 27 by Follyfoot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmac Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 16 minutes ago, colhint said: Just checked but Spurs still have Man C Arsenal and pool to play as well. Kinda negates the arguement Well it doesnt. You take those 3 games out for both clubs and then you compare the fixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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