Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 4 Popular Post Share Posted April 4 3 hours ago, rodders129 said: I’m not so sure…what’s it done for Newcastle? Tonali? We’re not going to suddenly go out and buy Rodri, KDB etc because we sneak into the UCL for one year. Also FFP restrictions mean this is impossible Don't think we need to do any of that any way. The main boost for me will be the ability to comfortably keep our best players, as well as not needing to sacrifice any of our elite prospects. We then have enough fringe players we can let go to free up wages, get some fees in and sign one or two quality players. We don't need ready made " stars ". Unai has proven this. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Qualifying for CL for 2-3 years running makes the difference as Spurs have done at points in the last decade. All I'd say is be prepared for more selections like last night at various points next season which will be an interesting reaction on here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 22 minutes ago, omariqy said: I don’t know. It’s not the same city side and the fans and the players were getting nervous I sense. This was a must win game for them. They have difficult fixtures left and they need to win every single one to stand a chance. City need to win every single game to stand a chance of winning the league? They're one point behind Arsenal and level with Liverpool (albeit Liverpool have one game in hand). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 18 minutes ago, Tom13 said: City need to win every single game to stand a chance of winning the league? They're one point behind Arsenal and level with Liverpool (albeit Liverpool have one game in hand). It’s what Pep said himself. Mainly because Liverpool have that game in hand and will win tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I think a loss for Utd tonight at Chelsea pretty much sees their slim hopes of catching us or Tottenham disappear. Fortunately Chelsea still have plenty to play for/incentive tonight as they are only 5 points off 7th with 3 games in hand and if they beat Utd they'd only be 5 points off them/6th with a game in hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 4 Popular Post Share Posted April 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, VillaChris said: All I'd say is be prepared for more selections like last night at various points next season which will be an interesting reaction on here. I reckon a caveat to that, will be that by next season, the fringe players will have had alot more experience and will be much better players in their own right. They'll also know the system and their roles better which will hopefully make changes even more seamless. As well as even one or two higher quality options to come in. Plus the likes of Buendia and Mings back ( Provided we are keeping them of course ) Edited April 4 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Fully confident we'll beat Brentford. No worries! Mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 4 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, Tom13 said: City need to win every single game to stand a chance of winning the league? They're one point behind Arsenal and level with Liverpool (albeit Liverpool have one game in hand). Yeah and Arsenal and Liverpool will win most of the games they have left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 9 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah and Arsenal and Liverpool will win most of the games they have left. Think Liverpool will. Can see Arsenal having a few draws between their CL games. We have a far better chance of getting something down there than last night imo even if it comes three days after the Lille first leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 One thing changed for me, given we both have to play Chelsea, Spurs game in hand is Man C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 4 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4 11 minutes ago, VillaChris said: We have a far better chance of getting something down there than last night imo even if it comes three days after the Lille first leg. Assuming we don't sacrifice it like we did last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 17 minutes ago, colhint said: One thing changed for me, given we both have to play Chelsea, Spurs game in hand is Man C Nor Man C or Chelsea games has been given a date yet so they actually will have 2 games in hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 22 minutes ago, Pinebro said: Nor Man C or Chelsea games has been given a date yet so they actually will have 2 games in hand Was looking at this and I reckon Man City will be changed to in between Sheffield United and Burnley and Chelsea will be between their games against Arsenal and Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 32 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Assuming we don't sacrifice it like we did last night I'd be disappointed. We're at home first leg so hardly any travel apart from 90 minutes down to a hotel on the outskirts of the M25. McGinn's not played for weeks so illogical to rest him for a start. Hopefully Ollie, Ramsey and Cash will be in contention for Arsenal if they don't make this weekend's game. Arsenal also between the Munich legs so may not be their strongest side either. We're usually far more competitive at the Emirates even if we lose than we are at Man. City aswell as they do give you a chance if you work the ball quick enough on the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 20 minutes ago, omariqy said: Was looking at this and I reckon Man City will be changed to in between Sheffield United and Burnley and Chelsea will be between their games against Arsenal and Liverpool Ben Crellin has Man city game as "confirmed or very likely" between Burnley and Sheffield while he's had the Chelsea game "likely" to be between Liverpool v Burnley but also possible the week before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DJBOB Posted April 4 Popular Post Share Posted April 4 If United lose today against Chelsea and allowing them a win every match except for Liverpool and Arsenal will top them out at 66. Which means we will need to win only 3 more matches. It has to be said repeatedly - United are not going to get 5th. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 3 hours ago, VillaChris said: Qualifying for CL for 2-3 years running makes the difference as Spurs have done at points in the last decade. All I'd say is be prepared for more selections like last night at various points next season which will be an interesting reaction on here. Qualifying for the CL has no boosts for players we could sign other than a bit of extra cash for that one year, which doesn’t mean much because of PSR wage restrictions and amortisation of any player we do buy because we won’t be counting on getting the income in the years after. what it does is help keep our players and increase our commercialisation through increased exposure. That is the lasting effect. getting CL 2 or 3 years out of say the next 5 years will just super charge that, cement us in revenue behind the big six, open the gap behind us. it would also allow us to spend like we will get into it most years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 3 hours ago, markavfc40 said: I think a loss for Utd tonight at Chelsea pretty much sees their slim hopes of catching us or Tottenham disappear. Fortunately Chelsea still have plenty to play for/incentive tonight as they are only 5 points off 7th with 3 games in hand and if they beat Utd they'd only be 5 points off them/6th with a game in hand. Yes, but unfortunately Chelsea are also terrible. Let's hope they have one of their good days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 UCL qualifying might not be the floodgate that pushes us back into the spotlight. But it also could be. Saying that it definitely won't overlooks the massive importance it has in terms of boosting our revenues and our profile to be able to compete on an annual basis. It may well end up like Newcastle or Leicester. But we could also propel ourselves into constant European campaigns and a closer reach for a title race, more funds for a bigger squad to compete in cups. It's kind of boggling to me that people are understating it. We were last in the Europa league 13 some years ago. We were last in the European Cup 40 years ago! There's a whole generation of Villa fans who have never seen us in the European Cup/UCL - including me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I just want to enjoy the Champions League anthem at Villa Park. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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