Wurzel Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Current Squad League: Bottom 5 FA Cup: 3rd Round League Cup: Last 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Robbie Savage tipping us for relegation, guy really is a tool. Still hasn't grown up since his days as a Blues player. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19280434 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Whilst I don't think we will get relegated he has a point about the squad being poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Savage - one of the most disliked footballers of his generation, BBC going for the controversial, but he's really just a tool who talks utter garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 He predicted it last season and was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I think around 12th in the league. LC : quarter final FA: 3rd round I worry about the amount of good chances that will be created for bent and who will score the goals if bent gets injured or loses form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Well we just about scraped survival last season by 2 points :shock: & since then we have lost or are about to sell by all accounts Hutton.....Cuellar....Collins.....Warnock ..........Makoun......Heskey......Petrov Then if we add in the injuries we currently have: Hutton....Cuellar....Collins....Dunne....Warnock Albrighton.....Holman....Petrov....Gabby ........................Heskey Then look at the replacements thus far: Lowton ......Vlaar ............KEA..........Holman So for me we badly need more because as it stands We are looking at a line up along the lines of: Lowton......Vlaar.....Clark......?????? ....................KEA Nzog.....Delph.....Ireland.....Bannan ....................Bent Just looks a bit light on experience for me so Bottom 6 as it stands but with improvement as new signings come in & injuries ease up etc... I see a slow start but with things picking up as the season progresses & if & when new signings arrive/players adjust to the pace/injuries ease etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Comfortable mid table as it stands. If we pick up a central player and a left back, then top half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Well we just about scraped survival last season by 2 points :shock: & since then we have lost or are about to sell by all accounts Hutton.....Cuellar....Collins.....Warnock ..........Makoun......Heskey......Petrov Then if we add in the injuries we currently have: Hutton....Cuellar....Collins....Dunne....Warnock Albrighton.....Holman....Petrov....Gabby ........................Heskey Then look at the replacements thus far: Lowton ......Vlaar ............KEA..........Holman So for me we badly need more because as it stands We are looking at a line up along the lines of: Lowton......Vlaar.....Clark......?????? ....................KEA Nzog.....Delph.....Ireland.....Bannan ....................Bent Just looks a bit light on experience for me so Bottom 6 as it stands but with improvement as new signings come in & injuries ease up etc... I see a slow start but with things picking up as the season progresses & if & when new signings arrive/players adjust to the pace/injuries ease etc. Thats a very good post. I think in the last 2 seasons we have become fixated about the manager (me included) ........now we have a good manager hopefully.....but that squad ...Bent Apart isn't far away from the DOL days. Bottom 6 for me - Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Bottom 6? Bottom 5? Never change VT. What I don't get is this: why is it last season most were tipping us to finish around midtable yet this season many are saying we'll go down despite now having a much better manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Mantis looking at your posts you clearly aren't a fan of the old back 4 which is understandable. But 3 of the 4 were the same players that took us 6th, to a carling cup final and a FA cup semi final. They were pretty solid. Yes since then they have lost their way but there is no way we've seen enough from our youngsters to suggest they would be a massive improvement were they playing weak in weak out. Lambert still must sign defenders because relying on the kids is a big a gamble as sticking with the likes of Warnock IMO. Ironically the biggest problem last season was lack of goals yet it's the defence that has been criticised the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanvilla_1994 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 To be fair the main reason for the lack of goals last season is gone now (thankfully). I think we still need another centre mid, centre back, left back and winger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Mantis looking at your posts you clearly aren't a fan of the old back 4 which is understandable. But 3 of the 4 were the same players that took us 6th, to a carling cup final and a FA cup semi final. They were pretty solid. Yes since then they have lost their way but there is no way we've seen enough from our youngsters to suggest they would be a massive improvement were they playing weak in weak out. Lambert still must sign defenders because relying on the kids is a big a gamble as sticking with the likes of Warnock IMO. Ironically the biggest problem last season was lack of goals yet it's the defence that has been criticised the most.That was over two years ago! They're all way past it/shit. Not saying a young inexperienced back 4 is a massive improvement but it's still an improvement. Our lack of goals was largely down to McLeish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaGoMarching Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We seem to be everyones favourite for the drop, I think we work best as a club with little expectation and last seasons experience for the players will stand them in good stead. I can easily see us safe and surprising a few teams along the way. Starting with West Ham, the players need to keep believing in the new system and have enough confidence on the ball. Nobody can hide this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We have a striker who has a one in two record. A striker who despite having the least amount of touches of a player last seasom acored 9 in 22. Rugby pitches and pot holes aside, anybody who thinks we're going down or will come close needs to put down the crack pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose19 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 13-16th. As long as we play some more attractive football and aren't in the relegation scrap come the final few games I'll be happy given the situation Lambert has walked in to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Midlands Today seems to have swallowed Gobby Cabbage... Can Villa stay in the Premier League? Yes with ease, I expect us to finish above WBA this season 9-12 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 16th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaMac Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I think around 9th - 14th but it could vary either way, we could get a shitload of injuries and finish lower or we'll sign another couple of players and push for 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnVillan Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 By all accounts we should've gone down last season. But we didn't, and I reckon that's the closest shave we'll have to endure for the foreseeable future. Comfortable mid-table finish for me, 9th - 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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