villa-revolution Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 My biggest fear is spontaneity. When you go to the theatre you know exactly what is going to happen. When you go to a football match (especially following & involving every nail biting moment of watching our beloved Villa) you never quite know what is going to happen next. (Except Man U away ofcourse) Compelling or what? NB* Can I claim the VT philosopher quote of the year award or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If we stay up and kept the same side where do people see us finishing next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If we stay up and kept the same side where do people see us finishing next year? Truthfully - I believe we would end up In another desperate relegation struggle. This team need's serious investment & we're not kidding anyone. Lambo has been extremely brave & I admire him immensely. However, we need 2 quality Central Defenders, one to cover Vlaar who is injury prone. We also need a proven left back who Joe Bennett can directly compete with. Cover for Matty Lowton & an absolute quality ball winning Midfielder who is comfortable in possession & at least one more half decent striker in case the Monster get's injured. If we do this & Lambo picks up some more of the jewels that are available in the lower divisions we could really go far. However, it is vital that we hang on to our really talented players & do not become a feeder Club for the so called top 4 vultures. The bottom line is that we do not want to spend next season gambling again with untried youngsters as talented as they may potentially be. Especially when it brings our future so tantalisingly into doubt. Perhaps it might be an idea for you to start your very own thread in relation to the question that you pose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) My biggest fear is spontaneity. When you go to the theatre you know exactly what is going to happen. When you go to a football match (especially following & involving every nail biting moment of watching our beloved Villa) you never quite know what is going to happen next. (Except Man U away ofcourse) Compelling or what? NB* Can I claim the VT philosopher quote of the year award or what? Ironic that Man U away is indeed at the 'theatre' Edited May 4, 2013 by samjp26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) If we stay up and kept the same side where do people see us finishing next year? With improvement on defence and midfield I'd say around top 10 and another good cup run hopefully, that would be a successful season Hopefully we continue with this policy of young players but also when need be we get a "Vlaar" type in too Edited May 4, 2013 by dudevillaisnice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If we stay up and kept the same side where do people see us finishing next year? Much the same - don't forget apart from Vlaar we have been very lucky with injuries this season. and look how hard that injury to Vlaar hit us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 This exact same team with no strengthening should be able for 10-13th next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) I don't get this "we've been very lucky with injuries talk". It may not be as bad as it was last season (losing our two best players from March onwards) but it's still been bad. Edited May 4, 2013 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 4, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 4, 2013 Haha I've only just realised in this version of VT you can change your vote in a poll. So I just did, from unsure to no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If we stay up and kept the same side where do people see us finishing next year? Seriously I think if we keep Benteke we can finish top 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If we stay up and kept the same side where do people see us finishing next year? Seriously I think if we keep Benteke we can finish top 8 With the same side our defense will still be rubbish. We need to strengthen to ensure we are not fighting relegation again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I don't get this "we've been very lucky with injuries talk". It may not be as bad as it was last season (losing our two best players from March onwards) but it's still been bad. Really ? - Weve lost Vlaar for around 7 games - then Gabby for the odd game here and there. In recent seasons that been our best in terms of injuries. By the law of averages I reckon we will get more next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I look at where West Brom are and I don't think they are better than us. I'm sure Lambert will strengthen the defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I don't get this "we've been very lucky with injuries talk". It may not be as bad as it was last season (losing our two best players from March onwards) but it's still been bad. Really ? - Weve lost Vlaar for around 7 games - then Gabby for the odd game here and there. In recent seasons that been our best in terms of injuries. By the law of averages I reckon we will get more next year Baker's been out quite a lot, not to mention we've had squad players injured all season. Ok key players like Benteke, Weimann and Westwood have kept injury free but it's still good to have options. Dunne's been injured all year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If we stay up and kept the same side where do people see us finishing next year? No i think we will need at least another 20 mill just to stand still With the incoming TV money othersides will strengthen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I look at where West Brom are and I don't think they are better than us. I'm sure Lambert will strengthen the defence. In a way youre right. However we leak goals like sieve - West Brom don't. Also, and surprisingly - before the Sunderland match we were amongst the lowest scorers in the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I don't get this "we've been very lucky with injuries talk". It may not be as bad as it was last season (losing our two best players from March onwards) but it's still been bad. Really ? - Weve lost Vlaar for around 7 games - then Gabby for the odd game here and there. In recent seasons that been our best in terms of injuries. By the law of averages I reckon we will get more next year Baker's been out quite a lot, not to mention we've had squad players injured all season. Ok key players like Benteke, Weimann and Westwood have kept injury free but it's still good to have options. Dunne's been injured all year as well. You are always going to get injuries, every season, but we have been lucky this year. Perhaps having young players has helped a bit with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If we stay up and kept the same side where do people see us finishing next year? Much the same - don't forget apart from Vlaar we have been very lucky with injuries this season. and look how hard that injury to Vlaar hit us. Ummm..what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If we stay up and kept the same side where do people see us finishing next year? Much the same - don't forget apart from Vlaar we have been very lucky with injuries this season. and look how hard that injury to Vlaar hit us. Ummm..what? Read the post and then (if you wish) post a comment ......its how forums work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 3 points better than last season isn't my idea of "not bad". Also, we've flirted with relegation most of the season and home crowds have actually been slightly down. By what calculation did you work that out? The figures I've seen state our average last season was 33,873. It is currently higher than last season and after a decent attendance for our last home game, this season's average should be very close to 35,000. Looks more like slightly up, not slightly down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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