VillaChris Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Norwich, Southampton, Reading, Wigan and West Brom will all finish below us IMO West Brom won't. They're comfortably beating a Everton team that ripped us to shreds last week. In the two games this season, there's been two major problems that were evident last season, we can't create chance3s for Bent and we struggled against the high ball at the back. I struggle to see which of Lambert's signings are going to rectify that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Anyone think Spurs are going to struggle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 They won't be anywhere near top 4 but with the quality of players they won't be anywhere near the bottom either, especially not when AVB is sacked around October time and they bring Redknapp back....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I'm stunned to read in this thread that some think it is inevitable this season. Its certainly not inevitable but it is a possibility Richard although i tend to think that if we are in dire straits by January then Randy will open the check book again. Not that i think it would happen but I just wonder what the odds would be on Lambert being sacked by the start of the January window if things really do go pear shaped for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I'm stunned to read in this thread that some think it is inevitable this season. Its certainly not inevitable but it is a possibility Richard although i tend to think that if we are in dire straits by January then Randy will open the check book again. I just wonder what the odds would be on Lambert being sacked by the start of the January window if things really do go pear shaped for us? If Lerner didn't sack Mcleish in January there is no chance he will sack Lambert... even if bottom IMO. Relegation won't happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 We weren't in any real danger of being relegated in January though...weren't we just outside the top 10 after being Wolves 3-2? Problems snowballed when when Bent got injured at Wigan in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 They won't be anywhere near top 4 but with the quality of players they won't be anywhere near the bottom either, especially not when AVB is sacked around October time and they bring Redknapp back....... I've been saying this for months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norton65ca Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Lambert simply must be allowed time to create this new Villa, if he was to be fired before the end of the season, and even if we were to be relegated, I would be sore pissed if Lerner were to lose patience with him to that extent. This is clearly a transition season, a new beginning after the catastrophic error filled tenure of he who shall not be named, we need to be patient and accept that Villa won't be world beaters just yet. This transfer window has demonstrated a prudence that will pay off well should the worst case scenario occur and we are relegated. One has to be realistic and accept that this rebuilding must be allowed to come to fruition, we simply cannot go through another change of manager and approach again anytime soon, the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous. I don't think we are going to go down, and as a previous poster has stated, if by the winter window we are in the soup, I think RL will make appropriate decisions at that time. That being said, here is one Villa fan who would face the worst case scenario with a continued support for PL and his vision, it is a long term one, not a quick and easy about face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 It takes time for a new manager to implement his system, 3 games in and people already calling for AVB head. Football fans are so fickle its unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 It takes time for a new manager to implement his system, 3 games in and people already calling for AVB head. Football fans are so fickle its unreal. AVB is a very poor manager though... Lambert isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Teams I think that will be down there or there abouts Norwich - a lot of fight in that team but I can see them being in the bottom six. Swansea - well on their way to becoming an established mid table team, but how will these new spanish lads handle a cold wet trip to a WHU or Stoke, the fact they have 7 points is a big bonus already. Q.P.R. - Hughes has simply built a team of overpaid overrated players can't see it working. Southampton - haven't exactly started very well in terms of results and it'll be interesting when they get their first points on the board. Reading - hungry team but in my opinion will be far too dependent on Progrebnyak. Wigan - They are always there, have had some soft fixtures so far, can't see them beating the big teams as they did last year. This is our competition, I think Fulham might be down there as well but Berbatov is a class act but Dempseys goals and poor away form could prove costly. Hopefully West Ham as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I would add Stoke to that mix. Hardly ever win away (they've already drawn two winnable away games against Wigan and Reading) and one of the lowest scorers in the league. Already started with 3 draws which is what we were doing at the start of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I think this season will see Man City and Chelsea run away in the title race, with Man U struggling to keep up in a distant 3rd. I think Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool and Everton will rise to the upper half but not by any great degree, and I genuinely think that this season will see a very close table from 4th down to 20th. This could be both good and bad for us . [i think MON will do exactly the same at Sunderland that he did with us, but it will be doomed to expensive failure and squad redundancy]. I think we will have just enough to be serious relegation candidates, as has been mentioned, if we are struggling at Christmas Randy will open the wallet, and incidentally I think we will see one or two more new faces in the January window anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Tell you what, Fulham looked god awful today. Think they might struggle without Dembele amd Dempsey. Berbatov is not the sort to put a shift in if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Tell you what, Fulham looked god awful today. Think they might struggle without Dembele amd Dempsey. Berbatov is not the sort to put a shift in if needed. I don't see how they are going to get the ball to Berbatov... he doesn't track back and certainly won't do as well as Dempsey even though he is twice the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 If we weren't relegated last season, what makes people think we will this year? We'll finish comfortably safe from the drop zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 We might not get relegated and we may well be superb in a few years. But there really is no way it's acceptable for this club to have 3 years in a row where relegation is an issue and I can't see how it won't be this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 We might not get relegated and we may well be superb in a few years. We will not get relegated and with Lambert in charge we will hopefully be a good, successful football club in a few years time. Constructive criticism is always healthy but I think we need to be patient and put our faith in Lambert's vision and his people. I for one am very excited about the coming years and the continuity that seems to be in place and that has been lacking for far too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Nice to see people are being quite sensible in this thread recently... after games it goes crazy! Be interesting to see the negativity in here after we lose to Newcastle today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillakevBromsgrove Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I for one am fully expecting us to draw or loose today, the new signings will have to bed in before we improve, my only concern is the fixtures we have coming up against the top teams, hopefully we may get a couple of results but if we don't the backlash and confidence drop may be too much to recover from. this will require a lot of support from the crowd to get the players heads up again, judging from the negativity on here and at the ground it may not come. I think it may get worse before it gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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