Avflife Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 8 points from the first six figures would be ideal but probably won't happen lol, better to get the big guns out the way now anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 When exactly is the Chelsea game likely to be moved to anyway? If we won't play it for a while then I think our opening fixtures suddenly look pretty damn good. Last yeah it was just moved 4 days earlier to the Tuesday so the fixture list will stay the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Playing the tough teams throughout the year can stop you in your tracks, and can effect your confidence when you're hoping to get into a run of good form. Get them out of the way while teams are still building in the tranfer window/ gelling together, and whilst the season can be a bit of a lottery. The idea that we get the "tough teams" "out of the way" at the start of the season is a bit far fetched when you look at that fixture list: September, Man C October, Spurs, Everton January, Arsenal, Liverpool February, Everton March, Man C,Chelsea, Man U May, Spurs It goes on throughout the season as you might expect, and I didn't even bother to throw in the Swanseas, West Broms, and West hams who can be expected to be difficult opposition, and a couple of unexpected improvers. Yes you do have to play ALL the teams. That's the way a league works The debate is whether it's better to have the best teams clumped together or spread them out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post philgetaway Posted June 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2013 Im happy with our fixtures .... could be worse: (all to be played in August) Barnsley V Wigan Bournemouth V Wigan Wigan V Doncaster Wigan V Middlesbrough Wigan V Nottm Forest Leicester V Wigan Sheff Wed V Wigan Wigan V Ipswich Watford V Wigan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradarmstrong_ Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Touch wood we still have Benteke when we play the first few games. If he does leave and it goes down to the last day I'd rather have him in games against the big clubs then playing Fulham and Sunderland for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaonsea Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 It's like someone mentioned, last season we lost at west ham then were humped by everton. Knowing wenger, arsenal won't have any new players in there side. Our new lads will see arsenal away as a dream game. We can beat arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Tough game away to Spurs on the last day but other than that I do like the run in. Personally loving Palace at home on Boxing day as my mate is a Palace fan and aint been to a game with him for years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Im happy with our fixtures .... could be worse: (all to be played in August) Barnsley V Wigan Bournemouth V Wigan Wigan V Doncaster Wigan V Middlesbrough Wigan V Nottm Forest Leicester V Wigan Sheff Wed V Wigan Wigan V Ipswich Watford V Wigan Look at the number of ex-prem teams in that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMushroom Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Can someone check my work please? http://www.villatalk.com/index.php/forum/262-season-201314/ Dont we play Newport away end of July? Do you have a link? The friendlies I put up a few weeks back, I'd not heard any more announced. http://www.newport-county.co.uk/index.php?cat=news&post=Newport-to-face-Aston-Villa-in-pre-season-friendly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevangrealish Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Touch wood we still have Benteke when we play the first few games. If he does leave and it goes down to the last day I'd rather have him in games against the big clubs then playing Fulham and Sunderland for example. This ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Could've done without so many tough games to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 19, 2013 Oh you've only gone and said it again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 That's one hell of a tough start to the season. Not what we need, with a young, inexperienced team. They'll have to get used to being spanked again for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.C.O. Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Really tough start to the season and I wouldnt be surprised if we are in the bottom 3 after the Liverpool game. The Chelsea game will most likely be postponed so we'll have to start our season against the circus that is Newcastle. Hopefully we can push on from October onwards as the christmas run-in is much better than previous years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Really tough start to the season and I wouldnt be surprised if we are in the bottom 3 after the Liverpool game. The Chelsea game will most likely be postponed so we'll have to start our season against the circus that is Newcastle. Hopefully we can push on from October onwards as the christmas run-in is much better than previous years. The Chelsea game wasn't postponed last season just moved to earlier in the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 The first handful of games is more than a bit harsh on Villa...schedule maker fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 We've got no chance of getting anything from our first seven games. None at all. Those other clubs are just in a different class to our little club. We should probably open a Relegation thread now, to cater for the demand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I agree that August is tougher than we would have liked. But I'm looking at it like this: if we do pick up some points from those games (which is not unheard of, I'd say we're more than capable of getting 4 points from those first three), that will be a huge confidence booster for our young team. If the worst happens and we get 0 points from 3 games, I don't think that's as damaging a blow as would be picking up only, say, 2 points from 3 against teams like Hull, Newcastle and Sunderland, for example. And whatever happens in those first three games, we have the international break after that to regroup and make a fresh start in September. The table doesn't matter at that early stage of the season. I like the look of the December fixtures and the late season run. I think those games will be more important to our season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 We've got no chance of getting anything from our first seven games. None at all. Those other clubs are just in a different class to our little club. We should probably open a Relegation thread now, to cater for the demand. This. You lot are a depressing bunch. Bloody hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Im happy with our fixtures .... could be worse: (all to be played in August) Barnsley V Wigan Bournemouth V Wigan Wigan V Doncaster Wigan V Middlesbrough Wigan V Nottm Forest Leicester V Wigan Sheff Wed V Wigan Wigan V Ipswich Watford V Wigan This! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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