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Offline oldtimernow

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #30 on: January 26, 2011, 04:20:50 PM »
If only those two Sunderland results had gone our way as they should have, then the whole picture would be very different.

Success/Failure has a very fine line.....I think 7th or 8th for us if we continue to improve

Offline darren woolley

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #31 on: January 26, 2011, 04:35:01 PM »
I would be happy with top ten considering where we are and what's gone on before the season started, i don't think we will get anything from OT but the rest of them seem winnable.

Offline Holtenderinthesky

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #32 on: January 26, 2011, 04:35:31 PM »
Won't it be great if we finish 6th and get to Wembley, it'll be just like old times. 

Well, last year anyway.   :)

Offline Concrete John

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #33 on: January 26, 2011, 04:38:57 PM »
In conclusion:
6th is possible, but so is 16th and the two may only be 2 or 3 wins apart.

This is very true.  My biggest concern is what our points to game ratio is between the Man City game and the end of the season.  That is a guage of how good we are with Bent, Gezza's othjer signings and him having a full squad to pick from.  If that's top 6 form, or even top 4, it won't matter exactly where we finish as it'll point to what we can expect next season.

Offline sfx412

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #34 on: January 26, 2011, 05:11:19 PM »
back to back wins do not make a 6th place finish.

Offline Holtenderinthesky

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #35 on: January 26, 2011, 05:19:04 PM »
back to back wins do not make a 6th place finish.

It's not about that though is it?  I don't think anyone is suggesting that we are now a shoe in for 6th because of the last 2 games.  It isn't just 2 wins it's Darren Bent arriving, Jean Makoun coming in, players returning from injury AND 2 wins, one of which over a title challenging team that we NEVER seem to beat.  It is interesting to see us just 3 points off 7th compared to where we were 4 days ago.  Why can't we have a bit of optimism now to help lift the gloom?   Particularly with our run in.   :)
   

Offline Rancid custard

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #36 on: January 26, 2011, 05:43:18 PM »
I'm just glad that we're not as lightly to stagnate around the March/April time as we have in recent years.

Offline ez

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #37 on: January 26, 2011, 05:59:51 PM »
Top nine and i'll be content this season. Next season we push for CL again.

Offline GordonCowansisthegreatest

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #38 on: January 26, 2011, 06:06:04 PM »
3 points off 7th now and if arsenal win league cup then 7th could qualify for Europe if fa cup is won by a top 4 team , let's aim high and see where we get!

I'd prefer to win it ourselves (and finish 6th). All things are possible

Offline Chris Smith

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #39 on: January 26, 2011, 06:12:22 PM »
I'm just glad that we're not as lightly to stagnate around the March/April time as we have in recent years.

Not last year.

Offline Chris Smith

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #40 on: January 26, 2011, 06:16:21 PM »
back to back wins do not make a 6th place finish.

How marvellously insightful.

It would take a lot of things to go almost perfectly between now and the end of the season to finish sixth, so while I don't expect it to happen I don't think we should rule it out.

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #41 on: January 26, 2011, 07:12:42 PM »
Villa fans are very fickle. Aren't we?

Can we ban the F word? I'm sick of seeing it! (no offense to you by the way)

Offline The Left Side

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #42 on: January 26, 2011, 07:32:37 PM »
I'd take a top 8 finish now but I reckon we may end up in  the 9-12th area!

Offline TelfordVilla

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #43 on: January 26, 2011, 07:50:06 PM »
back to back wins do not make a 6th place finish.
they do if they carry on in that way

Offline hawkeye

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Re: The race for 6th
« Reply #44 on: January 26, 2011, 08:03:07 PM »
Lets just get 40 points first

 


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