Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Damo70 on August 18, 2016, 02:06:00 AM
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I have always been a big fan of the FourFourTwo magazines season preview. But their predictions for this season are -
Newcastle
Derby
Norwich
Sheff Wed
Brighton
SMALL HEATH
QPR
Ipswich
Brentford
VILLA
Forest
Huddersfield
Leeds
Preston
Barnsley
Wolves
Bristol City
Cardiff
Wigan
Fulham
Reading
Blackburn
Burton
Rotherham
I honestly don't think we will finish below Small Heath, QPR, Ipswich and Brentford. On the other side off the coin I think they are underestimating Wigan.
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And Fulham, on current form Damo.
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To be fair to them it obviously went to print quite a while ago and their predicted finish for Villa is similar to what a lot predicted on here.
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I think their bottom 3 looks like a decent shout.
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Bottom 3 looks good.
Derby will not finish 2nd. They always bottle it.
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To be fair I think their Top 5 will all be in the Top 8 and their bottom 3 in the bottom 5 or 6.
Championship is always thereafter much harder to predict.
Just hope someone half decent comes in for Rowett - seriously he is far too good for them
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Did anyone keep an eye on how our odds for promotion moved during the summer? I don't know if we were ever/are among the top two or three favourites.
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Did anyone keep an eye on how our odds for promotion moved during the summer? I don't know if we were ever/are among the top two or three favourites.
I did, we were top 3 with William Hill before our first match. Newcastle favkurites, can't remember the other team.
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4-4-2 used to be a decent read, but now its full of adverts and about 2 stories.
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I vaguely recall them predicting Small Heath go get into the Champions League in one of their relegation seasons.
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Did anyone keep an eye on how our odds for promotion moved during the summer? I don't know if we were ever/are among the top two or three favourites.
I did, we were top 3 with William Hill before our first match. Newcastle favkurites, can't remember the other team.
I think it was Norwich behind us then Derby and Brighton.
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quite happy with that, if we finish any where above that, Happy days.
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Did anyone keep an eye on how our odds for promotion moved during the summer? I don't know if we were ever/are among the top two or three favourites.
I did, we were top 3 with William Hill before our first match. Newcastle favkurites, can't remember the other team.
I think it was Norwich behind us then Derby and Brighton.
I think the general consensus on Oddschecker was Newcastle, Norwich then us.
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Small Heath are going down, don't let the unbeaten start fool you.
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Small Heath are going down, don't let the unbeaten start fool you.
It stands a chance. I have always compared the regularities of Small Heath relegations as pretty much like Leap Years.
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Going back to the FourFourTwo Championship review. When they ask fans of regular Championship teams "opposition player you secretly admire", the name Ross McCormack crops up a few times.
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When Saturday Comes have done their regular season preview. Based on the average league position based submitted by contributors, they say:
1 Newcastle
2 Norwich
3 Derby
4 Sheff W
5 Brighton
6 Ipswich
7 Villa
8 QPR
9 Cardiff
10 SHA
11 Wolves
12 Leeds
13 Brentford
14 Nottm F
15 Preston
16 Bristol C
17 Reading
18 Fulham
19 Wigan
20 Blackburn
21 Hudds
22 Barnsley
23 Rotherham
24 Burton
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They think we're shit. And rightly so. Can't see the problem with their prediction for us.
All about opinions.
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We're far from shit.
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I think QPR might be ones to watch this season and wouldn't be surprised to see them in the mix come the end of the season.
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We're far from shit.
Agree. Pretty pointless making assumptions and predictions before the transfer window has closed. We look a completely different side from a week ago with the additions of Jedinak and Chester.
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We also have quite easily the best forward line in the league right now and will likely add to it.
People are paid to make their guesses and that's fair enough, but they shouldn't be taken too seriously.
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I have seen Ipswich play twice this season and I have seen us play five times (in situ) and if they finish above us I will eat my toupee.
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The players just have to get used to the idea they are good and then things will start to happen...
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I have seen Ipswich play twice this season and I have seen us play five times (in situ) and if they finish above us I will eat my toupee.
Ok Brian, keep your hair on.
(Apologies if you do actually wear a toupee).
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I guess that we will have a better idea after we have played Derby, one of the favourites.
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I have seen Ipswich play twice this season and I have seen us play five times (in situ) and if they finish above us I will eat my toupee.
My thoughts exactly. If Ipswich finish above us this season we can have a candle lit dinner for two eating your toupee. Is it red wine or white wine that goes with toupee?
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I have seen Ipswich play twice this season and I have seen us play five times (in situ) and if they finish above us I will eat my toupee.
My thoughts exactly. If Ipswich finish above us this season we can have a candle lit dinner for two eating your toupee. Is it red wine or white wine that goes with toupee?
I think it would depend on the colour of the toupee. White with blonde or ginger and red with anything darker.
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The toupee would be served on a granite slab with a smear of pea puree and a jus.
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Needs to be marinated and slow broiled since I took to securing it in place with Evo Stik. Very windy out in carrot country.