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Title: What do you want?
Post by: darren woolley on September 22, 2023, 10:31:02 AM
I was thinking what would Aston Villa fans like to win the most personally I would want the Premier League first because it's over 38 games then the FA Cup like others I love it then the European Conference League and finally the League Cup in an ideal world I would love the lot but I can't see that happening.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Risso on September 22, 2023, 10:32:35 AM
Good topic Daz. For me:

League
FA Cup
European Conference
League Cup
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Monty on September 22, 2023, 10:37:31 AM
Good topic Daz. For me:

League
FA Cup
European Conference
League Cup

Agreed on this order. The league is the most prestigious (and the least likely, of course!). Beyond that, the Cup is something we haven't even won in my dad's lifetime so that would be the most satisfying itch to scratch, the Conference is something we've never won before (and a European trophy, which is fun), and the League Cup is something even I remember us winning. Wouldn't turn down anything though, obviously. Sick of potless seasons.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Gareth on September 22, 2023, 10:41:09 AM
In order;
FA Cup
FA Cup
FA Cup & then
FA Cup

Could happily give up season ticket if we won that
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Sexual Ealing on September 22, 2023, 10:46:28 AM
As long as we're in the Deloitte top 20 I'll be like a pig in shit.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Monty on September 22, 2023, 10:48:44 AM
As long as we're in the Deloitte top 20 I'll be like a pig in shit.

You sickening old romantic.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: German James on September 22, 2023, 10:58:49 AM
We're not going to win the league,  unless some sort of financial shenanigans puts the usual winners out of action so...
FA Cup
League Cup
Any European Cup
would be my list.
After last night's performance, I'll take anywhere in the top ten, this season.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: villa `cross the mersey on September 22, 2023, 11:01:34 AM
Same as Risso for me

League
FA Cup
European Conference
League Cup

Like many on here the only one i`ve not witnessed is the FA Cup - The Arsenal Cup Final defeat is still painful - even now
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Villan For Life on September 22, 2023, 11:22:15 AM
FA Cup as it’s the only trophy that I’ve never seen us win. All other trophies would be nice but the FA Cup is still special, although not as special as it once was.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Bad English on September 22, 2023, 11:24:46 AM
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: olaftab on September 22, 2023, 11:32:10 AM
In order;
FA Cup
FA Cup
FA Cup & then
FA Cup

Could happily give up season ticket if we won that
This.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: lovejoy on September 22, 2023, 11:32:29 AM
Where would you have champions league qualification?

League
FA Cup
Champions League qualification (top 5)
Europa conf
League cup
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: lovejoy on September 22, 2023, 11:32:52 AM
FA Cup as it’s the only trophy that I’ve never seen us win. All other trophies would be nice but the FA Cup is still special, although not as special as it once was.

Can you send photos of the cup winners cup win?
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Des Little on September 22, 2023, 11:40:59 AM
In order;
FA Cup
FA Cup
FA Cup & then
FA Cup

Could happily give up season ticket if we won that

Is my answer too.  I'd probably chuck my ST in too.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Duncan Shaw on September 22, 2023, 11:43:32 AM
League (but not realistic)
FA Cup
Euro Conf
Champions league qual
League Cup
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Stu on September 22, 2023, 11:47:41 AM
FA Cup. It's our Elgin Marbles. Bring it home.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Nelly on September 22, 2023, 12:43:09 PM
Dreamland would the Premier League. To a lesser extent, the Europa Conference - another European trophy would be a huge addition.

I would be so grateful for either the FA Cup or League Cup again though. Just end the drought. There's also the old romance of the FA Cup, if we could win it while we're still the old Villa I love I'd be grateful. Before we go full on prawn sandwiches and the FA Cup becomes an insignificance.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Rigadon on September 22, 2023, 01:15:17 PM
Dreamland would the Premier League. To a lesser extent, the Europa Conference - another European trophy would be a huge addition.

I would be so grateful for either the FA Cup or League Cup again though. Just end the drought. There's also the old romance of the FA Cup, if we could win it while we're still the old Villa I love I'd be grateful. Before we go full on prawn sandwiches and the FA Cup becomes an insignificance.

Well that's depends if you believe the future is prawn-coloured I suppose!  I'd say it's more likely now than it was, say, 5 years ago, but far from certain. 

I'd like us to win a cup, of course and we should have a decent / half chance this year.  But the league is the one.  Given that is hugely unlikely in our current guise, consistent CL qualification is the next best thing and might lead to a genuine challenge. 

So my realistic list (until total world domination is within reach) would be:

1. CL qualification
2. FA Cup
3. Europa Conference
4. League Cup


 



Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Witton Warrior on September 22, 2023, 01:20:47 PM
The FA Cup - seen everything else that matters - can die happy then (maybe not immediately though)
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: chrisw1 on September 22, 2023, 01:27:52 PM
Rather than be realistic, I've just listed in order of priority:

Champions League
League
FA Cup
Europa League
CL Qualification
League Cup
European Conference
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: ez on September 22, 2023, 02:08:25 PM
This season -
Champions
Fa Cup
League Cup
Conference League
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: levico on September 22, 2023, 02:20:26 PM
Stay in the PL.

All other expectations kicked into touch after last nights debacle.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Stu on September 22, 2023, 02:21:32 PM
Stay in the PL.

All other expectations kicked into touch after last nights debacle.

I have kind of formed the feeling that we likely won't win anything again in my lifetime.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: eamonn on September 22, 2023, 02:32:04 PM
Daz, a bold first thread-start but a good'un.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: langleylions on September 22, 2023, 02:34:13 PM
after last night i would take the 4th round !!
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: KevinGage on September 22, 2023, 02:38:05 PM
FA Cup
Europa League
Saudi Arubibba and Bubbu Dhabi to be taken out by a mid range nuclear strike
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Bad English on September 22, 2023, 02:39:33 PM
Good thread Daz!
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Drummond on September 22, 2023, 02:41:46 PM
Hmmm.

FA Cup - Win it once and we'll do it again fairly soon
League - It's been longer to win this than the League Cup, plus it's the hardest given the games.
League Cup - Domestic trophy, Wembley....
Conference League - Not won it, so it would be nice to win... but will be viewed as not being a major trophy.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Small Rodent on September 22, 2023, 04:41:33 PM
Time travel.

When do we want it?

It’s irrelevant.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: algy on September 22, 2023, 05:35:58 PM
I'd like us to win something. It's been over quarter of a century, so I don't mind what it is specifically.

If I was to pick one thing, it'd be the Europa Conference. I don't give a shit what anyone else says, I prefer cups to leagues, and I prefer European ones to domestic ones
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Exeter 77 on September 22, 2023, 05:36:28 PM
Time travel.

When do we want it?

It’s irrelevant.
That's very clever.

In order I would take:

FA Cup
Conference League
League Cup

The Premier League is just an impossible dream so not worth thinking about.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: N'ZMAV on September 22, 2023, 05:41:05 PM
Paul McGrath in his prime.
Martinez to sharpen up his game.
A proper goalscorer up front.
& the club to give a toss about some fans more.
All of the above may result in a trophy.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: IFWaters on September 22, 2023, 05:53:29 PM
League progress over last year - top 6
ECL winners

Anything in FA and league cups a bonus
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: charlatan on September 22, 2023, 06:03:54 PM
A win in the third round of the FA Cup
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Small Rodent on September 22, 2023, 06:05:07 PM
It’s a very tough call, to be honest.

I’d have to say FA Cup for the purely selfish reason of not being alive when we have won it.

But I’d take any silverware.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: CT Villan on September 22, 2023, 06:07:30 PM
Trying to be somewhat realistic too...

ECL
FA Cup
EPL
League Cup
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Brazilian Villain on September 22, 2023, 06:17:28 PM
In order I would take:

FA Cup
Conference League
League Cup

The Premier League is just an impossible dream so not worth thinking about.

Same for me.

Looking past this season, think it would be easier for us to win the Champions League than the Premier League. Still highly unlikely, so I'd take either.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: VillaTim on September 22, 2023, 06:19:10 PM
FA Cup
EPL Top 5
Conference
League Cup
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Brazilian Villain on September 22, 2023, 06:20:41 PM
As long as we're in the Deloitte top 20 I'll be like a pig in shit.

I've always considered Deloitte to be a third tier accountancy firm so, unless it's a PricewaterhouseCoopers top 20, I'd have the League Cup ahead of it.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: algy on September 22, 2023, 06:53:58 PM
A win in the third round of the FA Cup
Come on, let's keep these vaguely grounded in reality
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: luke95 on September 22, 2023, 07:03:30 PM
FA Cup being proudly paraded on Council House balcony by SirJohn McGinn.

That'll be me done then.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Smirker on September 22, 2023, 07:09:31 PM
We'll get two of these this season. You know how you wait for a bus for ages then two come at once. We're about to experience the football equivalent of that.

Come back in May when I'm right. I'll accept my thanks in the form of pics of your cats.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: ChicagoLion on September 22, 2023, 09:22:47 PM
I want Emery to sort the defence out, because without that we are not winning or qualifying for anything.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Sexual Ealing on September 22, 2023, 09:32:46 PM
As long as we're in the Deloitte top 20 I'll be like a pig in shit.

I've always considered Deloitte to be a third tier accountancy firm so, unless it's a PricewaterhouseCoopers top 20, I'd have the League Cup ahead of it.

It goes like this:
KPMG
Deloitte = PwC
EY

Based on the money they've spent on the nonsense I've pedalled.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Des Little on September 22, 2023, 09:34:38 PM
FA Cup being proudly paraded on Council House balcony by SirJohn McGinn.

That'll be me done then.

Isn’t that balcony now out of bounds because it’s structurally unsafe? Pretty sure that is.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Ian. on September 22, 2023, 10:12:19 PM
FA Cup
Conference Cup
Decent league finish
Douglas Luiz to sign forever
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Steve67 on September 22, 2023, 10:13:59 PM
FA Cup, league is some distance away at the moment. I’d be happy with any cup win to be honest. 
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Legion on September 23, 2023, 06:07:50 PM
FA Cup.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Rory on September 24, 2023, 12:56:44 AM
Not that it's the one I'd most like us to win, but I think we're due a League Cup.

As it's the first one we'll have an opportunity to win, let's start with that, and see about the others in a bit.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Sexual Ealing on September 24, 2023, 07:48:29 AM
The trouble with the domestic cups is that Man City play in them. The trouble with the European one is that we play in it.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Richard E on September 24, 2023, 08:39:33 AM
In order of preference:-

The FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup

To win ‘the Cup Final.’
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: brian green on September 24, 2023, 10:29:51 AM
I have seen the other stuff so

Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal for Best Urban Renewal Project.
A Michelin Star for Charlie's chip shop.
An OBE for Mr Woodhall for services rendered to sports journalism.
A Legion d'Honneur for Bad English for Services to Anglo French relations.
A blue plaque for the Bartons.

That's about it.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Behind Bluenose Lines on September 24, 2023, 10:31:03 AM
A win in the third round of the FA Cup
:D
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: PaulTheVillan on September 24, 2023, 12:11:24 PM
Good topic Daz. For me:

League
FA Cup
European Conference
League Cup

This.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: ChicagoLion on September 24, 2023, 12:32:43 PM
Good topic Daz. For me:

League
FA Cup
European Conference
League Cup

This.
Ditto
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: john2710 on September 24, 2023, 01:04:51 PM
The League is not realistic, the club would want Champions League.

But I want my Son to see us win something & I want the FA Cup. But I'd take the Conference or the League Cup.

We should at least be getting much closer to achieving something.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: JUAN PABLO on September 24, 2023, 01:33:10 PM
FA Cup as it’s the only trophy that I’ve never seen us win. All other trophies would be nice but the FA Cup is still special, although not as special as it once was.

same here

tho not seen the us win the EC cup  neither but Ill take a FA Cup winners (  can you get in Europe If you win ?  )
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Pete3206 on September 24, 2023, 01:50:40 PM
The FA Cup

To answer above, yes. Europa League
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Villan82 on September 24, 2023, 04:02:45 PM
I want Unai Emery to manage us for the next decade. I am sure silverware would come our way.
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: Dave P on September 24, 2023, 04:35:59 PM
Next 3 games (all at home) are huge. I think we have a great chance to shape our season in three different competitions
Title: Re: What do you want?
Post by: not3bad on September 24, 2023, 11:35:40 PM
The top 2 in the Premier this season will be Man City and Liverpool, again. With this in mind my priorities are:

FA Cup
Euro Conf
Top 6 in the league
League Cup

All of the above would be nice, of course.
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