Where will we be in a decade's time?

[eastie]

Having glimpsed the tealeaves -

Chris smith will be defending the manager , clampy will still be waxing lyrical about martin o neill , myself and the gnasher will be calling for the manager james milner's head and dave woodhall will have the new north stand named after him.

Villadroid will be the new poet laureat , and paulie will have eloped with karren brady in a boat steered by danlanza , while risso will be counting sprouts in a kitchen in small heath.

Dc5 and pauline will be touring europe as john gregorys backing singers with legion on tambourine.

[cdbearsfan]

We'll be PL Champions bemoaning that Lambert has been poached by Barcelona.

In reality, given that ten years ago we had a different owner and were managed by Graham Taylor, and the changes since, then I think it's impossible to guess where we might be in 2023.

That's a good point.

Look at how we felt in 2003. Fast forward 10 years, and here we are, and look at all the stuff that has happened in the intervening decade.

Yes, it's all changed.

In 2003 we had an owner who increasingly seemed to have lost the plot, everyone kept moaning about the team and we had gone seven years without a major trophy.

Now it's 2013 and the situation is totally different. It's been seventeen years!

[Ron Manager]

In ten years time we will  still be above SHA ,Wolves Baggies and....I hope Walsall . Doug at the age of 99 will have returned as Chairman and to celebrate his 100th birthday there will be glorious celebrations at stately Doug Mansions with free drink for all loyal supporters

Richard Dunne will hopefully be fit for season 2024 so reports suggest.

Barry Bannan will have relocated to the USA.  Hollywood I believe the location is.

I shall be in a care home....if the good lady has any say in it.

Nurse.... Nurse!!!

[Legion]

Apostrophe alert...

[johnny from donny]

club owned by a south asian tycoon with links to the local area and major clout in one of the strongest economies in the world. At least 2 home league games played in the aforementioned south asian country in front of 120000 locals, many planning to call their next child Ciaran, Andreas, Jack or Lewis after their favourite member of the world league title winning squad. Villa Park now holds 80000, SHA have merged with cov due to new fifa rules stating one franchise per city and we wouldn't take them. As a by product of this, Manchester United finally concede that they play in Salford. Villas only realistic rival for world domination is St Mirren

[PeterWithesShin]

We'll all be living on colonies on other planets. And robots will be our servants.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Difficult to say, depends on if Wandy and Carbon Neutral are still here.
That's unlikely, so we could well be top 6 again by then.

[Stu]

I hope that there will be more lasers. We definitely don't have enough lasers around now, I feel cheated after growing up watching Star Wars, etc.

EDIT: FIVE THOUSAND POSTS! WOOHOO! And my 5000th I wasted talking nonsense about lasers. God bless the internet.

[Chris Smith]

We'll all be living on colonies on other planets.

I get the impression that many of us already are.

[ktvillan]

I've no idea, but [pedant alert] it does grate with me when people use "begs the question"  when they mean "raises the question"  or "invites the question".

[rob_bridge]

I've no idea, but [pedant alert] it does grate with me when people use "begs the question"  when they mean "raises the question"  or "invites the question".

KT - does it annoy you when so many football writers and commentators use 'ironically' when they mean 'coincidentally'?

It does me

[Legion]

The misuse of the word 'literally' does my head in more.

[PeterWithesShin]

The misuse of the word 'literally' does my head in more.

I literally knew u were going too write that. I shud of had an bet onit.

[rob_bridge]

The misuse of the word 'literally' does my head in more.

Should of - that is frippin annoying.

Back on topic - haven't a clue. 9th in PL after 2 years in Championship a few seasons back. Big 4 may have a newer member by then replacing the Arse. 1 Cup Final

[Malandro]

The FA will be testing new linesman technology after Villa are robbed in the FA Cup final