Positivity

[maidstonevillain]

Lots of times only for it to be kicked into touch by a dreadful defeat in the next game. The last sustained period of positivity I honestly can’t remember. Even the MoN years our winning runs were huff and puff more than a controlled fashion like we are forging now.

My recollection is earlier.

Stoke was February. I think.

And even under O'Neill, this was the time of year when everything usually fell apart.

[maidstonevillain]

Lots of times only for it to be kicked into touch by a dreadful defeat in the next game. The last sustained period of positivity I honestly can’t remember. Even the MoN years our winning runs were huff and puff more than a controlled fashion like we are forging now.

And even under O'Neill, this was the time of year when everything usually fell apart.

My recollection is earlier.

Stoke was February. I think.

(quote failure correction)

[Smirker]

For me it was probably prior to the Leeds game in our second season back.

Winning four on the bounce was ridiculous especially how it happened. The last minute Barkley winner, coincidentally also away to Leicester.

Hopefully this Forest game doesn't go the same way as the Leeds game did.

[Risso]

My recollection is earlier.

Stoke was February. I think.

(quote failure correction)

March was always the month where we went to shit under O'Neill.

06/07 - D2 L1
07/08 - D2 L3
08/09 - D1 L3 (The draw was the 2-2 with Stoke that ruined everything)
09/10 - W1 D3 L1 (The loss was the 7-1 thrashing by Chelsea)

17 games in the month of March in 4 years, with 1 win.

[Smirker]

And we're back 

We're challenging for the Champions League places THIS SEASON.

Second top scorers in the league.

World class manager.

Join the positivity party.

Only negative right now is the shirts.

[dcdavecollett]

...and the catering.

...and the commercial 'offers'.

[Bad English]

And the injuries.

[Smirker]

This is for positivity. We're still on course for CL even with the injuries and shit shirts!

[LeeB]

We've only just got started and made beating the new Brazil '70 6-1 look routine.

[pablo_picasso]

I am afraid of positivity for The Villa.

Every time I start to get excited about our future, we remind me why I shouldn't, lol...

[Mellin]

We're class and I pretty much brush off any loss these days. Everton barely registered. Feels good.

[Smirker]

Well I don't think it's worthy of its own thread so I thought I'd post here.

We've got a good run of games coming up and I think we can get ourselves into the top four during it.

West Ham H
Luton H
Forest A
Fulham H

Our next four.

8 points has to be the absolute bare minimum for me from that. If we are serious about Champions League anyway. But I really could see us winning all four. None of them are as good as our team and none of them have a manager as good as we do.

I'm excited about these four games. Any team coming to VP now should be absolutely shitting themselves. You can't just turn up and take the piss any more.

[algy]

Yeah, they're a set of games that - with the greatest of respect for each of those teams - a club chasing Champions League football would look to get a double figure number of points.

[LeeB]

West Ham are another bogey side for us, somehow.

They used  to be the easiest home win of the season.

[Meanwood Villa]

West Ham are another bogey side for us, somehow.

They used  to be the easiest home win of the season.

I think you're forgetting we win every home game these days

(Adopting an Emeryesque approach to the Carabao Cup there by ignoring its existence)