Positivity

[Brazilian Villain]

This bloody club has even deprived me of the masochistic pleasure of being miserable now.

Have you tried watching Eastenders?

[exigo]

As of today, we're projected to be in next season's Champions League.
Positive link.

[Smirker]

As of today, we're projected to be in next season's Champions League.
Positive link.

I know we aren't there yet, by a long way, but the fact we are in the discussion should make everyone feel very proud. We haven't had to cheat or be backed by an oil state to get to this point.

I need to calm down. We're only ten games in.

I'm excited for Villa even when the team is doing shit but if we're still in with a shot by the beginning of May next year I'm going to be like a kid at Christmas x 50.

I definitely prefer this to a relegation fight 

[Brazilian Villain]

As of today, we're projected to be in next season's Champions League.
Positive link.

Had a quick look to see if 538 were doing their predicted finishes, but it isn't up yet after 10 games and they're still showing last season's table.

[Olneythelonely]

Is it just me that feels that a win against Luton on Sunday is about 98% likely? Anything other than a Villa win would feel like a freak result. I’m not convinced I’ve ever felt this confident about a win.

FFS mate!

I know....shakes head....

Have faith. Football is easy when you’ve got Unai Emery as coach.

[pablo_picasso]

Who is Dan Bardell?

I am Spartacus...

He's the new Howard Hodgson

Why does that name ring a bell?

[London Villan]

As a team, we are currently as good as anything since 1980/81. However, as individual elements of the team, I think they have been better in the past 40 years. For example, the defence’s with McGrath, or even O’Neills best back four. And upfront maybe Yorke or Benteke.

[darren woolley]

I'm so positive this is a brilliant feeling watching Aston Villa we have the bad times now it's the good times long may it continue.

[pauliewalnuts]

Before reading this, YES, I KNOW BEING GREAT IS BETTER THAN BEING SHIT, so don't tell me the obvious.

Anyway, this post inspired a bit by reading something Monty wrote in the Forest thread, which chimed with me, but does anyone else find themselves increasingly nervous the longer our run of good results goes on?

I mean, it's like we've emerged from a decade plus of mostly shit, in which the predominant emotion prior to a match was that things would go as shitly as they always do, to stumble into a new era where we are, frankly, fucking great only to find that presents itself with a whole new raft of emotions?

I'm looking at the top five and how tight it is, and how there's at least now a gap forming behind us, and how despite winning very frequently, the standards up there are so high that it isn't enough to move you up the table that much, because all the teams up there are great, meaning that dropping any points at all is potentially expensive.

I find this makes watching our games on telly (or stream) really tense (this as I've always found watching on telly way more stressful than watching at the ground).

I guess it's part of supporting us in recent years, that feeling that we're going to bollocks it up at some point, because, other than about 3 or 4 years in my 50 plus years of life experience, that's basically what Villa do (I am not permitting promotions in that tally, as IMO, getting promoted just balances out getting relegated in the first place, so it's zero sum).

[Risso]

It takes such a long time to readjust your mindset after so many years of being either fairly average or absolutely dreadful. Lots of people were expecting a "typical Villa" performance against Luton, but what transpired was the most boringly straightforward win in years. I think the only thing that might derail us is further injuries, as we just haven't got the strength in depth that other teams around us have. Other than that though, averaging 2 points a game for as long as we have doesn't happen by chance.

[Brazilian Villain]

I mean, it's like we've emerged from a decade plus of mostly shit, in which the predominant emotion prior to a match was that things would go as shitly as they always do, to stumble into a new era where we are, frankly, fucking great only to find that presents itself with a whole new raft of emotions?

It won't be the first time we've gone from the second division to Champions of Europe in less than a decade. Enjoy the ride!

[RamboandBruno]

Before reading this, YES, I KNOW BEING GREAT IS BETTER THAN BEING SHIT, so don't tell me the obvious.

Anyway, this post inspired a bit by reading something Monty wrote in the Forest thread, which chimed with me, but does anyone else find themselves increasingly nervous the longer our run of good results goes on?

I mean, it's like we've emerged from a decade plus of mostly shit, in which the predominant emotion prior to a match was that things would go as shitly as they always do, to stumble into a new era where we are, frankly, fucking great only to find that presents itself with a whole new raft of emotions?

I'm looking at the top five and how tight it is, and how there's at least now a gap forming behind us, and how despite winning very frequently, the standards up there are so high that it isn't enough to move you up the table that much, because all the teams up there are great, meaning that dropping any points at all is potentially expensive.

I find this makes watching our games on telly (or stream) really tense (this as I've always found watching on telly way more stressful than watching at the ground).

I guess it's part of supporting us in recent years, that feeling that we're going to bollocks it up at some point, because, other than about 3 or 4 years in my 50 plus years of life experience, that's basically what Villa do (I am not permitting promotions in that tally, as IMO, getting promoted just balances out getting relegated in the first place, so it's zero sum).

I found myself thinking today, what if we do beat Forest, Fulham, get some sort of result at spurs, but then lose to Man City and possibly to Arsenal, how will I and the supporters in general react. And I started worrying about this, which I know is a bit ridiculous and irrational.

I think its called something to lose and the hope being the thing that kills and all that.

[pauliewalnuts]

It takes such a long time to readjust your mindset after so many years of being either fairly average or absolutely dreadful. Lots of people were expecting a "typical Villa" performance against Luton, but what transpired was the most boringly straightforward win in years. I think the only thing that might derail us is further injuries, as we just haven't got the strength in depth that other teams around us have. Other than that though, averaging 2 points a game for as long as we have doesn't happen by chance.

Yeah, I know, but, you know.

[Risso]

As long as we put up a better showing against Spurs, Man City and Arsenal than we did Newcastle and Liverpool, I don't really mind. I think we will, as well. And as long as we don't get absolutely done by VAR or the refs, either.

[danno]

It's even a good time to be an armchair Villa fan, from our next ten league games six of them are televised.