Quote from: pauliewalnuts on October 31, 2023, 01:37:22 PMBefore 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.
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).
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on October 31, 2023, 01:37:22 PMI 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 like the cut of your jib, sir 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!
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'll be interesting to see how we cope with the 8 games we have in December. As for us losing, we will at some point. We do tend to bounce back quickly though under Emery apart from that run last year when we let a few in. Each game as it comes and all that.
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.
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.
For the first time I remember, we now have:1) Fantastic and wealthy owners with business guile.2) One of the top three managers in the league3) The means to retain our star players (many poached over the years)4) Increasing strength in depth5) Great stadium and fan base6) The fear factor (read other teams forums, even Notts Forest next Sunday) It's only natural to expect us to win a lot more than we lose. We have replaced Manchester United in the pecking order.
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