Realistic Expectations

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I think Taylor mkII was the last time we won more than 10 at home in a very long time.

[PeterWithesShin]

I think we won 11 at home in 07/08.

[Smirker]

A home win vs MU is long overdue. And I don't just want a win, I want to see the away supporters booing their team after Jack Grealish rounds the keeper and rolls in our 6th in a 6-0 win 😎

[robbo1874]

The thing is it’s not a gamble is it? We lost 11 players most of whom were simply not good enough for the PL so we would have come straight back down.  The only part that is a gamble is the amount we are spending and buying young and hungry with no PL experience, but to be honest if we had gone the MON route and bought average experienced PL players (Zat Knight anyone) then that would be the greater gamble!

the financial gamble was my point

[ozzjim]

3 weeks ago I would have said 17th and I am happy. Now I think we will finish around 12-15th. We are an explosive forward option and a solid premier league quality keeper away from 10-12th in my opinion now.

Like Soccer said, I want to see is attack sides at home, I want to see a goal like Jack scored at Rotherham in the premier league where it gets the adulation and credit that it deserves, I want to see McGinn making other sides realise that Aston Villa have not turned up to be rolled over, that we are back and we are back to play. Smith et al have given the club their identity back and the fans their love for it back, I want to see that positive energy taken into the season and really given the chance to shine.

[Meanwood Villa]

Right now I think we'll stay up comfortably but I'd guess most teams think that at the moment. The recruitment looks good and if the club keeps the feelgood factor rolling we could be in for an enjoyable season. 12th to 14th with no drama is realistic I think but equally I'd take 17th and a last day escape.

[SoccerHQ]

Right now I think we'll stay up comfortably but I'd guess most teams think that at the moment. The recruitment looks good and if the club keeps the feelgood factor rolling we could be in for an enjoyable season. 12th to 14th with no drama is realistic I think but equally I'd take 17th and a last day escape.

I wouldn't tbh. 17th to me either means long spells of season in bottom 3 so long winless runs and struggling to score goals (if the Lambert seasons were anything to go by) or we're comfortable in mid table and then decline in last few months which would put Smith's job under massive threat (if you don't believe it look at how Brighton casually dismissed Hughton a day after final game and they're a very well run club).

When you look at our fixture list we play one top 6 club at home up to start of January. We have many winnable home games first half of the season so it is there to get up to 15 points by October, 25 by xmas fixtures and generally have a decent gap over the teams that have harder starts and only win one of their first 10 like Newcastle I think did last year.

Want a comfortable season where we stay around mid table area, play good football home and away and take a few big scalps. Maybe it's too good to true but I imagine the owners are thininking they've invested 100m + not to be in bottom 3 for large chunks of the season. Certainly Sheffield United and Norwich have barely spent anything compared to us.

[tomd2103]

Think it could be a bit like Lambert's first season.  Slow start with a relatively young side only to pick up after January and finish well.  Hopefully won't be like Lambert's second and third seasons!!

[Damo70]

George Ramsay was the manager. It says so on his census record.

And? I was described on the last one as 'Philanthropist'.

That is a posh word for a stamp collector isn't it? 

[Big Dick Edwards]

I do think with the depth of our squad this coming season that we'll be able to take the cup competitions seriously.

Then we'll have to face the problem of having 30,000 season ticket holders at Cup Final ticket allocation time.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Was up in Fleetwood today - wearing a Villa Tee shirt - and a Blue Nose from St Annes (originally from Sutton Coldfield) shook my hand and wished us all the best for the coming season .........I was still in shock when a Burnley fan came up to me and said
..."your club  are spending some money ......do you think you will do a Fulham?"
Sigh ......

[AV82EC]

I do think with the depth of our squad this coming season that we'll be able to take the cup competitions seriously.

Then we'll have to face the problem of having 30,000 season ticket holders at Cup Final ticket allocation time.

League Cup Final, we’d be fine as 33k allocation from recollection. FA Cup Final more of a problem as that’s only 28k I think?

[Damo70]

The minimum requirement for me is to stay out of the bottom six for most, if not all of the season.

[Risso]

I've put £50 on a top 4 finish.  Was going to put it on us to win the title at 1,000/1, but that would have been unrealistic.

[Smirker]

Survival and win the League Cup.