Final League Position

[Lastfootstamper]

The bookie I use has us in to 10/1 for top 6, but that still puts us at 11th favourites in that market. Everton are one of 7 odds-on sides, then there's Leicester, Wolves and Leeds ahead of us. The book on relegation also has us upper bottom half were everyone to finish in odds order, but that's a bit of an improvement from being odds-on a few weeks back. We're still odds-against to finish in the top half.

The missus has a fiver each way on us to win the League, and I know that's come in from 1000/1 when she placed it to 125/1 now. Free money that, I reckon...

[Baldy]

Many thanks Lastfootstamper, money in the Bank. 

I was listening to some Podcast and a rep from Paddy Powers was highly impressed with Villa's transfer market and recognised McGinn was back on form, Konsa emerging and Jack on fire etc.

Hell of a jump but you don't see many poor bookies!! 

[Mister E]

Many thanks Lastfootstamper, money in the Bank. 
I was listening to some Podcast and a rep from Paddy Powers was highly impressed with Villa's transfer market and recognised McGinn was back on form, Konsa emerging and Jack on fire etc.
Hell of a jump but you don't see many poor bookies!! 

still 125/1, tho'

[JUAN PABLO]

12th I had at start of season but 9th I reckon now

[Footy-Vill]

The lowest that a team has finished after beginning a top-flight English league season with 4 wins from 4 games is 15th. This has been done three times, including by Aston Villa in 1900/01.

[Allan C]

I think we’ve got a top 6 team but, at the moment, a 15th placed squad. I’m thinking 12th possibly 10th

[Sexual Ealing]

UTV indeed, Footy!

As a much more short-term gambler than you, I've got a lucky dip on tonight's lottery and a losing scratchcard. We're on the up!

[ADVILLAFAN]

I think we need to have Wolves type luck with injuries, as obviously more of a drop off in quality for us compared to the top teams.

Nice to feel like we can beat anyone on our day though.

[rob_bridge]

I said 15th so will edge to the top of the range at 12th

A couple of decent reinforcements in Jan coupled with Wes and Heaton back (assuming both fully recover)

The key is midfield to avoid injuries and suspensions

[Risso]

Win tomorrow, and we'll be 6 points clear of dropping out of the top 4, with a massively superior goal difference.  I think we've seen we don't need to fear anybody, my only worry is that we don't really have much in the way of quality replacements for what is a very good first team.  If we keep all the key players fit, I think we'll be top 6 with a realistic chance of top 4.

[ChicagoLion]

Win tomorrow, and we'll be 6 points clear of dropping out of the top 4, with a massively superior goal difference.  I think we've seen we don't need to fear anybody, my only worry is that we don't really have much in the way of quality replacements for what is a very good first team.  If we keep all the key players fit, I think we'll be top 6 with a realistic chance of top 4.

Injuries and suspensions are inevitable, just hope that the injuries are not too frequent or severe.

[robbo1874]

I predicted 13th at the start of the season. I’d probably still take it now in all honesty, but it would feel like a disappointment after this start of ours. We’ve smashed one of the best teams in the world and edged out a very good Leicester side in what I thought might be our come-uppance match. Dare to dream. A bit.

[brontebilly]

Top half....will require about 20 points more than last year but think we are capable. Like most sides, a serious enough injury or two to any of our core players (McGinn, Jack, Luiz, Mings and Watkins) and we could struggle. With the fixture schedule (including internationals), I do think we are going to have to rotate players more.

[rougegorge]

Win tomorrow, and we'll be 6 points clear of dropping out of the top 4, with a massively superior goal difference.  I think we've seen we don't need to fear anybody, my only worry is that we don't really have much in the way of quality replacements for what is a very good first team.  If we keep all the key players fit, I think we'll be top 6 with a realistic chance of top 4.

Although you're getting ahead of yourself on the date, I hope you're right about the outcome.

My concerns are exactly the same; maybe I have forgotten how poor we were last season but I was hoping for one or two additional good squad players to back up the great start. I guess January isn't so far away if we can keep it going.

[Sexual Ealing]

We'll be top ten at least, but we'll have a Gregory-style (1998?) collapse at some point and finish lower than we're promising right now.