Quote from: SoccerHQ on October 21, 2020, 10:03:52 PMQuote from: Sexual Ealing on October 21, 2020, 05:01:02 PMWe'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.That was some collapse btw. Pretty sure we were top of the league still into early February. By final game we finished 6th and behind West Ham which was a bit embarrassing. 12 points off Leeds in 4th although think it was only top 3 who went into CL in those days.08/09 next worst given how strong we were looking at the time. 3 wins from our final 15 league games.Think 4 teams did qualify for the Champions League then, as I have a feeling that Villa were the last team to finish 4th (in 1996) and not qualify for it.We were also the last Runner-up not to qualify for it 🙄
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on October 21, 2020, 05:01:02 PMWe'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.That was some collapse btw. Pretty sure we were top of the league still into early February. By final game we finished 6th and behind West Ham which was a bit embarrassing. 12 points off Leeds in 4th although think it was only top 3 who went into CL in those days.08/09 next worst given how strong we were looking at the time. 3 wins from our final 15 league games.
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.
Thanks goodness we never qualified. It might have affected our league form.
Quote from: cdbullyweefan on October 23, 2020, 01:26:13 PMThanks goodness we never qualified. It might have affected our league form.Joking aside. There were actually some decent players in that team. They may have gelled for a cup run, and carried the form into the league.And maybe not.
Have a listen to this. It makes a lot of sense when you look at last season, substitute Sheff Utd for Newcastle and then compare last year and this year.https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1kVXip-0006KJ-4n&i=57e1b682&c=bM9rasQklnM-qveksUPaXdABTfGnU9kAIhuv1fGLCAUoYhBGq1rXa5MS7euvsyNmT4EdkwsEnJsS0LyNRxSn74mGbXH3p67k_S-Y5U2V4mUCXa-jpgyNl0X8ymziL16dLTf0XJ8SDypZlJFJr3ulXxKWy9LXvz3D4-Hpjm-trPsWtM6aIm1SaQI0BDZIgQ6uGYPPs3POkqz0XtsYMtry6OEs-2F23dLbYCg-YXBwz4s...
Quote from: SaddVillan on October 22, 2020, 07:51:53 PMHave a listen to this. It makes a lot of sense when you look at last season, substitute Sheff Utd for Newcastle and then compare last year and this year.https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1kVXip-0006KJ-4n&i=57e1b682&c=bM9rasQklnM-qveksUPaXdABTfGnU9kAIhuv1fGLCAUoYhBGq1rXa5MS7euvsyNmT4EdkwsEnJsS0LyNRxSn74mGbXH3p67k_S-Y5U2V4mUCXa-jpgyNl0X8ymziL16dLTf0XJ8SDypZlJFJr3ulXxKWy9LXvz3D4-Hpjm-trPsWtM6aIm1SaQI0BDZIgQ6uGYPPs3POkqz0XtsYMtry6OEs-2F23dLbYCg-YXBwz4s...Thanks for sharing - really good.Question is: how is scoring differential (as opposed to goal difference) calculated?
Quote from: Mister E on October 23, 2020, 04:53:31 PMQuote from: SaddVillan on October 22, 2020, 07:51:53 PMHave a listen to this. It makes a lot of sense when you look at last season, substitute Sheff Utd for Newcastle and then compare last year and this year.https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1kVXip-0006KJ-4n&i=57e1b682&c=bM9rasQklnM-qveksUPaXdABTfGnU9kAIhuv1fGLCAUoYhBGq1rXa5MS7euvsyNmT4EdkwsEnJsS0LyNRxSn74mGbXH3p67k_S-Y5U2V4mUCXa-jpgyNl0X8ymziL16dLTf0XJ8SDypZlJFJr3ulXxKWy9LXvz3D4-Hpjm-trPsWtM6aIm1SaQI0BDZIgQ6uGYPPs3POkqz0XtsYMtry6OEs-2F23dLbYCg-YXBwz4s...Thanks for sharing - really good.Question is: how is scoring differential (as opposed to goal difference) calculated?Could some one clever do the sums for Aston Villa over the past two years and prove we really are on the up and that this is nothing to do with luck?