Think Bournemouth have arguably the weakest squad in the top flight. If we weren't playing them first game of the season, I'd feel pretty confident of a win, but can see us starting badly and losing.
Theres a lot of pessimism on a number of threads!! Not sure i get why.
Quote from: ADVILLAFAN on August 02, 2022, 11:47:22 AMThink Bournemouth have arguably the weakest squad in the top flight. If we weren't playing them first game of the season, I'd feel pretty confident of a win, but can see us starting badly and losing.Takes me back to Watford at start of last season.
Quote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 12:04:29 PMTheres a lot of pessimism on a number of threads!! Not sure i get why. This is H&V, it's what we do
Quote from: UK Redsox on August 02, 2022, 12:20:28 PMQuote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 12:04:29 PMTheres a lot of pessimism on a number of threads!! Not sure i get why. This is H&V, it's what we doSeems more than usual pre season
Quote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 02:51:07 PMQuote from: UK Redsox on August 02, 2022, 12:20:28 PMQuote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 12:04:29 PMTheres a lot of pessimism on a number of threads!! Not sure i get why. This is H&V, it's what we doSeems more than usual pre seasonThink the problem is, we have been sold a dream, but the nagging feeling is have we got enough to go from 14th to say 7th or 8th. Basically, I think Villa fans actually started to believe it might be different this time, and the more pessimisic out of us and being to think it wont be.
Quote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 12:04:29 PMTheres a lot of pessimism on a number of threads!! Not sure i get why.There isn't that much pessimism, over 70% predicting a win. I doubt many lower midtable fans are so confident of an away win.
Quote from: Beard82 on August 02, 2022, 04:21:25 PMQuote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 02:51:07 PMQuote from: UK Redsox on August 02, 2022, 12:20:28 PMQuote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 12:04:29 PMTheres a lot of pessimism on a number of threads!! Not sure i get why. This is H&V, it's what we doSeems more than usual pre seasonThink the problem is, we have been sold a dream, but the nagging feeling is have we got enough to go from 14th to say 7th or 8th. Basically, I think Villa fans actually started to believe it might be different this time, and the more pessimisic out of us and being to think it wont be. I can understand that after the highs of August to December 2020, dismantling Liverpool and Arsenal, playing great football, Grealish in his pomp and us looking like genuine top 6 challengers, that its all been disappointing since. Especially last season, which i, like many others was glad when it was over. However, i’m just not sure what the dream is thats not coming to fruition. Wasn't there a 5 year plan to try and get us into Europe? That will be a tough ask by the end of the season but certainly not impossible. I also think its easy to forgot where we were and have been from 2010 onwards, compared to the position of relative comfort we find ourselves in now. We’ve made some good signings, we have some good players already there, we have a genuine world class talent in Coutinhio and another in Martinez and we haven’t lost in pre season. Ive been supporting Villa since the early 80s so have seen lots of bad and mediocre times amongst a few good times, but if we can’t be optimistic now before we’ve actually started to mess the whole thing up then i don’t when we can be.
Quote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 05:08:12 PMQuote from: Beard82 on August 02, 2022, 04:21:25 PMQuote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 02:51:07 PMQuote from: UK Redsox on August 02, 2022, 12:20:28 PMQuote from: RamboandBruno on August 02, 2022, 12:04:29 PMTheres a lot of pessimism on a number of threads!! Not sure i get why. This is H&V, it's what we doSeems more than usual pre seasonThink the problem is, we have been sold a dream, but the nagging feeling is have we got enough to go from 14th to say 7th or 8th. Basically, I think Villa fans actually started to believe it might be different this time, and the more pessimisic out of us and being to think it wont be. I can understand that after the highs of August to December 2020, dismantling Liverpool and Arsenal, playing great football, Grealish in his pomp and us looking like genuine top 6 challengers, that its all been disappointing since. Especially last season, which i, like many others was glad when it was over. However, i’m just not sure what the dream is thats not coming to fruition. Wasn't there a 5 year plan to try and get us into Europe? That will be a tough ask by the end of the season but certainly not impossible. I also think its easy to forgot where we were and have been from 2010 onwards, compared to the position of relative comfort we find ourselves in now. We’ve made some good signings, we have some good players already there, we have a genuine world class talent in Coutinhio and another in Martinez and we haven’t lost in pre season. Ive been supporting Villa since the early 80s so have seen lots of bad and mediocre times amongst a few good times, but if we can’t be optimistic now before we’ve actually started to mess the whole thing up then i don’t when we can be.100% - we havent failed at anything yet. I move between being positive and ngative (mainly in life in general). It feels like with Villa something is waiting to click on the pitch