UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[chrisw1]

Fair enough.  Well let's qualify for it first and if we do I'll certainly be at all the home games at least and delighted to see European nights back at Villa Park.  As things stand Juve would be in the conference and who wouldn't be excited about playing them?  This fixture I really want back at VP though is Inter.   

And after we win, all back to Phil King's pub if he still runs it (somewhere in deepest Wiltshire, wasn't it?).

Too right.  I remember Phil The King's pen like it was yesterday.

[LeeB]

'Phil is King' was the headline in the paper

[PeterWithesShin]

YES!!! You beauty!


And we moan about impartial commentators for Man Utd etc in Europe.

[PeterWithesShin]

As an aside, 7 years ago yesterday we went off to Old Trafford to confirm our relegation. In a couple of weeks we'll be heading there wondering which of the 3 European competitions we're in with a shout of.

[Duncan Shaw]

As an aside, 7 years ago yesterday we went off to Old Trafford to confirm our relegation. In a couple of weeks we'll be heading there wondering which of the 3 European competitions we're in with a shout of.

Eugh, was that the night of Van Persie's hat-trick of offsides?

[PeterWithesShin]

As an aside, 7 years ago yesterday we went off to Old Trafford to confirm our relegation. In a couple of weeks we'll be heading there wondering which of the 3 European competitions we're in with a shout of.

Eugh, was that the night of Van Persie's hat-trick of offsides?

Nope, we lost 1-0.

[Duncan Shaw]

Aah, got my nightmares of the theatre of hate mixed up then, that must have been when they secured the title one year.

[paul_e]

Given the quality of our bench on Saturday, we're going to need 5 or 6 credible incomers and 3-4 youngsters that can properly step up to the mark, in order to manage a 4-competition season.

5-6 would be too many newcomers in my opinion. 3-4 in the summer and the option to add a couple more in January would be better for me. I think having a slightly smaller squad has helped us in the last few months because there's a togetherness and tactical/coaching focus that is getting the best out of the squad right now, i wouldn't want to disrupt that too much. With our injury and loan list we've already got a lot to add back in over the summer

[darren woolley]

I can see us getting European football but which competition that's the question.

[LeeB]

Given the quality of our bench on Saturday, we're going to need 5 or 6 credible incomers and 3-4 youngsters that can properly step up to the mark, in order to manage a 4-competition season.

5-6 would be too many newcomers in my opinion. 3-4 in the summer and the option to add a couple more in January would be better for me. I think having a slightly smaller squad has helped us in the last few months because there's a togetherness and tactical/coaching focus that is getting the best out of the squad right now, i wouldn't want to disrupt that too much. With our injury and loan list we've already got a lot to add back in over the summer

Yes, 3-4 first team ready players plus the lads out on loan now and we'll be in good shape.

[London Villan]

Predict away... https://www.worldfootball.net/table_calculator/eng-premier-league

For the record, I've got us 5th on 63 points.

[nigel]

I'm not that excited about the European Conference and winning it would hardly feel like a major trophy.

While I don't want to second-guess your feelings, I bet you that the morning of the final next year if we're playing in it, you'll feel differently.

I'd want to win it, but it wouldn't change my view that it's not a major trophy.  It would feel more like the Charity Shield.

I’d settle for a Charity Shield win

[Brend'Watkins]

Predict away... https://www.worldfootball.net/table_calculator/eng-premier-league

For the record, I've got us 5th on 63 points.

That's losing two and drawing two of our last 7.  Lose to ManU and Liverpool and 2 draws from the rest? 

I'm going for maximum points 71 and 4th spot .....because I can.

[PeterWithesShin]

That's what I got going into the final day and trying to be as unbiased as possible.

[Drummond]

Predict away... https://www.worldfootball.net/table_calculator/eng-premier-league

For the record, I've got us 5th on 63 points.

I've got us 5th on 66 and we needed to beat Brighton to finish ahead of them.