2023/24 season outcome

[eamonn]

What does that make their midfield?!

[Dogtanian]

What does that make their midfield?!

Spaghettified.

[simboy]

My view fwiw is that we will be 6th or 7th this year with a cup run of some sort. 

Cannot see past Man City winning the league, especially as Arsenal will be competing on a couple of fronts for the first time in a little while, as will Newcastle. Both have improved their squad but not to the Man City standard and neither have the resources to really play a Madrid or Bayern on a Wednesday, a tough league game on the Saturday and the return fixture the following week.

Liverpool are still a couple of players short but are well coached. Although they have a very good attacking line their midfield even with Alexander-Arnold in it is a little light for a whole season. Chelsea don't know their starting midfield yet but are not in Europe, so will get it right. No Potter to impose the "Brighton, 51 points is brill" approach.

 I saw that Man U have lost their "star" striker. Again recruited well and probably the bigger threat along with Liverpool to Citeh.

Spurs are spurs. Will they have Hazza this time next week? If so we had better get Watkins on a longer contract by the end of the season as I think he's on their radar. Mind you an offer by Levy of £5 mill and a bag of rabbits won't be too difficult to resist. Should do well as they are not in any European competition but probably won't because, well they're Spurs.

We are in that mix assuming our squad stays as it is or we strengthen with a back up striker.   

The rest? meh.

 

[AV84]

BBC asked 26 of their TV and radio pundits for their predictions. Ellen White and Stephen Warnock have us 4th. All the rest of them have no imagination.

Stephen Warnock: I've been out in the United States covering the Summer Series and I was lucky enough to go down and watch Villa train and speak to Emery. When you see what he's about and how he works, it's very impressive. Looking at that, and the form they were in under him last season, I think they might sneak in.

Ellen White: I really liked the way Villa played under Unai Emery last season - it wasn't just their results which were impressive when they were flying up the table.

[PeterWithesShin]

Full of optimism, many outside the club tipping us for big things. So the most Villa thing ever is to have 2 players seriously crocked in the space of 3 days and get absolutely twatted on the opening day.

[Risso]

I’m starting to think that we might not actually win the league after all.

[curiousorange]

I'm starting to think winning a game might be an achievement.

[Rigadon]

5th.  Above cloggers. 

[Axl Rose]

11th

Conference League winners on penalties

[Chris_Jephcott]

Anywhere mid table.

[Toronto Villa]

Fucking hell. One defeat and shit made from bricks are everywhere.

[walsall villain]

Full of optimism, many outside the club tipping us for big things. So the most Villa thing ever is to have 2 players seriously crocked in the space of 3 days and get absolutely twatted on the opening day.

If you’ve watched Villa for any length of time then you should avoid optimism at all costs. I thought today would be a draw at best but what an awful few days. Our attempt to strengthen the squad looks buggered already. Feel for Emi and Tyrone and we will miss them enormously.

[pauliewalnuts]

Fucking hell. One defeat and shit made from bricks are everywhere.

It's your fault with that fucking thread title.

WHAT THE FUCK were you thinking?

You must never do that again, never ever.

[VillaTim]

21st

[Toronto Villa]

Fucking hell. One defeat and shit made from bricks are everywhere.

It's your fault with that fucking thread title.

WHAT THE FUCK were you thinking?

You must never do that again, never ever.

I know. I massively fucked up.

*hangs head in shame*