Champions League Contention

[Somniloquism]

If through whatever combo of results we can get 4th by close of play Sunday and get Emi back I think we will get through in Athens.

And score first and early.

We did last night. Unfortunately it was ruled out.

[Demitri_C]

The majority of the season and Emery's tenure has seen the club be a top four performer. Villa have show some of the best team and player performances at Villa Park in Premier League history.
The levels have at times been among the finest in the last 150 years, both at home and away.

What Emery and Villa are doing is joy and I'm so thrilled, and there may be times when things have been difficult and performance struggles, but the bigger picture is that on the cusp of officially saying Champions League football is coming to Villa Park!!

I dont think anyone is going to say unai is doing anad job as we can all see we have had a wonderful season.

But its mainly been the first halfs been good. 2nd has been quite frankly average to poor.

The disappointing thing for me is that this was our best chance of silverware and i cant believe we look like we have blown it

[PeterWithe]

Something that has long concerned me, our Euro run has shown we will need expensive reinforcements if we get to the CL. And a fair few of them. If we go out in the group stages, that’s a lot of extra wages to carry without the income to balance it out.

[PeterWithe]

Out of nothing but interest, is that coefficient thingy still live, ie does last nights result have any baring on the year after nexts CL places or does it all reset next season?

[Dave]

Out of nothing but interest, is that coefficient thingy still live, ie does last nights result have any baring on the year after nexts CL places or does it all reset next season?

It has an impact on the overall rankings - but that's more about keeping the normal European places. The annual rankings (so the thing we've been look at for the last three months) will reset.

England is miles ahead in first on the overall rankings, but I think Italy will overtake Spain into second place after this season. Czechia knocked Scotland out of the top ten this season so Scotland lose their Champions League place from season after next.

[Goldie.7]

You can now get odds of 18/1 on Spurs to finish in the top four.

If anyone really wants to hedge against potential disappointment.

They say history always repeats itself...

Honestly, not a horrible punt. Spuds haven't lost four Premier League matches in a row since November 2004. They came close to it in October 2021 and guess what club they beat to avoid it? Again in December 2023 drawing away at city 3-3 in the 90th minute.

Brighton's form since the end of January has been dire but they can play with complete freedom knowing they have nothing to lose or gain.

[Footy-Vill]

You can now get odds of 18/1 on Spurs to finish in the top four.

If anyone really wants to hedge against potential disappointment.

They say history always repeats itself...

Honestly, not a horrible punt. Spuds haven't lost four Premier League matches in a row since November 2004. They came close to it in October 2021 and guess what club they beat to avoid it? Again in December 2023 drawing away at city 3-3 in the 90th minute.

Brighton's form since the end of January has been dire but they can play with complete freedom knowing they have nothing to lose or gain.

Yes it will repeat itself like I have repeat
The history Villa never lost to Brighton away in the Premier League and once in 43 years away.

The history
Spurs last won 13 years ago at Anfield they have won twice in 31 years.
Last 12 matches:
LDLLLDLDLLLD

Overall record
31 Matches
Liverpool 20 wins
9 draws
2 defeats.

Those are the facts.

[Dogtanian]

Need to finish the job at Brighton. 

[Ads]

The majority of the season and Emery's tenure has seen the club be a top four performer. Villa have show some of the best team and player performances at Villa Park in Premier League history.
The levels have at times been among the finest in the last 150 years, both at home and away.

What Emery and Villa are doing is joy and I'm so thrilled, and there may be times when things have been difficult and performance struggles, but the bigger picture is that on the cusp of officially saying Champions League football is coming to Villa Park!!

I dont think anyone is going to say unai is doing anad job as we can all see we have had a wonderful season.

But its mainly been the first halfs been good. 2nd has been quite frankly average to poor.

The disappointing thing for me is that this was our best chance of silverware and i cant believe we look like we have blown it

We haven't been poor at all 2nd half of the season.

We've payed 16, won 8, drawn 4 and lost 4. That's 1.75 points per game, which if extrapolated over 38 games would have us on 66.5, so 67. What we have now, which will probably turn out to be enough for 4th.

That points per game has been achieved largely without our defensive midfielder, with significantly more cup games than anybody bar the 3 teams above us, with the 2nd lowest turn around time for games, and on and on and on.

You have a strange definition of "average and poor".

[Ads]

You can now get odds of 18/1 on Spurs to finish in the top four.

If anyone really wants to hedge against potential disappointment.

They say history always repeats itself...

Honestly, not a horrible punt. Spuds haven't lost four Premier League matches in a row since November 2004. They came close to it in October 2021 and guess what club they beat to avoid it? Again in December 2023 drawing away at city 3-3 in the 90th minute.

Brighton's form since the end of January has been dire but they can play with complete freedom knowing they have nothing to lose or gain.

Christ. "When the fun stops, stop".

[Drummond]

Spurs fans have given up now. If you can't enjoy the fact we are 7 points clear in 4th place with 3 games to go (4 for them), when can you?

[Percy McCarthy]

Spurs fans have given up now. If you can't enjoy the fact we are 7 points clear in 4th place with 3 games to go (4 for them), when can you?

When they’ve got two games left.

[paul_e]

The majority of the season and Emery's tenure has seen the club be a top four performer. Villa have show some of the best team and player performances at Villa Park in Premier League history.
The levels have at times been among the finest in the last 150 years, both at home and away.

What Emery and Villa are doing is joy and I'm so thrilled, and there may be times when things have been difficult and performance struggles, but the bigger picture is that on the cusp of officially saying Champions League football is coming to Villa Park!!

I dont think anyone is going to say unai is doing anad job as we can all see we have had a wonderful season.

But its mainly been the first halfs been good. 2nd has been quite frankly average to poor.

The disappointing thing for me is that this was our best chance of silverware and i cant believe we look like we have blown it

It really hasn't.

After 19 games we were 3rd place in the league in the table as of boxing day.

In a league table starting 27/12 we're 4th. Yes we've not kept up the level we were at but there's nothing "average to poor" about being top 4 over that period.

[chrisw1]

It's been a sensational season.

We have all but finished 4th and got to a European semi-final.

That's fucking fantastic.  Unbelievable progress, the future is so bright it's glaring.

We've got super Unai Emery and we're coming for you.

[Demitri_C]

The majority of the season and Emery's tenure has seen the club be a top four performer. Villa have show some of the best team and player performances at Villa Park in Premier League history.
The levels have at times been among the finest in the last 150 years, both at home and away.

What Emery and Villa are doing is joy and I'm so thrilled, and there may be times when things have been difficult and performance struggles, but the bigger picture is that on the cusp of officially saying Champions League football is coming to Villa Park!!

I dont think anyone is going to say unai is doing anad job as we can all see we have had a wonderful season.

But its mainly been the first halfs been good. 2nd has been quite frankly average to poor.

The disappointing thing for me is that this was our best chance of silverware and i cant believe we look like we have blown it

We haven't been poor at all 2nd half of the season.

We've payed 16, won 8, drawn 4 and lost 4. That's 1.75 points per game, which if extrapolated over 38 games would have us on 66.5, so 67. What we have now, which will probably turn out to be enough for 4th.

That points per game has been achieved largely without our defensive midfielder, with significantly more cup games than anybody bar the 3 teams above us, with the 2nd lowest turn around time for games, and on and on and on.

You have a strange definition of "average and poor".

Im talking about performances. Its not "strange" anyone can see we have played bettee first half of the season in comparison to the 2nd half.

If its strange tell how many did we lose at villa park in 1st half of season compared to now? Teams like olympiakos come to us and spank us. In first half of season we were destroying teams at villa park

I should have said performances as thats what i was alluding to