Champions League Contention

[dave.woodhall]

Do it for footy.

[Demitri_C]

Gonna be a hell of a lot of fatigue for sours during that period. Those will all be high demanding games. Liverpool will be gunning for blood after they will be robbed in game at spurs

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Not sure whose played the bigger part in this fantastic season, Footy or Unai?

[Sexual Ealing]

Not sure whose played the bigger part in this fantastic season, Footy or Unai?

We don't need to choose. Just be thankful we have both.

[Brazilian Villain]

Gonna be a hell of a lot of fatigue for sours during that period.

Let's hope that's an apt description for them come the end of the season.

[eamonn]

After reading about your struggle there mate, bollocks to Villa, up the Footy!

Hear, hear!

[Brazilian Villain]

I started the thread for a reason. It was a true honour.
I hope that in the next eight games, we can all be positive as everyone now believes we are in contention for the Champions League.
Over the course of this thread was a lot of blood, sweat, and tears for me along the way ever since my opening post in November. I had to keep believing and fight our very clubs Villa corner . I was insulted, ridiculed and questioned.

I pushed tirelessly for this thread bumping when it was being overlooked and for when no one considered discussing and there were calls to close it!
I had to wait until more people entered the discussion and bought into the idea of Champions League contention because I could see how amazing Emery was

Looking back there's some pride, that I kept going but also with concern about some of the treatment and sadness it brought me.
It was difficult to grasp because all I wanted to do was try to spark positivity and share joy in discussing how high a level Villa could be achieving .
I always believed it was reasonable what I said and encouraged others who were interested to discuss the same, though others felt required to participate negatively or diminish discussion they just weren't ready.

I always believed it was reasonable what I said and encouraged others who were interested to discuss the same, though others felt required to participate negatively or diminish discussion they just weren't ready.

Footy, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability, and I want you to know that we are with you.

[manic-road]

Keep positive and keep posting Footy.

[Risso]

Keep positive and keep posting Footy.

Just stop making up utter, utter shite.

[caster troy]

So just to simply spurs fixtures

A Newcastle
H ARSENAL
A Chelsea
A Liverpool

Thats a horrific run of games. If they win all four of them they deserve 4th.

Then somewhere in there citeh

With just one win in those five games we'd need to find another 11 points from our remaining games. If we maintain our 2024 standards we probably won't get anything from Arsenal or Liverpool so we are talking about 11 from the other 5 games, not much margin for error.

[tomd2103]

Think we just need to get that 4 / 5 point gap over them where they couldnt overrake us with their game in hand, just to put that pressure on them.  We win tomorrow and it's 5 points, but they will have two games in hand and Forest at home on Sunday.  Next few games are then:

Next weekend  - Us  - Arsenal (A) / Them - Newcastle (A)

21st - Us - Bournemouth (H) / Them - no game

27th - Us Chelsea (H) / Them - Arsenal (H)

We could be clear of them at the end of that little run. 

[Dave P]

If we're in the top 4 in April, I'll take this seriously.

From page 1 of this thread. Hi Pete. We all thought the same yet here we are.

Actually.
I started the thread for a reason. It was a true honour.

I didn't say you didn't.  I was just saying this was from page 1.

[manic-road]

Keep positive and keep posting Footy.

Just stop making up utter, utter shite.

No idea what you are going on about, how about you take a chill pill.

[Risso]

Keep positive and keep posting Footy.

Just stop making up utter, utter shite.

No idea what you are going on about, how about you take a chill pill.

Not you, Footy. The nonsense about Martinez not really being ill.

[ez]

Keep positive and keep posting Footy.

Just stop making up utter, utter shite.

No idea what you are going on about, how about you take a chill pill.

Not you, Footy. The nonsense about Martinez not really being ill.

I've seen it suggested somewhere else that Emi was never going to play we just didn't want Man City knowing until the last moment. Also we didn't want Klopp and Arteta moaning about us resting the world's number one. Probably rubbish though.