Champions League Contention

[PaulWinch again]

Yep I don’t understand the logic of not wanting to win the Conference League from any angle.

[aj2k77]

Winning a trophy is something you will remember forever. Finishing 4th isn't. It would be huge for us to pick up some silverware. It's been a very, very long time.

[eamonn]

I see us on the cusp of doing something absolutely incredible. Making history. Something I'll be talking about for decades to come. I have a hard time getting into other peoples mindsets. Pressure is a privilege. Absolutely get the concerns, the churning it over. The who could cover for player X. I've not had a shower for weeks that has not involved multiple computations of results and points- its absolutely brilliant how all consuming this is. It's what I've waited for for 14 years.

That's what a Villa coach (can't remember if it was Deano) used to say to Grealish! The "Pressure is a privilege" bit - Grealish is thick as pigshit when it comes to Geography and computations.

[Percy McCarthy]

Winning a trophy is something you will remember forever. Finishing 4th isn't. It would be huge for us to pick up some silverware. It's been a very, very long time.

Plus winning that trophy will probably ensure we don’t have to finish fourth.

[PeterWithesShin]

Win the trophy and finish 4th. Job done. We've done the hard part over the last 8 months, now it's time to finish it.

[Footy-Vill]

Just over 2 months ago I did an open invitation forecast thread at the end of January for one week.
( 31st January-February 6th )

All those participating on H and V said that we won't place lower than 8th.

In that week Villa were 4th joint level on points with Arsenal and Man City
Feb1st fell to 5th with Spurs going 4th level on points and GD(ahead goal scored)
Then Feb 6th Villa 4th. 2pts ahead of Spurs

[Footy-Vill]

Those Foresight Forecasts on where you say Villa will finish.
1st and Win the league:
Peterwithshin , Richard E, Algy

3rd :
 Louize0

4th:
Footy-Vill, AV82EC , Andy Lochhead in the Air,  Rigadon, Old hill Avfc, 260475

5th:
Richard , Darren Woolley, Baldy, mpls villa, Dave P, Eammon, Aldridgeboy, Saint13, Simboy, Holte L2, ironmaiden mania, Brazilian Villain, Nunkin1965, N'Mav

6th:
Phil Vill, Chicago, Lion , Dogtanian , Taxdodger, Chrisw1, edgy satsuma 89, Skerra, diced lam 6, Rotterdam 82

7th:
Axl Rose, Towser, VillaTim, Somniloquism, Curious orange

8th:
Ads, Sid1964, Legion

Thanks again for those input.

It's likely to be 4th or 5th

[edgysatsuma89]

Look at ol' pessimistic Ads 😁

[Footy-Vill]

Look at ol' pessimistic Ads 😁

Ads forecasted a 4th round exit of European Conference league.

[edgysatsuma89]

Look at ol' pessimistic Ads 😁

Ads forecasted a 4th round exit of European Conference league.

Must have been a bad day, we all have them.

[Percy McCarthy]

Look at ol' pessimistic Ads 😁

Ads forecasted a 4th round exit of European Conference league.

Does the fourth round of UECL even exist?

[Footy-Vill]

Look at ol' pessimistic Ads 😁

Ads forecasted a 4th round exit of European Conference league.

Does the fourth round of UECL even exist?

Good point.
Maybe it was meant to be  forecasted as last 16 European Conference League and 4th round  of the FA Cup. That makes sense.
Though that wasn't order instructions.
It was League, FA Cup , Conference League.

[Ads]

Look at ol' pessimistic Ads 😁

I was being a sulking mardy arse post Newcastle. Being stroppy doesn't last very long. I've had Athens booked since last year, so there's my "forecast".

[Somniloquism]

To those who feel we should go all out for CL qualification at the expense of winning an actual trophy for the first time in nearly three decades, and of any meaningful European kind in over four, do you think we'll win the CL next season, or is hearing that theme music at VP enough for you?

I’d like to ask those same people, if they realise that winning that trophy is our best chance of ensuring CL football next season?

Seems to me that lots of people aren’t getting it.

It is not as straight forward as there are other bits as well, but we could earn an extra 7 points maximum (if we win every match, draws are 0.5 points) which should add almost a point on the 5th place chase. We are currently 0.105 behind Germany. Even Italy who are 1.5 points ahead could be caught as well. It will depend on Arse/Spam (and to a lesser extent City) but yes, us continuing to get results does us no harm at all.

[LeeS]

As someone who always bets against the Villa, I went looking for some odds on Arsenal giving us a tonking. They are basically evens to score 4 goals or more!!! Bookies aren't giving us a prayer and I'm not taking those odds.

Instead I've gone for a hedge on the coefficient. Arsenal, Man City and Villa all to be eliminated in this round is 15-1.