Champions League Contention

[Demitri_C]

Im going for a positive cocktail 2-0 villa win

[Bad English]

It's disheartening to see the level of bad language and rude jokes being used in this forum. It creates a negative and hostile environment for everyone involved. We should strive to have respectful and constructive discussions that focus on sharing knowledge and learning from each other, rather than resorting to offensive language and distasteful jokes. Let's all make an effort to maintain a level of maturity and professionalism in our interactions.

But what about the passionate nature of football fandom? Swearing is often an expression of intense emotions, and in the context of a forum dedicated to discussing football, it can be seen as a natural way for fans to express their enthusiasm, frustration, or disappointment. Additionally, football culture itself often includes colorful language, both on and off the field, further normalizing its use within the community. However, it is mportant to acknowledge that excessive or targeted use of offensive language can still be harmful and this should indeed be moderated accordingly.

[Brazilian Villain]

It's disheartening to see the level of bad language and rude jokes being used in this forum. It creates a negative and hostile environment for everyone involved. We should strive to have respectful and constructive discussions that focus on sharing knowledge and learning from each other, rather than resorting to offensive language and distasteful jokes. Let's all make an effort to maintain a level of maturity and professionalism in our interactions.

Amen to that.

[Drummond]

Fuck me, we need cold weather again.

[pablo_picasso]

It's disheartening to see the level of bad language and rude jokes being used in this forum. It creates a negative and hostile environment for everyone involved. We should strive to have respectful and constructive discussions that focus on sharing knowledge and learning from each other, rather than resorting to offensive language and distasteful jokes. Let's all make an effort to maintain a level of maturity and professionalism in our interactions.

But what about the passionate nature of football fandom? Swearing is often an expression of intense emotions, and in the context of a forum dedicated to discussing football, it can be seen as a natural way for fans to express their enthusiasm, frustration, or disappointment. Additionally, football culture itself often includes colorful language, both on and off the field, further normalizing its use within the community. However, it is mportant to acknowledge that excessive or targeted use of offensive language can still be harmful and this should indeed be moderated accordingly.

And let's be honest, if some are using religion to give us our morals, then we are fine to talk about sex. Rape. Murder. Incest. Genocide. Etc. etc. etc.

The bible says nothing about using foul language other than something like "don't use bad words to knock someone down".

And before it was softened with multiple translations by religious zealots unhappy with how the original texts were seen by the common man, it happily used words like "shagal".

The bible says fuck all about using profanities on a football forum in 2024.

[itbrvilla]

One of the reasons I'm starting to catostrophise about the whole thing is that when we've got close in the past it's always still seemed like a long shot, whereas this time we've been up there all season and it will feel like a real choke if we don't do it from here. I just hope it gets sorted this week as another week will be too much stress.

I think part of the reason for the catastrophising is that, for much of this season, we've been absolutely brilliant and now we're tired and injury ridden, we're way less impressive, which is kind of inevitable.

I am watching Man U - Arsenal at the moment, and just found myself thinking, fuck, we beat this Arsenal team TWICE. We beat Man City and them in the space of less than a week. We had 22 shots against Man City, and they had 2, both of which came in the same action.

That's how good we were for large parts of the season, so it's tough seeing us struggling at the arse end of it, and it becomes much more tempting to think we're going to shit it away.

We've not won in 5 (4 defeats and 1 draw) we look dreadful (understandably), and have a history of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...

[PeterWithesShin]

W1 D1 L3 in our last 5 in all comps.

W2 D2 L1 for the last 5 in the league.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Liverpool lost to Everton and Palace. Let's not shit ourselves unnecessarily.

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm just relieved that everyone held on to their dignity.

[Martyn Smith]

I just hope we win tomorrow night to settle the 4th position question ourselves. Then I'll be free Tues night to cheer Spurs onto beat Man C and hopefully stop them winning the league...

[AV84]

Is it at all possible that if we beat Liverpool, and Spurs beat City, Liverpool could end up in 5th, losing out to Spurs for CL, and it all going back to that game where they all got sent off?

[Toronto Villa]

5th isn’t CL. There is no scenario Liverpool end lower than 3rd.

[AV84]

I didn't realise there was such a gap between 3rd and 4th.

[eamonn]

How naive, Niamh.

[Hillbilly]

Spurs need to keep pushing not just to get 4th but to avoid being overtaken by Newcastle and Chelsea and ending in 7th.