Reflections on Conference League

[Bad English]

It was not to be.

[PhilVill]

Not great but how many of these lads will be nailed on starters next season, six? There's nothing left in the tank, we've all been there in some part of our lives or other and you just can't magic it out, however hard you try. Fun and games to come in the next five days, let's look forward to it.

[dicedlam]

A bridge too far...
It is a bloody miracle we are where we are considering all the injuries we have had this season. Let’s just take it has being a learning curve for Europe for next season.

Up the Villa!

[VillaTim]

Olympiakos deserved the win. We cannot have any complaints with refs VAR . We bottled it , they played well .

[Demitri_C]

Fucking hell there’s some bollocks being talked on here.

We’re all gutted to lose, because this was obviously winnable.

But we’re knackered, running on empty, riddled with injuries. We’ve had a great season but there’s very little left. The players it there tonight are heroes for what they’ve died this season. Olympiacos are a decent side and had the weekend off.

We weren’t great but there’s also a lot of variance - their dodgy penalty, ours not given, our missed pen, three fine margin offside goals etc.

To use words like “embarrassing” and “a disgrace” is a fucking joke after where these players have got us.

That just sounds like sour grapes. Olympiakos deserved the win over two legs. They were better in both legs  just like lille were and we scraped through.

Thats four games we were pretty shit in. Its just disappointing we didnt even try to put any form of pressure on them or not. They just looked terrified out there. As soon as Olympiakos went for a attack they shat their  pants and game over. We last a whole 10 minutes. Fatigue or not thats poor

[enigma]

Did well to get to the semis but overall we haven't really set this competition alight. We've largely just been scraping through.

We have by far the biggest budget in this competition and have the European specialist in charge so I honestly expected more.

[killeenm]

This is the best Villa team I have ever seen, with one of the best managers in the world. The future is very bright and all the negativity on here boggles me - the players gave everything and the squad is down to the limit. Emery is basically entirely out of options.

We didn't actually play that badly across the two legs, just nothing went out way. There were fractions in the offsides for two of their goals, and obviously the two penalties. If a few things had gone very slightly differently the tie would have been completely different.

[Paul.S]

Which twat put this up on the BBC Website?

Am I the only one who thinks Emery has underachieved with this Villa squad? Not a bad season but should be winning this competition."

Hopefully it’s someone who’s club will be playing the likes of Shrewsbury and Stevenage next season.

[rob_bridge]

5 years ago we were just about to play 2nd successive play off semi final in 2nd tier having nearly been Glasgow Rangers MK II the year before and a lost decade.

2 days later my son was born and the day after we got through to the final and it has been mostly been one way since. Certainly underlyingly so.

We matter for the first time in yonks. Properly matter again.

A set back heart wrenching one at that over last 2 Thursdays. A set back but not end of the world.

[VillaBoy_23]

We won’t win a trophy in my lifetime.

[wince]

We won’t win a trophy in my lifetime.

Are you ancient then?

[VillaTim]

We were favourites as McGinn just said . It's a massive underachievement this . Pathetic in both legs of the semi .

[VillaBoy_23]

Midlife. It’s been 28 years now. How much longer is it going to take?

[Demitri_C]

Yeah im getting those vibes too.

[taylorsworkrate]

Which twat put this up on the BBC Website?

Am I the only one who thinks Emery has underachieved with this Villa squad? Not a bad season but should be winning this competition."

Hopefully it’s someone who’s club will be playing the likes of Shrewsbury and Stevenage next season.

In fairness I like to wind one of my more staunch Nose mates up by claiming that Villa have had a merely ok season for such a massive club. It really annoys him for some reason!