Hopes & expectations for 2024/25 Season

[Meanwood Villa]

League - winners
ECL - winners
FA Cup - winners
LC - 3rd round loss to Hartlepool

Simples!!!

Only flaw with this is Hartlepool aren't in the league

[Olneythelonely]

Phil McNulty has us finishing 4th. Now I’m worried.

[Demitri_C]

League - i would be amazed if we finish 4th. I think 6th or 7th. I think newcastle will probably get top 4 this year

Champions league - we get to middle point of group stage play play off and dont advance

Carabao - go out 3rd round as we will play backup players and not take it seriously

Fa cup- 4th round if we advance in CL.  Of we go out im gonna back us for QF

[Risso]

Well Unai is still giving it the "finish in the top 8, 7 bigger teams" stuff he did last season.

[Chris Smith]

With two weeks still left of the transfer window it’s obviously difficult to predict how teams will have improved or otherwise from last season. I would say we have better squad depth than last season but at the same time have lost arguably our best midfield player. That said I look at Newcastle and Spurs for instance and don’t see any significant improvements in their squads either. As it stands I’d say we are a top 6 squad with an elite manager who can add value in the way few others can.

[Dogtanian]

Can't hate The Athletic while we have the boywonder Tanswell reporting and analysing us like a boss.

Yep, who on the same day launches Villa v Arsenal : Who needs the strongest underpants elastic this season? article;

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5697521/2024/08/14/arsenal-or-aston-villa-which-clubs-fans-should-be-most-excited-the-debate/

I haven't read it yet, as unfortunately my work day inconveniently seems to be full of actual work. 

[Tuscans]

Can't hate The Athletic while we have the boywonder Tanswell reporting and analysing us like a boss.

Yep, who on the same day launches Villa v Arsenal : Who needs the strongest underpants elastic this season? article;

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5697521/2024/08/14/arsenal-or-aston-villa-which-clubs-fans-should-be-most-excited-the-debate/

I haven't read it yet, as unfortunately my work day inconveniently seems to be full of actual work. 

The Athletic is behind a paywall so unless you sign up you can't read it apart from the first paragraph.

To get around that type 12ft.io/ in front of https.

[KNVillan]

Can't hate The Athletic while we have the boywonder Tanswell reporting and analysing us like a boss.

Yep, who on the same day launches Villa v Arsenal : Who needs the strongest underpants elastic this season? article;

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5697521/2024/08/14/arsenal-or-aston-villa-which-clubs-fans-should-be-most-excited-the-debate/

I haven't read it yet, as unfortunately my work day inconveniently seems to be full of actual work. 

Here is the article Dogtanian is referring to

https://archive.ph/0hGXm

[eamonn]

Well Unai is still giving it the "finish in the top 8, 7 bigger teams" stuff he did last season.

It's the only thing he has in common with Dolly and his trying to keep up with the Boltons and the Charltons of this world.

[Brazilian Villain]

Predictions for this season - Pau - will be the player who the fans will blame if we start the season poorly.

At the end of this season, we will again face FFP problems, and will sell a fans favourite to comply - Watkins / Martinez or Konsa

Also next summer - McGinn, Buendia, Mings and possibly Pau will all leave the club

What a cheerful post.

Sid also often warns climate change activists that their predictions for the destruction of the planet are too optimistic.

[Tuscans]

[eamonn]

Newcastle fancied more than us? Hmm... maybe. I assume they're comfortably ahead of us in the 2024 calendar year PL table. Still find it odd that they were/are prepared to sell yer man with the pale skin and pointy ears to Liverpool, like he's possibly their best player and others have been offloaded for PSR.

[Risso]

Newcastle fancied more than us? Hmm... maybe. I assume they're comfortably ahead of us in the 2024 calendar year PL table. Still find it odd that they were/are prepared to sell yer man with the pale skin and pointy ears to Liverpool, like he's possibly their best player and others have been offloaded for PSR.

I guess a lot people will think the Champions League might have a similar effect on us to that of Newcastle last year.

[eamonn]

Did Newcastle make Europe at all? If they've no Thursday-Sundays and their injured players are all back, they'll be a big threat.

[Ian.]

Predictions for this season - Pau - will be the player who the fans will blame if we start the season poorly.

At the end of this season, we will again face FFP problems, and will sell a fans favourite to comply - Watkins / Martinez or Konsa

Also next summer - McGinn, Buendia, Mings and possibly Pau will all leave the club

What a cheerful post.

Sid also often warns climate change activists that their predictions for the destruction of the planet are too optimistic.

I was already in a gloom today, this has cheered me up no end.