Pundit and Media Watch on Aston Villa 24/25

[Nev]

The logic behind various journalists and pundits selecting Newton Heath, Spurs and Chelsea to finish above us appears to be based on the fact that they are Newton Heath, Spurs and Chelsea and nothing much else.

The former is particularly fascinating, they were shit last season, spawned a cup win and the Manager was getting the boot. The manager has stayed on, a few backroom positions have been changed, they have made a few middling signings and let a few go and suddenly they are going to be a great team.

[LeeB]

So many 'do a Newcastle' comments I've read, with only Stephen Warnock pointing out that we have a manager vastly experienced at balancing league and Europe rather than a complete novice, and we managed it last season, with less players.

[rob_bridge]

The logic behind various journalists and pundits selecting Newton Heath, Spurs and Chelsea to finish above us appears to be based on the fact that they are Newton Heath, Spurs and Chelsea and nothing much else.

The former is particularly fascinating, they were shit last season, spawned a cup win and the Manager was getting the boot. The manager has stayed on, a few backroom positions have been changed, they have made a few middling signings and let a few go and suddenly they are going to be a great team.

Don't see Top 3 changing much - Liverpool maybe due to following a legend.

So we have big distraction of CL which is unusual for us and we also ran out of steam last season with extra games. We'd struggle massively without Emi or Ollie - the others we have a lot of quality but so do other teams

Emery will have to step up a level too to keep us in the Top4 mix.

Had Chelsea kept Poch I'd have thought they be ahead for sure. No idea how they will do under new bloke.
Spurs look to have made some good signings but they still can't defend for shit.
ManU well they'll need a good start because any minor slip up - say a draw tonight and the daggers will be out - lot depends on getting defence co-ordinated.

Newcastle not sure - if they get Guehi that be a major coup. West Ham could finish 6th or 16th. Locky could throw his toys out at anytime

[rob_bridge]

So many 'do a Newcastle' comments I've read, with only Stephen Warnock pointing out that we have a manager vastly experienced at balancing league and Europe rather than a complete novice, and we managed it last season, with less players.

Warnock seems to like Villa a lot which bearing in mind he played under 3 managers who basically didn't rate him and/or flat out disliked him is rather magnanimous. MON was especailly cnutish to him seemingly.

[eamonn]

"Doing a Newcastle" is at least better when we "did a Fulham" after promotion...

[Stu82]

"Doing a Newcastle" is at least better when we "did a Fulham" after promotion...

And we didn’t do that either!

We will surprise people again this year, top 4 for me.

[Footy-Vill]

"Doing a Newcastle" is at least better when we "did a Fulham" after promotion...

And we didn’t do that either!

We will surprise people again this year, top 4 for me.

We shall and then some ! We mean business as Emery and the board what Champs Legaue football again. And that will be the objective.
The media in time will seemingly have to begrudgingly give Villa the fair share of attention! .
Indeed the doing a Newcastle now is like a cliche trotted out progressing from the doing a Fulham yet still it’s the same lack of attention to specific detail of Aston Villa

[Stu82]

"Doing a Newcastle" is at least better when we "did a Fulham" after promotion...

And we didn’t do that either!

We will surprise people again this year, top 4 for me.

We shall and then some ! We mean business as Emery and the board what Champs Legaue football again. And that will be the objective.
The media in time will seemingly have to begrudgingly give Villa the fair share of attention! .
Indeed the doing a Newcastle now is like a cliche trotted out progressing from the doing a Fulham yet still it’s the same lack of attention to specific detail of Aston Villa

Agree footy

[Somniloquism]

A quick scan and I didn't see it linked to but, with all the 30 BBC pundits, they have only two (Warnock and Finnis-Brown) putting us in the top four. Newcastle has more people suspecting a top four, which is surprising with the current lack of transfers for them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp8nkkwjk39o

[Footy-Vill]

Former England players Steph Houghton, Theo Walcott and Joe Hart have joined BBC Sport's team of analysts across TV, radio and online for the new football season.

Walcott has been a decent pundit so far on hearing him speak articulately and with knowledge if a little pro Arsenal!
Joe Hart is truly awful so far from what I've heard and seen of him and is only useful if doing goal keeper analysis. Considering he was not deemed good enough for Guardiola and able to play out den the back then it's somewhat nonsensical when he comments on that!

[Footy-Vill]

Football Focus: Dion Dublin predicts 6th and Steph Houghton predicts 5th for Aston Villa finishing place

[rob_bridge]

Jamie Redknapp seems to be in love with us

[AV84]

The logic behind various journalists and pundits selecting Newton Heath, Spurs and Chelsea to finish above us appears to be based on the fact that they are Newton Heath, Spurs and Chelsea and nothing much else.

Saw SkySports Saturday Socials thing earlier and that Nieve woman off YouTube was giving her "Hot Take" prediction for the season and she basically said Spurs haven't addressed any of the issues they had last season, they're poor in defence, and haven't got enough depth to maintain the high intensity game Ange wants them to play. It doesn't feel like a hot take, it feels like someone whose actually been paying attention to them over the summer and is talking sense.

[Footy-Vill]

Tommy Hitzlsperger posted on ‘X’ post-match:

Impressed with the attacking style of play of this #AVFC team. A joy to watch! Thanks #VillaTV for letting me be part of it.

[Somniloquism]

The logic behind various journalists and pundits selecting Newton Heath, Spurs and Chelsea to finish above us appears to be based on the fact that they are Newton Heath, Spurs and Chelsea and nothing much else.

Saw SkySports Saturday Socials thing earlier and that Nieve woman off YouTube was giving her "Hot Take" prediction for the season and she basically said Spurs haven't addressed any of the issues they had last season, they're poor in defence, and haven't got enough depth to maintain the high intensity game Ange wants them to play. It doesn't feel like a hot take, it feels like someone whose actually been paying attention to them over the summer and is talking sense.

She normally does talk sense.