Will we qualify for the CL?

[Smithy]

They said on commentary before the equaliser that we'd conceded the most goals in the last 15 mins of any team in the league.  Then we did it again.  We either need to start getting two-goal leads, or something has to change defensively.

That second one was stared and finished by their right back, a decent player,  but he ran forty yards with the ball, then moved into the middle, unmarked, for a free hit inside our box.  That is unacceptable.

[villa_cads]

We've more chance of winning it this year than qualifying through the league 

[Mellin]

70 points should be enough for the CL and that's assuming 5th doesn't qualify for it.

To finish with 70 we need to be two or three wins better in the second half of the season. Easily doable.

Love your positivity, but it's bang on four wins directly from the loss column. That equates to 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. Which is an immediate return in form right now to 2023 standards. Not impossible, but highly unlikely.

[Demitri_C]

If you concede as many goals as we do its almost impossible to get  CL.

Defensively we have been awful this season

[PeterWithesShin]

Unless we sort the defensive record, no. I reckon we managed 6 clean sheets in the league in 2024, the same as the horror team managed in the 2015/16 season.

[Rudy65]

Nope

[itbrvilla]

We'll finish 8th.

[CT Villan]

It is too soon to say categorically, but it is looking unlikely. We are last season's Newcastle with a better chance of progression in UCL.

[Demitri_C]

Cant wait to see back end of 2024. Barring champions league games the league form for 2024 has generally  been shit.

Bring on 2025!

[steamer]

Answer to topic question
Only if we we win this year
nowhere near qualifying from our league position

[Accent Guy]

Cant wait to see back end of 2024. Barring champions league games the league form for 2024 has generally  been shit.

Bring on 2025!

I thought we were the 6th best side in 2024 points wise?

Contextually, over a season, wouldn't that equal our best PL finishes in decades, last season aside?

[Demitri_C]

Cant wait to see back end of 2024. Barring champions league games the league form for 2024 has generally  been shit.

Bring on 2025!

I thought we were the 6th best side in 2024 points wise?

Contextually, over a season, wouldn't that equal our best PL finishes in decades, last season aside?

Thats incredible if true as our poor form last season started  around december time, (mainly lasted in second half of season) then the start of th :-*is seaosn hasnt been as good as the start on 2023.

It can only get  better for 2025 😁

[Drummond]

Yeah 2024 had been shit. Finished 4th, played in the Champions League, beating Bayern, witnessed the emergence of one of the best young centre forwards around and the coming of age of one of the country's best young attacking midfielders. Etc etc.

[VillaTim]

Only way we qualify is as defending champions

[cdbearsfan]

Ever since Footy disappeared we’ve been rubbish.

Correct.