Will we qualify for the CL?

[cdbearsfan]

If Villa aren't involved, a Conference League with no English team would be my preference.

[tomd2103]

If Villa aren't involved, a Conference League with no English team would be my preference.

If it is going to be a club like Chelsea who have just sneered at it all the way through, then maybe.  I remember the celebrations at Villa Park when we got into it though, so I certainly wouldn't begrudge a club who wanted a taste of European football getting into it. 

[PaulWinch again]

Got to win against Bournemouth. We need to play with a swagger and some authority. I think we win that game and it’s really on, if we don’t it’s gone.

[Beard82]

Got to find against Bournemouth. We need to play with a swagger and some authority. I think we win that game and it’s really on, if we don’t it’s gone.

Agreed

[eamonn]

Got to win against Bournemouth. We need to play with a swagger and some authority. I think we win that game and it’s really on, if we don’t it’s gone.

What if we draw which is probably the likely result ?

[PaulWinch again]

I think if we draw we're stuffed - 67 is then the maximum points haul and two teams matching that at the very least looks highly likely.

[LeeS]

Yes, it is wins all the way from here. It’s possible. Very possible

[VillaTim]

It's so difficult now, even a win on Saturday we are unlikely to move up from 7th given Forest fixture and our poor GD.
All we can do is win though and take it to next weekend and rely on us winning again and someone screwing up.

[PaulWinch again]

This weekend is about staying in it - which means winning. We do that and we’ll definitely make ground on Newcastle, Chelsea, or, probably ideally, both.

[Meanwood Villa]

Definitely feels like win or bust now

[Rigadon]

3 wins is what's required.  Do that and I think we'll just about get over the line.

[Dave]

3 wins is what's required.  Do that and I think we'll just about get over the line.

If we win three, it means that pretty much everyone else has to win all theirs as well (given Newcastle vs Chelsea and Forest vs Chelsea mean there will be the guarantee of points dropped elsewhere).

It doesn't quite make it mathematically certain, but it would be a strange set of circumstances if three wins didn't equate to at least fifth.

[Somniloquism]

Yep, just need to do our bit. If 3 wins are not enough to do it, then so be it, but all we can do is keep the pressure on and hope another team buckles. If we finish on 69 points, that will be noice, and show obvious improvement on last season both in points, and Cup / Euro improvements.

[Keeno]

It's so difficult now, even a win on Saturday we are unlikely to move up from 7th given Forest fixture and our poor GD.
All we can do is win though and take it to next weekend and rely on us winning again and someone screwing up.

League position doesn't really matter after this weekend. It'll go to the final day either way - we just have to win every game.

Bottom line is: if Newcastle and Chelsea draw, and Newcastle don't beat Arsenal away at the Emirates, we're in.

IF we win all three of course - but that has to happen in any scenario.

[Toronto Villa]

We just might you know…