Will we qualify for the CL?

[dave.woodhall]

Did you ever see Doug on the pitch after a game at VP?

I saw him play there.

Didn't he also tell the managers what to do in some games ("Don't play that player, we have to pay out more money if he makes so many appearances").

At the opening of the Etihad he asked Martin O'Neill why he'd brought Mellberg on in the closing minutes because then he'd get an appearance bonus.

[adrenachrome]

Did you ever see Doug on the pitch after a game at VP?

I saw him play there.

Didn't he also tell the managers what to do in some games ("Don't play that player, we have to pay out more money if he makes so many appearances").

At the opening of the Etihad he asked Martin O'Neill why he'd brought Mellberg on in the closing minutes because then he'd get an appearance bonus.

Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.

Those were the days, my friends.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Did you ever see Doug on the pitch after a game at VP?

I saw him play there.

Didn't he also tell the managers what to do in some games ("Don't play that player, we have to pay out mor

If Doug wanted to have a go at the manager it was done in the back garden of his "little cottage" in Ladywood Road.

[adrenachrome]

Did you ever see Doug on the pitch after a game at VP?

I saw him play there.

Didn't he also tell the managers what to do in some games ("Don't play that player, we have to pay out more money if he makes so many appearances").

At the opening of the Etihad he asked Martin O'Neill why he'd brought Mellberg on in the closing minutes because then he'd get an appearance bonus.

Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.

Those were the days, my friends.
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Did you ever see Doug on the pitch after a game at VP?

I saw him play there.

Didn't he also tell the managers what to do in some games ("Don't play that player, we have to pay out more money if he makes so many appearances").

At the opening of the Etihad he asked Martin O'Neill why he'd brought Mellberg on in the closing minutes because then he'd get an appearance bonus.

Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.

Those were the days, my friends.

If Doug wanted to have a go at the manager it was done in the back garden of his "little cottage" in Ladywood Road.

The infamous rose garden.
 

[VillaTim]

Potter is a villa fan , he's finally getting a tune out of that rabble . Think they will beat forest .

[edgysatsuma89]

I'm not that worried about Forest. If anything, I think I want them to win so they can be up for beating Chelsea. It's a greater risk of finishing 7th, but a better chance of finishing 5th.

[cdbearsfan]

We can't qualify for the Champions League, but will clinch (at least) Europa League football on Saturday if Man City win the FA Cup.

If Palace win the cup, we could clinch it if Forest lose to West Ham on Sunday after Villa defeat Tottenham on Friday, or if Forest draw, following on from a Villa win and Chelsea failing to beat Man U in the other Friday evening game.

[VillaTim]

I'd expect a few more shock scores next weekend (hopefully not ours) and further plot twists . Enjoy the ride .

[eamonn]

Europa League looks most likely now, which I'm at peace with. We'll possibly lose a star or two this summer and not be able to entice the targets we have if we were in the CL BUT we should be targeting the Europa League trophy as a cabinet-addition this time next year.

It's still got some prestige, gives a route into the CL the following season but also can't be that difficult given the shower of shit in the final this year.

We're unlikely to win the CL in the near-future so for a year of non-Galacticos arriving, I'd accept it for a cup.

[ozzjim]

Yeah weirdly prefer Europa next season for the chance of winning a trophy, which let's face it, is what we should want. We're not going to win the CL realistically, although ideally we would be back there the year after.

[PaulWinch again]

I’d definitely not prefer Europa. We came pretty close to taking out the best team in the Champions League, we should be playing at that level. Long-term sustainable success will also be helped by getting there again. I wouldn’t mind Europa, but it would be a disappointment.

[eamonn]

 I just wish the Europa League was spread across Tuesdays and Wensdays (the old UEFA Cup was on the same midweek evenings as CL, wasn't it?), as the Thursday to Sunday turn-around just seems to be crap for most teams that have to do it (i.e they all lost today).

[tomd2103]

I think two wins gets us in there.  We naturally look at it from our perspective, but I think if we were Forest fans, there would be a lot saying us winning at Bournemouth and them drawing today meant it was was done.  Also think it would be a very nervous place if this were a Chelsea message board.

[villa for life]

Potter is a villa fan , he's finally getting a tune out of that rabble . Think they will beat forest .

We don’t want that, do we? If they lose to west ham and both villa and Chelsea win, then they won’t have anything to play for on the last day v Chelsea.

[Villa in Denmark]

Potter is a villa fan , he's finally getting a tune out of that rabble . Think they will beat forest .

What's that got to do with the price of fish?