Will we qualify for the CL?

[Meanwood Villa]

Ok - can we all at least agree that Newcastle losing against Arsenal is better?

A draw would be OK too. Newcastle win bad because Arsenal won't lose to Southampton. Although that is just speculation.

[cdbearsfan]

Newcastle defeat better than draw as opens up the admittedly slim chance of us finishing above them with a draw. Pretty sure they'll hammer Everton anyway so won't make much difference.

[PeterWithesShin]

We could head into the final day with Newcastle, Chelsea, MC and us on 66pts, and Forest on 65. Which is a bonkers scenario.

[Chip Butty 111]

Anything can happen next week, when the first team going for CL scores, the vibe in the other grounds changes completely. We need Martinez to have a blinder and Rogers to drive us forward, and we need some luck for once up there.

[VillaTim]

It could be argued it's weird wanting a team to be in a position to catch us on the basis it means they'll play better next week, of which there is no guarantee.

It's highly weird .

[lovejoy]

So Forest will be up for it next week.

[cdbearsfan]

So a better chance of us finishing seventh. Great.

[Ads]

Put it this way, I would rather the certainty of Europa League football than some speculative psychology about marginally increasing our chances of Champions League football.

It’s not speculative psychology really is it? If a team knows that by beating a team they’ll finish above them and end up in a higher value European competition it stands to reason they’ll go for it.

It is completely speculative, you're guessing that a game next week is going to be affected by something that happens today.

Confidence/form/momentum in sport is important.

[The Man With A Stick]

I'm not going to watch next week's game. 

Got total confidence in the Villa to get the job done but the thought of those spawny shower of bastards getting a dodgy penalty or whatever and that costing us a top 5 finish just makes me feel sick thinking about it.  Going to go on a nice long walk instead.

[eamonn]

I don’t know what I want. Why can’t I know what I want?

How will you know if he really loves you?

[lovejoy]

I'm not going to watch next week's game. 

Got total confidence in the Villa to get the job done but the thought of those spawny shower of bastards getting a dodgy penalty or whatever and that costing us a top 5 finish just makes me feel sick thinking about it.  Going to go on a nice long walk instead.

Same, the same route I did when we got the draw at West Ham to stay up in the Covid season.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm not going to watch next week's game. 

Got total confidence in the Villa to get the job done but the thought of those spawny shower of bastards getting a dodgy penalty or whatever and that costing us a top 5 finish just makes me feel sick thinking about it.  Going to go on a nice long walk instead.

Same, the same route I did when we got the draw at West Ham to stay up in the Covid season.

Me too, I have no intention whatsoever of watching or listening to any football.

[joe_c]

Anything can happen next week, when the first team going for CL scores, the vibe in the other grounds changes completely. We need Martinez to have a blinder and Rogers to drive us forward, and we need some luck for once up there.

I'd rather Martinez spent the game leaning against the post smoking cigarettes to be honest.

If we qualify, it will mean at least one of Man City, Arsenal and Chelsea miss out. The slim possibility of no London clubs participating is a genuinely delightful prospect.

[eamonn]

Yeah, Martínez needing to have a blinder? Yanited are shite, they won't be bombarding our goal and Dibu can see-out his Villa career quietly...

[PaulWinch again]

So a better chance of us finishing seventh. Great.

If we finish 7th it’s entirely on us. I prefer to look at as a better chance of being 5th.