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Lost

https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2018/10/12/scott-hogan-i-was-left-hung-out-to-dry-by-steve-bruces-system-at-aston-villa/ Hat trick Hogan

Anguissa looks a great pick up for them from Fulham

Curtis Davies punditting there saying Roberts' finish was like the "bottom of a postage stamp"

Scored from Jeff Hendrick giving the ball away

Conway at Bristol City won't be there long, had a super start to the season

Losing

Maccabi Haifa beating PSG

they hate their players going away for international duties how are they going to feel about an all star game

Villa 1-0 Southampton Forest 1-1 Fulham Wolves 0-2 Man City Newcastle 2-1 Bournemouth (Double) Spurs 2-0 Leicester Brentford 2-1 Arsenal Everton 0-0 West Ham

And completely blew it in the following seasons

Bet managers are going to delighted to watch their players risk injury in a glorified charity game

Another nice goal for @ponsaelius's boy at Shakhtar

This is an incredible strawman 7th easily? Where have I said that?

You said 7th is difficult when it clearly isn't with the right investment and coach

My point is that you said 7th is difficult without a playoff when it clearly isn't when teams like West Ham can get to 7th (or higher) two seasons in a row That's not a knock on West Ham they're a good team but if we can't strive to be at the same level as what West Ham are at then what's the point of all our new investment? We don't need a playoff system to get a Europa Conference League spot

You said finishing 7th is hard. West Ham have achieved it. Why can't we? Why do we need a playoff to do it

Did West Ham need a playoff to get to Europe the last couple of seasons?

We were only 7 points off 7th last season and we didn;t win a game until December. It's hardly out of our reach without having to participant in a playoff system

Winning the Conference League doesn't get you CL qualification

Just bring back the Intertoto Cup if teams are that desperate to be in the Europa

Surely Darlow is back before the new year otherwise what was the point in registering him

No Gillespie

But like Stan says, for the relegation playoff are you saying the side who loses their semi finals then gets to the final and then the loser gets relegated? That's really going to attract the fans You've had a shit season? Here's two more games where you can buy tickets for and if you lose them both you'll be relegated!