OCK Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Just now, Danh1 said: People seem to have dismissed us and we are going about our business quietly. Perfect for us Strange moment in time where the team has more ambition and belief than the supporters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 36 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Aston Villa (h) 5-1 v 4-0 City (a) 1-0 v 2-0 Liverpool (h) 1-2 v 0-2 Brighton (a) 3-1 v 0-0 Brentford home (h) 1-0 v 5-1 Sheffield United (Leeds) (a) 0-8 v 2-2 Burnley (Leicester) (h) 2-0 v 0-0 West Ham (a) 2-2 v 1-5 Palace (h) 4-0 v 0-0 Wolves (a) 2-2 v 1-1 Arsenal (h) 1-0 v 0-2 +6 points, +10 GD. This is so impressive given the circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Return after the next International break is going to be key to whether we get top 4 imo. We have: Chelsea (h) Man United (h) Everton (a) Spurs (a) Get 7-9 Points from that and we'll be in a good place imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Other sides will drop points and will have a dip in form it's all about being in a position to capitalise on that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Just now, 54 said: Return after the next International break is going to be key to whether we get top 4 imo. We have: Chelsea (h) Man United (h) Everton (a) Spurs (a) Get 7-9 Points from that and we'll be in a good place imo. Some going we won all four of those last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, 54 said: Return after the next International break is going to be key to whether we get top 4 imo. We have: Chelsea (h) Man United (h) Everton (a) Spurs (a) Get 7-9 Points from that and we'll be in a good place imo. We’ll get 9 IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 1 hour ago, SUPERTOON said: We just need to stay in touch, the schedule isn’t always going to be this hectic. Aye. Who knows where we'll be by April but the run-in is good. Possible six-pointers against Spurs and ManU followed by Sheffield United, Burnley, Brighton and Brentford to finish. If we're still in the race by then... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 We're not there yet but just think about where we'll be in 3 years time man. It's been 4 transfer windows and look at the progress we've made in these last 24 months, it's been phenomenal. Give it another 4 windows and we'll be knocking the shit out of the 'establishment' teams on a regular basis. It'll happen, just give it time and be patient. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 With Eddie at the helm, further refinement in the system of play, better players integrated into the team our attacking and defensive philosophies will dominate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Our fixtures so far in pictoral form. From the "soccerstats" website. Five clean sheets (joint best), and only City away where we've drawn a blank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitude20 Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Stottie said: Our fixtures so far in pictoral form. From the "soccerstats" website. Five clean sheets (joint best), and only City away where we've drawn a blank. That liverpool match will hurt all season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Villa just seem to have an easy fixture every weekend thesedays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Just keep hovering around 2 points per match. Win away at Bournemouth next weekend and it’s 23 points from 12 matches. That projects out to 70+ points which will be top 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 1 hour ago, jack j said: Villa just seem to have an easy fixture every weekend thesedays That is how the fixtures have fallen, they have only played three teams that finished in the top ten last season so far and have Forest next. They are very good at beating the teams you would expect them to beat, which is half the battle with getting a Champions League place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 So, is this the season that finishes off "the big 6" brigade? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) Top 4 or not this season. I’m absolutely certain that we will be even stronger and better next season no matter what. Wee took 10 steps forward last season and sometimes you need to “take a step back” to take the next steps forward and in to even better things. By saying that I do not mean that we have been stalling or got worse. Just the nature of it in terms of an extreme amount of games, new experiences and routines, injuries, other teams taking us more seriously, and so on. All things considered we have done really well so far. I obviously hope we get to the CL because it would give us an extra boost financially plus making us even more attractive to players. Get top 6 and it’s still been an amazing season. Looking at our team/squad right now. There’s an amazing togetherness and spirit. We have some real quality both starting players and bench. We lack in some areas when it comes to depth. Going forward now we need to go for that extra top top quality players. Players with that extra dimension technically and IQ, real difference makers. We have lots of physical players with great character and now it’s time to find the balance to get to that extra level. Technically top quality players but only good eggs that buy in to the current philosophy. Players with hunger and the right mentality. We have a very very solid foundation to build on from. We only need to polish minor parts. Get that extra quality in to “replace” some of the weaker starting players. Damn I’m proud and happy today HTL! Edited November 5, 2023 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 11 hours ago, Dr Venkman said: This is so impressive given the circumstances. The only disappointment for me is that Liverpool game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infatuation Junkie Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, sempuki said: The only disappointment for me is that Liverpool game. The only disappointment for me last season was also that Liverpool game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 I'll not do the full break down, but we're 5 points up on this point last season. It's from game 12 that we really pushed on last season though so it'll be interesting to see where we are by the end of December. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Obvious to say but top 4 (or 5) will heavily depend on us getting some keys players back for the pivotal games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Our points total so far equates to 69 over a full 38 games; 2 points less than last season. It’s actually reasonably impressive given the tough start, but unfortunately 3 key teams had better summer windows than us and have really cracked on. We will need 75 points to make top 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Ronaldo said: Our points total so far equates to 69 over a full 38 games; 2 points less than last season. It’s actually reasonably impressive given the tough start, but unfortunately 3 key teams had better summer windows than us and have really cracked on. We will need 75 points to make top 4. Our rolling 38 game points total is rarely that low under Howe tbf. We're on 73 at the moment and that's about our average. We've had a really tough start, so to be 5 points better off than last season is really impressive in the circumstances and I think we've got a really good chance of being right up there by the end of December. It's also likely that 5th gets Champions League football this season. Edited November 5, 2023 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Think we've put a bit of pressure on Villa with the win. They should beat Forest but it's an "icky" sort of game.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: Think we've put a bit of pressure on Villa with the win. They should beat Forest but it's an "icky" sort of game.. Nottingham are quite poor but they have some athletic players that can hurt them. IF will have a day off and Forest don’t then there could be a surprise result here. Head says 1-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 4 hours ago, jack j said: Villa just seem to have an easy fixture every weekend thesedays Tbf half of the league are shite now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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