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2-3 yrs time?...


rubberface said:
Were you there yesterday mate? If you were, you would have seen how much bigger some of the Villa player's were to ours.
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No I wasn’t there but yes it was clear from. Watching the game that both players you mention are indeed both big units. But our 2 , I maintain, are a match for most strikers, IMO
 
Smiler said:
He was superb yesterday, he's always taking games by the scruff of the neck and leading the way. He's their Xhaka
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He was. He was so hard to shrug off the ball. He was brilliant. Good crack aswel with our fans first half when we had a throw in. Had us laughing.
 
Suppose it depends on who we lose in that next 2-3 year as well as who we bring in.

Looking forward to the rumours and gossip ahead of this summer already. Hopefully we can add some real quality, and maybe one or two lads with high potential.
 
Every summer, every January, every season, every injury, every game, every taken or missed chance, every completed or missed tackle, every decision to take or refuse an offer, every training ground contretemps… all of it from now on, will, of course, determine whether or not we stay in the Premier League.

In the fullness of time IF we stay in the Premier League, all those things will still apply, but the outcome on which they all rely - if it pleases the supreme being - will hopefully be whether we are lower down the league or mid table.

If all goes well for a decade or so, the outcome we (or whoever remains or takes over as interested followers or supporters) will be interested in will be perhaps a European tournament qualification. Hopefully

But beware. Because one bad season, and whump… you’re starting all over again (even if you’re Spurs). Or relegated and it’s even worse than starting all over again - you’re hustling trying not to plummet further. Again.

I fully expect that we’ll be (metaphorically) depending on fingernails for a while before we can say we have even a tenuous grip.

It’s the hope I can’t stand but it’s complacency that scares me.
 
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There’s such an imbalance in the league financially that a good solid run such as Villa is having is hard to keep up. Each season there’s a team that makes a solid run for the top 4/5 and then they fade in the ensuing seasons.
I’m no conspiracy theorist but it seems the league and Sky want certain clubs at the top.
 
Don't think we will spend as much as Villa have. Their wages to turnover was 96% a few years ago. Still think we will be ambitious and we will achieve European football within the next 2-3 years even if we don't this season.
 
Zweiguys said:
There’s such an imbalance in the league financially that a good solid run such as Villa is having is hard to keep up. Each season there’s a team that makes a solid run for the top 4/5 and then they fade in the ensuing seasons.
I’m no conspiracy theorist but it seems the league and Sky want certain clubs at the top.
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Aye, there's just the slight issue of generating an extra £300 million a year in revenue within a couple of years.

Money isn't everything in the game and you can have teams that break into the top six every now and then, but they won't stay there consistently unless they can fund it properly by buying some of the top talent available.

The mags can't even manage it.
 
rubberface said:
...could we be exactly in the position Villa are as a club and have the squad depth they have? I think that was the biggest factor yesterday, their depth and their options off the bench. We went toe to toe with them and nearly came out on top...just that extra bit of quality in the attacking third needed for the first 11 and depth in the squad. We have come a very long way in a very short space of time. Immensely proud of the club and the players what they have achieved so far this season...it could get even better in these last 5 games 🤞onwards and upwards!
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There are always if’s and but’s in Football if we continue to get recruiting spot on this club could build something special
 
Zweiguys said:
There’s such an imbalance in the league financially that a good solid run such as Villa is having is hard to keep up. Each season there’s a team that makes a solid run for the top 4/5 and then they fade in the ensuing seasons.
I’m no conspiracy theorist but it seems the league and Sky want certain clubs at the top.
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The same for the mags too. The only way to do it is to get your recruitment absolutely spot on. Villa have done that better than the mags, but even they’ve made some errors like Sancho & Elliot.

Unless you have the revenues of City, Man U etc, you can’t afford to buy more than a couple of duds. Newcastle have wasted an absolute fortune on Wissa, Elanga & Woltemade. They also don’t sell very well. If they want to get some money in to go and build a better squad then they need to be cashing in on the likes of Tonali & Gordon now.

The only way you’d get close to generating the revenue the top clubs do is buy getting it right off the pitch over the course of 5+ years and regularly qualifying for the champions league.
 
mackemed2 said:
I think people mean throughout the whole 11 more or less. Their massive CBs are the only ones I've seen pretty much neutralise Brobbey
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Konate from Liverpool for the game at the SOL as well I thought, despite the flack Konate gets from Liverpool quarters, would be the only other player that springs to my mind. He was very good that night against Brobbey.
 
DonaldDownTheWing said:
The same for the mags too. The only way to do it is to get your recruitment absolutely spot on. Villa have done that better than the mags, but even they’ve made some errors like Sancho & Elliot.

Unless you have the revenues of City, Man U etc, you can’t afford to buy more than a couple of duds. Newcastle have wasted an absolute fortune on Wissa, Elanga & Woltemade. They also don’t sell very well. If they want to get some money in to go and build a better squad then they need to be cashing in on the likes of Tonali & Gordon now.

The only way you’d get close to generating the revenue the top clubs do is buy getting it right off the pitch over the course of 5+ years and regularly qualifying for the champions league.
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Without taking a swing at the mags I think they’re a great example of what it takes to and how hard it is to sustain. Prior to this season they looked pretty solid the in one window lost a striker that scored for fun and bought the three you mentioned and are in the shit. In the snap of a finger. I still think the dodgy move Villa made by selling their ground to themselves will come back to haunt them. That can only be done once and the next time they want to get out of trouble the cupboard may well be bare.
 
rubberface said:
...could we be exactly in the position Villa are as a club and have the squad depth they have? I think that was the biggest factor yesterday, their depth and their options off the bench. We went toe to toe with them and nearly came out on top...just that extra bit of quality in the attacking third needed for the first 11 and depth in the squad. We have come a very long way in a very short space of time. Immensely proud of the club and the players what they have achieved so far this season...it could get even better in these last 5 games 🤞onwards and upwards!
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Great post
Villa are a great example of what can be achieved
Wasn’t that long ago they were in the championship either
 
Villa rested the ball playing centre half Pau Torres and brought in the more physical Mings especially for Brobbey.

Thats squad depth. We just throw in who is fit. Getting to Europe will be a big challenge to our squad depth, and will force us to add to it. So its a win win situation, cant belueve people dont want us in Europe
 
rubberface said:
...could we be exactly in the position Villa are as a club and have the squad depth they have? I think that was the biggest factor yesterday, their depth and their options off the bench. We went toe to toe with them and nearly came out on top...just that extra bit of quality in the attacking third needed for the first 11 and depth in the squad. We have come a very long way in a very short space of time. Immensely proud of the club and the players what they have achieved so far this season...it could get even better in these last 5 games 🤞onwards and upwards!
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Not sure we can be unless we change our approach, look at how much wages they pay out, they've been on the borders of ffp.
 
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