08 Dec 2025 19:41:12
Put Sky on a couple of times today, had to laugh at the amount getting on the band wagon and suddenly deciding Villa are suddenly a top side . Dawson even said Villa the best team in the Premier, great to hear .UTV
08 Dec 2025 23:08:05
Completely agree it's nice to hear Villa being talked about positively, but this is just another case of some pretty awful punditry/commentary. You honestly get more insight popping down the local than you do from some of the modern crop of pundits and their so called analysis.
The reality is that Villa are doing what they have been pretty consistently for the last 3 years, it's the context of the league around us that should shape the conversation. A few weeks ago Chelsea were considered contenders, now they're not, apparently. Utd have been ridiculed but are now just 5 points away from us. It's very tight with most teams being inconsistent. Cup runs, injuries and squad depth will start to come into play in the next few weeks. I'm incredibly proud of our team and we're on a great run, but we could easily drop several points in the next month and find ourselves in 8th.
I just hope that IF that happens it doesn't fire up the 'Emery out' brigade or get people turning on our players again. It's going to be tight with plenty of ups and downs.but the one thing you can guarantee is that we'll finish higher up with continued excellent support, as we have been recently, even when we do drop points or hit a rough patch.
As the best coaches always emphasise, it's about not getting too high when in form or too low when not, just focus on delivery, game by game.
I'd love us to continue to challenge at the top, but my sensible head says we'll be doing incredibly well to be challenging for top 4 at the end of the season.