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Dear Villa fans, I appreciate this is a long shot but here goes. My uncle Hugh, lifelong claret and blue, is up from wales the weekend before the Liverpool game and would have loved to go with his two favourite nephews. I’ve just rung the ticket office to be (politely to be fair!) laughed at and told tickets sold out instantly.
Have any of you champs got season tickets, think you’ll be unable to go, and not got round to selling them on yet?
Have any of you champs got season tickets, think you’ll be unable to go, and not got round to selling them on yet?
Still don't know what to make about last night! Relieved at the second half comeback, but frustrated that Martinez's error really put us on the back foot from the outset. Whilst I do think he is usually Mr Reliable he does have the grim distinction of three Premier League own goals, more than any keeper in PL history!
On to tonight then. I hate having our fate out of our hands but if Spurs fail to win against City we are back in Europe proper!
On to tonight then. I hate having our fate out of our hands but if Spurs fail to win against City we are back in Europe proper!
PurpleTurtle said:
Still don't know what to make about last night! Relieved at the second half comeback, but frustrated that Martinez's error really put us on the back foot from the outset. Whilst I do think he is usually Mr Reliable he does have the grim distinction of three Premier League own goals, more than any keeper in PL history!
On to tonight then. I hate having our fate out of our hands but if Spurs fail to win against City we are back in Europe proper!
It's still in your hands, tonight is just a bonus. Draw against Palace on Sat and you've got CL haven't you, even if Spurs win both their games. I think Man City beat Spurs tonight anyway, giving you CL qualification tonight. Gotta watch FFP, couple of bad transfer windows combined with high wages and dropping out of CL massively does you over, we should know!On to tonight then. I hate having our fate out of our hands but if Spurs fail to win against City we are back in Europe proper!
What no-one seems to realise is that Villa has the highest head-to-head points haul of any of the Top 5 clubs, irrespective of the scoreline at Tottenham tonight.
Aston Villa: 13 points
Arsenal: 12 points
Liverpool: 10 points
Tottenham: 8 points with City to play tonight
Man City: 7 points with Tottenham to play tonight
Based on that fact alone, I don’t think anyone can begrudge Villa hopefully securing 4th place in the table. It also shows that if tonight’s result ends in a draw, City will have the worst head-to-head record of all 5 clubs. It’s just that they obliterate all of the lower teams!
Aston Villa: 13 points
Arsenal: 12 points
Liverpool: 10 points
Tottenham: 8 points with City to play tonight
Man City: 7 points with Tottenham to play tonight
Based on that fact alone, I don’t think anyone can begrudge Villa hopefully securing 4th place in the table. It also shows that if tonight’s result ends in a draw, City will have the worst head-to-head record of all 5 clubs. It’s just that they obliterate all of the lower teams!
Leicester Loyal said:
PurpleTurtle said:
Still don't know what to make about last night! Relieved at the second half comeback, but frustrated that Martinez's error really put us on the back foot from the outset. Whilst I do think he is usually Mr Reliable he does have the grim distinction of three Premier League own goals, more than any keeper in PL history!
On to tonight then. I hate having our fate out of our hands but if Spurs fail to win against City we are back in Europe proper!
It's still in your hands, tonight is just a bonus. Draw against Palace on Sat and you've got CL haven't you, even if Spurs win both their games. I think Man City beat Spurs tonight anyway, giving you CL qualification tonight. Gotta watch FFP, couple of bad transfer windows combined with high wages and dropping out of CL massively does you over, we should know!On to tonight then. I hate having our fate out of our hands but if Spurs fail to win against City we are back in Europe proper!
PurpleTurtle said:
Gah, I wish I'd spotted this yesterday, a friend of mine was unable to go so had a couple of spares, sorry,
We had a lovely time watching it in the pub, great game for me as a neutral and I got home at a reasonable hour!! 
Thanks for response though. I’ve told him we’ll get to a game next season, presumably a cold one against bottom half opposition involving a nice hot bovril that all their new found top half fans will find excuses not to bother with! I’ll ask again on here though if I’m struggling.
Purple turtle Reading wipe your feet when you walk in purple turtle?
te Hart Lane!Lovely job!! Can’t quite believe it.
My sensible head says we can’t go mad with spending because of FFP and we’ll potentially do a Newcastle and bomb out at the group stage but we’ve got a formidabelsten manager, fantastic owners and a great core of players, so let’s just enjoy the ride.
We’re totally gonna get dicked by Palace on Sunday btw! We’ve run out of steam, they are on fire, and the result is meaningless for us now. Would be good if Unai gave some of the younger players a decent run out in a pressure-free game.
My sensible head says we can’t go mad with spending because of FFP and we’ll potentially do a Newcastle and bomb out at the group stage but we’ve got a formidabelsten manager, fantastic owners and a great core of players, so let’s just enjoy the ride.
We’re totally gonna get dicked by Palace on Sunday btw! We’ve run out of steam, they are on fire, and the result is meaningless for us now. Would be good if Unai gave some of the younger players a decent run out in a pressure-free game.
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