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[Albion] What will the gap between Albion and Villa be at the end of the season?
- Thread starter Bozza
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Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,138
Same. Not so sure about the Calderwood impact, but reckon it was far more down to the Albion's now-traditional post-International Break sluggishness and Villa's new manager bounce, rather than them being intrinsically any more of a threat than, say, Norwich. Once we shake off the cobwebs, we'll be hopefully right back on track until the next International Break which thankfully isn't til March.
DarrenFreemansPerm
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177 miles.
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
We have, of course, never finished above Villa in the league in our entire history, one of only four clubs for which that is true. So I'm nervous to tempt fate but I reckon at least 6 points clear.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
If we get a big haul of points from the next 6 games, then Villa will simply *run out of road* to catch us.
Fulham(h)
Cardiff(a)
Leeds(h)
Blackburn(a)
Birmingham(a)
QPR(h)
The more points we get from that lot ( and by the half way stage ), then the shorter Villa's overtaking road is.
Time to put a few of the above teams to the sword.
Fulham(h)
Cardiff(a)
Leeds(h)
Blackburn(a)
Birmingham(a)
QPR(h)
The more points we get from that lot ( and by the half way stage ), then the shorter Villa's overtaking road is.
Time to put a few of the above teams to the sword.
I guess that the other 3 must come from Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal and Tottenham. I am struggling to think of a season where we finished above any of these, although Tottenham was agonisingly close in 77/78?
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Not just points there are THIRTEEN teams between us and them
studio150
Well-known member
A division
Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 30,559
Villa seem to have finally got their act together. I think this is good news for us because a 13 point gap is too much for them to make us but the rise up the table will worry the other play-off sides - hopefully they'll turn Norwich over in 3 weeks time.
Interestingly, they've lost the same amount of matches as Newcastle (3) and have yet to lose at home.
Definitely the team you do NOT want to be facing in the play-offs.
Interestingly, they've lost the same amount of matches as Newcastle (3) and have yet to lose at home.
Definitely the team you do NOT want to be facing in the play-offs.
GT49er
Well-known member
Absolutely no bl**dy idea!
GT49er
Well-known member
Oh, I don't know - our record against them on neutral ground is pretty good!
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I'd love it to be four points (us second, them third) allowing us to get the cigars out at their place. How sweet would that be!
Machiavelli
Well-known member
Agree with you about the play-offs, but not about Norwich-Villa: a draw would be the best result, in my view.
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
Spurs apparently we finished above one season in the Southern League before we both entered the football league proper. Otherwise yes, the closest we got was 77-78.
Lawro's Lip
New member
Tempting to cut-and-paste what ever I thought about that last match between Boro and Albion last season. EXCEPT - we should have a far better goal difference and currently we are well ahead of them on points.
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I reckon they'll close the gap to us, but not breach it; so let's say they'll end up 5 points behind us.
This from the man who confidently predicted 2-0 to the Albion prior to last weekend's game, so get your money on this latest prediction now.
This from the man who confidently predicted 2-0 to the Albion prior to last weekend's game, so get your money on this latest prediction now.