Martin O'Neill INSISTS Aston Villa Are Capable of Qualifying for the Champions League This Season! 👀

Former Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill discusses the club's recent success and reveals why he believes the club could challenge for a Champions League spot this season.
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[@mikerotch4974]

Villa’s start to the season has been incredible and when you take into account we’ve done it without 4 key players from last season in Moreno, Mings, Buendia and Ramsey. It’s far to early to be talking about top 4 at this stage of the season imo.

[@Ll-ij2jh]

Not really most of your games have been against teams in the bottom half of last seasons table and you only have three more points than Newcastle who had a much much more difficult start

[@sisloan]

We have played Newcastle, Liverpool, Chelsea, Brighton. Won 2 lost 2. The first of which we lost Mings to a season ending injury to. Playing without 4 key players. I think we have done pretty well regardless.

[@tbytwd]

we have played chelsea,liverpool,brighton,newcastle, westham and then newcastle being liverpool,city,villa,brighton and west ham as the tough fixtures, thats not that different friend definitley not a 'much more difficult start' lol@@Ll-ij2jh

[@ROOK_1999]

​@@Ll-ij2jhclueless opinion from a clueless person

[@Flyingwithoutmings]

@@Ll-ij2jhlike that bottom half team Brighton that we beat 6-1?

[@bubsybrown8308]

As a level headed villa fan, this is exciting but we perhaps need to calm down until February/March to set our expectations. Little worried about Europe and squad depth based on the nasty injuries we've had. Nice hearing Simon talking about us in that way though..

[@gbc7344]

💯👍🇬🇧

[@joebloggs6922]

I think we've done well considering Ramsey, Moreno, buendia and mings are all injured. Once some of them are back our squad depth improves.

[@rtf3290]

As a fellow Villa fan, I completely agree. It's in the same vein as KZbinrs or pundits saying things along the likes of "Ange is top 3 manager in the league". He's only been in the league for 8 games (9 tonight), let's all chill out

[@meliaelentari]

I've been a Villa fan for 30 years and honestly, I agree. I'd rather temper expectations than be disappointed. Is the future bright? Absolutly but I'd rather see us finish the season in the top 6, with some good experience in Europe under our belt. Steady progress is better than aiming for Champions League and getting burned out next season and seeing morale drop.

[@paulfarrell4378]

Good point we can't get carried away a few injuries hope not Emery is a very shewd Clever manager

[@cestmoi7829]

I loved watching Martin ON from the stands when he was managing Villa - there was not a more emotional, committed, animated and motivational person in the stadium 🤩 a joy to watch and villa supporters will always welcome Martin as one of their hero’s so long as this impressive figure blesses this world of ours 👍🏻👏🏻

[@cecefuss]

Ridiculous comment. He left us in the lurch 3 days before the season started - he won't be welcomed with open arms at VP any time soon.

[@cestmoi7829]

@@cecefuss of course he will - don’t just think of the end but the journey that he took us on and entertainment he provided that is now only being matched (well top 6 so we have to see). Cheers MON 🍻

[@LeviathanCove]

Divisive figure, Martin O'neil but he's still a favorite of mine. Look at the rest of the dross managers we had.

[@ТоняЗаліська]

Bailey is better than Antony but because he is not South American or European it would be hard for ppl to digest that

[@nsd_respect]

As a Man United fan, I agree.

[@villainofthepiste8275]

Sadly for him and us he's a bit too hit and miss. He's much better as an impact sub than a starter

[@larnx1692]

He’s not much better if at all, stick him into the United side and his production would be not much different than any of the wingers United have. He’s inconsistent and injury prone

[@khanyanqubelani1510]

No one even made it about Antony, I wonder how he enters this...

[@sasukebyak]

Everybody sucks and gets worse at United... Antony at Ajax was flyng...

[@Photosoflife]

Since his first game on 11/06/22, Emery has guided Villa to 61 points from a possible 102 points in 34 EPL games. If you stretch that average out over 4 more games (a full EPL season), that’s 68 points from a full calendar year of EPL games. The 4th spot in 22-23 was Newcastle at 71 points and 5th spot was Liverpool at 67 points. In 21-22, Tottenham was in the 4th spot at 71 points and Arsenal at 5th with 69 points. And in 20-21, Chelsea was in 4th at 67 points and Leicester at 5th with 66 points. The bottom line is Emery has done fantastic work at Villa since arriving and the numbers don’t lie. Emery has had Villa on borderline Champions League form since arriving. Whether that continues for the full season, we shall see. But Villa’s place in the table is not an anomaly. It genuinely reflects their form since Emery took over from Gerrard last fall.

[@larnx1692]

Douglas Luiz supremely underrated. Hardly ever gets a mention and still not getting called to he Brazil team when chubby casemiro is. Criminal

[@sasukebyak]

As a brazilian i agree with that... Not just him... Brazil should call for the midfield : Bruno Guimarães(Newcastle), Douglas Luiz(AV), João Gomes (Wolves), Paqueta (West Ham), Andre(Fluminense), Joelinton (Newcastle)

[@larnx1692]

@@sasukebyak I’m American and my dads from Brazil. I agree. Brazil need to start looking beyond players like Marquinhos, casemiro, Fabinho, Neymar, richarlison.

[@petersmith8037]

I think cascarino forgets Little & Gregory’s sides who pushed at the top as well as MONs Little - bosnich, Charles, Wright, Southgate, McGrath, Ehiogu, draper, Staunton, Townsend, yorke & milosevic Gregory - bosnich/James, stone, Staunton, Southgate, Ehiogu, mellberg, boateng, Barry, merson, dublin, carbone, Joachim/vassell, Angel Some brilliant sides there

[@AstonVillaBozzy]

About time someone in the media started to give us some credit

[@TBC413]

It’s a bit of a tough one for me as Martin O’Neill was brilliant for Villa however I agree that most of his signings weren’t good enough. We needed a top striker and he chose harewood and Heskey. Now as for Emery, we are so lucky to have a manager like that and he not going to stop until he makes villa a top 4 team. He’s been there for a year and what he’s done goes beyond any expectation of mine. The passion. The football. The spirit and leadership beats anything I’ve ever seen. These so called top clubs should be worried because Emery is a genius and he’s our genius. UTV 🎉

[@groovetraxxxgingerbreadman1282]

John Carew?

[@andyrobey]

I agree. We were in for Bent & Falcao when we were 4th and leading Arsenal and we ended up signing Heskey ahead of Falcao as he was "proven premier league player". Heskey scored the winner on his debut and then didn't score in the PL for nearly 3 months. Falcao is a great "what if" story though.

[@Juiceworld21]

Carew we signed also a lazy baros nearly got les ferdinand dunno who managed us then,also turned down ole solskjaer and Alan Smith.we missed out on juninho over £2k a week,we had Carbone&luc nilis but he got injured badly.j.p angel.

[@mieneokebor6981]

Never knew Martin o Neill was so good a manager.. he's records for Celtic, Leicester, wycombe and even Aston Villa are quite astonishing

[@markhemming318]

His football wasn't that great on the eye, but a great motivator.

[@SirRazzy]

Villa's form since Emery came in a Year ago has been champions league form in terms of points accumulated. So i think people are far too quick to write them off at the moment. I think its a possibility but its still a lil too early to tell. If they are still in and around 4th spot come Christmas time/Early 2024 then they are well and truly in the conversation.

[@rtf3290]

Finally, a level and fair comment (I'm a Villa fan btw)

[@hazzmattplays1100]

It will be the fixtures that screw us if we go far in Europe. There’s a small chance we get 5th and that might qualify us for the champions league but I just don’t see us overtaking the current top 4

[@hazzmattplays1100]

@@C84__84 the teams above us have better squads overall. The difference in quality between our first and second team is enormous as shown in the losses to Everton and Warsaw in the carabao and conference

[@hazzmattplays1100]

@@C84__84 I’m not being whingy I’m being realistic. Im more than happy to play twice a week I’m just saying I don’t think we’ll make top 4 cause the teams ahead of us have bigger squads that can cope better during the winter period especially

[@arturzathas499]

europe might hurt them a bit

[@danielpardoe2554]

As a Toon fan i wont lie Villa defo ha e the potential tomget there!! All i say is if Newcastle can do it so can Villa!! Be interesting race with Villa Newcastle amd Tottenham all looking good!!! Its great for football and i much rather see Villa there than Tottenham thats if the Toon dont get there 😅. Good luck for the season!! ✌️

[@Triple_X_X]

Unai Emery needs more appreciation than most Managers.. he's won 4 Europa league trophies.. Something Eddie Howe hasn't even done

[@skendae2003]

How are you comparing Emery to Howe?

[@JackReece-ri5uw]

Even Joe Calzaghe didn’t win 4 Europa leagues

[@hjc9912]

Eddie Howe took a team from the bottom of league 2 on the brink of dying to the Premier League and kept them there for 5 seasons. That’s more impressive than winning the Europa league with Sevilla and Villarreal

[@phiaklangtangjang5250]

This is ridiculous comparison.. UCL game against AC Milan was the first ever European Football game Eddie Howe has been involved in his life so there's no way he could have won anything.. Emery is a top top manager but this comparison is absolutely foolish

[@skendae2003]

@@hjc9912 erm bielsa did that… Emery is different class, nothing you say will change my mind.

[@MichaelBoogerd]

As a Villa Fan i see only one negative - and that is, so far, falling way short in H2H against other CL focused teams. Getting turned over by Newcastle and Liverpool already this season. Although beating Chelsea was a highlight... the recent games against Brighton & West Ham i thought were potential banana skins, and the team absolutely smashed both games.

[@EmiMartinezVillaLegend]

Let’s just enjoy the ride & see where it takes us, personally it’s a great time to be a Villa fan right now Unai Emery’s been an absolute revelation to our beloved club & long may it continue.

[@valegoat468]

If we do it this year it will be some achievement, if we had not lost 4 key players early on im a believer we would do it this year. We are winning statement games and if we had not had that injury to Mings first game we would have come away with a point minimum at Newcastle the whole team was rattled after that injury to him. 4 points from Man City and Arsenal games in December and it’s on top 4

[@stephenbell8349]

Villa are on the up, 2nd best manager in the league. Some serious talent. Watkins, Martinez, Douglas Luis, Boubacar Kamara, Moussa Diaby.

[@stephenbell8349]

@CeeCee2525 behind Pep. He's won more trophies than Howe Klopp, Ang etc. 4 Europa Leagues (3 in a row with Sevilla, 1 with Villarreal. 6 trophies with PSG. Serial winner.

[@mrdillonrob]

I can tell you're a Leon Bailey hater... You're calling out talent on the Aston Villa team, you named six players, yet no mention of Leon Bailey. Bailey played far less minutes than everyone you mentioned and scored 5 goals in all competition this season... second only to Douglas Luiz, and 3 of Luiz's goals are for penalties.

[@stephenbell8349]

@mrdillonrob Not at all, I rate Bailey, just would prefer him to be a little more consistent. When he's on, he's serious class. Just forgot to include him

[@joebees21]

We have the greatest manager and the best squad I've ever seen in my lifetime. We can't afford to get ahead of ourselves though - we just need to take each game as it comes and focus on ourselves and then the points will come as they have been. This season there are realistically 9 teams that could finish anywhere in that top half of the table: Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs, Villa, Newcastle, Brighton and as poor as they are right now I do think it's naive to rule out Chelsea and Man United. This is a project with Emery and we will only get better but this season I'd be more than happy to finish 6th or 7th again.

[@jamiehale4078]

For people who have forgotten how big a history Aston Villa has. Aston Villa was one of the founding teams of the English Football League. William McGregor, the AVFC chairman, is credited with forming the English division in 1888, the "father of the league". Since its conception, many teams have been and gone (there is no team that has been in the First Division since 1888). There are six teams who have never been relegated from the Premier League since its rebrand in 1992 (Aston Villa is not one of them). The teams with the most First Division titles since the conception of the English football league (European/Champions League Titles in brackets) are: Manchester United - 20 (3), Liverpool - 19 (6), Arsenal - 13 (0), Manchester City - 9 (1), Everton - 9 (0), Aston Villa - 7 (1), Chelsea - 6 (2). AVFC deserves to be back near the top. I certainly don't want to get ahead of myself, but I'm rather excited with how we've started the season.

[@mysticalA153]

Aston Villa will never be a top-six club... they are just a wee club from Birmingham. They're just gonna be levitating around the mid table. The only club worthy of being in the big six is Newcastle and that's it.

[@joebees21]

​@@mysticalA153Birmingham is the second biggest city in the UK. Aston Villa is footballing royalty. Newcastle are a big club and I personally hope they do well and break up the established top 6 as well - but Aston Villa are giants.

[@MichaelBoogerd]

One of only a handful of English clubs who have won the European Cup/Champions League too.

[@AK_AVFC]

​@@joebees21 Newcastle are tinpot what have they ever won

[@mysticalA153]

@@joebees21 No, Birmingham isn't the second-biggest city in England. Second is Manchester and Manchester is more known than Birmingham. Then it is the metropolitan city of Liverpool then its Birmingham

[@danielhughes7359]

As a villa fan i said at yhe beginning of the season if ve happy with a top7/8 and a good cup run. Even now id take that, all this talk of top 4 is just because weve had a good run. Ill keep my feet on the ground up until the last 5/6 games and see where we are then

[@hazzmattplays1100]

We’re not ready for top 4 yet especially with our injury’s and playing in Europe. I think if 5th gets champions league there’s a chance we can do it but we’ll probably drop off during the Christmas period with the fixtures and finish 6th or 7th

[@Daniel.Parkins]

I remember that villa game against stoke, it was my first ever game & what got me into liking football

[@JackTheladd]

They said that about Man U and Chelsea last year.

[@pauros38]

Far too early for Predictions or comparisons.....Just keep going....just keep strengthening in Jan....stay focused.

[@lordcypher7922]

I am just enjoying our games and not having to battle relegation, Emery has turned us around and if we get Europe then awesome I don’t mind what European tournament but I would like us to win some trophies as this team has turned things around massively.

[@brentmurphy4061]

"I played the same 11 players because the ones on the periphery weren't quite good enough". The problem was Martin was that you signed the majority of these players, they were on high wages and decreasing in value all the time they weren't playing. No wonder Randy Lerner couldn't financially afford to keep up with it. The thing is if you buy these players, it's your job as a manager to get the best out of them, not to discard them.

[@simoncox6760]

I think they need a bigger squad, but they could become a force with the right investment

[@tristanedwards1340]

If they can get a loanee in Jan to help out when fatigue kicks in we can see

[@lfcspectre4335]

Sir Simon = Top LAD Proper Clobber 💯 Facts

[@jackwilcox5811]

I would say im very happy with the progress we have made. I dont think we will qualify for the champs league were not there yet but maybe within next 3/4 years. Id like us to qualify for the europa league either by winning the conference, finishing in 7/8th what ever it takes or the fa cup.

[@petercollins5861]

i wonder when these clowns will stop bringing up the Arsenal thing every time they talk about Unai Emery (55% win percentage, Europa League finals). if you want to continue on that line, why not talk about a club that had no interest in backing their manager by providing him the tools and latitude to succeed? OR how about start the conversation with how the Aston Villa ownership have backed Unai Emery from the beginning and that he has been free to build the squad as he sees fit. UTV

[@DanielS10291]

Exactly, thats on them, arsenal are a joke club anyway

[@ianhudson7712]

Last time Aston Villa made top 4 I think Brian Little was in charge

[@davejoseph3152]

Dwight York was an incredible player at that club!

[@VentusMedia]

As a Toon fan, I can 100% see Villa in the CL this year.

[@paulfarrell4378]

Now martin o Neill now what a great football brain closest thing too Emery that is fair

[@tanman966]

Does Martin know where he was during the 3 hours on talkSPORT...?

[@paulhanson5164]

As a Villa fan I don't just see it as a good start, lots of clubs start well and fall away, under Emery we have 68 points from 34 games, maintain that and we will finish top 4 but in no way do I consider doing so an easy task. I think there are 9 clubs in the fight for top 4.

[@westhamunited67]

Love Martin, such an interesting, intelligent man.

[@markhemming318]

Baileys step-over sent the defender to Perry Barr.

[@addamhewitt]

As a villa fan, I'm just enjoying this. If we get top 4,great. But steady improvement, is great as well.

[@makiavellii]

I love MON. Miss those days, looks like its back thou

[@bertiew6771]

Winning is back but this time we have superior football.

[@roxammon5858]

In terms of squad depth, when we won the league in 81 and the European Cup in 82 we had a squad of just 14 players. No burn out there then !

[@a-walpatches6460]

Other clubs had similar sized squads so it wasn't an issue.

[@willmunda403]

​@@C84__84that doesn't matter if you end up winning the European Cup and European Super Cup in 1982

[@willmunda403]

@@C84__84 it wasn’t ‘burn-out’ or ‘squad-depth’ it was because the manager Ron Saunders was having a dispute with the board due to the reappointment of Doug Ellis as chairman so he walked out on the job mid-season. The squad remained the same and won the European Cup under caretaker manager Tony Barton. You are probably too young to know that. I was 20 at the time and I have been following Aston Villa since 1969.

[@ajfraser7648]

One long term injury to Watkins will derail everything. Not enough depth. My pre-season prediction was 6th based on their excellent Summer recruitment, which would be an excellent season for them.

[@EmiMartinezVillaLegend]

I along with the majority of our fan base would happily take that.

[@matthewbryant958]

Managed psg with 70 plus percent win rate is not impressive Simon 😂

[@liberalslayer7220]

The only team to have won more points since Emery took charge is Manchester City. The team is winning matches with a confidence of a team that won’t be worried about playing against anyone. If they can avoid getting a number of lengthy injuries they can be in the mix for the title. They have one of the best goalkeepers in the league the wing backs are dangerous going forward and they can actually defend a solid midfield and the forwards are dangerous in Watkins possibly the best striker in the league on current form.Them and Newcastle are flying under the radar as the only predictions being discussed are spurs arsenal and Liverpool are the ones who will be fighting city. I’m going with Villa and Newcastle for the battle with City spurs will struggle to get top 6 and Chelsea is a underdog and can easily start putting together a decent winning streak. Liverpool and Arsenal are scraping out the wins at the moment and Tottenham after the next 4 games will have played only 2 teams in the top half of the table so when they play against the top half teams they will be found out. The fact they always self-destruct at the end of November and during the December period is as reliable occurrence as Christmas. They will be out of the FA cup and league running by the end of January.

[@frankdux5693]

I doubt that stat.

[@liberalslayer7220]

@@frankdux5693 from 32 league games 20 wins 8 losses and 4 draws 11 straight wins at home as broken the league record for the most successive games to score for a new coach. This is the kind of form that can win a league in my opinion.

[@frankdux5693]

@@liberalslayer7220 that form can't win the league. I think villa will finish 6th or 7th. Newcastle will finish above them I believe.

[@kurteade322]

@@Ben-gd4dbwe’re above arsenal for points in the calendar year now

[@Dean-zn8du]

Good to see but long season

[@paulfarrell4378]

Martin Oneill another football genius didn't get the backing of the front office to purchase new players that's the truth VERY smart guy

[@markhemming318]

Brought the World the concept of competitive football, courtesy of Mr William McGregor. UTV.!

[@skendae2003]

ABOUT TIME WERE ON TALKSPORT.

[@kevintaylor9560]

Regarding Aston Villa , they have shown something , as have Brighton . Very few people see this but every human and in this case every football player has the same capacity or similar capacities to learn strategies and tactics and to build themselves up physically . So , a quality manager that recognises this like Arteta , De Zerbi , Emery , Rogers , Ancellotti , Postecoglou , and the list goers on , that is capable of recognising the difference between reputation and talent , deserve credit . To me , these masnagers don't rely on the4 players performing the best . What thyey do is improve their players and make therm play the best . They sign p[layers bnot because they're the best , but because they suit their systems .

[@craigosborne3260]

Yes...

[@LG26]

We’ve only played 9 games, we are doing well but if we are 5th/4th come march then we can talk about CL football

[@alexrobert13]

Don’t want to be one of those Villa fans but…! The founding team of the football league in 1888 not 1883!

[@DarrenMansell]

Martin being a bit too stubborn with players he liked or didn't like did for us when chasing the top 4. Signing Marlon Harewood as the striker to push on in January was never the best idea

[@LG26]

Signed Heskey over Falcao when he was at River Plate

[@bertiew6771]

He would only shop in the UK. Even Carlos Cuéllar he bought from Rangers.

[@LG26]

@@bertiew6771 yeah we definitely over paid on some British players at the time

[@charlesapana9935]

All looks good if they keep their head high and believe

[@nickroberts6050]

An injury that lays Watkins off for a few months and they're screwed! They've got nobody else of note up top!

[@chriscummings1279]

Didn't they get absolutely battered off Newcastle 5-1 at the start of the season?

[@frankdux5693]

Yes. A lot of teams are going to get battered by Newcastle this season, just like last season. Newcastle are the best attacking side in the league.

[@nickbourne3910]

Funny how Alex Ferguson pointed out Villa were the better team, and look what we’ve done since. First game of the season was just one of those freak results. Let’s see who finishes highest and how much we do you by at Villa Park. More Sob on the Tyne? I hope so. UTFV

[@frankdux5693]

@@nickbourne3910 villa getting a villa park hammering incoming.

[@frankdux5693]

@@nickbourne3910 Alex Ferguson is senile if he thinks villa were the better side. Newcastle are the best attacking side in the league and have one of the best defences. They're only getting stronger this season and January will sharp be here. Barnes will be like a new signing.

[@nickbourne3910]

@@frankdux5693 you’ll be sobbing on the shoulders of Ant & Dec😂💥🤣💥😂💥

[@coolzombie816]

Job done ❤

[@kimbob5]

Few months later, O Neil was spot on 😎

[@Mansa-kunda]

Gotta love Martin O’Neil… wot a legend 👍🏿

[@anthonystuart4438]

These kidding me on never played many of the big six this season yet but are top 4 contenders give me a break

[@davidwebster5946]

Villa are looking strong but the BS that Jim is trying to sell that they should be in the top 4 ignores the fact there are 6 or 7 bigger clubs in the league, the financial gap between them and the big 6 (big 7 with Newcastle) and the last 30 years of history

[@kurteade322]

Villa are one of the richest clubs in the league mate our owners are worth over 10b 👀 and we’re bigger than spurs, facts

[@GarfieldFreeman-pj3bq]

Leon bailey

[@10mibrahim]

Time will tell

[@braingers]

Can people start remembering that from 24/25 the Champions league is changing format........ top 4 always gets in......... Europa League winners get in....... and now 2 nations with the best coefficient from the previous season will enter........ so by rights England will always have at least FIVE in the champions league if they keep getting to Quarters/Semi's/Final's...... So technically all a team has to do to gain Champions League football next season is get 5th.

[@stephentaylor5500]

still to early to be getting excited but i don't necessarily see United and Chelsea mounting an obvious fightback up the league this season. both are poor this season.

[@nethanlock5008]

Villa can finish 5th if they prioritise the league and get UCL

[@ifldiscovery8500]

aston villa won't cl at top 5. Only few teams can get in at top 5 not all.

[@Elgrecos]

@@ifldiscovery8500 approximately 5 if my maths is right

[@JosephAsamoah]

Top "5". 5th gets cl spot

[@garyjohnson3751]

Absurd

[@ROOK_1999]

Like youre opinion

[@MindSurf248]

We're top 4 in the last 12 months, and in this calendar year.

[@terrymacdad8742]

Dimentia can come to anyone

[@andyvilla4489]

Martin can't say anything about spending at Villa. He blew 120m on donkeys like (Heskey and 3 game Habib Beye on 50k a week) and then walked.

[@deejay5224]

Didn't he choose heskey over Falcao?

[@anthonytaylor7590]

​@@deejay5224yes he did

[@paulmccarthy6663]

Not so much of the buttering up of old master tactician Moisty today is there?? Funny that as he’s just been absolutely schooled (as he gets done by every top 6 side). Over reliant on a bit of genius to get him out of trouble every week. Timmy boy, get on Sullivan’s toy plane, sharpen up and bring us an attacking head honcho

[@garyjohnson3751]

Yeah definitely 🙄 apart from Man City arsenal Chelsea Liverpool Newcastle spurs Brighton

[@joefernandes4256]

Also utd, finished 3rd last season.

[@jackbennett8924]

Behave sort your ball knowledge out, Villa have been brilliant so far this year and top 5 is possible! Mentioning Brighton and Newcastle but discrediting Villa is crazy

[@richardjones8699]

They're in the mix - and I'm not a Villa fan.

[@MindSurf248]

We're top 4 in the last 12 months, and in this calendar year.

[@nethanlock5008]

​@@MindSurf2483rd since Emery arrived, as many points as Arsenal.

[@marvellis6762]

Jim's got about 9 teams with a top 4 finish. Sorry but no room at the Inn for Villa this season. Emery vs Howe

[@themanwiththegoldengun1998]

Who does this so called in belong too whos in charge?

[@WalterBennett-bp9lc]

That's too much for Aston Villa to handle

[@MindSurf248]

I know worries me, I think most Villa fans would love 5th but are commited to a multi-year project. I think we have to try and get to a final and get in Europa this season. Anything else would be a dream season.

[@WalterBennett-bp9lc]

@@MindSurf248 Yeah mate You're right man!!

[@jungmin2024]

Villa will win the prem

[@ifldiscovery8500]

Newcastle exists sorry.

[@anthonym8250]

Whilst we're doing incredibly well it's very early days with only a quarter of the season done. We are already 10 points better off than last season at this stage so we are improving but still a very long way to go. 6th or thereabouts is probably more realistic at the moment.

[@bertiew6771]

Martin failed at Villa because he had no Plan B. A very limited manager on the coaching/tactics side.

[@willmunda403]

No, he failed because of former owner Randy Lerner selling his key players of his small squad to top 4 rivals that in the end caused O'Neil to quit.

[@bertiew6771]

@@willmunda403 That's what he'd like you to believe. He had so many players he's overpaid for on high wages and wasn't using yet refused to sell them. Lerner couldn't keep throwing money at him; every manager has to trade, MON thought he was the exception. Plus, the sales price would have been embarrassing considering how much we'd paid and MON knew it.

[@Triple_X_X]

These pUnDiTs are so hilarious with their takes.. they change and switch their takes faster than the speed of light.. Let Luton get a win over City, Liverpool or Arsenal, They'll be like "Can Luton do the Quadruple"?? 😂

[@hegzneptune7327]

UTV💜🩵

[@samallardyce2522]

Chelsea are back !!! be afraid... be very afraid 😤

[@MindSurf248]

Threw away a 2 goal lead at home... I actually like this Chelsea side and think they will have a strong second half of the season, but lets not get carried away, they're probably still behind Villa, Newcastle, Brighton, Arsenal, Spurs, and Man City with how they're playing. I think you'll be between 5th-7th by end of the season.

[@kameff_]

Chelsea 0 vs 2 Brentford

[@redjacc7581]

LOL complete fantasy, but it is nice to dream.

[@MindSurf248]

We're top 4 in the last 12 months, and in this calendar year.

[@ifldiscovery8500]

@@MindSurf248 calm down you ain't top 8 let alone top 4.

[@johnfrancismcgovern6524]

​@@ifldiscovery8500 I think villa came 7th last season and are currently in 5th.

[@waynesworld1088]

Lmao after 9 games?? Y'all need to relax

[@jubrum2476]

🤣🤣🤣🤣This is the best laugh ive had all week. Bottom half is about as good as they can expect

[@joebees21]

You just focus on keeping Rooney out of those bingo halls and staying up in the championship mate 👍

[@Slice998]

Most of Villa’s success predates the Titanic setting sail. Not a big club really are they?

[@davidbarker9068]

Their home form is very good but their away form simple isn't good enough. Top 4 will be City, Arsenal, Liverpool & Newcastle

[@simonbrown-id6ud]

I’m a villa fan mate but you’re bang on. But for once it’s nice to have a bit of hope than more modern disappointment and misery

[@BangersnMashDNB]

Chill down will ya martin 😂