Aston Villa’s home match against Tottenham Hotspur has been rescheduled — moved from Sunday the 18th of May to Friday the 16th. My initial reaction? So what? Honestly, I didn’t think it was a big deal. And frankly, I still don’t.
But after scrolling through social media, I could be wrong, but it seems a fair number of Villa fans are miffed about the decision. And that just baffles me. If one English club can’t help another out, even in a small way, then what does that say about where we’re heading — not just as football fans, but as a society?
We’ve got three huge games left this season — crucial games we need to win. Spurs, on the other hand, have a massive European fixture. Do I think they’ll play their strongest XI against us on the 16th? No, probably not. And if they don’t, we should back ourselves to take advantage of that. I believe we can beat any side that Tottenham put out that night.
But here’s the bigger picture. This season, there are five Champions League spots up for grabs — not the usual four. Why? Because of the strong collective performances of English clubs in Europe during the 2024–25 campaign. That extra place didn’t just fall from the sky. It was earned — together.
Now imagine we refused to accommodate Spurs, they go on to struggle or crash out, and the Premier League’s coefficient takes a hit. What if that costs us — Aston Villa — a Champions League spot? Helping them helps us, you know what I mean?
So no, I don’t agree with my club’s decision to object to the date change. Come on, Villa — we’re better than that. UTV
Who cares about help them help us, nobody looks after our interests but us and don’t pretend they do.
Ridiculous, nobody including the FA helped us when we requested a fixture change, how about the many people who had made arrangements to attend on Sunday many of whom travel hundreds of miles that can’t do Friday, your reaction of “so what” is extremely selfish
Can’t wait for spurs to get knocked out on Thursday night the self entitled tossas, the premier league is as corrupt as corrupt can be,
The necessary coefficient has already been delivered for this season and it is this that has delivered the extra spot. Equally, the final is more than likely to be between two English teams anyway therefore the winner and loser is likely to be English so it would make no difference to the English coefficient.
What I was getting at is more about the bigger picture. Spurs just happen to be the team involved this time wanting a fixture change, but it could be any English side in future seasons. My idea is that clubs should support each other when European commitments are involved — because those small decisions can add up over time and impact future coefficients or opportunities. Like the fifth place spot we’re going for now.