I Just did the BBC League Predictor thingy and....

[Duncan Shaw]

When I did it a couple of weeks ago I had us 7th!
I think we'll get 42 points and stay up quite comfortably, but for all those thinking we may go on a losing streak - he's got form from last season post Carling Cup final weekend don't forget!!

[Villanation]

We are worse now than at any point though Soccer, you must see that. If Petrov does not make the Blackburn game and we lose it for whatever reason, we should be shitting ourselves. Bottom clubs always spurt at the end of the season. Urgency hits them and they galvanise. Apart from Blues last season, who from now sank like a stone with more points than we have now and a couple of significant injuries, just like... oh us. To not be a little concerned is mightily naive.

Spot on, there was me thinking, probably lose this, the only consequence of that is we continue to bumble along with yet more pressure on the manager, not so, we lose to Blackburn and we are in the crapper well and truly, in fact I would go as far as to say we need 3 from this, Bolton and Fulham giving us 9 pts, doubt we would get anything of Stoke and, Sunderland, that's going to be like a cup final, common sense tells you the other games are teams fighting tooth and nail for Champions League and pride.

Lose to Blackburn and we could be on a slippery slope, what a mess to get in for a team like Villa.

[UK Redsox]

Here are our remaining fixtures if anyone wants them:

Some of those dates and times are wrong

[SoccerHQ]

We are worse now than at any point though Soccer, you must see that. If Petrov does not make the Blackburn game and we lose it for whatever reason, we should be shitting ourselves. Bottom clubs always spurt at the end of the season. Urgency hits them and they galvanise. Apart from Blues last season, who from now sank like a stone with more points than we have now and a couple of significant injuries, just like... oh us. To not be a little concerned is mightily naive.

I'd say things are on a par with pre December with the infamous Spurs game with Hutton and Heskey in midfield, then we went to Swansea and play for a 0-0 and we raised the white flag at home to Manure. Game after that we beat Bolton away.

Infact I'd say 4 points on its own from the Bolton and Blackburn games would keep us up even if we lost every other game this season.

[Sister of Top Cat]

Sunday, March 18 2012
Aston Villa - Bolton Wanderers (16.00)

Monday, April 9 2012
Aston Villa - Stoke City (15.00)

Saturday, May 5 2012
Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur (15.00)

These 3 have changed.  Bolton is Tuesday 20 @ 7.45, Stoke is still on Easter Monday but now at 5.30 and Spurs is Sunday 6 at 2pm

[paulcomben]

Easy start has to mean difficult run-in, by definition.

22 points on Dec 31, 29 on Feb 29, 40 is the target & Villa are always poor in March.....

We really really should not have had to put up with this kind of crap for so many years, excl MON plus Ellis sabbatical years.

[rjp]

I have us 14th with 41 points.  Blackburn, Dog heads and QPR to go down with Wigan and Bolton close by.  I guess that puts me in the optimist category.

[paulcomben]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17211334 Any other away side would put a club in such disarray to the sword. Villa are more likely to become the starting point for Steve Kean's successful run to England manager and also win Yakubu a knighthood.

[cdbearsfan]

45 points, 10th.

[villanic]

Just done predictor, I've got us finishing 17th with 34 points. I really do think we are going to struggle with the games we have got between now and the end of season.

[dave.woodhall]

Sunday, March 18 2012
Aston Villa - Bolton Wanderers (16.00)

Monday, April 9 2012
Aston Villa - Stoke City (15.00)

Saturday, May 5 2012
Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur (15.00)

These 3 have changed.  Bolton is Tuesday 20 @ 7.45, Stoke is still on Easter Monday but now at 5.30 and Spurs is Sunday 6 at 2pm

Is there some law that says every single one of our Bank Holiday games has to be on TV?

[Sister of Top Cat]

Sunday, March 18 2012
Aston Villa - Bolton Wanderers (16.00)

Monday, April 9 2012
Aston Villa - Stoke City (15.00)

Saturday, May 5 2012
Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur (15.00)

These 3 have changed.  Bolton is Tuesday 20 @ 7.45, Stoke is still on Easter Monday but now at 5.30 and Spurs is Sunday 6 at 2pm

Is there some law that says every single one of our Bank Holiday games has to be on TV?

Don't think it's on telly - OS states it's been moved at Stoke's request as they're playing at 5.30 on the Saturday.

[Legion]

Could someone please tell me what a 'thingy' is?

[dave.woodhall]

Sunday, March 18 2012
Aston Villa - Bolton Wanderers (16.00)

Monday, April 9 2012
Aston Villa - Stoke City (15.00)

Saturday, May 5 2012
Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur (15.00)

These 3 have changed.  Bolton is Tuesday 20 @ 7.45, Stoke is still on Easter Monday but now at 5.30 and Spurs is Sunday 6 at 2pm

Is there some law that says every single one of our Bank Holiday games has to be on TV?

Don't think it's on telly - OS states it's been moved at Stoke's request as they're playing at 5.30 on the Saturday.

Tell 'em bollocks.

[villan1975]

45 points, 10th.

Now have a go trying with the Villa.