Is this the season... (Poll reset after Albion double)

[levico]

Unless something dramatic and totally unexpected happens, it is clear that Lambert is staying and it is also clear that we are sunk.

[b23]

Paul Simon. Slip Slidin' Away

[OzVilla]

Yes it is, 11 goals in 22 and getting worse.

Surprised we aren't cut drift already with that stat alone.

[Clampy]

Paul Simon. Slip Slidin' Away

I do like that song.

[silhillvilla]

Yes it is, 11 goals in 22 and getting worse.

Surprised we aren't cut drift already with that stat alone.

To be accurate it's 11 in the last 24 PL matches .

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Yes it is, 11 goals in 22 and getting worse.

Surprised we aren't cut drift already with that stat alone.

To be accurate it's 11 in the last 24 PL matches .

Almost beyond belief. And very embarrassing.

[Des Little]

Absolutely fucking useless. That is all.

[Ian.]

It feels like it's going to be be. I can't see us turning it around at the moment or long enough while Lambert's in charge. Even if we eventually score and maybe actually win again we'll just go on anothe rotten run.

[OzVilla]

Im lost right now and have so many contradictions about us these days, ones i never thought possible.

For instance, a tiny litte part of me almost wants us to go down.  I know thats easy for me to say across the other side of the world but this is a miserable existence at the moment with little hope. The club would deserve relegation.  I'm getting that Albion mentality where I'm starting to think it'd be better to win a few and be successful in the Championship than the death by a thousand cuts that the last 4 years in the PL have been like. How sad is that for a staunch Villa fan!

Surely football is about excitement, scoring goals, winning games - just occasionally. I know all the arguments about not coming straight back up and the examples of teams that have sunk down the divisions but there are other examples of clubs bouncing back stronger too.

Another contradiction is my contempt for Lerner is getting so strong I'd also love to see him lose a shit load of dosh (ok more than he has already) for his mismanagement. I know he'd only load that against the club but he deserves all he gets now in my book.

Its a real love/hate right now and I'm sure I'm not alone.

The only thing I'm not confused about is how utterly pissed off with it all I am.

MrsOzvilla asked this morning why I was still bothered, why I didn't get "in to" something else as this just put me on a downer. Because the Villa are part of who I am, I replied, part of my identity.

I wonder how many 'new' fans we've picked up lately...............

[cheltenhamlion]

No change in manager and we will go this season. I haven't come to that conclusion in any of our last few shitty seasons no matter how bad we have been. The fans have had enough. The players have had enough. You can't score as infrequently as we do and expect anything else. If we drop into the bottom 3 we won't get out again.

[ROBBO]

Last season Benteke was firing and always a danger, not been the same since his injury, he is the only danger we have up front if he doesn't do the job none of the others will.

[PhilVill]

If things stay the same we are definitely done for and if mr lambert stays in charge after that it will get very bad, probably Leeds/Sheff Wed/Southampton bad.

The annoying thing is it could easily be avoided as theres some decent players in that squad, could do with a few senior players coming out and saying they have no faith in managers methods and tactics, may be the only thing that tips the balance.

All a bit depressing really...

[passitsideways]

I think we'll survive, but only because as in the past few seasons, there will be three other clubs who are shite enough to keep us up, while we'll pull out of our current malaise just enough to scrape by.

The next season is what I'm concerned over. Delph and Vlaar will be off (yeah, I know they haven't exactly played a lot this season either) and there's a fair possibility Benteke forces a move as well, and we don't sufficiently re-invest his fee on quality.

[Meanwood Villa]

Good post OzVilla and I think you are most definitely not alone in your thoughts. I was saying to a couple of people post match yesterday that at least relegation would be different. Every season's the bloody same at the moment and it's so boring and depressing.

[Ads]

I think the bottom three as it stands will go.

I don't see how QPR can survive as their home form will inevitably let them down at some point, while Leicester look a Championship side and Hull are the only team we consistently beat with ease at home, so you know how poor they are.

We will run it close though. We only need five wins and a smattering of draws. A half decent manager would have us safe with this squad in February.