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

[Steve67]

I hate to say it but it's looking more likely by the game.

[SoccerHQ]

To be safe now we need to be 4 points clear of Burnley going into the final day, I think even the most optimistic fan on here would struggle to come up with a formula of results that has that.
 
Results like today indicate to me our time is up this year....new manager effect, Stoke missing near enough half a team, we take the lead.....and still we lose the game.
 
Our only hope is it's a really low points tally to stay up this year, if we need 37-38 points we have no chance of getting that with the games left imo.

[Steve kirk]

We have Newcastle and Sunderland away with Albion and Swansea at home in March and we just have to pick up a decent points return in those matches as April looks horrific, unfortunately this Villa team has forgotten how to win in the league, I wont give upon us just yet but after today it kind of feels like this this may finally be our year.

[Legion]

Last game of the season. Aston Villa v Burnley. Winner stays up.

[myf]

Where are the 13 points going to come from? Can't see us getting to 30. Today was a crossroads for us and we blew it big time.

[myf]

Last game of the season. Aston Villa v Burnley. Winner stays up.

I would take that now

[Des Little]

Last game of the season. Aston Villa v Burnley. Winner stays up.

I'd take that scenario right now

[Ad@m]

Where are the 13 points going to come from? Can't see us getting to 30. Today was a crossroads for us and we blew it big time.

It's not beyond the realms of possibility that we could get that from the next 4 games.

Apart from the 3 in April, all the other 9 should be games we look to get points from. Most teams have a good run at some point and I firmly believe our lot have it in them.

[myf]

Where are the 13 points going to come from? Can't see us getting to 30. Today was a crossroads for us and we blew it big time.

It's not beyond the realms of possibility that we could get that from the next 4 games.

Apart from the 3 in April, all the other 9 should be games we look to get points from. Most teams have a good run at some point and I firmly believe our lot have it in them.

Presume you mean 8 points from the next 4 games?! That would be a turnaround. 2 points per game on average.  If we take 6 I'll be ecstatic

[Ad@m]

Where are the 13 points going to come from? Can't see us getting to 30. Today was a crossroads for us and we blew it big time.

It's not beyond the realms of possibility that we could get that from the next 4 games.

Apart from the 3 in April, all the other 9 should be games we look to get points from. Most teams have a good run at some point and I firmly believe our lot have it in them.

Presume you mean 8 points from the next 4 games?! That would be a turnaround. 2 points per game on average.  If we take 6 I'll be ecstatic

I was actually thinking 3 wins and a draw but that doesn't make my maths any better! A draw up at Newcastle isn't beyond reason and if these players were playing to a plan and hit a bit of form the other three teams are there for the taking.

Yes it would be a turnaround but that's exactly what we need. Look at Hull - they're awful and have just taken 7 from their last 3 games. Palace did 12 from 5 after Pardew was appointed and the Olbiyun have lost once in 9 games since Pulis went there.

We are no worse than any of those 3.

[myf]

I hope you are right Adam . I'm pessimistic about it. We haven't had a good run in  5/6 months and all this strong squad stuff is proving to be tosh.

[Risso]

What's your job again Adam?!

[mike]

Despite everything, I actually thought we'd stay up the last couple of seasons. This season I'm really not so sure. It was obvious at the end of last season that we needed a new manager and a big investment in the squad. We got neither. Lerner left it far too late to get rid of Lambert and I'm underwhelmed by Sherwood so it's fingers crossed.

[Ads]

Confidence is what will save us, but it's breeding that after it's been drained from the players. We need a win, flukey, ugly or whatever and it will start something positive.

[ROBBO]

I think we will stay up but a lot depends on whether he can galvanise a backs to the wall fighting ethic amongst the players, looking at the bottom clubs run in they all have very difficult games. You would say Leicester are gone,Burnley have a horror run of matches and QPR are finding it just as hard as us. Sherwood has to look for players who are willing to show some spirit, Gabby has to go,Weimann as well a player who has no control and cannot cross a ball is no good to us. I don't know what we do with Benteke he was our saviour last season but he is being outjumped and out muscled what has happened to him?