Comparisons with 1986-87

[The Left Side]

After 15 games in 1986 we were on 17 points.

We lost 4-0 to Arsenal on this day in 1986 with a team which included Spink, Williams, Dorigo, Evans, Keown, Walters Hodge and Daley.

I'm too depressed to make any more comparisons, we are down....

I remember that game, wasn't it over inside 20 minutes?

No you are thinking of another drubbing by the Arse at VP when Alan Smith lobbed Spink after about 10 minutes.

Rocastle with the lob wasn't it? Smith scored I think but it wasn't anything special.

This was the Arse game at Villa Park (29/11/1986)

I was there with the old man and jcsutv, it was very depressing especially as it was a day short of my 12th birthday.

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

I think I remember Keown on football focus commenting on the John Terry Wayne Bridge affair saying the same was going on at Villa in 87

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Edit: Fixed by PWS

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Garry Thompson and Nigel Spink talking about the last time we were relegated.

[Des Little]

I think I remember Keown on football focus commenting on the John Terry Wayne Bridge affair saying the same was going on at Villa in 87

Wasn't it Keown doing the shagging? I was told that it hastened his departure? Probably a myth

[Dante Lavelli]

I think I remember Keown on football focus commenting on the John Terry Wayne Bridge affair saying the same was going on at Villa in 87

Wasn't it Keown doing the shagging? I was told that it hastened his departure? Probably a myth

I doubt he would highlight it on MOTD if he was the guilty party [but I've not seen *the* interview or heard the rumours].

[kippaxvilla2]

Well Steve hodge certainly humped the fans and the club.

[not3bad]

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Make the brackets square ones.

[Bad English]

And remove the s from HTTPS (as shown in the post above.

[fbriai]

During last season it felt more like 86/87 to me, to be honest; although of course it ended on a different note. This year we've only really been thumped away at Everton. In fact, most games we've only lost by a single goal.

In 86/87 - and last season - we were absolutely hammered in some games: 6-0 away at Forest (86/87) - 6-1 away at Southampton (14/15); 5-0 at the Arsenal (14/15) - 5-0 away at The Dell (86/87), again; and sundry other games where we were turned over by teams that we really should have been beating (for 86-87 see Charlton, Watford, Norwich, Luton; for 14/15 Hull, QPR, WBA, Stoke).

This season we've really paid the consequences for going into the season with such a weak forward line-up. If you look at the passing statistics for most of our matches, you can see that we normally knock the ball around far more than the opposition. We are just far too lightweight up front.

[Reuben]

Reserve goalkeeper called up for end-of-season run in?

Mark Bunn/Kevin Poole.