Doubting Randy?

[pauliewalnuts]

That Marchis before April?

Didn't spot the word "usually", John?

We had a better team than we'd had in previous years hence they were able to sustain their form.

The team was so much better, it finished in the same position as the year before, and the year before that, and accumulated another two points.

[Chris Smith]

Yes, it was a better team. It kept the league form running while managing two good cup runs, something we'd not before. What is the alternative explanation as to why we stayed strong through those months?

[not3bad]

Would this Martin O'Neill whose selection policy meant that his players were all 'knackered' by March be any relation of the bloke whose 'knackered' team won him the Manager of the Month Award for April 2010?

That's him. We beat Hull, Blues, Portsmouth, and Bolton that month, whilst drawing against Everton and losing to Chelsea.

What about the other three years?

I seem to recall Villa finished 2006/2007 pretty strongly.