The run-in for the "looking" doomed

[hawkeye]

The diference between us and all those teams down there is that they look like they have some spirit and will fight to stay up, its obvious to any one that was there today that we dont

[olaftab]

Both Martin Jol and Louis van Gaal are out of work.  They would swim across if not for the prestige certainly for the money.
Go for van Gaal now. He will have a few games to look at players before the close season.

[Risso]

The diference between us and all those teams down there is that they look like they have some spirit and will fight to stay up, its obvious to any one that was there today that we dont

West Ham actually played really well today.

[KevinGage]

You can't even get a bottle top in to the ground, I don't see how you'll get a gun in...

...oh, you're joking, aren't you?

You're absolutely right.

A Gatling gun opening up a channel just past the stewards is the only way to go.

[OzVilla]

Both Martin Jol and Louis van Gaal are out of work.  They would swim across if not for the prestige certainly for the money.
Go for van Gaal now. He will have a few games to look at players before the close season.

I'd be highly surprised if Louis van Gaal touched us with a bargepole.  He's a Champions League Manager, he doesn't need to get involved in our shitty relegation battles.

Jol is a far more realistic option for us.

[TheSandman]

The diference between us and all those teams down there is that they look like they have some spirit and will fight to stay up, its obvious to any one that was there today that we dont

West Ham actually played really well today.

Hitzelsperger getting fit has been the making of them.

I don't think we'll get a Jol or Van Gaal or Magath but just about anyone would be better than La Gaffeur.

[mikeb1982]

You can't even get a bottle top in to the ground, I don't see how you'll get a gun in...

...oh, you're joking, aren't you?

You're absolutely right.

A Gatling gun opening up a channel just past the stewards is the only way to go.

Landmines, thats the way forward

[KevinGage]

I think even Jol would have doubts about getting embroiled in a relegation scrap.

No suggestion that he is the ideal candidate to help us on that score and his reputation would take a hit if we went down. Too much to lose, I'd have thought. In the summer -if we stay up- maybe.

Personally I'd go for Kevin Mac.

I think/ hope he'd be able to generate a positive enough atmosphere to at least muster the two wins and a draw from our remaining games. We already know the players seem to like him and rate him, whatever that's worth.

[The Situation]

Right now it looks awful, just awful.

Until today relegation didn't geuinely concern, mainly because I didn't think we were going to Wolves at home. I'm terrified at the thought now and the wolves defeat has really smacked us in the face that we're not too good to go down.

I'm still not going to look to the last game though, just take it game-by-game. Relegation is what brings grown men to tears, it's horrific. Something I've never witnessed so I just can't imagine how bad it will be.

As long as we're 4 points clear going into 'Survival Sunday' we'll be fine. Easier said than done though.

[WikiVilla]

It would bring some symmetry to our season
KMac started it in charge and should finish it in charge
Bit unfair on KMac though

[olaftab]

Both Martin Jol and Louis van Gaal are out of work.  They would swim across if not for the prestige certainly for the money.
Go for van Gaal now. He will have a few games to look at players before the close season.

I'd be highly surprised if Louis van Gaal touched us with a bargepole.  He's a Champions League Manager, he doesn't need to get involved in our shitty relegation battles.

Jol is a far more realistic option for us.

van Gaal is out of work and the top 9/10 teams in Europe are all out of his reach. He blotted  his copybook by getting sacked from Bayern. So I think he will come to Villa as this will buy him Villa in the Caribbean.

[OzVilla]

As re-appointing KMac (who we started off with) would just put the finishing touch to the most shambolic season down the Villa since the Mid 80's I think we should go for it.  For for a penny and all that.

This season has been a footballing pantomime.  It's surreal.

[Phil from the upper holte]

After today we do look doomed, that's not an over reaction to todays poor performance.

Im am genuinly worried, shit scared even, that was as poor as I've seen in a very long time, that team was good enough to beat Wolves at least get a draw, we hit the bar that was it, their keeper made no saves, We looked devoid of ideas, the manager looked devoid of ideas. If we do stay up its going to be because the teams below us fuck it up....

[KevinGage]

It'd be a gamble, sure.

But so is sticking with GH.  In fact, that's looking less like a gamble. In so far as sticking with him just for the sake of sticking with him looks more certain to result in our demise. We have to seriously start thinking about the least worst option.

Taken as a whole, we've shown minimal improvement over the past three/four months.  What has helped us so far is that other sides have been worse. Do we gamble on that continuing to be the case, just at a time when they are showing an upturn in form and results?

Nevermind minimal improvement, today's performance was actually the worst in months - just at the time when we could ill afford it.

[Billy Walker]

I'll say again, who would you replace him with?

No idea but we're down under Houllier.

I hope the supporters of the clubs below us are as ready to throw in the towel.