Relegation Possibility

[JUAN PABLO]

I sometimes even now struggle to believe that AM is our manager.  It's like a bad dream.   But then you wake up and it's true.   The kids will need to dig deep and play well or else we will go down.   If AM tells them to play on the wrong wings again they should ignore the moron and switch.  I put our chances of staying up at 60/40. 

I know what you mean Tony . Sometimes I read the football news and see AMC as Villa manager and think FFS , when do I wake up , it just does not look right.

[Boz]

I said at the start of the year we could be dragged into a relegation fight because I didn't see enough spirit in the squad compared to the teams below us, even though we had a pretty good buffer in points. Even a short time ago we had an 8 point gap and with so few games to go, we looked safe after our fortunate win against Fulham, but we've sunk to a lower level and the teams below us are fighting harder than Villa seem capable of.

I'm really worried now that we could be sucked in if we don't get anything from the next three games and a couple of the teams below us get three points and all of a sudden the gap is down to two and the pressure's really on, because Villa don't look like they have the toughness required, especially with McLeish's style of play.

Just hoping we can scrounge another three or four points from somewhere.

[Matt Collins]

I was on a stag do and missed the game. I do really think there's a high chance of relegation. We're in terrible form, with no experience in midfield and little at the back.

A villa fan on the stag do was suggesting it might nOt be a bad thing to go down. Get rid of the overpaid older players, see if the kids are actually any good, attack, score goals  and go on winning runs. Not sure I agree but I can see the point.

[Legion]

It would be a terrible thing if we went down.

[Cuz]

Going down would be horrible a cost the club millions!!!!!!
FFS!!!!!!!!!! who employed this Helmet!!!!!

[andyh]

I sometimes even now struggle to believe that AM is our manager.  It's like a bad dream.   But then you wake up and it's true.   The kids will need to dig deep and play well or else we will go down.   If AM tells them to play on the wrong wings again they should ignore the moron and switch.  I put our chances of staying up at 60/40. 

I know what you mean Tony . Sometimes I read the football news and see AMC as Villa manager and think FFS , when do I wake up , it just does not look right.

its funny you say that.
I have said before, that even when I see him on the telly, with the club badge on his clothes, infront of the club badge, talking about the team, I stll don't see him as our manager.
I don't think I've listened to a full interview he has given, or read an interview with him.
The sooner he has gone the better.

[curiousorange]

What scares me about the possibility of relegation is that I dont see a team that would fight its way back up again

Not always a bad thing to get rid of the passengers. For example, despite having a squad thinner than a vegan's turd, SHA aren't doing too badly.

[Hoppo]

With parachute payments anyone know what kind of hit we would take. Obviously a fire sale would happen.

[Tom Sawyer]

It would be terrible if we went down, but the saddest thing is that it would have been completely unnecessary.

[Legion]

It would be terrible if we went down, but the saddest thing is that it would have been completely unnecessary.

Edited. Many apologies to the quoted poster.

[London Villan]

At least the season tickets will be a bargain with all those extra games...

[curiousorange]

At least the season tickets will be a bargain with all those extra games...

I can't stomach the thought of the marketing..."Secure your tickets for this weekend's mouthwatering home tie against Peterborough"...

[Irish villain]

At least the season tickets will be a bargain with all those extra games...

I can't stomach the thought of the marketing..."Secure your tickets for this weekend's mouthwatering home tie against Peterborough"...

Stop it, too close to the bone that.

[SoccerHQ]

I still think Blackburn are going down.

On 28 points and their final 3 games of the season are Spurs and Chelsea away and Wigan at home. I can see them losing all three games.

A point people are missing is the penultimate game of the season is Blackburn v Wigan. I really can't see how the loser of that game is going to stay particularly if that's Wigan.

[Clampy]

Wigan's downfall in the end might be the amount of chances they miss. I saw them against Albion the other week and how they did'nt win by 3 or 4 goals was a mystery. They should have scored more than they did at the weekend as well. Hopefully someone sooner or later will give them a tonking and knock their confidence.