Relegation Possibility

[supertom]

We could really do with a result now against Utd. Our trouble is that four of the teams below us have picked up a few wins here and there. Bolton and Blackburn have hit the skids in the last couple thankfully. But the fact is we're not winning any games.

The Bolton game will be absolutely key, and once we get Utd out the way we've got easier games (if you can call anything easy for us). We just need 4 points. I just don't see where we're gonna win. We'll lose again before the seasons out, so we're looking at more draws. In fairness though we could pick up chuff all and still survive, but I believe we'll need 38 bare minimum. There's a few wins left in those four.

All I hope though, is that when something seems so certain in football, like Utd walking away with the title, there's often a few surprises to make things more interesting. It'd certainly be something if we pulled off a win and City won. Suddenly the Manc derby has a lot riding on it. I don't think it'll come to that in truth. Utd normally need one nudge to snap themselves out of any complacency. They'll be up for it saturday and we'll probably get the backlash.

[Legion]

Sunday.

[supertom]

Sunday.

Of course, we're playing Utd. I should have known better. They always get saturday afternoons off for a bit of shopping.

[Malandro]

I'm sure we will scrape a win somewhere. Be nice to get it before the last day.

[N'ZMAV]

I don't think my nerves will stand it if it goes to the last day.

If McLeish keeps us up on the last day he'll look like a hero....

[fredm]

After getting a good hiding on sunday, we will need 4 points from the next two games.  Whichever way round we get them I don't particularly care but we must not lose to Bolton.  If we do that could, it might not but I am very pessimistic at the moment, be the defining moment of our season.

4 points from those two games should see us safe (all fingers/toes crossed)

[damon loves JT]

You can get 12-1. Please gamble responsibly.

[markus209]

I think we will get at least 1 win and a draw from the games against Bolton, West Brom and Norwich. That leaves Man Utd, Tottenham and Sunderland and I reckon we'll pick up at least 1 draw from these which would see us on 40 points, and I don't think we even need 40 points to stay up this season.

I'm not worried about relegation this year.

[garyshawsknee]

You can get 12-1. Please gamble responsibly.

That's not bad as i heard we were 9-1 the other day,worth a tenner.

[damon loves JT]

You can get 12-1. Please gamble responsibly.

That's not bad as i heard we were 9-1 the other day,worth a tenner.

BetFred is nines, and we are the longest price he is offering.

[brontebilly]

I think we will get at least 1 win and a draw from the games against Bolton, West Brom and Norwich. That leaves Man Utd, Tottenham and Sunderland and I reckon we'll pick up at least 1 draw from these which would see us on 40 points, and I don't think we even need 40 points to stay up this season.

I'm not worried about relegation this year.

we dont look like beating anybody though. cant see us scoring more than one goal in any game. our team of midgets are being destroyed at set pieces, last 2 games it has cost us.

if bolton were to take the lead against us, then the shit would really starting hitting the fan

[Rick_avfc]

I think we will get at least 1 win and a draw from the games against Bolton, West Brom and Norwich. That leaves Man Utd, Tottenham and Sunderland and I reckon we'll pick up at least 1 draw from these which would see us on 40 points, and I don't think we even need 40 points to stay up this season.

I'm not worried about relegation this year.

we dont look like beating anybody though. cant see us scoring more than one goal in any game. our team of midgets are being destroyed at set pieces, last 2 games it has cost us.

if bolton were to take the lead against us, then the shit would really starting hitting the fan

I personally see Norwich beating us with Grant Holt bagging a brace

[markus209]

I think we will get at least 1 win and a draw from the games against Bolton, West Brom and Norwich. That leaves Man Utd, Tottenham and Sunderland and I reckon we'll pick up at least 1 draw from these which would see us on 40 points, and I don't think we even need 40 points to stay up this season.

I'm not worried about relegation this year.

we dont look like beating anybody though. cant see us scoring more than one goal in any game. our team of midgets are being destroyed at set pieces, last 2 games it has cost us.

if bolton were to take the lead against us, then the shit would really starting hitting the fan

Granted we haven't looked good of late, in fact we haven't looked particularly good all season and that's putting it nicely but I would be amazed if we don't muster 1 single win over the next 6 games. I highlighted those 3 as games where I think we can pick up 3 points on the grounds that Bolton are worse than us (albeit showing more fight it seems) and West Brom and Norwich won't have much to play for. I'd have included Sunderland in that list but I can see O'Neill getting them fired up for the game at Villa Park.

It doesn't need to be a convincing win, a scrappy 1-0 or 2-1 would suffice.

I agree though about needing to improve on set pieces, and Villa Park won't be a happy place if Bolton do take the lead, especially if we haven't picked up any more points in the 2 games before hand.

[Rigadon]

Wow, just looking at the table.  It's so close down there now and  just the wrong time to be playing the Champions elect too.  If we lose as expected and the others win it will get very uncomfortable indeed. 

[ez]

I just read that the fewest home wins we've ever had in a season is 5 way back in 1880-81. We played 11 home games that season. We are on 4 at the moment.

Wow.

That is a genuinely shocking statistic, and when you consider what you're expected to pay to watch it should be reason enough on it's own to wield the axe.

Typo by me, it was 1890-91 and not 1880-81.
More detail here...
http://astonvilla-views.com/2012/04/11/mcleish-and-the-worse-home-record-in-138-years-avfc/