Relegation Possibility

[richard moore]

It's almost a free game for us now so if I was manager i'd just send us out to close the mancs down fast and attack them as much as possible. Bet we don't though.

Indeed, keep these youngsters in too as it is all part of an education that may reap benefits longer term and is about the only possible ray of sunshine to hold onto from this godawful season

[Handsworth Wood Villa]

Gabby to bag the winner tomorrow.

[Eigentor]

Like that chap who is demanding explanations from everyone who doesn't think we're going to get relegated (which includes me) if we do go down.

To be fair, I think we will be relegated if we go down.

[Percy McCarthy]

If we go down we are certainties to be relegated, and I hereby demand an explanation from everyone who thinks we won't be.

[john e]

After today`s results I think the teams below us now need snookers to stay up!

Just want this season of misery to be over now quite frankly

dont worry we have experts on here that can produce scenarios that can make it look like we are still sure things for relegation

[ktvillan]

I think there are people who can see that the confidence of some that we were practically safe is/was perhaps premature.  It's not a case of pessimism or wanting Villa to lose, it's merely pointing out the bald fact that the current manager has an appalling record regarding relegation and that he managed to snatch relegation last season from a position where it was almost impossible for them to go down.  With almost anyone else in charge, I'd share the relative confidence about our position.  But not with this manager.  The results today have helped a lot though.

[woody4866]

After today`s results I think the teams below us now need snookers to stay up!

Just want this season of misery to be over now quite frankly

dont worry we have experts on here that can produce scenarios that can make it look like we are still sure things for relegation

True - I have not worked out the mathematical probability - sorry to get everybody`s hopes up

[ozzjim]

I think today may have killed off Blackburn. There is no way they will get more than 7 points now, so they are doomed for me. Wigan, Bolton and QPR can still go past us though. We are still 3 points off safe for me. And if we end up under 40, Eck should really do the decent thing.

[PeterWithesShin]

Blackburn are 7 points behind with a GD that is 19 worse than us. With 4 games left and Yakubu going off injured today I just cannot see them catching us now.
Wolves can only catch us if they win every game, we lose every game and there is a 30 goal swing.

To me that is 2 that won't be catching us. Nearly safe now, and fuck me, what a depressing sentence to have to write.

[olaftab]

I think not even McLeish can take us down from here.

[UK Redsox]

I think not even McLeish can take us down from here.

"Nothing can go wrong now"

[eastie]

Qpr still have to play chelsea, spurs and man city as well as stoke so i think we are nearly safe with wolves and blackburn both just about buried.

[avfcpg]

Blackburn looked doomed...need 9 points from 12 to catch us...including Spurs away and Chelsea away. That's one almost ticked off.
QPR need 2 wins from 4 to catch us...from Spurs, Chelsea, Stoke & Man City.
Bolton will probably need to beat us to stand a chance...
Wolves - Gone

I know you all know this already but it makes me feel better when I actually see my thoughts in print...
I think Wigan will stay...then we should have a look at nicking thier manager...or Lambert.

[Dave Cooper please]

If we go down we are certainties to be relegated, and I hereby demand an explanation from everyone who thinks we won't be.

There's always the possibility of a reprieve if a club goes into administration.

[avfcpg]

It's almost a free game for us now so if I was manager i'd just send us out to close the mancs down fast and attack them as much as possible. Bet we don't though.

Would love to see him take the bloody reigns off and let the kids loose. He won't.
It's probably not that he can't, I just think he doesn't know how to play that way.