40 points?

[gervilla]

We will reach 40 points by October when we trounce Bristol City...ah balls !!!

[BegbieAV]

Fulham and Newcastle are in the mix, maybe West Ham and Norwich too.

[SoccerHQ]

Fulham certainly as they can't even win at home now and Sidwell is a regular in their midfield. Newcastle have enough goals in their team to be o.k.

There will be one team who'll drop from mid table, pretty sure at the end of January last season we had 28 points and were comfortably mid table.

[Des Little]

Full credit for the optimism folks, but who do you honestly see us beating? Unless PL does some very shrewd business in Jan I can't see us getting 30 points let alone 40.

[Shrek]

In 2012 (calender year)
Aston Villa-

Played              39 games
Points.              33
Goal difference -38

Very worrying, Wigan have 46points ffs.

[olaftab]

no chance unless the teams below us keep losing,does pl relise the reason these players were in a lower division is they are not good enough for the prem.

There is a reason why the teams below us are below us.

[bob]

Newcastle have enough goals in their team to be o.k.

They have just scored three agains Man U and Arsenal, but prior to that they only scored 6 in 10 games. They've lost 9 out of the last 12. They are only two points ahead of us so definitely in the mix

Full credit for the optimism folks, but who do you honestly see us beating?

Hopefully we can stop the rot against Swansea, then we've got two winnable cup games and possibly a new signing or two on the way. If the confidence can be rebuilt we can win some of our remaining home games and do enough to survive. If it can't be rebuilt, we're down.

[JJ-AV]

no chance unless the teams below us keep losing,does pl relise the reason these players were in a lower division is they are not good enough for the prem.

There is a reason why the teams below us are below us.

And they're about to sign two French internationals.

Granted, they're losing Ba, but they're still far better than us.

[JUAN PABLO]

we will get 36 . Will it be enough?      I dont know

[Shrek]

Remember, we have 2 reserve players as our centre halfs, remember when Man United had to do that they struggled, Fergie always said you can throw a youngster in anywhere apart from central defence.

Vlaar and Dunne back or new signings would improve us massively.

[Ads]

When Man United had reserves at centre half, we won at Old Trafford.

If we can get a point tomorrow, first goal to be us will be key (get that and we can win the dqmn thing), then Bob is right. Two winnable cup games to boost confidence, Vlaar back, one or two new faces in the defence/midfield and everybody has a lift.

[JUAN PABLO]

when is Vlaar back?   His legs dont seem like concrete no more , mind he had injuries in Holland I remember .

[Ads]

His injuries in Holland were the serious Laursen kind.

Seems like he has a couple of niggles in his calf and shin. I would hope he was back for Southampton and would jab him up to play if not.

[saunders_heroes]

when is Vlaar back?   His legs dont seem like concrete no more , mind he had injuries in Holland I remember .

He's never been concrete. It was just a silly nickname thought up by deluded fans. He's cost us a number of goals this season. Saying that he's still better than the centrebacks in the team at the moment and we could do with him back. I'd like to see Dunne back, but I can't see that happening. He's probably been told to find another club who'll be willing to pay him PL wages.

[Phil from the upper holte]

If we can get Vlaar & Dunne back I'd put Clark in midfield, not the best option but he's played there before, need a bit of grit in the middle and Herd isn't the answer