Relegation?

[walsall villain]

We have Norwich, Stoke, Fulham, saints and Hull at VP, oh and Chelsea too.
Normally I would fancy us to win 3 of these but the way we have played at home this year gives me no confidence. We must change the approach at home. Last year we attacked teams out of desperation and I think we need more of the same. No more dull cagey first halves, start with albrighton and take the game to the opposition from the off.
Let's be honest, if we can't win three of those games we will deserve our fate.

[cdbearsfan]

They even lost at Villa Park!! How crap must they be?

Haha!

I'm trying not to think about relegation but as each game goes by  my heart sinks.

For all the 'we'll go to new and different grounds and get to sample some different pubs' , I don't think my heart will be in it.

But... but... but... they'll all be "GREAT PUBS FULL OF VILLA". We'll be able to show those Yeovil bastards who's boss.

[silhillvilla]

What are the odds on Ireland , Sidwell, Steven Davis and Curtis Davis all netting winning goals against us at B6  ? We normally oblige

[brian green]

And Hutton breaking Albrighton's leg.

[Rancid custard]

We'll scrape by, by a combination of other teams being worse and a couple of jittery wins. It's normally around March when Agbonlahor scores a few and a couple of others decide to start being top class for a few games.

[villajk]

They even lost at Villa Park!! How crap must they be?

Haha!

I'm trying not to think about relegation but as each game goes by  my heart sinks.

For all the 'we'll go to new and different grounds and get to sample some different pubs' , I don't think my heart will be in it.

But... but... but... they'll all be "GREAT PUBS FULL OF VILLA". We'll be able to show those Yeovil bastards who's boss.

Yeah.  I can just imagine the euphoria.  Nothing better that being in a crowded pub that you've not been to before, not being able to get served and those that have a drink spilling the contents  over everyone while they're singing.

Thank goodness for our sleuths Frank and Jon.   We'll be ok on the drinking front.

[ROBBO]

I have gone full circle on this.After supporting the club all the way down to the then third division and back again i can say it wasn't that bad, remember some great games on the way back. What is attractive about playing in a division that only four clubs have a chance of winning, year after year after year leaving the club i love to struggle between mid table and relegation, year after year after year. If we do stay up we will be back here next season as we have been the last two or three seasons discussing whether to sack the manager etc.
Lambert looks and sounds like a dead man walking, Lerner does not have the money anymore and the club is leaderless from top to bottom. If we do go down it won't be the end of the world we all have priorities that are more important than football.

[curiousorange]

What's the attraction of going down? We'll suddenly have a team of league champions even though they can't play as a team now? Lerner will pump in vast amounts of money to get us back where we belong?

If Villa get relegated, we'll still have a disinterested owner but will have a shite manager who's just signed a three-year contract he didn't deserve, or a new manager who'll be even more financially restricted. We'll also have kissed goodbye to any player worth a damn - Benteke, Delph, Vlaar, Guzan and even Westwood will leave as soon as the window opens.

However we end up, the only thing that'll change is the fixture list: we'll either start playing league games the same weekend as the Charity Shield, or we'll have stayed up.

[PaulWinch again]

Going down will not be some sort of romantic rebirth of Aston Villa, it will result in years in the lower leagues.

[olaftab]

Records show that clubs who struggle in or around the relegation zone for more than a season or two eventually end up getting relegated. This is our 4th season.....
However we will not go down this season but will do sooner or later if nothing is done by owner's to change the course.

[curiousorange]

If Villa go down, I see us being overtaken by the Dogheads.

[levico]

I have gone full circle on this.After supporting the club all the way down to the then third division and back again i can say it wasn't that bad, remember some great games on the way back. What is attractive about playing in a division that only four clubs have a chance of winning, year after year after year leaving the club i love to struggle between mid table and relegation, year after year after year. If we do stay up we will be back here next season as we have been the last two or three seasons discussing whether to sack the manager etc.
Lambert looks and sounds like a dead man walking, Lerner does not have the money anymore and the club is leaderless from top to bottom. If we do go down it won't be the end of the world we all have priorities that are more important than football.

Pretty much sums it up for me.

[curiousorange]

Leaving aside personal priorities, Villa going down will be an utter disaster. We'll be back in the top division eventually but only based on the premise that it usually takes another relegation and at least two changes in ownership these days for a big gun to get their shit together.

Anybody who thinks it'll be a forty-two game jolly where everyone welcomes us with open arms is living in dreamland.

[PaulWinch again]

Of course there are more important things that football, but that doesn't mean I want Villa to go down. For a start there's no guarantee we wouldn't just be mid table or lower in the Championship given the way the club is being run. Additionally even if you're at the top, where's the joy from doing well below the top level when you're a club as big as Villa. If Villa go down it will be a disaster for the club.

[andyh]

After last season, the last thing I expected this year would be for us to be discussing relegation...... AGAIN.
To coin a phrase 'they break your bloody heart, Tom '