Relegation?

[Ads]

I don't think we are in a relegation battle and I don't think we have been at any point this season.

[olaftab]

Agreed we have actually not been in a relegation fight however we have lived in fear of getting into it all season and that comes from our performance over the last three seasons.

[saunders_heroes]

I don't think we are in a relegation battle and I don't think we have been at any point this season.

It's been a bloody struggle though, as we're the previous 3 seasons. This has to change.

[villa `cross the mersey]

I don't think we are in a relegation battle and I don't think we have been at any point this season.

To be revisited after: Fulham at home, Palace away and Hull at home. The pessemist in me refuses to lie down until we have 40 points on the board (ok this season 37 could be enough).
Its hard to believe that I am responding to Ads about the exact same topic we discussed this time last season - do you honestly think we have moved on or improved (albeit slightly) from last season?
I fail to see any improvement whatsoever and the "quality" of football on offer at home has been dire. For that very reason I will not be renewing- the owner and CEO don`t seem to bother - why should I? OK the Villa are in my DNA but there comes a tipping point and I appear to have reached mine.
Having said that I have "fallen out of love" with football in general for so many reasons - looks like I will be spending more time in the garden in future !!! 

[Clampy]

We're not in a relegation dog fight, we just should be doing bloody better than we are.

[ez]

I don't think we are in a relegation battle and I don't think we have been at any point this season.

To be revisited after: Fulham at home, Palace away and Hull at home. The pessemist in me refuses to lie down until we have 40 points on the board (ok this season 37 could be enough).
Its hard to believe that I am responding to Ads about the exact same topic we discussed this time last season - do you honestly think we have moved on or improved (albeit slightly) from last season?
I fail to see any improvement whatsoever and the "quality" of football on offer at home has been dire. For that very reason I will not be renewing- the owner and CEO don`t seem to bother - why should I? OK the Villa are in my DNA but there comes a tipping point and I appear to have reached mine.
Having said that I have "fallen out of love" with football in general for so many reasons - looks like I will be spending more time in the garden in future !!! 

Easy to find out if we've improved and by how much, compare last season's points total with this one's although i expect some will choose to use league placings instead.

[saunders_heroes]

I don't think we are in a relegation battle and I don't think we have been at any point this season.

To be revisited after: Fulham at home, Palace away and Hull at home. The pessemist in me refuses to lie down until we have 40 points on the board (ok this season 37 could be enough).
Its hard to believe that I am responding to Ads about the exact same topic we discussed this time last season - do you honestly think we have moved on or improved (albeit slightly) from last season?
I fail to see any improvement whatsoever and the "quality" of football on offer at home has been dire. For that very reason I will not be renewing- the owner and CEO don`t seem to bother - why should I? OK the Villa are in my DNA but there comes a tipping point and I appear to have reached mine.
Having said that I have "fallen out of love" with football in general for so many reasons - looks like I will be spending more time in the garden in future !!! 

Easy to find out if we've improved and by how much, compare last season's points total with this one's although i expect some will choose to use league placings instead.

Doesn't feel any different to last season does it? We've been routinely beat at home and knocked out of cups by lower league opposition just like last season, so I see little or no real improvement on the garbage of the previous 3 years. When will it end?

[Chris Smith]

I don't think we are in a relegation battle and I don't think we have been at any point this season.

To be revisited after: Fulham at home, Palace away and Hull at home. The pessemist in me refuses to lie down until we have 40 points on the board (ok this season 37 could be enough).
Its hard to believe that I am responding to Ads about the exact same topic we discussed this time last season - do you honestly think we have moved on or improved (albeit slightly) from last season?
I fail to see any improvement whatsoever and the "quality" of football on offer at home has been dire. For that very reason I will not be renewing- the owner and CEO don`t seem to bother - why should I? OK the Villa are in my DNA but there comes a tipping point and I appear to have reached mine.
Having said that I have "fallen out of love" with football in general for so many reasons - looks like I will be spending more time in the garden in future !!! 

Easy to find out if we've improved and by how much, compare last season's points total with this one's although i expect some will choose to use league placings instead.

League placing is surely the best guide for how you have done in comparison to everyone else. Winning the league with fewer points than the team who won it the previous year doesn't make it any less of an achievement.

[ez]

I don't think we are in a relegation battle and I don't think we have been at any point this season.

To be revisited after: Fulham at home, Palace away and Hull at home. The pessemist in me refuses to lie down until we have 40 points on the board (ok this season 37 could be enough).
Its hard to believe that I am responding to Ads about the exact same topic we discussed this time last season - do you honestly think we have moved on or improved (albeit slightly) from last season?
I fail to see any improvement whatsoever and the "quality" of football on offer at home has been dire. For that very reason I will not be renewing- the owner and CEO don`t seem to bother - why should I? OK the Villa are in my DNA but there comes a tipping point and I appear to have reached mine.
Having said that I have "fallen out of love" with football in general for so many reasons - looks like I will be spending more time in the garden in future !!! 

Easy to find out if we've improved and by how much, compare last season's points total with this one's although i expect some will choose to use league placings instead.

League placing is surely the best guide for how you have done in comparison to everyone else. Winning the league with fewer points than the team who won it the previous year doesn't make it any less of an achievement.

I'm not sure about that. Other teams may have got worse, doesn't mean we have got better. We are talking about how much we ourselves have improved on last season.

[Des Little]

I don't see much - if any - improvement on last season if I'm honest.  Still shit at home, better away and as unpredictable as you like.

[PaulWinch again]

It's not great to be honest, assuming he stays there needs to be significant obvious improvement next year.

[ADVILLAFAN]

I don't see much - if any - improvement on last season if I'm honest.  Still shit at home, better away and as unpredictable as you like.

I think we've been better defensively and worse up front. We've had less tankings this season, so our goal difference is better. Also we've gotten points earlier this season, so we haven't got to go on an unlikely winning streak like last season (was it 5 wins from the last 10 games?).

Definitely need to address our poor midfield next season, assuming we do stay up (and I think we will).

[Ads]

I don't think we are in a relegation battle and I don't think we have been at any point this season.

It's been a bloody struggle though, as we're the previous 3 seasons. This has to change.

I think the term struggle there is a bit misleading. Struggle implies a relegation battle, whereas its more appropriate use in this instance would be "struggled to watch us at times".

I wouldn't disagree that we have to improve; both quality of football and league position. I think we will next season.

[JUAN PABLO]

I don't see much - if any - improvement on last season if I'm honest.  Still shit at home, better away and as unpredictable as you like.

17 points home    won 5    17 points away     won  4   now      still bloody poor

[Irish villain]

If we get beaten by Fulham, I wouldn't bet against it, we will be back in the mixer.