Relegation?

[Chris Smith]

If it was still a 42 game season i'd be terrified. I've said for a while though that I thought it would be a struggle for enough teams to catch us. Sucks the big fat one relying on teams being too shit to catch us.

Pretty much how I see it, we're crap so by definition all the clubs below us must be truly abysmal. We'll scrape home because of that. There then needs to be a massive rethink this summer because we won't get away with it again.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I dont want to over react in the heat of the moment, but right now I do not believe we will get another point this season.

So once again we will be reduced to watching other teams beat our relegation rivals and hoping they have some talent and drive. Because we do not.

[Tony Erdington]

 heart is broken, weve got an owner who knows fuck all about football , hence fuckners appointment, and typical of he's race American, when it gets tough looses interest, I hated doug ellis but our circle of hell is getting deeper.

[pauliewalnuts]

If it was still a 42 game season i'd be terrified. I've said for a while though that I thought it would be a struggle for enough teams to catch us. Sucks the big fat one relying on teams being too shit to catch us.

Pretty much how I see it, we're crap so by definition all the clubs below us must be truly abysmal. We'll scrape home because of that. There then needs to be a massive rethink this summer because we won't get away with it again.

I'd agree re next season, but at this time, it's not just about how the other teams have been prior to this, this season, it is how the momentum is moving, how current form is shaping up.

Ours is truly terrible. We're reliant on those below us looking equally terrible. It's not much fun.

The team look awful, the club looks a shambles with several strands of off-the-pitch madness going on, we are starting to look like Newcastle in that sense.

I think our saviour will be running out of games.

[john2710]

Norwich will get no more than 3 points, which leaves them behind us on goal difference.

Fulham may win both, which means we need 1 point to stay up on goal difference.

Cardiff may get 4 points, which leaves them 1 point behind us

Sunderland will get 6-9 points.

Next Saturday is straightforward, win & we are safe, draw & we are probably safe, lose & we are fucked.

[dave.woodhall]

heart is broken, weve got an owner who knows fuck all about football , hence fuckners appointment, and typical of he's race American, when it gets tough looses interest, I hated doug ellis but our circle of hell is getting deeper.

Again, please keep the race/nationality thing out of it. Thank you.

[curiousorange]

If it was still a 42 game season i'd be terrified. I've said for a while though that I thought it would be a struggle for enough teams to catch us. Sucks the big fat one relying on teams being too shit to catch us.

Pretty much how I see it, we're crap so by definition all the clubs below us must be truly abysmal. We'll scrape home because of that. There then needs to be a massive rethink this summer because we won't get away with it again.

I'd agree re next season, but at this time, it's not just about how the other teams have been prior to this, this season, it is how the momentum is moving, how current form is shaping up.

Ours is truly terrible. We're reliant on those below us looking equally terrible. It's not much fun.

The team look awful, the club looks a shambles with several strands of off-the-pitch madness going on, we are starting to look like Newcastle in that sense.

I think our saviour will be running out of games.

Too right, this. I think from a Villa point of view, some of the other teams below us don't realise how immediately they could make us safe. We may have a cup final on Saturday, but if Cardiff, Fulham and Norwich all contrive to lose we'll escape by the skin of our teeth without a point.

[Meanwood Villa]

That Hull equaliser was huge. Now Fulham are unlikely to catch us. Stoke can do us a favour next week there. Norwich need to win one AND get something from the other of Arsenal and Chelsea. Again unlikely. Whatever the result tomorrow either whoever loses or both of them if it's a draw will find it difficult to catch us. So I think we'll be OK by the skin of our teeth. Lambert should be sacked no matter what. Preferably before we play again.

[sidcowans10]

Despite everything, I still don't totally blame Randy Lerner.I think hes made mistakes for sure. Allowing MON to run everything and waste so much on average squad players, sure. Not appointing a proven football man on the board, sure. Not being more vocal (in good times and bad),sure

But he has put a lot of money into our club, and he has given this manager money to spend.

However I totally blame this manager. It awful beyond words and we are a laughing stock. Sack him now and give us a lift for our one remaining home game and realistic chance of points

[Meanwood Villa]

I'm not anticipating any more points for us unless Mumbles gets the chop.

[Chris Smith]

Despite everything, I still don't totally blame Randy Lerner.I think hes made mistakes for sure. Allowing MON to run everything and waste so much on average squad players, sure. Not appointing a proven football man on the board, sure. Not being more vocal (in good times and bad),sure

But he has put a lot of money into our club, and he has given this manager money to spend.

However I totally blame this manager. It awful beyond words and we are a laughing stock. Sack him now and give us a lift for our one remaining home game and realistic chance of points

I think he has to take a share, the cutbacks pretty much forced the current policy of signing untried and untested at PL level players, I understand why he wanted it that way but it was too much, too soon.

[Jimbo]

Despite everything, I still don't totally blame Randy Lerner.I think hes made mistakes for sure. Allowing MON to run everything and waste so much on average squad players, sure. Not appointing a proven football man on the board, sure. Not being more vocal (in good times and bad),sure

But he has put a lot of money into our club, and he has given this manager money to spend.

However I totally blame this manager. It awful beyond words and we are a laughing stock. Sack him now and give us a lift for our one remaining home game and realistic chance of points

The thing that usually happens with incompetent managers is they get the sack. That's the chairman's responsibility. He's failed in his duty.

He's spunked a lot of money, for sure, but he's like a rich idiot in a casino - having loads of dough to gamble just means he'll lose more.

Randy will sell and jet off into the clouds just a hundred million dollars or so lighter in the pocket. But it'll be us the fans who are left to pick up the pieces.

[sidcowans10]

Yes Chris i think you're right, he does have to take some blame, but not total blame. I don't dislike him like I did Ellis towards the end of his reign. The cutbacks, particularly in wages, have been brutal I agree, but cutbacks were necessary. But Lambert has still spent a fair few quid and he has bought, with the odd exception, dross. And the coaching seems to be non existent from what I've seen on the pitch. For me, Lambert is to blame

[Toronto Villa]

If it was still a 42 game season i'd be terrified. I've said for a while though that I thought it would be a struggle for enough teams to catch us. Sucks the big fat one relying on teams being too shit to catch us.

it's like McLeish's season. We'll be saved because the season ends two games too soon.

[not3bad]

Best news for me is that I'm away on a stag weekend next week.  Must make sure I'm so pissed I don't know where I am by 4.45 PM.