Relegation?

[Villafirst]

Why didn't Lerner invest in Scott Dann & Lescott in January? An outlay of say £10M would've been worth it with over £60M TV money at stake...

[Des Little]

It's half empty glass city on here isn't it?

Please post something that will fill the glass up then!

I know you go to the away games so im amazed you can be so up beat!

Well all I will say is that a negative thought process benefits no one. Yes I know we are shit, I watch week in, week out but if you don't believe we can get a result against a safe mid table team with one eye on the final, what hope is there?

This weekend, the only result that has gone against us is our own and Albion's. The Fulham, Norwich, Cardiff/Sunderland one and even Chelsea winning has improved our chances. I therefore calculate that as a success ratio of 80%, yet some are dwelling on the negative 20%. 

We are extremely fortunate that after losing 5 in 6 our future is still in our hands...for Gods sake let's take this and create a can do attitude before we all head for the knife drawer.

Up the Villa!

[avfcpg]

We just need to focus on beating God damn Hull feckin' Tigers. Fail to do this and we may well deserve to go down.

I think if we can even curl out an ugly 0-0 like we did at their place that should be enough

It could well be. If Sunderland behave and lose against United then a point for us would rule out the possibility of their overtaking us on goal difference.

Youre  forgetting the goal difference position will be very close by the time citeh beat us 6 nil

6 nil won't make a jot of difference when comparing GD between ours and Fulham. A 25 goal swing in 2/3 games? Not gonna happen.

[Rudy65]

We just need to focus on beating God damn Hull feckin' Tigers. Fail to do this and we may well deserve to go down.

I think if we can even curl out an ugly 0-0 like we did at their place that should be enough

It could well be. If Sunderland behave and lose against United then a point for us would rule out the possibility of their overtaking us on goal difference.

Youre  forgetting the goal difference position will be very close by the time citeh beat us 6 nil

6 nil won't make a jot of difference when comparing GD between ours and Fulham. A 25 goal swing in 2/3 games? Not gonna happen.

I was comparing it to Sunderland

[Matt Collins]

With Sunderland's win today I fancy them to catch us up - including goal difference

So for me it's all on

- can Cardiff win their last two including v Chelsea. Can't see it
- can Norwich win one and draw one v Chelsea and arsenal. No chance
- can Fulham beat stoke away then palace at home. I doubt it, but it's the most likely of the three scenarios to happen and we only need one of these teams to go on that run

[Rudy65]

It's half empty glass city on here isn't it?

Please post something that will fill the glass up then!

I know you go to the away games so im amazed you can be so up beat!

Well all I will say is that a negative thought process benefits no one. Yes I know we are shit, I watch week in, week out but if you don't believe we can get a result against a safe mid table team with one eye on the final, what hope is there?

This weekend, the only result that has gone against us is our own and Albion's. The Fulham, Norwich, Cardiff/Sunderland one and even Chelsea winning has improved our chances. I therefore calculate that as a success ratio of 80%, yet some are dwelling on the negative 20%. 

We are extremely fortunate that after losing 5 in 6 our future is still in our hands...for Gods sake let's take this and create a can do attitude before we all head for the knife drawer.

Up the Villa!

Fair enough and I Hope youre right.

[jay]

I know we're crap but getting a point against Hull isn't beyond us .

[Matt Collins]

Yes. If the question is: how good are villa? I'm in the doldrums

If the question is: how likely are we to go down? Then I'm more relaxed than I was on Friday

[David_Nab]

Newcastle have Remy back so should have enough to beat Cardiff a home.Stoke 3 loss' s at home all season so tough game for Fulham who might be without Sidwell you been one of thier best players.

[aj2k77]

Our last home game we did scrape a draw against a Southampton team that the next week mullered Everton, all is not lost, we can 0-0 Hull, put  a back 5 out again.

[Monty]

Objectively I think I'd back a draw in the Fulham-Stoke game. We still need to just focus on what will be our only chance to increase our points tally this season.

[Des Little]

It's half empty glass city on here isn't it?

Please post something that will fill the glass up then!

I know you go to the away games so im amazed you can be so up beat!

Well all I will say is that a negative thought process benefits no one. Yes I know we are shit, I watch week in, week out but if you don't believe we can get a result against a safe mid table team with one eye on the final, what hope is there?

This weekend, the only result that has gone against us is our own and Albion's. The Fulham, Norwich, Cardiff/Sunderland one and even Chelsea winning has improved our chances. I therefore calculate that as a success ratio of 80%, yet some are dwelling on the negative 20%. 

We are extremely fortunate that after losing 5 in 6 our future is still in our hands...for Gods sake let's take this and create a can do attitude before we all head for the knife drawer.

Up the Villa!

Fair enough and I Hope youre right.

Trust me. All aboard the positivity bus! Ding ding!

[London Villan]

It's half empty glass city on here isn't it?

Please post something that will fill the glass up then!

I know you go to the away games so im amazed you can be so up beat!

Well all I will say is that a negative thought process benefits no one. Yes I know we are shit, I watch week in, week out but if you don't believe we can get a result against a safe mid table team with one eye on the final, what hope is there?

This weekend, the only result that has gone against us is our own and Albion's. The Fulham, Norwich, Cardiff/Sunderland one and even Chelsea winning has improved our chances. I therefore calculate that as a success ratio of 80%, yet some are dwelling on the negative 20%. 

We are extremely fortunate that after losing 5 in 6 our future is still in our hands...for Gods sake let's take this and create a can do attitude before we all head for the knife drawer.

Up the Villa!

Can you do the team talk on Saturday Des, as I can't imagine Mumbles will be very inspiring...

[Des Little]

With Sunderland's win today I fancy them to catch us up - including goal difference

So for me it's all on

- can Cardiff win their last two including v Chelsea. Can't see it
- can Norwich win one and draw one v Chelsea and arsenal. No chance
- can Fulham beat stoke away then palace at home. I doubt it, but it's the most likely of the three scenarios to happen and we only need one of these teams to go on that run

Or...

- Can we get a point against a team already safe, in the cup final and scared to death of getting injuries/suspensions?

Of course we can. And we will.

[mike]

Our last home game we did scrape a draw against a Southampton team that the next week mullered Everton, all is not lost, we can 0-0 Hull, put  a back 5 out again.

If we accept Sunderland will now finish above us, Norwich and Cardiff are cattle-trucked so the only (admittedly unlikely) permutation to really fear is Fulham getting six points then a point v Hull won't be enough. My brain hurts.