Relegation?

[AV82EC]

Leave Ads alone, as Joe Lovejoy would have it,

"Paul Lambert took them to the brink of relegation playing eye-bleedingly turgid football and that wasn't good enough for them. Now Ads gets appointed on an online message board and suddenly he's not good enough either. What a bunch of ungrateful wretches those Villa fans are. Disgusting, I hope they get relegated then Paul Lambert will deserve a knighthood but all he'll get is more abuse."

I hate that article. Such a load of shit. How brave of him, as well, to have tucked away his calumny in the match report not open to a comments thread.

Yep I noticed that as I was going to go on and put him right on a few points. Fucking journalists.

[not3bad]

My ITK is telling me Tonev, Bowery and Hutton will all be in Ads's first lineup. Now that's a shakedown!

[Des Little]

Over on TBAR, they're saying that Ads has made Baker captain for Saturday's game.

[PaulWinch again]

I'll say one thing, if results don't go our way this weekend then next week is going to be very long and very hard to take.

[Richard E]

I'll say one thing, if results don't go our way this weekend then next week is going to be very long and very hard to take.

Tell me about it, I am starting to feel slightly sick about this Saturday as it is, another 8 days of this after Saturday would be a mare.

Lets look on the more optimistic side. By 5.00 we will be safe and SHA will be in League One. 

[Rolta]

I'll say one thing, if results don't go our way this weekend then next week is going to be very long and very hard to take.

I'll say another. If results go our way then we won't have to worry about relegation for the last two games.

[Jon Crofts]

I'll say one thing, if results don't go our way this weekend then next week is going to be very long and very hard to take.

I'll say another. If results go our way then we won't have to worry about relegation for the last two games.

Yes we can have until August off, then it's another 38 games wondering how the 3 clowns will manage 40 points and safety all over again.

[Jimbo]

I have been busy planning my first training session. I have some modern and novel ideas about how to improve things, so I plan to introduce them to something called a "football".

I have also been working on standing with my hands on my hips, looking pensive, whilst furiously chewing gum without biting the inside of my cheek.

For all those going on Saturday, nothing less than half an hour of chanting Ads' Claret and Blue army and I will label you all fickle.

I'm sorry, could you please say that again without mumbling?

[Des Little]

I'll say one thing, if results don't go our way this weekend then next week is going to be very long and very hard to take.

Tell me about it, I am starting to feel slightly sick about this Saturday as it is, another 8 days of this after Saturday would be a mare.

Lets look on the more optimistic side. By 5.00 we will be safe and SHA will be in League One. 

Folks, we have an Assistant Manager to work alongside Ads.  Richard, welcome to Aston Villa...do your best, keep us up, don't bully the kids or tell the fans to f*ck off and you'll be fine.  We're with you.

[Jimbo]

I thought he'd already drafted in Gripper Stebson as assistant?

[Des Little]

I thought he'd already drafted in Gripper Stebson as assistant?

No, Gripper's running the Youth Academy with Tucker Jenkins

[Richard E]

I'll say one thing, if results don't go our way this weekend then next week is going to be very long and very hard to take.

Tell me about it, I am starting to feel slightly sick about this Saturday as it is, another 8 days of this after Saturday would be a mare.

Lets look on the more optimistic side. By 5.00 we will be safe and SHA will be in League One. 

Folks, we have an Assistant Manager to work alongside Ads.  Richard, welcome to Aston Villa...do your best, keep us up, don't bully the kids or tell the fans to f*ck off and you'll be fine.  We're with you.

I'm looking forward to working with him. He was the voice of sanity last season when everyone else was predicting Wigan to win every match 10-0. I have every confidence he will steer the good ship Aston Villa safely home.

And then I will brief against him to the press and nick his job. 

[Villafirst]

Thinking back since our last relegation in 1987, 8 previous close shaves - 88-89 under GT - I think Liverpool saved us on the last day by beating West Ham? 90-91 under Dr Jo. 94-95 under Sir Brian (Big Ron sacked by Deadly in Nov 94) drew 1-1 at Norwich on the last day. 2002-03 under GT (2nd time) - beat Sunderland 1-0 on last day (Marcus Allback I think). 2005-06 under DOL. 2010-11 under GH - although finished 9th with 2 wins in last 2 matches (Arsenal/ Liverpool), 2011-12 under TSM. 2012-13 under Lambert (safety secured by Arsenal defeating Wigan at the Emirates, although Swansea defeated Wigan 3-2 at the DW which was unexpected) and this season 2013-14???

[LeeS]

Betfair offer a free matching bet when you open a new account. I've just put £50 on us to go down at 9/1 and will use my free bet to do the same. £900 isn't going to make it hurt any less but....


...erm, actually yes it would make it hurt a lot less.

For those who think this is bang out of order, I will say that I've done the same thing at this stage in the last couple of seasons and we know how those turned out.

[supertom]

I'm sick of seeing Ads face in his car window on transfer deadline day, saying how triffic all the players we've been linked with are.