Relegation?

[The Left Side]

In all my years watching and following the Villa, Villa Park has never been a fortress.  At times, very strong at home but, never a fortress.  I wish it had been/was.

Same here. I can't remember us ever winning 3 home games on the run!

The last good years for Villa Park were 89/90 and 92/93 IMHO.

[silhillvilla]

To be fair even the year we were down 87/88 we were shit at home.

[saunders_heroes]

It's as though 030303 never happened. Or all the other regular Monday night beatings, or European fuck ups. *wink*

For as long as I can remember our home form has rarely gone above good, and is more often in the crap-average bracket.

19 home defeats in less than 2 seasons. It was never as bad as this, ever.

[Monty]

It's literally never been as bad as this. As we know, we've broken the record this year - a majority of defeats in home games. Not a majority of matches un-won, that would be normal. No, more than 50% of the time we've played at home in the league we've lost. It's astounding.

[mike]

I am reassured to see you can still get 9/1 on us going down. 

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

There is a light that never goes out 

Uh oh, you're in trouble when you quote The Smiths around here.

Is it really so strange? We are going Nowhere Fast.

[lovejoy]

Didn't we win 11 on the trot at home under Graham Taylor first time round (or SGT Mk 1).

[ADVILLAFAN]

I think before we beat Sunderland 6-1 we'd gone years without a win on Monday night, but that Sunderland had an even worse record on them.

[LeeS]

I am reassured to see you can still get 9/1 on us going down. 

Yeah and with a matched bet from most bookies you can double those odds. Lump on.

[lovejoy]

I am reassured to see you can still get 9/1 on us going down. 

Yeah and with a matched bet from most bookies you can double those odds. Lump on.

We are 10.5 (19/2) on betfair. Just emptied my account.
I got us at 24 ages ago as well.
Will get just short of £600 if we go down.

[Deano's Mullet]

In all my years watching and following the Villa, Villa Park has never been a fortress.  At times, very strong at home but, never a fortress.  I wish it had been/was.

Same here. I can't remember us ever winning 3 home games on the run!

The last good years for Villa Park were 89/90 and 92/93 IMHO.

I always think if we've had at least 10 wins at home its been a fairly decent home campaign. we haven't done it too often in the Prem mind.

1992-93     W 13 D 5 L 3   
1995-96     W 11 D 5 L 3
1996-97     W 11 D 5 L 3      Brian Little's team very consistent at home in both his full seasons.
1998-99     W 10 D 3 L 6   
2002-03     W 11 D 2 L 6
2007-08     W 10 D 3 L 6

Between 2008-10 we only lost 6 home games under MON in the league but too many draws at home dragging down the number of wins, think we managed 8 each in both season. Only six times in 21 or so seasons have won 10+ home games. Incredible. I don't even want to think about the last 3 seasons. If the record was average before its been appalling since.

[ADVILLAFAN]

I wonder what Stoke's home record has been like since they've been in the Prem?

[Deano's Mullet]

Stoke

W 10 D 5 L 4
W  7  D 6 L 6
W 10 D 4 L 5
W  7 D 8 L 4
W 7 D 7 L 5
W 9 D 6 L 3

Nothing amazing in terms of win rate but they don't lose many.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Cheers for that Deano, I actually thought it would be better than that.

[lovejoy]

This is quite simple, win safe, lose down, draw - rely on Stoke.