2014-15 Predictions

[Matt Collins]

We'll pick ourselves up and go again.

Oh god I'm just not ready. I just know I'm going to be watching villa in the penultimate game of motd as we lose 1 or 2-0 in a really boring game, where we have about one shot. I just can't face another season of this shit

[Jon Crofts]

We'll pick ourselves up and go again.

If I hear that this season from Lambert I'm giving up football forever.

[Matt Collins]

Actually if pulis does leave palace they're down aren't they? Them and burnley? Our odds improving all the time!

[Matt Collins]

Fucking hell I've just looked at our fixtures again. After Stoke / Newcastle / hull it's

Liv a
Ars h
Chels a
Man city h
Everton a
QPR A
Spurs h

Unless we rack up some points early days we could well be bottom after that lot of games.

[Steve67]

I have Burnley, Leicester and the Albion to go down. Chelsea to win it, Man City second. Villa to finish 16th.

[Dave]

I'm extremely excited.

It's 36 hours until the start of the football season. Villa are as close to the top of the league as every other team is.

Best part of the year.

(when the World Cup isn't happening)

[Steve67]

Actually if pulis does leave palace they're down aren't they? Them and burnley? Our odds improving all the time!

Malky Mackay and Neil Lennon are favourites. Hopefully, they appoint a certain Scottish Manager. Then their fate is sealed!!

[KevinGage]

An absolutely massive NO fuck you very much to any possibility of us hiring Pulis. I want a manager who will keep us up AND play reasonable football. I don't see why we have to choose one or the other.

See, I get that entirely. 

But if we're in a similar position to where Palarse were when he took over and Lambert gets the heave ho, Tony Pulis will be one of the most realistic options available... I've just read that back again, as I can't quite believe it myself.

As a short term option, to ensure survival, I'm not sure we could get too precious.   Besides, his Palace team were easier on the eye than the thugs he had at Stoke.  Though a fair chunk of that was probably the necessity to work with what he had.  It's when he's in the role for a couple of years and can shape a side exactly how he wants that problems occur. 

[Gregorys Boy]

Actually if pulis does leave palace they're down aren't they? Them and burnley? Our odds improving all the time!

Malky Mackay and Neil Lennon are favourites. Hopefully, they appoint a certain Scottish Manager. Then their fate is sealed!!

Maybe I heard that news wrong, but I actually thought it was the coach that was rumoured to be leaving Palace, but that Pulis was the one talking to him (attempting to convince him to stay?).  Palace would be back to square one without Pulis you would think, which of course would be good news for us.

[Damo70]

I am not an expert on Tony Pulis' managerial career before Stoke but in his last two jobs he has done very, very well. Obviously the style of football is a different argument but he gets results and seems to get players and teams to over achieve.

[Eigentor]

As a short-term fix to avoid relegation, there is probably few better options than Pulis. Desperate times, desperate meausures.

Hopefully, it won't come to that, and we'll float around in mid-table somehow.

[Gregorys Boy]

It is odd how since last night things have changed, and I'm not getting carried away, but you cannot overlook what Pulis leaving Palace might do to them.  Before that news I was still edging towards Villa staying up as I think we have enough up front (when everyone is fit) and have players such as Vlaar, Delph and Guzan who can make the difference in certain games.  Still see us struggling, but I am going to be positive and state that there will be three worse teams than us this season

[Steve kirk]

If Irvine is having a mare Peace may well look to Pullis to save the Stripey Filth if he is still out of work.

[LeeB]

9th.

[Steve kirk]

Following recent signings revised to 13th.