Getting the message across

[not3bad]

I think you're right - there is the basis of a reasonable side there when everyone is fit. It's the way they're not  being coached/motivated/led that's the problem. Talking of crowds, I vaguely remember going in the early 70s to a home game and sharing the ground with about 8-11 thousand plus what seemed to be as many pigeons. Can't remember for the life of me who we were playing but I do remember the echo's. It was all very eerie.

Are you suggesting a coup?

It might ruffle some feathers.

[Monty]

And put some beaks out of joint.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

At least with the talon we have got on show, it may bring us up the pecking order.

[Chico Hamilton III]

We should organise a pigeon vasion

[not3bad]

Are we homing in on a solution?

[adrenachrome]

Yowm all fuckin raven mad!

[silhillvilla]

We've had nothing to crow about for ages. It's very hard to swallow.

[adrenachrome]

We need  swift solution.

[mr underhill]

ha! nice. I'm breaking out into raptor-ous applause at this avian punathon. Looking forward to further outbreaks of egg-cellence.

[NeilH]

That’s the problem with us Villa fans, if there’s an issue we simply wren away from it. C’mon guys let stand up and beak counted.

[Villa in Denmark]

Guess the reality is after 13 games everything evens itself out by now and we are sat in our rightful position. It's probably about where we will end up after 38 games , although over the last 38 games haven't we only gathered 31 points ? That's relegation form.

At the risk of infecting every thread with the same post the hard (and very depressing) stats are.

In 50 games from the start of last season we've accumulated 49 points scoring 45
goals on our way to a goal difference of -31 (38 game average gives 37 points.)

The rolling 38 game total is 36 points with a goal difference of -30 (scored 32)

The 38 game prediction based on the last 19 games says 34 points with a goal difference of -38 scoring 22.

The 38 game prediction based on the last 10 games says 23 points with a goal difference of -50 scoring 11.

It's getting worse with no sign of improving.

Good stats but the one that bothers me is our form over the past 9 games. On the basis on 3 points from every 27 we would end the season on 22 points.

I deliberately chose 10 games instead of 9 to avoid any accusations about deliberately ignoring the last win, and still only got us up to 23 points.

Unless something changes we're FUBAR.

As painful as it is, I'd accept him muddling through this season if we survived, purely on the basis that I don't think Randy would sack him mid season before it's too late.

However I just don't see how he can turn this around.

[silhillvilla]

£37 for the eagles clash tomorrow . Robin bastards

[AV82EC]

£37 for the eagles clash tomorrow . Robin bastards

You need to shop around £32 for me😜

[Clampy]

£37 for the eagles clash tomorrow . Robin bastards

Yes, they were £32. God knows where you got £37 from.

[oldtimernow]

I think you're right - there is the basis of a reasonable side there when everyone is fit. It's the way they're not  being coached/motivated/led that's the problem. Talking of crowds, I vaguely remember going in the early 70s to a home game and sharing the ground with about 8-11 thousand plus what seemed to be as many pigeons. Can't remember for the life of me who we were playing but I do remember the echo's. It was all very eerie.

Possibly the 68-69 season, it was bloody cold on top of the old Witton End, Charlton held us to a 0-0 draw in front of under 13,000 and the manager got the push and was replaced by the hardman Arthur Cox.Many similarities to today if I remember correctly.