Would it be more fun if we went down?

[N'ZMAV]

Starting line up

Steer, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Gardner Delph (til January), Grealish, Weimann, Gabby

Surely if we went down then one of Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea or Man United would come in for Gabby?

[tomd2103]

Starting line up

Steer, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Gardner Delph (til January), Grealish, Weimann, Gabby

Hello third tier, we haven't seen you in a long time.

[paulcomben]

Somnambulism, as well as meaning sleepwalking is the ninth and deepest state of hypnosis. One of my best mates is a hypnotist, you pick up the odd thing.

But only when he tells you to pick them up after he claps his hands.

[Des Little]

Starting line up

Steer, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Gardner Delph (til January), Grealish, Weimann, Gabby

Surely if we went down then one of Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea or Man United would come in for Gabby?

If not all 4. And PSG.

[Damo70]

Actually going to aways in 1987 was a brilliant time. Bradford, Huddersfield, Barnsley etc. some great memorable away trips.

Well at least we won a load of away games. Having said that, Blues and Millwall away weren't exactly a big fun fest.

Great times. I worked in Derbyshire at the time so got to all the away matches in the north. Bradford is an all-time great memory with both Grays scoring I think, as was Barnsley in the rain on that big open away end with Birchy's superb lobbed goal. Sheffield United was a good one too, though I can't quite remember it clearly, I was stood behind a stantion in the old away end and couldn't see much.

I think Stuart Gray got two and Birch and McInally got the others. It was the Gray twins debuts. Does anyone remember a bloke on top of their really low stand or have I made that up? Nev and I travelled up there with our mate Seamus and his parents as his sister was teaching in Bradford at the time. We met her housemate 'Driller' (long haired biker bloke with tattoos, looked exactly as you would expect a bloke nicknamed Driller to look). We had to endure listening to plays on the radio on the journey home. A couple of months later our new mate Driller turned up on the telly on Blind Date.

[Billy Walker]

Somewhere in a parallel universe a TV news report is ending like this:

"And it was an unsettling night for the giants in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup this evening when it took an injury time goal from West Ham's Carlton Cole to knock out a resilient Aston Villa.   The Championship side were on course to take the Premier League club back to Villa Park for a hard-earned replay when the former Chelsea striker tapped in a scrambled clearance to spare the Hammers' blushes..."

*Shudder* 

[Rudy65]

Actually going to aways in 1987 was a brilliant time. Bradford, Huddersfield, Barnsley etc. some great memorable away trips.

Well at least we won a load of away games. Having said that, Blues and Millwall away weren't exactly a big fun fest.

Great times. I worked in Derbyshire at the time so got to all the away matches in the north. Bradford is an all-time great memory with both Grays scoring I think, as was Barnsley in the rain on that big open away end with Birchy's superb lobbed goal. Sheffield United was a good one too, though I can't quite remember it clearly, I was stood behind a stantion in the old away end and couldn't see much.

I think Stuart Gray got two and Birch and McInally got the others. It was the Gray twins debuts. Does anyone remember a bloke on top of their really low stand or have I made that up? Nev and I travelled up there with our mate Seamus and his parents as his sister was teaching in Bradford at the time. We met her housemate 'Driller' (long haired biker bloke with tattoos, looked exactly as you would expect a bloke nicknamed Driller to look). We had to endure listening to plays on the radio on the journey home. A couple of months later our new mate Driller turned up on the telly on Blind Date.

Did Driller get picked?

[bill]

Been there done that. No it wouldn't.Some good memories, but overall was desperate to get back where we belong.

[Damo70]

Actually going to aways in 1987 was a brilliant time. Bradford, Huddersfield, Barnsley etc. some great memorable away trips.

Well at least we won a load of away games. Having said that, Blues and Millwall away weren't exactly a big fun fest.

Great times. I worked in Derbyshire at the time so got to all the away matches in the north. Bradford is an all-time great memory with both Grays scoring I think, as was Barnsley in the rain on that big open away end with Birchy's superb lobbed goal. Sheffield United was a good one too, though I can't quite remember it clearly, I was stood behind a stantion in the old away end and couldn't see much.

I think Stuart Gray got two and Birch and McInally got the others. It was the Gray twins debuts. Does anyone remember a bloke on top of their really low stand or have I made that up? Nev and I travelled up there with our mate Seamus and his parents as his sister was teaching in Bradford at the time. We met her housemate 'Driller' (long haired biker bloke with tattoos, looked exactly as you would expect a bloke nicknamed Driller to look). We had to endure listening to plays on the radio on the journey home. A couple of months later our new mate Driller turned up on the telly on Blind Date.

Did Driller get picked?

I honestly can't remember.

Actually, thinking about it I think he was the one picking from the girls.

[silhillvilla]

Starting line up

Steer, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Gardner Delph (til January), Grealish, Weimann, Gabby

Surely if we went down then one of Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea or Man United would come in for Gabby?

If not all 4. And PSG.

It's known in the trade as Reo-Coker affect.

[villadelph]

Somewhere in a parallel universe a TV news report is ending like this:

"And it was an unsettling night for the giants in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup this evening when it took an injury time goal from West Ham's Carlton Cole to knock out a resilient Aston Villa.   The Championship side were on course to take the Premier League club back to Villa Park for a hard-earned replay when the former Chelsea striker tapped in a scrambled clearance to spare the Hammers' blushes..."

*Shudder*

Make it stop 

[PeterWithesShin]

And in another universe we didn't appoint Pubey, Randy's money was spent well and we're 10 points clear at the top as we look for our 5th straight quadruple.

[Gregorys Boy]

I think that I'd look forward to the actual games but, given the way that football is these days, economically it would be a disaster.

This.  Its another sad side to the modern game.  I actually prefer the Championship to the PL and it would be good to face some fresh teams, and maybe it would force us to pull the finger out a bit.  But again it is a harsh reality than if we went down this time we may struggle to come back.  We cannot not assume that we would be another West Brom or Newcastle, we could become another Leeds, Sheffield Weds, Coventry etc..

[darren woolley]

I don't want us going down no way we must do everything we can to make sure we stay in the Premier League.

[silhillvilla]

I don't want us going down no way we must do everything we can to make sure we stay in the Premier League.

"We" as in the fans or the owner / management / players ?