The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[Clampy]

Saturday is going to be a tough game. I can see us beating both West Ham and Burnley though, which hopefully will be enough.

[mrastonvilla]

Beating West Ham and Burnley will probably be enough. I'm hoping we can get it done prior to the last game of the season though!

[Billy Walker]

Saturday is going to be a tough game. I can see us beating both West Ham and Burnley though, which hopefully will be enough.

Is it too early to start the Everton match thread?  This is the match I would target for three big points - and winning this would then give us a kind of cushion going into the remaining two home games.  If we treat this game like a big one-off cup fixture, with the target of reaching 35 points by the end of the evening we can push the team over the line.  Let's do 'em.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

With all the talk of hull and west brom's run in, I hadn't realised how bad sunderland's is. They have arsenal and Chelsea in the final two. Upsets can happen, but if we're ahead of Sunderland w two games to go you'd have to fancy our chances.

To get ahead of us before then, Sunderland will need to get two Pts more than us from Southampton and Leicester at home, and Everton away, while we play Everton and West Ham. Leicester looks the most winnable but even that has obvious benefits

they're in real trouble.

But let's not leave it to the final day

Arsenal will be preparing for the Final, and Chelsea will have wrapped up the League by then, so may be on the beach.

Basically, we just have to make sure we do the business and get the 5-6 points we probably need.

[silhillvilla]

I can only see a draw v Everton if I'm being logical.

[Toronto Villa]

I can only see a draw v Everton if I'm being logical.

I see the happy pills have kicked in

[silhillvilla]

I can only see a draw v Everton if I'm being logical.

I see the happy pills have kicked in

The weekend was a salutary reminder of where we are as a club and where they are. Don't think we are solid enough to win, or crap enough to lose, I'm going 1-1.

[Toronto Villa]

Where we are as a club is that we just beat Spurs at their place, Liverpool at Wembley, and took the champions of England to the 89th minute before they beat us having been the first team in 6 years to dominate possession against them at their ground. I don't know if that translates to beating Everton this weekend but for me it translates to us staying up and in the end relatively comfortably.

[silhillvilla]

Where we are as a club is that we just beat Spurs at their place, Liverpool at Wembley, and took the champions of England to the 89th minute before they beat us having been the first team in 6 years to dominate possession against them at their ground. I don't know if that translates to beating Everton this weekend but for me it translates to us staying up and in the end relatively comfortably.

I think the relatively comfortably argument is out the window.
Since mid September it's been uncomfortable and torturous with the odd flashes of brilliance .

[Toronto Villa]

If by the end it is a 6 or 7 point gap which it could be if we look after our business vs the games the others have remaining, that would represent relatively comfortable. If be surprised if the gap is only 1 or 2 points in the end.

[Matt Collins]

Where we are as a club is that we just beat Spurs at their place, Liverpool at Wembley, and took the champions of England to the 89th minute before they beat us having been the first team in 6 years to dominate possession against them at their ground. I don't know if that translates to beating Everton this weekend but for me it translates to us staying up and in the end relatively comfortably.

If we were two Pts off relegation w 10 games to go I'd agree

But this could turn on a couple of moments and our speight of clangers is what is making me nervous

[Percy McCarthy]

Where we are as a club is that we just beat Spurs at their place, Liverpool at Wembley, and took the champions of England to the 89th minute before they beat us having been the first team in 6 years to dominate possession against them at their ground. I don't know if that translates to beating Everton this weekend but for me it translates to us staying up and in the end relatively comfortably.

If we were two Pts off relegation w 10 games to go I'd agree

But this could turn on a couple of moments and our speight of clangers is what is making me nervous

We were in the bottom three with ten games to go. I did all my worrying then.

[Meanwood Villa]

We should be aiming to remain unbeaten for the rest of the season, 8-10 points. No reason why we can't.

[Rudy65]

I can only see a draw v Everton if I'm being logical.

I see the happy pills have kicked in

The weekend was a salutary reminder of where we are as a club and where they are. Don't think we are solid enough to win, or crap enough to lose, I'm going 1-1.

I think the lesson learned from the weekend is that we cant defend and they can ( or at least on Sunday). Other than that I dont think there is much between the sides and home advantage for us could be enough

[Des Little]

We should be aiming to remain unbeaten for the rest of the season, 8-10 points. No reason why we can't.

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