The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[dave.woodhall]

Man U apart they're not scoring too many though. And we are a big threat

I really hope villa are concentrating on defence this week. Another defensive performance like v QPR and we lose

Another attacking perfomance like QPR and we win.

[PeterWithesShin]

Everton have kept 2 away clean sheets in the league all season. Have they suddenly morphed into Barcelona without me noticing?

[Richard E]

Everton have kept 2 away clean sheets in the league all season. Have they suddenly morphed into Barcelona without me noticing?

No, but we have judging by some of our recent attacking football!

[Dave]

If you check out the form guide Everton are top and we're about 14th. 7pts from 6 games.

Hmmm.

And are there at least three teams below us in both the form guide and the actual league table?

If so, why does the form guide show us anything other than us being guaranteed to stay up?

[Toronto Villa]

And lost 9 away games. It's not like they are unbeatable.

[pauliewalnuts]

Man U apart they're not scoring too many though. And we are a big threat

I really hope villa are concentrating on defence this week. Another defensive performance like v QPR and we lose

Another attacking perfomance like QPR and we win.

Another defending performance like QPR and we don't, though.

[RossLeach]

Done a predictor and we stay up and hull go down. Not sure how I got that....

[TonyD]

Still 9/1 for the drop.  No change.  The bookies now put Sunderland for the drop.

[pauliewalnuts]

Basically, we need some points, and we've got four matches in which to get them.

if we don't get enough then, to be honest, we'll have deserved it.

The Swansea and Stoke defeats are looking like a couple of particularly large missed opportunities. As is Sunday, for that matter.

[dave.woodhall]

Man U apart they're not scoring too many though. And we are a big threat

I really hope villa are concentrating on defence this week. Another defensive performance like v QPR and we lose

Another attacking perfomance like QPR and we win.

Another defending performance like QPR and we don't, though.

Let's stick with the positives.

[pauliewalnuts]

Still 9/1 for the drop.  No change.  The bookies now put Sunderland for the drop.

The bookies aren't putting Sunderland for the drop. The people who are betting on them going down are.

[PeterWithesShin]

Fun fact time.

We've scored 11 goals in our last 6 league games.

We scored 12 in our first 25.

[TonyD]

Can see us beating West Ham and Burnley.   Job done but a long wait.

[pauliewalnuts]

Man U apart they're not scoring too many though. And we are a big threat

I really hope villa are concentrating on defence this week. Another defensive performance like v QPR and we lose

Another attacking perfomance like QPR and we win.

Another defending performance like QPR and we don't, though.

Let's stick with the positives.

We know what the positives are - we can score goals again. We also know what the negatives are - we struggle to defend properly.

QPR was a perfect example of all that is both right and wrong with us currently, and another occurrence of that sort of performance isn't going to help us very much.

We need to manage to cut out the stupid errors for one or two games and get some points on the board, as we're running out of matches in which to do it.

Tonight's result is another indicator of the folly of relying on others to fuck things up. Hull taking six points in a few days, Leicester winning four matches in a row.

I am not saying we are doomed or going down, but I pointed out on the Sherwood thread that it looks a bit complacent to be ruling out the chances of relegation as an impossibility.

Maybe we've spent so much time thinking about the Cup we've taken our eye off what is going on in the league around us.

[kippaxvilla2]

Surely the run against Everton has to end sometime - no better time than now.  I have a good feeling about it.  Yes you heard it right, I have a good feeling about something.