The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[Richard E]

I can't see how any sane person would think we are more likely to go down than Sunderland, who have been toss, who have shipped 4 at home recently twice, whose only recent win was against the equally toss Newcastle and who finish the season with successive away games at Arsenal and Chelsea.

[ozzjim]

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.

They are, and if we go by a point then they will look even worse, as will the Man City result.

But in all fairness, the damage was done with 12 points in 21 games under Lambert. The run through games we should have got points after a difficult December has killed us. The away games to Hull and Leicester were nothing short of pathetic. I can forgive the Sherwood results, there was effort and an attempt to win. Those Lambert games were just awful.

The only thing I can be critical of from Sherwood though is his selection of full backs. Lowton was doing a good job at left back and way more solid than Richardson. I would like nothing more than Lowton left back, Hutton right back at the weekend. We would be automatically more solid.

[PeterWithesShin]

What happened on Sunday that I missed?

[walsall villain]

Making predictions is proving tricky. I didn't see Hull winning those 2 matches and who would think Leicester would win 4 on the trot? Our rivals wouldn't have thought we would win at Spurs and beat Liverpool. The moral is give up on the predictions and trust that with our new approach we win a couple of the last 4 somehow but who knows which?

[silhillvilla]

Can't blame sherwood at all for this

[Dave]

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.

Other people are running out of matches.

If the season ended tomorrow, it's them who have run out of matches - not us.

[Billy Walker]

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.

Yep, this is the game to get it done and dusted.  Crank up the volume at Villa Park and put the fear of God into the opposition.  Use this as a rehearsal for the Cup Final and fight for everything. 

[kippaxvilla2]

What happened on Sunday that I missed?

I went to mass to pray for us.

[TonyD]

That win at Spurs was priceless.

[saunders_heroes]

Just realised that Sunderland's game in hand is away at Arsenal and it's not till May 20th.

[silhillvilla]

Just realised that Sunderland's game in hand is away at Arsenal and it's not till May 20th.

I wouldn't trust arsenal for a nano second

[Richard E]

Just realised that Sunderland's game in hand is away at Arsenal and it's not till May 20th.

I wouldn't trust arsenal for a nano second

Well, they're certainly going to lose their last game of the season for a kick off.

[dave.woodhall]

Just realised that Sunderland's game in hand is away at Arsenal and it's not till May 20th.

I wouldn't trust arsenal for a nano second

Yes, they're going to lose deliberately to fuck us over.

[silhillvilla]

If you finish 2nd or 3rd is there a difference to CL entry level ?

[Richard E]

If you finish 2nd or 3rd is there a difference to CL entry level ?

I think the fact that Sunderland are f*****g sh*t is a more pertinent factor in the likely outcome of that game.