The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Chelsea will have tied up the League by the time they play Sunderland, and Arsenal's main motivation will be not to finish 4th and have to play the qualifying match for the Champions League.  We can't bank on Sunderland not taking something from either/both of them.

Basically, all the Hull result has done is take away one of our insurance policies, in the event that we fuck up and don't get the 4-5 points we probably need.  We can't rely on Sunderland to keep being so shit, or for Leicester to start losing. 

[dave.woodhall]

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

There's this great new invention you ought to know about. It's called Google.

[silhillvilla]

Chelsea will have tied up the League by the time they play Sunderland, and Arsenal's main motivation will be not to finish 4th and have to play the qualifying match for the Champions League.  We can't bank on Sunderland not taking something from either/both of them.

Basically, all the Hull result has done is take away one of our insurance policies, in the event that we fuck up and don't get the 4-5 points we probably need.  We can't rely on Sunderland to keep being so shit, or for Leicester to start losing.

Agree

[PeterWithesShin]

We needed 4-6 points this morning, we still need 4-6 points. The Hull result hasn't changed that so how we're suddenly fucked is beyond me.

[Percy McCarthy]

Fun fact time.

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

We scored 12 in our first 25.

Thank God some of them got us 1-0 wins.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

I bet if we got McLeish back, he could get us 4 x 0-0 draws, which might just be enough.

[Risso]

Christ, this has been a cheery thread to catch up on this evening.

[Matt Collins]

I still think we'll be fine because Burnley at home looks extremely winnable

But I think it might go down to the last game for the first time in years for us

[saunders_heroes]

I'm convinced we'll win our 3 remaining home games. This is a very different Villa to the horrors of Lambert's reign.

[OCD]

We needed 4-6 points this morning, we still need 4-6 points. The Hull result hasn't changed that so how we're suddenly fucked is beyond me.

It's just cranked up the pressure when some were saying we were safe after we beat Spurs. Get the next win, preferably against Everton and suddenly things start looking rosy again. Even more so if the weekend's results go for us as well.

Hopefully we won't be in a position like this again, or at least for a long time. This scenario every year for the last 4 years has been really tiring. Sherwood's certainly a lot more positive than his immediate predecessors and it will be nice to see him given a decent budget, a pre-season and time to work with the players before starting afresh.

[silhillvilla]

I'm convinced we'll win our 3 remaining home games. This is a very different Villa to the horrors of Lambert's reign.

When did we last do that I wonder ?

[saunders_heroes]

I'm convinced we'll win our 3 remaining home games. This is a very different Villa to the horrors of Lambert's reign.

When did we last do that I wonder ?

Who cares. Look ahead not back.

[tomd2103]

We needed 4-6 points this morning, we still need 4-6 points. The Hull result hasn't changed that so how we're suddenly fucked is beyond me.

The truth is no one really knows how it is going to pan out and for all we know, we could be safe now. 

[kippaxvilla2]

As individual games, there's a case to be made that Villa could at least get something out of each of them (apart from Man City away).

However, there's an equally good case that can be made for Villa not to get anything out of any of them.

Neither will happen, therefore I'm predicting something in between that will lead to Villa either being relegated or not.

There you go, how about that for in depth analysis.

Just thought I'd drag this one back to cheer everyone up.  Made me laugh.

[silhillvilla]

As individual games, there's a case to be made that Villa could at least get something out of each of them (apart from Man City away).

However, there's an equally good case that can be made for Villa not to get anything out of any of them.

Neither will happen, therefore I'm predicting something in between that will lead to Villa either being relegated or not.

There you go, how about that for in depth analysis.

Just thought I'd drag this one back to cheer everyone up.  Made me laugh.

Statement 1 was spot on. The square root of fuck all