The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[Gregorys Boy]

Win next week and I think it will be job done.  Even if we don't I am confiderent that we will be alright getting the points needed from the remaining games.  It would be nice to be safe a with a few games to spare

[Matt Collins]

I feel very confident now. Hopefully Everton can beat Sunderland and if so I think we're nearly there

I do expect hull and Leicester to win next weekend tho so we could certainly do with beating West Ham still. We should be able to do that as long as we don't gift another couple of goals. Biggest concern is given on set pieces

[maidstonevillain]

What's really nagging away at me is that'd we're playing great, picking up points and yet we are still deep in it.  Other teams round us (Leicester apart) are jamming their way to points like Sunderland and Albion both did yesterday and Hull have of late.

I just fear after several really great performances we've got a really shit one due and this isn't the time to have a shocker. A couple of poor performances and were in deep shit. There is still no margin for error, which seems almost unfair thy way we've been playing.

Can anyone talk sense and tell me its going to be alright please.

No. I have exactly the same concerns as you.  We have no margin for a bit of bad luck, or a bad display.

[onje_villa]

What's really nagging away at me is that'd we're playing great, picking up points and yet we are still deep in it.  Other teams round us (Leicester apart) are jamming their way to points like Sunderland and Albion both did yesterday and Hull have of late.

I just fear after several really great performances we've got a really shit one due and this isn't the time to have a shocker. A couple of poor performances and were in deep shit. There is still no margin for error, which seems almost unfair thy way we've been playing.

Can anyone talk sense and tell me its going to be alright please.

No. I have exactly the same concerns as you.  We have no margin for a bit of bad luck, or a bad display.

Me too, it would just be the ultimate disaster to be finally wakening up after 4 years of misery to a bright new dawn and then go down. I still think we'll be safe but it was interesting what Sherwood says "I think we'll have to win all 3" - I bloody hope not! Though like the idea that he wants to fight for every point.

Amazingly all the lower teams seems to have pretty decent fixtures, Newcastle are in a mess but you can't rule out them picking up a win in their fixtures, could really do with Everton beating Sunderland. That said we just need to do better points-wise than any one of four teams below us now and we're home.

[SoccerHQ]

They will rush through McLaren now won't they, which will probably see them pick up at least 1 win from their last 3. Mind you, Allardyce at Newcastle on the final day. He would enjoy relegating them more than probably anyone.

McLaren is no miracle worker, Derby have completely bottled their end of season, didn't even finish in the play offs.

I've always felt we have a much better squad than Newcastle even when they were comfortably mid table under Pardew and we were second bottom under Lambert.

I remember when Padrew left Paulie came on here and said the Newcastle squad had actually been underachieving which was pretty amusing.

[TonyD]

39 points is needed. 

[Malandro]

I wonder what the points gap between villa and Newcastle was at the height of Lambert's shiteness.

[Des Little]

I can understand the apprehension of many on here, but I'd also ask the question...would you swap places or run-ins with any of our rivals?

[Chris Smith]

What's really nagging away at me is that'd we're playing great, picking up points and yet we are still deep in it.  Other teams round us (Leicester apart) are jamming their way to points like Sunderland and Albion both did yesterday and Hull have of late.

I just fear after several really great performances we've got a really shit one due and this isn't the time to have a shocker. A couple of poor performances and were in deep shit. There is still no margin for error, which seems almost unfair thy way we've been playing.

Can anyone talk sense and tell me its going to be alright please.

No. I have exactly the same concerns as you.  We have no margin for a bit of bad luck, or a bad display.

But at the same time neither do the other teams.

[alan_clarke]

I can understand the apprehension of many on here, but I'd also ask the question...would you swap places or run-ins with any of our rivals?

No we're in the best position of all 4 teams so im very confident but we still have to go out there and pick up the points

[Dave]

39 points is needed. 

I'm pretty sure that we'll comfortably get more than that, but you reckon that both Sunderland and Hull are going to win two more of their matches?

I bet you that they don't.

[olaftab]

It would be nice to get it done pre-Burnley so we can rotate a few before 30 May.

That is unlikely unless we win both games prior to that however we will be 99% OK going into that match.

[Jimbo]

It's worth noting that while some of the teams down there are scrapping for survival, we're playing our way to safety. Just as Sherwood said we would.

[silhillvilla]

I honestly think we can win our 3 remaining league games if we keep players fit, get decent referees etc.
West Ham are on about their 4th two week all inclusive holiday now since February.
Southampton are running on empty after a superb season.
Burnley should be more or less gone by the time they come to B6 and again they are on empty now .

[Damo70]

It would be nice to get it done pre-Burnley so we can rotate a few before 30 May.

That is unlikely unless we win both games prior to that however we will be 99% OK going into that match.

I am mentally doing that childish thing where you put your fingers in your ears and go 'la la la, can't hear you' when anyone talks about it going to the last game. I refuse to allow myself to believe that it will. This 'ostrich' attitude served me well when people were talking about it going to the last game at Wigan a couple of years back. Although obviously my ostrich tendencies would clearly upset Nigel Pearson.