This is the season...

[class-of-82]

Well I have optimism guys while this club has a fighting chance to stay up I will be there every home game and what ever away games I can get to, singing my heart out till I can't sing no more.

[Chico Hamilton III]

It's the hope that kills you.

[CT]

It's the hope that kills you.

Yep. Even the word hopeless has hope in it.

[nodge]

Need to get on 16 pts min by the turn of the year for me.....

When we finally got rid of Lambert half way through Feb, we'd got 22 points from 25 games.  We then got 16 points from the remaining 13 games. So we're looking at 18 points from the next 15 games to be where we were last year when Tim came in. I'd take that now.

[Villa in Denmark]

So basically if match Sherwood's form at the end of last season across the next 28 games, we'll end up in the same position points wise.

[Tony Erdington]

seems our Haloween will continue to may then.

[Villa in Denmark]

seems our Haloween will continue to may then.

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[villan from luton]

I have seen the likes of Sunderland, Bournemouth, Newcastle and Norwich, I think we are slightly less crap than three of them (fingers crossed). My big worry is who will score the goals, we have a decent squad otherwise.

[postal]

I have seen the likes of Sunderland, Bournemouth, Newcastle and Norwich, I think we are slightly less crap than three of them (fingers crossed). My big worry is who will score the goals, we have a decent squad otherwise.

All those teams are in touching distance ( but its points on the board), but I think its 3 out of these 4 + Villa to go down. Early to call it, but I cant see other teams getting dragged into it.

[Ads]

Sunderland, Bournemouth and Norwich will drop. Newcastle will go close, simply because of the goals they ship.

We'll be alright.

[saunders_heroes]

We've lost 20 league games this calendar year, more than any Premier League club. It's a horrible stat that has to be addressed by the new manager.

[Ad@m]

I think this year is it.

I really don't understand the logic of trying (and failing with) two young, up-and-coming managers and then following those failed experiments with another young, up-and-coming manager.  We need someone who's been there and has a proven track record - not another person learning on the job.

Long term, Remi Garde may work (if he's given the time and he's good enough) and his record at Lyon is really impressive but it's the wrong man at the wrong time for me.

[Ads]

I personally don't see why playing retrograde football makes you a candidate to take over our job. A manager can organise and not make you play dire and negative football.

[in exile]

Long term, Remi Garde may work (if he's given the time and he's good enough) and his record at Lyon is really impressive but it's the wrong man at the wrong time for me.

So who (available) would you have gone for?

[villa for life]

Remi Garde wouldn't have been my first choice either, but that's not to say he can't get the necessary points to keep us up. Basically, as long as we are not totally shit, for the remainder of the season, we should be ok.

Teams at the bottom take ages to accumulate points. Look at us! We've picked up a mighty four points in over two months!! The fact that there are four or five teams who look catchable just shows how bad some of the other teams are.

I think the current bottom five will also be the bottom five come the end of the season. Just hoping the order changes!