This is the season...

[Clampy]

In fairness, the time he went to Germany for a few days and came back with the tactic of Guzan passing it to the full back then him passing it back to Guzan was a masterstroke and ahead of it's time.

[Smirker]

In fairness, the time he went to Germany for a few days and came back with the tactic of Guzan passing it to the full back then him passing it back to Guzan was a masterstroke and ahead of it's time.

 

[ldavfc4eva]

Back to the title of the thread, I think if we don't get 3 points today then we are down. Get a win and you never know. Garde is right in saying we need ten wins, or the same amount of points that the ten wins would bring.

So we win today and then win another 7 and then the rest of the points from draws, bit more plausible but still a massive massive ask to get 30 points with this squad of players at this time.

I say at this time as I think there is a real malaise about the whole club in general at the moment, a win today and  a couple of early loan signings (Inler perhaps, Cole on a free etc) and I think we can start and turn a corner, looking at the table though if we don't win and Norwich and Newcastle win we will be 10/13 points adrift of 17th place so mentally I think the players will all think 'game over'.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's not over until the fat lady sings, but the sound check has finished and the support band are on.

[ChicagoLion]

It's not over until the fat lady sings, but the sound check has finished and the support band are on.

I think the make up is on, hair done and she is waddling towards the stage.

[SoccerHQ]

Way to look at it is Swansea had a very similar game to us today at home to West Brom and they won their game, we couldn't.

Results like that will be the difference between Swansea scrambling clear and us going down imo.

[myf]

Way to look at it is Swansea had a very similar game to us today at home to West Brom and they won their game, we couldn't.

Results like that will be the difference between Swansea scrambling clear and us going down imo.

the way to look at it is we have won one match in 17 and that was a flukey opening day result. Next week will seal our fate I reckon. I fear Norwich and Sunderland will brush us aside on their own turf with decent support behind them. we'll then have to face facts that we wont be playing in the prem next year. Merry xmas

[SoccerHQ]

Way to look at it is Swansea had a very similar game to us today at home to West Brom and they won their game, we couldn't.

Results like that will be the difference between Swansea scrambling clear and us going down imo.

the way to look at it is we have won one match in 17 and that was a flukey opening day result. Next week will seal our fate I reckon. I fear Norwich and Sunderland will brush us aside on their own turf with decent support behind them. we'll then have to face facts that we wont be playing in the prem next year. Merry xmas

Yes or that. Swansea mustn't have been that far off 1 win in 17 though given their form over last few months.

[olaftab]

I fear Norwich and Sunderland will brush us aside on their own turf with decent support behind them.

Yes they are both Barcelona at home. Not much point in spending club's money and sending the team out there we may as well fax them both 3 points each.

[SoccerHQ]

We've won our last 4 at Sunderland and last 3 at Norwich so seems we like the long distance trips.

Any fan who does both should get a free ticket for Palace although that's not much of a prize atm!

[olaftab]

It's not over until the fat lady sings, but the sound check has finished and the support band are on.

The fat lady will sing when we play man city away on 5 March however rehearsals can start as soon as we are ready from today.

[Ads]

As an Aston Villa fan, I have never feared going to Carrow Road (even in our pre-Lambert days where the record wasn't as good), I only feared the breeze at Roker Park and the stairs to the upper tier at the Stadium of Light. I dont intend to make either trip with any fear. I have never seen either of them brush us aside and if I live to see the rapture, I never will.

[OzVilla]

I look at it like we've got 2 seasons this year and we've 2 games to go in the first one. We now need to win both.

Win those and we become competitive again and add re-inforcements. Then we start the 2nd season bottom of the league.

[Chris Jameson]

We're in such deep trouble I fear somebody is going to write another open letter to the club.

[sickbeggar]

Fat lady sang and did her encore in November. Today you saw a team having the better of it who hoped they could win, rather than actually thinking they could. We're now in the "if i just win the lottery my house won't be repossessed" area of blind hope..