This is the season...

[tomd2103]

The reverse fixtures against Leicester and Albion earlier in the season were the start of the real problems.  A reversal of those two results would be very nice indeed.

[PeterWithesShin]

Our best chance of staying up is if I sit in the Holte more. In the Holte this season and we've W3 D2 L0. When i've sat anywhere else W0 D0 L4. I'm Upper Trinity on Saturday......

[Duncan Shaw]

Well effin well change your seats then!

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Sunderland will get more than 6 points rest of the season, have we not learnt anything from their miraculous run ins of previous seasons? They are winning games earlier this season.

I'll say it again, if survival rate is something like 38 points which has been our bar in recent seasons we have no chance.

However something low like 32 or 33 points, why not? 21 points isn't an impossible task, it's 5 wins and 6 draws from final 17 games.

the average amount of points required to stay up over the last ten seasons is 37.3, we realistically need to be picking up a further 27 points. no way will it be 32 points to stay up

[oldtimernow]

The reverse fixtures against Leicester and Albion earlier in the season were the start of the real problems.  A reversal of those two results would be very nice indeed.

agree with that , some outstanding business that needs sorting

[cheltenhamlion]

I wouldn't hold your breath on spending a load of money. It won't happen with our likely demise. Some loans might be in the offing, or players we see as key to an immediate return.

[Gregorys Boy]

Still think its a big ask, but it suddenly looks more doable.  This would be the greatest escape ever is all I will say.

[SoccerHQ]

Could do with Spurs turning over Sunderland in the second half, disaster if Sunderland win this.

[Matt Collins]

There's been a lot of hyperbole on here over the years. But this is definitely the worst villa team I've ever seen

[CT]

We don't fear relegation.

[PaulWinch again]

What is really good to see is there is plenty of fight, suggests Remi has united the dressing room.

[myf]

When the boggies survived does anyone know what the points difference was at this point between 17th and 20th?

[ciggiesnbeer]

When the boggies survived does anyone know what the points difference was at this point between 17th and 20th?

No idea. Someone on VillaTalk the other day said teams have been 8 points adrift in March and still stayed up. No idea how true that is but it would make thimngs look very good if true.

[QuintonVilla]

Draws aren't good enough at this stage, they won't keep us up. If Swansea win Monday we'll be 10 adrift again.

If only we could cross a ball we might have won that tonight. The amount of times we hit the first man is criminal, worst culprit is Bacuna.

[ez]

Looking at us over the last 2 games we look like a mid table side.