This is the season...

[ez]

I'd rather Swansea stopped up than Newcastle so i'm happy with that result.. I just want Albion to get dragged back into it now. They won't win many playing like they did yesterday.

[walsall villain]

I'd rather Swansea stopped up than Newcastle so i'm happy with that result.. I just want Albion to get dragged back into it now. They won't win many playing like they did yesterday.

I want the two who join us to be less likely to come straight back. Think Norwich more likely than Newcastle to drop and Sunderland (black cats) have run out of lives too.

[ez]

I'd rather Swansea stopped up than Newcastle so i'm happy with that result.. I just want Albion to get dragged back into it now. They won't win many playing like they did yesterday.

I want the two who join us to be less likely to come straight back. Think Norwich more likely than Newcastle to drop and Sunderland (black cats) have run out of lives too.

The thing in albion's favour is there are only 2 places left unfortunately.

[QuintonVilla]

IF we could win at West Ham, on the same night Norwich play Spurs at home so you would think Spurs will win that one. Then we play Norwich and IF we could win that we would then be just 4 points behind them.

All sounds pretty feasible until you remember we've won twice all season. While we have been slightly improved lately it's still not exactly great football, we had all of the ball on Saturday but not once did I think we were going to score. The way we're playing now has probably brought us up to a par with how the likes of Sunderland and Norwich are playing, whereas we need to playing much better than they are. Mind you although they lost Norwich scored 4 at home against a top 7 side on Saturday, something we could only dream of.

I just think there are too few games left to do it, and if we were ripping teams apart all of a sudden and creating loads of chances I'd give us a chance but we're not. It's paint by numbers football and we haven't got a clue once we cross the halfway line.

[VancouverLion]

IF we could win at West Ham, on the same night Norwich play Spurs at home so you would think Spurs will win that one. Then we play Norwich and IF we could win that we would then be just 4 points behind them.

All sounds pretty feasible until you remember we've won twice all season. While we have been slightly improved lately it's still not exactly great football, we had all of the ball on Saturday but not once did I think we were going to score. The way we're playing now has probably brought us up to a par with how the likes of Sunderland and Norwich are playing, whereas we need to playing much better than they are. Mind you although they lost Norwich scored 4 at home against a top 7 side on Saturday, something we could only dream of.

I just think there are too few games left to do it, and if we were ripping teams apart all of a sudden and creating loads of chances I'd give us a chance but we're not. It's paint by numbers football and we haven't got a clue once we cross the halfway line.

Can't see us beating West Ham though, watched their game yesterday and they look a very decent side now with perfect balance. What I'd give to have there two fullbacks, Creswell and the young lad Byram, superb footballers.

[QuintonVilla]

IF we could win at West Ham, on the same night Norwich play Spurs at home so you would think Spurs will win that one. Then we play Norwich and IF we could win that we would then be just 4 points behind them.

All sounds pretty feasible until you remember we've won twice all season. While we have been slightly improved lately it's still not exactly great football, we had all of the ball on Saturday but not once did I think we were going to score. The way we're playing now has probably brought us up to a par with how the likes of Sunderland and Norwich are playing, whereas we need to playing much better than they are. Mind you although they lost Norwich scored 4 at home against a top 7 side on Saturday, something we could only dream of.

I just think there are too few games left to do it, and if we were ripping teams apart all of a sudden and creating loads of chances I'd give us a chance but we're not. It's paint by numbers football and we haven't got a clue once we cross the halfway line.

Can't see us beating West Ham though, watched their game yesterday and they look a very decent side now with perfect balance. What I'd give to have there two fullbacks, Creswell and the young lad Byram, superb footballers.

Agreed. Lots of pace in their team aswell, we haven't got any in ours. Payet looks a real find, he's been superb this season.

[olaftab]

The point on Saturday means the mathematical game is Chelsea at home on April 2.

[Dave]

Payet looks a real find, he's been superb this season.

This is why the club should just follow my advice*.

Payet please.

Still, N'Zogbia for more money two days after my post wasn't without it's charms.

*obviously not really. Otherwise we'd also have had that hapless Lugano character that ruined Albion's defence for a season.

[LeeB]

Payet looks a real find, he's been superb this season.

This is why the club should just follow my advice*.

Payet please.

Still, N'Zogbia for more money two days after my post wasn't without it's charms.

*obviously not really. Otherwise we'd also have had that hapless Lugano character that ruined Albion's defence for a season.

He'd always looked a good player when I'd seen him, until he went stripey.

[mr-villa]

Looking at the Division 2 final table from 87/88 and assessing who is likely to go up from the cjampionship this season, looks like we will only be playing about 6 teams next year who were in that division with us last time.  Incidentally our home form wasn't great that year either winning just 9 out of 22 home games.

[olaftab]

Payet looks a real find, he's been superb this season.

This is why the club should just follow my advice*.

Payet please.

Still, N'Zogbia for more money two days after my post wasn't without it's charms.

*obviously not really. Otherwise we'd also have had that hapless Lugano character that ruined Albion's defence for a season.

Why aren't you scouting for the Villa?

[Dave]

Payet looks a real find, he's been superb this season.

This is why the club should just follow my advice*.

Payet please.

Still, N'Zogbia for more money two days after my post wasn't without it's charms.

*obviously not really. Otherwise we'd also have had that hapless Lugano character that ruined Albion's defence for a season.

Why aren't you scouting for the Villa?

Because there would be far more Luganos than Payets.

[Meanwood Villa]

Looking at our history this season has got to go some not to be our worst ever. If you take every season as 3 points for a win 86/87 is still our worst. Just about, 69/70 is 37 (29 in old money). When we first went in 35/36 we won 13 games in the season. The league was a lot more even/unpredictable in those days, Man Citeh won the league in 1937 and were relegated in 1938 despite being top scorers.

Anyway, what's my point? We'll go down as worst team ever but we'll come back as heroes even if not deserved.

[boboonthecorner]

Looking at the Division 2 final table from 87/88 and assessing who is likely to go up from the cjampionship this season, looks like we will only be playing about 6 teams next year who were in that division with us last time.  Incidentally our home form wasn't great that year either winning just 9 out of 22 home games.

Yep, drew so many. Our form was incredible, 15 away wins? As much as I'd like to see us miraculously stay up it won't happen. When I say this people seem to think that I'm being negative? If it was one team we were trying to catch I could see a glimmer of hope but we have to finish above three teams. I think the sooner people get used to they can look to the future a little more positively?

[Chris Smith]

I got asked by a Nose at work yesterday if I thought we would stay up. I told him that I had resigned myself to relegation and that now it was all about finding some form so that we are ready for next season. He wouldn't have it, came out with something about how Villa fans think we're too good to go down. I said that normally I would bow to his greater experience when it comes to relegation but that we've tempted fate once too often and this is our year to go.