The Plot To Escape Relegation Thread - 2016

[Smirker]

For the past few days, I have played FM2016 as the Aston Villa manager, playing a 4-3-3 formation as per Remi Garde and I've yet to get past the end of January, without being sacked. I've re-started the game each time I've got the sack, now 6 times and tried different squad variations but the best points total I had by the end of January was 20 (lowest was 5). Just goes to show that the players we have are just as SHITE in a pc game as in real life.

 

[myf]

Mountain to climb

[Mellin]

That Sunderland win changes little at this moment in time. The gap to 17th is still the same. Hopefully it was a blip and they don't go a run, mind.

[castlefields_villan]

Still just means we HAVE to WIN games - there's still time (just)

[PeterWithesShin]

We still need 20+ points from our 13 games to have a chance. While it's a shitter that they won, we win Sunday and Norwich and Newcastle lose today we're only 5 points from safety.

[QuintonVilla]

10 points adrift (again) behind Norwich as it stands.

[Toronto Villa]

Lovely, to follow Sunderland beating that bag of shit Man U now Norwich winning.

[PeterWithesShin]

If, as has looked likely for a while, we drop it won't be because of today's results. It's that woeful run of home results where 5 of the 6 home games were Sunderland, Bitters, Stoke, Swansea and Watford. We took 1 point. Throw in the games at Sunderland and Norwich  and that 1 point from those 7 is the killer.

[Toronto Villa]

yep

[Villa in Denmark]

Indeed. Even a 4 or 5 point return, which in itself would have been pathetic, would have given us a realistic chance rather than close to no chance.

[IFWaters]

Swansea losing

So from 5 games so far today ...
Sunderland BAD
Norwich BAD
Swansea GOOD
Bournemouth GOOD
Bitters BAD

Annoyingly would leave us 10 points off safety depending on Newcastle later but with tomorrows game in hand ...

[IFWaters]

Now Norwich drawing !

Letsbeavinyou !!!!

[PeterWithesShin]

If Norwich do draw or even hopefully lose this could destroy them having already lost 5 on the spin and then blowing a 2 goal lead.

[IFWaters]

Sunderland BAD
Bournemouth GOOD
Swansea GOOD
Norwich GOOD
Bitters BAD
Palace GOOD - 1 point from 7 games, ok they are on 32 but going nowhere.

The 6 teams above us picked up 7 points. About what you would expect. We win tomorrow and we close the gap on the bunch ahead. Dont worry too much about Sunderland game on its own.

[QuintonVilla]

Newcastle lose now and we win tomorrow we'll only be 5 points off safety somehow. Trouble is I can't see us winning tomorrow.