The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[sickbeggar]

Still struggling to see how being at home for the 2nd leg gives us much advantage. Personally if you look at the games we've bottled at home like QPR and Preston when we're expected to win with the resultant pressure, that's when the wheels come off while teams like wolves and cardiff at home where we basically had a free hit at them and pressure off, we played well. Getting 0-0 away in the first leg for example with us needing to keep a clean sheet at an expectant VP, well doesn't seem like like much of a psychological advantage to me.

Have you thought about changing your name to miserbalebeggar? It might help.

Just making the point. If you're one of the more notable bottlers in the league then a high pressure 2nd leg at home may not be ideal. It may have escaped your notice but since we more or less blew automatic promotion, form has considerably improved. I'm not saying its a disadvantage particularly either, just not sure it matters.

Besides, I thought you didn't care? You didn't after we beat Cardiff.

I said it didn't matter. It still doesn't

No, it really doesn't sound like it doesn't to you.

In english?

[Clampy]

Apologies miserablebeggar, your posts have dragged me down to your unintelligible level.

[Clampy]

More fool the 30,000 there last night eh?

[sickbeggar]

wonderful clappy. (see what i did there). Think we'll leave it there...

[Clampy]

wonderful clappy. (see what i did there). Think we'll leave it there...

I think we should. It's for the best.

[AsTallAsLions]

More fool the 30,000 there last night eh?

Too right, I'm some fucking mug dropping 400 quid to be there. Should've stayed at home and criticised the attendance instead.

[andyh]

Cardiff back up to second, with a game in hand over Fulham.
I know it’s a lottery in the play offs, but I’d still rather not need to play Fulham.

[AsTallAsLions]

Cardiff back up to second, with a game in hand over Fulham.
I know it’s a lottery in the play offs, but I’d still rather not need to play Fulham.

Agreed.

[QuintonVilla]

Fulham play at Millwall on Friday night, honestly think they could lose that. Cardiff don't play until 7.45 on the Saturday night. We could be 3rd and 1 point behind them by the time they kick off. Just saying...

[sickbeggar]

Still don't think it matters who we play. After all, we've beaten everyone we're likely to play currently except miilwall

[Risso]

And they'd still have two games in hand.

[QuintonVilla]

And they'd still have two games in hand.

I know, it was half tongue in cheek. One of their games in hand is Derby who couldn't beat an egg.

[Alinushavfc]

Still don't get the obsession with wanting to avoid Fulham, Warnock is still the one to avoid.

[villa `cross the mersey]

We don't need to avoid anyone - We are Aston Villa Football Club for fucks sake - bring it on Cardiff,Fulham, Boro, Millwall,Brenford or Derby

[AsTallAsLions]

We don't need to avoid anyone - We are Aston Villa Football Club for fucks sake - bring it on Cardiff,Fulham, Boro, Millwall,Brenford or Derby

I admire that and want to agree, however we made hard work of a bad Leeds side missing 8 players yesterday...