The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[Villafirst]

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...

First half we should've put the game to bed. Second half I think tiredness crept in from the huge effort in beating Cardiff and playing with only two clear days in between. Don't forget a lot of players out injured as well.

[sickbeggar]

That's the thing though. Apart from Wolves every team in this league is appallingly average. As they stand anyone who finishes 2nd or wins the play-offs looks odds on to come straight down. If we were likely to meet a quality team at some point in the play-offs then you'd probably want to miss them till the finals. Way it is you can't really fear anyone and no-ones gonna be that worried about us unfortunately.

[Lastfootstamper]

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...

It's not over. Despite all our best efforts of late to royally screw ourselves, we are still not out of it. I'll be disappointed if we don't give it everything we can until we mathematically are.

[ChicagoLion]

The fat lady is on to her next number

[mr underhill]

let's hope she's not singing the blues come the end of May

[Richard E]

If Cardiff win two if their remaining four games, or win one and draw the other three, we can't catch them. Bearing mind they have home games against Forest and the spectacularly awful Reading left, I think it's over. Their late winners yesterday did for us.

[AV82EC]

Yep, it’s Cardiff’s to lose in my opinion barring a Devon Loch style collapse. All we can do is win our games and see what happens.

[Steve67]

I think Fulham are a better side than Cardiff.  They will be tough opponents if we meet in a play off final. That said, if Brentford weren't so all fart and no shit yesterday, the way they played, closing down really quickly, Fulham were vulnerable.  In a one off game at Wembley, they are beatable.

[Clampy]

Yep, it’s Cardiff’s to lose in my opinion barring a Devon Loch style collapse. All we can do is win our games and see what happens.

I can't see Cardiff losing to Reading or Forest at home unfortunately but you never know. Like you said, all we can do is win our games and see what happens.

[Matt Collins]

I think Fulham are a better side than Cardiff.  They will be tough opponents if we meet in a play off final. That said, if Brentford weren't so all fart and no shit yesterday, the way they played, closing down really quickly, Fulham were vulnerable.  In a one off game at Wembley, they are beatable.

I went to Fulham away. They were much better than us.

But I did get the impression that a youthful pressing side could have caused them problems

More Onomah than hourihane for me, in a game like that.

[Brassneck]

I think Fulham are a better side than Cardiff.  They will be tough opponents if we meet in a play off final. That said, if Brentford weren't so all fart and no shit yesterday, the way they played, closing down really quickly, Fulham were vulnerable.  In a one off game at Wembley, they are beatable.

I went to Fulham away. They were much better than us.

But I did get the impression that a youthful pressing side could have caused them problems

More Onomah than hourihane for me, in a game like that.

Onomah certainly did enough on Friday to keep his place. It will be one of many difficult selection headaches Bruce has over the next few weeks in the lead up to the play offs. I'm guessing the U23s will feature heavily at Millwall but the Ipswich and Derby games will be interesting to see who he picks.

[Matt Collins]

There was a Birmingham Mail poll to rank our players this season

Onomah came out below virtually everyone, including Lansbury, Bree, samba, taylor

I lost a little faith in my fellow man

[stevenavfc]

I went to Fulham away. They were much better than us.

But I did get the impression that a youthful pressing side could have caused them problems

More Onomah than hourihane for me, in a game like that.

Grealish Adomah and Kodja also missed that game

[mr underhill]

he hardly pulled up trees against Leeds reserves! If he's a PL quality player, then I'm a Dutchman's uncle

[Ads]

Who Kodjia? The man making his first start since October? Having played less than 90 minutes? Who scored 20 odd for us last season?

Or you on about somebody else?