A few games ago I stated that I was at peace with the prospect of relegation. Not the event itself but the future given our ownership, squad (even with the inevitable sales of some top players) and the competition we would face next season trying to get back up. To an extent that's all still true. But this club we all love has done it again. Like making that long putt to finish a really bad round of golf, after you said fuck this I'm never playing again, it's sucked us all back in. Raised our hopes. 7 points from 9 after a season of misery puts us on the verge of accomplishing what most of us thought was impossible after Man U beat us. Now, it will be hugely disappointing if we cannot finish it off after the hard work to get here. But it's Villa, and as much as they are capable of a swift kick in the bollocks, they are capable of precisely the opposite, like a soft unexpected caress across the shoulder by the girl you have always longed for, causing a stir of emotion that things after all might just be fine. Let's do this Villa.
