Relegation

[Villa_Fan]

International break isn’t it?

I think it is FA cup weekend and as this was a Covid cancelled game they have stuck it in as neither team is in the FA Cup

 

[Joey66]

It could be nailed on if Vitor is given the managers job ....

 

[Moshiri is a Kopite]

I think it is FA cup weekend and as this was a Covid cancelled game they have stuck it in as neither team is in the FA Cup

It's in 2 weeks on the 5th of February, it's on the same day we play Brentford in the FA Cup. There's an international break next week on the 29th of January.

 

[PKwalnuts]

The best thing about the Championship is midweek games and all games are on iFollow. You can play Sat-Tue-Sat and pick up 9 points in 8 days. More league football is much more enjoyable than watching City et al in Europe and waste of time internationals

Sounds [Poor language removed]

 

[larrygobfiend]

I can’t think of a manager capable of dragging us out of this mess…. It’s down to luck now more than anything

 

[gonetomorrow]

We won’t I’m sure of that, we will probably probably land up about 12th

I'm trusting that a win, a goal or two will work wonders for the team spirit. Of course, there are plenty who'll give that the bird!

 

[the_rosk]

You won't go down. Points on the board - regardless of form - is a big thing in relegation matters. Plus a new manager coming in (with any form of attacking mindset) will inevitably give a boost.

Everton and Villa are on the same level historically and as a Villa fan, I am confident you will get through this mess having seen first hand what it takes to actually get relegated. You're miles above that.

You are 5/1 for relegation at most bookies for a reason.

 

[Caolam]

I can’t think of a manager capable of dragging us out of this mess…. It’s down to luck now more than anything

If we stick with Ferguson I think his enthusiasm and will to win combined on a much simpler approach to the games will be enough to keep us up. A new manager coming in who needs time to settle could be enough to drop us into the bottom 3 and then we will find it very difficult to claw our way out.
My big worry is what happens next summer, if you were one of our better players with a chance to move why would you not take it. They have been promised for years that we are going to be competitive, we never see it. If I was Richy, DCL, Pickford, Gray I wouldn’t want to have played all my career without as much as a sniff of winning something. Having a management team who keep putting in sub standard managers who can’t come up with a winning formula and who have a negative impact on your career can’t be good.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

It's a minor miracle that we're still sitting in 16th really. Without that good start to the season we'd be firmly in the bottom 3 right now.

 

[MACCA75]

It's a minor miracle that we're still sitting in 16th really. Without that good start to the season we'd be firmly in the bottom 3 right now.

Yep. If the season started on 18th September:

Norwich 16 pts
Newcastle 14 pts
Watford 11 pts
Burnley 11 pts
Everton 9 pts

 

[JimmyK]

I can't believe there are still people not accepting whats right in front of them.

 

[Cels]

Can we still make the European places?

 

[Moshiri is a Kopite]

Can we still make the European places?

We'll be in Europe if we win the FA Cup like Wigan did in 2013.

 

[Cels]

We'll be in Europe if we win the FA Cup like Wigan did in 2013.

FA Cup win and relegation. Maybe we should push harder for Roberto Martinez, I doubt any manager has that double with two Clubs on their CV.

 

[Lmc2016]

I still have us finishing 14th-16th, but we need to improve and pick up points as soon as, next 2 games are massive in rasing our confidence and creating some breathing space