Johnnyp

Contradictory. No ?

Nicola Cortese. He'd get shit done. A ruthless b.astard if ever there was one.

I hope their thinking when it comes to Purslow is - Well you hired Suso , he's been a disaster. You also hired Smith, again not very good. Adios.

Nobody knows the fine print in the new contract he signed when Edens and Sawiris took over. Just a hunch but i believe he signed under the premise he would be given permission to speak to a club should an official approach be made. We've been fortunate that hasn't happened since he signed that contract. It's coming though, United will formally submit a bid in the next few weeks i think. Forget about this 80 million lark. 2 things. Jack wants to leave now, clearly. And if we get relegated and try hold on to him we'll have a sulking player who doesn't want to be here. It'll be 40 to 50 million. Villa get difficult, United will go elsewhere. It's United, they're no tin pot club. Also getting relegated does impact his market value.

But a fantastically honest and blunt assessment of why they got relegated. No dean, your team didn't get relegated because Jack's the most fouled player in the league etc etc. Talks some brown.

They got cheated of 3 points. If we are all about fact and truth here let's not just spew it when it suits.

And would you accept those that have the opinion that deep down, it is over ? I've supported villa 30 years. You think i get my kicks from writing us off ? I've read pages and pages tonight of if Watford lose this, if West Ham do that but for christ sake you have to stop and say WE need to win games and we just don't look good enough. Even DC who was peddling the line that we were joint 17th the last few days is conspicuous by his absence tonight. Even for an eternal optimist like himself he probably realises it's too much of an ask. I'll say this useless, we have to win thursday. That must be the mindset. It isn't a freebie. Forget Palace. Last day at West Ham. No. If we get hockeyed thursday i dont think we'll have it in us to go again.

Jokanovic. Watford. Though they don't do things like others .

I think if United hammer us they'll tear into Newcastle.

Watford 4 points ahead of us. Yes, they must be quaking right now.

Well Sheff United did do us, really.

If we don't beat United and Watford beat Newcastle we are down. That's it.

VT right now.

I was agreeing with u that Villa could get to 33 but in my opinion we'd still get relegated if we finished on that.

I was surprised how up for it Newcastle were at Bournemouth, you'd think they were the team in the relegation zone. That's not to say they'll pull that out against Watford. Could be the game they finally are on the beach, mentally.

Not so much that it's beyond the realms of impossibility that we can't get 33 I just firmly believe 33 won't keep u up. West Brown staying up on 35 was considered an anomaly, never done before and not done since.

So u think we are staying up on 33 ? Ah mate that's seriously clutching. Not a chance that happens. I think Watford will beat Newcastle. If they don't and West Ham beat Norwich, West Ham and Watford could easily play out the most drab draw ever and pretty much put us down. 33 won't keep any team up. Ever.

"And you can tell him if he's watching we're still fighting, and he's got to go to Middlesbrough and get something and honestly i would love it if.....( Oh no wait , not applicable here )

Nah mate, like it all season. Burnley at home one example. 2-1. Nervous wreck. They couldn't see it out. Loads of instances like that.

7 is even actually absolute bare minimum if you think of it. It's not 7 yep home and hosed. We get 7 and West Ham and Watford keep kicking on a bit, we are still done

Hmmm could be right. West Ham are better than us though and they are showing it now when it matters. I think they'll pick more points up before we play them and if they are 4 ahead of us on the last day then that game has nothing riding on it. For me, Watford beating Newcastle ( not a given ) puts the nail in our coffin.

You mean when the players look around in the dressing room when we are 1 down at Coventry and think " what would Jack or Tammy do in this situation "

Leicester away ?

Lowest total to survive was West Brom on 35. I don't think we'll get near an asses roar of it.