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15 minutes ago, Rob182 said:

The perfect outcome. Tuesday night before the derby, a fairly ‘strong’ team, 1-1 at full time after they went ahead, then taken into extra time only for them to get beat 3-1 (the current score). All in front of an almost-empty sty. Bring on Sunday!

 

Edit: 4-1 LOLLL11

It’s a good outcome as they have started 3 or 4 first team players but they have rested the majority of the first team so I don’t see it having too much of an effect on Sunday really 

13 hours ago, RimmyJimmer said:

Yes and did you see the goals they were 'given?'

Read on sha forum some of their fans embarassed by the second half no show.

Yes I seen the goals no doubt they were fortunate but you cannot say their form in the last 8 games is ‘luck.’

On your point about the second half I also seen the interview with Cotterill where he basically said he instructed them to just keep possession and not over exert themselves as they have a big week ahead but personally I do agree that playing against 9 I’d be annoyed if villa didn’t go for more.

I think the majority of football fans just have so much hatred towards their local rivals that they cannot be honest, while I want to batter them in our derby games apart from that I have no problem admitting they have a mid table squad, honesty makes football better to discuss imo. People saying we will beat them easily then blues will hit poor form again and go down is just wishful thinking not rational, I personally think we will beat them but it will be a close game and SHA will carry on with their recent more stable form and stay up comfortably, they have a better squad then a lot of teams in the bottom half, just being honest.

Good to get the 3 points again but if we defend like that against SHA we will be in trouble, Burtons second goal was woeful defending from the centre backs 

3 hours ago, a m ole said:

beat an absolutely shit Sunderland and gifted two goals against a poor, 9 man Wednesday.

Theyre still in big trouble.

Tbf they were 2-0 up before Sheffield Wednesday got a man sent off 

1 hour ago, Genie said:

I was thinking the same, how can they go from utter tripe to then having this run of results?

I think Redknapp left a mess there albeit signed some quality players but over last few months Cotterill has got them a lot fitter and a more settled side, to be honest with the squad they have they shouldn’t be near the bottom anyway, just hope we beat them next week as it’s looking a trickier fixture now

3 hours ago, Shropshire Lad said:

This has been such a lacklustre performance by Man Utd tonight. The second half in particular, can barely string two passes together.

Only Jose could make a team with Pogba, Sánchez, Lukaku, and Martial in it boring to watch and look so weak offensively. 

10 hours ago, Demitri_C said:

I think they will stick with their weakened side and give them chance. us is their cup final so they will see that as the bigger game 

I agree 

Very lucky win but I’ll take it 

I think we will get 2nd, Derby will slip up in quite a few games I feel 

I think they’ll stay up again the jammy kunts

Seems 50/50 on them going down atm, they were the better team against Preston but didn’t win I think there next game against Sunderland is massive 

9 hours ago, HanoiVillan said:

Of course you could be right, but I don't think this is logical yet. They needed to win last night, it wasn't really a luxury. And even counting their two goals last night, they're still scoring barely more than one goal every two games. A long way to go. 

I think blues main chance of going down was their negative soft underbelly mentality which they seem to be slowly overcoming that’s why I think they will stay up as they have a midtable squad.

With the bottom teams winning I think alot more teams will get pulled into it than just the 4 teams people keep mentioning. I actually think forest, reading, Hull, QPR, Millwall and Barnsley will also be dragged into it if they don’t pick up form. This is why I think blues will stay up because people won’t say it as we are rivals but they have a half decent squad and will get enough points IMO.

2 hours ago, pacbuddies said:

This season has to be third time lucky and sees them get relegated. They have survived by the skin of their teeth the last couple of seasons.

After tonight’s result I’m pretty convinced they’ll stay up now 

4 hours ago, Demitri_C said:

I think they will get jammy as they on paper have better squad than Barnsley burton and bolton. Although if Barnsleys new owners are ambitious and spend...

It must be so demoralizing for blose they finally pick up a wi and tge sides aroubd them all pick up points too!

They may have a stronger squad on paper but they ain’t playing well and the teams around them seem to have more goals in them then blues. I know what your saying about teams around them won also but I still think they will gain a little confidence from beating a team in 5th, keeps them in touch with safety and it pulls other teams towards the bottom.

1 hour ago, VillaChris said:

Need to win some away games. They'll run out of home games as only have ten left.

They still have to go to Preston, Bristol,Wolves, Cardiff, Sheff Weds, Brentford and us so going to have to pull some more shock away results.

I know the gap is only 3 points but likes of Bolton and Sunderland are stringing together good runs now so the points tally to stay up is going up all the time.

It’s looking very tough at the bottom this year in championship, really tough to call who will go down, I think Burton will for sure though there squads not strong enough. Others could be any out of Blues, Bolton, Sunderland, Hull, Barnsley, QPR Maybe even more will get dragged in.

I think teams may need over 45 points to stay up as the championship standard is getting higher each season. 

I’ve got a nasty feeling they might still stay up 

Hahahaha the shit are going down dead certs I think now hahahaha even their own fans seem resigned to it 

29 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

I think cotterill be gone by new year. Already fans turning on him.

apparently they are angry because Cotterill blanked the 4K fans at the end if the game yesterday 

Tbf as much as I hate SHA if he blanked 4,000 away fans who still follow them and travelled down in this weather when they have scored 3 goals in 11 games is poor and silly decision by the manager as those fans will all turn on him now, I think he’ll be gone soon, I thought it was a poor appointment and I hope he stays as hell certainly take them down lol 

I honestly can’t see them getting out of it this year. I can’t see them winning back to back games as they simply do not score goals.

SHA were WOEFUL hahaha 0 shots on goal at home in a derby 

4 hours ago, VillaChris said:

How did that work for them at QPR?

You'd expect Wolves to win comfortably if they get an early goal.

Draw wouldn't surprise me though. SHA are decent at home.

Yeah I know what you mean mate it’s just I can see wolves scoring a few at sha and sha can manage 1 goal at best but I do agree they are ok at home but I think wolves will have too much for them 

6 hours ago, Zatman said:

They are a dodgy team that they will prob beat Wolves

No chance! Wolves have to many goals in them

Wolves next for SHA 

can honestly see it being an humiliation on their own turf 5 or 6-0 

Wolves will be full of confidence and can see them scoring early and SHA going under 

Good result for us imo them drawing at sheff utd