Popular Post Mantis Posted March 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2015 It's good that all the other teams lost, my point is that we lost perhaps one of our easiest fixtures left of the season whilst our rivals lost one of their toughest fixtures left. Hopefully when the others play their 'easier' games they can be as kind to us as we was to them yesterday. I still think we'll stay up though finishing above both Hull and Burnley. Are Swansea really that easy though? QPR will definitely be "easier", as will West Ham and Everton probably. At this stage it's about getting points on the board, especially so for the teams currently below us. Sunderland, Burnley and QPR fans won't take solace in the fact that we lost an easier game than them, they'll be ruing the fact that we just got one round closer to the finish line without them gaining on us. QPR will be fightng for their lives as it'll probably be their last chance of staying in touch, so I don't think that match will be as easy as some might imagine. West Ham have been challenging near the top for much of the season and Everton might kick on a bit now that they're out of the Europa. I think you're overestimating the extent to which "having something to play for" can affect results. Don't get me wrong, it has an affect, but there's a reason why the teams down the bottom are down the bottom. If you look at our last 5 fixtures for example Stoke and Swansea were supposed to be the easiest because both of those teams had nothing to play for yet we lost. On the other hand, West Brom and Sunderland both had something to play for yet we beat them both. We've got a better team than QPR and their away record isn't far off being as bad as it could possibly be. It won't be an easy game but I'm more confident of us winning that than I was about winning yesterday. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 You've got to think QPR and Leicester are done now. QPR only have 3 home games left and one of those is at home to Chelsea so I can't see them even reaching 30 points. My main worry was them coming up with a late run from nowhere, Leicester might looking at their fixtures but think they're too far back anyway. We need shooting if we can't finish above one of Sunderland, Burnley and Hull given their run ins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Personally I would have preferred a QPR/Everton draw. Simple maths, two points between rivals rather than three. This puts Everton safe basically so is one less team to fight against but QPR don't close gap at all I suppose but still think the better result would have been a draw to keep Everton in it whilst giving QPR very little help. Personally I'd rather Everton get a bit of confidence, a winning run which will mean they'll still want to finish as high up the league as possible. We still have to play them at VP but they also have home games v Burnley and Sunderland. As amusing as it was to see them down there they were never getting relegated and will have a big say in the third team that goes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Just hope we aren't again in this position next season. Tired of relying on other teams to do us a favour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Yes it really drains you season in season out. At least with Sherwood's boom and bust policy we should win a lot more games next season even if we lose a few at the same time so should accumulate more points than Lambert's can't score, won't score, no points philosophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 We say it every year and will probably be saying it again this time next year unless the club is sold to decent owners soon after this has finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 If we are as poor in front of goal as we were yesterday..there wont be any easy games.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 On MOTD2 they claim both Leicester and QPR are probably gone now. Think if we beat QPR I think I'd agree with them, Chris Ramsey does seem a bit clueless and keeps changing his team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I don't think they'll catch us but Leicester could make a real good go of stopping up, with the fixtures they have left to play. Obviously they're down there because they've performed poorly in similar fixtures earlier in the season, but at this time of the year things sometimes change, I wouldn't rule them as relegated yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 On MOTD2 they claim both Leicester and QPR are probably gone now. Think if we beat QPR I think I'd agree with them, Chris Ramsey does seem a bit clueless and keeps changing his team. QPR look woeful against any sort of pace, it was so easy for Palace and Everton to get beyond their full backs who are never in line with their two CBs. You've got to think we will create plenty of chances against them with the pace we have. That's got to be a win for me, no excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 it's not beyond the realms of possibility that QPR beat WBA leaving them just three points behind us (If we get nothing at United) before the game at Villa Park. A shock point or three at Old Trafford would be really handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Knowing boggies fans they'll probably want to see their team lose that game just to spite us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Leicester have 1 win all year. Why do people think they can go on some run and claim and claim 15 points from last 9 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 It's unlikely, but Sunderland last year were in a similar position and Wigan recently too. They have a game in hand, all it would take is a couple of victories to put them back in with a shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I'm not worried about Leicester. If they overtake us we'll be well in the shit anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted March 23, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Just hope we aren't again in this position next season. Tired of relying on other teams to do us a favour. Yes it really drains you season in season out. We say it every year and will probably be saying it again this time next year unless the club is sold to decent owners soon after this has finished. Verily, I say to you, you are the backbone of Villa. I know I'm little more than a glory hunter (does the phrase even apply?) as a supporter when I hear these hard-won sentiments of hopeless hopefulness when many others would have closed the shop and tried something else. Cheers to you! Edited March 23, 2015 by Plastic Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted March 23, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2015 I don't think they'll catch us but Leicester could make a real good go of stopping up, with the fixtures they have left to play. Obviously they're down there because they've performed poorly in similar fixtures earlier in the season, but at this time of the year things sometimes change, I wouldn't rule them as relegated yet. I don't think so. They're so out of touch with what it's like to win now, I think they're sunk. They don''t have a reservoir of good feeling to tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I doubt it too but up until recently we our selves had long forgotten how to win, so things can change, as they have for other teams in seasons gone by. They'd be relying big time on two of Sunderland, Hull and Burnley having disastrous ends to the season, the main thing is I don't think they have chance of catching us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 It seems very plausible to argue that QPR and Leicester are down and it's between Sunderland, Hull, Burnley and us for the final place. We are still in a very uncomfortable position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) It's unlikely, but Sunderland last year were in a similar position and Wigan recently too. They have a game in hand, all it would take is a couple of victories to put them back in with a shout. It ain't gonna happen. They're not going to win 5 of their 9 remaining fixtures, which is what would be required as a minimum. They have 3 'winnable' away games, but then away games are harder to win. Their home games are against West Ham, Swansea, Chelsea, Newcastle, Southampton and QPR. Of those, only QPR looks like a plum fixture. Sunderland last year had a better squad. Leicester don't have players of the quality of Ki, Borini or Johnson. Edited March 23, 2015 by HanoiVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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