BOF Posted January 12, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: It's ridiculous, isn't it? I'm the same, I somehow end up interested for every game even though I know we won't win. In fact, the knowledge that we only have around a dozen Prem games left before we exit the division - for an unknowable length of time - makes me more interested in each remaining match. That's understandable. You are now savouring them because you don't know when they'll come around again. We're in the process of arranging a trip to Villa Park (v Newcastle) for the end of the season, presumably for very similar reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 7 minutes ago, BOF said: That's understandable. You are now savouring them because you don't know when they'll come around again. We're in the process of arranging a trip to Villa Park (v Newcastle) for the end of the season, presumably for very similar reasons. To see us send them down again and rip them mercilessly? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 12, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Wainy316 said: To see us send them down again and rip them mercilessly? Dragging someone down with you Never thought of that. I suppose you take the good wherever it comes! I imagine there'd be trouble outside the ground if that happened. We would, as you say, rip them utterly mercilessly and there's no way, with our recent shared history, that they'd take it lying down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wainy316 Posted January 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2016 Just now, BOF said: Dragging someone down with you Never thought of that. I suppose you take the good wherever it comes! I imagine there'd be trouble outside the ground if that happened. We would, as you say, rip them utterly mercilessly and there's no way, with our recent shared history, that they'd take it lying down. It would be bloody brilliant because they'd be turning up in droves to stick it to us after 2009, so would be hilarious to turn it round and send them down again. "You're coming down with the Villa". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Newcastle allowing schteve to spend £12 mill on Jonjo Shelvey is great news, they go down and bankrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 There's a fair chance by the time we play Newcastle we will both be down anyhow so it might feed the appetite for vengeance overmuch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieVillan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I've managed to convince myself again that if we can win tonight against Palace and on Saturday against Leicester then we will be right back in the mix. And then somehow I have rationalised that the 3 games after that (West Brom and West Ham away, and Norwich at home) are all winnable, so by picking up 4 wins and a draw at least, we should be within touching distance of safety. Our 5 games after that are tough, but I'm not looking that far ahead. I don't know why I do this to myself. Every time we lose I accept that we will be relegated, and then every time matchday comes around I start thinking crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I've managed to convince myself again that if we can win tonight against Palace and on Saturday against Leicester then we will be right back in the mix. And then somehow I have rationalised that the 3 games after that (West Brom and West Ham away, and Norwich at home) are all winnable, so by picking up 4 wins and a draw at least, we should be within touching distance of safety. Our 5 games after that are tough, but I'm not looking that far ahead. I don't know why I do this to myself. Every time we lose I accept that we will be relegated, and then every time matchday comes around I start thinking crazy. If we win just one of those games I'll be happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 26 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: If we win just one of those games I'll be happy. if we dont lose both by 3 goals I'll be delighted ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Shame we have Leicester next but if we win that it probably isn't over.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 9 more wins. No problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I think we're still down. We just aren't going to score enough goals to stay up. But **** it, I've accepted it and I'm quite excited by a new challenge. I just want to see which players want to be here next year and if Remi is the right man to rebuild us. Let's finish the season with the same work rate and attitude as tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 We got 100% of the points tonight. If we can keep that form going for the rest of the season... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 If we can find another 9 goalkeepers between now and the end of the season who drop the ball in their own net we might actually stop up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieVillan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Winning one game was the first step. You have got to think that they have gone into the dressing room full of beans after the match, even if it was a fortunate goal. Kozak and Ayew looked threatening at times, and deserve another chance. And playing both Veretout and Gil gives us more options going forward, and Westwood too looked decent tonight. We are still in all likelihood too far adrift, but if we manage to get a result against Leicester and are then only 2 wins behind.... Lets also not ignore the fact that we've been a very decent team tonight, and while a draw might have been fairer, its probably about time we got a bit of luck. Palace got the luck against us in the game earlier this season. Edited January 12, 2016 by GeordieVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 12, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2016 The only way we have any chance is by winning 3 of our next 4 games (the winnable ones) I don't think it will happen. But if it did, then I'd think we had a chance again. Even then it would still be a very hard ask given our fixtures towards the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieVillan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 4 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: If we win just one of those games I'll be happy. You must be happy right now then?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villafan306 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 As others have said, I don't think staying up is realistic at this point. However, it is very good to see such a battling spirit on display, there is no shame in going down fighting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 We're way too far adrift to even consider it. We're playing for pride, but at least we showed some tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeyAnty Posted January 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yeah and feck Shearer saying we might beat Derbys record and not get 11pts. We relegated u ha 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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