Demitri_C Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 1 hour ago, sidcow said: Only way we have a chance is to win today and then when we get the African players back and finish January window with some more strong additions. If we do we then need to win the next 3 or 4 matches in a row. This would surely put us withing 5 points or so with a couple of months remaining which then makes it doable. But the key is winning the next 4 or 5 games, any loss or draw and I will throw in the towel. To be honest I don't think ayew will be coming back. Will be sold and only kodjia coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 19 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: I don't think today is a must win, we could lose 10-0 and still get a play off place. If we lost 10 nil we wouldn't be bouncing back with the confidence if these players 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 26 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: I don't think today is a must win, we could lose 10-0 and still get a play off place. Mathematically. But we wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 21, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 21, 2017 8 hours ago, Tommo_b said: Why not tho? 19 games to play, only 10 points off the play off places, I'd say there's a great chance still! Because we aren't good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Because we aren't good enough. Let's see what the rest of January brings us player wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Very unlikely we will get play offs, the chances are slim and conditional on a lot of lucky and significant recruitment this window. At the moment we are very poor team, barely top half quality and poorly managed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Time to close the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted January 21, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 21, 2017 Frustrating but the target remains 2 points per game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 21, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 21, 2017 13 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Let's see what the rest of January brings us player wise I don't need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Closed the gap to 9..... Lol. What a joke this team is though.. no way they can win 6 in a row or even 3 in a row to close the gap further. Bunch of bottlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Ok this season is a write-off, Di Matteo crippled us too much with his bad start and bizarre decision to go with that midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 The play off push was dead after Wolves anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Lock the thread definitely over now. These losers bottled it big time. Another season here. Thanks a lot you losers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 we must be on about 20 points dropped from winning positions at this stage. Huddersfield, Preston, Barnsley, Blues, Brentford, Wolves, Bristol City probably another game in there as well we dropped points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 (edited) I begrudgingly gave up on the playoffs after watching the Burton game. It was clear as day we are miles away from being good enough. Half the players are just not performing, Baker & Chester are the only two noteworthy consistent performers, Adomah is showing flashes and Hutton tries but is just so limited. Otherwise we are poor and the players are just not playing well. Amavi is riddled with schoolboy errors, McCormack clearly does not want to play for this club, Gabby is an embarrassment and a busted flush, Gardner, Westwood & Bacuna are simply below standard, Jedinak is overrun and to me doesn't look "at it". All the keepers we have tried seem to be of similar quality although it's early days for Johnson. Then you have Ayew who just doesn't ever seem to be really "at it" and Grealish who is still in the egotistical rooky mode which is frustrating and he should be developing more by now. With our best striker also away it's not pretty. Our only remote chance is signing another 3 or 4 alongside Lansbury who then gel rapidly and we then go on to "own" the second half of the season like Newcastle did and continue to do in the first. Way too many ifs buts & maybe's for me. Edited January 21, 2017 by danceoftheshamen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 (edited) Rather than focusing on x points this or that, instead we need to focus on playing consistent, reliable, productive football. Until then any talk of playoffs is absurd. We're a joke and not a very funny one. Edited January 21, 2017 by dont_do_it_doug. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Preston are a good team, you all sound like we lost to a crap team, cmon lads, stop being so negative all the time! We got a draw against a team who beat Brighton in their last game, that's a decent result! Playoffs still in sight easily, no stresses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: We got a draw against a team who beat Brighton in their last game, that's a decent result! eh, we were 2 up at home. its a horrible result 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Preston are a good team, you all sound like we lost to a crap team, cmon lads, stop being so negative all the time! We got a draw against a team who beat Brighton in their last game, that's a decent result! Playoffs still in sight easily, no stresses I've said it many times on here. Being realistic is not negative. If you can find the positives in us, as Aston villa, having spent miliions upon millions to crack this abysmal league, laying 13th, miles off the pace and struggling to beat teams like Preston then good luck to you. Imo, you're completely deluded. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 11 points off now. I have now given up hope. We are way too inconsistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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