Perspective

[Jamokachi]

Some of you need to log off the internet for a while. Christ.

[bluenuck]

No we haven't though have we? Villa looked like relegation was a guarantee for about four seasons. Even in Martinez' last two seasons we didn't look like getting relegated. The Lukaku thing? Maybe, maybe not. The old "we still would've finished 7th without his goals" stat springs to mind.

Fair enough.

But 3 out of the last 4 seasons have been backward. It's suppose to be the other way round. We really have to be careful here.

[Brownie]

Fair enough.

But 3 out of the last 4 seasons have been backward. It's suppose to be the other way round. We really have to be careful here.

I agree but we shouldn't be like Virgins at prom night just yet.

[montanatoffeefan]

Just seen a tweet @ nsno that "we are in a relegation battle and it's not even mid season"

Fixed it.

[formerKHL]

Next five prem fixtures

Watford
Palace
Southampton
West Ham
Huddersfield

3 wins from them i reckon

Putting things in perspective.......this should be 5 wins from 5 expectancy.....not 3 from 5...
shows where we're at, at this moment in time for me...

[Major Clanger]

Fixed it.

Surely that doesn't actually mean anything. You might as well say: "the season hasn't even started and we're tied for last place".

[GrantyBoy78]

Putting things in perspective.......this should be 5 wins from 5 expectancy.....not 3 from 5...
shows where we're at, at this moment in time for me...

I’ll eat my own shit if we win 3 of those games

[formerKHL]

I’ll eat my own shit if we win 3 of those games

waiting to see who asks for the video...

[Bally]

I'll eat my own shit if we win 3 of those games

I want the video

[Bally]

waiting to see who asks for the video...

Hi

[Stumpy]

True. If Schneiderlin didn't cost £24m he wouldn't get near the first team at the minute. He has shown no energy, no fight, no inclination to do anything other than the bare minimum, which he has done poorly. Shame as he can look like a rolls royce of a player when things are going well, but he looks a bit mentally weak to me, not the type you want when you're up against it.

And at fault for the goals conceded against Burnley and Brighton with schoolboy errors.

[School of Science]

Think whats pissed a lot of people off really is, this was the season we were supposed to push on, challenge for CL or at least top six. To say we have gone backwards is an understatement. Relegation battle ? The way things are going it could be, we are a team with very fragile confidence, find it hard to create chances, let alone score goals, our defending is abysmal at times and we are not being let down by the kids, it's the experienced players who are letting us down. Our football has on the whole been appalling and sorry if that upset a few people but it's the way I see it and I hope to God it improves. Oh and I'm not impressed with Dyche or Allerdyce I'd rather have Moyes for a season.

[Stumpy]

Anyone that thinks we are not in serious trouble is either kidding themselves or are deluded.We are inept all over the field.A non existent attack,a badly out of form midfield and a dodgey back 4.No pace,no drive and confidence shot to pieces.As others have stated it's not just the defeats,it's the manner of how we are getting beat.At the moment it's hard to see where the next goal is coming from,i can honestly say I would not back us to beat anybody right now.I know things can change in an instance(cahills last gasp winner at sunderland 2005 etc) but at this time it's so hard to picture it.The biggest worry for me is we don't have a striker at the club worthy of a start.

[brap2]

Don’t think a single team in the side would swap our striker for theirs.

Why on earth can’t Wayne Rooney play upfront?

[Stumpy]

Don’t think a single team in the side would swap our striker for theirs.

Why on earth can’t Wayne Rooney play upfront?

To be honest brap for me it's the only solution to sort this mess out.It's a million miles from ideal,but at least he has a bit of nous about him,the others are simply not up to the job.Leave him up front,stop him chasing back looking for the ball and hope we can nick a few 1-0s until this shambles can be addressed in January.