Villarocker

Well he is quoted so maybe it was him and he just forgot about that interview? Or, maybe he's going back on it to not make himself look like he failed to hit the required target? Who knows? Either way, we are where we are and he's taken promotion from this position so all eyes on him now!

https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-lays-two-point-per-game-target-promotion/ He definitely said 2 points per game is what you aim for to get out of this league.

On Bet365 Joe is 40-1 to score 2 or more goals. Worth a couple of quid?

I'm pretty sure he said 2 points per game was the target, at some stage in the season. That totals 92, which still might not be enough. Not saying you're wrong!

If we stay in this league I wouldn't mind is taking a look at Barkhuizen (I think) at Preston. When we played them this season he seems to be their best player. Looks a decent player.

If we win our last two we will finish 4 points off where Bruce wanted to be - 92 points and 2 points per game. Will that even prove enough for second this season?

4th place is secure now. We can hopefully get some rest into our main players and have them fresh for the most important games for a very long time.

Draw at home to QPR, win at Bolton and the table would look great right now - that (for me) is where we blew automatic promotion.

In that case, why not bet the £50 on us to go up and if we do you can donate even more to VT?

They've got one now - I had stolen it but security made me putt it back!

Skindred - Big Tings Followed by The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows

Awesome tune!

Amazing goal that will no doubt attract many clubs this summer regardless of our finishing position. If we get promoted is there a chance for him to go to Russia this summer?

Jedinak's lack of pace will hurt us tonight. Maybe Axel could have played CB with Bree left back?

We have a far better chance of winning play-offs games against Fulham than Cardiff so let them be and get them out of the way. Rest a few tonight - to prevent injuries - and once that play-off spot is cemented just rest the better players so they're fresh for the most important 3 games in the club's recent history. 3 points against Leeds and no injuries is our main target this week!

If the initial offer isn't accepted, maybe he will join for a few dollars more?

Why would Clint Eastwood want to manage the Villa? For a fistful of dollars?

I'm saying that it's gone too far to change Bruce now. Sacking him mid season was maybe a possibility at one stage and who knows what that would have meant for us? We could be top two now if we had parted company with him. On the flip side, we may have dropped out of the play-offs.

Every manager says it's a results business and that's why opinions probably fluctuate from game to game mate, imo. One week he's a Messiah for beating a top team and then when the team fail to win at a bottom team, he's a bottler. As you say though, overall, at this stage, Bruce needs to be judged on the result of this season. Promotion is the only way he will have a chance of being here next season. Failure to get us up and I'm sure he himself will be expecting his P45 within a few days of that failure.

My only concern now is coming through games against Cardiff, Leeds, Derby and Millwall without our best players getting injured.

Mate, come on, you're better than that. It's a reactionary statement. We've played our best players in almost every game possible. The automatic places have gone so Bruce needs to be smart now and protect our best players and keep them for the biggest 3 games in our recent history - simples!

With the greatest respect mate - they are knackered. You may not like that but it is a fact - hence they were both subbed. They are no spring chickens and they're responsible for most of our assists and goals this season. I would give Cardiff a freebie because they would beat our best eleven anyway. Just get them out of the league and focus on the play-offs where our toughest possible game would be against a footballing team in Fulham. Get our best eleven fresh and injury-free because those 3 games are now all that matters - sod the rest. Starting eleven v Cardiff should include Bunn, Bree, Samba? Suliman? Taylor, Whelan, Lansbury, Odomah, Green, Davis etc. I don't familiarise with players on loan but it doesn't matter - just protect our best eleven and keep them for the play-offs.

I think you'll find that both Adomah and Snodgrass are knackered. They play almost every minute of every game. Feck the Cardiff game, give them a freebie and let them get out of this league because they'll win regardless - they bully teams and even our best eleven will roll over and give in. Our only concern in the play-offs will be Fulham and we were well in that game until just before half time then our goalie gifted them a second. That was without our best eleven. Protect the best eleven now and let's go into the play-offs - max 3 games - with a fresh and injury-free best eleven.

Warnock is so scutty I can imagine him instructing his players to do a job on Grealish.

Said it before and I'll say it again - Warnock is a bent prick! Can't stand the guy and tonight he showed his true disgraceful personality. Wolves can win the league against the scum Now to Villa - DO NOT FECK UP against Norwich then beat Cardiff and put a serious dent in their promotion hopes.