Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor insists there's plenty to be positive about in their battling season.
The stand-in skipper is determined to see the claret and blues competing at the top table again.
"I think if you look at the players we have lost in the summer it was always going to be a season of change and transition but I think the good times will come back to the Villa," Agbonlahor told Villa's website.
"If you ask any of the players they will admit it has been a tough season.
"We started off really well and had some good results and then we've had a dip. I think it shows the Premier League is getting harder season by season.
"Also the teams that have been promoted have been doing well which has strengthened the Premier League as a whole.
"We knew it was going to be a tough campaign but we're battling through and we will keep going in the remaining games."