Expectations For The Future

[TheSandman]

I'd be happy if we could achieve what we did under MON but in a more sustainable fashion. Thereby not losing £30ish million each season. Hopefully this will also mean more home grown players and a better style of football.

To answer your question, what was the point? In my opinion we could not have sustained our 6th places without either going bust or more funding from Randy, so arguably "the point" was to safeguard our future.

so relegation battles is our future then?

from what i have seen in the media and on the net

our 6th place finishes have bust us for quite a while


back to the normal for us then

Perhaps, if we had been more sensible then we could have achieved to the same level as we did before? If you think the money wasted on Steve Sidwell, Habib Beye, Curtis Davies and countless other pieces of ballast was the difference between a relegation battle and sixth place then the answer to the question I pose is no. However, these guys made no difference to us, we have a young side (a few players aside) most of whom are yet to meet their peak and beyond that we have a collection of talented players coming through who can supplement that. If we can hang on to the vast majority of these players then there is reason we can't be back in the top six. If we can supplement that with a few decent acquisitions in the transfer windows then we will be able to do more with less.

[madirishvillain]

I'd be happy if we could achieve what we did under MON but in a more sustainable fashion. Thereby not losing £30ish million each season. Hopefully this will also mean more home grown players and a better style of football.

To answer your question, what was the point? In my opinion we could not have sustained our 6th places without either going bust or more funding from Randy, so arguably "the point" was to safeguard our future.

so relegation battles is our future then?

from what i have seen in the media and on the net

our 6th place finishes have bust us for quite a while


back to the normal for us then

What's the normal for us?

Since Sky invented football in 1992, we've finished in the top six in 9 of the 18 seasons. In 13 of those seasons, we've finished 8th or higher.

It's bewildering to see Villa fans moaning about the way the media talk us down when we're so good at doing it ourselves.

fair point paulie

so the papers saying we have basically flucked ourselves under MON isnt true?

thank fluck for that

[Gazza1982]

Surely the next level for us is what Spuds are currently achieving. We are bigger than them and they are enjoying trips to the San Siro as well as regularly being in the top 5.
No-one expects us to break the top 4, certainly not me but the Europa cup is certainly worth a shot and we should be looking to win one of the 2 domestic cups.
The most encouraging thing for me is the crop of home grown talent we have nurtured and to get nearly 35K for boring Blackburn is also a healthy sign.

[dave.woodhall]

fair point paulie

so the papers saying we have basically flucked ourselves under MON isnt true?

thank fluck for that

The papers were saying we were skint and Randy wouldn't stump up any more money right until the time Darren Bent arrived.

[madirishvillain]

fair point paulie

so the papers saying we have basically flucked ourselves under MON isnt true?

thank fluck for that

The papers were saying we were skint and Randy wouldn't stump up any more money right until the time Darren Bent arrived.

very true but they also said that was a panic buy to save us from relegation

24 million now or go the same way as everyone bar west brom?

how much would have relegation cost us compared to 24 million?

so next season we can expect to splash the cash then to save us from a repeat of this season?

think the papers might have got this right to be honest Dave

[TheSandman]

We shall see about that.

[Michel Sibble]

No. Relegation looms.

Then Randy sells.

Then administration.

Then non-league.

Then death.

[dave.woodhall]

very true but they also said that was a panic buy to save us from relegation

24 million now or go the same way as everyone bar west brom?

how much would have relegation cost us compared to 24 million?

so next season we can expect to splash the cash then to save us from a repeat of this season?

think the papers might have got this right to be honest Dave

Know for a fact the papers got this wrong.

[madirishvillain]

very true but they also said that was a panic buy to save us from relegation

24 million now or go the same way as everyone bar west brom?

how much would have relegation cost us compared to 24 million?

so next season we can expect to splash the cash then to save us from a repeat of this season?

think the papers might have got this right to be honest Dave

Know for a fact the papers got this wrong.

ok i hope you are right Dave

i really really hope you are right mate

i couldnt have another season like this

we are ok now arent we?

from relegation?

[dave.woodhall]

Maybe it would be better if you took the rest of the night off.

[madirishvillain]

Maybe it would be better if you took the rest of the night off.

no bother Dave

but since its morning time

i will ask...why?

[Dave Cooper please]

Maybe it would be better if you took the rest of the night off.

no bother Dave

but since its morning time

i will ask...why?

Oh fuck off.

Can I say fuck off, you know, and claim it's late and I've had beer? If so, fuck off.

[KevinGage]

Now is the time to be bold and appoint John Galliano as Villa manager.

If we could pull that off, and have someone other than Ash winning the trifecta next season we'd be set. Incisive, offensive football and really smashing shirts.

Plenty of slenders being cupped in the Bartons after every home match. Guaranteed.

[Sexual Ealing]

Surely the next level for us is what Spuds are currently achieving. We are bigger than them and they are enjoying trips to the San Siro as well as regularly being in the top 5.
No-one expects us to break the top 4, certainly not me but the Europa cup is certainly worth a shot and we should be looking to win one of the 2 domestic cups.
The most encouraging thing for me is the crop of home grown talent we have nurtured and to get nearly 35K for boring Blackburn is also a healthy sign.

I hate the 'bigger' arguments - so I'm not sure why I'm doing this, I guess I'm just a tit - but are we really 'bigger' than Spurs? We're morally and historically their masters, but 'bigger'? They've got more fans, a better team, and they caught the Champions League bus just in time so I think they've got more potential to grow and be more successful.

But 'big' is a shit argument in football.

Real Madrid, Manchester United, AC Milan, Juventus, Celtic, Rangers, Galatassaray, Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, Liverpool - all 'big' clubs. I'd still rather watch Shrewsbury.

[KevinGage]

I'd rather spoon my own eyeballs out and eat them than watch any of that lot.