How Will We Do In The Championship?

[kippaxvilla2]

It's a genuine question as to be honest I'm very concerned at this moment but if we can get things sorted off the pitch I might not be.

There is zero momentum going into the close season.  We are very likely to beat our worst run of defeats record, there's no manager in sight and rumours abound that the current owner will not be spending a bean in the event he doesn't manage to sell up.

On top of that there are serious, serious issues around the quality of the squad and the disgraceful attitude and losing mentality engulfing it.

There is a third of employees losing their jobs and we are closing a main stand tier like it's a closing down sale rather than remotely looking ambitious.  The relationship between players, club and supporters is the worst I've ever known even more so than 1987 in my opinion.

All of this is a recipe for another disastrous season next year.  However, I was heartened to hear Brightons story and in particular what hughton inherited there when Hyppia got sacked.  The situations were similar.

I cannot see any light at the moment and yet with a few vital changes at the top genuinely think we could turn it round quickly.

[preston28]

I think we will do badly. Finish middle to lower half of the table.

[ChicagoLion]

We don't know who the owner will be, we don't know who the manager will be and we have absoloutely no idea who the players will be.
So serious answer, no one has a Fkin clue.

[West Derby Villan]

At the moment I think bottom half.

[Villan For Life]

We don't know who the owner will be, we don't know who the manager will be and we have absoloutely no idea who the players will be.
So serious answer, no one has a Fkin clue.

What he said.

[PaulWinch again]

Badly if a lot doesn't change. If we can keep Ayew, Adama, Amavi, Veretout and Gestede and build around them we might be ok. We need to get rid of Richards, Guzan, Lescott and Agbonlahor and then the core attitude of the squad will improve. Bear in mind that Steer and Gardner have both equipped themselves well in the Championship and they're both playing key positions.

We just need to hope a takeover happens quick and the work that is needed is done equally quickly.

[Mister E]

We will have a new manager and several new players, along with a few returning from loan.
Impossible to call it. It's all down to the choice of manager, quality of close-season activity and a good start.

[cdbearsfan]

If Lerner is in charge, we'll be bottom half and might go down. There will be no money to add players, the few decent ones will leave and the remainder will still be shite.

If a new owner is in charge I've no idea how we'd do, would depend on who the manager was and who we buy/retain.

[Jimbo]

I honestly think we'll huff and puff and finish in the bottom half of the table, a few places above the relegation zone. We'll suffer major humiliation against the knuckledraggers, and our home record will continue to be beyond pathetic, as every scruffy scrotebag of a club comes to Villa Park as if it's the world cup final.

Our problems are so monumental, so deeply ingrained, there will be no chance of a magical turnaround in our fortunes unless someone pumps millions into the club. Unlikely.

[nodge]

Blimey, pass me the razor blades.

[wittonwarrior]

We simply need a spark.  Sounds easy!, It is.

[rob_bridge]

Bottom half with the current crop. If Sinclair and Gestede perform as they have done there we may do ok. We still need 2 goalkeepers and a whole defence, Okore and Clark may be able to hack it if their attitude improves.

[PaulWinch again]

Bottom half with the current crop. If Sinclair and Gestede perform as they have done there we may do ok. We still need 2 goalkeepers and a whole defence, Okore and Clark may be able to hack it if their attitude improves.

We don't need two goalkeepers Steer has done really well in that division.

[Nastylee]

I think a change of attitude/culture is more important than who is in the squad. I actually think our current squad isn't as bad as they've made themselves look. Yes, it's not great but how Bournemouth and co can be so far ahead of us is actually ridiculous. With better management of the club and playing staff that group of players could have finished higher - it just needed some leadership, guidance and organisation but all have been lacking. As for next season, there's too many variables to make any predictions. That said, the current squad could walk the division under better management imo.

[kieron]

Now here's a thread that will accumulate a lot of pages over the coming months.