Fans Worried Over Villa Future

[Toronto Villa]

Thought I'd bring back and old friend. Because I'm genuinely worried that we might wake up in August and realise we will be kicking off as a League 1 club.

[OzVilla]

I was only thinking about this thread the other day - maybe change ''worried'' to ''terrified'' or just ''dejected''.

[mr underhill]

I'm more than half expectingto be in Div 3 come August, in which case I'm expecting St's to be a lot lower than they currently are.

[ROBBO]

Where is JD and Peter W? it is years since we pontificated over the disaster Villa was facing in the hours when only us foreigners were awake, and here we are again who would have thunk it. Same shit different division. Sack all the management and elect three selectors from H&V and you watch the results, we couldn't do any worse.

[JD]

Not far behind you Robbo. Its like getting a comfort blanket back, but things are bad that this is the only topic that I want to post on.

[Ad@m]

Can we rename this thread 'It's February again, time to start panicking!'

[VillaBoy_23]

My main issue at the moment is I feel we're slipping further and further from the club I fell in love with. Now that isn't all to do with league position. We just don't feel like Aston Villa any more. I remember as a kid watching that old history of Aston Villa video that the BBC produced and I couldn't be prouder to call us my club. Now we just seem to be 11 men running around in a purple and blue kit. Even the remaining fans (myself included) who goto Villa Park every other week seem to have (understandably) given up. I feel we need to find our identity again although I fear we're too far gone.

[adrenachrome]

We're like monkeys on juice.

[in exile]

I cant and wont turn my back on 'em.
If we drop into League 1/Division 3 I'll still be there

[peter w]

Hello darkness (and JD/Robbo) my old friend...

[Villafirst]

I think we'll scrape staying in this League. Get Green and RHM to start games.

[darren woolley]

I would never turn my back on club I will be there through thick and thin whatever division we are in personally I think we will stay up and Bruce will sort us out it's bad at the moment but it will get better.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm not going to turn my back on Villa either, but the last 8 years have been largely fucking pathetic and embarrassing. Bruce needs to demonstrate very quickly that he can positively impact a game. As soon as we concede it is game over and it is not acceptable.

[dave shelley]

Whilst there will inevitably be those that will turn their back on the Villa, the bigger worry for me is, the next generation who will see other options to vest their interests in.  I could never imagine my life without the Villa in it but, when you've never had it, well...

[peter w]

That's just it. I never once considered tht my eldest child would be anything other than a Villa fan thanks to my love for them, his for me, and a good team to follow. Since he was born we've lived in London for about 3 and half years, Nigeria for 3 years, and turkey for just under a year. I'm the only Villa fan he knows (apart from family) and all his friends from overseas and back in London support the usual suspects. he's been to quite a few games and generally enjoys them. His favourite players were Gabby, Guzan and Westwood.

bit by bit as our dignity has been stripped away its been harder and harder for me to keep his Villa affinity going. He wants to support a team that at the very least doesn't lose every week. Not so long ago at bed time he said, "Dad, you know sons don't always have to support the same team as their dads". I could only agree and walk away.

When I was born we were in the 3rd but have no memory of that and we were back in the top flight when I have conscious memory of being a Villa fan (76-77). One year out of the top flight in 40 years. Now this. Losing every week in a shit division and a son who wants to support someone else because he doesn't like that he can't be proud of 'his'team. He's not from Birmingham so has no reason to support them other than me. All I ask is for Villa to give him something. Anything. But no. Every fucking week.