Quote from: Fergal Bent on April 25, 2012, 04:29:50 PMWho ever wrote that is a c***. The Owner and Manager deserve to go down but we don't.Did you even read the article ?I think it's spot on and the letter that follows as a reply from 'danceoftheshamen'sums up what I feel exactly.
Who ever wrote that is a c***. The Owner and Manager deserve to go down but we don't.
I disagree. We often argue on these pages about what has gone wrong with football, inflated wages, incredible transfer prices, no loyalty. What Villa have done (albeit in clumsy at best, way) is to do it a different way. Nuture and develop from within. Our kids. Players that we have trained up from early talent spotting. Players that understand what it is to play for Villa, not just who pays the highest wage, or players that jump ship to move up themselves. Pretty much the only team in that league that are doing it this way, and it may not be successful. But my argument is that the other fucking 19 teams should just get fucked off into the Championship for being fuckers. Arrgh, this post was supposed to be all eloquent, but those two minutes of madness last night are still pissing me off
Ask Arsenal fans about Villa, and they'll say that we have been the worst footballing team at the Emirates this season.
I don't agree with this article. The fact is that Lerner has invested too much money, and has very little to show for it. He has invested unsustainably, and I don't have any problem with him scaling this back. However, to be successful on a modest budget you need a strategy, and you need talented people making the decisions. I think Lerner has ambition, but just doesn't have a clue how to go about achieving it. The analogy of 'a hotel shutting down for the winter and putting a skeleton staff in charge' doesn't fit with McLeish being the 20th highest paid manager is World football, and BCFC being well compensated for him being taken off there hands. Despite what everyone else was saying at the time, Lerner thought he was getting the right man for the job. He was wrong.
Quote from: Fergal Bent on April 25, 2012, 04:29:50 PMWho ever wrote that is a c***. The Owner and Manager deserve to go down but we don't.Why?Which fans do 'deserve' to go down? I can't see why one set of supporters would deserve their team get relegated any more or less than any other.
I feel for fans of teams who ..... are dumped down the leagues because of financial mismanagement by owners.
Quote from: Dave on April 25, 2012, 04:53:10 PMQuote from: Fergal Bent on April 25, 2012, 04:29:50 PMWho ever wrote that is a c***. The Owner and Manager deserve to go down but we don't.Why?Which fans do 'deserve' to go down? I can't see why one set of supporters would deserve their team get relegated any more or less than any other.It could be argued that seeing as we seem to be deserting en masse and are moaning like buggery rather than getting behind the players for one last push that we deserve to go down more than fans of some other clubs. In general no one should really feel sorry for fans of relegated teams, relegation happens, it's part of the game we love. I feel for fans of teams who go out of business or are dumped down the leagues because of financial mismanagement by owners.