Have the club accepted relegation?

[tremzvillain]

A club without ambition to improve is an insult to the basic concept of sport.

Spot on. Disgraceful, spineless and pathetic attitude from those 'in charge.'

Lerner does not deserve to be a custodian of this club.

[ciggiesnbeer]

"Asked if he was optimistic there would be any new funds from his wallet to the club after the relegation slams shut this season, CiggiesNBeer replied: “No, not really.”"

Sorry, I hope the club understand, but you have to be careful with your cash these days. Its just too risky for me to invest my hard earned money in a club that has no desire to compete.

[tomd2103]

I can't believe we are in a position where we can't even make a couple of loan signings. 

[Pete3206]

What's Erik Bakke doing these days?

[adam#1]

The only glimmer of hope is that his lack of investment is a sign he intends to sell up as soon as possible. Why invest in something you're about to sell? Here's for hoping this incompetent rich boy buggers off soon.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I can only think it's not about the money, it's about the complete and utter lack of interest in the club.

[Fergal]

Fuck 'em. If only. If only they knew how much we're hurting right now and have been for 3 seasons, not just Bradford, but 3 fucking seasons.

And many have tried to stay positive in those three seasons and went out on a limb to stick up for these scumbags destroying Aston Villa.

I don't like the word scumbag but when I see a billionaire destroying the club that has been a constant source of escape (and mostly enjoyment) for me then I will use it liberally.

Fuck off the lot of them.

Indeed fuck them...

[bones.]

I read something similar yesterday on the BBCs Ivan Gaskells twitter page, he then went on to apologise for misquoting Paul Lambert and any innacurate reporting. Now it seems it might have been accurate after all.  I have never known anything like this from the Villa, I am so fucked off right now.  https://mobile.twitter.com/IvanGaskell1

[Karlos96]

I can't believe what I have just read, Lerner is a fucking idiot, everyone around us is buying players trying to ensure they stay in the Prem as they all know how much money teams will be getting next season while he just sits there an accepts it. The guy doesn't have a clue about running a business, that's what you get when you're a little rich kid who has never had to work to get his money. I'm actually beginning to despise him, I've always felt that was something not quite right ever since he took over.

The next six days will shape our club for years if as it appears they will do nothing then it will take a miracle for us to stay up, if we go down we will not come back straight away this squad would struggle in the championship it's not good enough. I'm so fucking angry if you're not interested anymore Lerner sell us and fuck off you useless fucking clown.

[Californian Villain]

The only glimmer of hope is that his lack of investment is a sign he intends to sell up as soon as possible. Why invest in something you're about to sell? Here's for hoping this incompetent rich boy buggers off soon.

Too right. Just like the club was suddenly skint when Doug was getting ready to sell....

[Nev]

I posted this on the 15th Jan:

It looks deliberate to me. How can you think anything else when, following the run of results we have had, the club does not do anything to address it?

The manager sits and watches as if he has been assured that his position is safe regardless of relegation.




I didn't think they'd be stupid enough to admit it though.

[curlytailavfc]

we need to let the bastards know at the newcastle game how we feel or are going stiff upper lip acdc style

[OzVilla]

If the carrot of £60m per season guaranteed income for three seasons isn't enough for us to invest in the squad now - moderately then I can only assume that going down with any more costs on the balance sheet would see us go into Administration - that is the only logical conclusion I can draw from this utterly conservative and ludicrous approach.

This is my worry too.  Lerner/Faulkner have either been mismanaged us to the point of going bust or they just don't give a shit so refuse to spend anything.

What a choice!!

[Rigadon]

Lerner is downsizing or he is totally and utterly skint.  Shambolic.

Anybody still think Paul Lambert is the man?

[NeilH]

Can somebody with a more analytical brain than mine (or a nice Excel sheet) please explain to me how it could make better financial sense to allow to to wither and be relegated than stay up. I simply cannot cannot fathom this out given that we are on the cusp of a new number TV deal.