Have the club accepted relegation?

[mrfuse]

More than anything I've seen on the field this is worst I've felt supporting villa that I can remember.The sad thing is if we do go down which is more than likely, then I will not continue my season ticket that I have had for years.

Unfortunately I will look like a spoilt kid not backing the team just because they are relegated, but the reality is I will not invest all my time and money while Randy sits on his Billions.

Yes he has put money into the club, but he took on that Job you cannot wash your hand of it when it suits you.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I normally have a 'gallows humour' about this sort of situation, but i'm having trouble even mustering that at the moment.
All I feel at the moment is cycles of anger and disbelief.

[Chris Harte]

We are still 4th from bottom, although if we insist on losing games against the teams around us thats not going to stay like that. Obviously, Newcastle next Tuesday will be the biggest game since Wigan last month and Southampton the other week (desparately unlucky to lose the latter, BTW)

I don't think the board, faulkner or even the tea lady will address the supporters - no matter how much people on here insist that they do.

[Merv]

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.

Trying to fathom this one out as well. I suppose you could say that as most clubs splurge most of the TV money straight to players and agents, it more or less comes in and goes straight out. Lower wages in the Championship would mean we could get rid of the  expensive old codgers and build around a team of young, hungry, up-and-coming players? Oh, hang on a minute...

I suppose if wages are lower in the Championship, they'll be lower still in League One.

Doesn't really make much sense, does it? Surely, with decent management and a wise acquisition and wages policy, you could use the daftly inflated TV money prudently.

I'm assuming the club have a business plan in the event of relegation. They must have drawn up forecasts and budgets based on dropping out the PL and into the Championship, and perhaps they have concluded that it would be viable to operate accordingly next season.

[JUAN PABLO]

Lose to Newcastle. It's goodbye. 

[Rip Van We Go Again]

We are still 4th from bottom, although if we insist on losing games against the teams around us thats not going to stay like that.

If we keep collectively voiding our bowels everytime there is a corner, we have no chance.

Guzan must be ripping out what little left he's got of his hair.

[Legion]

"We're not going to spend money trying not to get relegated, in case it doesn't work"

Fuck off, Lerner.

Sums it up perfectly.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I'm assuming the club have a business plan in the event of relegation.

Don't you fucking believe it.

[mrfuse]

Lose to Newcastle. It's goodbye. 

With all the games we have had to play and the fact they are fresh and Buoyant from new signings its safe bet that we will lose.

Maybe we should all take white flags and wave them at Learner.

[garyellis]

We are still 4th from bottom, although if we insist on losing games against the teams around us thats not going to stay like that. Obviously, Newcastle next Tuesday will be the biggest game since Wigan last month and Southampton the other week (desparately unlucky to lose the latter, BTW)

I don't think the board, faulkner or even the tea lady will address the supporters - no matter how much people on here insist that they do.
[You may well be right but believe me the more pressure we apply on this point the more uncomfortable they will feel and like I said this one is not for PL to try and explain./quote]

[Merv]

I'm assuming the club have a business plan in the event of relegation.

Don't you fucking believe it.

They must have something though. They must have looked at the scenario of going down (after last season's scare), calculated revenue lost, adjusted budgets accordingly, know how they'd need to react in terms of staffing and squad, projected impact on attendance.

They would have done that. There will be a contingency plan. A business this size would have this in hand. They would.

[avfc1966]

To all FANS its time for action

[eastie]

Lose to Newcastle. It's goodbye. 

With all the games we have had to play and the fact they are fresh and Buoyant from new signings its safe bet that we will lose.

Maybe we should all take white flags and wave them at Learner.

Best idea so far, wave our hankies or white flags !
As for the game i agree - newcastle will expect to win and i think they will with ease. 0-3

[myf]

Lose to Newcastle. It's goodbye. 

With all the games we have had to play and the fact they are fresh and Buoyant from new signings its safe bet that we will lose.

Maybe we should all take white flags and wave them at Learner.

Actually that would be very funny in the context of the flags we had on Tuesday

[Apyadg]

How do we protest against a chairman that's never bloody seen.