Takeover rumours

[Damo70]

I love this idea that we're in decline and doomed when we're better off in every way than this time last year and the only way said seemingly-irreversible decline can be reversed is by clutching at the straw of a non-existent takeover.

To quote Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense, "People only see what they want to see."

I want to see us not humiliated at home. Is that too much to ask?

I felt humiliated by Monday’s game. I was looking for the rope and couldn't help but think how far we have fallen and what has happened to our once great club? It wouldn't have been like this under Ellis.

I am on the brink of tears here.

Really? I have felt humiliated a few times in recent seasons, but not on Monday.

[jeowje]

I think the problem seems to be that, whilst nobody at the club will admit it, the extreme austerity measures being taken have transformed us into a very poor squad with no obvious means or intent to improve. We are at times depressingly short of  premiership quality, and our position in the table is by no means as secure as 11th suggests. If there is a plan to at some point start buying players of suitable quality again, be it now or in the summer, it would be nice to be told?

[Concrete John]

I think the problem seems to be that, whilst nobody at the club will admit it, the extreme austerity measures being taken have transformed us into a very poor squad with no obvious means or intent to improve. We are at times depressingly short of  premiership quality, and our position in the table is by no means as secure as 11th suggests. If there is a plan to at some point start buying players of suitable quality again, be it now or in the summer, it would be nice to be told?

Wouldn't doing that say to the players we are signing that they're not good enough?

As usual, the club plays everything close to their chest, so while frustrating, we're never going to hear things like that from them.

[Fergal]

Would you rather have the humiliation of playing at the Red Bull Stadium or getting hammered 8-0 by Chelsea every couple of years? 

[Monty]

Would you rather have the humiliation of playing at the Red Bull Stadium or getting hammered 8-0 by Chelsea every couple of years? 

That's not the point though is it? If it's Aston Villa Red Bulls then it's not Aston Villa - it's some other club, avoiding 8-0 thrashings at the Red Bull Stadium.

[bertlambshank]

Would you rather have the humiliation of playing at the Red Bull Stadium or getting hammered 8-0 by Chelsea every couple of years? 

With twats on BMX's doing the figure of eight.

[ozzjim]

Would you rather have the humiliation of playing at the Red Bull Stadium or getting hammered 8-0 by Chelsea every couple of years? 

That's not the point though is it? If it's Aston Villa Red Bulls then it's not Aston Villa - it's some other club, avoiding 8-0 thrashings at the Red Bull Stadium.

How does it make a difference.

Spurs, Arsenal and United have all lost 6-0 plus in the last couple of years. Tonkings happen, even to good sides.

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I love this idea that we're in decline and doomed when we're better off in every way than this time last year and the only way said seemingly-irreversible decline can be reversed is by clutching at the straw of a non-existent takeover.

To quote Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense, "People only see what they want to see."

I want to see us not humiliated at home. Is that too much to ask?

I felt humiliated by Monday’s game. I was looking for the rope and couldn't help but think how far we have fallen and what has happened to our once great club? It wouldn't have been like this under Ellis.

I am on the brink of tears here.

Really? I have felt humiliated a few times in recent seasons, but not on Monday.

Sarcasm doesn't scan well on the net. I was taking the piss out of all the weeping clichéd shite that we read on here day in day out at the moment.

[Monty]

Would you rather have the humiliation of playing at the Red Bull Stadium or getting hammered 8-0 by Chelsea every couple of years? 

That's not the point though is it? If it's Aston Villa Red Bulls then it's not Aston Villa - it's some other club, avoiding 8-0 thrashings at the Red Bull Stadium.

How does it make a difference.

Spurs, Arsenal and United have all lost 6-0 plus in the last couple of years. Tonkings happen, even to good sides.

If you could carry on watching the GB branch of the Red Bulls international sporting franchise as if it's Aston Villa then that's fine. In this situation we'd all have to make up our own minds, and I'm not sure it would feel enough like the same club for me.

[saunders_heroes]

I love this idea that we're in decline and doomed when we're better off in every way than this time last year and the only way said seemingly-irreversible decline can be reversed is by clutching at the straw of a non-existent takeover.

To quote Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense, "People only see what they want to see."

I want to see us not humiliated at home. Is that too much to ask?

I felt humiliated by Monday’s game. I was looking for the rope and couldn't help but think how far we have fallen and what has happened to our once great club? It wouldn't have been like this under Ellis.

I am on the brink of tears here.

Really? I have felt humiliated a few times in recent seasons, but not on Monday.

Sarcasm doesn't scan well on the net. I was taking the piss out of all the weeping clichéd shite that we read on here day in day out at the moment.

And I was taking the piss out of the clichéd head buried in sand type shit from the posters on here who are so desperate to tell us all is well at Villa Park.

[not3bad]

Would you rather have the humiliation of playing at the Red Bull Stadium or getting hammered 8-0 by Chelsea every couple of years? 

That's not the point though is it? If it's Aston Villa Red Bulls then it's not Aston Villa - it's some other club, avoiding 8-0 thrashings at the Red Bull Stadium.

If Aston Villa Red Bulls did happen then I'd be supporting someone like Aston Unity outside the league.  So in thats sense yes, no more 8-0 hammerings by Chelsea.

[saunders_heroes]

Would you rather have the humiliation of playing at the Red Bull Stadium or getting hammered 8-0 by Chelsea every couple of years? 

That's not the point though is it? If it's Aston Villa Red Bulls then it's not Aston Villa - it's some other club, avoiding 8-0 thrashings at the Red Bull Stadium.

How does it make a difference.

Spurs, Arsenal and United have all lost 6-0 plus in the last couple of years. Tonkings happen, even to good sides.

If you could carry on watching the GB branch of the Red Bulls international sporting franchise as if it's Aston Villa then that's fine. In this situation we'd all have to make up our own minds, and I'm not sure it would feel enough like the same club for me.

That's because it wouldn't be the same club. We'd have sold our soul and it's not something I'd want any part of.
It's not gonna happen anyway so I don't know what all the fuss is about really.

[SoccerHQ]

I'm realistic. I'm not demanding a top 4 finish anytime soon. But is it really that unrealistic not to be at least at Newcastle's level e.g. a team in and around the top 6 with some quality players in their starting 11?

And they have Joe fcuking Kinnear as their DOF.

Them, Everton and Saints haven't spent the earth but they're all in better states we're in, playing better football and actually being teams who matter in this league.

[Monty]

Would you rather have the humiliation of playing at the Red Bull Stadium or getting hammered 8-0 by Chelsea every couple of years? 

That's not the point though is it? If it's Aston Villa Red Bulls then it's not Aston Villa - it's some other club, avoiding 8-0 thrashings at the Red Bull Stadium.

How does it make a difference.

Spurs, Arsenal and United have all lost 6-0 plus in the last couple of years. Tonkings happen, even to good sides.

If you could carry on watching the GB branch of the Red Bulls international sporting franchise as if it's Aston Villa then that's fine. In this situation we'd all have to make up our own minds, and I'm not sure it would feel enough like the same club for me.

That's because it wouldn't be the same club. We'd have sold our soul and it's not something I'd want any part of.
It's not gonna happen anyway so I don't know what all the fuss is about really.

Very much agreed, on both points.

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