Relegation?

[olaftab]

I've actually toyed with the notion today if relegation would actually be a blessing. It wouldn't (of course) but if it had to happen to get rid of Lambert and wake Randy and Faulkner from their malaise it might just be worth it in the long run

I have toyed with the notion of having my eyes gorged out with a hot poker as it would be a blessing not to wear glasses.

[ROBBO]

The main reason A M was sacked was the season ticket disaster that was looming, it's the same this season, lose to Norwich and Randy will see 10.000 season tickets disappearing next season. Appoint a new manager and most will sign on again. I'ts all about money.

[paulcomben]

I've actually toyed with the notion today if relegation would actually be a blessing. It wouldn't (of course) but if it had to happen to get rid of Lambert and wake Randy and Faulkner from their malaise it might just be worth it in the long run

I have toyed with the notion of having my eyes gorged out with a hot poker as it would be a blessing not to wear glasses.

Filling your eyes with food does not sound too bad. We would all love to gorge on a feast of slightly tactically aware football and a consequent victory this Sunday. More likely to be gouged of our ticket money for the opposites, though.

[Des Little]

Make no mistake, relegation would be a total disaster. Absolutely zero good comes out if it, and I defy anyone to say otherwise.

[rob_bridge]

Make no mistake, relegation would be a total disaster. Absolutely zero good comes out if it, and I defy anyone to say otherwise.

Agree Des - in 1987 it was a big wake up call.

A necessary evil to ensure Doug could see some of his folly. He hired someone who stood up to him as was necessary and ripped the rotten playing structure to bits and then rebuilt it in what in hindsight a matter of weeks.

This time there will be no Graham Taylor, no saviour just another also ran picking up another loot as they slide down the leagues. People like Owen Coyle or Ian Holloway or Paul Ince.

That is the reality.

[Steve67]

No way would relegation be a blessing.  The club halves in value, as do the players, there is no glory going to Doncaster or the scum.  It is the absolute unthinkable.  It might be the wake up call in terms of the club telling us that we should just be grateful for being in the Premiership but screw that.  Villa should be in the top half of the Prem AND being run properly.

[saunders_heroes]

Relegation would be humiliating for a club as big as Villa. It simply cannot be allowed to happen.

[Chris Harte]

Make no mistake, relegation would be a total disaster. Absolutely zero good comes out if it, and I defy anyone to say otherwise.

This.

[Chris Harte]

Relegation would be humiliating for a club as big as Villa. It simply cannot be allowed to happen.

And this.

[ChicagoLion]

We have the unintelligible in pursuit of the unthinkable.

[LTA]

I'm not totally convinced Lambert is 100% bullet proof from the sack.  The board said they wouldn't sack McLeish, but the reaction to him after that game against Bolton made them realise they had to, otherwise the season ticket sales would drop like a stone.  If may well be that, with putting out feeders to fans about whether they will renew next season, that they are testing the water before dropping this new contract and a pen under the managers nose for him to sign.

Norwich could be Lambert's "Bolton".  Lose that, and there will be a lot of anger pouring down onto him, and I have to say that looking at his demenour on the touchline in recent weeks, he looks a beaten men at the end of his tether.

[PeterWithesShin]

No manager is ever totally bullet proof. Apart from maybe Dario Grad,i although if Crewe had ended up in the Conference they might have binned him.

[olaftab]

I've actually toyed with the notion today if relegation would actually be a blessing. It wouldn't (of course) but if it had to happen to get rid of Lambert and wake Randy and Faulkner from their malaise it might just be worth it in the long run

I have toyed with the notion of having my eyes gorged out with a hot poker as it would be a blessing not to wear glasses.

Filling your eyes with food does not sound too bad. We would all love to gorge on a feast of slightly tactically aware football and a consequent victory this Sunday. More likely to be gouged of our ticket money for the opposites, though.

Gorged/gouged ...bloody auto correction never works properly when you need it!

[David_Nab]

At least with Lambert if we do sack him this time we won't have to pay up to much compo.

As far as I am concerned Relegation is instant sack no questions asked no if's but maybe he has to go.As it stands if our form continues and we stumble over the line he has to go too.

Relegation would be a disaster ,look at QPR should be walking that league but going down with a season of being shit and it's  very hard to turn that ship around and get into being a winning team again.You don't come straight back up and then you lose all your players and have to completely rebuild.In no way shape or form is going down going to be a good thing.

[*shellac*]

After the horrors of the last relegation, I don't want to experience it again.