Relegation?

[clash city rocker]

Anyone that is business savvy should realise they wouldn't make any money by buying us...so who does that leave ?

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm still extremely wary of a takeover even after all this terrible football. There have been too many Yeungs, Tans and Gaydamaks to feel entirely comfortable.

True, but none of them spent £200m just to start playing the game.

And any buyers would be buying from someone who'd spent nigh on a quarter of a billion pounds and failed to make it work, so they'd be under no illusions about the cash required.

It'd be telling if we did get taken over by a billionaire for a second time, though, whilst the likes of Everton go totally ignored.

[olaftab]

Fulham was probably our biggest fuck up regarding safety from relegation this season.

Agreed, a draw was all we needed. And we never looked like getting it.

Yes I remember that draw we never looked like getting where they scored eight minutes from time!

[clash city rocker]

Just think...first game of this season and everything looked so promising. ..then another 33 games came along and bang went the promise.

[PeterWithesShin]

Fulham was probably our biggest fuck up regarding safety from relegation this season.

Agreed, a draw was all we needed. And we never looked like getting it.

Yes I remember that draw we never looked like getting where they scored eight minutes from time!

Oh Affers, the scores were only level for a total of 75 minutes, no way did it ever look like being a draw

[curiousorange]

I'm still extremely wary of a takeover even after all this terrible football. There have been too many Yeungs, Tans and Gaydamaks to feel entirely comfortable.

True, but none of them spent £200m just to start playing the game.

And any buyers would be buying from someone who'd spent nigh on a quarter of a billion pounds and failed to make it work, so they'd be under no illusions about the cash required.

It'd be telling if we did get taken over by a billionaire for a second time, though, whilst the likes of Everton go totally ignored.

Football club takeovers confuse me. Presumably nobody buys a football club thinking they'll make a profit. Even taking into account worldwide fan bases, which need a couple of decades continuous success to build, the incomings will always be dwarfed by losses. The takeovers which have met with most success are the ones in which the owners have ignored any sane financial advice. Even Liverpool, with their apparently skinflint title win, spent about a hundred million under Dalgleish and Rodgers.

[ChicagoLion]

Manure makes money for the owners, its about the only club that does though.

[myf]

Aren't Arsenal one of the most profitable clubs in Europe?

[Villa in Denmark]

Manure makes money for the owners, its about the only club that does though.

Shouldn't that be Manure make money to service the debt the owners saddled the club with?

[citizenDJ]

Do you know, I think with all the bru-ha-ha about takeovers and whatnot, I'd managed to miss just how near we are to disaster! The following is from Football365;

Aston Villa
It really isn't fun being a Villa fan right now. Since May last year they have won consecutive matches on only one occasion, it's now six victories since September and since December alone have suffered defeats to Stoke (twice), Crystal Palace (twice), Manchester United (twice) Fulham (twice), Sheffield United, West Ham, Newcastle, Arsenal and Everton. They have also failed to score more than one goal in each of their last six games (and just 3 of their last 21 matches).

What's more, Paul Lambert's side are being dragged into a relegation battle they have been lucky to keep at arm's length given their woeful form. Lose to Swansea on Saturday and they could be two points from relegation with three games remaining, the entire bottom three still able to catch them.

With visits to White Hart Lane and the Etihad in their final two matches, Villa could well be the team dragged into the mire. Given the mind-numbing nature of their football of late, it would be difficult to have too much sympathy.

[saunders_heroes]

Do you know, I think with all the bru-ha-ha about takeovers and whatnot, I'd managed to miss just how near we are to disaster! The following is from Football365;

Aston Villa
It really isn't fun being a Villa fan right now. Since May last year they have won consecutive matches on only one occasion, it's now six victories since September and since December alone have suffered defeats to Stoke (twice), Crystal Palace (twice), Manchester United (twice) Fulham (twice), Sheffield United, West Ham, Newcastle, Arsenal and Everton. They have also failed to score more than one goal in each of their last six games (and just 3 of their last 21 matches).

What's more, Paul Lambert's side are being dragged into a relegation battle they have been lucky to keep at arm's length given their woeful form. Lose to Swansea on Saturday and they could be two points from relegation with three games remaining, the entire bottom three still able to catch them.

With visits to White Hart Lane and the Etihad in their final two matches, Villa could well be the team dragged into the mire. Given the mind-numbing nature of their football of late, it would be difficult to have too much sympathy.

What a horrible read. Let's get the win to keep us up then hope we're taken over in the summer. We're all sick to the teeth of reading crap like above.

[rob_bridge]

We are going to put Swansea to the sword. Lambert will show that upstart Monk how to get the best out of a bunch of players many of who should be in a lower league.

[PaulWinch again]

Do you know, I think with all the bru-ha-ha about takeovers and whatnot, I'd managed to miss just how near we are to disaster! The following is from Football365;

Aston Villa
It really isn't fun being a Villa fan right now. Since May last year they have won consecutive matches on only one occasion, it's now six victories since September and since December alone have suffered defeats to Stoke (twice), Crystal Palace (twice), Manchester United (twice) Fulham (twice), Sheffield United, West Ham, Newcastle, Arsenal and Everton. They have also failed to score more than one goal in each of their last six games (and just 3 of their last 21 matches).

What's more, Paul Lambert's side are being dragged into a relegation battle they have been lucky to keep at arm's length given their woeful form. Lose to Swansea on Saturday and they could be two points from relegation with three games remaining, the entire bottom three still able to catch them.

With visits to White Hart Lane and the Etihad in their final two matches, Villa could well be the team dragged into the mire. Given the mind-numbing nature of their football of late, it would be difficult to have too much sympathy.

What a horrible read. Let's get the win to keep us up then hope we're taken over in the summer. We're all sick to the teeth of reading crap like above.

Yeah it's not far wrong, I just really hope we win on Saturday. It's getting fairly desperate.

[Clampy]

I can see Fulham beating Hull tomorrow and Sunderland are working heard enough to suggest they'll get something. The Stripeyfilth played some decent stuff against Man City so they're going to give West Ham a game. I can't see Norwich getting anything at Old Trafford though. In other words, we can't afford to lose.

[Des Little]

In the name of all that is holy, please give us a win tomorrow, Have we not suffered enough?! Come on Villa