Poll - Sherwood - got rid

[saunders_heroes]

We didn't win anything under O'Neil either.

Neither were we an embarrassment. We are now.

But for all the money we spent, what did we actually do?

Finished top 6 three years in succession. Would you like a bit of that right now or would you rather another 5 seasons of utter shite like we've just had?
At least we could hold our heads up high back then. The club has been nothing but an embarrassment to fans for 5 long years.

[Clampy]

We didn't win anything under O'Neil either.

Neither were we an embarrassment. We are now.

But for all the money we spent, what did we actually do?

Finished top 6 three years in succession. Would you like a bit of that right now or would you rather another 5 seasons of utter shite like we've just had?
At least we could hold our heads up high back then. The club has been nothing but an embarrassment to fans for 5 long years.

Of course I would, but it was costing us a fortune and a wage bill we couldn't sustain.

[peter w]

We didn't win anything under O'Neil either.

Neither were we an embarrassment. We are now.

But for all the money we spent, what did we actually do?

Finished top 6 three years in succession. Would you like a bit of that right now or would you rather another 5 seasons of utter shite like we've just had?
At least we could hold our heads up high back then. The club has been nothing but an embarrassment to fans for 5 long years.

Given the resources he had 3 top 6 finishes shows just how much he squandered at Villa. That should have set us up, instead its set us back. 3 top 6s should easily have been 6th - 3rd - 4th.  We monumentally messed it up. Or, rather O'Neill did and we've been left struggling ever since due to one factor or another.

[Clampy]

We didn't win anything under O'Neil either.

Neither were we an embarrassment. We are now.

But for all the money we spent, what did we actually do?

Finished top 6 three years in succession. Would you like a bit of that right now or would you rather another 5 seasons of utter shite like we've just had?
At least we could hold our heads up high back then. The club has been nothing but an embarrassment to fans for 5 long years.

Given the resources he had 3 top 6 finishes shows just how much he squandered at Villa. That should have set us up, instead its set us back. 3 top 6s should easily have been 6th - 3rd - 4th.  We monumentally messed it up. Or, rather O'Neill did and we've been left struggling ever since due to one factor or another.

Also, if you believe what you read (and you always shouldn't) didn't he want Aidan McGeady for over £10m?

[Chico Hamilton III]

We didn't win anything under O'Neil either.

Neither were we an embarrassment. We are now.

But for all the money we spent, what did we actually do?

Finished top 6 three years in succession. Would you like a bit of that right now or would you rather another 5 seasons of utter shite like we've just had?
At least we could hold our heads up high back then. The club has been nothing but an embarrassment to fans for 5 long years.

Given the resources he had 3 top 6 finishes shows just how much he squandered at Villa. That should have set us up, instead its set us back. 3 top 6s should easily have been 6th - 3rd - 4th.  We monumentally messed it up. Or, rather O'Neill did and we've been left struggling ever since due to one factor or another.

It was a hell of a party though, while it lasted.

[saunders_heroes]

We didn't win anything under O'Neil either.

Neither were we an embarrassment. We are now.

But for all the money we spent, what did we actually do?

Finished top 6 three years in succession. Would you like a bit of that right now or would you rather another 5 seasons of utter shite like we've just had?
At least we could hold our heads up high back then. The club has been nothing but an embarrassment to fans for 5 long years.

Given the resources he had 3 top 6 finishes shows just how much he squandered at Villa. That should have set us up, instead its set us back. 3 top 6s should easily have been 6th - 3rd - 4th.  We monumentally messed it up. Or, rather O'Neill did and we've been left struggling ever since due to one factor or another.

Also, if you believe what you read (and you always shouldn't) didn't he want Aidan McGeady for over £10m?

Whatever O'Neill's mistakes I'd take him over any of the clueless muppets Lerner has employed since.
And O'Neill made some great signings as well as duff ones. Oh and he gave us a team that actually could compete in the PL as well. Remember those days?

[saunders_heroes]

Lerner more or less gave up on Villa over 5 years ago yet still fans defend him.

[Clampy]

We didn't win anything under O'Neil either.

Neither were we an embarrassment. We are now.

But for all the money we spent, what did we actually do?

Finished top 6 three years in succession. Would you like a bit of that right now or would you rather another 5 seasons of utter shite like we've just had?
At least we could hold our heads up high back then. The club has been nothing but an embarrassment to fans for 5 long years.

Given the resources he had 3 top 6 finishes shows just how much he squandered at Villa. That should have set us up, instead its set us back. 3 top 6s should easily have been 6th - 3rd - 4th.  We monumentally messed it up. Or, rather O'Neill did and we've been left struggling ever since due to one factor or another.

It was a hell of a party though, while it lasted.

It was great but if we couldn't sustain it financially, then fair enough. All that said, we still went out and spent over £24m on two players a few months after he left.

[saunders_heroes]

After selling Milner for a fortune.

[paul_e]

Lerner more or less gave up on Villa over 5 years ago yet still fans defend him.

It's nothing to do with defending anyone, it's to do with understanding that you can't expect someone to take a hit of £50m every season.

[Clampy]

After selling Milner for a fortune.

Milner was still there (I believe).

[paul_e]

After selling Milner for a fortune.

and your point is that money made from sales isn't allowed to be counted?

[saunders_heroes]

Lerner more or less gave up on Villa over 5 years ago yet still fans defend him.

It's nothing to do with defending anyone, it's to do with understanding that you can't expect someone to take a hit of £50m every season.

Nor should he be expected to run Aston Villa like a lower league club either.

[saunders_heroes]

After selling Milner for a fortune.

and your point is that money made from sales isn't allowed to be counted?

Well this summer we spent shit load of money but in real terms we only spent the usual £8 or £9m, yet still we find ourselves down with the dead men.
What's wrong with calling for the club to speculate to cumulate and showing a bit of ambition now and again?

[paul_e]

Lerner more or less gave up on Villa over 5 years ago yet still fans defend him.

It's nothing to do with defending anyone, it's to do with understanding that you can't expect someone to take a hit of £50m every season.

Nor should he be expected to run Aston Villa like a lower league club either.

and he isn't, the finances irrefutably prove that so what is your point?