Sorry salsa party animal for taking a long time to reply, could not find the file I had put the article in. McGrath said this in the Daily Mail of 16th December 2015, interviewed by Spencer Morgan for Mail on Line. WHile the Mail is suspect, the quotes are as follows and as the interview did take place and there are pictures of him I have no reason to doubt they are genuine.
Headline is "We're heading for League One! Aston Villa legend Paul McGrath fears Randy Lerner will drag his old club to England's third tier".
Key quotes "I have always loved Aston Villa and it is because the way the fans have treated me. If there are not people who love the club then it is going downhill anyway. We are going to be second division next year, probably third division after and we are not going to come back".
he then discusses Randy Lerner. Article should be on line.
On signing my name, as there are no rules against it and some people like it , I will continue to do so. Its a name I am proud of, Hockley was my upbringing and Villa my heritage. A third generation supporter, my grandfather was the first and I was brought up to believe Villa could achieve anything it wanted to. THe sixties were the first time I doubted that, but once Vic Crowe brought us back out of the old third division it seemed we would never go back.
Sadly McGrath may be right.
Trevor Fisher
