People Lining Up To Take Pot Shots.

[OzVilla]

I remember meeting some decent Millwall fans outside the Vine after we'd beaten them near to the end of that 1990 season.  They told us "you've bought the wrong one mate,  you'd have won the league with Sheringham".  Never forgot that.

[kippaxvilla2]

Warren Aspinall has said that he wouldn't be surprised if we ended up just playing as a power league team.

Our first game of the new season after next (we are that bad they will obviously demote us several divisions) is at Stumps (so at home) versus Anstar Angels.

[andyh]

Steve sidwell is having his pop now.

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/steve-sidwell-aston-villa-destined-for-league-one-4118678

Steve fucking sidwell!!!!

I nearly forgotten that he ever played for us, then I remembered how fucking shit he was.

[cannock villa]

Can't wait for a local derby against Hednesford Town, first Villa game I will be able to walk to

[aj2k77]

Steve sidwell is having his pop now.

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/steve-sidwell-aston-villa-destined-for-league-one-4118678

Steve fucking sidwell!!!!

I nearly forgotten that he ever played for us, then I remembered how fucking shit he was.

The only thing I remember him being good at was a ball boy.

[old man villa fan]

Steve sidwell is having his pop now.

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/steve-sidwell-aston-villa-destined-for-league-one-4118678

Steve fucking sidwell!!!!

I nearly forgotten that he ever played for us, then I remembered how fucking shit he was.

The only thing I remember him being good at was a ball boy.

Getting the ball back for that quick throw in was about the only good thing he did.

[old man villa fan]

"Cascarinho" is one that really annoys me with his insights

If I was unlucky enough to be in the same studio as him, any time he spoke, I would simply retort, 'But Tony, you were so fcukin useless, we lost the league because of it'  and repeat it until he shut up.

Ivo Staas got it right.

[supertom]

What's really sad is Sidwell would probably get into our lineup right now even at 50 years old or however old he is now.

[ChicagoLion]

Steve sidwell is having his pop now.

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/steve-sidwell-aston-villa-destined-for-league-one-4118678

Steve fucking sidwell!!!!

I nearly forgotten that he ever played for us, then I remembered how fucking shit he was.

He would walk into that team now.

[boboonthecorner]

The story about he U21 game infuriated me, I tweeted some African Football expert @garyalsmith. He was taking great pleasure in telling people that Ayews club suffered more humilliation. Although he did add however that Ayew didn't play. I pointed out both Ayew and Bacuna turned out for the U21's. This is why the Bojan story I just posted cheered me up a little with regards to Villa.

[trevor fisher]

Before Christmas Paul McGrath predicted Villa would go straight down to League One, and this has been well discussed recently on this site. However things are getting worse and we need to look at why. According to Tim Poole on the HITC web site, Paul Merson and Steve Sidwell have both said that this could happen. The club is so badly run it is possible, and Remi Garde added to the crisis by saying on two days before the SToke game that all the players are not giving everything and he would drop some of them but he does not have enough fit players to do so.

One reason for this is the 5 year contracts given to players. Its created problems already - look at Charles N'Zogbia, £65k per week but not playing. The mistake is having contracts that mean players won't be transferred - unless they have release clauses - and thus can stay around and do very little. Obviously the plan was to hold on to good players. What it means in practice is they don't have to work as they get paid big money and there are no challenges to their position.

Garde cannot be blamed, and he is right that the 74 minute walk out plan is not going to help. What fans ought to do is set up an independent inquiry into why so many mistakes are made at Villa. And stop thinking someone will buy they club. With the 5 year contracts meaning money is being wasted at a phenomenal rate, who is going to invest when the amount of money coming in will reduce but the outgoings are fixed at a stupid rate? How to get out of this mess will take more than a few walkouts.

Trevor Fisher.

[dave.woodhall]

Who, pray tell, will be involved in this inquiry and how will they get confidential information from the club?

[Richard E]

I don't see how anyone can possibly have a sensible opinion in February 2016 that in May 2017 we are going to go down another division when:-

a) We haven't been relegated to the Championship yet (albeit that this is probably a formality.)
b) We don't know who the Manager will be next season yet.
c) We don't know what the squad will be next season yet.
d) We don't know what other teams will be in the Championship yet.
e) We don't know who will be in the other teams in the Championship's squads yet.

It is silly hyperbole.   

[Jimbo]

I don't see how anyone can possibly have a sensible opinion in February 2016 that in May 2017 we are going to go down another division when:-

a) We haven't been relegated to the Championship yet (albeit that this is probably a formality.)
b) We don't know who the Manager will be next season yet.
c) We don't know what the squad will be next season yet.
d) We don't know what other teams will be in the Championship yet.
e) We don't know who will be in the other teams in the Championship's squads yet.

It is silly hyperbole.   

This level of uncertainty is what leads people to predict the worst. Uncertainty is never good in business. You only have to watch the stock market to see what uncertainty can do.

There was a time, not too long ago, when people thought we wouldn't be relegated. But now it's a racing certainty. And here's another certainty. The same dysfunctional organisation that has presided over this state of affairs will be present in the Championship.

While nobody is betting their house on Villa to go down yet another level, I certainly wouldn't put my house on it not happening.   

[Richard E]

That is a fair enough comment but I think people who are talking as if it is virtually nailed on to happen are going way OTT.