How Will We Do In The Championship?

[Jimbo]

Arrogance is what's done us these last few years. That and complacency. We've drifted into nothingness because we thought everything would be alright. But we're as far from alright as we could possibly be.

Next season it all has to change. Arrogance and complacency must be turned into hunger and hard work. That's the only way we're getting out of that league.

As yet, absolutely nothing has happened to put us on the right track. We've taken a few steps forward only to scuttle several yards back. There's still time, but it's running out. We're relying on Lerner to sell us, preferably to good people, and that doesn't fill me with any confidence.

[KevinGage]

We are a side that seems to see graft and workrate as some sort of optional extras. You can see that if you look at the stats for total distance covered -if it isn't clear enough on a week (weak?)  to week basis anyway.

How on earth are we just going to turn up and storm that league? 

We need 5/6 new first team players minimum, and even that might only be enough to stop the rot.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

It will start off as a novelty for the bumpkins.  Going to Villa Park, the Versaille of football, having 5000 Villa packing out their pokey little ground, but when we've won 9 of our first 10 and are smashing up all in sight, their eyes will quickly flicker to the next fixture after us for hope of better returns.

good luck with a 5000 allocation lol

Lololol.

There's a number of big allocations available; Wednesday, Blackburn, Preston, Reading, Fulham, Small Heath, Wolves, Wigan, Huddersfield etc.

small heath and wolves are 3k or under as are foresj and leeds. preston sometimes offer 6 usually 3, the rest are around 4, barring preston no one offers 5k

decent allocations but not great

[Ads]

Which of those are 'pokey little grounds'?

All of them. Although Hillsborough is more pokey than small.

[aj2k77]

Storm the league?

We are not equipped to be remotely competitive at the moment. How can there be any drive when there's no one pushing things forward? Hollis came in in December and we have made 0 progression in 5/6 months, absolutely nothing positive has happened unless you count some people getting sacked and not replaced a step forward.

[Chris Jameson]

Which of those are 'pokey little grounds'?

All of them. Although Hillsborough is more pokey than small.

Substitute Villa supporters thinking that for Man United supporters and there would be a lot of folks getting hot under their collars on here, although I don't think you really mean what you said.

[Jimbo]

A lot of this hubris reminds me of the build up to the Bradford games. We didn't learn anything from them.

[Ads]

It will start off as a novelty for the bumpkins.  Going to Villa Park, the Versaille of football, having 5000 Villa packing out their pokey little ground, but when we've won 9 of our first 10 and are smashing up all in sight, their eyes will quickly flicker to the next fixture after us for hope of better returns.

good luck with a 5000 allocation lol

Lololol.

There's a number of big allocations available; Wednesday, Blackburn, Preston, Reading, Fulham, Small Heath, Wolves, Wigan, Huddersfield etc.

small heath and wolves are 3k or under as are foresj and leeds. preston sometimes offer 6 usually 3, the rest are around 4, barring preston no one offers 5k

decent allocations but not great

It was a number plucked from the air, but Boro had the entire lower tier of the Flabby End the other night. They'd probably not be allowed to give us that. The Wolves give you 3200 on the side and the upper and lower black seats in the north bonk. Preston give you all behind the goal if you want it. Blackburn give you 7000 if you want it. Wednesday give you all the Leppings Lane if you want it. Fulham give you over 5000, again, if you want it. Wigan give you 5400, you get the point.

There's lots of good, big allocations to be had.

Edited for Samsung and it's amusing autocorrect.

[Chris Jameson]

There's lots of food, big allocations to be had.

Already looking forward to a Wigan pie.

[Ads]

Which of those are 'pokey little grounds'?

All of them. Although Hillsborough is more pokey than small.

Substitute Villa supporters thinking that for Man United supporters and there would be a lot of folks getting hot under their collars on here, although I don't think you really mean what you said.

I mean it all. Small shit clubs not worthy to play in the same league as us, but here we all are anyway.

The idea that we're arrogant is laughable; timid and clueless is what the owner, managers and playing staff have been for years. Too afraid of Villa Park to be any good there. Pathetic.

[Chris Jameson]

I bet those 'small, shit clubs' aren't exactly trembling at the thought of having to play Aston Villa twice next season. Just of interest, who are all the 'small, shit clubs' you speak of?

[Ads]

The other 22 clubs. Somebody big will be playing in the dirt with us as well.

[Chris Jameson]

In that case I hope we're better prepared for the 44 cup finals we'll be playing than we were for the last one we played in.

[Ads]

Misconception. Nobody in the top flight, other than maybe their local rivals wants to play at Old Trafford or the Council House or Stamford Bridge. Your one game wonders maybe, with their mega store bags chock full of mass produced tat, bells on their jester hats muffled by the polyester fibres of their half and half scarfs, iPhones flashing everytime somebody takes a corner- they might enjoy the experience. But supporters don't. Getting beat and paying over the odds for it too. Ergh.

Fewer day trippers in there. Only the Noses will look forward to playing us in the spring of 2017.

[Jimbo]

Arrogance must be earned. A nice history and a big ground is utterly meaningless if you're not constantly striving for excellence, if you're not absolutely vigilant about getting things right. The likes of Man United have earned their arrogance, because they insure against miserable failure with hard work.

Our owner has been arrogant in thinking he knew best, in doing nothing when the whole world of football could see we needed competent people at board level. Too many players have been arrogant in strolling around the pitch. Getting fat. Going on the piss and the gas. Worshipping money and image over achievement. Regularly turning up against 'smaller' clubs and getting run ragged.

It's arrogance alright, but it's totally misplaced. Take that kind of hubris into the Championship and we'll be taken down a peg or two, without a doubt.

Edit: and teams don't want to play at OT or the Etihad because the home teams generally win there. Our record at Villa Park has been astoundingly shit for years.