Christian Purslow - Resigned

[Nii Lamptey]

Anyone watched Sunderland Till I Die on Netflix? He reminds me of their former executive director Charlie Methven - A complete cnut of a chancer. Worryingly, I can see us going the same way if we're not careful.

[Des Little]

All CP needs now are a pair of bright red chinos and he’s won a full house in wanker bingo.

[Nii Lamptey]

All CP needs now are a pair of bright red chinos and he’s won a full house in wanker bingo.

Ha! Thanks Des - That brought a little smirk to my face 

[ChicagoLion]

Let’s hope that the owners are planning for next season as I would not trust the triumvirate of incompetence to be left to their own devices again.

[CT]

Anyone watched Sunderland Till I Die on Netflix? He reminds me of their former executive director Charlie Methven - A complete cnut of a chancer. Worryingly, I can see us going the same way if we're not careful.

That’s the worry. We’ve got the losing mentality firmly back in the club now. We found out last time, it doesn’t just change into wins because we drop a division.

[brian green]

Absolutely CT.  When the trap door opens you can keep falling.  We have done it before.  We have form.  It is not rocket science.  SGT summed it up perfectly.  If you want to forwards, first you have to stop going backwards.

[sid1964]

The £200 million abyss is staring us in the face - if we get relegated, the only people to suffer will be the staff at Villa Park, the players will all be off (the ones that we can sell) the rest will be staying and seeing out their contracts - as no one will want them!

[oldhill_avfc]

There is is a total over reaction here.

Since Eden’s Sawiris and Purslow arrived we have stopped going backwards.

Ok we might get relegated but we’re aren’t staring into an abyss. We go down with a much better squad than we’ve had for years with saleable assets and a core which could easily get us repromoted with a few judicious signings.

It’s not ideal model but look where the last yo-yo (Burnley) club is right now, who we could better than given our additional resources.

[brian green]

I think the reaction of just about everybody on here has been justified.  A weak team going through the motion and picking up their huge pay packets may seem small potatoes to those who watch Sky footy.  For those of us who do the real pain of a lifetime of the travelling and the expense of being a Villa fan, we ha e every right to be bloody angry about games like that last night.

[ChicagoLion]

There is is a total over reaction here.

Since Eden’s Sawiris and Purslow arrived we have stopped going backwards.

Ok we might get relegated but we’re aren’t starting into an abyss. We go down with a much better squad than we’ve had for years with scalable assets and a core which could easily get us repromoted with a few judicious signings.

It’s not ideal model but loom here the last yo-yo (Burnley) club is right now and We could better given our additional resources.

We are Financially better placed but that’s about it, the squad will lose its best players and be left with the rubbish. We have no idea if the owners will reinvest.
We had this same rubbish last time and it took 3 years to get out of.
We are just as likely to be the next Sunderland. Relegation provides no grounds for optimism. I thought we might have learnt that by now.

[andyh]

I agree we are not staring into a financial abyss. As long as the owners remain committed we are ok.

I do not agree that we have a better squad.
Take out the Crown Jewels (when I say that I mean players who will attract decent money despite their recent performances) and we are left with a very mediocre bunch.

I watched Leeds tear Stoke apart yesterday, a championship team who a million miles away from how we play.

The club has to bold and brave and bring in a management team who are forward thinking, and have players who are able to play at a much higher pace for much longer.

We have to get away from bland, safe and nice.

[Risso]

Where are the owners? Where is Purslow? Where’s the leadership at a time like this?

[Richard E]

There is is a total over reaction here.

Since Eden’s Sawiris and Purslow arrived we have stopped going backwards.

Ok we might get relegated but we’re aren’t starting into an abyss. We go down with a much better squad than we’ve had for years with scalable assets and a core which could easily get us repromoted with a few judicious signings.

It’s not ideal model but loom here the last yo-yo (Burnley) club is right now and We could better given our additional resources.

Perhaps I am old fashioned but Aston Villa being relegated from the top flight is an absolutely unacceptable catastrophe, whatever shape we go down in. 

[ChicagoLion]

Where are the owners? Where is Purslow? Where’s the leadership at a time like this?

I would imagine they are giving thanks to god that they don’t have to face a hostile Villa Park any time soon.

[Risso]

Yes you’re probably right.