Fans Worried Over Villa Future

[peter w]

Lets not forget how worried we are amongst this frenzy of posting elsewhere!

[DrGonzo]

I'm worried....
very worried 8-[

[Matt G]

If Barry goes for 4 million then I am at the peak of my worrying thus far.

[dave.woodhall]

And a warm welcome to all of tonight's participants.

[Drummond]

Thanks, it's nice to feel wanted!

[JD]

Newcastle after Dirk Kuyt worries me. A great old fashioned centre forward and I said we should have signed him two years ago.  ](*,)

Totally out of our price range now.  8-[

[JD]

You still in one piece Peter, or you had another accident?  #-o

[peter w]

Morning JD. Yeah still in one piece. I think the worst is over- he says not wanting to tempt fate.

Barry is a fuuny one. On one hand it really could be the start of the end. Top player going, you know this clown will not buty in an adequate replacement, and even if he did, we wouldn't have a decent team because O Leary has proven his managerial acumen is akin to turning a silk purse into a sow's ear.

Alternatively, it could be a good move, for all the reasons I've mentioned on the Barry thread. Sad to see him go for all his efforts, but on balance it may work out for the best for us. But, with a better manager to handle the money and the team there after. This cock will go out and get Jason Wilcox to replace him.

[JD]

Morning Peter. Good to hear you are on the mend.  =D>

I like Gareth Barry as a player. He may be a bit slow, but he is intelligent and can usually create the same space a quick player can, by reading the game well. He is still only 24 years old and is one of the players I strongly believe we should be building the team around.

I am concerned that if he goes we won't get a decent replacement. We are joking if we let him go for only 4 million.
 
Unfortunately every time there is news about Villa, it seems to be more bad news.  ](*,)  ](*,)

[peter w]

It just resonates across the footballing world. The carcass at Villa is seemingly ripe for stripping. A manager who is crap and a chairman who is just waiting to sell. We are an aimless, wandering football club at the moment. Nothing has come out of VP that can put a little spring in our step since, well I was going to say since the end of the season. But probably sincelast summer. We are in an awful situation. We are in a mess. It needs a strong manager to shake the place up, and a forward thinking chairman. But in the absence of both we may as well descend into in-fighting as its all we've got left.

[MysticRaven]

And I think that just about sums it up exactly.....A sorry state of affairs..when is the worry going to end?

[ROBBO]

Hold on hold on all we have is a couple of spurious reports that Barry is leaving. I do not believe anything that is said or reported about this club anymore as most of it is gobshite.

[peter w]

But in the media all that is needed is a perception of what is happening to convince people things will happen. it doesn't need to be true. If the Govt. leaked 6 months in advance that the basic rate of income tax was going to rise 5% and people moaned but it then died down. then when it would be introduced everyone would say,'Well, we knew it was going to happen'. If there was a mass uproar the Govt. would issue a denial and say it was just in the thinking stage. They got a reaction and realised it would be best not to carry on with that policy. If there was uproar at barry going then it would be unlikely to happen. it feels like it may be testing of the water. Split 60/40 whichever way then when he does go we'll be, 'Well, we knew it was going to happen'.

[Matt G]

I'm more worried about the weather at Edgbaston on saturday than anything Villa wise at the mo  :-k

[brian green]

Its going to piss down.   Thunder and lightning.  Hailstones as big as OLeary's nose.   River Rae predicted to burst its banks and wash away all the hose pipe ban notices.   Go to Ikea and spend a nice dry day buying lampshades and towel rails then you can spend Sunday putting them up.