Fans Worried Over Villa Future

[peter w]

Very John Blackwellesque then...

[peter w]

That would be your gut obscuring your view. Fattie.

[OCD]

Don't worry, we all stopped reading after the third line.

Credit to you for your perserverance  :smt002

[ROBBO]

That's the way Ian a good dose of despondancy never goes astray, if my failing memory serves me right we were travelling well this time last season only to fall into a hole. What short memories some people have.

[peter w]

A whole that was only lifted by a couple of late goals at home to Watford. The next two games will give us a telling indication of what we can realistically expect from this season. The league has split into two, rather oddly, rather than a top two, another three, another group of 5 or 6, and then the bottom lot. Our 9 straight points have taken us from 9th to 7th. A win on Wednesday will be a good marker. But if we don't win I think it will show that we aren't ready yet to get into Europe. That saying if we belt them from arsehole to earhole and come away with a 1-1 or a 2-2 then it will be another story. Its the performance and attitude that we need to look for.

[Bobby]

I confess I don't follow the UK football scene like you guys; half the time I don't even know what's going on at VP.

I just feel that whatever propaganda our new owners trot out, their main interest is playing safe and spending as little money as possible to ensure we remain a mid order club a safe distance from the 'drop zone'.

Quite apart from the fun involved in owning a foorball club; an owner should be making a modest return on his investment, as well as enjoying a serious capital appreciation.

European qualification would be a lucrative bonus, but not worth the outlay required to buy the stars who would ensure it.

I did some numbers, (perhaps I'll post them as a separate thread), on the sheer variety of League and Cup winners down the years; and how dramatically this variety has disappeared in the last decade or so.

Regrettably, I fear we are destined to remain mid table 'goal fodder' for the big boys until there's a fundamental change of the rules.

For me it should be quite simple: You use international players: you play in international competitions.... but only those using exclusively British players play in domestic competitions.

[JD]

A whole that was only lifted by a couple of late goals at home to Watford. The next two games will give us a telling indication of what we can realistically expect from this season. The league has split into two, rather oddly, rather than a top two, another three, another group of 5 or 6, and then the bottom lot. Our 9 straight points have taken us from 9th to 7th. A win on Wednesday will be a good marker. But if we don't win I think it will show that we aren't ready yet to get into Europe. That saying if we belt them from arsehole to earhole and come away with a 1-1 or a 2-2 then it will be another story. Its the performance and attitude that we need to look for.

I'll be happy with a draw tomorrow. It would be great if we could then follow this up with a win against Arsenal. They've lost their unbeaten record and air of invicibility tonight, with Fabregas going off injured (please don't be fit Saturday  [-o< ).

[VillaVA]

I am worried we will lose the next three in a row, and the Gooner one by a lot.  All very well to scrape a two-nil defeat and when you are Wigan playing Fabregas-less Gooners straight after an international week, but we aren't.

On the other hand, we may make it six in a row.

[peter w]

Bloody hell Bobby. Not sure if that's top drawer worrying or just morbid footballicide.

[ROBBO]

I like him.

[peter w]

He's definitely got something. Longevity though?

[JD]

He's not here today.
I'm worried that the site keeps having a melt down every time Villa play. ](*,)

[Legion]

When the site crashes, we score.

More crashes, please!

[Villa'Zawg]

I'm worried about the long term outlook for this thread :inappropriate smiley emoticon:

[Legion]

I'm not. There'll be plenty more for us to worry about in the future.