They hung on to them both too long and wasted almost a ⅓ of a season in the process. We now have to hope for mid table at best for the 2nd season running!
If NSWE don't sack Gerrard tomorrow then the Villa Park faithful need to turn on them as the custodians of this debacle. In the good old days we used to turn on Ellis if he didn't do what was required of him and he didn't like it so he acted accordingly!