Please mate, don't go there with the whole "do a Newcastle" thing! I sat dejected after the game and said to my Dad and Brother that this whole sorry situation makes me wonder if Randy Lerner thinks that the way forward is to do what Newcastle did. Trouble is, coming back up is not a certainty for anybody! I told myself straight after that I was talking bollocks because it is just too crazy a concept to even imagine.
I wouldn't slag you off for what you said or call you a lesser fan etc. All I would say is that there are probably many who are hurting just like you, myself included. It is just so sad to read the thoughts of the ones who are suffering the most - the fans! Everybody at that club will move on at some point and the vast majority won't give a shit about the Villa. But, we the fans will always have Villa in our hearts and in our blood and we will be the ones remembering these difficult times. Just remember that it should hurt you if we go down and you should care. Randy is loaded and has so much good in his life that he can maybe afford not to give a shit if we lose, but are you in such a lucky position in your life mate?
I went there, haha - but then so did you and you have had to try to convince yourself that is not the case. I'm yet to be convinced...
Ah mate, it would be gutting if we went down, it really would... But since, I think around December time, I kind of realised that actually, we are **** awful. Since then I have come to terms with the fact that we are crap and may well go down.
Lerner clearly does not care about the fans or the status of the club or else he would not have allowed this to happen - so until change is made, I can't part with any of my money 'supporting' the troops the way they should be supported.