gblanchard

General, As with most Villa fans, I really do appreciate you coming on here and giving us an insight into the goings on at Villa Park. I have a few questions for you, with regards to whats happened over the last few months: 1) The Sponsorship deal with FX Pro seems to have ended rather abruptly, what was the reasoning behind this, was it a Villa led decision? I believe there was 2 years left on the contract, if it was ended by FX Pro, are Villa to be compensated or was there a get out clause (I understand this could be deemed as something the fans dont need to know and a private issue, but I am quite interested in the business aspect of the club!) 2) New Kit: With a lot of fans seemingly put about by the issues over the last few months, GH's departure, no new sponsor, no firm release date of kits, would it not be wise of the PR department to relase the base design of the kit (obviously without the sponsorship), just to show the fans that their is some progress. A small thing like this could possibly determine whether someone who is umming and ahhing about whether they should renew their season ticket to go ahead and renew it, as it shows the club are being pro-active (something that i know a few people have mentioned on here that the club are not). 3) Stewart Downing: as it seems that Ashley Young is being sold, what is the clubs stance with Stewart Downing. Liverpool are said to be keen, but I would consider them as direct competion, as they are a big club out of europe looking to get back in. Do we have a policy in place to avoid selling our better players to these types of club? 4)Alex Mcleish: I can see a lot of Villa fans are getting a bit aggitated about the suggestion of him joining us as manager, and i know the decision will be questioned within the media and on the terraces, how would AVFC go about assuring fans that this would be the right decision for the club? Any response would be appreciated, especially at this busy time for yourself. Thanks