I would agree with you there General, to a degree. I think it's a combination of the Harewood deal, the Reo-Coker signing seemingly taking an age for whatever reason, the apparent lack of activity regarding other targets and the increasing realisation that we're not going to turn into world beaters overnight.
For people like me that realisation was already in place, others simply got carried away. I would recommend that in future all communication from the club regarding transfer targets should be limited to a "We're trying our best". As you're probably aware a throwaway comment made by Fitzgerald has led some fans to believe, including the author of this article, that the club has lied to us. Although we all want the same outcome, perhaps at times it's best to treat cirtain sections of the supporters as the enemy and not supply them with ammo.
We as Villa fans are a sensitive bunch. We've been mistreated so badly in the past that we're finding it difficult to dish out explicit trust. I hope you can understand that.