ThunderPower_14 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 The FA Cup final really knocked me about, even though I didn't really expect to win. It was an absolute boot in the guts to a supporter base who'd already had a lot of boots in the guts and simply didn't deserve that. Not just the loss, but the sheer annihilation of our side made me rue what money has done to football more than I ever have. But it's really been compounded this week by Cleverly going elsewhere and Benteke and Vlaar to follow him shortly. Cleverly spent a season here and was revitalised under Sherwood, winning back a place in the England setup. But, if he thought we'd be able to keep up with mid table Everton, he'd likely have stayed. That is really telling for me. He weighed us up and chose someone else. I vowed to myself never to get worked up over takeover talk again after last year's thread dropped off the first page of Villa Talk, but there were so many murmurings of a takeover being basically ready to go if we stayed up, and there has been a deathly silence since the end of the season. I have absolutely zero faith in Lerner to invest to protect us from the drop, and we're losing our best player and only consistent goalscorer. Being a Villa fan at the moment is like having a terminal illness. You get rays of hope which are routinely brutally dashed, and you're in constant pain as the feeling of inevitability gets stronger and stronger. So yeah not great. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I think were relegated next season unless we replace half the team with quality Not going to happen is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Optimistic. I can't wait to see what next season will bring. We'll smash some teams, and no doubt get smashed, but it'll make for an exciting time. We might even get relegated, but I genuinely couldn't give a toss. We exist in the Premier League to make up the numbers, and to make it more viable to sell as a product, and to help just a handful of very rich teams get even richer. We're an exhibition club and merely a filler. If it did come to pass that we ended up in the Championship, I'd shrug my shoulders and enjoy it. We'd be the massive club for a change and we'd have some hope of achieving something; for a change. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I think we will be in the shit. Were going to lose our better players, and im not betting on us getting decent replacements in. Dont really know what could change this around. Getting well tierd of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 It's looking like once again we'll be relying on three teams being worse than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Optimism? Well I believe that maybe Watford, Bournemouth and Norwich can be worse than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Jack Grealish plays for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted June 6, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2015 Heheh, some optimism thread this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 We need to spend a fair bit just to stand still, and the manager seems to want to get rid of some other key players too. Not looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I'm quite optimistic tbh. I also don't buy into the spending x to stand still mentality. You can spend a fortune and get worse, or spend nothing and get better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 At least it will be interesting having Sherwood's first full season as a manager at Villa. He is a bit of a fruitcake but it might work out. Might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I don't know what to think to be honest. pre-Southampton I would've said we could challenge for top half. Last 3 games has been as bad as Lambert. I think it will probably end up somewhere in between, around 12th-14th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'm optimistic that we won't be relegated in the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'm optimistic that the same posters will be arguing with each other about the same crap as in the previous 4 seasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) I'm quite optimistic tbh. I also don't buy into the spending x to stand still mentality. You can spend a fortune and get worse, or spend nothing and get better For me its not how much you spend....it's who you buy Edited June 7, 2015 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'm quite optimistic tbh. I also don't buy into the spending x to stand still mentality. You can spend a fortune and get worse, or spend nothing and get better Foe me its not how much you spend....it's who you buy ......and for me it always has been 35 mill for Carroll or 50 mill for Torres...guarantees nothing on the pitch and heartache in the boardroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Don't give a shit. If we go down, we go down. If we don't, I'm not exactly going to paint the town red when we finish between 16th and 17th. Until we have new ownership there's nothing to be optimistic about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'm quite optimistic tbh. I also don't buy into the spending x to stand still mentality. You can spend a fortune and get worse, or spend nothing and get better For me its not how much you spend....it's who you buy Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Don't give a shit. If we go down, we go down. If we don't, I'm not exactly going to paint the town red when we finish between 16th and 17th. Until we have new ownership there's nothing to be optimistic about. ...and on what basis are we to assume we will be better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisagg75 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 i am an eternal optimist.i think the loss of clarke was huge as he and okore were looking good.i think with the introduction of robinson,the blossoming of grealish and hopefully bacuna playing in midfield we will do alright.i think sherwoods attacking style of play means we will win games.with the teams coming up and leicester,sunderland,newcastle i don't think we'll be as close to going down as this season.as i say i'm an optimist.mind you i thought in the 86-87 season we'd be challenging for europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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