Duck Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Just looking at our current situation and trying to pin it on a specific moment when we started to go backwards instead of forwards. For me looking back the moment we started to lose it was the 6-0 defeat at home to Newcastle, 22nd August 2010. O'Neill had just left, macdonald, houllier and Mcallister would take over during the season. We only gathered 19 points after that before the new year. We finished the season 9th after a winning run towards the end, but the turmoil had thrown is completely. The spending was cut back the following summer and we are where we are. Before this point I think we were actually getting into a good place. Interested to see when the rest of you would consider a turning point, if you had to choose a specific place in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 It's just been a downward spiral since Mon left. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Lerner buying the club and trusting O'Neil with 100's millions of pounds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 arsenal signed arshavin, we signed heskey 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted January 29, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) When Carew picked up that ballboy in the 5-1 vs Sha. I've always thought that was the crest of the wave of the MON era and arguably the Lerner era. It's been down-hill ever since. Edited January 29, 2016 by TheAuthority Keyboard dyslexia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 When Houllier and his poor health left the club. This could have been Garde all those years ago! Think Houllier could have improved the club all round. If only and how many times over the years have we said that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 It is still that Heskey signing. Sorry Emile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 1874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I'm sure this thread was done a few weeks back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 49 minutes ago, Woodytom said: I'm sure this thread was done a few weeks back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 It's started going wrong in 2010 when Lerner decided he was done with paying Premier League wages. Ever since we've done nothing but sell our best players and replace them with inferior cheaper ones. Now 6 years later the chickens have finally come home to roost and we're staring relegation in the face. Our decline is 100% down to Lerner's disinterest in the club. Shame on him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie k Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 id say in 1993. (i was 7) my dad and brother tell me i must pick a team to follow. villa had the irish connection, townsend, houghton, mc grath and staunton so that was one of the main reasons i picked them. 2 throphies in the following years, but its been going downhill ever since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 after MON left and Lerner decided he can afford to buy a football club but he cant afford the day to day running costs. People say MON spent too much money but he spent that money and we were up there with the other clubs that spend money.Now we spend a lot less and guess what, we are down there with the other clubs that dont spend a lot,in fact we are even below clubs like Bournmouth,Norwich and Watford. Its quite simple really.The clubs at the top spend more than the clubs at the bottom.Hopefully we can match the spending of the clubs in the championship ?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 The day Lerner decided he could run a Premier League team on a Championship budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 7 hours ago, ferguson1 said: When Houllier and his poor health left the club. This could have been Garde all those years ago! Think Houllier could have improved the club all round. If only and how many times over the years have we said that! Yeah, well some mug decided to employ a man with heart problems in the first place.... another great decision from the top. Houllier's tenure was never gonna end any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanO Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 The day Ellis 1st received interest from Randy Lerner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 How can you pick a moment when things started to go wrong when arguably it was never actually right 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONCABA Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Throwing away a 2 goal lead against Stoke whilst vying for 4th place with Arsenal. The rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 1 hour ago, MONCABA said: Throwing away a 2 goal lead against Stoke whilst vying for 4th place with Arsenal. The rest is history. Sorry but that had nothing to do with our decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Even if we would have made 4th place Lerner would not have spent the cash to sustain that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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