MarkLillis Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 10 years ago this week we were 4th in the Premier league.3 points behind leaders Man Utd. What a disastrous decade. I know we have been lower in the league but who could have guessed back then all the heartache that was to come. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I think in the next 10 years we will back to Premier League mediocrity like we’re used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 That is super depressing, what a fall from grace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, a m ole said: I think in the next 10 years we will back to Premier League mediocrity like we’re used to. I think we will be back within 10 years without question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 16, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2019 It all depends on how serious our new owners are. They are not Xia with no money and they are substantially richer and personally more successful than Randy. I believe we will get back but once there it depends on their ambitions or if this is just a little side project for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Thing is even if/when we get back in the big league, it doesn't matter how rich your owners are as it's all dictated by ffp now. Chelsea and Man City both got very very lucky that their rich owners were allowed to spend before this ffp nonsense. Realistically the best we can hope for is becoming a mid table club again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, Junxs said: Thing is even if/when we get back in the big league, it doesn't matter how rich your owners are as it's all dictated by ffp now. Chelsea and Man City both got very very lucky that their rich owners were allowed to spend before this ffp nonsense. Realistically the best we can hope for is becoming a mid table club again. Woo hoo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Junxs said: Realistically the best we can hope for is becoming a mid table club again. I'd take that in a heart beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 How far we have fallen as a club and expectations to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) A decade... good lord, that came and went pretty damn quick didn’t it? It’s sad that there’s teenagers that won’t remember us as actually being comepetitive in the PL. We beat Sunderland this weekend 10 years ago. Without looking, obviously, can any one name the starting 11? Here is the answer! Edited January 17, 2019 by alreadyexists 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 The longest period in our history without winning a 'major.' Heartbreaking... Since football was invented in 1992, Villa have been fingered a few times by rule changes. We finished 2nd in 1992/93... only good enough for UEFA Cup qualification. A couple of years later, 2nd was a European Cup/Champions League spot. Finished 4th in 1995/96... only good enough for UEFA Cup qualification. A couple of years later, 4th was to become entrenched in 'holy grail' success measure of a football team when it was changed to be Champions League qualification. I'm sure we'll get back one day. As a reasonably successful football club over the course of history, I am gutted to think, that at the age of 44, there is now a big risk that I will never get to see my side win the FA Cup. For the mighty Aston Villa, it's a sobering thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Only 4th? MON out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, a m ole said: I think in the next 10 years we will back to Premier League mediocrity like we’re used to. in 10 years the elite teams will have formed a new euro super league and the prem will be the new championship...my prediction FWIW oh...just to show what a funny old game it is, 10 years ago today bournemouth were 23rd in league 2 Edited January 17, 2019 by tomav84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 In 10 years time we will be 12th in the Championship managed by David Moyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 19 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: In 10 years time we will be 12th in the Championship managed by David Moyes. We will need a manager with many promotions to his name to get us out the shi.. Oh wait a minute!? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 On 17/01/2019 at 02:50, alreadyexists said: A decade... good lord, that came and went pretty damn quick didn’t it? It’s sad that there’s teenagers that won’t remember us as actually being comepetitive in the PL. We beat Sunderland this weekend 10 years ago. Without looking, obviously, can any one name the starting 11? Here is the answer! Clicked this just to check if a midfielder was playing at fullback. Wasn't disappointed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) On 17/01/2019 at 09:13, Raver50032 said: The longest period in our history without winning a 'major.' Heartbreaking... Since football was invented in 1992, Villa have been fingered a few times by rule changes. We finished 2nd in 1992/93... only good enough for UEFA Cup qualification. A couple of years later, 2nd was a European Cup/Champions League spot. Finished 4th in 1995/96... only good enough for UEFA Cup qualification. A couple of years later, 4th was to become entrenched in 'holy grail' success measure of a football team when it was changed to be Champions League qualification. I'm sure we'll get back one day. As a reasonably successful football club over the course of history, I am gutted to think, that at the age of 44, there is now a big risk that I will never get to see my side win the FA Cup. For the mighty Aston Villa, it's a sobering thought. Didn’t we get done over with the europa cup once or twice too? Finished sixth in 2003-04, not good enough for qualification. They were keen to give the defeated cup finalists a go - Millwall. The season before teams as low as ninth appear to have qualified for some unknown reason (unless that’s just inaccurate bollocks, but having read around I don’t think it is). So years later we get to a cup final and lose, consolation of europa beckons...nope, by that point qualification has gone back to league position. Great timing. Edited January 18, 2019 by Shropshire Lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 On 17/01/2019 at 07:50, alreadyexists said: A decade... good lord, that came and went pretty damn quick didn’t it? It’s sad that there’s teenagers that won’t remember us as actually being comepetitive in the PL. We beat Sunderland this weekend 10 years ago. Without looking, obviously, can any one name the starting 11? Here is the answer! My guess:- Freidel, L Young, Cuellar, Collins, Warnock Milner, Barry, Sidwell, A Young L Moore Carew. Spoiler I was close-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 minute ago, AvfcRigo82 said: My guess:- Freidel, L Young, Cuellar, Collins, Warnock Milner, Barry, Sidwell, A Young L Moore Carew. Reveal hidden contents I was close-ish. Very close! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashingqwerty Posted January 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2019 In 10 years time we will still be a mediocre champ side and the world will have forgotten an Aston Villa was ever 'a big club' (assuming it hasnt already) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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