rjw63 Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Glad they won today, it'll be satisfyingly funny when they miss out on the playoffs by a point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) I really hope results don’t go their way this afternoon. Really don’t like them or many of their fans. Edited May 8, 2023 by ferguson1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 8 hours ago, ferguson1 said: I really hope results don’t go their way this afternoon. Really don’t like them or many of their fans. No need to worry in the slightest. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) Tay fair Edited May 8, 2023 by mottaloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Got to be in huge financial trouble the coming years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Never mind baggies, keep your extra fingers crossed for next year eh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zatman Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Just like us with Gerrard, what could have been if they didnt have Bruce in charge at the start of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Corberan will probably be Leeds manager start of next season. Fun times for us next season regarding this lot I predict. Have a 20m deficit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Heheheheheheeeeee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 I think they will go same way as stoke now. They needed promotion this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkiller1981 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 26 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I think they will go same way as stoke now. They needed promotion this year. Having little to no knowledge of the situation I do feel like they are on the verge of financial implosion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 28 minutes ago, punkiller1981 said: Having little to no knowledge of the situation I do feel like they are on the verge of financial implosion worth more as a car park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted May 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10, 2023 'As ee gorra goo yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 I think even blose might overtake them. Seems odd that someone would want to buy blose and not wba as wba are the bigger club out of the two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted May 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I think even blose might overtake them. Seems odd that someone would want to buy blose and not wba as wba are the bigger club out of the two Seems odd that someone would buy either tbh. Especially Blues. Taking my snarky Villa specs off for a sec, it doesn't seem a good investment to take over a club, regardless of league position, with crumbling infrastructure (stadium etc). The money you would have to put in to get that sorted before you even look at the playing side of it, it seems to me would mean you would be pouring money into a big blue hole. Edited May 10, 2023 by HKP90 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Seems odd that someone would buy either tbh. Simple. Merge the 2. Greater Birmingham Albion. They then might get half-decent support in the championship. They could groundshare with Coventry when Waps move to Worcester. Edited May 10, 2023 by The Fun Factory 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted May 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Simple. Merge the 2. Greater Birmingham Albion. They then might get half-decent support in the championship. They could groundshare with Coventry when Waps move to Worcester. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Seems odd that someone would buy either tbh. Especially Blues. Taking my snarky Villa specs off for a sec, it doesn't seem a good investment to take over a club, regardless of league position, with crumbling infrastructure (stadium etc). The money you would have to put in to get that sorted before you even look at the playing side of it, it seems to me would mean you would be pouring money into a big blue hole. They're still a football club that is in the top tiers of English football. In a region of the country where there's only direct fan competition from one other club, in a massive city with a huge population. The potential fan base is huge. Admittedly, the work to gain any of those potential fans is also huge. You'd need to spend a fortune fixing/rebuilding the stadium. Spend a fortune establishing a squad, and hoping not to get relegated or breach financial fair play rules in the mean time. Having a fan on the FA board probably helps with this. And then you're competing for the next generation of fans with an Aston Villa that is looking stronger than it has done for decades. Baggies potential fan base must be smaller by some margin. And they're similarly up shit creek when it comes to their current financial stability. The challenge is almost the same, the upside is somewhat lower. Edited May 10, 2023 by MrBlack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted May 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 10, 2023 11 minutes ago, MrBlack said: They're still a football club that is in the top tiers of English football. In a region of the country where there's only direct fan competition from one other club, in a massive city with a huge population. The potential fan base is huge. Admittedly, the work to gain any of those potential fans is also huge. You'd need to spend a fortune fixing/rebuilding the stadium. Spend a fortune establishing a squad, and hoping not to get relegated or breach financial fair play rules in the mean time. Having a fan on the FA board probably helps with this. And then you're competing for the next generation of fans with an Aston Villa that is looking stronger than it has done for decades. Baggies potential fan base must be smaller by some margin. And they're similarly up shit creek when it comes to their current financial stability. The challenge is almost the same, the upside is somewhat lower. While I agree with most of what you say, I would argue about Baggies potential fan base (and I can't believe I'm saying this). I'm from the black country, and all my relatives and most of my friends support Albion. My whole family does, really (apart from my Dad, hence I'm a Villan). It's Baggie heartland. It's a much better fit for Yam Yams like me to support Albion, because most from here consider West Brom to be part of the Black Country, unlike Wolverhampton. Most folk I know don't consider Wolverhampton to be part of the black country. If Albion can market themselves as 'the team of the black country', they have a population of 1.1M to draw on, which is an excellent potential base. Luckily they think small time, and keep looking over their shoulder to the east. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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