DARK SKIES: Is it ALL GOING PEAR SHAPED FOR US !!!!

[Ragatino]

Not my take on things at all.
Our owners knew full well what they were buying - a club turned by Ashley into a virtual basket case playing Russian roulette with relegation and promotion.
They knew all about FFP and its implications. So they knew they couldn't just throw unlimited money at the club, but were buying a long-term project.
The club under Howe massively over-achieved last season. As a result we didn't have a squad that could compete in both the premiership and the Champions League. A few injuries therefore led to players being over-worked, hence tiredness and more injuries, and not enough time to train and prepare properly.
As i see it, the only thing we could have done differently would have been to forget the domestic cups and play a second-string/youth team. not a good look for the fans, though.
That last years over-achievement has led to a situation where we are now lower-placed than hoped in the table can't really be a huge surprise, despite being a disappointment. However, with less pressure on the team for the rest of the season, and players returning from injury, I fully expect that our form will improve over the rest of the season, and that our owners will think that their project is pretty much on track overall. I would be shocked if they are losing belief in Howe's ability.

Alreet Bill!

Mate, you literally read my mind. I am getting a little tired of all the over emotional responses. I do appreciate that people don't generally have hope in the club and last year was a massive over-achievement. Sadly the gaming generation seem to think that it's as easy as Howe made it look.

We didn't have as many games as this season and were pretty much injury free. Villa are doing what we did last season. We'll be fine. People need to calm down and look at things more pragmatically and understand that in 3-4 yrs time we'll be a consistent top 4 club, we'll have bred in a culture of playing 2-3 games a week, we'll have a deep bench of quality players to enable us to sub in like-for-like, quality for quality players and we'll be a title contender.

Rome wasn't built in a day under PSR restrictions!

[toonozandy]

Alreet Bill!

Mate, you literally read my mind. I am getting a little tired of all the over emotional responses. I do appreciate that people don't generally have hope in the club and last year was a massive over-achievement. Sadly the gaming generation seem to think that it's as easy as Howe made it look.

We didn't have as many games as this season and were pretty much injury free. Villa are doing what we did last season. We'll be fine. People need to calm down and look at things more pragmatically and understand that in 3-4 yrs time we'll be a consistent top 4 club, we'll have bred in a culture of playing 2-3 games a week, we'll have a deep bench of quality players to enable us to sub in like-for-like, quality for quality players and we'll be a title contender.

Rome wasn't built in a day under PSR restrictions!

I always admire your extreme optimism, but things are not fine (in my opinion), especially if we need to sell our best assets to generate funds to purchase cheaper or speculative players. Yes, we've had many more matches, and injuries have been beyond a joke - but at what point do you point the finger at those that are responsible for keeping players fit, and managing their time so they don't burn and combust !!!!

It's easy for me to comment, but I would welcome a 10 point deduction, raise the middle finger to the assholes trying to strangle us, and go and buy whoever we want, and tell them to go forth and multiply. Take the 10 point deduction, as our season is FU(KED, get another 20 points to remain above 18th, and reset for next season.