Gambled and lost.....
I wonder if Terry wanted to leave or fancied another year?
Be most amusing if he'd asked to stay and they basically told him where the door was.
I don't think they're quite at that point yet, are they?
Fine old club, Villa, but I confess it did leave something of a bitter taste seeing just how pleased many of them were with their late equaliser against us a year or so ago. They expected to smash the Championship, and it clearly annoyed them immensely that they got nowhere near that aim, let alone a club of our stature beating them to it by many, many points.
Looks quite serious, wonder if Dr Xia is not quite as rich as he portrayed himself as
I wonder how many offers they'll get for Grealish though.
Talented lad, but seems very easily distracted off the pitch. I could see some clubs being put off by his reputation, or at least unwilling to pay the sort of fee his ability probably merits in the current market.
Sounds like a perfect target for a similar basket case - perfect for West Ham and their geezers..
Good call! Pay him handsomely, send him to London, and watch his career go to rats in another season of glorious West Ham failure amidst endless protests against the Dildo Brothers. It all seems almost pre-destined, in fact.
He wanted to stay.
No, Villa alas will be back in the Premier League before too long.
I don't mind Villa. Proper club, decent fans, long history, belong in the premier league.
All of that applies to Sunderland too ... and look where they are.
History means nothing: it's how well the club is run, and I'm not convinced that Villa is particularly well run.
If history counted for anything Brighton would still be in League 1
Of course. League position is a true reflection of where a team is at a moment in time. But I don't get the vitriol towards Villa at all, just seems to be sneering laughter at a big club fallen on hard times
In a football context, no.
Outside of football, I daresay somebody like Wayne Bridge probably doesn't have him on the Christmas card list.
I don't mind Villa. Proper club, decent fans, long history, belong in the premier league. In Snodgrass, Hourihane, Lansbury, Grealish, Admoah they have one hell of a midfield, but Kodija and Hogan were disappointing upfront and Bruce's tinkering was frustrating for their fans and probably cost them an automatic spot, he didn't manage them well last year. Players will always want to sign for Villa because of who they are, they'll get up sooner than later