Aston Villa

[Gash]

a big part of scolari getting sacked iyam, and also a big reason why arsenal may be forced to look at their position at the end of the season.

 

for the first time in a long while a team is threatening, really threatening to break up the top 4, and unlike evrerton, villa have cash to spend an an abundance of young talent which now dominates the enegland squad.

 

when did a team besides man utd/liverpool pack an england squad with 6 players?

 

chairmen are s*** scared that they may not make the top 4 because of villla, and for arsenal (i think im right in saying) the outcome could be catastrophic, im pretty sure they have financed their stadium on year on year chumps league.

naturally, im jealious as f***, and wish it was us, but i wish them well, top club villa, doing things right, their manager and chairmen are some boys too.

 

good to see another team shaking it up, its been boring as f*** for years at the top.

 

gives hope to the rest of us imo.

Your not, Peter Hill-Wood has said that it would be a blow, but the finances arent based on a year on year participation in the 'chumps league'

[brummie]

It's very interesting that even the THREAT of not finishing top 4 has got three clubs in turmoil (mad Sir Alex is too canny to panic)

 

just shows how they've built their business plans

 

If Everton keep climbing then maybe TWO of them will be in the s*** - maybe not even in the YUFA

 

To be honest, the thing that would throw British football into most turmoil would be Platini carrying through with his talk of reducing the number of CL places.

 

We only talk about a big four now because there are four CL places, and that is what creates the financial differential in the first place, but more importantly perpetuates it.

 

Even having shit loads of money and spending it freely isn't enough - as Man City have found out - as players will still use the excuse that they want to play in the Champions League.

 

It is a chicken and egg situation. Good luck to Man City if that is the route they take, but I think Lerner and O'Neill are going about it the canny way, in building something more sensibly and sustainably.

 

If Lerner walked away right now, the club would be in an infinitely better position than when he took over. If the City sheiks did that after a few seasons of crazy spending, the club would be fucked.

[Guest Stephen927]

It's making the league interesting up at the top end while we're struggling down the bottom.

 

Does make you think what would have happened if we had chose O'Neill ahead of Roeder, though he obviously wouldn't have had as much money as he's been given at Villa.

 

I'll happily admit I'm insanely jealous of the likes of Everton and Villa.