Relegation 2022/23

[Neiler]

The Echo haven't got the memo - linking us with Samuel Chukwueze.

 

[coollino]

Aye, tournament footy is probably peak for me. Outside of Everton and the odd cup final I feel its overstaurated and uncompetitive.

I haven't even heard of 80% of the players as well, yet I love it. My gf too. It turns into a really fun house for that month

 

[hktoffee]

You have to blame Benitez dont you? Thats definitely when the worm turned, 100%. His fault.

Get rid of James and Digne who were our most creative players back then. Madness.

 

[jazzy]

Villa fan in peace. Just lurking from Friday afternoon boredom and hope you don't mind me posting. I have a soft spot for Everton, a proper club with a lot of similarities with Villa, and I really hope you stay up. But if you do go down then I promise all is not lost. When we went down we'd been rotten for several seasons, and it was a chance to reset and detox, clear out the deadwood and start again. The championship can be a lot of fun, more competitive, less money obsessed (on the face of it anyway) and it’s likely you’ll compete at the top end of the table, when every game means something, every team is desperate to beat you (always makes winning sweeter) and you’re looking up the table rather than down. Villa’s ten game winning run to reach the playoffs, Grealish destroying defences single handedly and seeing my lad’s face at the final whistle against Derby in the play off final are all amongst my very favourite Villa memories. Best of luck for the remainder of the season.

cheers fella , I suspect that we will need more than luck but thanks anyway.

 

[Lupin]

Get rid of James and Digne who were our most creative players back then. Madness.

That was his whole thing even at the [Poor language removed], got rid of Xabi Alonso cos he wanted Barry

 

[UTV]

Get rid of James and Digne who were our most creative players back then. Madness.

Probably got rid of Digne at the right time, he's been very average for Villa.

 

[nsno-chris]

Probably got rid of Digne at the right time, he's been very average for Villa.

Only if he was replaced of someone with equal attacking quality, which he wasn't

For all dignes faults he was an outstanding attacking left back which caused problems for the opposition

 

[MIKE85]

Get rid of James and Digne who were our most creative players back then. Madness.

No, he didn't. The club did bc of the wages/FFP. The club needed their wages of the books. The club were already in a bad state when he arrived.

 

[hktoffee]

Probably got rid of Digne at the right time, he's been very average for Villa.

Can’t agree because we have a Championship level LB now.

 

[Lupin]

Probably got rid of Digne at the right time, he's been very average for Villa.

He was excellent for Villa last season, I cant believe that he wouldnt have done just as well here

 

[Khalekan]

If we lose at Leicester we're done.

Even a draw wouldn't be particularly brilliant, but it would at least keep our hopes alive.

Indeed.

 

[Maggie]

We have a good chance of a win V Newcastle. I expect us not to lose. Suspect its 3 points from those 3 games.

 

[Azza]

Telegraph Sport understands that Everton started to plan for the doomsday scenario of going down last summer, having narrowly avoided the drop, after including relegation clauses in the contracts of their new signings.

But many of the players who were already at the club did not have significant relegation reductions written into their lucrative contracts, while goalkeeper Jordan Pickford signed a new contract, worth over £150,000-a-week, in February.

A source told Telegraph Sport: “Players who were signed in the summer have relegation reduction clauses in their contracts, but not everyone who was there beforehand has one.

“The club have tried to be responsible after almost being relegated last season, but it has created a strange situation in which some players are facing pay cuts and others aren’t.”

Sunderlandton FC is it?

 

[everton1953]

Red Echo hard at it with sensational headlines and nothing of note behind them. What an awful rag it is

 

[JLW]

Sunderlandton FC is it?

Pay cuts?? I wouldn’t keep any of them if they played for free