Oh come on...If your squad is nowhere good enough to Guarantee promotion, the rest may swell give up! You have signed Premier league players on premier league wages...
I think Villa were in a total mess. I fully expect them to win the league next season and so they should. I am happy Newcastle went up, what I don't like is the notion that you spent nothing.
My position is that I have heard quite a few Geordies saying they have spent Nothing...Due to a Net spend and not using parachute payments. The fact is you have spent more than most teams could even dream of spending and the wages must be astronomical. I reckon any manager could have got you...